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Page 55
... bewitched ; a red - hot poker thrust into the cream or a sixpence dropped into it might break the spell , or it might not . If the milk yield declined , it was because the cows were overlooked , or were being magically milked from a ...
... bewitched ; a red - hot poker thrust into the cream or a sixpence dropped into it might break the spell , or it might not . If the milk yield declined , it was because the cows were overlooked , or were being magically milked from a ...
Page 84
... bewitched to death , the Grand Jury did not return a true bill , and there was consequently no trial . The reaction against wholesale witch persecutions had already set it , and nineteen years later prosecutions for witchcraft were ...
... bewitched to death , the Grand Jury did not return a true bill , and there was consequently no trial . The reaction against wholesale witch persecutions had already set it , and nineteen years later prosecutions for witchcraft were ...
Page 108
... bewitched by Alice Freeman and twelve other women , all of whom were arrested , though only two were held for trial . Darrell asserted his belief in the boy's story , but certain circumstances had already aroused suspicion , and Somers ...
... bewitched by Alice Freeman and twelve other women , all of whom were arrested , though only two were held for trial . Darrell asserted his belief in the boy's story , but certain circumstances had already aroused suspicion , and Somers ...
Contents
The Art of Magic | 11 |
Chapter 2 Witchcraft and Religion | 23 |
Chapter 3 | 41 |
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