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Indictment. The indictments printed below are typical of the formal charges made
against persons accused of witchcraft in England (and America). The indictment
differed from a presentment, which, according to William Lambard's Eirenarcha ...
Indictment. The indictments printed below are typical of the formal charges made
against persons accused of witchcraft in England (and America). The indictment
differed from a presentment, which, according to William Lambard's Eirenarcha ...
Page 260
After trial, the indictment was endorsed with the verdict, either billa vera, a true bill
, or ignoramus, ignored or thrown out, or "no true bill." The prisoner usually
pleaded Not Guilty — Po[nit] se [super patriam de bono et malo]. The verdict was
...
After trial, the indictment was endorsed with the verdict, either billa vera, a true bill
, or ignoramus, ignored or thrown out, or "no true bill." The prisoner usually
pleaded Not Guilty — Po[nit] se [super patriam de bono et malo]. The verdict was
...
Page 425
Indictments are extant for fourteen women, most of them pretty disreputable and
impoverished characters. Their names are not especially important; what
happened to the women is important: Two were not indicted, for No True Bill was
found, ...
Indictments are extant for fourteen women, most of them pretty disreputable and
impoverished characters. Their names are not especially important; what
happened to the women is important: Two were not indicted, for No True Bill was
found, ...
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