[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Richard Cromwell's work is very fast, or in other words, "The Hammer of the Witch" is as popular as the "Bible", so William III got a paperback version of "The Hammer of the Witch" before boarding the ship. Hammer", and then took advantage of the time of the return trip to turn it upside down.

During this period, Queen Juana came over to take a look and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"The most stupid book in human history." William III did not hide his behavior, because he believed that at least [-]% of all literate pastors had read this book.So taking advantage of Queen Juana's casual mention, I asked the other party's opinion by the way: "What do you think of this?"

Queen Juana did not accept the "Hammer of the Witch" handed over by William III, because she had read this book a long time ago, and also criticized: "This is not only the most stupid book in human history, but also the most stupid book in Christian history." disaster in the world."

After all, Queen Juana laughed and said: "Can you believe that a woman is accused of being a witch just because she gave birth to too many children or did not leave a son and a half, or because she had miscarriages and children died too many times?" Is it a lot? It’s just that God took her children and spared her children the suffering of the world, but some people just put the blame on them.”

"There is no need for any explanation to impose a crime." William III reminded: "It's just that sometimes, the people need an outlet, and those with evil intentions need a chance to become famous."

"Even if this opportunity is stained with the blood and tears of innocent people, it will not deter those who think they can be forgiven." William III is well aware of the true nature of some fake priests.They don't care about belief, salvation, or even the principles of being human.Witch hunts are nothing more than satisfying some people's dirty desires while allowing them to make extra money.

As for human life?

Human life is precisely the least valuable thing in this era.

Even if the crucified Jesus looked at the world with compassion from the cross day by day, it could not stop the rapidly withering life and the more rotten soul.

"Your Majesty, we are here." Richard Cromwell entered the cabin, took off his hat to King William III and Queen Juana, and then said respectfully: "Do you need to notify the ministers in front of the imperial court to come and welcome them? "

Richard Cromwell glanced at the "Hammer of the Witch" that William III was holding, wondering if His Majesty the King would hold a routine meeting as soon as he returned to the palace.

"No need, let them report to me tomorrow." William III didn't rest much on the way, and now he just wants to take a bath and sleep well.

Queen Juana thought so too.

It's just that she was more thoughtful than William III, and signaled Richard Cromwell to take "The Hammer of the Witch" away, and left a meaningful sentence: "Let all adults take a good look at this book, and it is estimated that William will read it tomorrow." To talk about it."

"Yes." Richard Cromwell did not think much about it.

After all, in this day and age, witch hunts are nothing more than normal.

However, when those who got the news re-read "The Witch's Hammer" and confidently wanted to perform in front of William III, the king's reaction was beyond their expectations.

"I thought that in England, there would be no order disorder and judicial mistakes that can only be seen in barbaric societies. Now it seems that it is the kindness of my father and me that caused too many moths to be raised in the country, which is why we have today. The wrong situation." William III let those who had prepared the drafts roll to the tip of their tongues as soon as William III opened his mouth, and swallowed them abruptly.

According to their assumption, it should be the king who is going to vigorously carry out witch hunting operations, so he appointed the imperial council to carry out a more detailed division of labor, and by the way notified the parliament to sort out a trial process, and then implemented it step by step on the action plan for grassroots personnel.

But did William III want to engage in a witch hunt?

He didn't want to engage in this kind of nonsense at all, which can be called one of the most evil actions in human history.

Even in his eyes, this is a terrible manipulation to cover up the incompetence of the rulers and divert the pain of the civilians.

"I thought that from the beginning of the Renaissance, we could get rid of the ignorant, dark thoughts that tarnish the glory and love of God. However, on the way to Calais, I found a person who had never experienced pilgrimage, and did not live in the world. Any book written by a lunatic who has been cleansed of his thoughts in any humanities university is still influencing batch after batch of Christians, instigating them to open the door of judgment like a flood of madness.”

William III placed "The Witch's Hammer" on the table of the imperial meeting, but that casual gesture made all the participants sit upright, as if iron bars had been nailed to their backs.

Sir Cecil glanced at the adults present, and spoke first, "Your Majesty, I also think that the trial evidence in this book is all nonsense and should not be supported by the Church."

