71.

Walter the Penniless, a leader of the first Crusade, ii. 15, 18.

Warbois, the witches of, absurd charges against them, their execution,
ii. 125.

"Water of Life," searchers for. (_See_ Alchymists.)

Water ordeal. (_See_ Duels and Ordeals.)

"Weapon-salve," controversy respecting, i. 265.

"Wehr-wolves" executed, ii. 120, 168.

Westminster Abbey, Raymond Lulli, the alchymist, said to have practised
there, i. 109;
tomb of Queen Eleanor (_engraving_), ii. 99.

Weston, Richard, an accomplice in the poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury,
ii. 194, 198, 199.

Wharton, Duke of, his speeches on the South-Sea Bubble, i. 50, 75.

Whiston, his prophecy of the end of the world, i. 223.

William of Tyre preaches the Crusade, ii. 63, 65.

Wilson, ----, killed in a duel by John Law, i. 3.

Wirdig, Sebastian, the magnetiser, i. 273.

WITCHCRAFT:--Account of the witch mania, ii. 101-191;
popular belief in witches, ii. 102;
their supposed compacts with the devil; popular notions of the devil and
demons, 103;
witches could secure their services, 107;
their meetings or "Sabbaths," 107, 133, 166, 169, 171;
frequent persecution on the pretext of witchcraft, 110;
the Stedinger, a section of the Frieslanders, exterminated on that
charge, 110;
the Templars accused of witchcraft; the Grand Master and others burnt;
execution of Joan of Arc (_engraving_), 113;
combined with heresy as a charge against religious reformers, 114;
the Waldenses persecuted at Arras; their confessions under torture;
belief common to Catholics and Reformers; Florimond on the prevalence
of witchcraft, 115;
witches executed at Constance; Bull of Pope Innocent VIII.; general
crusade against witches, 117;
Sprenger's activity in Germany; Papal commissions, 118;
executions in France; sanctioned by Charles IX., 119, 122;
Trois Echelles, his confessions and execution, 120;
"men-wolves," executed, 121;
English statutes against witchcraft, 123;
Bishop Jewell's exclamations, 124;
the witches of Warbois; absurd charges and execution of the victims, 125;
annual sermon at Cambridge, ii. 127;
popular belief and statutes in Scotland, 127, 154;
charges against the higher classes; against John Knox, 128;
numerous executions; trial of Gellie Duncan and others, 129;
James I., his interest in the subject; Dr. Fian tortured
(_engraving_), 131;
confessions of the