LAS SIETE PARTIDAS -- THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- The Partidas: Introduction -- Prologue: The King's Strange Code -- The Thirteenth Century: A World of Law and Lawyers -- Alfonso and the Wild West: The Partidas on the U.S. Frontier -- Alfonso X and the Partidas -- Origin and Purpose of the Partidas -- Formation of the Partidas -- Conclusion -- The Partidas: Bibliographical Notes -- Manuscripts -- Editions -- Studies -- PARTIDA I -- Introduction to the First Partida -- The King's Canon Law -- Lateran Council IV -- First Partida: Contents -- Church Law Versus" Religion" -- Suggestions for Reading -- Partida I: Analytical Table of Contents -- Partida I: Text in Translation -- ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FIRST PARTIDA: LAW IN GENERAL -- CANON LAW -- Title I: Divisions of This Work -- Law I: Object of Laws -- Law II: Natural Law and That of Nations -- Law III: Divisions of the Laws -- Law IV: Why the Laws Are So Called -- Law V: Functions of the Laws -- Law VI: Sources -- Law VII: Laws Relating to the Faith and the Government of Nations -- Law VIII: Requisites of Laws -- Law IX: How They Should Be Made -- Law X: Benefits Therefrom -- Law XI: Qualifications of the Law-Maker -- Law XII: Who Has the Power to Make Laws -- Law XIII: Interpretation -- Law XIV: The Interpreter -- Law XV: Operation and Enforcement -- Law XVI: Why All Should Observe the Laws -- Law XVII: Amendment of Laws -- Law XVIII: Grounds of Repeal -- Law XIX: New Laws -- Law XX: When Ignorance of Law Is Not an Excuse -- Law XXI: Who May Be Excused on That Account -- Title II: Usage, Custom, and Fuero -- Law I: What Usage Is -- Law II: How Established -- Law III: Establishment by Time, and Why -- Law IV: Nature and Kinds of Custom -- Law V: Establishment of Custom -- Law VI: Force and Effect of Custom -- Law VII: Fueros.

Law VIII: How Established -- Law IX: How Abrogated -- Title III: The Holy Trinity and the Catholic Faith -- Law I: The Articles of Faith -- Law II: Number -- Law III: Observance -- Title IV: The Seven Sacraments -- Law I: Why They Are Seven Only -- Law II: Baptism -- Law III: How and by Whom Baptism Should Be Administered -- Law IV: Kinds -- Law V: Virtue -- Law VI: Requisites -- Law VII: Godfathers -- Law VIII: Who May Baptize -- Law IX: Penalty for Double Baptism -- Law X: Orders of an Unbaptized Person Invalid -- Law XI: The Second Sacrament (Confirmation) -- Law XII: Unction of Consecration -- Law XIII: Anointment of Kings -- Law XIV: Symbolism of Anointment Before Baptism -- Law XV: Same -- After Baptism -- Law XVI: Other Uses of Holy Oil -- Law XVII: The Third Sacrament (Penance) -- Law XVIII: Nature and Kinds -- Law XIX: Solemn Penance by and Upon Whom Imposed -- Law XX: Public Penance -- By and Upon Whom Imposed -- Law XXI: Authority to Hear Confessions -- Law XXII: Confession to Priest of Another Parish -- Law XXIII: Essentials of Penance -- Law XXIV: Kinds of Sins, for Which Penance Is Due -- Law XXV: Considerations in Imposing Penance -- Law XXVI: Examination of Penitent -- Law XXVII: Words Every Christian Should Know -- Law XXVIII: Penance for Mortal Sin -- Law XXIX: Confession at the Point of Death -- Law XXX: Confession Must Be Personal and Not by Proxy -- Law XXXI: When Contrition Equals Confession -- Law XXXII: Reason Required for Confession Outside the Parish -- Law XXXIII: When Permissible Without Priest's Consent -- Law XXXIV: Confessions Required at Least Annually -- Penalty -- Law XXXV: Penalty for Priest's Disclosure of Confession -- Law XXXVI: Priestly Conferences Regarding Confession -- Law XXXVII: Penalty for Physician's Advising Mortal Sin -- Law XXXVIII: Why Penance Should Not Be Delayed.

Law XXXIX: Absolution of Sick and Dying Penitents -- Law XL: Good Deeds By Those in Mortal Sin -- Law XLI: Same: Revivor After Penance -- Law XLII: How the Living May Benefit the Dead -- Law XLIII: When Mourning is Injurious -- Law XLIV: Penalty for Irrational Mourning -- Law XLV: Modes and Effect of Remitting Sins -- Law XLVI: Benefits of Absolution -- Law XLVII: The Fourth Sacrament (the Mass) -- Law XLVIII: Why Mass is Celebrated at Certain Hours -- Law XLIX: One Mass a Day Usually Sufficient for One Priest -- Law L: When He May Celebrate More -- Law LI: Ordinary Masses Preferred to Private Ones -- Law LII: Essentials of the Sacrament -- Law LIII: Why Water and Wine Must Be Mingled in the Chalice -- Law LIV: Establishment of the Sacrifice -- Law LV: Why the Host is Divided After Consecration -- Law LVI: The Chalice and Its Composition -- Law LVII: The Corporal and Its Composition -- Law LVIII: The Mass -- Why So Called -- Law LIX: Its Conclusion -- Law LX: Care of Corpus Christi and Chrism -- Law LXI: Same -- How Borne to the Sick -- Law LXII: How the Host Should Be Honored -- Law LXIII: Same -- By Jews and Moors -- Law LXIV: Care of Churches and Their Contents -- Law LXV: Care and Honor of Relics -- Law LXVI: Saints and Their Qualifications -- Law LXVII: Nature and Miracle Contrasted -- Law LXVIII: Requisites of a Miracle -- Law LXIX: Nature of Extreme Unction -- Law LXX: Benefits Thereof -- Law LXXI: Disqualifications from Receiving -- Law LXXII: Sixth and Seventh Sacraments (Holy Orders and Marriage) -- Law LXXIII: Penalty for Doubting or Denying the Sacraments -- Title V: Prelates -- Law I: Definition -- Bishops -- Law II: Need of a Pope -- Law III: Superiority to Other Bishops -- Law IV: Why So Called -- Law V: Superiority to Other Bishops, Cont'd -- Law VI: Papal Dispensations Withheld, When -- Law VII: Election and Recognition of Pope.

