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have

invented

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upon

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complexion
reference

to

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origin
fire.

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all

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of

of

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appear

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professed
and

with

to

the

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Chaldeans

they

events

fortunes,

assumed

to

themselves

stars,

coming

as

brilliant

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astrology

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foundation

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of

system

planetary

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alone.

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ascribed

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legendary

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name

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of

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ascribed

permanent

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the

were

men

and

the

astronomical

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holy

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the

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had

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INTRODUCTION.

the

principle

of

evil.

of

religion

or

included

was

the

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courseVith

the

exalting

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from

rank

by

and

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its

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is

in

in

temples

Egypt

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and

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the

wife

Coptic
typify
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as

;
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of

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of

Osiris,

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word
the

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earth

her
am

mortal

be

wisdom,

shrines
the

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raise

and
a

the

bearing
all

can

as

was,

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and

also

was

Alexandria,
Phtha.

to

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certain
of

Horus

the
to

seem

represented

kerasphdi-os,

is,

Isis,
from

employed

enigmatic

veil."

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usually

symbol

that

at

name

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moon

received
famous

and

her

is

always

most

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she

the

regarded

of

kings

studied

magic

Canopus,

at

plenty,

but

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of

of

derives

or

of

goddess

horn-bearing).

may

those

were

of

illustrious

his

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art.

sake

gods.

that

Egypt,

of

the

kings

their

inter-

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fire
of

not

emanated

sacred

of

an

the
that

Persian

worship

was

for

symbol

the

says

development

and

as

however,

was,

who

of

fire which

the

monarch

which

credit

taught

celestial

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the

magic,

and

power,

Ormuzd.

preceded

as

regal

illuminated

were

entire

were

did

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reservations

some

nation
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the

but

Zoroaster,

gods.

made

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with

priests

Magi,

or

themselves

to

arrogate

under

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The

principle

associated

everything

"magic."
named

the

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and

Persia

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science

good,

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as

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INTRODUCTION.

lo

Isis,
of

and

instructed

was

healing.

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the

Horus,

king

science

and

studied

by

belief

that

magic
the

influence
ceremonies

they

assigned
Hathor,

on.

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the

It
the

of

Bath,

celebrated

the

thereon,

by
is the

Happy
as

only

the
loo

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of

and

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W.

collector

edition,
copies

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Wynn

all

being

Mr.

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in

science^
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secured

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everyone.*

of

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has

who

travelled

artistic

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like

of

well

as

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issued

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had

aspect

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interesting.

most

so

thus

Egyptian

study

reprints

especially
Isiac

the

in

individual's

had

who

others,

and

the

an

hour

natal

lips

with

of
of

and

influences

the

prove

magic,

Egyptian

astrologer

doctrine

interested

must

the

gods

instrumentality

publications

teeth

the

they

Sun,

the

astrological

and

those

the

or

nose

moment

element

constrolled

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the

an

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of

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the

the

nativity

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Ra,

theory

funeral

divinities

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to

the

at

was

star

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these

heavens

birth.

eyes

the

by

the

of

to

powerful

illustration,

among
To

their

was

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an

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combine

to

as

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ascertain

exercised

as

the

head

the

to

of

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quoted

eagerly

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body.

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in

body

only

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light,

and

exercised

stars

art

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sun.

priests.

human

may

agree

entire

Egyptian

the

with

earnestly

were

the

on

the

of

different

the

in

mother

synonymous

spirit

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limi-

INTRODUCTION.

Egypt,

and

there

the

the

various

rites

and

mysterious

of

divinity

patron
from

the

deity,

of

one

the

the

among

that

the

suicide.

Empusa,

"

were

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the

world,

the

hovered
and

murdered

the

goblin

as

ceeded
pro-

crossways

of

blood

the

her,

witchcraft,

Mormo,

among

latter

was

nether

the

haunted

the

by

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taught

and

tombs,

accursed

places

of

of

oracles

the

sorcerers.

powers

phantoms

invocation

the

moon-goddess,

the

the

in

Ilekate.

of

worship

the

The

manifested

Trophonios,

of

and

Greece,

Orpheotelesta,

cave

their

developments.

chiefly

the

the

dead,

gods,

of

into

way

novel

was

sorcery

peculiar

its

priests into

the

by

found

magic

assumed

Greek

of

initiated

been

mysteries,

ii

or

the

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that

did

her

than

her

art

crew

bidding."
borrowed

Rome
and

does

the

not

Romans

modification

the

divination
the

dead,

the

and

which
medical

teacher

probably
character.

had

ceremonies
of
of

awful
the

partook

of

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or

the

phantoms,

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ancient

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of

of

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character.

both

cultivated

worship

lenm7'es

the

comprising

sorcery,

their

to

before

years

the

occult

known

previously

future,

of

been

200

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the

evocation

goddess

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of

mystic

nocturnal
the

of

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era.

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appear

less

no

poetic

until

Christian
a

from

literature,

science

magic,

her

was

magic,

religious

and

INTRODUCTION.

12

Christian

The
forbade

Both

epilepsy
evil

produced

were

and

certain

of

the

the

were

relics
ascribed

to

the

middle

the

whole

In
over

entirely
to

the

it

by

the

Chaldeans.

art."
with

loathsome

superior

of

the

to

youth,
endlesss

this

low

devoted

he

philosopher's
to

the

life.

of

the

witchcraft

and

all

his

with

sources

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energies
and

stone

of
Nat.

into

the

to

the

p.

the

ments
enchantrose

he,

but

too,

the

heavenly

the

discovery

elixir

of
wealth

illimitable

ix.

of

with

scholar

theurgy,

communion

had

night-side

imps,

The
of

it

but

his

and

kind

supremacy

degenerated

with

only

One

the

of

communicated

had

necromancer.

sought

longer

the

Evil

practises
of

powers

It dealt

the

Europe

It

magical

popularly

its

character

religious

the

by

trances.

