Witch Hunt

Description: Available is this 250 page hardcover with dust jacket titled "Witch Hunt - A True Story" by Isabel Adam and published in 1978 by St Martins Press. Christian Shaw was a Scottish industrialist regarded as the founder of the thread industry in Renfrewshire. As a child, she was instrumental in the Bargarran witch trials of 1697. Early life Christian Shaw was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1685 the daughter of Christian McGilchrist and John Shaw, the Laird of Bargarran. Little is known about Shaw's early life until the age of 11, when she becomes widely documented as a witness in the Bargarran witch trials. Christian Shaw is most documented for her role in the Bargarran witch trials, which took place in 1697. Shaw, then aged 11, gave evidence that led to 8 people being accused of witchcraft, including Elizabeth Anderson, Katherine Campbell, James Lindsay, and Thomas Lindsay. Accounts of the trials reported that Shaw had been "betwitched" by the suspects and was exhibiting behaviors including flying, and "vomiting coal and bent pins". During the investigations, which were led by Paisley Minister Mr Blackwood, the presbytery ordered prayer and fasting with the victim (Christian Shaw). Seven of those accused were hanged because of the trials, three men and four women. The eighth accused person was found dead in his cell. An alternative account suggests that Shaw had taken a dislike to a servant, Katherine Campbell, and intentionally feigned bewitchment in order to bring about her death, and that her testimony led to the execution of 24 individuals in her home parish of Erskine.Thank you for looking. All items will be packaged carefully for protection from moisture and rough handling.

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