The Old and the reorganized Roman Inquisition 121 Energy of Fra Michele Ghislieri (Pius V) 122 Inefficiency of the Inquisition 123 Cardinal Borromeo’s persecuting Zeal 124 Philip II proposes to introduce the Spanish Inquisition 125 Popular Resistance--General Opposition of Italian Bishops 126 Philip II abandons the Project 128 Political and Commercial Questions affecting Lombardy--Intercourse with Heretics 129 Cardinal Borromeo stimulates Persecution 131 His Mission to Mantua 133 The Roman Inquisition perfected--Its Struggle to exclude Swiss Heresy 135 It is suppressed by Maria Theresa in 1775 137 CHAPTER V--THE CANARIES. Importance of the Islands as a Commercial Centre 139 Episcopal Inquisition by Bishop Muros, in 1499 140 Tribunal established in 1505--It is dependent on Seville 140 Its Activity until 1534 141 It becomes dormant and is suspended 144 It is reorganized in 1567 and rendered independent of Seville 145 Activity of Inquisitor Diego Ortiz de Fúnez 147 Visitation of Doctor Bravo de Zayas in 1570 148 Visitation of Claudio de la Cueva in 1590--Abuses 150 Prosecution of escaped Negro and Moorish Slaves 152 Prosecution of English and Dutch Sailors 153 Number of Relaxations 155 Finances--Early Poverty--Wealth from Confiscations 156 Prosecution of Judaizers 158 Moorish and Negro Slaves--Renegades 159 Trivial Cases 161 Mysticism--_Beatas revelanderas_ 162 Solicitation in the Confessional 163 Sorcery and Superstitions 165 Foreign Heretics--Sailors and Merchants 167 Treaties with England in 1604 and with Holland in 1609 171 Precarious Position of Foreign Merchants 173 Censorship 176 Examination of Houses of Foreign Residents 177 Irreverent religious Objects 178 _Visitas de Navíos_ 179