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jun 4, 1563 - Scottish Witchcraft Act 1563

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Under the Scottish Witchcraft Act 1563, enacted effective 4 June 1563, both the practice of witchcraft and consulting with witches were capital offences. This Act remained on Scottish statute books until it was repealed as a result of a House of Lords amendment to the bill for the post-union Witchcraft Act 1735

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jun 4, 1563
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~ 463 years ago