Volume 2

The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.

Date:: 1733-1739

Credit: The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$The Act of Faith, as it was publicly folemnized in the Rocio, or great Square in Lisbon, on Sunday the 6 th of November, 1707. under the Inquijitor-General, T)on Nuno da Cunha de Ataide, Counfellor of State, and High-Almoner to his MajeJiy. MEN. PERSON dead in Prifon, and abfolved with the Abfolution called N°. Age» a Da infiantia. Michael Lopez Montezinos, a b new Chriftian and a Merchant, unmar- I. 30. ried, Son of Rodriguez Lopez Montezinos, a Merchant, born and living in this City, whole Anceftors came originally from the Kingdom of Ca~ Jlile. Abjuration called de Leve. Anthony Gonfalves Cazeiroy Son to Bartholomew Gonfalves Cazeiro, a II. 40.' Seaman, of Ribeyra Doura, bom in the Village of Senharis, in the Pa- rifh of Our Lady of the Rofary, within the Jurifdidtion of the Town of Chaves, of the Archbifhopric of Braga, relid.ing in the Town of Arcs, in the Bifhopric of Rortalegra, and fometimes reliding at Abrantes in the Bilhopric of Guar da, for having married a fécond Time, his firft and lawful Wife being Hill living. \JVhipt, and fent to the Gallies for five Tears.] Francis Lopez da Sylva, Shoemaker, a Batchelor, natural Son of III. 25, Francis Lopes da Sylva, Diftributor, born and living in Santarem, a City in this Archbifhopric, for having made ufe of a magical Purfe, in order to render himfelf invulnerable, and fufpedted to have made a Contract with the Devil j moreover, for having been guilty of Sodomy, as Agent in that Crime, and for having endeavoured to intimidate the Witnelîès of the holy Office, purpofely to extort from them the feveral Depofitions they had made. \fVhipt, and fent ten Tears to the Gallies.] * That is, difeharged of all Profecution againft his Body. k Whofc Father and Mother were both Jews, or a Jew that is turned Chriftian. Vol. II, Y y y y A Perfon$

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