The result of this new code was, that the inquisitors could not question a witness to obtain information on any subject but that for which he was summoned.
That each denouncer should be subject to a strict examination, to discover his motives for the accusation.
That the order for imprisonment could not be given without the concurrence of the diocesan in ordinary, or until they had examined each witness a second time.
That the prisons should be public, neat, and convenient.
That the prisoners should be allowed to see their relations, their friends, and their counsel.
That they might choose a lawyer or procurator in whom they placed confidence.
That the accusation should be immediately communicated to them, with the name of the place where, and the time when, the witnesses had declared the crime to have been committed.
That if the accused demanded a copy of the accusation and the examination, it should be given to him.
That when the proofs and the depositions were all received, they should be communicated entirely to the prisoner, as in the present time there are no persons powerful enough to inspire the witnesses with fear, except in cases where the prisoner is a duke, marquis, count, bishop, or in possession of some other dignity of the church.
That in this case, in order to conceal the names of the witnesses, the judge shall draw up a writing, declaring upon oath, that he believes this measure to be necessary for the preservation of the lives of the witnesses; that this act shall deprive the prisoner of his right of appealing against it.