3d. That the chaplains dress in black to cover their ignorance, inasmuch as they know nothing. 4th. That there is no hell nor purgatory. 5th. That the highest disgrace which could befall him in this world, would be to have one of his relations a monk, or the Beneficiado of a parish. 6th. That if the Tribunal were to order him to be arrested, he had arms in his house and would resist till he had killed four or five. In consequence of this, we hereby grant a commission to our Commissary Dr Antonio Amill, for the examination before Dr Andres Fernandez de la Cuesta, Presbyter, as Notary, of the said Juan Bonafos, according to the formula herewith subjoined. The name and residence of the speaker and those who were present, are to be recorded, as also all the circumstances of time, place, &c., as prescribed in the above direction; the whole to be forwarded to us with this commission. God preserve you. Royal Palace of the Inquisition of Barcelona, June eleventh, 1791. The Licentiate, DON MANUEL DE MERRA Y PANIYGUA. DR DON PEDRO DIAZ DE VALDES. JUAN ANTONIO ALMONACID, _Sec’y._ * * * * * In the city of Barcelona, on the eleventh day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninetyone, before Dr Antonio Amill, Presbyter and Commissary of the Holy Office, by virtue of a commission of the Holy Tribunal of the Inquisition of Catalonia, and me, Andres Fernandez de la Cuesta, Presbyter and Notary, having sworn to preserve secrecy, and perform faithfully our duties, appeared and made oath to declare the truth and preserve secrecy, Juan Bonafos, surgeon, a native of the village of San Lorenzo de la Muga, in the bishopric of Gerona, of age, as he stated, twentyone years. Questioned, if he knew or conjectured the cause of his being summoned to appear. Answered, that he did not know. Questioned, if he knew that any person had said or done aught which was, or appeared to be, contrary to our Holy Catholic Faith and Evangelical Doctrine. Answered, Yes, inasmuch as about six months before, he had heard Joseph Coch, a surgeon, native of Sellern, and at present residing in Barcelona, make the following assertions. 1st. That the priests &c. [_The six assertions specified above._] On another occasion, the deponent having stated to him that he had been in the Carthusian Convent, where he read an edict of the Holy Tribunal, prohibiting several books, and among them, one called _Avisos de Moises_, the above person replied, that as Christ had abolished the law of Moses, he hoped that another Christ would come and abolish the laws of the first. He moreover told him that he had prohibited books in his possession, which in fact he showed to the deponent. Their titles the deponent does not know. Questioned, in what place the abovementioned Josef Coch made these assertions, and what persons were present at the time.