Christian

of

those

only

origin

asserted

magic

ages

cognized
re-

the

properties

ecstatic

and

lost

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nature,

no

visions

by

when

and

magic

divine

the

the

authorized

duly

curative

and

of

367,

that

with

supposed

saints,

of

in

were

Connected

bishops.

rites

who

it

practise

or

formally

church

ordained

Laodicea

of

demons

exorcised

be

exorcism

own.

and

bodies

to

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of

of

the

were

words.

efficacy

the

should

these

that

forms

Coujicil

within

its

mania

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action

the

taught

but

of

magic

held

by

confined

spirits

sufferers,

as

history,

its

magic,

Tertullian

and

Origen

of

outset

pagan

described

be

may

the

at

of

practice

the

what

church,

52].

eternal
and

INTRODUCTION,

Born
the

Rouvere,

at

sixteenth
of

he

became

the

of

enemies

instigated

persons

possessed,

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visitation.

been

this

celebrated

here

author
The

will,

reader

effects

wonderful

of

driving

in

as

use

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only

possession,

used
in

in
of

the

cases

act

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has

means

who

continued
after

respect
orders

of

in

closer

the

and

the

tians,
Chrisstill

are

been

and

object

supposed

administration

the

power.

minor

exercise

to

by

divine

Luther,

the

of

produced

Jews,

this

the

by

this

of

in

one'possessed,

Catholics

clergy
in

interested

such

with

opinions

Catholic

of

pagans,

teachings

him.

credulous

applied

some

by

Roman

One

Reformation.
Roman

belief

the

among

followers
to

this

ceremonials

and

out

of

name

effect

to

accepted

the

had

satirized

been

term

spirit

their

who

our

be

have

is

to

prove.

to

word

evil

an

command

ability

said

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exorcism."

had

doubt,

no

of

charge

absurd,

which

to

his

part

of

Richelieu,

case

endeavours

the

cause

though

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that

first

was

convulsions

the

being

by Cardinal

persuaded
is

their

horrible,

countenanced

was

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with

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charge

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and

of

envy

acquitted,

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to

nuns

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He

being

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incontinency;

this

him.

against

curate

was

that

of

end

very

obtaining

preacher

excited

was

accused

On

popular

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at

Grandier

Urbain

Loudun.

so

monks

Sable,

near

century,

Canon

and

13

of

function,

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the
and

demoniacal

baptism,

and

INTRODUCTION.

14

holy

Is

not

pieces?"

of

expression
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mont,

and

(Operatio

ecclesia

per

sanandi

ritus,

verba,

efTectus

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Opera

omnia,

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renwi,

p.

los

et

by

their

wonders

others

trees,
for

by

latter

healed

by

acquainted

sick

who

the

power

of

the

words.

dangerously

words

Greeks

Egyptians
of

and

and

words
that

word

lay

words,

The

exorcism.
with

by

by

power

wonder-working
the

herbs

The

magic

cures,"

Many

others

healed."

the

performed

by

divine

Porphyrius,
by

'

et

Christians

early

'

again

the

surely

omnes.

magicians

and
of

in

the

performed

are

diabo-

verborum

formulas.

water,

most

cured

Sicily,

old

"

means

believed

Plotin

devil

by
the

are

also

in

is

it

sick

by magic

Zendavesta,

the

says

the

but

words,

heal

did

aquam,

morbos

magna

only

in

fuit

contra

et

virtute
Not

753).

nedum

sed

for

it continue

exorcismos,

idque

herbas,

salem,

diseases.

all

primordio

the

against

used

will

so

larly
particu-

ages,

against

also

Hel-

Van

says

only

direct

the

by

early

not

Christ,

in

is

the

but

arts,

ever."

in

rock

the

power,"
in

it commenced

panem,

that

mental

church,

magic

and

devil

Lord;

29).

common

the

in

As

the

the

saith

breaketh

words,

by

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p.

fire

as

of

and

chrism^

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that

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(Jer.

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water.

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of

blessing

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in

;
cast

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words,

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out

ill
the
the

also

well

and

give

INTRODUCTION.

in

poems

the

his

Ulysses

and

song

the

wounds

by

Greeks,

healing
it

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to
to

in

two,

limb

by

two

affections

of

the

the

round

suspended

worn

the

letters

and

was

gained

by Serenus

be

certain
form

for

cure

an

of

in

were

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working
wonder-

supposed

were

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consisting

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to

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inscription

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and

injured

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greatest

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it is

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words.

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men.

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be

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the

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astaries,"

feet

five

or

caused

and

tumours

be

four

branch,

green

that

stones,

the

use

in
was

said

words.

dardaries,

daries,

*'motas,

woman

147).

certain

alone

not

to

ii. p.

lib.

1587,

the

that

common

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words

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bleeding

virtues

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storm

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strictly forbidden.
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gods

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words

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stoned

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and

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knowledge

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of

testimony

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the

to

joined
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INTRODUCTION.

16

Talismans
and

still

customs

many

from

them.

methodus,

medicatione,"

speaks

it exists
in

duced

the

fidentis,

et

Spiritus
Doctis

et

hoc

suae

est,

ilia

externa

and

carmina,

sed

Tartara,
qui viget,

sed

vis

non

animi

con-

doctissime

ut

sibi

sidera

nee

vi

animi,

animus,

inscius,

morbos
solo

per

poterit.

curare

animum

intactum

earn

per

ergo

naturae

constans,

nihil

habentibus,

Indoctus
et

cceli

facit.

ilia

cognita

confirmatus,

living

The

sanabit

verbo

afficiat,

disease

perform
Etenim

its

showed

and

the

wonders

externa

in

the

Christo

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mankind

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of

power

over

power
of

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Helmont,

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which

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Christ,

through

says

pro-

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sed

power

visible

concordis,

potestatis

simul

ut

this

help

sunt

possunt.

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vero

subject

of

intelligentiam

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externis,

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possunt,

non

rerum

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alone

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29

LOUDUN.

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30

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passed

big

over

their

also

their

foot

the

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tip

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again

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far

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of

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they

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when

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bent

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elbow.

her

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hand,

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where

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parish,

his

in

Croix

his

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brought

Ste.

