 ... consult, covenant with, entertain, employ, feed, or reward any evil and wicked spirit to or for any intent or purpose; or take up any dead man, woman, or child out of his, her, or their grave, or any other place where the dead body...  History of the middle and working classes - Page 52by John Wade - 1833Full view - About this book
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...remarkable statute which went far beyond any previous enactment, especially in its refernce to persons who "consult, covenant with, entertain, employ, feed, or reward any evil and wicked spirit." The foregoing acts reveal the belief with regard to spirit intercourse of the time. The belief in witchcraft... | |
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