Law VIII: Duties of Laity Toward Pope -- Law IX: Patriarch and Primate -- Law X: Their Power Over Archbishops -- Law XI: Their Power Over Bishops -- Law XII: Number and Rank of Churches in a Patriarchate -- Law XIII: Powers of Patriarchs and Primates in Their Provinces -- Law XIV: Powers Outside -- Law XV: The Archepiscopal Office -- Law XVI: The Episcopal Office -- Law XVII: The Election of Prelates -- Law XVIII: Rights of Spanish Kings Relative Thereto -- Law XIX: Election by Scrutiny -- Law XX: Election by Compromise -- Law XXI: Election of the Holy Spirit -- Law XXII: Qualifications of Bishops and Other Prelates -- Law XXIII: Disqualifications for the Episcopacy -- Law XXIV: Petitions for the Selection of Prelates -- Law XXV: Same -- Number of Petitioners -- Law XXVI: Penalty for Electing Ineligibles -- Law XXVII: Proceedings After Election -- Law XXVIII: Consecration -- Law XXIX: Proceedings After Consecration -- Law XXX: Qualifications of Prelates -- Law XXXI: Same -- Freedom from Mortal Sin -- Law XXXII: Same -- Church's Interpretation -- Law XXXIII: Sins, Heinous and Moderate -- Law XXXIV: Minor Sins -- Law XXXV: Marriage as a Bar to the Priesthood -- Law XXXVI: Temperance Required of Prelates -- Law XXXVII: Educational Requirements -- Law XXXVIII: Other Qualifications -- Law XXXIX: Same -- Manners and Dress -- Law XL: Same -- Hospitality -- Law XLI: Prelates as Preachers -- Law XLII: Same -- Qualifications -- Law XLIII: Same -- Requisites -- Law XLIV: Same -- Audience -- Law XLV: Obstacles to Be Overcome -- Law XLVI: No Preaching to Heretics -- Law XLVII: No Preaching Contrary to Law -- Law XLVIII: How a Prelate Should Reprove -- Law XLIX: When a Prelate Should Ask Pardon -- Law L: How a Prelate Should Punish -- Law LI: Other Limitations upon Preaching -- Law LII: Scandal as Mortal Sin -- Law LlII: When It Is Not Such.

Law LlV: Why a Prelate Should Not Quarrel -- Law LV: Nor Wound by Speech -- Law LVI: Nor, by Violence -- Law LVII: Prelates Precluded from Amusements -- Law LVIII: Covetousness in Prelates Condemned -- Law LlX: A Prelate's Duty to His Family -- Law LX: A Prelate's Duty to His Church -- Law LXI: Stewards of Prelates -- Qualifications -- Law LXII: Administration by Prelates -- Law LXIII: Dispensations by Prelates -- Law LXIV: Same -- When Precluded -- Law LXV: Superiority of Prelates Over Priests -- Law LXVI: Honors Due Prelates -- Title VI: Priests -- Law I: Meaning of the Term -- Law II: Why Called Holy Fathers -- Law III: Deans, Provosts, and Priors -- Law IV: Archdeacons -- Law V: Precentors, Subchanters, and Chanters -- Law VI: Treasurers and Sacristans -- Law VII: Schoolmasters and Chancellors -- Law VIII: Archpri -- Law IX: Duties of Priests -- Meaning of Term -- Law X: Deacons and Subdeacons -- Law XI: Minor Orders -- Law XII: Disqualifications for the Orders -- Law XIII: Homicide as an Impediment -- Law XIV: Same -- Voluntary -- Law XV: Same -- Accidental -- Law XVI: Same -- Under Compulsion -- Law XVII: Same, Committed in Course of Justice -- Law XVIII: Slaves Generally Ineligible to Priesthood -- Law XIX: Holy Orders Denied Those Who Do Penance -- Law XX: Likewise to Those of Irregular Baptism -- Law XXI: Foreigners and Strangers Precluded from Ordination -- Law XXII: Powers of Renounced Bishops -- Law XXIII: Offices Precluding Holy Orders -- Law XXIV: Holy Orders Delayed by Lawsuits -- Law XXV: Physical Disqualifications for Holy Orders -- Law XXVI: Women Ineligible -- Law XXVII: Age, Requisites, etc. -- Law XXVIII: Holy Orders -- How Conferred -- Law XXIX: Simulation of Holy Orders Forbidden -- Law XXX: Compulsory Assumption of Holy Orders -- Law XXXI: Same, in Absence of Office -- Law XXXII: Effect of Such Ordination.

Law XXXIII: Insufficient Ground for Exclusion from Orders.