This obscure 18th-century work provides an in-depth analysis of the history and organization of the office of Protonotary Apostolic, a high-ranking clerical position in the Catholic Church. Rigantius examines the duties and privileges of the office, as well as the controversies and challenges that arose in its history. This book will primarily be of interest to scholars of church history and canon law. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.