Superstition and Force Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
CHAPTER V.
CARLOVINGIAN AND FEUDAL LAW.
Torture first used for witchcraft, under Charlemagne 469 The Church averse to it 471 Character of institutions adverse to its use 471 Feudalism not favorable to it 472 Torture used for punishment and extortion 473 Ecclesiastical influence adverse to its use 477