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#OnThisDay in #history - in 1612, the trial of the Samlesbury Witches began in Lancashire #England . It was a 2 day affair, where 3 women, Jane Southworth, Jennet Bierley, & Ellen Bierley were accused by a teen named Grace Sowerbutts.They were accused of taking the form of animals (a black dog); sucking the innards out of an infant & exhumed its body before boiling it in stew and using its rendered fat to anoint themselves.They were acquitted when Grace recanted.
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