GERONYMO JUAN ROSSELLON, _Presbyter Not’y_.
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In the town of Valles, on the same day, month, and year, before the said
commissary, appeared according to summons, and swore formally to declare
the truth, a person calling herself Esperanza Serdana, wife of Bernardo
Serdana, innkeeper, an inhabitant of the town of Valles, of age, as she
stated, thirty years or thereabout.
Questioned, if she knew or conjectured the cause of her being summoned
to appear.
Answered, that she neither knew or conjectured.
Questioned, if she knew or had heard that any person had said or done
any thing which was, or appeared to be, contrary to the Holy Catholic
Faith and Evangelical Doctrine taught and preached by the Holy Mother
Roman Catholic Church, or against the proper and free jurisdiction of
the Holy Office.
Answered, that all she knew relating to such matter was the following.
About six weeks since, while she was waiting upon the guests in her
tavern, and had just gone out of the kitchen into the room where the
guests were, she observed them crossing themselves and expressing great
wonder, crying ‘Jesu!’ ‘Jesu!’ Upon which she demanded what was the
matter, and they told her, (she could not tell which of them, as there
were so many present) that a man, then in the room, whose name she did
not know, but only that he was a blacksmith and one she had never seen
before, had said he had a book, which, thrown into a flaming fire along
with a crucifix, would be preserved rather than this last, which
expressions being heard by the deponent, she did not fail to express her
astonishment, by crying ‘Jesu!’ and then went out of the room. The
persons present also told her that the above person had said he was
circumcised and had shed his blood as well as Jesus Christ our Lord.
The above is the truth, according to the oath of the deponent, and being
read in her presence, is declared by her to be correctly recorded. She
further states that she does not make this declaration out of malice,
and promises secrecy. Being unable to write, I, the said Commissary,
sign in her name.
DR PABLO PASQUAL MARQUEZ, _Commissary_.