1292. About a hell deep under the feet

There is a hell of the greedy, under the feet, and in fact the worst part under the left foot, deep down, yet not under the earth like the one spoken of before [1288], but in a very low region. A kind of smoke was exhaling from it, yet not smoke only, but a steam such as arises in some localities from scraped swine that they put in a trough full of hot water to remove their hairs, as they do in some countries, like Holland. That kind of smoky steam was rising up.