Appeal of Cardinal de Noailles on Unigenitus dispute in Paris
Paris October 12. The Cardinal de Noailles archbishop of Paris issues a formal Mandate and new appeal against Pope Clement X’s Letters of September 8 1718. He urges unity under the Holy See while defending episcopal rights and opposing court pressure and Occasional malcontents. The document cites English bishop Robert of Lincoln and asserts obedience to the Apostolic see, reads aloud and entries to registry. Also includes military and diplomatic dispatches from Turin and Metz about Imperial forces, alliances, and troop movements in Sicily and elsewhere.