"Processus Inquisitorius c[contra] Agnes Brussen, Michel Hoogens [Witwe] zum Grandshagen", 1679
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Manuscript record of a witch trial which took place in Treptow (Pomerania). The widow was accused of having song hymns to the devil (trial "in cantationis"). The record includes the testimony of her neighbors, her own inquisition, letters from the local clergy, an order for torture from the Law Faculty of the University of Greifswald, her confession, and the sentence, according to which she was burnt.
Dates
- 1679
Creator
- From the Collection: Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698. (Person)
- From the Collection: Löher, Hermann, active active 1676. (Person)
- From the Collection: Loos, Cornelius, approximately 1546-1595. (Person)
- From the Collection: White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. (Person)
- From the Collection: Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in Latin, German, Dutch, French, and English.
Extent
3.7 cubic feet. (3.7 cubic feet.)
Physical Description
34 leaves
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu