| Robert Pitcairn - 1831 - 228 Seiten
...day • waked' and watched by some skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...helpless state, would be rendered fit for ' confessing' any thing, in order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life. At intervals, fresh examinations took... | |
| 1833 - 326 Seiten
...day ' waked' and watched by some skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...helpless state, would be rendered fit for ' confessing' any thing, in order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life. At intervals, fresh examinations took... | |
| Robert Pitcairn - 1833 - 488 Seiten
...day ' waked' and watched by some shilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...helpless state, would be rendered fit for ' confessing' any thing, in order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life. At intervals, fresh examinations took... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1870 - 412 Seiten
...and watched by some skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a fjw days of such discipline, maddened by the misery of...order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life. At intervals fresh examinations took place, and these were repeated from time to time until her "contumacy,"... | |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage - 1889 - 944 Seiten
...night waked and watched by some skillful person appointed by her Inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...state, would be rendered fit for confessing anything, ID told him " under secrecie" that she had not confessed because she was guilty, bat being a poor wretch... | |
| 1905 - 580 Seiten
...day " waked " and watched by some skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life.' The ' waking,' however, was not confined to witches. In 1616 a Jesuit called John Ogilvie was so tortured,... | |
| 1905 - 576 Seiten
...day " waked " and watched by some skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life.' The ' waking,' however, was not confined to witches. In 1616 a Jesuit called John Ogilvie was so tortured,... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1919 - 416 Seiten
...waked and watched by tome skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, tAer • few days of such discipline, maddened by the misery...order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life. At intervals fresh examinations took place, tnd these were repeated from time to time until her " contumacy,"... | |
| Ian Ferguson - 1925 - 234 Seiten
...and day waked and watched by some skilful person appointed by her inquisitors, the unhappy creature, after a few days of such discipline, maddened by the...order to be rid of the dregs of her wretched life. At intervals fresh examinations took place; these were repeated from time to time, until her " contumacy,"... | |
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