Mâlain, France 1640 Witch Burnings

Suspected of committing atrocities in the name of Satan
Nine witches and three sorcerers arrested
All innocent, but alleged to have killed many villagers
With nefarious spells, like blowing on a person and killing with breath
To determine guilt or innocence the twelve were were tossed into the water
Eleven who sank and drowned, good Christians going to heaven
The one who didn’t sink and drown right away condemned to the stake
Before she was burned at the stake, cursed the village of Mâlain
Claimed the curse would happen on the day of her death
Seven judges who passed judgment on her unconcerned about the curse
But were summoned to Paris for unjustly killing innocent people
Their claims of witchcraft rejected, the judges sentenced
Hanged to death on the gallows at the end of 1640

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