History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.505
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.505
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⁶⁴⁸ Vide e. g. 6 State Trials p. 647 (a trial of witches held in 1665 A. D. before Sir Matthew Hale C. B. who condemned them to death) and 8 State Trials p. 1017 (in 1682) and Stephens' 'History of Cr. Law of England' vol. II. p. 435 for numerous cases of trials for witchcraft between 1653 to 1712 A. D. Vide Lea's 'Superstition and force' (ed. of 1878) p. 425 as to torture of heretics for extracting confessions expressly allowed by Papal Bulls and pp. 506-507 for torture being allowed in sorcery and witchcraft cases in England up to the 17th century. Vide a very discerning and interesting paper on 'Witchcraft in Ancient India' by Dr. Winternitz in Indian Antiquary, vol. 28 pp. 71-83.