[134] Another advantage was that any member of this confraternity was entitled to plead benefit of clergy, so that no civil court could take proceedings against him. [135] See “Instrucciones hechas en 1485, etc.,” in the “Copilacion de las Instrucciones.” [136] “Historia Verdadera,” vol. iii. p. 165. [137] “Historia de los Judios,” vol. iii. p. 272. [138] See “Instrucciones hechas en 1488, etc.,” in “Copilacion de las Instrucciones.” [139] “Boletin de la Real Academia,” xi p. 296 _et seq._, which see, and also Llorente, “Anales,” ii. 110 _et seq._ [140] “Quia si in virido ligno hæc faciunt, in arido quid fiet?” (Luke xxiii. 31). See Garcia Rodrigo, “Hist. Verdadera,” i. p. 373. [141] Later on a cage was substituted for the stool. [142] See “Boletin,” xi. p. 310 _et seq._ [143] See “Anales” under the dates given. [144] “Boletin de la Academia, etc.,” vol. xi. p. 296 _et seq._ [145] Lumbreras, quoted by Llorente, “Anales,” i. p. 132. The bull is quoted in full by M. Fidel Fita, “Boletin,” xvi. p. 315. [146] Llorente, “Historia Critica,” tom. ii. p. 118. [147] Lumbreras, quoted by Llorente, “Anales,” vol. i. p. III. [148] Lumbreras, quoted by Llorente in “Anales,” vol. i. p. 138. [149] “De Origine,” p. 276. [150] “Historia Critica,” tom. ii. p. 146. [151] Paramo, “De Origine,” p. 157. [152] See H. del Castillo, “Historia General de Santo Domingo.” [153] “Boletin de la Academia,” vol. xxiii. p. 413. [154] Castillo, “Historia de Sto. Domingo,” pt. i. p. 486. [155] Ariz, “Historia de Avila,” vol. i. p. 46. [156] Paramo, “De Origine,” p. 158. [157] “Historia Verdadera,” vol. ii. p. 115. [158] The case of the “Santo Niño of La Guardia.” [159] Fidel Fita in “Boletin,” vol. xvi. p. 315. [160] Llorente, “Anales,” vol. i. p. 168, and Torrejoncillo, “Centinela contra Judios.” [161] Fidel Fita in “Boletin,” vol. xi. p. 160. [162] “Historia del Santo Niño,” p. 40. [163] “Rummage” is the only word that does justice to the original: “El judio andaba buscando el corazon, revolviendo las entrañas con su mano carniciera, y no lo hallando, le preguntó: ‘Que buscas, Judio? Si buscas el corazon yerras buscandolo en esa parte, buscalo al otro lado y lo incontrarás.’”--“Historia del Santo Niño,” p. 50. [164] “Historia del Santo Niño,” p. 95. [165] “Historia del Santo Niño,” p. 98 _et seq._ [166] There is a great deal more of this, but the alleged insults become too obscene for translation. [167] But they did not find the body--a circumstance which appears to be here slurred over. [168] Fidel Fita in “Boletin de la Real Academia,” vol. xi. p. 35. “Mas de lo que sabia” is the actual and rather ambiguous phrase. It may mean either that he had related more than was known to him at the time of the torture--_i.e._ more than was actually true; or that he had said more than he knew--_i.e._ more than he could recall--now, at the time of his conversation with Yucé Franco.