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... Germany , Witchcraft in . Germany was the classic land of witchcraft . In England , not more than 1,000 people were executed as witches ; in Germany , at least 100,000 were executed . Torture was forbidden by English law . In Germany ...
... Germany , Witchcraft in . Germany was the classic land of witchcraft . In England , not more than 1,000 people were executed as witches ; in Germany , at least 100,000 were executed . Torture was forbidden by English law . In Germany ...
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... Germany , Roman imperial and Canon Law replaced it . The new idea was propagandized throughout Germany in thousands of sermons ( like those of Plantsch , 1507 , or Geiler von Kaysersberg , 1517 ) and hundreds of laws and vade mecums ...
... Germany , Roman imperial and Canon Law replaced it . The new idea was propagandized throughout Germany in thousands of sermons ( like those of Plantsch , 1507 , or Geiler von Kaysersberg , 1517 ) and hundreds of laws and vade mecums ...
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... Germany is almost entirely occupied with building fires for [ the witches ] . Switzer- land has been compelled to wipe out many of her villages on their account . Travelers in Lorraine may see thousands and thou- sands of the stakes to ...
... Germany is almost entirely occupied with building fires for [ the witches ] . Switzer- land has been compelled to wipe out many of her villages on their account . Travelers in Lorraine may see thousands and thou- sands of the stakes to ...
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