Records of the Spanish Inquisition, Translated from the Original ManuscriptsWhite, Andrew Dickson
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Records of the Spanish Inquisition, Translated from the Original Manuscripts
White, Andrew Dickson
Inquisition -- Spain -- History -- Sources
In the city of Gerona, on the twentieth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seven, before Dr Narciso Coll, Presbyter, Inquisitor
Honorary, and Commissary, appointed for this investigation, and me
Joseph Gasull, Presbyter Notary, both sworn to preserve secrecy, and
perform faithfully our duties, appeared voluntarily, and made oath to
declare the truth and preserve secrecy in everything which she knew, and
about which she might be interrogated, a person calling herself Eulalia
Forcat, of the city of Barcelona, aged about thirty years, a nun and
attendant upon the foundlings in the Royal Hospicio of this city.
Questioned, if she knew or conjectured the cause of her being summoned
to appear by the Holy Office.
Answered, that she did not know.
Questioned, if she knew or had heard that any person had said or done
anything which was, or appeared to be, contrary to Our Holy Catholic
Faith and Evangelical Law, or against the just proceedings of the Holy
Office.
Answered, that about two years since, being in this city, and serving as
a domestic in the house of Señor Francisco Galup, merchant, in the Calle
de la Merced, she heard on many occasions, Joseph Jalbert, merchant, a
young man, a native of Puigcerda, and who transacted business in this
house for a year, and then removed with his parents to the Calle de San
Antonio, utter various insulting and abusive words against the Priests,
both secular and regular, disputing often at table with the said Señor
Francisco Galup, respecting matters of religion, declaring that the
Priests were a parcel of useless vagabonds, and that they ought to be
set to work, with other assertions of the same kind, which were uttered
repeatedly in the presence of the deponent and Augustina Buxeras, both
domestics in the house, Señora Maria Galup, Cayetano Galup, and Señor
Francisco Galup. He persisted in this language, notwithstanding they all
checked and rebuked him, in particular the abovementioned Señor
Francisco Galup.
On another occasion the deponent being in company with the aforesaid
Augustina Buxeras, in the kitchen of the house, the abovementioned
Joseph Jalbert took a paper, on which was the figure of a Saint, and
with approbrium to religion passed it behind him over his clothes. And
when they rebuked him in a christian manner, he laughed and left them.
At the same time she saw in the room in which he dwelt, three books,
bound in the French manner, of a small size, and containing very
indecent pictures of men and women. Neither the author of the books nor
the subject were known to her, as they were in French. He kept them in
his possession while he remained in the house, and on his departure took
them with him.
Questioned, what was the age, personal appearance, residence, &c. of the
abovementioned person.
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