The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and DemonologyA full-scale compendium of fact, history and legend, from original sources, about witchcraft and demonology, covering demonic possession and exorcism. Illustrated. |
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Page 93
... bewitching a four - year . 1589 involved one man and nine women , old child . As the child died , she screamed , most of them charged with bewitching to “ Away with the witch . ” Immediately after death ; four were convicted and hanged ...
... bewitching a four - year . 1589 involved one man and nine women , old child . As the child died , she screamed , most of them charged with bewitching to “ Away with the witch . ” Immediately after death ; four were convicted and hanged ...
Page 336
... bewitched suffer are most often jewa , a woman over fifty , was suspected of a wasting or emaciation of the whole bewitching cattle . The villagers locked her body and a loss of strength , with a deep in her cottage and set fire to it ...
... bewitched suffer are most often jewa , a woman over fifty , was suspected of a wasting or emaciation of the whole bewitching cattle . The villagers locked her body and a loss of strength , with a deep in her cottage and set fire to it ...
Page 426
... bewitching to death . So in St. Osyth there were village vendettas . Falling out with Elizabeth Ewstace , a neighbor had trouble with a cow and with his geese . Elizabeth Bennet was supposed to have killed a man who refused to sell her ...
... bewitching to death . So in St. Osyth there were village vendettas . Falling out with Elizabeth Ewstace , a neighbor had trouble with a cow and with his geese . Elizabeth Bennet was supposed to have killed a man who refused to sell her ...
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