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Witch Craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, 1969
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INDEX
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    abortion
    Albret, César Phébus, Maréchal d’
    Albuquerque, Rosalie de La Cueva, Duchess of
    alchemy
    Aligre, Chancellor d’
    Alluye, Bénigne, Marquise d’ ( née de Fouilloux)
    Alluye, Paul d’Escoubleau, Marquis d’
    Amy, M. d’
    Angoulême, Françoise, Duchesse d’
    Anjou, Philippe, Duc d’ (Louis XIV’s son)
    Anne of Austria, Queen of Louis XIII
    Antin, Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, Duc d’
    Aquin, Dr Antoine d’
    Argenson, René Voyer, Comte d’
    Argenton, Comte d’
    aristocracy: accused of poisonings; and Louis’s court
    Armagnac, Louis de Lorraine, Comte d’
    Arsenal see Chambre Ardente
    Arvieux, Chevalier d’
    astrology
    Attorney-General see Harlay, Achille de
    Aubray, Antoine d’ (Mme de Brinvilliers’ elder brother)
    Aubray, François d’ (Mme de Brinvilliers’ younger brother)
    Aumale, Marie-Jeanne
    Bachimont, Marie, Mme de
    Bachimont, Robert, Seigneur de
    Bade, Louise Chrétienne, Princesse de
    Barenton, Mathurin
    Barthominat, Jean see La Chaboissière
    basset (game)
    Bazin, Louis see Bezons, Seigneur de
    Beaumont, Marquis de
    Bellefonds, Bernardin Gigault, Maréchal de
    Belleguise (Pennautier’s clerk)
    Bellière, la (divineress)
    Belot, François
    Bendrode (alchemist)
    Bergerot, Martine
    Bertrand, M. (Romani’s friend)
    Bessola (Dauphine’s servant)
    Beuvron, Charles d’Harcourt, Comte de
    Bezons, Louis Bazin, Seigneur de: joins La Reynie as rapporteur; Louis summons to audience; and Racine’s proposed arrest; and case against Luxembourg; and Princesse de Tingry; and Duchesse de Bouillon; questions Maréchale de La Ferté; interrogates Mme du Roure; resented; questions Mme Montvoisin; at interrogation of la Filastre; interrogates Maillard; questions Cadelan
    Biron, François de Gontaut, Marquis de
    black mass and black magic ceremonies
    Blessis, Denis Poculot, Sieur de
    Blois, Mlle de (Louis/La Vallière’s daughter) see Conti, Marie-Anne, Princesse de
    Blois, Mlle de (Louis/Mme de Montespan’s daughter) see Chartres, Françoise-Marie, Duchesse de
    Bodin, Jean
    Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas
    Bonnard, Pierre
    Bosse, Marie: arrested and interrogated; and Mme de Poulaillon; enmity with la Voisin; on killing of M. Brunet; helps de Prade; tried, sentenced and burnt alive; on abortion; uses poison; and Mme de Dreux; clients; Lesage denounces; and la Voisin’s visits to Saint-Germain; accuses Feuquières; Feuquières and Luxembourg consult; Feuquières denies knowing; Mme de Dreux requests poison from; implicates Mme de Montespan
    Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne: attacks court; attacks divination; preaches on immorality before Louis; on influencing princes; intervenes over Mme de La Vallière’s decision to enter convent; advises Louis to moderate passions; Louis asks to support Mme de Montespan; belief in devil
    Bouchard, François see ‘Montemayor, Vicomte de’
    Boucher, Dr (obstetrician)
    Boucher, M.: Lesage denounces
    Boucherat, Louis
    Bouchet, Mme de
    Boudin, Dr Philbert
    Bouffet, Marie
    Bouillon