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Maleficium

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Maleficium - An evil deed.

- By 1580 it was referred to as an act of witchcraft that was used intending to harm.

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Sacrament

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Sacrament - A ceremony carried out to achieve spiritual grace - e.g Holy Communion.

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Devil’s mark

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Devil’s mark - A mark on the body of somebody who had entered an agreement with the Devil.
It was believed that this would be achieved through gatherings where people would give their souls to the devil during a black sabbat by having sex.

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Cunning folk

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Cunning folk - Someone or something (such as a fairy) generally carried out good deeds.
They are also described as folk healers.

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Assize circuit

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Assize circuit - courts that traveled in six circuits around the country, hearing serious cases of crimes.

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Justice of the peace

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Justice of the peace - a public official that is appointed to administer the law at a local level.

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Privy council

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Privy council - Private council of the ruling monarch

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Vagrant

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Vagrant - A beggar or an unemployed person. However, by the 17th century, they were seen as people that could work, but chose not to work - this could be punishable by whipping.

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Royal society

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Royal society - established in 1660 in order to promote the idea of advancement, science, and rational thought
- Heavily contributed to the process of enlightenment.

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Dissenter

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Dissenter - A member of the non-established church outside the church of England.

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Melancholia

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Melancholia - Depression / sorrowfullness

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Idolater

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Idolater - Someone who worships false idols

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Nonconformist

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Nonconformist - A protestant who does not conform to the practices of the Church of England

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Calvinist

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Calvinist - Somebody that follows the ideas of John Calvin - Protestant reformation - very strict - puritanism

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Heretic

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Heretic - Someone who disagrees with the teachings of the church

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Homocentric

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Homocentric - The belief that all rotations in the universe are centered around the Earth

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Natural Philosophy

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The study of the natural world

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Empiricism

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Empiricism - the belief that knowledge can only come from experience - seek out evidence to formulate theories.

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Polymath

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Polymath - A person of wide knowledge and learning who specializes in a number of different subjects

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Convention Parliament

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Convention Parliament - parliament assembled without the authority of the monarch

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Alchemist

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Alchemist - Somebody who tries to turn common substances and liquids into gold and potions to cure diseases.

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Inductive reasoning

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Inductive reasoning - Reasoning based on facts and evidence

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Deductive reasoning

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Deductive reasoning - When a conclusion is made based on something that is known or assumed.