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290 A TOUR THROUGH
of becoming ssaves toa set of ignorant Spaniih
priests: and, I believe, they took the only
way that was left to avoid it. Every in-
quisitor that pretended to more zeal than
they thought became him, was immedi-
ately asiassinated; particularly if he pre-
sumed to interfere with the conduct or
sentiments of the nobility. This soon took
off the edge of their zeal, and reduced
the holy office to a becoming moderation.
However, they are extremely circumspecT:
in their conversation about religious mat-
ters ; and generally advise strangers to be
on their* guard, as the power of the in-
quisition, although considerably reduced,
is by no means annihilated.
The laws of Sicily are scattered in a
great number of volumes; these the king
of Sardinia intended to abridge, and col-
led into one code, but unfortunately he
was not long enough in posTeflion of the
issand, to accomplilh this useful work.—
But
of becoming ssaves toa set of ignorant Spaniih
priests: and, I believe, they took the only
way that was left to avoid it. Every in-
quisitor that pretended to more zeal than
they thought became him, was immedi-
ately asiassinated; particularly if he pre-
sumed to interfere with the conduct or
sentiments of the nobility. This soon took
off the edge of their zeal, and reduced
the holy office to a becoming moderation.
However, they are extremely circumspecT:
in their conversation about religious mat-
ters ; and generally advise strangers to be
on their* guard, as the power of the in-
quisition, although considerably reduced,
is by no means annihilated.
The laws of Sicily are scattered in a
great number of volumes; these the king
of Sardinia intended to abridge, and col-
led into one code, but unfortunately he
was not long enough in posTeflion of the
issand, to accomplilh this useful work.—
But