Elspeth Reoch
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title:
Elspeth Reoch
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Elspeth Reoch was an alleged Scottish witch. She was born in Caithness but as a child spent time with relatives on an island in Lochaber prior to travelling to the mainland of Orkney. The implementation of the Scottish Witchcraft Act of 1563, made witchcraft a capital offence in Scotland, therefore punishable by death. The early years of the 17th century were a time of political turmoil on the islands as the transition of power between Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney and the staunch episcop
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Scottish cunning woman; alleged witch (d. 1616)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elspeth_Reoch
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2024-02-03T22:57:37Z
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