Witch hunts were common in Scotland in the 1500s and 1600s.
Witch hunters received 7 shillings for each witch they unmasked, which was good money at the time.
Recognizing a witch wasn’t very difficult.
She had to be thin enough to fly up the chimney, and she had to have red hair.
If a woman was left-handed, had birthmarks, or if she suffered from squinting, it was an indication that she was a witch.
The procedure was simple – a woman with bound hands and feet was drowned.
If she drowned, the family was formally apologized, saying it was a mistake.
But if the woman managed not to drown, she was taken out of the water and burned as a witch.
Often husbands helped drown their wives, and if the wife was recognized as a witch, the entire family was driven out of town.
VIDEO. Darkest chapter of Scottish History. The Scottish WITCH Trials.
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