Chapter VIII: The Trial

Gradual development of Procedure 36

The Audience--The Three Monitions 37

The Charges Withheld 39

The Accusation 41

The Advocate for the Defence--His Function 42

The Curador for Minors 50

The Patrones Teólogos 51

Publication of Evidence 53

The Defence--Recusation of Judges 56

Insanity 58

_Tacha_ and _Abonos_ 63

Evidence for the Defence 64

The Argument of the Advocate 69

Examination of the Accused 70

The _Consulta de Fe_ 71

Delays 75

Prosecution of the Dead 81

of the Absent 86

BOOK VII--PUNISHMENT.

CHAPTER I--THE SENTENCE.

The two Forms of Sentence 93

The Culprit kept in Ignorance 94

Appeals 95

Modification of Sentence 97

Severity or Benignity 99

Enforcement of the Sentence 101

Acquittal 105

Suspension 108

Admission to Bail 111

Compurgation or Wager of Law 113

Used by the Inquisition in Doubtful Cases 114

Formula of Procedure 117

CHAPTER II--MINOR PENALTIES.

Reprimand 121

Abjuration 123

Exile 126

Razing Houses 128

Spiritual Penances 131

Unusual Penalties 132

CHAPTER III--HARSHER PENALTIES.

The Scourge 135

Vergüenza 138

The Galleys--The Presidio 139

Reconciliation 146

The Perpetual Prison 151

Commutations 160

The Sanbenito 162

Its display in Churches 164

Disabilities 172

Clerical Offenders 180

CHAPTER IV--THE STAKE.

Burning for heresy in the Public Law of Europe 183

Responsibility of the Church 184

Conversion before or after Sentence--Strangling before Burning 190

Conditions entailing relaxation--Pertinacity 195

Denial--the _Negativo_ 198

Partial confession--the _Diminuto_ 199

The Dogmatizer or Heresiarch 200

Relapse 202

Disappearance of relaxation 208

CHAPTER V--THE AUTO DE FE.

Impressiveness of the _Auto Publico General_ 209

Preparations and Celebration 213

The _Auto Particular_ or _Autillo_ 220

It Replaces the General Public Auto 221

Celebration in Churches 224

The Auto de fe as a spectacular Entertainment 227

BOOK VIII--SPHERES OF ACTION.