Catholic Encyclopedia: Inquisition - By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy. Tabula Rasa: The Inquisition - A short history from an esoteric perspective. Historical Overview of the Inquisition - Article outlining the origins of the Inquisition and its Spanish and Roman variants. Inquisition Collections - Extensive collection of documents from the Spanish Inquisition, maintained at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The Crime of Galileo: Indictment and Abjuration of 1633 - Text of the Inquisition's charges against Galileo Galilei, provided by the Modern History Sourcebook. Bernard Gui: Inquisitor's Manual - Translated by David Burr and provided by the Medieval Sourcebook. Inquisition - Introduction - An introduction to the origins of the Inquisition by David Burr. Witchcraft Documents [15th Century] - Primary documents on witches and witchcraft from the Medieval Sourcebook.