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Itis1630,andadevastatingplaguehasdescendeduponthecityofMilan.GuglielmoPiazzaandGiacomoMoraaredepictedastwocity'sartisans(reallyonlyMora,abarber,wasanartisanwhilePiazzawasasanityofficer).OnedayawomanaccusesPiazzaofbeinganuntore(i.e.agreaser):aspreaderofdiseasebyanointingwallsandfurnitureswithapestiferousointment.Accordingtoasuperstitiousbeliefheldbythepeople,theseuntoriwereinleaguewiththeDevil,andwereresponsibleforthespreadofthepestilence.<br/> ImmediatelytheChurchandtheInquisitionscapegoatthetwoartisansfortheoutbreak,andsubjectthemtotrialbytorture,despitetheprotestsofCardinalBorromeo.<br/> Innocentvictimsofapanicwhichhasgrippedthepopulace,PiazzaandMoraarefoundguiltyoftheimaginarycrimeofsmearingpoisonoussubstancesaboutinthecitytoinduceplague.Theyareputtodeathuponthewheel.Afterwards,apillar(TheInfamousColumnofthetitle)iserectedinthesquarewhichbeheldtheirexecution,withawarningforthemasses,toguardagainsteruptionsofpublichysteriaeveragain.
