A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume I

CHAPTER VIII.--ORGANIZATION.

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Simplicity of the Inquisition 369

Inquisitorial Districts.--Itinerant Inquests 370

Time of Grace.--Its Efficiency 371

Buildings and Prisons 373

_Personnel_ of the Tribunal 374

The Records.--Their Completeness and Importance 379

Familiars.--Question of Bearing Arms 381

Resources of the State at Command of Inquisitors 385

Episcopal Concurrence in Sentence 387

The Assembly of Experts 388

The _Sermo_ or _Auto de fé_ 391

Co-operation of Tribunals 394

Occasional Inquisitors-general 397