Dissertationem de hominibvs post mortem sangvisvgis, vvlgo sic dictis Vampyren

This dissertation scrutinizes contemporary reports of alleged blood‑sucking dead, beginning with a general critique of superstition and the difficulties of establishing truth. It recounts circulated exhumation accounts that describe preserved corpses, apparent postmortem bleeding, and nail or tissue changes, then examines procedural flaws in investigations conducted without medical expertise. The author offers natural explanations for the cited phenomena—postmortem fluid movement, burial conditions that retard decay, and misinterpretation of signs—and concludes that epidemic disease and natural processes, not revenant activity, better account for the reported deaths.