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and others, such as the Survey of
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a hill close to
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1244:and museums
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926:Janet Horne
811:Lilias Adie
637:In Scotland
613:A. E. Waite
328:, Fullerton
1298:Categories
1210:witchcraft
1180:Sybil Leek
961:Violet Mar
936:Mary Hicks
629:witchcraft
603:Alan Moore
588:James Lees
413:Folk magic
407:in Britain
405:witchcraft
133:variation.
112:References
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35:indictment
31:witchcraft
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1041:Jane Weir
1011:Anna Tait
901:Maud Galt
891:John Fian
692:1596–1597
672:1589–1593
583:Phil Hine
546:Magicians
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1101:Variants
642:In Wales
568:John Dee
447:Nicnevin
420:Variants
180:10 March
61:married
47:Scotland
1272:Museums
1140:Artemis
1133:witches
861:Meg Dow
804:witches
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280:8 March
102:Cowgate
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