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Witches were publicly burnt at the stake or hung until death.

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The last witch to be excited for their "crimes" was in 1727. Witch Hunting was completely abolished in 1736 when the 1563 law was disbanded by Scottish law.

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The decline of Witch Hunting began after the 1660s when the elite members of society began to form different views. This resulted in practices such as witch pricking to be shown as inconclusive, fraudulent evidence.

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Most witches were believed to be women, especially those with a local reputation for witchcraft an of lower societal class. Of the small amour of males convicted the vast majority of them were the husbands of witches.

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Out of a total of 3,500 accusations, an overall of 1,500 people were executed for witchcraft .

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Witch hunting became incredibly common due to the large amount of panic that had swept the country. It would fluctuate throughout the year but the fear lated for almost two centuries.

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Sleep deprivation was a tool used to force a "witch" to answer questions about their practice. Because of being awake for days, the accused would begin to hallucinate destroying their resolve and sanity. They would confess to strange hallucinogenic scenes of witchcraft (flying, shapeshifting, meeting the devil and taking part in witches’ ceremonies). Though they were illusion induced, these confessions alone would convict a witch

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If someone was accused of witchcraft they would often be pricked. If the accused did not bleed, that was evidence enough to convicted of witchcraft. This evidence was used in local courts to try the "witch".

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Those accused of witchcraft were tried by the government and often executed. Methods such as pricking and sleep deprivation were used to "prove" guilt.

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Wichcraft became illegal in 1563 due to the growing fear of the practice. There was the belief that it was the Devil's work as well as anti-Christian.

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The belief in the supernatural and spell casting had once been part of everyday life. Witchcraft was only seen as just the superstitious beliefs of peasants.