The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.Llorente, Juan Antonio
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The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.
Llorente, Juan Antonio
Inquisition -- Spain
That if it is considered absolutely necessary to make use of the
torture, it shall only be administered in moderation, and without
recurring to the cruel inventions hitherto employed.
That it shall only be employed once for what personally concerns the
accused; never to obtain from him information of other individuals; and
only in the case of persons mentioned in the law.
That the definitive sentences, and even the interlocutory orders, shall
be subject to the right of appeal, as to their double effect.
That when the preparatory examination of the judgment is commenced, the
parties and their counsel may attend at this revision of the process,
and demand that the reading may be made in their presence.
That if the proof of the crime is not then established, the prisoner
shall be acquitted, without being liable to a punishment as being still
suspected.
That if the accused desires to clear himself, on oath, he shall be
allowed to seek witnesses, and to converse with them in private; and
that their being descendants of the Jews shall not prevent their
admission.
That the challenge of witnesses shall be permitted; and if one of those
called by the procurator-fiscal is convicted of giving false testimony,
he shall be subject to the punishment of retaliation, according to a law
of Ferdinand and Isabella, in the beginning of their reign.
That when an accused person has been reconciled, he shall not be
arrested for things which he has not confessed, because it is to be
supposed that he forgot them.
That no persons shall be molested or imprisoned for a simple presumption
of heresy, arising from their having been brought up among Jews or
heretics.
That the San-benitos shall be taken out of the churches, and that they
no longer be worn in the streets.
That the punishment of perpetual imprisonment shall be abolished,
_because the prisoners die of hunger, and cannot serve God_.
That the statutes recently established to prevent _New Christians_ from
being admitted into convents, shall be considered as null and void,
because they are contrary to all laws, human and divine.
That where an individual is sentenced to imprisonment, an inventory
shall be taken of his property, and they shall not be sequestrated or
sold.
That he, and his wife, and children, shall possess his revenues during
his detention, and shall be allowed to employ them to prepare his means
of defence against the Inquisition.
That when a man is condemned, his children shall inherit his property.
That no donation shall be made on their property, until it has been
definitively confiscated.
That the spirit and letter of the canons shall be complied with in all
things, without regard to any particular custom previously in use.
That the king shall be supplicated to obtain a bull from the Pope to
ratify these measures.
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