The trial of Tempel Anneke : records of a witchcraft trial in Brunswick, Germany, 1663

The accused was Anna Roleffes, known as Tempel Anneke. She was arrested on the charge of witchcraft in June of 1663 and found guilty in a long and involved trial. She was executed in December that same year. Consisting of direct translations of the trial testimony, The Trial of Tempel Anneke allows readers to follow a witchcraft trial from beginning to end. This new edition includes a wealth of additional information about Tempel Anneke after her death, civic records related to sorcery, maps, a detailed cast of characters, and a new historiographical essay that traces changing perspectives on witch trials. Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Introduction I. Historical Background II. Understanding the Text III. Lists of People IV. Historiographical Essay V. Suggestions for Further Reading The Trial of Tempel Anneke (1663) Document A Document B Document C Folio 1 Folio 2 Folio 3 Folio 4 Folio 5 Folio 6 Folio 7 Folio 8 Folio 9 Folio 10 Folio 11 Folio 12 Folio 13 Folio 14A Folio 14B Folio 15 Folio 16 Folio 18 Folio 19 Folio 20 Folio 21 Folio 22 Folio 23 Folio 24 Folio 25 Folio 26 Folio 27 Folio 28 Folio 29 Folio 30 Folio 31 Folio 32 Folio 33 Folio 34 Folio 35 Folio 36 Folio 37 Folio 38 Folio 39 Folio 40 Folio 41 Folio 42 Folio 43 Folio 44 Folio 45 Supplementary Civic Records Record 1 Excerpt from the Civic Regulations (Polizeiordnung) of Brunswick (seventeenth century) Record 2 Marital Agreement between Hans Kage and Anna Roleffes, June 1620 Record 3 Marital Agreement between Jürgen Roleffes and Anna Marvese, June 1655 Record 4 The Licence of Hans Harves (Tempel Hans) for the Fishery, House, and Beer Sale at the Tempel Hof, 1658 Record 5 The Arrest of Tempel Anneke, June 1663: Excerpt from the Testimony in the Trial of Lücke Behrens for Witchcraft, Brunswick, 1672 Record 6 Court Salaries, 1663 Record 7 Excerpts from the Prisoner Accounts Books, 1663–64 Record 8 Agreement between Hennig Roleffes of Wenden and Jürgen Roleffes of Harxbüttel, March 1664 Record 9 Marital Agreement between Hennig Buhmann and Maria Kage, and Buhmann’s Tenancy Oath, 1670–71 Record 10 The Later Affairs of Hennig Roleffes of Wenden, 1677–78 Appendices A. Glossary of Latin Terms B. Index of Herbs and Medicinal Ingredients References Sources Index The Trial of Tempel Anneke examines documents from an early modern European witchcraft trial with the pedagogical goal of allowing students to interact directly with primary sources. A brief historiographical essay has been added, along with eleven civic records, including regulations about sorcery, Tempel Anneke's marital agreement, and court salaries, which provide an even clearer picture of life in seventeenth-century Europe. Maps of Harxbüttel and the Holy Roman Empire and lists of key players enable easy reference.--Publisher website