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" Witch hunting and witch trials : "
ollected and edited by C. l'Estrange Ewen.
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718548
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b538237
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ollected and edited by C. l'Estrange Ewen.
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Witch hunting and witch trials : : the indictments for witchcraft from the records of 1373 assizes held for the home circuit AD 1559-1736\ ollected and edited by C. l'Estrange Ewen.
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Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2011
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Routledge library editions : witchcraft, 3
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(xiii, 345 pages).
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0203818997
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: 1136740007
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: 113674004X
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: 1136740058
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: 9780203818992
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: 9781136740008
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: 9781136740046
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: 9781136740053
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| Notes
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First published in 1929.
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| Contents
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Ancient laws against witchcraft --;Chaucer and witchcraft --;Growth of witchcraft --;Archbishop Cranmer --;Elizabeth's injunctions --;Ecclesiastical cases --;Acts of parliament --;Definitions of terms --;Punishments for witchcraft, England --;Punishments for witchcraft, Scotland --;Punishments for witchcraft, Ireland --;Condition of gaols --;Further punishments --;Military action --;Ratio of death sentences to arraignments --;Reprieves --;Lesser punishments --;Suspicion --;Pardons --;Escapes --;Accusations in upper circles --;The last executions in England --;Repeal of the statute --;The courts and jurisdiction --;The commission of gaol delivery, 1653 --;A writ of summons, 1653 --;The circuits --;Venues of the Assizes --;The judges --;Procedure --;Bail --;An information, 1647 --;An examination, 1647 --;A warrant, 1701 --;Recognizance of a suspected witch, 1578 --;Recognizance of a witness, 1578 --;An order for a remand, 1656 --;Witnesses --;Confessions --;Coroners' inquest --;The discovery of witches --;Torture and ill-treatment --;Professional witch-finders --;Judge's direction to the jury --;Records of Assizes --;Home circuit documents --;Presentments and indictments --;Sixteen examples of indictments --;Notes on the indictments --;Endorsements and annotations --;Key to contracted words --;Gaol calendars --;Gaol delivery rolls --;Ratio of persons hanged to persons indicted --;Statistical table --;Rise and decline of witchcraft prosecutions --;List of convicted witches --;Conditions in other circuits --;Estimate of total executions --;Comparison of witchcraft belief with modern superstitions.
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Trials (Witchcraft)
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- England -- History.
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Witchcraft -- England -- History.
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BF1581.O454 2011
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C L'Estrange Ewen
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