The Inquisition notary described Pietro Marcellini as a 50-year-old physician living in the parish of San Geminiano, just west of Piazza San Marco, when he came before the Venetian Holy Office to discuss a possible case of witchcraft in 1617. However, his testimony in the case differs strikingly from the typical physician testimony we saw in the previous chapter. He told the Inquisition that despite efforts to treat the alleged victim, a certain Margarita, with “natural remedies,” her symptoms “always worsened, and her body was wasting away.” Marcellini also noted that mysterious knots were found in her bedclothes and suspicious objects in her mattresses, which pointed to an unnatural illness. Margarita continued to suffer, but when Marcellini applied “some holy relics, [her] pains eased.” These factors caused him to conclude “that she had been bewitched.” In the end, his efforts and those of the clerics he called in to help once he realized the true nature of the illness were not sufficient to save Margarita’s life. Margarita had died by the time Marcellini came to the Holy Office – and he firmly attributed her death to witchcraft.