Go forth and multiply

Witness accounts from the records of the Spanish Inquisition in Córdoba.

Pedro Canseco, merchant, said that St Peter was a mischievous rogue. Christ sent him to get some wine and found him shagging the barmaid and said: “What are you doing, Peter?” “Multiplying, Lord.” And Christ said, “Well, get it over with and let’s go forth.”

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