Determine whether Colonial Virginian’s had a multiple level system of courts. Find out what constituted felony offenses within the Virginia Colony and whether Witchcraft was one of them. Go behind the scenes and determine how Virginia Colony’s Governor’s got appointed. Explore what legal steps got taken if evidence was strong against someone accused of engaging in witchcraft. Get an in depth analysis behind multiple Witchcraft Laws that English Parliament enacted during the years of 1542, 1563, & 1604. Learn what was so dramatic come the year 1736 involving witchcraft? Get introduced to George Webb including what he published in the year of 1736. Discover just how far back Benefit of the Clergy dates. Understand importance behind Psalm 51 including its significance following one’s having committed a sin. Determine exactly who benefited from Benefit of the Clergy in Virginia Colony prior to 1732. Learn the story behind an enslaved woman in the Virginia Colony named Mary Aggie including how she led the fight in expanding Benefit of the Clergy beyond its existing status.
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