THE HISTORY

OF THE


INQUISITION OF SPAIN,

FROM THE

TIME OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT

TO

THE REIGN OF FERDINAND VII.

COMPOSED FROM THE

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL,
AND FROM THOSE OF SUBORDINATE TRIBUNALS
OF THE HOLY OFFICE.

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ABRIDGED AND TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL WORKS OF

D. JUAN ANTONIO LLORENTE,

FORMERLY SECRETARY OF THE INQUISITION,

CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF CHARLES III.,
&c. &c. &c.

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SECOND EDITION.

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LONDON:
PRINTED FOR GEO. B. WHITTAKER,
AVE-MARIA-LANE.
MDCCCXXVII.



LONDON:
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CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I.—First Epoch of the Church till the Conversion of the Emperor Constantine 1
CHAP II.—Establishment of a General Inquisition against Heretics in the Thirteenth Century 12
CHAP III.—Of the Ancient Inquisition of Spain 16
CHAP IV.—Of the Government of the Old Inquisition 20
CHAP V.—Establishment of the Modern Inquisition in Spain 30
CHAP VI.—Creation of a Grand Inquisitor-general—of a Royal Council of the Inquisition—of Subaltern Tribunals and Organic Laws—Establishment of the Holy Office in Aragon 39
CHAP VII.—Additional Acts to the First Constitution of the Holy Office—Consequences of them, and Appeals to Rome against them 46
CHAP VIII.—Expulsion of the Jews—Proceedings against Bishops—Death of Torquemada 53
CHAP IX.—Of the Procedure of the Modern Inquisition 59
CHAP X.—Of the principal Events during the Ministry of the Inquisitors Deza and Cisneros 71
CHAP XI.—An Attempt made by the Cortes of Castile and Aragon to reform the Inquisition—Of the principal Events under Adrian, fourth Inquisitor-general 84
CHAP XII.—Conduct of the Inquisitors towards the Morescoes 94
CHAP XIII.—Of the Prohibition of Books and other Articles 100
CHAP XIV.—Particular Trials for Suspicion of Lutheranism, and some other Crimes 113
CHAP XV.—Prosecution of Sorcerers, Magicians, Enchanters, Necromancers, and others 129
CHAP XVI.—Of the Trial of the false Nuncio of Portugal, and other important Events during the time of Cardinal Tabera, sixth Inquisitor-general 142
CHAP XVII.—Of the Inquisitions of Naples, Sicily, and Malta, and of the Events of the Time of Cardinal Loaisa, seventh Inquisitor-general 157
CHAP XVIII.—Of important Events during the first years of the Administration of the eighth Inquisitor-general—Religion of Charles V. during the last years of his Life 164
CHAP XIX.—Of the Proceedings against Charles V. and Philip II. as Schismatics and Favourers of Heresy—Progress of the Inquisition under the last of these Princes—Consequences of the particular Favour which he shewed towards it 179
CHAP XX.—The Inquisition celebrates at Valladolid, in 1559, two Autos-da-fé against the Lutherans, in the Presence of some Members of the Royal Family 196
CHAP XXI.—History of two Autos-da-fé, celebrated against the Lutherans in the City of Seville 212
CHAP XXII.—Of the Ordinances of 1561, which have been followed in the Proceedings of the Holy Office, until the present Time 227
CHAP XXIII.—Of some Autos-da-fé celebrated in Murcia 253
CHAP XXIV.—Of the Autos-da-fé celebrated by the Inquisitions of Toledo, Saragossa, Valencia, Logroño, Grenada, Cuença, and Sardinia, during the Reign of Philip II. 269
CHAP XXV.—Of the Learned Men who have been persecuted by the Inquisition 277
CHAP XXVI.—Offences committed by the Inquisitors against the Royal Authority and Magistrates 323
CHAP XXVII.—Of the Trials of several Sovereigns and Princes undertaken by the Inquisition 347
CHAP XXVIII.—Of the Conduct of the Holy Office towards those Priests who abused the Sacrament of Confession 355
CHAP XXIX.—Of the Trials instituted by the Inquisition against the Prelates and Spanish Doctors of the Council of Trent 357
CHAP XXX.—Of the Prosecution of several Saints and Holy Persons by the Inquisition 371
CHAP XXXI.—Of the celebrated Trial of Don Carlos, Prince of the Asturias 377
CHAP XXXII.—Trial of the Archbishop of Toledo 409
CHAP XXXIII.—Continuation of the Trial, until the Archbishop went to Rome 442
CHAP XXXIV.—End of the Trial of Carranza—His Death 459
CHAP XXXV.—Trial of Antonio Perez, Minister and First Secretary of State to Philip II. 472
CHAP XXXVI.—Of several Trials occasioned by that of Antonio Perez. 488
CHAP XXXVII.—Of the principal Events in the Inquisition during the Reign of Philip III. 500
CHAP XXXVIII.—Of the Trials and Autos-da-fé during the Reign of Philip IV. 502
CHAP XXXIX.—The Inquisition during the Reign of Charles II. 512
CHAP XL.—Of the Inquisition in the Reign of Philip V. 518
CHAP XLI.—Of the Inquisition during the Reign of Ferdinand VI. 524
CHAP XLII.—Of the Inquisition under Charles III. 539
CHAP XLIII.—Of the Spanish Inquisition under Charles IV. 546
CHAP XLIV.—Of the Inquisition during the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 565
Number of The Victims of The Inquisition. 575
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