Witch+Trials+of+1692



//Early Witchcraft// //The early legal concepts of witchcraft//  The first statute against witch craft was implemented in 1542. It was replaced in 1547. Then another new statute issued in 1563, called an "Act against conjurations Enchantments and witchcrafts." This was replaced in 1604, when a new and more brutal act against witchcraft was passed. It was in force until 1736. If found guilty, the sentence was death but earlier statutes where tenement punishments could have been granted. // Stress and clinical hysteria could account for some of the unusual behaviors observed. // Feelings of choking being bitten, strange postures can emerge in times of severe stress, which Salem was experiencing in 1692. "If the ordinary means of coping [with emotions and stress] fail, the unconscious.



 **// Types of People Most Likely To be Considered a witch  //** The people that were most likely considered a witch would be women. People came to these conclusions because witches' were seen more of being females than males,which made it harder for men to get accused of being a witch.  //**Ergotism and its relation to unusual Behaviors**// Ergotism is something tat happenes to people, like a mental disease. People had the sensation of feeling burned to the stake before having their feet and toes cut off.