Bishop

Laubardemont

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exorcisms.

the

the

afternoon,

was

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1634,

June,

M.

of

declared

benediction,
sung,

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likewise.

and

could

in

Church
at

impostures,

of

23rd

Grandier

the

present
there

the

o'clock

present,

prison

III.

Poitiers

of

iLouDun.

of

the

have

saying

pastoral
had

usual

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Impero,

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constrained

said,

by
him,

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"Eh

will

in

speak

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could

the

is

accusation,
circumstances

other

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is

him

four

lost.

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devils,

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word,

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the

to

whose

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effects

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of

example

each

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you

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all

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all

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"

as

you

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life.

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all

Christ,

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with

"

follows

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enced.
expericonfessed

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promise

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every

said

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is

himself

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man

symbols,

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he

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into.

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;
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acknowledge

to

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repri-

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say

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words,

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was

language

any

these

not

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mouth

or

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behave

the

by

that

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is,

sharply

said

Latin,

Greek.

out

answer."

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had

understood

cried

and

Bishop

he

as

that

vos,

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and

interrogate

demon

LOUDUN.

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you.

possessed

to

OF

its
for

serve

God,

Catholic,.

Sacraments,
me

and

8.

THE

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still

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justification.
in

his

favour

confess
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the

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shift,

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middle

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her

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forced

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Christ

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devil

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to

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was

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pre-

take

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statement,

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witness
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nuns,

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four

accused

months,

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him

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ever

possessions

priests

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kind

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in

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do.

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certainty

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tree

herself,

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played

criminals

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then

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rope

hang

in

committed

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present

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retract,

to

declaring

innocent.

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him,

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was

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room

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of

knees

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attempting
by

door

herself

her

round

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de

M.

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for

to

as

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day

one

stood

was

on

and

garden,

such

the

Grandier,

accusing

dared

yard,

far

so

him.

rope

hand,

Laubardemont

repented

of

the

when

herself

threw

her

of
and

heavily;
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in

spoke

possessed

convent,

with

and,

candle

the

apparent

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went

even

herself,
in

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the

calumniated

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Laubardemont
to

some

had

they

of

of

several

him

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to

semblance

and

LOUDUN.

conspire

to

under

more

OK

of

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though

the

depositions

sacrilege
saw

the

him

gates

those

day
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of

of
and

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witness

Princess

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so

again

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evil

the

Carmelite

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all

among
never

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seen

agreed

to

as

having

fourteen

joy

rest.

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interested

was

as

in

this

affair,

had
all

were

and

inflicted,

filled

were

perfectly

was

honour

intended

had

that

they

they

whose

at

opinion

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be

to

of

though

sentence,

God,

sentence

noticed

was

conscience

if

magician

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to

another.

their

their

and

these

all

difference

penalty

pronounced

with

it

judges,
one

the

characters

assembled

and

slightest

known

or

never

were

him

Commissioners

the

not

and

remained

only

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was

fusion
con-

disappearance

and

completed,

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doer.

and

magic

with

sixty

doubt.

there

convicted,

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this

being

fled
the

burnt

guilt beyond

trial

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duly

and

pact

of

evidence

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had

them

of

one

embarrassment

who

afterwards

were

placed

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who

women

make

occasions;

brothers,

two

the

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to

own

many

three

seen

offered

his

LOUDUN.

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witnesses

his

he

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on

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locked

kept

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of

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to

at

so

was

give

them

consolation.

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one

honest

all

said

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have

Urbain
of

Catholics,

failed

men,

Grandier.

"

the

among

was

as

applaud

to

follows

declared,
Grandier

the

crimes

or,

of

indeed,
the

among

sentence

on

"

and

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attainted

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maleficence

the
victed
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and

possession

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the

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of

with

together

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in

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weight

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before

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ask

pardon

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erected
to

done,

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the

for

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burnt

there

inscriptions

Court,

book

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together

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the

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and

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with

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purpose

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to

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knees,

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to

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of

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of

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Croix,

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magical

to

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stake,

Saint

neck,

before

Pierre

there,

God,

of

of

of

and

his

pounds,

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that

town

square

of

said

honorable'

burning

two

gate

the

round

hand

have

we

condemn,

rope

from.
there-

resulting

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women;

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do

make

to

bareheaded,

and

crimes

act,

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other

and

reparation

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the

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Loudun,

and

his

through

certain

other

condemned,

holding

LOUDUN.

occurring

persons
town

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be

his

body

pacts

and
of

custody
manuscript
the

be

declared

celibacy
scattered
all

his

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in

placed
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of

order

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the

to

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to

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"

said

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the

of

rigour

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repentance
mercy.

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for

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their

that

only

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accomplices,
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past
answer

sentence

M.

M.

sentence.

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moderate

to

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other

of

taken

was

earnestly

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replied
the

he

Loudun.
he

and
the

mitigate

declare

put

dinary,
extraor-

on

sentence,

him,

to

Laubardemont

Laubardemont

to

be

accomplices.

his

Justice

read

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inducing

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executed

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of

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having

we

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Loudun

and

to

this

carried

ordinary

at

Grandier,

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be

discover

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before

Grandier

question

in

there

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said

shall

same

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shall

the

to

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engraved

position

ever.

sentence

present

and

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for

preserved

be

shall

prominent

of

purchase

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which

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to

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in

sentence,

present

said

confiscated
of

sum

expended
plate,

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be

and

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LOUDUN.

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forfeited

property

the

DEVILS

and

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to

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penalties

crimes

dc

gave

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12

DEVILS

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had

he

that

is

there

which

accomplices,

no

magician

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LOUDUN.

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but

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must

false

was

for

by

accompanied

others.
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the

placed
But

all

of

conversion
it must

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his

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at

promise
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the

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and

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Poitiers
is

spoke

to

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efforts,

de
The

torture.

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or

to

him,

but,

made

Bootikin,

to,

were

an

Father

of

magicians,

Every

shed

one

Laubardemont
Lieutenant

the

try

applied,

instrument

the

by

their

notwithstanding

Laubardemont
boots*

of

case

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impression.

no

the

instruments

with

together

to

to

put

by

de

M.

go

insensible

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the

and

they

chosen

repent.

prisoner.

