On the Inconstancy of Witches: Pierre's De Lancre's Tableau 1612
- ISBN-10
- 2503522947
- ISBN-13
- 9782503522944
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 587
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Brepols Pub
- Authors
- Pierre de Lancre, Gerhild Scholz Williams
Description
... his front legs resting on the arms of the chair . At other times the most famous male witch delivers the sermon , sometimes even on Saturday night . We heard that in Ciboure a man named Louys had been seen preaching .
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