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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... killed her own black cow using a devilish powder which she mixed in its mash . It was healthy but died within two or three days . Eighth , six years ago , she sprinkled the powder on her brown horse and it col- lapsed . Q. Whether her ...
... killed her own black cow using a devilish powder which she mixed in its mash . It was healthy but died within two or three days . Eighth , six years ago , she sprinkled the powder on her brown horse and it col- lapsed . Q. Whether her ...
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... killed her own black cow using a devilish powder which she mixed in its mash . It was healthy but died within two or three days . Eighth , six years ago , she sprinkled the powder on her brown horse and it col- lapsed . Q. Whether her ...
... killed her own black cow using a devilish powder which she mixed in its mash . It was healthy but died within two or three days . Eighth , six years ago , she sprinkled the powder on her brown horse and it col- lapsed . Q. Whether her ...
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... Killing . As part of the male- ficia of witches , it was commonly believed that witches poisoned people . In addition to deadly potions , they employed special killing ointments . The composition of such poisonous concoctions was given ...
... Killing . As part of the male- ficia of witches , it was commonly believed that witches poisoned people . In addition to deadly potions , they employed special killing ointments . The composition of such poisonous concoctions was given ...
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accomplices accused Ann Putnam believed bewitching Bishop blood Bodin body burned alive Canon Episcopi Catholic cause century charged charms child Christian Church condemned confessed convicted Cotton Mather court craft crime daughter death delusion demonologists demons devil devil's marks Elizabeth England English evidence evil example execution exorcism familiar spirit Father gave girl Grandier Guazzo guilty hand hanged heard heresy heretics holy husband incubus indicted innocent Inquisition inquisitors Isobel Johann Johannes Junius John judges killed King Lancre later lycanthropy Madeleine magic maleficia Malleus Maleficarum Margaret Mary Matthew Hopkins ment mother never night nuns ointment pact Parlement persecution persons poltergeist possession priest prisoner punished Reginald Scot Remy sabbat Salem Samuel Satan sentence Sister sorcery spectral evidence spirits squassation story strappado succubus suspected things Thomas tion told torture Wesley wife witch trials witchcraft witnesses woman women wrote young