{"pages":{"84":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00108-ec5723310833f8a3b403.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"84","box":{"x":98,"y":150,"width":39,"height":17}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":320,"y":154,"width":469,"height":18}},{"text":"The poor and the injured looked up to him as an unfailing","box":{"x":146,"y":200,"width":855,"height":32}},{"text":"friend and advocate.","box":{"x":104,"y":228,"width":274,"height":25}},{"text":"The great and powerful concurred in yielding him the highest","box":{"x":144,"y":284,"width":855,"height":32}},{"text":"homage ever paid in this quarter of the globe to European virtue.","box":{"x":97,"y":311,"width":879,"height":32}},{"text":"The late Hyder Ali Cawn, in the midst of a bloody and vindictive","box":{"x":143,"y":368,"width":855,"height":32}},{"text":"war with the Carnatic, sent orders to his officers to permit the","box":{"x":95,"y":396,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"venerable father Schwartz to pass unmolested, and show him","box":{"x":98,"y":424,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"respect and kindness, for he is a holy man and means no harm to","box":{"x":101,"y":452,"width":897,"height":31}},{"text":"my Government.'","box":{"x":99,"y":480,"width":235,"height":27}},{"text":"The late Tuljajee, Raja of Tanjore, when on his death-bed,","box":{"x":143,"y":535,"width":857,"height":29}},{"text":"desired to entrust to his protecting care his adopted son, Serfogee,","box":{"x":95,"y":563,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"the present Raja, with the administration of of all the affair affairs of his","box":{"x":97,"y":590,"width":898,"height":31}},{"text":"country. On a spot of ground, granted to him by the same prince,","box":{"x":95,"y":619,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"two miles east of Tanjore, he built a house for his residence","box":{"x":98,"y":645,"width":898,"height":31}},{"text":"and made it an Orphan Assylum. Here the last twenty years of","box":{"x":95,"y":675,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"his life were spent in the Education and Religious Instruction of","box":{"x":92,"y":702,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"children, particularly those of indigent parents, whom he gratui-","box":{"x":92,"y":730,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"tously maintained and instructed; and here, on the 13th of February,","box":{"x":92,"y":756,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"1798, surrounded by his infant flock and in the presence of several","box":{"x":95,"y":783,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"of his disconsolate brethren, entreating them to continue to make","box":{"x":95,"y":813,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"religion the first object of their care, and imploring with his last","box":{"x":97,"y":840,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"breath the divine blessing on their labours, he closed his truly","box":{"x":92,"y":868,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"Christian career in the 72nd year of his age.","box":{"x":91,"y":896,"width":598,"height":29}},{"text":"The East India Company, anxious to perpetuate the memory","box":{"x":140,"y":951,"width":854,"height":32}},{"text":"of such transcendent work, and gratefully sensible of the public","box":{"x":92,"y":979,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"benefits which resulted from his influence, caused his monuments","box":{"x":95,"y":1007,"width":898,"height":31}},{"text":"to be erected ANN. DOM., 1807.","box":{"x":94,"y":1036,"width":455,"height":28}},{"text":"69. BUCHANAN ON THE INQUISITION AT GOA","box":{"x":178,"y":1126,"width":736,"height":25}},{"text":"(1808 A.D.)","box":{"x":453,"y":1151,"width":167,"height":31}},{"text":"Claudius Buchanan visited the Great Hall of the Inquisition in Goa","box":{"x":181,"y":1212,"width":766,"height":24}},{"text":"in the company of the Inquisitor. He did not himself see the Inqui-","box":{"x":146,"y":1235,"width":801,"height":28}},{"text":"sition in progress, depending upon Dellon for this kind of information.","box":{"x":144,"y":1261,"width":798,"height":28}},{"text":"C. Buchanan, Christian Researches in Asia, pp. 177-180.","box":{"x":141,"y":1287,"width":672,"height":28}},{"text":"This morning after breakfast my host (the Inquisitor) went to","box":{"x":136,"y":1345,"width":852,"height":32}},{"text":"dress for the Holy Office, and soon returned in his inquisitorial","box":{"x":83,"y":1373,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"robes. He said he would go half an hour before the usual time","box":{"x":92,"y":1398,"width":894,"height":31}},{"text":"for the purpose of showing me the Inquisition. I thought that his","box":{"x":91,"y":1429,"width":896,"height":31}},{"text":"countenance was more severe than usual; and that his attendants","box":{"x":88,"y":1457,"width":898,"height":29}},{"text":"were not so civil as before. The truth was, the midnight scene was","box":{"x":87,"y":1485,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"still on my mind. The Inquisition is about a quarter of a mile","box":{"x":88,"y":1510,"width":898,"height":34}}]},"85":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00109-5038cd5a5a000e279178.