Abstract
The manuscript containing the nine witness testimonies to the double hanging and miraculous resuscitation of William Cragh is an important site in which questions of memory and authority are negotiated. This article offers a detailed analysis of The Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Vat. Lat. 4015, together with related manuscripts recording the canonisation of St Thomas Cantilupe, to explore how inquisitorial processes were conducted and recorded, as well as the ways in which the witness depositions were re-shaped through various interventions and mediations. This close analysis raises questions about competing models of authority in the thirteenth century, revealing the complex interplay between official written record and orally transmitted memory, as well as between the emphasis on specific evidence attributed to named individuals and the continuing power of popular consensus or public ‘fama’.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