Orleans,

they
M.

him

the

in

magicians

that

so

faith,

exorcise

torture

crime,

addressed

done

always

this

being

great

to

induce

to

except

also

of

man

that

altogether

was

ledge
acknow-

to

under

heart,

Before

prisoner
a

Bishop

their

misfortunes."

both

confess

to

never

present,

was

it is known

for

stupid

who

refusing

magic,

hardens

death

torture,

in

devil

return

their

of

execution,

his

miracles.

of

rank

one

at

occurrence

an

rare

so

the

that

however,

the

says
nor

guilty

the

their

to

in

placed

astonished,"

himself
and

is

this

touch

could

true,

magician

be

not

am

is

him.

convert

to

Nothing

It

sinner.

had

Commissioner

monks

two

vain.

in

was

hardened

that

side

his

at

the

forty days

last

of

the
and

mined
detereffects
the

judicial

of

judge
torture

DEVILS

THE

his

repeated

committed

had

Questioned
of

human

of

magic,

of

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in

formerly

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evidence.
of

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the

and

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The

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last

with

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submitted
and

to

which

severity.

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by
the
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in
was

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his

of

case

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finally

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many

boot,

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gentleman
command

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limbs
useless.

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revolting

shin

horrible

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most

of

leg

mallet.

against

until

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the

similar

for

most

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calf
with

Scotland

was,

four

the

of

when

by nailing

in

application

1690,

and

home

rendered

the

or

Russia,

the

was

of

are

this,

must

prisoner being placed

placed

were

of

the

of

been

than

confessions

administered

records

boot,

that

crimes

from

used

was

and

details

III.,

and

iron

crushed

used

William

struck

and

sometimes

Neville

named

box,

which

given

the

of

between

torture,

judicial

guilty

who

all

made

inserted

wedges

was

instances

box

leg

the

wholly

were

the

of

case

bone.

of

of

occasionally

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sides

brought

wooden
and

together,

of

he

ridiculous,

was

extorting

originally

narrow

of

that

of

means

was

were

priest,

crimes

sorcery.

as

of

that.

replied,

that

layman

he

speech

mouth

of

that

is

in

the

than

ashamed

less

though

crimes

This

than

greatest

magician

no

added,
be

would

better

consisted

and

He

accomplices.

crimes,

crimes.

especially
know

what

frailty,
he

was

greater

to

as

other

planks

he

his

to

as

that

replied

always
he

questions

I3

I.OUDUN.

OF

the

applied

were

that
about

screw
thumb-

all

judicial

fifty

abolished

years

by

THE

DEVILS

drew

from

14

Torture

rather

by

he

innocent,

were

he

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refused
him.

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his

face.

did

he

Never

ordered

of

in

with

him.

they

tried

in

His
fire

to

the

legs

still

were

him

the

say

Such

an

were

restore

guards,

his

his

was

every

then

the

on

which

of

to

remonstrated

when

which

every

guardian
he

angel,

said

under

he

did

torture

religion

would

be

near

the

man.

washed

circulation

joking

conduct

feeling

ordinary

and

offered

were

prayer

to

was

horrified

scandalised

more

the

cold

so

Virgin,

judges

extremities,

great

in

the

of

he

eyes

the

they

and

addresses

crisis

awakened

him,

make

to

of

that

on

torture

he

his

few

or

in

that

cast

whereupon

it.

know

such

on

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especially
not

nor

to

Christian

good

never

of

words

only

to

look

Christ

constraint,

He

took

agony

Jesus

then

such

Christ,

vain

him

to

with

he

repeating

and

speak,

opposite

were

of

times

presented

greatest

name

tearless.

horrible

if

weep

several

drink,

and

when

assistants.

image

the

he

when
to

eyes

save

and

the

water

the

to

manner,

holy

in

mention

Virgin,

Holy

thirsty,

had

to

remain

to

or

companied
unac-

exorcist

ritual,

very

glaring

bosom,

the

guiUy

pressed

length,

with

drops,

in

drink

to

if

cries,

but

his

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to

but

was

of

though

according

him,

nothing

depth

tears,

abjured

LOUUUN.

him

the

from

sighs

OF

and

and

he

placed

then

laughing,

began
and

to

talk

would

l6

THE

vanity,

"

whom

spoke

exhorted

him

Deus."

Grandier

said

for

with

that

and

Huguenots,
The

monk
"

to

LOUDON.

me,"

were

Apostate.

an

OF

God

Pray

he

was

DEVILS

"Cor

contempt,

in

crea

back

me,

him

on

mundum

him

with

was

mundum
his

turned

to

whom

among

who

Cor

say,

those

and
in

crea

me,

Deus."

Having
fathers

reached
redoubled
him

pressed
God

deigned

never

turned

even

water

and

because
his

name

in

fear

pain

lest

so

thorougly
only,

from

him.
hand

than
set

intend

he

Therefore
his

had

fire

to
to

expect

heart

already
the

keep

did

that
for

Grandier

that

promise

and

feared

nothing

to

him,

they
but

to

soul,
fear
save

placing
more

no

last, seeing

At
he

devil,

they

say

to

ciation
renun-

protest,

would

he

said.

faggots,
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ways

THE

the

that

is

by

the

series

of

27

of

nuns

farce,

conceive

driving
a

LOUDUN.

horrible

to

women,

such

OF

of

and

impossible

especially
death

possession

imposture

mere

it

DEVILS

Loudun

confesses

human

to

possessions.

that

beings,

priest

feigned

was

and

horirible

APPENDICES.

I.

APPENDIX

DUKE

THE

ON

LAUDERDALE

OF

WITCHCRAFT.

Instances

sent

Lauderdale

and

away,

other

in

more

(BAXTra)

me

Books

some

his

of

Letters

Forreign

of

Duke

the

from

of

gave

he

Wonders

sent

me.

