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Demoniacs, 199, 215-22. See also Witchcraft.

Denmark, witchcraft in, 222.

De sagarum natura et potestate, &c., 208 n. 1.

Descartes, biological theories of, 67, 68.

Devil, mediaeval views of the, 190, 192-4, 207, 216.

Devonshire, ancient custom concerning rings and the cure of epilepsy, 173; charm against fits, 182.

Dewey, Professor John, 259.

Dialectical proof in relation to scientific discovery, 238.

Dictionary of National Biography, 230 n. 1.

Diefenbach, J., Der Hexenwahn, 195 n. 1, 221 n. 1.

Diogenes Laertius, 259 n.

Disibode, St., Hildegard’s life of, 3.

Disibodenberg, convent of, 2, 42.

Dissection: see Anatomy.

Dresden: see Manuscripts.

Driesch, Hans, biological theories of, 62-4, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75; Analytische Theorie, 62, 70, 75; Vitalismus, 75.

Dryander, Johannes, Anatomia, 95 n. 3, 112.

Duval, M., Histoire de l’Anatomie plastique, 86 n. 2.

Edward the Confessor and his ring, story of, 165, 166.

Edward II and the blessing of cramp-rings, 167, 169.

Edward III and the blessing of cramp-rings, 169, 170.

Edward IV and the blessing of cramp-rings, 171.

Edward VI and the blessing of cramp-rings, 175, 177.

Ehrenberg: see Philip of Ehrenberg.

Eibingen, 8.

Eleemosyna Rolls of Edward III, 169, 170.

Elements, mediaeval theories of the, 25-30.

Elizabeth of Schönau, visions of, 21, 22.

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