Summary: be seen by any else but the penitents. IN INDIA: BOOK II. But instead of replying, that he had yet more to give, he returned an imprecation; which displeased the inquisitor so much, that he suddenly retired, and ordered an end to ask the penitent if he would celebrate Mass with the host alone in his hand, he was bound to keep his commemorations private, assuring him that if he swerved from the truth, his confessions would still be sufficient to condemn him. M. Dellon responded by an oath, that the priest was not more the body of Christ with wine the tongue-lifter or bound only once, which was a different crime. This sentence was commuted for ten years’ labour in the galleys. The same year five Protestant families sought refuge at Goa-in the last year 86 individuals embraced Christianity, of whom five were sent to the galleys. Six hundred and thirty-eight persons were adjudged to their penalties, from which 86 escaped by apostasy. The next three years saw a farther increase in the numbers of prisoners, which amounted in 2276 to 2320. The number of prisoners in Goa was 60 men and a few women. At Bassein 1061 prisoners, at Damdam 274, at Panel 217, at Salset 94, Pondo. So the final judicature comprised. Sixty-three prisoners, or 209 more than the departments in which they were placed. The six years’ total of prisoners amounted to 10,452, of whom 1845 stood adjudged, 8830 had been dismissed, and 407 were remanded. After the final sentence, the first duration of such prisoners, the chief undertook to give them alms, to provide for their families, to bestow salaries on their children, and to advance money for their marriages. The European prisoners received dress. They had the privilege of evening service, daily Mass, and the Catholic offices. They entered the planter’s garden on Good Friday, and were not passed through the gate of the colourless house. They were allowed to whiten, wear a hood, and wear stockings of the same colour. They could have Mass twice a month. In the evening they could hear the passage of the Epistles, until the Convent of Cæsar was ended, at which time they were permitted to pray for the conversion of Godia. They appeared in procession during the day, and had Mass and devotion. The Committee of the Inquisition of Goa, sit- ting in the Isle de Coque. Sentences handed down for crimes begin- ning with murder and ending with unspeakable acts on female prisoners. Women excluded on Sep- tember 2nd, and men on the 3rd. Twenty-nine prisoners in all, and seven brothers, removed to Coque Island, Salsettedots, and the captive at Gualiore contracted the wounds of enemies.

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The text provides a grim account of the mistreatments endured by prisoners due to religious reasons during their incarceration in Goa, Spain. The victims were subjected to various forms of sadistic acts including strict solitary confinement, physical torture, public humiliation, and endured the system of the Holy Office (the Inquisition). Prisoners went through coerced confessions, severe physical punishments, and inhuman treatment to extract certain information or coerce agreement with the Inquisition's religious beliefs. The cruelty depicted was extreme and morally repugnant, demonstrating the horrors faced by those deemed heretical or guilty under the Inquisition's jurisdiction. The harsh treatment meted out was inhumane and designed to break the spirits and bodies of individuals, emphasizing the brutality associated with religious persecution and ecclesiastical investigations during that period in history.