Chapter VII: The Inquisition Founded

Uncertainty in the Discovery and Punishment of Heretics 305

Growth of Episcopal Jurisdiction 308

Procedure in Episcopal Courts.--The Inquisitorial Process 309

System of Inquests 311

Efforts to Establish an Episcopal Inquisition 313

Endeavor to Create a Legatine Inquisition 315

Fitness of the Mendicant Orders for the Work 318

Secular Legislation for Suppression of Heresy 319

Edict of Gregory XI. in 1231.--Secular Inquisition Tried 324

Tentative Introduction of Papal Inquisitors 326

Dominicans Invested with Inquisitorial Functions 328

Episcopal Functions not Superseded 330

Struggle between Bishops and Inquisitors 332

Settlement when Inquisition Becomes Permanent 335

Control Given to Inquisitors in Italy; in France; in Aragon 336

All Opposing Legislation Annulled 341

All Social Forces Placed at Command of Inquisition 342

Absence of Supervision and Accountability 343

Extent of Jurisdiction 347

Penalty of Impeding the Inquisition 349

Fruitless Rivalry of the Bishops 350

Limits of Extension of the Inquisition 351

The Northern Nations Virtually Exempt 352

Africa and the East 355

Vicissitudes of Episcopal Inquisition 356

Greater Efficiency of the Papal Inquisition 364

Bernard Gui's Model Inquisitor 367

CHAPTER VIII.--ORGANIZATION.

Simplicity of the Inquisition 369

Inquisitorial Districts.--Itinerant Inquests 370

Time of Grace.--Its Efficiency 371

Buildings and Prisons 373

_Personnel_ of the Tribunal 374

The Records.--Their Completeness and Importance 379

Familiars.--Question of Bearing Arms 381

Resources of the State at Command of Inquisitors 385

Episcopal Concurrence in Sentence 387

The Assembly of Experts 388

The _Sermo_ or _Auto de fé_ 391

Co-operation of Tribunals 394

Occasional Inquisitors-general 397