POPE. Gian Pietro Carafa, Paul IV (1476-1559) Pope in 1555. Handwritten bull in his name, Rome in Saint-Peter's 8th of the calendars of January (December 24) 1556, 2nd year of his pontificate; vellum in-plano (35,5 x 51 cm), " Paulus " in large ornamented letters (holes, of which one in the text affecting some words); seal missing; in Latin. In favor of Pierre Cure, rector of the church of Notre-Dame de Palinges, of the diocese of Autun (Saône-et-Loire), to grant him the benefit of the church with its branch of Saint-Nicolas de Digoin, in exchange for a tax of 24 ducats.