"But after all, this is the common legal code in the Christian world." A conservative minister immediately objected: "Not only the Catholic world, but also many Protestant areas are using it."

I don't know whether it is to strengthen the logic of his discourse, or deliberately provoke the opposition of beliefs, the minister continued: "The German region has recently stepped up witch hunting activities. I think this is a powerful measure to ensure the foundation of the rule. It should be in England. is strongly encouraged.”

"The German region is the German region, and England is England." John Dudley looked at William III's face and retorted very politely: "Do you think that a mere witch can shake the rule of England's head of faith? This is too small Look at His Majesty the King!"

"It's not a matter of underestimating or not, but that ordinary people cannot be loved by God like His Majesty the King." The old-fashioned minister raised his voice slightly and scolded: "It is impossible for His Majesty the King to protect everyone personally." A believer in England, so witch hunts are an effective measure of social stability."

After all, he looked at William III, who was in his hands, and said very firmly: "Your Majesty, please understand my various concerns about England, and don't stop witch hunts across the country."

In this regard, William III did not give a definite answer, but glanced at the ministers present, and found that whether they were Protestants or Catholics, they all agreed with witch hunting activities, so William III knew very well that if he If you stop this ancient tradition hastily, you will definitely be branded as a heretic king.

This is not what you should do at the beginning of your enthronement.

Thinking of this, William III quickly calculated the gains and losses in his heart, and finally said: "Then do you think, according to the contents of this book, you can really find the witch in the crowd?"

William III decided not to prevent witch hunts for the time being, but to strengthen the strictness of witch trials to prevent more innocent women from being burned at the stake.

"One of the trial methods here says 'witches can't read the Latin Bible in public', but Cecil, how many women in the country can read and write English fluently?"

"As far as I know, even in aristocratic families, not all women have received language education. As for civilians, only a few rich businessmen, lawyers, and women in priests' families can read and write in English, and most of them , have become nuns serving God, or married into noble families.” Sir Cecil replied: “This is only the situation in London. Less than one literate woman."

"That's right! Neither village can find a woman who can read and write English." William III emphasized: "In the witch trials so far, most of the defendants have been civilians. You let a woman who can't even speak English Ignorant women who can't read and write read the Latin Bible in public? I don't know if a witch who is bewitched by the devil can do this. I only know that the person who set up such a judgment criterion is not crazy , is bewitched by the heart and the devil."

Some of those ministers wanted to open their mouths to say something, but they couldn't find a reason to refute.

yes!The current society still adheres to the idea that the male leads the outside and the female leads the inside.Ordinary people even have problems eating, so who would ask a girl to teach Latin?They don't rely on this to get married.

"There is also this 'water test' to detect whether a person is a witch." William III looked at John Dudley again. After all, the latter is the Secretary of the Navy, so he is proficient in water: "If the suspect floats on the water, then It means that the devil does not want to see the witch die, and if the suspect sinks to the bottom, it will prove his innocence."

"The former was burned to death, and the latter was drowned. What can be proved by such a trial that leads to death before and after?" William III asked: "We hunted witches to save subjects from fire and water, but if they were drowned Innocent Christians died, and innocent Christians were burned, so should God punish us? Or do you think this method really proves the existence of witches?"

"I also don't think this method is suitable for witch trials." John Dudley, who received the gesture from William III's eyes, said very cleverly: "Everyone knows that I am the Secretary of the Navy, so I have also participated in the trial." Various trainings of the navy. One of the trainings is how to keep the head above the water while being tied up, or break free from the shackles, so as to wait for the reinforcements to be rescued."

"If it is a woman who grew up by the sea, it may be because of life reasons, she is good at water or has heard of this self-help method." John Dudley tried to be consistent with William III: "Even if she wanted to prove her innocence, she would Under the fear of death, they will make self-rescue actions. Moreover, in some witch trials, the test time of the water test method was not determined, so those defendants who sank to the bottom of the water will not survive to be pulled up."

"So adults, do you need me to give a few more examples?" William III has thoroughly studied the contents of this book yesterday, so no matter which one he refers to, he can immediately overthrow it: "It is true , we must ensure that Christians will not be harmed by demons, but witch hunting must pay attention to exact evidence and judgment methods, instead of aggravating one's own sins according to the 'rules' proposed by lunatics."