Logan Republican | 1905-02-04 | Page 6 | In Old England

In Old England. Three centuiles ago tho sreat statute stat-ute of James I came Into operation It made fehms without bonetlt nf clorgy nil who '-shall use, practice or exorcise anv injuiatlon or conjuia tlon of any evil and wicked spirit or shall consult covenant with, entertain, enter-tain, etuplov teed or reward any evil and wicked spirli to or for nuy Intent ot purpose in take up any dead man, woman or child out of bis her or their grave or any other place where the dead body testoth, or the skin, bono or ney pail of any dead person, to bp omploved or usod In any manner man-ner of wlu-hrinft enchantment, charm or sorci rv, whereby any pot-Ron pot-Ron shall be killed, destroyed, wasted, consumed, pined or lamed in his or hor body or nnv part thoreof ' Under Un-der this act witches weio executed for mtre than a century.