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The Witch Craze

You're Dead to Me

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Scots Burn Witches?

In scotland, if you think the crime of witchcraft is heresy, then you need to burn them. If it's a maleficium, and that's a crime under law, then you are hanged like a murderer or thief. The pendle hill witch trials in lancashire involved 12 people accused, ten women, two men. 11 of them are tried, and 10 are found guilty and executed. But there are case studies where it gets a bit farcical and almost falls apart really. And this one doesn't quite produce the same outcome. There's an old girl called janet device who gives evidence accusing her mother and brother and sister against her as well

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