Excerpt from An Account of the Inquisition at Goa, in India I do not pretend to censure the In quisition itself; I am even willing to admit that the institution may be good; and it is certain that in those places where it originated, ' so much severity has not been exercised as in ain and Portugal, and in the countr s (leper); 'dent on those crowns where it has been planted 3 but, like all human establish ments, which, though pure in design, are subject to relaxation and abuse, it is not surprising that these have also found their way into the Tribunals 0? The Holy Ofice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.