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- English
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Dellon's Account of the Inquisition at Goa (1812)
About this book
Dellon (1649-1709) was a French Roman Catholic physician who traveled in the Indies. In 1673 he provoked the jealousy of the Governor of Damao who, in league with authorities of the Portuguese Inquisition, arrested him and had him transported to Goa to face the Inquisitor. After two years of torture the Inquisition, deaf to Dellon's pleas, confiscated all of his property and sentenced him to serve five years on the galleys. However, on arrival in Lisbon Dellon reopened and pleaded his case before the Grand Tribunal, who granted him his freedom. Even Catholic France—as evidenced by the King's approval—became indignant at Inquisitional methods in this case. Dellon's anonymous account of his misfortunes became very popular, and ran to many editions despite being placed on the Index of Prohibited Books in 1690. The first edition was published in Leiden in 1687, with no illustrations. The three full-page plates depict penitents accused of different crimes in their official regalia; the three folding plates illustrate the procession of the Inquisition into a church, the Inquisition in session within the church, and penitents being led from the church to be burned at the stake. Also with three engraved in-text vignettes and engraved printer's mark on title page.
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ADVERTISEMENT.
- ADVERTISEMENT-BY THE AUTHOR.
- ACCOUNT, &c.
- APPENDIX.