A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire: Who Were Burned on the Gallowgreen of Paisley

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John Millar
J. Neilson, 1809 - 200 頁
 

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第 34 頁 - ... charm, or sorcery, whereby any person shall be killed, destroyed, wasted, consumed, pined, or lamed in his or her body, or any part thereof...
第 62 頁 - But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled...
第 41 頁 - Weir, who was officer to their several meetings, she put her hand to the crown of her head and the other to the sole of her foot, and did give herself up to the Devil.
第 43 頁 - Declares that every one of the persons above-named gave their consent to the making of the said effigies, and that they wrought the clay, and that the black man did make the figure of the head and face, and two arms to the said effigies.
第 34 頁 - Spirit to or for any intent or purpose ; or take up any dead man woman or child out of his her or...
第 76 頁 - ... second time to see the damsel, did (though not desired) pray for her, viz., " That the Lord of heaven and earth might send the damsel her health, and try out the verity": After which the damsel declared that though the said Agnes had formerly been very troublesome to her, yet, from that time forth, she did no more appear to her as her tormentor, but, on the contrary, as she apprehended, defending her from the fury of the rest. Second, it is further here to be noticed, that the forenamed Katherine...
第 15 頁 - Promise given to the Devil then present, or by presenting a Supplication to him, or by giving the promise to a Proxie or Commissioner impowered by the Devil for that effect, which is used by some who dare not see himself. The Formula set down by Delrio, is, / deny God Creator of Heaven and Earth, and 1 adhere to thee, and believe in thee.
第 49 頁 - I first enquired anent her parentage. ' I do not remember,' says she, ' of my parents, but only that I was called by the name of Janet Douglas by all people who knew me. I was kept when I was very young, by a poor woman who proved cruel to me, by beating and abusing me : whereupon I deserted the woman's house, and went a-begging.
第 16 頁 - ... 4, num. 28. Some think that it is impossible there can be any mark which is insensible and will not bleed, for all things that live must have blood; and so this place behoved both to be dead and alive at once, and behoved to live without aliment, for blood is the aliment of the body. But it is very easy to conceive that the devil may make a place insensible at a time, or may apply things that may squeeze out the blood. This mark is discovered among us by a pricker, whose trade it is, and who...
第 106 頁 - ... man with him, having a ring upon his hand ; but I can neither see nor feel any of them.

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