@AneurinDavid *Outside of England, a large number of witchcraft trials were not punch-downs, but punching-up in usually successful attempts by magistrates to seize the land of minor nobles.
*Outside of England, a large number of witchcraft trials were not punch-downs, but punching-up in usually successful attempts by magistrates to seize the land of minor nobles.
— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) September 10, 2020