Treatise on Divination and Witchcraft (1592) - Page 2

GRILLANDUS

Paulus Grillandus was a 16th-century Italian judge whose writings on the procedures for interrogating and sentencing "witches" became a standard reference for legal authorities across Europe.

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PONZINIBIO

Gianfrancesco Ponzinibio was a contemporary jurist whose work was often bound with Grillandus's, despite his more skeptical view; he famously argued that many reported acts of magic were delusions rather than physical reality.

SORCERY

original: "de sortilegiis." This term encompasses a wide range of forbidden practices, including divination, the casting of lots, and harmful magic.