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 231
... never had any pact , implicit or professed , with the Devil . Upon which , we ordered Master Poirson , hangman ( exécuteur des hautes oeuvres ) of the town of Toul , to apply the thumbscrews on the left hand ( except the fingers used ...
... never had any pact , implicit or professed , with the Devil . Upon which , we ordered Master Poirson , hangman ( exécuteur des hautes oeuvres ) of the town of Toul , to apply the thumbscrews on the left hand ( except the fingers used ...
Page 232
... never been a sorcerer . between April 13 and May 27 , 1662 , Isobel After this , we ordered the vise applied Gowdie gave what amounted to a résumé to his left arm , thigh , and left leg ; to all this he said that he had never been at a ...
... never been a sorcerer . between April 13 and May 27 , 1662 , Isobel After this , we ordered the vise applied Gowdie gave what amounted to a résumé to his left arm , thigh , and left leg ; to all this he said that he had never been at a ...
Page 290
... never renounced God ; will never do such a thing ; has never been guilty of this vice . Feels likewise no pain . Is stripped and examined ; on his right side is found a bluish mark , shaped like a trefoil , is thrice pricked without ...
... never renounced God ; will never do such a thing ; has never been guilty of this vice . Feels likewise no pain . Is stripped and examined ; on his right side is found a bluish mark , shaped like a trefoil , is thrice pricked without ...
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