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Page 271
... secular court to moderate its sentence so that effusion of blood and peril of death may be avoided . " Should the secular judges show mercy , however , they were charged with favoring heretics . When the Senate of Venice in 1521 refused ...
... secular court to moderate its sentence so that effusion of blood and peril of death may be avoided . " Should the secular judges show mercy , however , they were charged with favoring heretics . When the Senate of Venice in 1521 refused ...
Page 273
... secular courts , of offenses originally religious was facilitated It was performed by a sorcerer who had by the prospect of additional sources of made a pact with the Devil . However , the Inquisition could also punish non - heretical ...
... secular courts , of offenses originally religious was facilitated It was performed by a sorcerer who had by the prospect of additional sources of made a pact with the Devil . However , the Inquisition could also punish non - heretical ...
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... secular court , actually and effectually , for most worthy and legiti- mate punishment according to its own . secular provisions . The sentencing and execution by the secular authority were also made an occa- sion for terror . At ...
... secular court , actually and effectually , for most worthy and legiti- mate punishment according to its own . secular provisions . The sentencing and execution by the secular authority were also made an occa- sion for terror . At ...
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