Every Jew, and every converso, knew that the Inquisition was as much about filling the royal purse as purifying the Spanish church. For payment of a rapacious fine, most prisoners could walk-or hobble, or be borne on a litter, depending on how long they had been held-from the doors of the Casa Santa.
( Geraldine Brooks )
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