. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . Tin: SOXG OF AGINCOVRT.(i/ini^i/ CvUege, ) 77 Politics. 514 TI{E CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AOES: 11399 the crime of sorcery became iiuportant in its political bearings—the ease with which the chartjie couhl be made, the httleevidence necessary to support it, and tlie dittimhy of provincea neoativo, made it a convenient engine Ibr lianipering orremoving an opjionent. (Consulting a divinci .is to the ki
. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . Tin: SOXG OF AGINCOVRT.(i/ini^i/ CvUege, ) 77 Politics. 514 TI{E CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AOES: 11399 the crime of sorcery became iiuportant in its political bearings—the ease with which the chartjie couhl be made, the httleevidence necessary to support it, and tlie dittimhy of provincea neoativo, made it a convenient engine Ibr lianipering orremoving an opjionent. (Consulting a divinci .is to the kingsdeath came pirilmisly near compassing and dixising it, andthe ancient connection between witch and poisoner (the sameword is used for both in the classical languages) was neitherforgotten nor non-existent. The (Uviner who tittered theprophci/y could tind the means for its fulfilment. The changeof popular fetling t<)\var(ls the crime, the growtii of fear andbiiiror, is sliown by the hullaid tracts, the Bishops Visitationiu(|uiries, the Sorbonne Articles of , and such documentsas the Commission to the Bisho]) of Lincoln in 140( in It Was ]iroli;di|\ on some charg
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