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Page 86
... charms to re- inforce the properties of their herbs or amulets , and consequently charms some- times appeared as evidence in witch trials . A charm to cure a bewitched person , re- cited in court by James Device , became famous at the ...
... charms to re- inforce the properties of their herbs or amulets , and consequently charms some- times appeared as evidence in witch trials . A charm to cure a bewitched person , re- cited in court by James Device , became famous at the ...
Page 87
... charm " as a spell or verse " used for a sign and watchword to the devil to cause him to work wonders . " Vairo ( 1583 ) said charms were invented by devils to gratify their " furious rage " against man- kind . In Scotland , the use of ...
... charm " as a spell or verse " used for a sign and watchword to the devil to cause him to work wonders . " Vairo ( 1583 ) said charms were invented by devils to gratify their " furious rage " against man- kind . In Scotland , the use of ...
Page 158
... charms , and witch- crafts , the which offenses by force of a statute made in the 33rd year of the reign of the late King Henry VIII were made to be felony , and so continued until the said statute was repealed by the act and statute of ...
... charms , and witch- crafts , the which offenses by force of a statute made in the 33rd year of the reign of the late King Henry VIII were made to be felony , and so continued until the said statute was repealed by the act and statute of ...
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