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Article MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES. ← Page 5 of 5
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Memoirs Of The Freemasons Of Naples.
this History , we shall inform our Reader- of the particulars of him As being far removed from the place of the transaction the truth of the account might be doubted , if it was possible to think that any one would wantonl y accuse a man who was in power . ' This man was the son of a Coal dealer of Aquiia , capital of 1 Abruzze the nearer . He Was then young , and came to seek his fortune in the connection
Naples : which he formed with a . chambermaid , m an eminent family , was the prelude of his subsequent transactions . He became farmer of the revenue ; chief , or capi di ruota , that is to say , one of the four judges of the sacred and royal tribunal of St . Clare : ' the object . of which is to explain the javvs , and determine causes of appeal : he was afterwards criminal jud ge and member of the state council . It is asserted , that
durinotne exercise of these functions he was constantly attended b y a priest and an executioner , destined as the attendants of his unfortunate victims , and to prevent the delay of their several punishments , it is reported , that being charged to announce to some Jesuits thai ' final condemnation , he presented himself in the midst of them with a dagger in his hand : that he never in these persecutions consulted any thing but his own gainand forgot in that the rinci aim and
, p pal intention of his missions . He often caused stolen articles to be secreted in the houses of those whom he had proscribed ; or accused them , unjustly of discontent , in order to . have a plausible pretence tor their punishment , and to have the reputation of a vigilant magistrate . At that time he filled the offices of state counsellor , and criminal and civil judge , his name was Don Genaro Pallante
i u t man he Mar ( l UIS Tenucci revealed those fears , winch the Order of Freemasons inspired : in proposing him a < = the instrument of their destruction- ; it gave him room to hope , as the Marquis Was arrived at the age of eighty-nine , that he mio-ht one daysucceedto the ministershi p : this agent did not forsee thatan unexpected event would hasten his disgrace . A magistrate named patriaewas then commissary of tlie state council tribunal
, , a cnarged by the King to issue it ' s process against the Freemasons tbe marquis could not for a time give any other commands to Pallante but that of secresy ; we shall see what use he made of the minister ' s commission , without the tribunal authority ; animated with the most flattering prospects which appeared before him , his only aim was to surprise a Lod he searched for ies While he be
ge ; sp - came one himself ; he watched night and day those whom he suspected to be Masons ; he followed them every where , he assailed their doors , watched their transactions : and though these researches were useless , Pallante had resolved tofindthemmiilty . Theeio-htyninth year ofthe marquis intruded every - moment on his memoryarid ambition ; these flattering images deluded himand led
, him into those difficulties in which we shall hereafter see him embarrassed , {[ To be continued . ' }
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Memoirs Of The Freemasons Of Naples.
this History , we shall inform our Reader- of the particulars of him As being far removed from the place of the transaction the truth of the account might be doubted , if it was possible to think that any one would wantonl y accuse a man who was in power . ' This man was the son of a Coal dealer of Aquiia , capital of 1 Abruzze the nearer . He Was then young , and came to seek his fortune in the connection
Naples : which he formed with a . chambermaid , m an eminent family , was the prelude of his subsequent transactions . He became farmer of the revenue ; chief , or capi di ruota , that is to say , one of the four judges of the sacred and royal tribunal of St . Clare : ' the object . of which is to explain the javvs , and determine causes of appeal : he was afterwards criminal jud ge and member of the state council . It is asserted , that
durinotne exercise of these functions he was constantly attended b y a priest and an executioner , destined as the attendants of his unfortunate victims , and to prevent the delay of their several punishments , it is reported , that being charged to announce to some Jesuits thai ' final condemnation , he presented himself in the midst of them with a dagger in his hand : that he never in these persecutions consulted any thing but his own gainand forgot in that the rinci aim and
, p pal intention of his missions . He often caused stolen articles to be secreted in the houses of those whom he had proscribed ; or accused them , unjustly of discontent , in order to . have a plausible pretence tor their punishment , and to have the reputation of a vigilant magistrate . At that time he filled the offices of state counsellor , and criminal and civil judge , his name was Don Genaro Pallante
i u t man he Mar ( l UIS Tenucci revealed those fears , winch the Order of Freemasons inspired : in proposing him a < = the instrument of their destruction- ; it gave him room to hope , as the Marquis Was arrived at the age of eighty-nine , that he mio-ht one daysucceedto the ministershi p : this agent did not forsee thatan unexpected event would hasten his disgrace . A magistrate named patriaewas then commissary of tlie state council tribunal
, , a cnarged by the King to issue it ' s process against the Freemasons tbe marquis could not for a time give any other commands to Pallante but that of secresy ; we shall see what use he made of the minister ' s commission , without the tribunal authority ; animated with the most flattering prospects which appeared before him , his only aim was to surprise a Lod he searched for ies While he be
ge ; sp - came one himself ; he watched night and day those whom he suspected to be Masons ; he followed them every where , he assailed their doors , watched their transactions : and though these researches were useless , Pallante had resolved tofindthemmiilty . Theeio-htyninth year ofthe marquis intruded every - moment on his memoryarid ambition ; these flattering images deluded himand led
, him into those difficulties in which we shall hereafter see him embarrassed , {[ To be continued . ' }