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CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER IX. |
| PRIESTLY DOINGS. |
| Spanish process of conversion—Apprenticeship to religion—Indian girl's filial piety—The chain of indulgence—Inquisitorial spirit in Mexico—Wealth of the church—Number of ecclesiastics and religious establishments—Priestly methods of making money—Pursuits of the priests—Scene in the market-place—Procession of the host—Adoration—Priest's visit to a sick man—Costly Viaticum—A bereaved family |
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| CHAPTER X. |
| MEXICAN CATHEDRALS. |
| Splendour of their interiors—Sacrilege of rare occurrence—Great cathedral of Mexico—Gold and silver altar-piece and balustrade—Cathedral of Puebla—Jewelled image of the Virgin—"Miraculous" altar-piece—Provincial churches—Perversion of property—Indulgences—Form of an indulgence—Removal of church treasures—The caravan plundered—Confession of the leader of the ladrones—Recovery of the valuables—Alarms and suspicions—The treasures concealed—Ecclesiastical watchmen—Church sacked by a mob—Three holy fathers buried alive |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
| A PRIESTS'S ESTABLISHMENT. |
| Visit to the house of a priest—Its situation and appearance—Equipage in waiting—The azotea, or flat roof—Priest's daughters—Furniture of apartment—Father Perez—Priestly interrogations—Unintentional offence—Rude expulsion |
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