CRIMEN SOLICITATIONIS

N.B., according to the norm of article 52 he is not to bind the accused to take an oath to tell the truth.
    The notary will begin the action: 
    “On the…day of the month of …in the year ….
Having been summoned, The Reverend N.N. personally appeared before the undersigned (let there be written the name, family name, etc. of that person who is doing the indictment) [especially delegated for this action], who was: 

    Interrogated about his name, family name, parents. Homeland, age, condition, etc.
    He answered:.. ( The notary will write in the native language, and, in so far as he can, in the same words which the accused uses, his answers.)

    Interrogated:  Whether he knows or perhaps imagined the reason of his having been summoned?
    He answered:… (and it will be continued in this way up until the end, noting down the single question and his answers to them).”

    If the answer according to this interrogation has been affirmative, the judge will invite the accused to explain everything separated and sincerely; otherwise, he will admonish him gravely, in order that, having been stricken by his own conscience, he would say whether perhaps he felt that he was burdened by any crime.  And, if he then should respond affirmatively that he, as above, will invite him to confess his own fault with appropriate humility and sincerity, expressing the names of those who were delinquent with him and the words or facts and other circumstances of the matter which constitute the matter and individuality of the impetrated crimes.

    And because it is difficult for him to be able to remember everything
From the beginning, the judge will be able to put aside the space of two or three days, during which the accused person can diligently examine in prayer and tears his own conscience, giving him the option of giving his confession in writing as well, which is the following indictment 

The judge will formally receive, or if it is given in writing, he will accept from his hands the notebook in which it is contained and give it to the notary who will make a note of the matter, for example, in this way: The accused gave [me] a notebook [containing] his confession, as he asserted, having done it in writing, which began… (he will note the first word of the document), and finished with… (he will note the last words), and with I, accepting it, sign with the letter A (he marks the page with this or other letter of the alphabet)  and I put it into the Acts.” This method must be observed always as often as any document of any type received from the accused has to be inserted into the Acts.

    After these, the directing judge will compare the confession that has been made either verbally or in writing with the denunciations existing in the Acts, and, if he will find in it nothing that is omitted or left out, having omitted the affirmations, he shall proceed to the last questions; if, however, he finds anything in these which the accused either did not confess at all or lacked integrity in confession, he will only make mention of it, as will stated below.

    If, however, the matter still remains negative against the accused, the judge will interrogate him further whether he knows against what delicts the supreme tribunal is proceeding; if he does not know, he will enumerate the crimes of this type (heresy, solicitation to grave matter, the worst crime [of pediastry ,  the violation of the seal etc.)  Then he will ask him whether he impetrated any of these crimes: if he responds affirmatively, he will invite him to a spontaneous confession, as before, otherwise he will read to him the decree by which a mandate has been issued that he be indicted.