Publication: Sospechosos en la verdad de lo que pasa ante ellos. Los escribanos de la Corte en el Siglo de Oro: sus impericias, errores y vicios
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2002
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Tras unas consideraciones generales acerca de los escribanos en el Antiguo Régimen, el articulo
se centra en los que ejercen en la Corte madrileña de los Austrias —sus clases y competencias—
y particularmente en los escribanos del crimen. Dependientes de la Sala de alcaldes de
casa y corte, sus atribuciones y libertad de acción eran muy extensos; como también los
excesos, abusos y transgresiones que cometían —estudiados, por ejemplo, a partir de su
imagen literaria o de una visita de 1608—, dentro de la lógica de la tolerancia que el poder
mostraba hacia esos comportamientos ilícitos.
Following some general remarks on scribes during the Old Regime, the article focuses on the types and functions of scribes attached to the Habsburg court in Madrid, and in particular to its criminal tribunals. Working under the «Sala de alcaldes de casa y corte», the officers charged with oversight of matters affecting the court, these scribes were endowed with quite extensive powers and freedom of action. Hence too the many excesses, abuses and transgressions they committed, studied here in terms of their image in contemporary literature or as documented in a judicial visitation of 1608, which suggest an attitude of official tolerance of such illicit behavior.
Following some general remarks on scribes during the Old Regime, the article focuses on the types and functions of scribes attached to the Habsburg court in Madrid, and in particular to its criminal tribunals. Working under the «Sala de alcaldes de casa y corte», the officers charged with oversight of matters affecting the court, these scribes were endowed with quite extensive powers and freedom of action. Hence too the many excesses, abuses and transgressions they committed, studied here in terms of their image in contemporary literature or as documented in a judicial visitation of 1608, which suggest an attitude of official tolerance of such illicit behavior.
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Litterae : Cuadernos de cultura escrita. ISSN: 1578-5130. Año II 2002 n. 2 pp. 121--150