witches were caught int he 16th and 17th century by being tested in different ways
Any age. Even small children could be identified as witches.
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witches and the spanish armada
they were hanged , burned and swimming test
In the 17th century: 1606-1669.
There were multiple people said to be witches. They were never proven true or false. There were told to be about 10 witches in a town per year.
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During medieval times, they would be imprisoned or killed. As late as the 17th century, witches were stoned or burned.
British people in the 17th century sometimes held the superstitious beliefs that someone could become possessed by the devil. They did not believe that these people were responsible for their actions. Those who made a pact with the devil however were considered to be evil and witches.
Witches were blamed for stuff like: if peoples crops failed to grow they would blame it on witches they were blamed if there was storms at sea. They were blamed if there was freak weather conditions. And if and illnesses or sudden deaths happened.
16th to 17th century