Sir,
is

It

sad

of

denying

prevail
many

one

the

and

But

the

spirits,

and

should

why

the

should

rise

from

of

the

prophets,
the

these

should

if

wonder,

dead?

infidels

Romanists

will

should

of

not

those

believe

One

great

obtjude

the

believe

though
of

cause

frequent

on

so

convince

who

not

is,

far

so

testimonies

clear

authors

modern

and

which

the

atheistical

rather

or

apparitions,

their

that

Moses

hardening

Sadducean,

or

sadder,

ancient

them.

not

that

the

postures
im-

world

APPENDICES.

in

their

exorcisms

is the

too

and

third

who

three

be

can

have

been

and

of

testimonies)

unquestionable

not

cheat,

Aboqt

really

of

minister

learned

man,)
him

the

was

many

She

man,

and

periwaded
times

(a
I

that

known

knew

speak

by

him
was

with

to

hia

be

you
I

sure

father

am

at

believed

to

town

of
then

works

to

godly

honest

do

boy

Weems,

possessed.
my

from

tell

the

near

next

which

was

John

Mr

man

she

of

you

had

shall

nuns

in
I

generally
lived

and

tell

which

when

because

the

born

then

woman

Mers,

Duns,

first

the

not

of

story

was

of

much

so

but

possession,

ago,

poor

possessed.

in

Duns,

years
a

was

and

pretended

30

there

school,
be

call

to

you

concerning

Loudun,

at

saw

doubt

place

by spirits,(both

disquietings

what

the

near

not,

have

shall

some

convincingly,

that

the

you

others,

some

possession

real

tell

is

so

to

the

were

There

authors,

to

in

and

and

abroad,

these

arguing
cheats

witches,

own

of

credulous,

too

and

to

me

None

been

thing, especially

any

desired

Loudun,

have

deceived.

home

their

impertinent

for

are

at

add

to

have

you

death

men

is

some

unquestionable

so

vanity

are

to

put

both

by

and

there

it

juries,

and

upon

proofs.

and

judges

some

people

there

because

all

written,

of

thing
every-

understand

not

slender

but

denied,

that

therefore

do

ignorance

perhaps

because

world,

they

make

who

some

silly melancholy
and

conclude,

the

condemn

confession,

at

which

be

may

of

Another

miracles.

pretended

credulity

great

witchcraft
a

30

have
about

be

heard

it.

32

APPENDICES.

Thirlestoane
this

This

passage.

particulars

more

this

Latin

might

there

be

Within

jthese

that

heard

30

40

or

when

of

forreign,

have

the

in

will

which

lived

questionable
un-

an

Provinces

United

languages,

being

was

Low

insist

not

it.

on

As

houses

to

one

and

hint

at

his

ordained

his

troubled

with

them

most

on

their

would

hear

chests,

to

night

fly

morning

tell

man,

get

can

you

did

the

open
up
all

into

house

they

yea,

trunks

hanging

their
and

about

used

hear.

the

It

cloaths,

night

walls.

they
doors

which

chests, they

go

troubled

Sometimes

on

and

to

the

and

house,

the

then

and

family,

weeks

day.
in

Puritan

their

and

night,

lecture

an

extraordinarily

was

divers

Saturday

lived

place,

same

ordinarily

locks

the

the

for

there

esteemed

was

which

(who

weekly
all

locked

shall

married

please,

you

Their

noises,

them)

before

was

Edinborough,

of

assistant.

with

watch

that

one

minister

neighbours

many

of

miles

minister,

now

son,

if

which,

noises,

attested.
four

godly

aged

since

happened

more,

authentically
Within

with

disquieted

that

you

the

the

the

all

that

But

Countries.

ignorant

dispossessing,

to

there

years,

in

particulars

'many

pretence

but

country,

think.

spoke

Many

illiterate

most

no

possession
wench

that

in

got

in

was

enough,

is evidence

remember.

exactly

do

related

they

where

Lauderdale,

criticism,

where

woman,

in

Castle,

and

were

at

found

in

Once

they

33

APPENDICES.

their

found

with

their

in

old

rumbling

into

converted
of

knock

hear

heaved

floor.

Never

thing

the

of

there

Scotland

in

rumblings,

the

to

she

night,

awake

great

she

thought,

bullet,

seen

more

talking

and
from

the

honest

learning
was

I have

mouth

man,

and

not

in

it from

fail

of

floor,

the

good

by

travel

many

but

parts,

into

country

foreign
myself

other

witnesses
C

parts

during
;

and

never

meddling
have

his

the

he

is

an

in

youth.

time,
my

had

both

bred
in

up

it, as

was

living
well

to

took

for

away

half

threw

bullet

now

that

fail

bnt

particulars

minister,

fellow

the

not

design,

her

these

natural

took
did

the

great

them

threatning,

turned
All

of

the

in

her

told

she

her

is

it

accustomed

troubled

noise

in

with

and

it.

to

the

one

their

being

so

but

cannon-bullet

gone,

devil

minister

the

fear

him,

she

the

on

house,

the

bed

did

nor

the

her

brain
into

her,

so

if

would

cannon-bullet

the

and

that

maid-servant

in

the

that

break

they

had

against

know
half

done,

beam

apparition

was

modest

was

if

as

must

which

on

the

men

or

have

to

maid

merry

voice

when

it

prayer

many

(you

chimney-corner,

coals,)

strength

remarkable

ordinary

as

knocking,

was

was

soon

excessive

by

good

prayer

like

at

the

immediately

knocking,
as

there

to

and

yea,

been

family

and

but

had

his

covered

used,

extraordinary

was

gentle

table

been

company

called

finger

sho'uld

been

had

troublesome,

most

was

the

out,

they
if

as

commonly

man

they

if

as

cups

The

meat.

taken

linnen

it, napkins

liquor

it

best

but

father's

APPENDICES.

