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Agnes Finnie

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Agnes Finnie was one of thirteen accused witches persecuted under the Witchcraft Act of 1563, who featured in an exhibition called
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Agnes Finnie, widow of James Roberston, sold consumer goods, such as fish and cakes in Potterrow,
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Agnes Finnie display in Witches in Word, Not Deed by Carolyn Sutton at Edinburgh Central Library
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In 2008, Agnes Finnie's name was one of thousands presented for posthumous pardon to the
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A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire: Who Were Burned on the Gallowgreen of Paisley
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by Carolyn Sutton, held at the Edinburgh Central Library and toured Scotland in 2023.
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The British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and Ecclesiastical Record
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In June 1644, she was arrested on 20 counts of witchcraft and
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commemorates the 300 women killed in Edinburgh for witchcraft
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Royal Mile
witchcraft
Edinburgh
sorcery
Castle Hill
Scottish Parliament

"Agnes Finnie: Edinburghs most prolific Witch"
A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire: Who Were Burned on the Gallowgreen of Paisley
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The British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and Ecclesiastical Record
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"The war on witches"
"Time for witches to rest in peace"
"Witches in Word, not Deed – an exhibition at Central Library until 30 November 2023"
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Magic
witchcraft
Anglo-Saxon metrical charms
Anglo-Saxon paganism
Cunning folk in Britain
Goetia
Nicnevin
Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham
James Murrell
George Pickingill
Ceremonial magic

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