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-fe against the Lutherans, in the Presence of some Members of the Royal Family 196

CHAP. XXI.--History of two Autos-da-fe, 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-fe celebrated in Murcia 253

CHAP. XXIV.--Of the Autos-da-fe celebrated by the Inquisitions of Toledo, Saragossa, Valencia, Logrono, Grenada, Cuenca, 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-fe 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

ADVERTISEMENT.

The Compiler of the following pages has only attempted to give a condensed translation of a complex and voluminous history, with the hope that it might prove of more utility in its present form than in the original works. Those portions which are not calculated to interest or instruct the general reader, and afford no illustrations of the subject, have been passed over. Those trials have been selected which serve as examples of the various laws of the Inquisition, and of its state at different epochs, and which include the persecutions of the most eminent men.

The curious will be amply gratified by the perusal of the history of the secret tribunal; the man of leisure cannot fail in finding occupation and amusement in the pages of Llorente; and the philosopher will discover in them ample scope for reflection on the aberrations of human reason, and on the capability of our nature, when under the influence of fanaticism, to inflict, with systematic indifference, death, torture, misery, anxiety, and infamy, on the guilty and the innocent.

All the records of the fantastic cruelties of the heathen world do not afford so appalling a picture of human weakness and depravity as the authentic and genuine documents of the laws and proceeding of this Holy Office, which professed to act under the influence of the doctrines of the Redeemer of the World!

I offer, with humility, this abridgement of the work to the public, and while I hope that it will be kindly and favourably received, I believe that it may prove interesting and useful to every class of readers.

_June, 1826._