. The illustrated Christian martyrology : being an authentic and genuine historical acount of the principal persecutions against the church of Christ, in different parts of the world . ogni-zance of such as are accused of being Magicians ; Soothsayers ; Witches ; Wizards ; Blasphemers, Common swearers :and of such who read, or even possess theBible in the common language, the Talmudof the Jews, or the Alcoran of the Mahom-etans. Upon all occasions the inquisitors carryon their processes with the utmost severity,and punish those who offend them with themost unparalleled cruelty. A protestanlhas
. The illustrated Christian martyrology : being an authentic and genuine historical acount of the principal persecutions against the church of Christ, in different parts of the world . ogni-zance of such as are accused of being Magicians ; Soothsayers ; Witches ; Wizards ; Blasphemers, Common swearers :and of such who read, or even possess theBible in the common language, the Talmudof the Jews, or the Alcoran of the Mahom-etans. Upon all occasions the inquisitors carryon their processes with the utmost severity,and punish those who offend them with themost unparalleled cruelty. A protestanlhas seldom any mercy shown him ; and aJew, who turns Christian, is far from beingsecure ; for if he is known to keep com-pany with another new-converted Jew, asuspicion immediately arises that they pri-vately practise together some Jewish cere-monies ; if he keeps company with a per-son who was lately a protestant, but nowprofesses popery, they are accused of plot-ting together ; but if he associates with aRoman catholic, an accusation is often laidagainst him for only pretending to be a pa-pist, and the consequence is, a confiscationof his effects as a punishment for his in- SPANISH INQUISITION—DIFFERENT MODES OF TORTURE. Page 129. SN THE CHRISTIAN MARTYROLOGY. 131 sincerity, and the loss of his life if he com-plains of ill usage. A defence in the inquisition is of littleU3e to the prisoner, for a suspicion only isdeemed sufficient cause of condemnation,and the greater his wealth the greater hisdanger. The principal part of the inquisi-tors cruelties is owing to their rapacity :they destroy the life to possess the prop-erty ; and, under the pretence of zeal, plun-der each obnoxious individual. A prisoner to the inquisitors is never al-lowed to see the face of his accuser, or ofthe witnesses against him, but every methodis taken, by threats and tortures, to obligehim to accuse himself, and by that meanscorroborate their evidence. If the jurisdic-tion of the inquisition is
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