In England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland a succession of Witchcraft Acts have governed witchcraft and provided penalties for its practice, or (in later years) for pretending to practise it.
Read more about Witchcraft Acts: Witchcraft Act 1542, Witchcraft Act 1562, Scottish Witchcraft Act 1563, Witchcraft Act 1604, Witchcraft Act 1735, Other Related Acts
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“No exorciser harm thee.
Nor no witchcraft charm thee.
Ghost unlaid forbear thee.
Nothing ill come near thee.
Quiet consummation have,
And renowned be thy grave.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so.... The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.”
—Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977)