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Page 191
... cause she did it , she answered : For that the said Lady had caused some of her hair and her hair - lace to be burned . And that she said , Catch willed her to be revenged of the said Lady . And that thereupon the said Mother Samuel bid ...
... cause she did it , she answered : For that the said Lady had caused some of her hair and her hair - lace to be burned . And that she said , Catch willed her to be revenged of the said Lady . And that thereupon the said Mother Samuel bid ...
Page 367
... cause death . Witches were assumed to rifle graves for bodies , especially those of children and executed criminals , to use as ingredients in magic potions , powders , and killing ointments . Crazy Sister Marie de Sains , having heard ...
... cause death . Witches were assumed to rifle graves for bodies , especially those of children and executed criminals , to use as ingredients in magic potions , powders , and killing ointments . Crazy Sister Marie de Sains , having heard ...
Page 403
... cause , with others , of so sad a calamity to them and their families ; for which cause I desire to lie in the dust and earnestly beg forgiveness of God , and from all those unto whom I have given just cause of sorrow and offense ...
... cause , with others , of so sad a calamity to them and their families ; for which cause I desire to lie in the dust and earnestly beg forgiveness of God , and from all those unto whom I have given just cause of sorrow and offense ...
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