Sic itur ad astra scilicet

Sic itur ad astra scilicet. Print shows scene in a bawdy house of pleasure frequented by Father Petre and other Jesuits where they mingle and dine with such figures as: Wantonness, Avarice, Sloth, Fury, and Vanity. Priests engage in lascivious acts and steal money from a dying person, a Protestant minister is driven away from the door, a fox delivers a sermon from a pulpit, and Jesuits help themselves to treasures in India. Date 1681

Acts Astra Avarice Bawdy Brothel Delivers Dine Driven Engage Frequented Fury Itur Jesuits Lascivious Mingle Petre Priests Pulpit Scilicet Sermon Sloth Steal Themselves Treasures Wealth

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