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laid against him, that he should freely confess his crime without forcing us to
resort to the tortures which were being prepared for him, and, after we had made
him swear on the Holy Gospels of our Lord, laying his hands on the book, to
speak ...
laid against him, that he should freely confess his crime without forcing us to
resort to the tortures which were being prepared for him, and, after we had made
him swear on the Holy Gospels of our Lord, laying his hands on the book, to
speak ...
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Hand of Glory. Many grimoires and handbooks of magic describe the hand of
glory, a gruesome device sometimes featured in trials for witchcraft. The sorcerer
wrapped the hand of a hanged man in a piece of shroud, drew it tight to squeeze
...
Hand of Glory. Many grimoires and handbooks of magic describe the hand of
glory, a gruesome device sometimes featured in trials for witchcraft. The sorcerer
wrapped the hand of a hanged man in a piece of shroud, drew it tight to squeeze
...
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On the other hand, Samuel Wardwell, who first made a confession but later
denied it, was hanged. In all, 55, of the 150 accused, confessed in order to get
reprieves (Thomas Brattle's Letter). The course of the trial shocked only two of the
"witch ...
On the other hand, Samuel Wardwell, who first made a confession but later
denied it, was hanged. In all, 55, of the 150 accused, confessed in order to get
reprieves (Thomas Brattle's Letter). The course of the trial shocked only two of the
"witch ...
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| Title | The encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology |
| Author | Rossell Hope Robbins |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Crown Publishers, 1959 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 571 pages |
| Subjects | › Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft & Wicca Religion / Demonology & Satanism |
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