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Sleep deprivation, which caused hallucination. Since this causes hallucinations, it's an easier way for the witches to confess.

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Majority of the accused witches came from Laotians. They also came from  Strathclyde and the west,  Fife, Borders, Grampian including Aberdeen, Tayside and the Highlands and Islands, Caithness, Orkney and Shetland and Central region.

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There is an online published witchcraft book that consits of the names that were accused of witchcraft. The book also list the place where the accused lived as well as their confession.

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Not all healers or people that practice magic are considered witches in their community. In fact, many people who were accused of practicing magic were not involved in any magic practices.

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The Great Scottish Which Hunt is one of the many trials that happened. There were about 400 witches put on trial during the witch hunt. Although the number of executions is undetermined, they believe there were about 200.

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84% were women and 15% were men. The ages varied but the majority of the witches were around the age of 50-60. There were children who were accused of witchcraft and was executed for it just like the adults were. The lowest rate for the age that was executed were ages 70 and up. This rate was 4% which was the lowest rate.

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Janet Horne was the very last witch to be legally executed. Her neighbors accused her of being a witch because they saw her daughter have deformed hands and feet. As they thought of this, her neighbors believed Janet was using her daughter as a witchcraft toy. When the trial came, her daughter was able to escape while Janet was burned alive.

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There were magical objects that gave the healers and witches their magic. Sometimes the magic stones were gifts from the fairies or sometimes the healer/witches would find the stone themselves. If the stone was ever lost, the healers would lose their powers and magic.

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Agnes Sampson was a witch who confessed when being tortured. Agnes Sampson was shackled and stabbed in the face with an iron fork. Agnes admitted that he had a coven along with 200 other witches and had met the devil from doing a spell. These witches did a spell and caused a shipwreck. Agnes was strangled and burnt.

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King James VI suggested that he was an expert in witchcraft. In fact, he used witchcraft for political ends. King James took an active role in the trials of those accused according to Daily Record. Long story short, King James VI was very interested in the witchcraft subject.

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Approximately 3000-5000 women were accused of being witches in the 16th and 17th centuries. In reality, the majority of these women were healers not witches. They used tradition folk medicine on poor communities, but if these healers failed at their job, they would be accused for witchcraft.

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How many Witches were executed in the 17th and 18th centuries?

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How many Witches were executed in the 17th and 18th centuries?

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Approximately 3800 witches were strangled, hanged, drowned or burned at the stake according to Daily Record.