Maid servant
\nin 1589
\nin Scotland
\nunder the
\nrule of
\nKing James VI<\/p>\n
Compassionate good
\nwoman helped
\nothers who
\nwere sick
\nor troubled<\/p>\n
Falsely accused
\nof witchcraft
\nArrested in
\n1589<\/p>\n
Tortured by
\nher employer
\ndeputy bailiff
\nDavid Seton<\/p>\n
Crushed her
\nfingers with
\nthumbscrews<\/p>\n
Twisted and
\ntightened ropes
\naround her
\nhead<\/p>\n
Stripped her
\nclothes off<\/p>\n
Shaved the
\nhair from
\nher body<\/p>\n
Subjected her
\nto indecent
\nsearches while
\nnaked<\/p>\n
Claimed he
\nfound the
\nDevil\u2019s mark
\non Geillis\u2019s
\nthroat<\/p>\n
Imprisoned and
\nisolated her<\/p>\n
Deprived her
\nof sleep <\/p>\n
After Relentless
\ntorture and
\nsleep deprivation<\/p>\n
she could
\nno longer
\nendure<\/p>\n
she confessed
\nto being
\na witch
\nto stop
\nthe torture
\nand pain<\/p>\n
and was
\nforced to
\naccuse others
\nas being
\nwitches<\/p>\n
knowing she
\nwould be
\nput to
\ndeath<\/p>\n
her only
\nrelease from
\nthe tortures
\nand torments<\/p>\n
Unjustly Executed
\nDecember 11, 1591<\/p>\n
A good
\nand innocent
\nwoman put
\nto death<\/p>\n
Another infamy
\nduring the
\nreign of
\nKing James VI,
\nthe ruler
\nwho believed
\nevil witches
\nwere real
\nand after
\nhim<\/p>\n
Hundreds
\nof innocent
\nwomen tortured
\nand put
\nto death
\nin his
\ntimes<\/p>\n
I hope
\nthey are
\nin a
\nheaven now
\ncompensated and
\nexonerated in
\nthe afterlife<\/p>\n
Bob Boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maid servant in 1589 in Scotland under the rule of King James VI Compassionate good woman helped others who were sick or troubled Falsely accused of witchcraft Arrested in 1589 Tortured by her employer deputy bailiff David Seton Crushed her fingers with thumbscrews Twisted and tightened ropes around her head Stripped her clothes off Shaved… Continue reading