A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2

CHAPTER V--FINANCES.

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Failure to provide permanent Funds 433 Improvidence--Complaints of Poverty 435 Power of Recuperation 439 Deficiency of Revenue in the Eighteenth Century 441 Financial Organization--The Receiver 445 Detailed Accounts required--Neglect to render them 447 The Coffer with three Keys--Its Ineffectiveness 450 The _Junta de Hacienda_ 453 Defalcations 454