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A woman having intercourse with a horse is assigned seven years penance in Burchard's Penitential.
But as both of these give details with which we would not have our readers credit our imagination, we will first say that they are literally translated from Burchard's Latin journal.
It cannot positively be said that it is untrue; but it can be said that it is unconfirmed. There is, for instance, no word of it in Burchard's Diarium, and when you consider how ready a chronicler of scandalous matter was this Master of Ceremonies, you will no doubt conclude that, if any foundation there had been for that Venetian story, Burchard would never have been silent on the subject.
On July 15, 1500, at about the third hour of the night, Alfonso was assaulted and grievously wounded mortally, it was said at first on the steps of St. Peter's. Burchard's account of the affair is that the young prince was assailed by several assassins, who wounded him in the head, right arm, and knee.
Burchard, care-worn and nervous, made his appearance. Mr. Waters conducted the testimony for the defence. Mr. Burchard inquired of him what testimony Malcolm relied upon, and was answered that no testimony whatever was to be introduced, but he would rely altogether upon the lack of testimony on the part of the government. A cold shiver ran down Burchard's backbone.
McGivney had told Peter that the district attorney was not in the secret, he really believed that Peter's story was all true; but Peter suspected that this was camouflage, to save Mr. Burchard's face, and to protect him in case Peter ever tried to "throw him down."
1 See Burchard's Diarium, Thuasne Edition, Vol. II. p.442 et seq.
At a certain period in the year first mentioned, when Bernon Burchard's enthusiasm was all aglow for his English namesake, there called upon him the Rev. Mr. Malcolm of Oxford, with a letter of introduction from Winfield, wherein he commended his nephew to the attention of Mr. Bernon for his many virtues and acquirements. He was cordially received, and Mr.
Against him in particular has the spleen of the papists been directed, for by them his writings are regarded as the poisonous source from which the enemies of the papacy, especially the Protestants, have derived material for their slanders regarding Alexander VI. Their anger may readily be explained, for Burchard's diary is the only work written in Rome with the exception of that of Infessura, which breaks off abruptly at the beginning of 1494 which treats of Alexander's court; moreover, it possesses an official character.
There is a brief summary of the event in Burchard's diary under date of July 26, 1501, which runs as follows: "At about the fourth hour last night the Pope had news of the capture of Capua by the Duke of Valentinois. The capture was due to the treason of one Fabrizio a citizen of Capua who secretly introduced the besiegers and was the first to be killed by them.
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