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Rh order to make thoe who did not enjoy the favour of the church acend the funeral pile, or to let them feel the dreadful pains of torture, which a ecretly-nurtured revenge would not otherwie dare to do. Men who ditinguihed themelves by a particular erudition, and amongt them again thoe who occupied themelves in natural ciences, which are up to this day hated by catholicim, were put on trial and entenced as orcerers. How impartially the perecutors acted in this repect is manifeted from the fact that after his death they made a orcerer of Pope Sylveter II. ditinguihed by his learning. The famous mathematician, Roger Bacon, was obliged to appear twice in Rome for an examination of his intruments. Arnoldus de Villa Nova was in his eightieth year condemned to uffer death by fire, and the Bihop of Regenburg, Albertus Magnus, was