| the commissary shall submit
his own denunciation to the holy office, without making further
investigations concerning the matter except in serious cases. but
should the disclosure of a secret result in any marked injury or
bring dishonor to a person, in such an event further information is
required, in order that in either case the holy office may, after due
examination, justly dispose of the matter as is fitting, although no
change will result for the absolved person. |
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| special care must be taken to warn bishops, vicars-general
[_provisores_], visitors, and vicars, that they are not allowed
to mention crimes of heresy or the like in their public letters
and proclamations during visit; for his holiness has referred and
submitted such cases to the most illustrious inquisitor-general and
the inquisitors appointed by him in all the kingdoms and seigniories
of his majesty. therefore they shall try these cases _privatim_,
which other judges can neither try, nor undertake to investigate,
nor otherwise handle. since in visitations crimes often come to light
which must be tried by the holy office, warning must be given that
these should be submitted to the inquisition, with all secrecy and
without the knowledge of the guilty party. the same must be done in
suppressing the titles of vicars, in annulling the head of processes
and charges made by the bishops, and in suppressing the title of
inquisitor-inordinary; for in these regions the jurisdiction over the
crime of heresy is wholly apostolic, except in case of the indians. |
| if
any doubt, contention, or difficulty regarding the execution of
this clause should arise, the commissary, without further inquiry,
shall promptly notify us that he has warned, in especially polite
and respectful language, the prelate concerned, to whom he must show
much reverence--for the reverential respect which is due him should
not be in the least abated by the privilege of the commissary's office. it sometimes happens that certain ecclesiastical or lay judges take
up matters belonging to the holy office, and make judicial inquiries
therein. the question whether they should forbear from investigation
of such cases, and submit them to others, has caused differences to
arise between them and the commissaries, and has made them set forth
most weighty arguments. since the main care shall be to prevent such
clash of authorities, in order to avoid this it is enough to bid them
not to meddle in such matters. |
| but if they persist in doing so it will
be necessary to send them an injunction, couched in very respectful
terms, drawn up in writing before a notary; to note their answers;
and then to report everything to the holy office. in cases of disobedience, disrespect, hindrance, and obstruction
to the free and just exercise of the holy office, which also are wont
to occur, the commissary shall be careful not to lose his temper, or
to give way to words or deeds injurious and offensive to any person;
on the contrary, that is the time for him to control himself and
show great moderation. he shall make a diligent and full inquiry from
other persons regarding the whole case, and shall notify us through
his report; in this way any disobedience or disrespect on the part of
a judge or a private person will be punished with greater rigor and
justification. the delay which is apparent in this case might seem
injurious, but it will not be so--as it is not in the transactions of
the inquisition; for, after men have slept soundly, they are awakened
by a very exemplary punishment. |
| denunciations regarding the matters contained in the edict shall
be received in the commissary's own house, in a suitable, secret,
and convenient place. they shall always be made by day, unless it
should be necessary to receive them by night. the persons who come
for this purpose must be treated with kindness, each according to
his station in life. |
| every sort of infamy upon the party concerned
must be avoided as much as possible. in receiving denunciations there shall be no delay, but rather
great care and diligence, as likewise in examining the evidence,
following and keeping within the bounds of the injunctions laid down
in the instructions which are especially sent for that purpose. the
same and even greater care, and much attention, are required in
forwarding depositions. since it often happens that some of the witnesses are out of the
city, and therefore depositions must be taken in different places,
let the case in question decide the course of procedure, whether
or not the commissary shall order the witness to appear before
him. |
usually there is no need to cause the witnesses the trouble of
coming a long distance, when the investigation can be entrusted to
the parish priest [_cura_] or vicar of the place, the notary making
certification at the head of the authorization therefor given to him
by this clause. a case may arise where it is best to wait for the
witness, and it may be desirable to hold him, in order to examine
him personally; this is left to the commissary's choice, for, having
the case before him, he can decide what is best to . if any one be
summoned on affairs of holy office and shall not render due
obedience, a order must be to , imposing upon him the
penalty of and a in , should he disobey.
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