34

of

the

his

in

the

tell

house

where

hath

house

At

of

the

in

consisting
to

noises

and

before

the

soldiers

that
for

at,

irresistible

inhabitant

rather

fortnight

(him

you

shape
off

me

in

know,

spirit
of

from

convinced

naked

arm

to

them

not

by

to

stories

and

be

printed.
j

their

own

been

and

within

with

things

Atheists

senses

me,

he

discourses

as

tells

in

frequently

other

but

wondered

London,)

These

desire,

beaten

have

appears

but

heard

was

at

"

English

resistance,)

now

inquiry.

your

last

Sharp

is

him

relations,

some

should

the

speaks,

now

further

obedience

desire

he

and

he

James

Mr.

relations

soundly

(this

the
miles

trumpets

were

opposed

with

carried

same

j.

years.

two

and

that

said

expected

and

the

house

his

60

or

spoke

and

he

in

Johnston

within

drums

yea,

called

extraordinary

made

quarterted

this

the

war,

house

50

1651,

get

can

border

called

knowledge
he

Scotland,
I

these

many

whom

last

remonstrater,

that

me

own

to

is

quartered

apparitions,

me

told

his

master,

my

by

he

house,)

haunted

of

southwest

gentleman

myself

(being

gentleman,

time,

my

which

the

Worcester,

to

north

there

been

coming

my

to

the

in

Annandale,

belonging

before

seen,

Also

attested.
in

in

were

thither

it.

story

Burnet,

things

Scotland,

knows

mile

conttantly

ancienter

one

within

mine,

servants

who

an

of

sufficiently

Powdine,

his

me,

you

of

house

sent

strange

that

in

serves

now

could

of

and

place,

son

then

lived

Steward

said

are

will

took
tell

you

before,
not

no

to

more

1
be

APPENDICES,

them

convert

than

transubstantiation

When

Jo.

told

himself

of

me

of

with

told

which

spirits.
White

Mr

much
the

up

it

last

maid

present

Park,

Mr

in

that

house,

yea,

he

-as

the

to

Assembl-.

father

lived

remember
and

to

when

there

miles

from

wicli
he

the

morning

beef

that

inte.i

tu

old

i^,

that

the

dinner

at

the

o(
ha

dined

house

time

unquestionably

was

at

that

of

the

in

Mr

Reverend

his

satisfied

three

not

of

son

particulars

that

told

am

one

which

of

many

day,

lay

to

maybe

you

of

able
unquestion-

in

me

one

and

and

spirits

county,

well

do

there

of

object

prisoner,

assessor

then

of

the

was

where

Assembly,

make

eye-witness.

(who

Lambeth,

that

also,

Westminster,)
in

the

is

apparitions

actings

of
and

ear

White,

Jo.

the

Dorchester

In

from

would

Hauke-church,

of

strange

house

an

which

Dorsetshire,

minister

Hodder,

religious

stories

Scotland,

in

was

evidences

papist

already.

county,

convert

Scottish

and

jeer

enough

scorn

will

sense

disaffected

the

35

is

spirit

the

fire.

Of

you

please

house

the

the
and

two

this

at

Folie-John-

at

haunted

place,

ed

cal

with

spirits.
But

the

in

whole

book.

spring,

the

doubted

books

city
of

the

and

1637,

full

so

and

nuns,
and

I, who

Loudun

my

year

was

printed,
it

for

room

In

cloyster

Loudun,
few

leave

must

write

not

some

strange
was

of

and

nuns,

being

the

Paris

at

possession

laick

wenches

stories

perswaded

of

at

told,

that

such

36

APPENDICES.

thing

might

devil

could

little

as

be,
possess

as

went

for

sights

but

three

nothing

but

French,

gravity
way

sorry

to

in

to

hour,
I

in

the

the

and

his

nothing

do.

where

the

pity,
fancy

saw

and

that

constantly
superior

one

he

for

church,

saw

at

should

be

have

Back

still hard

capuchin,

poor

possessed

the

to

running

about

applying

relicks.

the

hand

exorcised,

and

saw

at

head,

his
the

on

several

of

melancholy

saw

and

object

an

with

were

gazing,

chappel,

nuns

was

indeed

went

tricks, yet

work,

at

who

satisfied.

tumblers

twenty

came

an

little, but

saw

play

to

seen

such

people

many

taught

desired

gravely

yet

Castle

great

well

Jesuits

devils

was

the

In
I

as

was

and

thence,

correspondence,

pretty

rope-dancers

from

he

was

holy

my

while,

and

commended

thought

and

me.

much

so

He

great

come

thing,

strange

some

in

had

in

songs

and

him

told

hear

could

baudy

fourbe,

and

had

church

wench

.altars,

he

directed

parish
a

see

Castle,

at

he

to

parish

the

wondered

where

jesuite,

after

to

to

suspect

of

enough

and

singing

disappointed.

and

go

to

hope

be

curiosity,
me

began
to

chappel,

wenches

wanton

strange

some

exorcising

the

of

could

any

as

seen

my

morning

prejudice

seen

in

satisfy

the

in

came

country,

to

way

have

to

had

them

of

went

great

verily
I

my

little

as

when

four

or

chappel

believed

of

out

that

into

coming

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it

doubted

another,

as

the

impossible

not

was

well

as

with

and

day,

have,

the

Into

it

nun

day's journey

holy

body.

any

curiosity.
a

that

and

which

and

mother

they

37

APPENDICES.

have

would

Joseph
to

made
written

were

it

me

quite spent,

was

mind

my

desired

He

asked,

would

tell

was

the

could

could

any

His

could

burn

heard

had
the

At

Dr.

countryman,
told

Saumar,
of
of

the
all

me

cheat
the

pretended

in

how

coming

and

challenged

of

his

hand.

it

out

had

made

the

of

exorcisms,

devils

have

he

spite
all

This,

his

of

the
with

all

of

devils

many

to

as

day,

the

more

at

discovery

one

power
in

my

College

Poitiers,

fast
the

the

in

conversion

clearer

held

not

ashes

next

under

Cupiff,)

was

to

of

and

invented

it,

Bishop
had

only

laughter,

loud

cheat

Principle

he

in

it

Saumar

to

me

confess

for

the

not

pervert

burned

was

possession,

real

take

it

said

how

hell

really

presence

arms,

was

as

Duncan,

country,
nuns

it

been

my

discovered

was

with

be

would

had

These

to

If

satisfaction

more

name,

people

them.

