refore since in matters of so great concern we hold that care
and watchfulness on the part of the aforesaid are of much avail,
hence we again and again urge them to restrict their teachings to
general principles.

Accordingly, to the end that this be the more easily carried out,
in their instructions to the peoples of the said places in Eastern
India, the said religious shall as far as possible use exclusively the
Roman Catechism, and the "Christian Doctrine" (both small and large) of
Robert Bellarmino, a cardinal of the holy Roman church of good renown,
translated and printed in the dialects of the aforesaid peoples.

But since, to the no little grief of our heart, we have learned
that in Japan now for many years is raging a most bitter persecution
against Christians, especially against religious, we therefore grant
and convey to all and singular the Christians now as well as in the
future resident in Japan, the power to receive freely and lawfully
the sacraments (such however as require episcopal ministry being
excepted) even those that appertain to parish priests, from any
priests, as the above, whose services they may secure--provided,
however, these have been, or shall be, sent thither by their generals.

Furthermore, since by the sacred canons, the decrees of councils and
apostolic constitutions, all religious and even other ecclesiastics,
especially such as are in holy orders, are forbidden strictly to
engage in worldly affairs and traffickings, as gravely harmful,
undignified, and unbecoming to persons consecrated to divine service,
especially such as are vowed to the preaching of the sacred holy
gospels of the Lord Christ, therefore following the norm of the said
sacred canons, decrees, and apostolic constitutions, by our apostolic
authority, in virtue of these presents, we interdict and forbid all
and singular the religious in the afore-named places, or who shall go
thither--no matter of what order and institute, whether non-mendicant
or mendicant, even of the Society of Jesus--to devote themselves to,
or engage in, any business or trafficking, no matter in what way,
whether personally or through others, in their own name or that
of their community, be the same directly or indirectly, no matter
under what pretense or color of design; and this under penalty of
excommunication _latae sententiae_ to be incurred _ipso facto_, of
deprival moreover of active and passive vote, and of all offices,
degrees, and dign