...child-stealing witch occurs, however, in another extremely ancient apocryphal book which goes under the name of The Testament of Solomon, and dates probably from the first or second century of the Christian Era. In it there are blended different currents of thought; astrological and mystical beliefs have been...

...child-stealing witch occurs, however, in another extremely ancient apocryphal book which goes under the name of The Testament of Solomon, and dates probably from the first or second century of the Christian Era. In it there are blended different currents of thought; astrological and mystical beliefs have been...

...childstealing witch occurs in an extremely ancient apocryphal book called the Testament of Soloman, and dates probably from the first or second century...Theodosian Code (Lib. 9. Tit. 16. Leg. 3.) they are * The name of Lilith carries us as far back as Babylon, and in her charms and conjurations we have...

...in the power of the witch. Laws against witches were passed bv Constantine. In the Theodosian code they are charged with making attempts by their wicked...innocent men and drawing others by magical potions to commit misdemeanors. By the nineteenth century the notion of witches had penetrated both cultivated...