"Gela Hermann Büder Wittwe zu Rodenbach, Klägerin, Contra die Gemeindte deselbsten und sonderlich [contra] Johannes Krüdelbach und Johann Hansen [von dem] sleigen Ort, Bezüchtigung Zauberei belangend", 1650
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Trial record of a witch trial in Rodenbach, Hesse, Germany, 1650. The widow was accused of being a witch by two men of the same village. The document consists of her accusers' statements and her answers. Accompanied by a note by George L. Burr: "This manuscript was bought for the President White Library in the winter 1898-99"
Dates
- 1650
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
29 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