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Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
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A letter from Rome, published in the Piemonte of Turin, details the current operations of the Inquisition tribunal, relocated to the Vatican after its old palace was turned into barracks for French troops. It describes secretive arrest methods, questioning procedures, and oaths of secrecy.
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When the inquisitors want either to arrest or question you, they neither send officers of justice nor a warrant; such extreme measures are only reserved for those who attempt to escape; but a gentleman calls upon you in a quiet way, and informs you that that holy office requests the pleasure of your company. Should you happen to expostulate, the quiet gentleman politely suggests the expediency of being punctual.
"When you reach the outer court of the Vatican, you find a priest who conducts you to the tribunal, and if you are only summoned as a witness, it is he who conducts you back. When in the presence of the inquisitor, you are made to swear that you will speak the truth; your answers to the questions put to you are written down in Latin, and before being released, you must take another oath that you will reveal nothing of what you have either seen or heard."
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Rome
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The old palace of the Inquisition having been turned into barracks for the French troops the tribunal has been transferred to the interior of the Vatican, where the Dominicans occupy a part which none but those who have grown old in the palace can ever find, such is the intricacy and multiplicity of the stairs, passages, and secret corridors that lead to it. When the inquisitors want either to arrest or question you, they neither send officers of justice nor a warrant; such extreme measures are only reserved for those who attempt to escape; but a gentleman calls upon you in a quiet way, and informs you that that holy office requests the pleasure of your company. Should you happen to expostulate, the quiet gentleman politely suggests the expediency of being punctual. When you reach the outer court of the Vatican, you find a priest who conducts you to the tribunal, and if you are only summoned as a witness, it is he who conducts you back. When in the presence of the inquisitor, you are made to swear that you will speak the truth; your answers to the questions put to you are written down in Latin, and before being released, you must take another oath that you will reveal nothing of what you have either seen or heard.