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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$/ l / Illustration of the A Perfon 3 ivho does not abjure, nor -wear the b Habit. N°. Age. Gafper Lopes Henrtqueis, a new Chriftian, and Phyfician of Covilham, IV. 69. a City in the Bifhopric of Guar da, living in this City, after having been reconciled by the Inquifitors, for the Crime of Judaijm, the 14th of De¬ cember, 1667. retaken, relapfed, and guilty of the fame Crime. [Perpe¬ tual Imprifonment.] Abjuration called c de Vehemente, for Judaifm. V. 25. Gafper Mendes Caftanho, d a half-new Chriftian, a Trader of the City of Menjana, of the Diftritt of Campo d’Origue, in the Archbifhopric of Evora, refiding in the City. [Prifoner at Difcretion.] VI. 36. James Mendes Sola A partly a new Chriftian, and Captain of Horfe, of the City of Trancozo, of the Bifhopric of Vizeu, having his Dwelling in the City of Lamego, and refiding in the City of Lisbon. [The fame.] \ A Perfon that does not abjure,{ and 'wears the g Habit. VII. 42. John Rodriguez Ferreira, a half-new Chriftian, and a Merchant, of the City Ejlremos, in the Archbiftiopric of Evora, dwelling in the City of Leyria, reconciled, by the Inquifition, for the Crime of Judaifm, in the AH of Faith which was publicly folemnized in the Rocio of this City the 20th of OBober, 1704. and retaken as guilty of the fame Crimes. [Imprifonment, and to wear the Habit for Life.] Fir ft Abjuration in Form, for Judaifm. . t ' • ' • • » j ** >■> - * T - * * i - • • - • t x ' ' t '■<.] : • - * ’ { ■ . ) ■ . ÿ * ‘ \ 1 f } ' . . / ' ' ? . *.f ^ y... * * VIII. 42. Emanuel Mendes Hcnriquez Montebarro de Alcunha, a Haberdafher of fmall Wares, born and living in the City of Guarda. [Arbitrary Prifoner, and the Habit, which is taken off in the AH itfelfj a When there are not legal Witnefles fufficient againft a Perfon, and that other Tokens are -wanting, fuch Perfon Is not condemned to wear the Habit; but if norwithftanding all this; he may have brought himfelf under great Sufpicion to the Inquifition, he is often condemned to perpetual Imprifonment. The perpetual Imprifonment which is pronounced by the Inquifitors, is very often no more than a Prohibition to quit the ordinary Place of their Refidence ; and even if a Perfon fo condemned is a Merchant, he fometimes has Leave to follow his Bufinefs in all Parts of the Dominions of the King of Portugal, but then he mull be always ready to appear when called upon by the Inquifitors. c This is an exprefs Abjuration after having been duly convi&ed. d Who is of JewiJh Extra&ion on one Side only, i. e. either by the Father’s or Mother’s Side. ■ e Some of v hofie Family were Jews. - . f Who does not abjure the Particulars of which- he is accufed, becaufe the Accufers had not fufficient legal Proof ; however he is condemned to wear the Habit, as being guilty in fome other Refped, or fufpeéted by the Inquifition. e LHabit0 Perpetuo is a kind of Scapulary, or rather Camail of Wool (an ecclefiaftical Habit) with a red Crofi before and behind. A Perfon who has been retaken by the Inquifition, needs only put it on when he is obliged to appear before the holy Office, or affift at the Sermons, and fuch like, appointed for the Inftru&ion of thole who have goiie aftray. 1 Emanuel r 1$

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