Precautions for Prosecutors (Cautio Criminalis)

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witches, if it is certain that many innocent people are in fact
entangled. 52

13. What if danger threatens the innocent
without my fault; must one still abstain from the per-
secution of the guilty? 56

14. Whether it is expedient to incite Princes and the Magistrate (original: Magistratum) The "Magistrate" refers to the local civil authorities and judges responsible for carrying out the law. to an investigation against witches. 61

15. Who those people especially are who repeatedly incite the Magistrate
against witches. 65

16. How one can take precautions in trials against witches
so that danger is not created for the innocent. 71

17. Whether defense should be permitted and an advocate
granted to those arrested in a case of Magic. 84

18. What corollaries (original: Corollaria) Logical consequences or supplementary truths that follow naturally from a proven proposition. may be gathered from the things
just said. 92

19. Whether regarding those arrested in the name of Sorcery (original: Maleficij), it should immediately
be presumed that they are entirely guilty. 101

20. What should be thought of torture (original: tormentis); whether it
brings about a frequent and moral danger to the
innocent. 111

21. Whether a woman accused of Witchcraft (original: Veneficij) The Latin term "veneficium" literally means "poisoning," but in this legal context, it was the standard term for harmful magic or sorcery. can be tortured repeatedly.
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22. Why many Judges at this time are reluctant to acquit the accused
even if they have cleared themselves (original: se... purgarunt) To "purge" oneself meant to endure the legal requirement of torture without confessing, which legally should have resulted in immediate acquittal. through torture. 146

23. Under what pretext it seems possible to obtain permission to
repeat torture without new evidence (original: indicijs) In the legal system of the time, "indices" were specific clues, testimonies, or circumstances that provided the legal justification to apply torture. Law strictly forbade repeating torture unless new evidence was found, though this was often bypassed..
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