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Page 54
... condemned by the Inquisi- tion . About witchcraft , however , Roman Catholics and Calvinists were of one mind . The ... condemn , and execute witches . While from time to time the trained legal mind shines through " I confess it is far ...
... condemned by the Inquisi- tion . About witchcraft , however , Roman Catholics and Calvinists were of one mind . The ... condemn , and execute witches . While from time to time the trained legal mind shines through " I confess it is far ...
Page 168
... condemned and exe- cuted at Chelmsford , in the county of Essex , the 5th day of July last past , 1589 , with the manner of their devilish practices and keeping of their spirits , whose forms are herein truly proportioned . ( 1589 ) ...
... condemned and exe- cuted at Chelmsford , in the county of Essex , the 5th day of July last past , 1589 , with the manner of their devilish practices and keeping of their spirits , whose forms are herein truly proportioned . ( 1589 ) ...
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... condemned only three persons , of feeble mind , who had confessed to being witches . Chief Justice Stoughton ordered these three to be hanged , along with five . others held over from 1692 ( including Elizabeth Proctor , now no longer ...
... condemned only three persons , of feeble mind , who had confessed to being witches . Chief Justice Stoughton ordered these three to be hanged , along with five . others held over from 1692 ( including Elizabeth Proctor , now no longer ...
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