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Sovereign dealings with blasphemy: the prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway

Nanna Eva NissenFaculty of Theology, Section for Church History, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 464-489 | Received 23 Mar 2021, Accepted 07 Mar 2022, Published online: 16 Mar 2022

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  • Bog over jernfangerne (Rigsarkivet, Holmens chef [Søetaten]: Bog over jernfangerne og betlerne på Bremerholm)
  • Forhandlingsprotokol (Rigsarkivet, Københavns Universitet, Det teologiske Fakultet: Forhandlingsprotokol)
  • Fy.t. (Rigsarkivet, Danske kancelli: Fynske tegnelser)
  • Jy.t. (Rigsarkivet, Danske kancelli: Jyske tegnelser)
  • Koncepter til erklæringer (Rigsarkivet, Generalprokurøren: Koncepter til erklæringer)
  • Kopibog (Rigsarkivet, Københavns Universitet, Det teologiske Fakultet: Kopibog)
  • NKS 1703 Folio (Det Kgl. Bibliotek)
  • Sj.t. (Rigsarkivet, Danske kancelli: Sjællandske tegnelser)
  • Sj.t. (drafts/appendices) (Rigsarkivet, Danske kancelli: Koncepter og indlæg til sjællandske tegnelser)
  • Voteringsprotokol, (RigsarkivetHøjesteret: Voteringsprotokol)

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