Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658 – Welcome Library


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The Welcome Library has published a fascinating book from 1658 to c1662 with a list of witches named in Scotland.   The original manuscript list is written by several hands but also contains a later transcript. The original document is endorsed: ‘Names of the witches. 1658’.  There is one short section on Renfrewshire.

The document can be viewed on the link below,

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ck6cumnp/items

or the full document can be downloaded in PDF format from https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/pdf/b19111319

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ck6cumnp/items

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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