Papal Justice : Subjects and Courts in the Papal State, 1500-1750

This lively overview of the papal justice system reaches a transatlantic readership and makes available the fruit of Fosi's decades-long research in unpublished archives in Rome and the Vatican. A Complex Geography -- Roman Tribunals In The Early Modern Period -- The New Inquisition And The Pope's City -- The Theater Of Justice -- Restless Nobles -- Collaboration And Conflicts : Governors, Bishops, Inquisitors -- Sins And Crimes -- Inside The Family -- Disciplining The Clergy -- Buon Governo : Between Utopia And Reality -- Little Fatherlands : Local Identity And Central Power -- Rivers Of Ink : Petitions, Memorials, Letters -- Justice Represented, Justice Recounted. Irene Fosi ; Translated By Thomas V. Cohen. Original Title: La Giustizia Del Papa: Sudditi E Tribunali Nello Stato Pontificio In Età Moderna, Bari, Laterza, 2007. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 241-257) And Index. Examines the motley shape of the pope's territorial domain, the institutions found there, and the relationships between Rome and its outlying cities. Microhistories of how things worked form a clear picture of relations between the sovereign and his subjects.