Sir Matthew Hale, Witch-Hunter of Bury St. Edmonds

In 1662, Sir Matthew Hale presided over trials that led to the condemnation and execution of two witches based on the flimsy spectral evidence of two hysterical, "possessed" children (Guiley 1989 44).

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