[635] The procession of the cruz verde was not universal. It was practised in Valladolid, Toledo, Murcia and probably some others.—Archivo de Simancas, Inq., Lib. 979, fol. 40.
[636] The cost of these meals was scrutinized. In 1571 the Suprema ordered Logroño not to spend more than twelve ducats on the breakfast. A carta acordada of January 25, 1574, refers to the heavy expenses for collation and breakfast given to inquisitors and officials, confessors and penitents. In future they are to be confined to confessors and penitents; if the inquisitors and officials want meals it must be at their own expense, and evidence of this must accompany the reports of the autos.—Archivo de Simancas, Inq., Lib. 82, fol. 9; Lib. 942, fol. 39.
[637] The royal oath, taken by the young Carlos II, at the Madrid auto of 1680, with one hand on the cross and the other on the gospels, was as follows. The inquisitor-general said “Vuestra Magestad jura y promete por su fe y palabra real, que como verdadero y Catolico Rey, puesto por la mano de Dios, defenderá con todo su poder la Fe Catolica que tiene y cree la santa madre Iglesia Apostolica de Roma y la conservacion y aumento della, y que persiguirá y mandará perseguir á los Hereges y Apostatas contrarios della, y que mandará dar y dará el favor y ayuda necessario para el Santo Oficio de la Inquisicion y ministros dello, para que los hereges perturbadores de nuestra Religion Cristiana sean prendidos y castigados conforme á los derechos y sacros canones, sin que aya omision de parte de Vuestra Magestad ni excepcion de persona alguna de qualquier calidad que sea.” To this the king replied “Assi lo juro y prometo por mi fee y palabra Real.” (Olmo, Relacion del Auto, p. 125.) Such an oath was administered to the prince Don Carlos at the Valladolid auto of May 21, 1559 (Gachard, Don Carlos, I, 47); also to Philip II at that of October 8, 1559 (Cabrera, Vida de Felipe II, Lib. V, cap. 3); also to Philip III at that of Toledo, March 6, 1600 (MSS. of Library of University of Halle., Yc, 20, T. VIII), and to Philip IV at the Madrid auto of 1632 (Mora, Auto de la Fee, § 27).
[638] At the great Logroño auto of Nov. 7-8, 1610, where there were fifty-three culprits, including twenty-nine witches, the sentences were so long that the day was consumed with the eleven cases of relaxation. The second day was occupied from dawn till nightfall; some of the sentences had to be curtailed, and the reconciliations were performed after dark.—Auto de Fe de Logroño (Logroño, 1611; Madrid, 1820).
[639] Archivo de Simancas, Inq., Sala 40, Lib. 4, fol. 221.
[640] Mora, Auto de la Fee de 1632, § 44.
[641] MSS. of Library of Univ. of Halle, Yc, 20, T. I.
[642] Ant. Rodríguez Villa, La Corte y Monarquía de España, p. 238.
[643] Archivo hist. nacional, Inquisicion de Toledo, Leg. 1.
[644] Archivo hist. nacional, Inq. de Toledo, Leg. 1.—Archivo de Simancas, Gracia y Justicia, Inq., Leg. 621, fol. 171.