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":439,"y":154,"width":246,"height":18}},{"text":"85","box":{"x":974,"y":151,"width":43,"height":22}},{"text":"distant from the Convent, and we proceeded thither in our Manjeels.","box":{"x":108,"y":202,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"On our arrival at the place, the Inquisitor said to me, as we were","box":{"x":108,"y":230,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"ascending the steps of the outer stair, that he hoped I should be","box":{"x":112,"y":257,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"satisfied with a transient view of the Inquisition, and that I would","box":{"x":113,"y":286,"width":898,"height":31}},{"text":"retire whenever he should desire it. I took this as a good omen,","box":{"x":115,"y":313,"width":896,"height":31}},{"text":"and followed my conductor with tolerable confidence.","box":{"x":112,"y":340,"width":719,"height":34}},{"text":"He led me first to the Great Hall of the Inquisition. We were","box":{"x":155,"y":399,"width":858,"height":31}},{"text":"met at the door by a number of well dressed persons, who, I after-","box":{"x":113,"y":427,"width":901,"height":31}},{"text":"wards understood, were the familiars, and attendants of Holy Office.","box":{"x":111,"y":455,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"They bowed very low to the Inquisitor, looked with surprise at me.","box":{"x":112,"y":483,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"The Great Hall is the place in which the prisoners are marshalled","box":{"x":112,"y":511,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"for the procession of the Auto da Fe. At the procession described","box":{"x":118,"y":537,"width":898,"height":32}},{"text":"by Dellon in which he himself walked barefoot, clothed with the","box":{"x":111,"y":565,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"painted garment, there were upwards of one hundred and fifty","box":{"x":115,"y":593,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"prisoners. I traversed his hall for some time, with a slow step,","box":{"x":113,"y":621,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"reflecting on its former scenes, the Inquisitor walking by my side","box":{"x":118,"y":648,"width":900,"height":34}},{"text":"in silence. I thought of the fate of the multitude of my fellow-","box":{"x":118,"y":677,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"creatures who had passed through this place, condemned by a","box":{"x":116,"y":704,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"tribunal of their fellow-sinners, their bodies devoted to the flames","box":{"x":116,"y":734,"width":901,"height":29}},{"text":"and their souls to perdition. And I could not help saying to him,","box":{"x":116,"y":760,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"'Would not the Holy Church wish, in her mercy, to have those","box":{"x":113,"y":788,"width":911,"height":38}},{"text":"souls back again, that she might allow them a little further proba-","box":{"x":119,"y":815,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"tion?' The Inquisitor answered nothing, but beckoned me to go","box":{"x":116,"y":844,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"with him to a door at one end of the hall. By this door he conduc-","box":{"x":115,"y":870,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"ted me to some small rooms and thence to spacious apartments of","box":{"x":118,"y":900,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"the chief Inquisitor. Having surveyed these he brought me back","box":{"x":118,"y":928,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"again to the Great Hall; and I thought he seemed now desirous","box":{"x":119,"y":956,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"that I should depart. 'Now, Father,' said I, 'lead me to the","box":{"x":118,"y":983,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"dungeons below; I want to see the captives.' 'No,' said he,","box":{"x":116,"y":1012,"width":908,"height":38}},{"text":"'that cannot be'. I now began to suspect that it had been in in the","box":{"x":116,"y":1037,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"mind of the Inquisitor, from the beginning, to show me only a","box":{"x":115,"y":1068,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"certain part of the Inquisition, in the hope of satisfying my inquiries","box":{"x":118,"y":1093,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"in a general way. I urged him with earnestness, but he he steadily","box":{"x":120,"y":1122,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"resisted, and and seemed to be offended, or rather agitated by my","box":{"x":118,"y":1146,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"importunity. I intimated to him plainly, that the only way to do","box":{"x":120,"y":1178,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"justice to his own assertions and arguments, regarding the present","box":{"x":115,"y":1206,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"state of the Inquisition, was to shew me the prisoners and the","box":{"x":119,"y":1234,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"captives. I should then describe only what I saw; but now the","box":{"x":119,"y":1261,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"subject was left in awful obscurity. Lead me down', said I, 'to","box":{"x":120,"y":1289,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"the inner building, and let me pass through the two hundred","box":{"x":119,"y":1318,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"dungeons, ten feet square, described by your former captives. Let","box":{"x":118,"y":1345,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"me count the number of your present captives, and converse with","box":{"x":118,"y":1373,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"them. I want to see if there be any subjects of the British Govern-","box":{"x":120,"y":1400,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"ment, to whom we owe protection. I want to ask how long they","box":{"x":122,"y":1429,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"have been here, how long it is since they beheld the light of the sun,","box":{"x":122,"y":1454,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"and whether they ever expect to see it again. Shew me the chamber","box":{"x":125,"y":1484,"width":901,"height":31}},{"text":"of Torture; and declare what modes of execution, or of punishment,","box":{"x":125,"y":1509,"width":901,"height":36}}]},"86":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00110-3006916b2520264cf8f0.