"If the judge's aim is to investigate whether she is enveloped in the sorcery of silence, he should note whether she can cry when standing in his presence or being exposed to torture. The ancient accounts of trustworthy men and the teaching of our own experience have demonstrated that this is the most certain sign, so that even if she is urged and compelled with conjurations to cry, if she is a sorceress she does not have this ability (to shed tears)."
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Christopher S. Mackay: The Hammer of Witches: A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum, p. 549
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