Аббревиаторы
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Abbreviators are notaries or secretaries at the papal court whose duties include preparing abbreviated summaries of letters, bulls and consistory protocols. Their number is determined to be 72; of these 12 are prelates, 22 are from the lower clergy, and the rest may be laymen. The officials who perform the same work in relation to the acts of general councils are also called. This position dates back to Pope Benedict XII, from the beginning of the 14th century, and was filled by noble persons who had the rank of prelate. In 1466, Paul II abolished this position because it led to great abuses, but was later restored. Aeneas Silvius, later Pope Pius II, was Abbreviator Major of the Council of Basel in 1430.