Discovery of the Practices of the Spanish Inquisition – Montanus – 1625 | Torture, Secrets

Reginaldus González de Montes

Discovery of the practices of the spanish inquisition - montanus - 1625 | torture, secrets | rare 1625 london edition of gonzález de montes’s account of the spanish inquisition, translated by vincent skinner, exposing rules of secrecy, imprisonment, interrogation, and torture.

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Rare 1625 London edition of González de Montes’s account of the Spanish Inquisition, translated by Vincent Skinner, exposing rules of secrecy, imprisonment, interrogation, and torture.

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A Full, Ample and Punctuall Discovery of the Barbarous, Bloudy, and inhumane practices of the Spanish Inquisition, against Protestants by Reginaldus González de Montes was published in 1625. This English translation of Sanctae inquisitiones Hispanicae artes aliquot detectae was translated by Vincent Skinner and is considered one of the best English treatises on the Spanish Inquisition.

First written at the end of the Inquisition, this book discloses the secrets behind the procedures of interrogation and imprisonment, but perhaps more interesting, the secrets behind Inquisition torture! It remains one of the primary sources for the study of Reformation propaganda following the Catholic Inquisition in a protestant Europe.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: A Full, Ample and Punctuall Discovery of the Barbarous, Bloudy, and inhumane practices of the Spanish Inquisition, against Protestants: with the originall thereof. Manifested in their proceedings against sundry Particular Persons, aswell English as others, upon whom they have executed their Diabolicall Tyrannie.
  • Author(s): Reginaldus González de Montes
  • Contributor(s): Vincent Skinner (Translator)
  • Publisher: London: Printed for Iohn Bellamy
  • Edition: 1625
    • Printed at the outbreak of the Thirty Years War with its Catholic-Protestant conflicts
  • Format: (12mo), single volume
  • Binding: Leather spine and corners; marbled boards
  • Size: ~ 7 in x 5.5 in (17.8 cm x 14 cm)
  • Collation: [32], 198, [2] pp.
  • Contents Include:
    • Translator’s preface
    • English text of Montes’s denunciation of the Inquisition
    • Descriptions of imprisonment, questioning, torture
    • Discussion of secrecy and inquisitorial rules
  • Provenance: Armorial Bookplate: Motto – QUOD FACIO VALDE FACIO
    • Sherard family coat of arms.
    • This bookplate belonged to a family member of the esteemed Sherard family. The Sherard’s descended from Lord William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard of Leitrim (1588-1640).

 

Condition:

Very Good. Leather spine and corners with marbled boards, tight and secure binding. Pages display minimal age toning, very clean for a 17th-century imprint. Collation complete.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Rare early English translation of a significant Protestant attack on the Inquisition
  • Eyewitness-based denunciation of Spanish inquisitorial procedure
  • A key document for collectors of Reformation and anti-Catholic texts

 

Item Number: #29339

 

Categories

Law & Government

European History

Religion

Authors

Reginaldus González de Montes

Printing Date

18th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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