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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... prisoner if he wishes to introduce counterevidence . October 29. Judges to interview prisoner about engaging services of a lawyer . October 31. M. Pierre Boddaert and M. François Hysenbrant , two of the judges acting for the whole bench ...
... prisoner if he wishes to introduce counterevidence . October 29. Judges to interview prisoner about engaging services of a lawyer . October 31. M. Pierre Boddaert and M. François Hysenbrant , two of the judges acting for the whole bench ...
Page 508
... prisoner to speak the truth . 4. Should the judge relax torture lest the prisoner die in the torture chamber ? Awareness of his responsibility for a possible death should not sway the judge . to mitigate torture . If the prisoner ...
... prisoner to speak the truth . 4. Should the judge relax torture lest the prisoner die in the torture chamber ? Awareness of his responsibility for a possible death should not sway the judge . to mitigate torture . If the prisoner ...
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... Prisoner : ( Gives his reasons . ) The judge then assembled a panel of ex- perts , who might know the relationship between the prisoner and the witnesses , to decide on the validity of the prisoner's bases of mortal enmity . Or the ...
... Prisoner : ( Gives his reasons . ) The judge then assembled a panel of ex- perts , who might know the relationship between the prisoner and the witnesses , to decide on the validity of the prisoner's bases of mortal enmity . Or the ...
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