Christian Caddell: Scotland’s Female Witch-pricker
Ch_Ka51tj42019-08-08T21:26:02+00:00No doubt a muffled sound rippled through the crowd before the onlookers fell silent. The witch-pricker stepped forward, ready to ply his trade on the accused. Transfixed, the crowd stared in ghoulish horror as the man began to shave his next victim. Perhaps the whole affair discomforted some of the gathered rabble. It was often [...]