On Witches and Female Soothsayers

causes. ☞ Ulric The judges decreed that men infected in such a way referring to sexual impotence ought to present themselves to the sworn physicians of this court for a medical examination. ☞ Sigmund What happened then? ☞ Ulric And so, several were found who, having been inspected by the sworn court physicians, were declared by those same doctors to be not naturally "cold" impotent by nature but rather bewitched by sorcery. ☞ Sigmund And what was finally decided based on this medical examination? ☞ Ulric The judges therefore decreed that the parties the husband and wife must live together for a period of three years, attempting the "work of the flesh" marital relations; and that they should be more generous in fasts and almsgiving so that God, who is the institutor of marriage, might deign to remove such witchcraft from them. However, because I intend to declare my opinion on this point more extensively at the end along with the preceding doubts, you may turn yourself to other questions in the meantime if you wish. ☞ Sigmund Indeed, the fourth question was:

Whether they are able to change the faces of men

into other forms, etc.