What does this document tell us about the spread of witchcraft persecutions in the seventeenth century? What does this document tell you about the legal procedures involved in the trial of witches and how might these procedures have worked to condemn the innocent? What do these passages tell you about early modern European conceptions of justice? What does the trial record suggest about the status of women in the seventeenth century? (page 412)
Friday, November 7, 2008
“A Witchcraft Trial in France”
What does this document tell us about the spread of witchcraft persecutions in the seventeenth century? What does this document tell you about the legal procedures involved in the trial of witches and how might these procedures have worked to condemn the innocent? What do these passages tell you about early modern European conceptions of justice? What does the trial record suggest about the status of women in the seventeenth century? (page 412)
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The main accused of witch craft were widow women who didnt have someone to protect them. The interogations were more of a tell me your a witch than are you a witch. They were torchured till they said they were a witch. This connects to days world were captured insurgents are being water borded to talk. But im sure theres a fine line between just hiting him a few times to talk and streaching them out till they say whats not true just to end the torture. Sadly it didnt stop there. They were beaten till they gave more witch names. And more and more people were draged in. The people count rely stop it because it was being lead by the church. and going agasnt the church ment you were satins folower so your prety mutch barbicued as well. So its prety mutch a lose lose situatuation for everybody because it starts from the crazy lady next door to your mom your sister your wife and then your daughters
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