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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... give her a cake , and she would give her a thing that she should be the better for so long as she lived . And this Mother Waterhouse gave her a cake , whereupon she brought her this cat in her apron , and taught her as she was ...
... give her a cake , and she would give her a thing that she should be the better for so long as she lived . And this Mother Waterhouse gave her a cake , whereupon she brought her this cat in her apron , and taught her as she was ...
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... give evidence on suspicion of witchcraft : excommunicates , criminals , and even convicted perjurers ; and further ... gives formal rules for initiating legal action against witches and securing a conviction and passing sentence . The ...
... give evidence on suspicion of witchcraft : excommunicates , criminals , and even convicted perjurers ; and further ... gives formal rules for initiating legal action against witches and securing a conviction and passing sentence . The ...
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... give her a piece of pickled beef for Christmas , 1660 , sent Florence Newton away mumbling a threatened evil [ damnum minatum ] . A week later , as Mary was carrying some laundry , the " witch of Youghal " accosted her , knocked down ...
... give her a piece of pickled beef for Christmas , 1660 , sent Florence Newton away mumbling a threatened evil [ damnum minatum ] . A week later , as Mary was carrying some laundry , the " witch of Youghal " accosted her , knocked down ...
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