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10, 111. Stephen, king of Poland, his credulity and superstition, i. 159. Stock jobbing. (_See_ South-Sea Bubble.) "Stock Jobbing Cards," or caricatures of the South-Sea Bubble (_two engravings_), i. 60, 61. Stonehenge ascribed to Merlin, i. 237. Suger dissuades Louis VII. from the Crusade, ii. 55-62. Sully, his wise opposition to duelling, ii. 279 Sunderland, Earl of, _portrait_ of, i. 80; his participation in the South-Sea Bubble, i. 50, 77, 78; discontent at his acquittal, 80. Superstitions on the 1st of January, Valentine Day, Lady Day, St. Swithin's Eve, St. Mark's Eve, Candlemas Eve, Midsummer, St. John's Eve, 29th February, 258. Surrey and the fair Geraldine; the vision shewn by Cornelius Agrippa, i. 142. Sweden, executions for witchcraft, ii. 177. Sylphs. (_See_ the Rosicrucians.) Syria. (_See_ the Crusades.) Tancred, his achievements in the first Crusade, ii. 26, 35, 38, 39, 45. Tax on beards imposed by Peter the Great, i. 301. Tedworth, Wiltshire, the "haunted house" there; narrative of the deception, ii. 224. Tempests caused by witches, ii. 102, 106, 133, 134. Templars, Knights, subdued by Saladin, ii. 63; support Frederick II. in the seventh Crusade, 86; their subsequent reverses, 87, 90, 99; accused of witchcraft, 112; persecuted by Philip IV.; the grand master burnt, 113. Tetenoire, a famous French thief, ii. 255. Theatrical productions, on the lives of robbers; their pernicious influence, ii. 253-257. THIEVES, POPULAR ADMIRATION OF GREAT, ii. 249-260; Robin Hood, ii. 250; Dick Turpin, 251; Jack Sheppard, 252; Jonathan Wild, 254; Claude Duval, 255; Aimerigot Tetenoire, 255; Cartouche; Vidocq, 256; Italian banditti, 256, 257; Schinderhannes and Nadel, 257; evil influence of the "Beggars' Opera" and other plays on the subject of thieves 253, 257, 258; Lord Byron's "Corsair" and Schiller's "Robber," 259. Thomas Aquinas. (_See_ Aquinas.) Tiberias, battle of, ii. 63. Tibertus, Antiochus, his wonderful prophecies, i. 248. Toads dancing at the witches' "Sabbaths," ii. 108. Tophania, La, a famous poisoner in Italy, her crimes and execution; the nature of her potions, ii. 206. Torture, its cruelty exposed by the Duke of Brunswick, ii. 170. (_See_ Witchcraft.) Toulouse, witches burnt at, ii. 160. Tournaments and judicial combats. (_See_ Duels.) Tours, h
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