Interior of the Convent of San Marco

From a sketch by L'Riccarde

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The Life and Martyrdom

OF

SAVONAROLA,

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE

History of Church and State Connexion.

BY

R. R. MADDEN, M.R.I.A.,

AUTHOR OF "TRAVELS IN TURKEY, SYRIA AND PALESTINE,'

"C THE SHRINES AND SEPULCHRES," &c. &c.

THE MUSSULMAN,"

"Igne me examinasti et non est inventa in me iniquitas."-Psalm vi.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II

LONDON:

THOMAS CAHTLEY NEW BY,

WELBECK STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE.

MDCCCLIII.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAPTER I.

LETTER OF SAVONAROLA TO ALEXANDER THE SIXTH.-ODIUM UN-

JUSTLY INCURRED BY THE FRIAR ON ACCOUNT OF THE EXECU-

TION OF FIVE CITIZENS FOR A POLITICAL OFFENCE.-ORIGIN OF

ORDEAL.-PRACTICE OF THE EXPERIMENT BY FIRE AT DIF-

FERENT PERIODS IN FLORENCE.-COMPACT ENTERED INTO BY

THE DOMINICAN FRIARS WITH THE FRANCISCANS, AND PRO-

CEEDINGS RELATIVE TO THE ORDEAL.-RESULT OF THOSE PRO-

CEEDINGS.-1497, 1498

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CHAPTER II.

THE CONVENT OF SAN MARCO ASSAILED BY THE POPULACE.-AC-

COUNT OF THE ASSAULT AND DEFENCE.-ARREST AND IMPRI-

SONMENT OF FRA GIROLAMO.-9TH APRIL, 1498

CHAPTER III.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAVONAROLA AND HIS TWO COMPANIONS.

PART TAKEN IN THEM BY THE POPE.-TORTURES INFLICTED ON

SAVONAROLA.-FALSIFICATION OF THE PROCESS VERBAL.-THE

CONDEMNATION AND ALLEGED CONFESSION OF GUILT AS DE-

TAILED BY BURCHARD, THE MASTER OF THE CEREMONIES OF

ALEXANDER THE SIXTH, FROM THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FUR-

NISHED TO THE HOLY SEE BY THE ENEMIES OF FRA GIROLAMO.

CHAPTER IV.

PREPARATIONS FOR DEATH.-THE

AND HIS COMPANIONS.-1498 .

EXECUTION OF SAVONAROLA

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