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Exhibit 405

Commissioners' order of 28 May 1517 giving Jakob Fugger a key to each indulgence chest

Exhibit 405 ยท Order

Commissioners' order of 28 May 1517 giving Jakob Fugger a key to each indulgence chest

Schulte reports, from Gudenus, Codex diplomaticus 4, pp. 587 ff., that the commissioners ordered chests opened before a notary and witnesses, with Fugger holding one key; after costs, one half went to the Fugger as the papal share and the other half to the Fugger in payment of the archbishop's debt. Die Fugger in Rom (1904), pp. 143-144.

Source
Papal commissioners for Mainz-Magdeburg
Date
28 May 1517
Grade
Reported
Document
https://archive.org/details/diefuggerinrom1400schuuoft
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding REL-1.4
Reported Schulte reports that the commissioners' order of 28 May 1517 gave Jakob Fugger one of the keys to the indulgence chests and directed that, after costs, one half of the contents go to the Fugger as the papal share and the other half to the Fugger in payment of Albert's debt.