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Question 20

from PART III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2015

Christopher S. Mackay
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
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THEREFORE, the denounced person: is found innocent and is to be totally absolved, or

is found merely to have a bad reputation in general for heresy, or

is found, in addition to the bad reputation, to be subject in some way to being exposed to questioning under torture, or

is found lightly suspected of heresy, or

is found vehemently suspected of heresy, or

is found violently suspected of heresy, or

is found to have a bad reputation for heresy and to be at the same time commonly suspected of it, or

is found to have confessed heresy and to be penitent but not truly relapsed, or

is found to have confessed heresy and to be penitent but probably 225A relapsed, or

is found to have confessed and to be impenitent but not in fact relapsed, or

is found to have confessed heresy and to be impenitent and in fact relapsed, or

is found not to have confessed but to be convicted of heresy through lawful witnesses and by other judicial means, or

is found to be convicted of heresy but to be a fugitive or to be contumaciously absent, or

is found to have been denounced by another sorceress who is to be or has been burned to ashes, or

is found not to have inflicted acts of sorcery but to have broken them through unlawful remedies and unsuitable means, or

is found to have inflicted fatal wounds as a sorcerer archer or enchanter of weapons, or

is found to have dedicated babies to demons with a hostile curse as a sorceress midwife, or

is found to be seeking protection through the frivolous or fraudulent use of the remedy of appeal.

If the person is in fact found totally innocent, the definitive sentence should be passed on this person in the following manner.

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The Hammer of Witches
A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum
, pp. 576 - 579
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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  • Question 20
  • Christopher S. Mackay, University of Alberta
  • Book: The Hammer of Witches
  • Online publication: 05 August 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511626746.071
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  • Christopher S. Mackay, University of Alberta
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  • Question 20
  • Christopher S. Mackay, University of Alberta
  • Book: The Hammer of Witches
  • Online publication: 05 August 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511626746.071
Available formats
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