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Ever wonder what you’ve wouldn’t done had you been born in a different time? I sorta picture this as Jim West…
A 350-year-old notebook which documents the trials of women convicted of witchcraft in England during the 17th century has been published online.
The notebook written by Nehemiah Wallington, an English Puritan, recounts the fate of women accused of having relationships with the devil at a time when England was embroiled in a bitter civil war.
The document reveals the details of a witchcraft trial held in Chelmsford in July 1645, when more than a hundred suspected witches were serving time in Essex and Suffolk according to his account.
“Divers (many) of them voluntarily and without any forcing or compulsion freely declare that they have made a covenant with the Devill,” he wrote.
“Some Christians have been killed by their meanes,” he added.
17th century witch chronicles published online – World news – Europe – msnbc.com.
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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I think this would be just the reason Jim needs to wear a cape and stockings as one outfit.
fantastic! you know, i always knew i belonged in a different century. i would have been a great Grand Inquisitor or, if a bit later, a cool witch hunter. ‘roast ‘em!’
I need a like feature for comments such as these
anyway thanks for the new facebook profile pic!
i liked it so well- the stern look, the awesome book… ive added it to my blog side panel too. i think it perfectly represents my zwingli-istic puritanism