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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
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 133.4309 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | EwenC. L'Estrange <1877-> (Cecil L'Estrange) |
| Collana | Routledge library editions. Witchcraft |
| Soggetto topico |
Trials (Witchcraft) - England - History
Witch hunting - England - History Criminal law - Great Britain Criminal procedure - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-68785-1
1-136-74005-8 9786613664792 0-203-81899-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461976603321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 133.4309 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | EwenC. L'Estrange <1877-> (Cecil L'Estrange) |
| Collana | Routledge library editions. Witchcraft |
| Soggetto topico |
Trials (Witchcraft) - England - History
Witch hunting - England - History Criminal law - Great Britain Criminal procedure - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-280-68785-1
1-136-74005-8 9786613664792 0-203-81899-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790230303321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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