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9 with other officers of the holy council, were attending in their places.

The prisoner was placed behind a bar at the foot of the table, between the messengers who brought him in; and having made his obcsiance to the awful presence, in the most supplicating manner, he was ealledcalled [sic] upon, aceordingaccording [sic] to the usual form of question, by one of the junior judges, to declare his name, parentage, profession, age, plaeeplace [sic] of abode, and to answer various interrogatories, of the like trifling nature: his Excellency the Inquisidor-general now opened his reverend lips, and in a solemn tone of voice, that penetrated to the heart of the poor trembling prisoner, interrrogated him as follows:

NieolasNicolas [sic] Pedrosa, we have listened to the account you give of yourself, your business and connections; now tell us for what offence or offences, you are standing a prisoner before us; examine your heart, and speak the truth from your conseieneeconscience [sic] without prevarieationprevarication [sic] or disguise.

May it please your exeellencyexcellency [sic], replied Pedrosa with all due submission to your holiness and this reverend assembly, my most equitable judges, I eoneeiveconceive [sic] I stand here before you for no worse a crime than that of eudgelingcudgeling [sic] a refraetoryrefractory [sic] mule an animal so restive in its nature, (under eorrectioncorrection [sic] of your holiness be it spoken,) that although I were blessed with the forbearaneeforbearance [sic] of holy Job, (for like him too I am married and my patience hath been exereisedexercised [sic] by a wife,) yet eouldcould [sic] I not forbear to smite my beast for her obstinaeyobstinacy [sic], and she rather, because I was summoned in the way of my profession, as I have already made known