Such was a certain Matthew Hopkins, who stomped the country discovering witches left, right and centre, he got paid so much a head, any slightly round the bend old hag was to him fair game and good bounty money. Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'In England the church ran a great propaganda campaign against witchcraft in the reigns of Elizabeth and James II, so as to speed up the discovery of witches it was arranged to employ persons as witch finders. The woodcut depicts Matthew Hopkins with two witches from Manningtree and their familiars. It is a very disturbing document in which Hopkins tries to answer the many questions that are by now (1647) being asked of him. This booklet was written by Hopkins to justify the methods he used to obtain confessions and prove witchcraft. Museum classification: Persecution Information: 66 – Picture – Hopkins Physical description: Black and white reproduction of 17th C wood engraving depicting the witchfinder Matthew Hopkins with two witches and their familiars.
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