Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-02

and after a months time. brought out
again.and persistins in her answer as
to religion, they bound her hands
behind her. stripped her back naked,
and dashed her with whip of knot
ted cords considerable time. and told
her afterwards. that she must kneel
down to the court, and give thanks
for their merciful usage of her. which
she positively refused to do.
After fifteen days. she was again
brought forth and examined and a
cruciix being set before her, she was
commanded to bow down to il, and
worship it. which she refused to do
they told her that she must expect to
be condemned to the flames, and burnt
with the Jews, at the next aHto de fe.
which was nigh at hand. Upon this,
she was rcmanded to her prison again
for thirty days /; and being then brot
out. red hot iron was got ready. and
brought to her in a chatting dish Of
burning Goals; and her breast being
laid open, the executioner. with one
end Of the red hot iron. burnt her to
the bone i'm three several places, on the
right side. one hard by the other; and
then sent her to her prison. without
any plaster, or other application. to
heal the sores, which were very pain
full TO her.
A month after this, she had another
severe whipping. as before, and in the
beginning Of August. she was brought
before the table. great number oil
of inqui,itors being present. and was
questioned whether she would profess
the Romish Religion or burn She
replied, she had always been a pro-
testant, land was subject ofthe Queen
of England, who vas able to protect
her, and she doubted not would do it,
were her condition. known to the En-
glish residing in Lisbon but as she
knew nothing of that. her resolution
was to continue protestant. though
she were to burn for it. To this they
answered, that her being the Queen
| of England's subject signifed nothing
in the dominions of the King of Por-
| tugal that the English residing in
Lisbon were heretics, and would be
damned and that it was the mer-
| cy of that tribunal to endeayour to
rescue her out of the flames of hell !;
but If her resolution were 10 burn. ra-
rher than profess the Rrmish Reh:
gion, they would give her trial
of il befnre hand. Accordingly the
officers were ordered to seat her in a
axed chair. and To bind her arias AMI
her legs. that she could make 10 re-
sistance nor motion; and the physi-
rian being placed by hertu direct the
court how tar they might torture her.
without hazard Of her life. her left
foot was made bare. and an iron slip
per. red hot, being Immediately bro't
in. her foot was fastened into it. which
continued on burning her tn the bone
till such time as. by extremity of the
pain, she tainted away, and the ply
stefan declaring her life was in dan
ger, they took it of, and ordered her
again to prison.
On the 10th Ct August. she was
again brought out. and whipped. after
cruel manner, and her back was all
over torn and being threatened with
more and greater tortures, aud, on the
other hand, being promised to be set
at liberty. if she would subscribe such
apaper as they would give her. though
she could have undergone death, yet
not being able to endure life OF 50
much misery, she Consented to sub
scribe as they would have her; and
accordingly, as they directed, wrote at
the bottom of "a large paper, which
contained. she knew not what they
then advised her to avoid the cOmpa'
ny Of all English heretics: and re-
storing to her nothing Of all the
plate, goods or money, she brought in
with her. and engaging her by oath
| to keep secret all that had been done
to her. turned her out Of doors. desll-
,ute Of all relief, but what she received
from the help and compassion OF cha.
ritablc christians.
The above said Elizabeth Nasco-
nellos did solemnly affirm and de-
clare the above written deposition to
\ . $780, tla Iou o,I u COR above writ