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To Monsieur,
Monsieur
the Vicar-General of
Besançon, Monsieur
François de Rye,
Abbot of Acey,
Preseigne,
etc.
Monsieur, I no longer marvel that there have formerly been witches who have said that, if as many of them were men as there were women, and if they had a great Lord as their leader, they would be strong enough to make war upon a King. For I have no doubt but that this would in such a case be easy for them, and that they would even overcome their enemies. I do not mean that they would do so by means of their
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