East Lothian is well known as the setting for the notorious North Berwick witchcraft outbreak, which is so famous as to have come to dominate all consideration of Scottish witchcraft. This is a pity, as there is much about North Berwick which is not typical of Scottish witchcraft, while there is a vast amount of other interesting material which up to now has been virtually ignored. Wise wives and warlocks takes a less academic approach than Goodnight my servants all (Grimsay Press, 2008)-- which tries to find every reference on record relating to witchcraft and other kindred matters in East...
East Lothian is well known as the setting for the notorious North Berwick witchcraft outbreak, which is so famous as to have come to dominate all cons...