On the receipt of this, you will proceed to take prisoner, on the part
of this Holy Office, Juan Duran, blacksmith, a resident of this town,
for some days past, and formerly of Villaredonda. He is a tall, thin
faced, person; pale, with a chestnut beard, and meanly dressed; having
secured him, you will dispatch him, under good attendance, to this Holy
Office, by the hands of the Familiars, in such a manner that he cannot
escape, taking measures in all the places through which he may pass, to
let it be known he is apprehended by this Inquisition.
Also, if occasion should offer, you will sieze so much of the prisoner’s
property, if it be found in that town, as shall amount to eight ducats,
for the expense of his maintenance, which you will transmit by those who
have him in custody.
This letter is to be returned, with a statement of all that may be done
agreeably to the above orders, with respect to which we trust in the
guidance of our Lord.
Barcelona, December 14th. 1632.
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The prisoner being taken, you will inspect his person and his lodgings,
in order to secure a book, about the size of the hand, in which, it is
confidently believed, there are certain prayers and superstitious
matters. This book you will despatch to us.
DR BERNARDO LUIS COTONER,
DR DOMINGO ABBAD Y HUERTA.