The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII

A condensed translation, published in 1826, of Llorente’s History of the Inquisition. From the text’s introductory material: “All the records of the fantastic cruelties of the heathen world do not afford so appalling a picture of human weakness and depravity as the authentic and genuine documents of the laws and proceeding of this Holy Office, which professed to act under the influence of the doctrines of the Redeemer of the World!”