1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461976603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-280-68785-1

1-136-74005-8

9786613664792

0-203-81899-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Witchcraft ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

EwenC. L'Estrange <1877-> (Cecil L'Estrange)

Disciplina

133.4309

Soggetti

Trials (Witchcraft) - England - History

Witch hunting - England - History

Criminal law - Great Britain

Criminal procedure - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1929.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Witch Hunting and Witch Trials: The Indictments for Witchcraft from the Records of 1373 Assizen Held for the Home Circuit AD 1559-1736; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Ancient Laws against Witchcraft; Chaucer and Wycliffe; Growth of Witchcraft; Archbishop Cranmer; Elizabeth's Injunctions; Ecclesiastical Cases; Acts of Parliament; Definition 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 ArraignmentsReprieves; 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' Inquests; The Discovery of Witches

Torture and III-TreatmentProfessional 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; Abstracts of Bills of Indictments

AppendicesI. A Gaol Delivery Roll, 1645; II. Discovery of Witches. Dalton; III. Slander Actions; IV. List of Witches not mentioned in Indictments; V. A Scottish Indictment, 1633; VI. Depositions, Suffolk, 1645; VII. Depositions, Leicester, 171; VIII. Examination and confession of Witches atChelmsford, 1556; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Originally published in 1929, the author presents a formidable collection of facts, brought together in a scholarly manner. This is an examination of the general history of witchcraft, its changing laws and legal procedures, as well as methods of interrogation and punishment. This book must be considered an essential reference work for every student of witch lore.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782551303321

Autore

Moore Stephen L

Titolo

Savage frontier [[electronic resource] ] : rangers, riflemen, and Indian wars in Texas . Volume 1 1835-1837 / / Stephen L. Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, : University of North Texas Press, c2002

ISBN

1-281-92332-X

9786611923327

1-57441-382-1

1-4356-8669-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Savage Frontier, 1

Disciplina

976.4

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Wars - Texas

Indians of North America - Texas - Government relations

Frontier and pioneer life - Texas - History

Texas Politics and government 1836-1846

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Prologue; 1. Attack and Counterattack; 2. The Original Ranger Battalion; 3. Frontiersmen of the Texas Revolution; 4. ""Loathsome Trophy"; 5. The Alamo's "Immortal Thirty-Two"; 6. The Road to San Jacinto; 7. Parker's Fort and Little River Depredations; 8. Burleson's Battalion; 9. A Chain of Frontier Forts; 10. Elm Creek and Trinity River Fights; 11. Spring Setbacks for Smith's Battalion; 12. Stone Houses Fight; Epilogue; Appendix: Roster of Texas Rangers: Coleman/Smith Battalion; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An account of the formative years of the legendary Texas Rangers. This volume provides detail about each ranging unit formed during the Texas Revolution and narrates their involvement in the pivotal battle of San Jacinto and later battles at Parker's Fort, the Elm Creek Fight, Post Oak Springs Massacre, and the Stone Houses Fight.