Expiatory INDEX, a catalogue of prohibited books in the church of Rome.
By a bull of Clement VIII. in 1595, the use of the Scriptures in the vulgar tongue is forbidden to all persons without a particular license; and it is ordained, that no book shall be printed at Rome without the approbation of the Pope's vicar, or some person delegated by the Pope; nor in any other places, unless allowed by the bishop of the diocese, or some person deputed by him, or by the inquisitor of heretical pravity.