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"86","box":{"x":137,"y":141,"width":43,"height":17}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":361,"y":147,"width":467,"height":20}},{"text":"are now practiced within the walls of the Inquisition, in lieu of the","box":{"x":141,"y":195,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"public Auto da Fe. If, after all that has passed, Father, you resist","box":{"x":140,"y":222,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"this reasonable request, I shall be justified in believing, that you are","box":{"x":144,"y":249,"width":898,"height":43}},{"text":"afraid of exposing the real state of Inquisition India. To these","box":{"x":140,"y":277,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"observations the Inquisitor made no reply; but seemed impatient","box":{"x":143,"y":305,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"that I should withdraw. 'My good Father,' said I, 'I am about","box":{"x":141,"y":334,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"to take my leave of you, and to thank you for your hospitable","box":{"x":141,"y":363,"width":898,"height":34}},{"text":"attentions, (it had been before understood that I should take my","box":{"x":140,"y":388,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"final leave at the door of the Inquisition, after having seen the","box":{"x":143,"y":417,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"interior) and I wish always to preserve on my mind a favourable","box":{"x":144,"y":446,"width":894,"height":32}},{"text":"sentiment of your kindness and candour. You cannot, you say,","box":{"x":141,"y":473,"width":897,"height":36}},{"text":"shew me the captives and the dungeons; be pleased then merely","box":{"x":140,"y":501,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"to answer this question for I shall believe your word:- How","box":{"x":137,"y":528,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"many prisoners are there now below, in the cells of the Inquisition?'","box":{"x":137,"y":556,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"The Inquisitor replied, 'That is a question which I cannot answer.'","box":{"x":134,"y":583,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"On his pronouncing these words, I retired hastily towards the door,","box":{"x":131,"y":612,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"and wished him farewell. He shook hands with as much cordiality","box":{"x":136,"y":638,"width":903,"height":39}},{"text":"as we could at the moment assume; and both of us, I believe, were","box":{"x":136,"y":669,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"sorry that our parting took place with a clouded countenance.","box":{"x":136,"y":695,"width":841,"height":32}},{"text":"From the place of Inquisition I went to the place of burning, in","box":{"x":178,"y":750,"width":859,"height":35}},{"text":"the Camp Santo Lazaro, on the river side, where the victims were","box":{"x":133,"y":779,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"brought to the stake at the Auto da Fe. It is close to the Palace,","box":{"x":132,"y":807,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"that the viceroy and his court may witness the execution; for it has","box":{"x":132,"y":834,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"ever been the policy of the Inquisition to make these spiritual","box":{"x":132,"y":863,"width":901,"height":36}},{"text":"executions appear to be the executions of the State. An old priest","box":{"x":129,"y":890,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"accompanied me, who pointed out the place and described the","box":{"x":130,"y":915,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"scene. As I passed over this melancholy plain, I thought on the","box":{"x":130,"y":946,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"difference between the pure and benign doctrine, which was first","box":{"x":129,"y":971,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"preached to India in the Apostolic age, and that bloody code,","box":{"x":129,"y":1001,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"which, after a long night of darkness, was announced to it under","box":{"x":127,"y":1028,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"the same name; and I pondered on the mysterious dispensation,","box":{"x":131,"y":1056,"width":897,"height":36}},{"text":"which permitted the ministers of the Inquisition, with their racks,","box":{"x":126,"y":1083,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"and flames, to visit these lands, before the heralds of the Gospel of","box":{"x":129,"y":1111,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"Peace. But the most painful reflection was, that this tribunal","box":{"x":126,"y":1140,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"should yet exist, unawed by the vicinity of British humanity and","box":{"x":126,"y":1167,"width":903,"height":39}},{"text":"dominion. I was not satisfied with what I had seen or said at the","box":{"x":124,"y":1195,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"Inquisition, and I determined to go back again. 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