Witch-prickers are the stuff of horror films. A man in the tall hat and the dark cloak of a Puritan who comes to town to terrorise helpless women. But what if the witch-pricker was actually a woman in disguise? In Scotland, in 1662, that's exactly what happened.
A woman named Christian Caddell had watched one of Scotland's most famous witch-prickers at work, and thought 'I could do that!'
There was one problem: at this time most normal jobs were men only.
This was an extraordinary job. But by dressing as a man, she got away with it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-20315106
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The woman who became a witch-pricker
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, Nov 18 2012 04:10 PM
witch-pricker christian caddell
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Posted 18 November 2012 - 04:10 PM
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Posted 18 November 2012 - 04:18 PM
Thats religion for ya! the christians used to chuck the pagan women in the water, if she floated she was a witch, so they burned her alive, but if she sank, she was not a witch...but drowned.
Thankfully this practice and practices like stoning are no longer in use, well, in most religions anyway.
Thankfully this practice and practices like stoning are no longer in use, well, in most religions anyway.
In an ideal World a law would be passed were NO guns were allowed and all those out there destroyed, trouble is the law makers are not going to take a risk of trying to pass that without making sure they are armed first.
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Posted 18 November 2012 - 06:05 PM
Oh the job opportunities of yesteryear.
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