from

replied

that

(his

man

but

witch,

any

enough

curate,

the

and

get

"

"I

devils

those

all

shall

I
"

told

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was,

this

him,

in

was

me,

answer

and

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that

if

was,

devils

understand

hand."

town

the

all

"

him,

told

possession,
language.

nor

(for

him

told

strange

asked,

He

tryal?"
I

question

travelled

nor

the

nor

he

neither
me."

papist.)

question,

my

but

upon

no

speak

to

patience

and

real

language?"

understand

converted

if

"What

not

should

tryal,

apparent

my

Jesuit

Maria

S.

was

then

still maintained

He

for

to

went

it

(but

aquafortis)

and

freely.

and

but

with

I, H.

names

miracles

by

done

was

the

believe

us

hell

of

and
the

of

their

to

take

circum-

38

APPENDICES.

he

stances,
but

this

made

to

told

is

1649

hear

exorcism

if

possessed

those

thought

they
of

draught
after

too

resistance

to

wondered

at

his

"

devil,

pretended

the

in

where

saying

adorabis

Prostratum

great

on

jesuites

church,

blasphemy,

nuns,

did,

and

the

of

power

was

Loudun

squeeking,

morning's

the

of

host,

their

the

see

with

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but

devils,

windy

were

and

adore

abominably.

most

possessed

beer.

new

importunity,

us

only

were

great

desire

they

devils,

were

wenches

Holland

belch

and

patiently,

Antwerp,

near

great

some

world

journey

more

exorcised

"^"'y

the

to

One

women

^^^

them

printed

tedious.

too

^^^

anno

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already

see

he

and

me,

did

all

to

the

tuuniy

creatorem

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d-^th

quern

discretion,

is

rabble,
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for

all

from,
most

but

my

calls

obedience,

"

teneo

can

an

for

well

desire,

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end.

plead

as

paper,

your

receiving

Sir,
faithful

Friend

and

Servant,
Lauderdaile.

fVindsor

Castle,

March

2,

659.

as

and

so

my

my

long

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APPENDIX

following

[The

of

Collection

Notes

Criminal

in

Trials

Arnot's

from

taken

are

Scotland]

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years

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blood.

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neighbours

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charms

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of

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over

pans

composed

sunrise

41

and

of

cases

i.e,

witchcraft,

and

strangled

condemned,

burned.

1590.

Janet
Grant

Janet
bewitching
the

privy
others

on

and

Janet

several

of
of

and

raising

John
It

Devil

appeared

and

want,

never

That

he

North

Berwick,

afraid

were

should

to

should

provoke

"j-Records

jibid, 26th

be
in

where

of

speak
their

taking

away
them

white

of

raiment,|;
his

to

ecstacy

an

them

his
the

preached

Devil

term

all

for

witches.

opprobriously,

resentment.

1590.

August

and

1590.

the

mised,
proshould

he

servant,
of

revenged

the

was

that

Cunninghame,

Justiciary, 7th
December

of

bestowing

and

of

convicted

were

devil,

become

would

Neighbours

Good

death,

the

in

carried

was

to

John

him

to

if he

that,

Cunninghame.

against

proved

was

Clerk

folks,

some

Clerk.

Janet

persons

members

and

Grant

enemies:
kirk

of

him,

to

People
lest

they

APPENDICES.

43

and

others,

many

but

to

them

all

Devil

made

be

merry

and

him

King's

raise

to

mist

the

upon

threw

something

raised

That

he

met

by

like

of

woman,

to

*Rec.

them

believer

which

sea,

on

in
confirmed
to

seems

in

the

Devil

27.

by
have
divine

the

Hist.

invented

right

of

North

at

witches,

Kings.

who

number,
charged

was

story
p.

His

been

raising
mark
Den-

at

present

was

record.

of

women,

It

1590.

Spottiswood's

baptism,

from

their

of

Jew's-harp.

Just. Jan.

meeting

one

the

her

coming

ninety

the

above

mark

famous

to

matron-like

grave

devil's

and

men

that

woman

nowise
and

of

the

at

six

indictment

this

be

thereupon

the

renounced

Queen's

dancing

present,

the

mised
pro-

should

comprehension

the

the

being

having

received

where

to

of

prevent

of

Berwick,

played

Satan

and

on

Sampson.

and

accused

having

and

into

Keith,*

rank

was

storms

were

in

Sampson

of

Satan

Majesty

England

King's

the

vapour.

Agnes

and

his

football

....

on

which
of

coast

his

with

Denmark

the

That

by kissing
wind

raise

shou'd

Day

the

yignes

vulgar,

Last

raised

from

return

he

evil,

do

to

spare

for

homage,

do

Denmark

to

not

the

at

(the prisoner)

passage

thrown

them

gloriously

up

he

That

the

drink,

eat,

bidding

383.
fable

by

some

is

in

this

told

which
is

absurd
zealous

of
is
j

43

APPENDICES.

meeting

and

hung

round

them

all

kept

joints

opened

from

the

sheet,
Devil

for

got

share

in

them

ordered

That

the

and

that

commandments,
and

they could,

ill

the

all

his

hat

and

gown

keep

to

do

to

were

black

winding

mischief

do

the

that

and

the

off

cut

and

joints

to

and

meeting

and

fingers,
two

of

powder

dressed

was

which

her

make

to

bodies

dead

had

they

last

graves,

called

servants,

the

three

If

good

was

he

them,

since

up

That

been

and

which

pulpit,

asked

done

they

prisoner

he

had

the

candles

names,

promises,

they

That

black

their

by

in

up

with

their

what

started

to

kiss

siderable
con-

his
....

1591.

