The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and DemonologyAn historical and human compendium, from original sources in the world's greatest libraries, describing the witches' sabbat and pact, incubi and succubi, eyewitness reports of trials, werewolves, and vampires, sexual relations with the devil, demoniacal possession and exorcism, poltergeists, barbarous tortures, and the theological and legal theories of inquisition, witchcraft and demonology. |
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... charm " as a spell or verse “ used for a sign and watchword to the devil to cause him to work wonders . " Vairo ( 1583 ) said charms were invented by devils to gratify their " furious rage " against man- kind . In Scotland , the use of ...
... charm " as a spell or verse “ used for a sign and watchword to the devil to cause him to work wonders . " Vairo ( 1583 ) said charms were invented by devils to gratify their " furious rage " against man- kind . In Scotland , the use of ...
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... charms , and witch- crafts , the which offenses by force of a statute made in the 33rd year of the reign of the late King Henry VIII were made to be felony , and so continued until the said statute was repealed by the act and statute of ...
... charms , and witch- crafts , the which offenses by force of a statute made in the 33rd year of the reign of the late King Henry VIII were made to be felony , and so continued until the said statute was repealed by the act and statute of ...
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... charms , and witch- crafts , the which offenses by force of a statute made in the 33rd year of the reign of the late King Henry VIII were made to be felony , and so continued until the said statute was repealed by the act and statute of ...
... charms , and witch- crafts , the which offenses by force of a statute made in the 33rd year of the reign of the late King Henry VIII were made to be felony , and so continued until the said statute was repealed by the act and statute of ...
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