The personification of Abuse (Abusus) and Spanish Inquisition (Inquisitio Hispanica) attempt to influence secular authorities. Abusus tries to hide his monstrous nature through a mask and cloak. In his left hand a broken staff, symbolizing the broken power of the monarch. The Spanish Inquisition carries a burning torch, a sword and a gallows rope, instruments of torture and execution. In her left hand, she flattens the heart of Christ with a press. The print has a Dutch, Latin, and French caption and is part of a twelve-part series on the subject of the degeneration of the Catholic clergy and

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