A Witchcraft Trial in France

In this module’s reading, you learned about a witchcraft trial held in France in 1652. Review the excepts from the minutes of the trial found in your textbook. Then, in your initial post to the discussion, answer the following questions:
What does this document indicate about the legal procedures involved in the trials of witches, and how might these procedures have worked to condemn the innocent? What do these passages suggest about early modern European conceptions of justice? How do the trials record reflect the status of women in the seventeenth century?