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A60256 The slaughter-house, or, A brief description of the Spanish Inquisition, in a method never before used in which is laid open the tyranny, insolence, perfidiousness, and barbarous cruelty of that tribunal, detected by several examples and observations / gathered together by the pains and study of James Salgado, a converted Spanish priest ... Salgado, James, fl. 1680. 1682 (1682) Wing S381A; ESTC R22786 24,890 72

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