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I agree with Clare but unlike most of the later trials for witchcraft''' the sentence that was placed on Elizabeth was very lenient. “The court declared unto her that though the evidence is not sufficient as yet to take away her life, yet suspitions are cleere…” pg 55 So we know you’re a witch but we do not have enough to kill you, so instead we will banish you from going from house to house. It amazed me that logic did apply to the witchcraft trials before the time of the Salem trials and that not everyone accused of witch craft was killed.''' –Kayle P | I agree with Clare but unlike most of the later trials for witchcraft''' the sentence that was placed on Elizabeth was very lenient. “The court declared unto her that though the evidence is not sufficient as yet to take away her life, yet suspitions are cleere…” pg 55 So we know you’re a witch but we do not have enough to kill you, so instead we will banish you from going from house to house. It amazed me that logic did apply to the witchcraft trials before the time of the Salem trials and that not everyone accused of witch craft was killed.''' –Kayle P | ||
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| + | I understand idea behind why these women were convicted of witchcraft. Where did these women live before they were convicted? Did they live with family? Parents? Alone? And once sentenced, what were the conditions like in the jails where they stayed before being convicted? Were they clean? Were the women treated well? Were they given good food? Who took care of them? Also, what were these women's lives like once they entered back into society, that is if they were not convicted? --Jennifer S. | ||
== Bridget Bishop convicted of witchcraft 1692; “Casco Girls” accuse George Burroughs, 1692 == | == Bridget Bishop convicted of witchcraft 1692; “Casco Girls” accuse George Burroughs, 1692 == | ||
