Storia do Mogor 308: THE FIFTH ARTICLE.

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[132] That the defendant being at a certain place at a certain time, in company with certain persons, both heretics and Catholics, among other conversation that took place they came to talk of the Pope and the tribunal of the Holy Office. The defendant began to say: 'What is the Pope? What is the Inquisition?' In his country they had not, nor did they know of, any such Holy Office, but every one was let live as he chose, in accordance with his conscience. On hearing this a certain Catholic was very much scandalized, and left the company.