A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages Volumes 1-3

A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages Volumes 1-3

by Henry Charles Lea
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages Volumes 1-3
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages Volumes 1-3

A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages Volumes 1-3

by Henry Charles Lea

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A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages
By
Henry Charles Lea
Author of “An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy,” “Superstition and Force,” “Studies in Church History.”
In Three Volumes
Volumes 1-3

NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE.
Copyright, 1887, by HARPER & BROTHERS.
All rights reserved.

CONTENTS
Preface.
Volume 1 - Book 1. Origin And Organization.
Chapter 1. The Church.
Chapter 2. Heresy.
Chapter 3. The Cathari.
Chapter 4. The Albigensian Crusades.
Chapter 5. Persecution.
Chapter 6. The Mendicant Orders.
Chapter 7. The Inquisition Founded.
Chapter 8. Organization.
Chapter 9. The Inquisitorial Process.
Chapter 10. Evidence.
Chapter 11. The Defence.
Chapter 12. The Sentence.
Chapter 13. Confiscation.
Chapter 14. The Stake.
Appendix.
1. Catharan Arguments to Justify the Attribution of the Old Testament to the Evil Principle.
2. Bull Of Gregory Ix. Ordering An Episcopal Inquisition.
3. Bull Relieving Inquisitors From Obedience To Their Superiors.
4. Eugenius Iv. To The Archbishop Of Narbonne.
5. Disabilities Of Descendants Of Heretics.
6. Minutes Of An Assembly Of Experts.
7. Innocent Iv. Orders Inquisitors To Diminish Their Retinue And Avoid Exactions.
8. Abuse Of The Number Of Armed Familiars In Florence.
9. Regulations Of Armed Familiars By The Council Of Venice.
10. Transfer Of Prisoners From Italy To France.
11. Order Of Inquisitor-General To Make Transcript Of Records.
12. Bull Of Alexander Iv. Authorizing Inquisitors To Absole Each Other.[530]
13. Case Of False Witness.
14. Hopelessness Of Defence.
15. Bull Of Gregory Xi. Releasing A “Pexariach.”
16. Monition Of The Archbishop Of Narbonne In 1329 To Protect Penitents Wearing Crosses.
17. Oath Administered To Jailor Of Inquisition.
18. Royal Letters Concerning The Confiscations At Albi.
19. Gift To Inquisitor From The Confiscations.
20. Charles Of Anjou’s Insistence As To Confiscated Property.
Volume 2 - Book 2. The Inquisition In The Several Lands Of Christendom.
Chapter 1. Languedoc.
Chapter 2. France.
Chapter 3. The Spanish Peninsula.
Chapter 4. Italy.
Chapter 5. The Slavic Cathari.
Chapter 6. Germany.
Chapter 7. Bohemia.
Chapter 8. The Hussites.
Appendix.
1. Excommunication Of The Magistrates Of Toulouse, July 24, 1237.
2. Argument Of Bernard Délicieux Before Philippe Le Bel, Toulouse, 1304.
3. Supplication Of The Church Of Albi To The College Of Cardinals (1304-5).
4. Bull Of Clement V. In Favor Of The Inquisition.
5. Brief Of Clement V. Concerning The Prisoners Of Albi.[612]
6. Withdrawal Of Security From Citizens Of Albi.
7. Exequatur of on Inquisitor for Champagne.
8. Sentence of Marguerite la Porete.
9. Exequatur Of An Inquisitor Issued By Phillipe Le Bon Of Burgundy.
10. Waldensianism In The Sentences Of Pierre Cella.
11. Letters Of Charles I. Of Naples.
12. Letters Of Charles Ii. Of Naples Ordering The Prosecution Of A Replapsed Heretic.
13. Oath Of The Doge Of Venice In 1249.
Volume 3 - Book 3. Special Fields Of Inquisitorial Activity.
Chapter 1. The Spiritual Franciscans.
Chapter 2. Guglielma And Dolcino.
Chapter 3. The Fraticelli.
Chapter 4. Political Heresy Utilized By The Church.
Chapter 5. Political Heresy Utilized By The State.
Chapter 6. Sorcery And Occult Arts.
Chapter 7. Witchcraft.
Chapter 8. Intellect And Faith.
Chapter 9. Conclusion.
Appendix.
1. Confession Of A Harborer Of Spirituals.
2. Bull Of John Xxii. Ordering The Transfer Of Pierre Trencavel.
3. Sentence Of Naprous Boneta.
4. Confession Of A Fraticello Of Languedoc.
5. Extracts From The Sentence Of Cecco D’ascoli.
6. Sentence Of A Carmelite Sorcerer.
7. Bull Of John Xxii. Removing Sorcery From The Jurisdiction Of The Inquisition.
8. Decision Of The Council Of Venice Concerning The Witches Of Brescia.
9. Confession Of A Pardoner.


Preface.
The history of the Inquisition naturally divides itself into two portions, each of which may be considered as a whole. The Reformation is the boundary-line between them, except in Spain, where the New Inquisition was founded by Ferdinand and Isabella. In the present work I have sought to present an impartial account of the institution as it existed during the earlier period. For the second portion I have made large collections of material, through which I hope in due time to continue the history to its end.
The Inquisition was not an organization arbitrarily devised and imposed upon the judicial system of Christendom by the ambition or fanaticism of the Church. It was rather a natural--one may almost say an inevitable-continued

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