the trial was far from over. A few days later (1 May) the interrogations resumed. The mayor had to be absent from Portogruaro, but the judges were impatient to hear Menocchio again. 'In the previous examination," the inquisitor said, "we told you that it appeared from the trial that your mind was filled with these humors and pernicious doctrines. Therefore, this holy tribunal desires that you finish opening your mind to us fully." And Menocchio: "My mind was lofty and wished for a new world and way of life, because the Church did not act properly, and because there should not be so much pom