M^Calzeane,

Euphan
Euphan

M'Calzeane

of

one

death

the

of

by

death

*Rec.

by

was

whom

of

accused

was

his

She

name,

Just.,

married

5*

8th

him

fall

daughter

she

May

of

College

by

to

had

Justice,

the
the

particularly

1591

and

of

the

of

her

hands

children.
the

conspiring
by

whose

disgrace

gentleman

three

the

was

Cliftonhall,

Lord

spared

treasonably

enchantments

of

the

1581,

year

seeing

executioner.

own

of

She

right.

own

of

possessed

M'Calzeane

Senators

the

in

misery

Thomas

of

lady

her

in

estate

slaughter

was

She

King's

training

44

APPENDICES.

waxen

picture

hinder

his

other

articles

her

in

landed

punishment
inflicted

alive,

the
her

and
after

mother,
the

being
*

were

unjust
conscience

the

wheels
to

merks
the
Sir

of

who
of

and

King's,
this

Session

this

("ex
estate,

Unprinted

He

who

J"Johnstoni

Acts,
obtains

those

children

ing
relinquish-

King

to

gave

gift

it

may

be

favourite

principis familiaritate,")

1592.
of
Rerum

daughter
of

account

A.D.

justice,

of

state

times,J

the

which

Historia

by

move

thousand

five

Sandilands,

interiore

to

the

the

the

of

James

on

honour

in

Slamanno.

in

Sir

and

which

jentence

But

of

escheat,t

picture

science

the

conscience,

Clifton-hall,
of

against

touched

payment

their

of

that

children.

of

forfeited,

172.

of

that

got

by

ever,
how-

children,
robbed

say
was

Majesty's

Sandilands

remarked
the

his

not

the

burned

was

Parliament

of

King

restore

striking

the

donator

estate

humanity,

of

does

act

them,

the

James
As

The

to

She

Her

act

commonly

"

barbarously
by

that

grease
to

thus

restored

but

and

had

confiscated.

estate

her

and

that

Sisters,

which

jury,

note

than

severer

counsel

by

by the
of

various

of

heard

was

guilty

Weyward

forfeiture.

was

She

to

storms

and

gentlemen
still

was

on

Denmark

found

was

raising

of

witchcraft.

of

of

King

from

return

defence

consisted

the

of

the

being

No.

of

one

witch,

Lord

did

70.

forfeiture.

Britannicarum,"

p.

45

APPENDICES.

that

very
of

suburbs

another

murder

year

either

undergoing

the

in

Edinburgh,
trial

of

Lord

public

Session

the

in

without

street,

punishment.

or

1620.

Wallace.

Margaret
Wallace

Margaret

and

assessors

to

heard

in

she

who

witch,

that

and

for

sent

prisoner
taken

this
to

for

mother

prisoner

replied,

Christian

Graham

that

and

child

:"

"Records

Devil

her
the

of

the

aid

mother

from

the

girl being

thus

the

by

instruments

Justiciary,

have

was

20.

nothing
The

this

sort

himself

remedy

for

consenting,

March

her

God

as

no

to

that

of

case

much

not

prisoner

answered,

his

there

notorious

disease

or

as

It

suddenly
a

would

do

but

taken

she

of

employed.

and

in

was

accused

was

the

who

"That
could

without
But

God,

as

capital punishment,

advised

was

in

the

That

counsel

Graham,

Graham,

was

with

do

to

girl

young

she

of

sat

inchantment

being

on

transferred

Christian

confidence

that

suffered

witch

spells

Christian

one

afterwards

ill, her

send

what

Innerteil,

She

by

of

Court

Archbishop

eminent

an

diseases

her,

against

of

prisoner.

curing

specified

libelled

and

the

of

the

Lennox,
Erskine

judges,

of

and

of

George

the

not

was

was

ill

Sir

behalf

inflicting
it

Duke

the

before

tried

was

The

Justiciary.
Glasgow,

1620.

the

the

prisoner

46

APPENDICES.

her

without
muttered

words,
the

restored

that

the

ought
did

knowledge

indictment
have

to

her

Graham

incantations

when

taken

plead

that

prisoner

That

they by
he

and

quoted

Canon

because

prisoner

of

one

her

was

the

the

for

crime

the

judges

and

the

articles
done

found

of

skill
ever
how-

Civil

the

j
and

of

charged

the

against

injury

an

in

witchcraft

one

defences

jury

account

the

to

his

repelled

were

"

by

to

blasphemy,

of

from

having

entitled

her

challenged

whole

The

brother-in-law.

trial

farther

He

on

prisoner

expressions

authorities

many

laws.

assizers,
the

inferred

means

no

blasphemous
found

the

for

not

formed
per-

Christian

was

her

and

might

they

well

to

as

still he

it
she

she

spells

that

and

consulted

knowledge,

medical

sorcery

her,

of

That
that

supposing

witch,

ill consulted
the

kind

That

been

have

to

what

by

also

urged,

simply

not

she

counsel

general

too

specified,

been

which

by

Her

"c.

much

was

but

enchant,

her

health,

to

who

Christian,

signs,

expressed

and

child

for

sent

prisoner guilty.

1629.
Isabel

Isobel

Young

by

stopped
nine

years

drave,

before

or

while

herring

Barns

East

enchantment

fish

catching

in

Young.
was

Sandie's

George
of

having

all

the

fishery,

of

accused
mill
his

prevented

other

boats

were

suceessful

at

having
twenty-

boat

the

from

herringand

that

48

APPENDICES.

his

nephew's

Devil's

old

That

mark

What

nothing

was

the

that

and

ulcer

ox

celebrated

The

to

was

Sir

Thomas

to

contrary

what

defences

contradicted

prisoner

what

his

these

to

she

because

other

words,

by

her

in

prisoner

The

indictment.

ought

them,
in

say,

charged

was

counsel

defences

the

public

defences

for

the

"

were

overruled.

Is

it

needful

for

"

that

an

the

burying

of

the

by

urged

was

in

prosecutor

is

because

her

was

allowed

that

libel

the

that

proof

no

of

scar

who

Hope,

replied,

and

repelled,

be

of

the

false.

cat

prosecution,

the

for

the

and

than

else

the

called

prosecutor

charge

white

the

u^as

convicted,

THE

strangled,

E"I3.

and

burned

to

me

add