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What was the penalty for practicing witchcraft in the 1500s?

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The penalty for practicing witch craft was death
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In 1562, the “Act Agaynst Conjurations Inchantmentes and Witchecraftes” was enacted. This Act provided that the use or practice of a witchcraft, enchantment, charm, or sorcery that caused any person to be either killed or destroyed was a felony punishable by death.

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