De Bonnevault, Maturin
De Bonnevault, Maturin
Father of Pierre Bonnevault. De Bonnevault was accused of sorcery when he was visited by experts who found on his right shoulder a mark resembling a small rose, into which a long pin was thrust. He displayed such signs of distress that the experts judged that he must be a sorcerer. He confessed his betrothal to Berthomée de la Bedouche, who with her father and mother practiced sorcery, and related how he sought serpents and toads for their sorceries.
De Bonnevault testified that the witch sabbat was held four times yearly, at the feasts of Saint John the Baptist, Christmas, Mardi Gras, and Páques. He confessed to having slain seven persons by sorcery and avowed that he had been a sorcerer since he was seven years of age. Like his son Pierre, he was put to death.