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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) / Re: Are you related to a witch? News Article
« on: Thursday 11 November 04 01:04 GMT (UK)  »
Baron Pardons Witches

Spent most of the day surfing the Web for the list of names of those witches that were pardon by the Barons Court of Prestonpans.

Success, see news articles and .pdf files posted on the Web below.
 
Historical Society in Prestonpans - news articles posted on the Scottish Baron Pardons Witches:
http://www.prestoungrange.org/prestonpans/html/news/show_news.asp?newsid=224
http://www.prestoungrange.org/prestonpans/html/news/show_news.asp?newsid=222
http://www.prestoungrange.org/prestonpans/html/news/show_news.asp?newsid=230
http://www.prestoungrange.org/core-files/archive/RoyPugh.pdf
http://www.prestoungrange.org/core-files/archive/trinity_session/06_absolute_pardon_for_witches.pdf
 
List of 81 names:
http://www.prestoungrange.org/core-files/archive/witchnames.pdf
 
Copy of Pardon Document, also, lists full names and dates.
http://www.prestoungrange.org/core-files/archive/abspardon.pdf
Also, lists full names and dates.

A complete story of the Scottish Witch Persecutions can be found in Roy J.M. Pugh book, "The Deil's Ain", ISBN 0 9540465 0 1.

Aye,
Dave

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