Project Gutenberg 2005-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 416 Pitts, John Linwood 1836 1917 Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction Produced by Steven Gibbs, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands" by John Linwood Pitts is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work presents a collection of transcripts from the official records of the Guernsey Royal Court, complete with an English translation and historical introduction. This study delves into the judicial proceedings surrounding witchcraft accusations in the Channel Islands, exploring the dark chapters of superstition and persecution that characterized society during the Middle Ages. The opening of the book details the troubling history of witch trials in Guernsey, highlighting the systematic persecution faced by individuals accused of witchcraft. It begins with a notice of the alarming number of trials and executions, pointing out that many convictions resulted primarily from unfounded fears and mass hysteria. The author provides insight into specific cases, including confessions extracted under torture, and describes the various forms that witchcraft and devil worship took, such as the infamous Witches' Sabbaths. In these early pages, Pitts sets the tone for a comprehensive examination of how deeply ingrained superstition once provoked societal violence and misery, laying the groundwork for a broader understanding of the tragic legacy of witchcraft beliefs in this region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Witchcraft -- Channel Islands Trials (Witchcraft) -- Channel Islands Channel Islands -- History BF Text Witchcraft Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Other Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 153711 2025-06-07T11:24:51.700718 text/html 152208 2020-12-13T07:50:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 124119 2020-12-13T07:50:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 206458 2025-06-07T11:24:59.714665 application/epub+zip 206920 2025-06-07T11:24:55.667690 application/epub+zip 124375 2025-06-07T11:24:54.127675 application/epub+zip 950342 2025-06-07T11:25:02.491649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931289 2025-06-07T11:24:58.609699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144223 2022-09-08T09:46:28.239167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138698 2025-06-07T11:24:51.160716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138370 2020-12-13T07:50:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53933 2020-12-13T07:50:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138363 2020-12-13T07:50:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53742 2020-12-13T07:50:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21013 2025-06-07T11:25:02.988668 application/rdf+xml 18892 2025-06-07T11:24:54.720705 image/jpeg 4085 2025-06-07T11:24:54.440727 image/jpeg 206915 2025-06-07T11:24:51.734682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog