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Inquisition

In France, at the end of the 16th century

Your Lordship, there's a plague in the area

Are you afraid? Is that possible?

You know well the holy mission that brought us here

Providence will see us through

Let's finish eating, then we'll sleep for a few hours

and continue our journey

We still have many leagues to travel until Perignac

and the way will be very difficult

Witches and warlocks deny God and his law, the Virgin and the saints,

in exchange for the gifts from the devil.

Satan grants great riches and delights

Alright, dismount and come with me

Come, I want you to contemplate pestilence face to face

Nicolas, wait for us here

Let's go

- I love you Jean - Catherine,

soon you'll be my wife, I swear

Jean, you'll marry me, you'll do it, right?

There will never be another woman for me, only you

You know my father, if he knew I've given myself to you he'd kill you

I've sworn it Catherine

My god, it's gotten late, I have to go

Every day we return home later,

I don't know what excuse I'll make up today

May the blessed Virgin protect us if your father suspects anything

- I'll be his woman Madeleine, he promised - Hopefully it'll be soon

- Why doesn't he speak with your father? - He wants to go to Toulouse first,

he wants his uncle's blessing, when he comes back he'll speak with father

An owl crossing the path, may god help us

Catherine, there will be a tragedy

It's the prettiest wedding dress I've seen in my life

You'll look lovely, but I bet Gaston would prefer you without it

Gaston is quite the catch,

I'm jealous Michelle, but I congratulate you for having caught him

You'll be happy and have many children,

Gaston is... he must be very ardent

Stop being envious, you're making Michelle nervous

- But Gaston is so handsome - And very rich

We all would have liked to have married him,

and you as well Elvire, isn't that so?

Stop chattering and help me

Elvire, here are the ribbons you asked for

They say they're dying like rats in Gracie du Champs,

that they can't bury so many plague victims

and that the dead rot in the streets

May the blessed Virgin help us, and may no one get sick in Perignac

- God help us - May he protect us

You arrive later every time

Well, it was the vergers fault,

he started talking and there was no way to get him to quiet down

And you, you gossip, what are you doing here?

Go to the garden and take some potatoes to the kitchen, hurry

He promised Elvire!

As soon as he comes back from Toulouse he'll speak with father

He's asked for us several times,

we have guests, some magistrates from Paris

Important people, we should prepare a good dinner

In that village we found 300 people who had given themselves to the devil

Only 50 were men, the rest were women

As you no doubt know,

the malignant one tends to use women for his dark deeds

- It's his custom Mayor - I know your Lordship, I know

Temptation is his best ally

That's Catherine, my oldest daughter

Father, we can serve dinner when you wish

Serve it then

Our food can't be compared to the delicious delicacies

which you must be accustomed to at Court,

but we offer it with all good grace

- Catherine, move, go on now - Yes Father

The voyage has been very difficult,

but our duty obligates us to the highest sacrifices

for the common good

We're determined to unmask and punish without pity anyone in this region

who has made a pact with and serve the devil

We've received reports

and we know that witches and sorcerers are every day more numerous in this area

Yes, it's true

We good Christians live in fear, our crops fail,

the women can't conceive and the men can't sire

The flocks die without apparent cause, the plague threatens us

In Lanslebourg we interrogated and burned

over 200 confessed sorcerers at the stake

Among them we found many important people,

a surgeon, various nobles, and even a mayor like yourself

It was long and complicated,

but we did a good job and did away with heresy

We'll do the same here

Neighbors of Perignac, come one and all

From this afternoon on, the great Madenoc comedy troupe

will present the best works in their repertoire

Come one, come all, come!

Will you not give anything to the players your Lordship?

Thank you noble sir

Play with them dwarf, play with Judas' coins

Read it Madenoc, read

Let it be known to the residents of this town, both young and old,

that everyone is required to come tomorrow after Angelus to this church

to be instructed on the grave danger of witchcraft

Inquisitor of the High Tribunal, Bernard de Fossey

After profoundly studying Sprenger's Malleus Malleficarum,

Torquemada's Garden of Strange Flowers, and Nider's Formicarius

I've come to realize that the devil is the same in every place

and the sabbat is also the same

Come in

Good evening your Lordships, my father ordered me to bring you dinner

Leave it on the table

Give your Father our thanks and tell him we regret not joining him this evening,

we have much work to and will be awake until dawn

Girl

Your Lordship?

No, nothing, you may go

Look at that bastard!

- The son of a bitch! - He'll pay for this

- Mabille - Hello Madeleine,

I knew you'd come today Come in

They've come to my masters house,

they've placed proclamations everywhere

and a crier has read them in the streets

They're exhorting us all

I don't fear them, they can do nothing to me

One of them has gone to Carcassonne to get a squad of soldiers,

soon the persecutions will begin

Madeleine, what do you want?

Mabille, you know how much I love Elvire and Catherine,

their family took me in after my parents died,

we were raised together

I know. Now tell me what services you want from me

Catherine is in love with a young man, she's crazy about him

She only thinks the best of him, she loves him more than life itself

He has promised to marry her

And you're afraid the young man won't fulfill his promise

- If he doesn't, Catherine would die - You want him to be tied to her,

that he should never be able to leave her, right?

You shall prepare the philtre

Pay close attention,

because even the slightest error could mean failure

Alms noble sir, for the love of god

What do you want to tell me

- My desire is to serve his Lordship- - Alright, alright, talk

I wanted to tell you that, at the fair,

when the dwarf played with the coins your companion had given him,

Avril Doufraine said that they were Judas' coins

Michele the Blacksmith's young daughter,

I saw her one night with Pierril the baker,

they were in woods, I saw them make a hole and urinate in it,

then they mixed it with their fingers

A smoke came out that the devil raised to the sky

and it hailed so hard it destroyed the crops

On another day, they were seen going back home

naked

Catherine, since I've known you my life has been nothing but happiness

I love you so much

I've come to an agreement with Maurice,

once I come back from Toulouse

I'll pay him and his land shall be mine

There's abundant water, and working them well

they'll give an abundant crop

My noble uncle will lend me the money

Catherine, I want to have children

to fill our home with happiness

and give us many many grandchildren

Jean, I'm afraid.

- I'm very happy and- - And?

And you will continue to be

That's why I'm with you,

to take care of you and love you more every day

Jean, come back soon, I need you so much, my love,

that I don't know if I can take your absence

I love you Catherine,

I love you my wife

Catherine, don't worry

Jean will be back from Toulouse soon and loving you more than ever

I'm afraid Madeleine, I love him so much. If I were to lose him...

- Did he like the wine I sent? - Yes, he gives his thanks

Catherine, there won't be anything that can separate him from you

He'll come back and marry you

One Friday Odile and Pierril came looking for me,

they disrobed me and gave me an ointment

- Continue - It was a dark night,

then we mounted three different animals,

Odile on a black dog, Pierril on a huge bat and I on a lizard

- On a lizard you say? - Yes your Lordship, a very large lizard,

but not green like the ones I had seen, but red like flame

- And then? - Then we flew very high,

until we reached a mountain where I had never been before

I saw men and women dancing, some wore masks

A black male goat with three horns on its forehead

ordered them from a golden throne

Everyone went and kissed it.

I saw children taking herds of toads to graze

and many devils hopping about with lit candles in their hands

When I saw all that I got scared and said "My God, what is this?"

Then everything suddenly disappeared

and I found myself alone and lost on the mountain

If I hadn't found some woodsman I would have died of hunger and cold

Wretches! Pierre, have then arrested immediately

Yes, your Lordship

Noble ladies, give alms and god will repay you

Alms, for the love of god, alms

They'll torture them and then they'll kill them

Odile and Pierril have always been good, they've never harmed anyone,

I can't believe they're witches

But they lie with men and showed no modesty

To love isn't a sin

Not when you love only one, but they loved many

That man, the judge, he's the devil,

and I'm embarrassed that father accepted him as a guest

Quiet fool, if someone heard you...

Enough!

- Confess you're a witch - No, I'm not, I'm not!

Confess you've gone to the sabbat

and given worship to Satan, confess!

No, it's not true! It's not true!

Confess that you've produced tempests

and lain with the devil's dragons

I'm not a witch, I'm not!

Confess and we'll be merciful. Confess!

Bring the other one, let's see if her will is as strong

Untie her

Take her to the wheel

You're a damned witch and you'll burn at the stake

Pierril Fill�, do you confess to worshiping the devil

and rendering homage unto him along with Odile Dufrain?

No, we've been falsely accused, it's not true!

Do you confess to having carnal relations with demons?

No, it's a lie!

You're a witch, confess!

No, pity your Lordship, have pity!

I'll confess, I'll confess your Lordship!

I'll confess, have pity

Bring her down

Since when have you had a deal with the devil?

Since four years ago

One night a young man in black showed up.

He asked if I wanted to be his lover

and I responded that I did.

Then he gave me a hat full of gold coins

Later he took me to the sabbat and that's where I met Odile

I've been a witch ever since

- What was the demon's name? - The name?

Berdoso your Lordship, he was called Berdoso

In the name of this High Tribunal

we condemn Odile Dufrain and Pierril Fill�,

having confessed and been convicted of the great crime of witchcraft,

to be burned alive until their bodies are reduced to ashes,

sentencing them to bear the costs and confiscating their goods

for the benefit of this judiciary

They'll burn them tomorrow

where Chester and Cherbourg cross

Poor girls, they'll die for nothing

But what are you saying Emile, they're witches, they confessed

After suffering the most atrocious torture

Under those conditions even I would admit to being Merlin the Magician

There's no worse crime than to make a pact with the devil

Do you know what I believe Arman?

Those wretches that worship the devil, that attend the sabbat,

that cast spells and hexes are desperate,

unfortunates who rebel against hunger,

against sickness and misery, against the tyranny of the powerful

Surgeon, you mustn't speak like that, it's dangerous

That's why they invent all that,

they also need someone powerful to help them

I'm convinced that the majority of sorcerers burned to death

are just poor deluded fools, ignorant and afraid

They believe they fly, travel the skies to go to their reunions,

and all they really do is dream, lying in their beds

Emile, you'll end up on the stake.

I wouldn't like it, you're my best friend

It's possible

I know the cost of telling the truth in these times

The fox entered the Demaine's hen house and started killing chickens

The noise woke Gaston, the older brother.

He entered and discovered the culprit

He threw a rock and hit it on one of the hind legs, the left one,

they say it screamed like a woman.

The next day Denise, daughter of Antoine the cooper,

limped with her left foot.

Another day Denise kissed the Candelous' son,

later the boy was dead of fever

Enter

Forgive me your Lordship, if you'll allow me I'll refresh the fire

You may do it

Girl, what do you think of the devil?

Go on, tell me. Tell me

Your Lordship, I know what all the world knows,

he's man's enemy, cause of all ills and calamities

Come, I want to show you something.

To defeat an enemy, we must know him well

There exist 72 infernal princes who command 7000 demons

This is Satan, the Emperor,

the malignant serpent of paradise, the rebel angel

This is Beelzebub, prince of demons

Asmodeus, overseer of hell

Astaroth, grand duke of the orient, the infernal treasurer

Belthegor the marshal, commands 70 legions of demons

Forgive me your Lordship, I have to leave

Wait, don't go yet

They're powerful and assail us continuously

to win our souls and condemn us to hellfire

They are everywhere, they can take any form.

The husband in bed believes he holds his wife,

when what he may be holding is a horrible succubus

The wife may be deceived by an incubus. They corrupt everything

Your Lordship, let me go, I beg you

The flesh is weak, you must be careful. I know you have a lover

He was coming back from Toulouse when he was attacked

They stabbed him savagely

Since that day Catherine has been sick, very sick

She won't eat, she doesn't want to see anyone

If she continues like this she'll die or go mad

I'll cure her,

but you must do what I tell you to the foot of the letter, and above all,

- bring her to me - Yes

Surgeon,

my daughter is worse every day

- What's wrong with her? - Her body is healthy,

it's her spirit that is sick

She'll only heal if she has the will to do so

A demon has entered her, that's what's wrong

- Someone has put the evil eye on her - You know I don't believe in those things

Your daughter has had some shock,

but she'll recover from her melancholy and recover on her own

I know what I must do

Leave

Catherine, your father believes you are possessed

and has asked me to intervene,

but I know what's really wrong

I know the reason for your sorrow,

the death of Jean Bibrane

I know how you feel

You're very young and beautiful, you'll find another man to love

Look around you, perhaps he is very close by

Sadness and melancholy are the devil's favored weapons

Forget that man and happiness will return to your soul

I'll tell your father you aren't possessed,

I'll keep the secret of your sorrow

but don't forget what I said about sadness,

don't give the devil an opportunity

Jean!

- Madeleine! - Catherine!

- Catherine, what's wrong? - I saw Jean's death,

it wasn't a robbery, someone, a man whose face I didn't see,

paid the killers

- I'll speak with Mabille - It's a message from Jean,

he wants me to find his murderer

I have to see that man's face, I must know who he is,

then I'll make him pay

Isn't it true you changed into a fox,

entered the Demaine's hen house and killed

- all their chickens? - No, it's not true, it isn't!

You gave a kiss to the son of Catalina Candelous

and he died of fever, confess it!

Yes, I kissed him, but I don't have powers to kill anyone!

Confess that you've caused great harm to Michelle Renoit,

making her vomit forth worms, toads, spiders and other vermin

- Confess you're a witch! - Lord, have pity on me,

you don't want to martyr my body,

you want to damn my soul,

but one day you'll have to give account to my Redeemer, one day!

Go on, confess, confess!

My God, forgive them

Go on, proceed, she must confess

Your Lordship, this woman is dead

In any case the sentence will be carried out,

her body will be burned at the stake and reduced to ashes

She wants to see the killer's face to take vengeance,

she only thinks of that

Jean's death has obsessed her

I understand her, I also lost a loved one and know how it feels

I can help her, I can help her discover who killed Jean

You know the Lord I serve can do anything

Since his Lordship spoke with her, Catherine has been much better

Yes, I've noticed,

and also the solicitous interest

the magistrate showers on your daughter

Elvire, tell your sister to come, I want her to greet the surgeon

Father, she went out with Madeleine

Alright, return to your duties

Without a doubt his Lordship works well, and quickly

It won't be long before he clears the region of witches and sorcerers

The accusations grow more numerous by the day,

husbands give up their wives, children their parents

No one is certain they won't end up on the stake at any moment

He carries out his duty, he's a just man

He's a fanatic and bloodthirsty zealot,

you know what I think of the wretch that fall into his grasp

All are judged justly and pay for their crimes as they deserve

One day all of this will be a shame to mankind

You're falling into heresy Surgeon, be careful

Denounce me and thus you'll calm your conscience Mayor

- What's going on Louis? - Is that your woman?

Yes, yes your Lordship

Don't let her touch the ground

You've denounced her you bastard,

you've denounced your own wife damn you!

- Show us the proof, hurry! - Yes, yes your Lordship

It's us Pierre, it's us

Lucifer, punish your enemies Lord of the Night, destroy them!

Capture her, capture her! Capture that witch!

The boy too, all of them will burn!

Let go, let me go!

Bernard, come

Bernard

My Lord will reveal to you the identity of the person who had Jean killed

No matter how powerful they may be

you will be able to have your vengeance,

but for him to grant you that mercy you'll have to serve and worship him

I won't hesitate to do anything necessary

On these scrolls

are written the rules you must follow

to pass the test of initiation

Beelzebub,

Astaroth,

Neviros

Princes of Hell,

help me to acquire the favor of your emperor,

Lucifer

Tonight you will meet the one who shall be your master from now on

He will give you everything, but you must serve him loyally

Very soon you will fly to the sabbat,

there the Lord of Shadows will welcome you

Today you shall preside over the assembly together with my lord

Catherine, from now on you shall serve me faithfully

If your good father were to perish who will care for you?

Your Lordship, the surgeon Emile Denoir

is his best friend and will be our guardian

He doesn't seem adequate to me, he's a man with inconvenient ideas

I'll speak with your father about this matter

- But your Lordship- - No, don't thank me,

I wish the best for you. I'll find someone more appropriate

Your Lordship, I beg you, let my father die in peace,

he has already expressed his will

I know what's best for you and I'll do as my conscience dictates

Will I discover the face of the man who had Jean killed tonight?

Perhaps, but our master will give you the revelation when he wishes

and no one knows his designs

Serve him faithfully and he will indulge you

Here and there

That man, the judge, he's the devil

You shall be the living altar

Arman, you've done wisely

I know you'll care for Elvire and Catherine like a real father

Elvire, my daughter

If I die, the magistrate shall be your guardian

and will govern the household

He's a just man, honor him as you've honored me

Your sister, I almost never see her.

I fear death arriving without her at my side

Catherine, our father is very ill and wants to see you

Didn't you hear me?

Father is dying and wants to see you

Emile won't be our guardian,

the judge has convinced father

and he will be the one taking charge of us and the household

Don't fear sister,

that man won't be able to do anything to us

My master will protect us and destroy him

I am powerful now, and strong,

no one can harm me

Catherine, you're scaring me

If the judge finds out about what you and Madeleine are doing...

When I fly to the sabbat,

and see the whole world so small at my feet,

when I know I can bring down rain and hail,

when I think about how I can create hate or love,

I'm happy once again

In the sabbat my flesh, my entrails cry out with pleasure,

everything is permitted

Our master is generous and richly rewards those who serve him well

Elvire, you must come with me, you must come

With this potion you can poison the flocks

and cause the crops to be lost wherever you spill it

and if you invoke Asmodeus at the same time

no woman can be made with child

and all the plants shall dry up

Belladonna and mandrake,

heliotrope flowers and wolfsbane root

Mabille, everything you've ordered I've done faithfully,

but tell me when I'll learn who Jean's killer is

That's the most important thing to you, right?

You'll have a new dream where you'll see your lover's death,

but this time you'll see the face of his murderer

On the night of the full moon, before going to bed,

you'll drink this philtre

You'll think strongly of those you suspect,

then sleep will come

and you will see the face of he who ordered Jean's death

To take vengeance on him

you'll use your body, you'll defeat him with lust,

you'll make him your slave

His love for you shall be his ruin and his doom

Yes your Lordship, the witch is called Mabille and lives on the mountain,

until now no one's dared to denounce her because they're afraid of her powers,

they say she's the queen of the sabbat

And you Renover, aren't you afraid of such a powerful witch?

Yes your Lordship,

I must confess that I was scared at first as well,

but finally my conscience as a good Christian overcame my fears

I must also tell you

that Mabille often gets visits from certain important people,

there are those that have seen them Lordship

Important people?

The case is very delicate

and I forbid you to speak to anyone about this matter,

if you betray my confidence I will punish you severely

I'll faithfully carry out what your order your Lordship

And those important people,

are you the one that's seen them?

Elvire, forgive us but we want to know how your father is doing

Badly, everything is in the Lord's hands

- We'll pray for him - May God bless you

Bernard,

it was you?

You?

Good evening surgeon, how is the patient?

He died this evening your Lordship. Good evening

That man is insolent

Catherine, why have you come?

What do you want at this hour?

Don't you know?

You've desired me since you saw me for the first time

You convinced my father, only to have me

No, I did it for your sake, for yours and your sister's

You lie, you want only me. Very well,

take me now

Catherine, I beg you, leave

Catherine, you will damn me, I know it

Today they'll take old Mabille to the stake

They've proved she's a witch,

though we in the village have known for a long time

They threw her in the river and she floated like cork,

so she's a witch

Later they tortured her, but old Mabille is tough,

not one name came from her mouth

You've denounced her like the others, right you scum?

She's a horrible old woman, but I didn't denounce her

It was Margot, the vergers wife

I only want to see the young ones burn, only them!

You're a wretch!

You all despise me but I'm a man like any other,

that's why I hate you, I hate you!

Damned witch,

daughter of the devil!

You'll pay! You'll all pay!

Lord of the Underworld, my master,

give me strength to destroy them all, all of them

Catherine, Mabille couldn't prevent her own death

Those powers she thought she had were of no use to her,

no demon came to rip her from her executioner's hands

I was wrong to take you, I thought she could help us,

but she died without being able to do anything

She was just a poor defenseless old woman

You and I have flown over the mountains, we've touched the stars

we've attended the sabbat and worshiped the Lord of the Night

It's true, it's all true!

It has to be...

I need it Madeleine, I need it

Yes your Lordship, they frequently visited Mabille, I've seen them

And why haven't you said so before?

Forgive me your Lordship, I did

I spoke, I spoke with the judge

What? You spoke with the judge?

Yes, yes your Lordship,

and he told me to keep my silence

Then you're disobeying him! He ordered you to keep quiet!

Your Lordship, my conscience as a good Christian

wouldn't allow me rest,

- the gravity of the case is evident- - Yes, yes, I understand

The matter is delicate, I must reflect on it

Renover, if I have need of you I'll send for you.

You may go

And never forget that the Malignant One uses women

to lead men to their damnation

But the judge is an incorruptible and austere magistrate,

a paragon of virtue

That's precisely why Satan will try harder to corrupt him

And you won't deny that Catherine's beauty

could drive any man mad

Yes, you're right

You're right

She tried to seduce him from the beginning

- I imagine you noticed - Now that you say so...

Then he tried to convince Arman to name him steward

of the household and guardian of his daughters,

bastard interests that are at odds with our high mission

And as if that weren't enough,

he hid the visits Catherine paid to the witch from us

- Renover could have lied - Renover told the truth!

I know men well and I know when they lie

The matter is grave, and we must act with great prudence,

but with all the rigor our position demands

Damn you, damn you infernal spirit, you have defeated me

You've sent that woman to be my perdition

and I no longer have strength to fight you

Catherine, why have you made me come to this place?

I was here with Jean that last day

We loved each other like never before,

but then he left, never to come back

Some gutless coward had him murdered,

but that villain is already sentenced,

and very soon he'll pay for his crime

Today I want you and I to love one another here,

here in the same place where Jean held me for the last time

What are you afraid of magistrate?

I don't fear you Catherine,

I've sent hundreds of heretic witches to the stake,

none of them could harm me

I've seen you and Madeleine return at dawn,

and I know where you're coming from

Why haven't you had me burn?

Because I love you Catherine,

though I know you'll drag me to hell with you

You had Jean killed

No Catherine, they killed him to rob him,

I had nothing to do with it, nothing

You must pay

I've made a pact with the Lord of the Night,

my soul in exchange for yours

What are you looking for here Renover?

For a witch

A witch?

Isn't that what the three of you are?

Filthy daughters of the devil

I'm no witch! You lie Renover, you lie!

I've seen Madeleine and your sister go to Mabille's house

Your sister has bewitched the judge,

they meet in secret, I've seen them

You'll all go to the stake

But if you're clever and give me what I want,

you'll be saved

No, let me go!

Let me go!

This is the declaration Renover signed before he died

As you can see, Catherine's guilt is obvious

Renover is a wretch,

this declaration could be a pack of lies

No man, no matter how wicked,

would lie when he knows he's at death's door

But Renover killed two defenseless women

Forgive me Lordship, they killed him

I'm convinced they brought him there through deceit to murder him

They were scared of him, he had been witness to their heresies

That's why Renover defended himself

and slew them, though he lost his life as well

This isn't enough for me to condemn Catherine,

- it's not enough! - You know it's enough,

but there are also more witnesses that are prepared to testify

The witch shall pay

- I'm the judge! - And you will judge her

We'll submit Catherine to the pertinent tests

to prove she's a sorceress

Your attitude surprises me Lordship,

the matter is quite clear

- Confess! - It's not true! It's not true!

Confess that you've produced tempests

and lain with the devil's dragon

- Confess you're a witch! - Lord, have pity on me,

you don't want to martyr my body,

you want to damn my soul,

but one day you'll have to give account to my Redeemer, one day!

Confess!

Your Lordship, I've found the spot.

There's no blood, there's no pain

You can see it for yourself

Look at this your Lordship,

here the nail of the Malignant One has left its mark

Confess you're a witch!

Confess you've worshiped and served the devil!

Confess!

Yes, I've worshiped the Lord of the Underworld,

I've served him faithfully,

I've given myself to him, I've been to the sabbat, I've cast spells,

I'm a witch! I am!

But that damned bastard

has been my lover,

I swear it, before going to the stake I swear it!

He's helped me, together we've held the rites,

together we've worshiped the devil!

My master will destroy you,

he won't allow you to harm me!

Bastards!

Your Lordship, I want to show you something.

We found this in your room

This is the contract you made with the devil,

here is your signature and seal

You've prepared everything very well

You always wanted my post, now you shall have it

I congratulate you Nicolas Remy

No your Lordship, I swear I haven't prepared anything

I searched your room and found all this

It was you Catherine, it was you

Catherine, you've never been to the sabbat,

you've never worshiped the devil

You're not a witch, you don't have extraordinary powers

You're just a poor girl hounded and tortured by your own fears,

by your own frustrations

I flew above the stars, I danced in the sabbat

When you thought you were flying

you were asleep in your bed, you never left your room

and neither did Mabille and Madeleine,

they were just two poor wretches, hysterical and ignorant

I saw the judge pay Jean's killers!

You only dreamed what you wanted to see

The drink Mabille gave you is a mixture of plant extracts

that produce chimeras and fantastic dreams

My master will protect me, he'll come to my aid

The flames will not harm me and I'll be free!

Catherine, you've lost your reason

Surgeon, your time is up, you must go

And riven of all dignity and privilege,

you shall be shaven as a symbol of your great iniquity

and taken to the stake

May God have mercy on your soul

Father, I was a madman, a fanatical and pitiless sinner

I repent of my many and grave faults

and I ask the Almighty to forgive me

Plead for me

Surgeon,

Alain Blondier's wife and son have died

and many other families have fallen ill,

- their bodies are covered in ulcers - My god, the plague

Come, let's leave quickly

Translation: Turdis February 2010