A History of the Inquisition of Spain V.2
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Jubilation might be either a reward or a punishment. In the earlier time, when an official was obliged to retire on account of age or infirmity he was taken care of with either a pension or a substantial gift, of which various cases are to be found in the records. In time this became an established custom, known as jubilation, and the retiring pension was usually half the salary, sometimes, but not often, deducted from the salary of the suc- cessor. Applications for jubilation were common, as m...en grew old or incapacitated, and we have seen, in the enumeration of the tribunal of Murcia, how many wage-eaters of this kind weighed on the finances of the Inquisition.
The use of jubilation as a punishment affords a striking illus- tration of the tenderness shown to offenders. Instead of the deserved dismissal, they were shielded as far as possible from dis- grace and were retired with a pension, thus placing them on a par with aged officials worn out in service. So far was this sym- pathy carried that, in the instructions of Carlos II to Rocaberti, in 1695, he is warned that, as jubilation inflicts grave discredit, * Archive de Simancas, Inquisicion, Lib.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Jubilation might be either a reward or a punishment. In the earlier time, when an official was obliged to retire on account of age or infirmity he was taken care of with either a pension or a substantial gift, of which various cases are to be found in the records. In time this became an established custom, known as jubilation, and the retiring pension was usually half the salary, sometimes, but not often, deducted from the salary of the suc- cessor. Applications for jubilation were common, as m...en grew old or incapacitated, and we have seen, in the enumeration of the tribunal of Murcia, how many wage-eaters of this kind weighed on the finances of the Inquisition.
The use of jubilation as a punishment affords a striking illus- tration of the tenderness shown to offenders. Instead of the deserved dismissal, they were shielded as far as possible from dis- grace and were retired with a pension, thus placing them on a par with aged officials worn out in service. So far was this sym- pathy carried that, in the instructions of Carlos II to Rocaberti, in 1695, he is warned that, as jubilation inflicts grave discredit, * Archive de Simancas, Inquisicion, Lib.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Henry Charles Lea to read onlineMoreLess
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