hi
the ghost walks do still go ahead starting on may 7th i believe meeting at the adam and eve around 7.3o i think if you go to the edp homepage there you will find a web page for ghostly dave,
jitters!!!!
hi again
tel dave chisnell 01603 738316
if you go let me know how you get on i have heard not quoting that itis very much a tourist attraction and notfor the real ghost hunter!!!!!!
jitters!!!!!
I must admit that when I was told that Dave had told a friend that went on the Ghost walk, that wood for the burning of witches were collected at a certain spot on the walk.
I thought to myself. Thats not right. Witches were hung.
Burning at the stake was only for treason, petty treason & herracy.
Witches were burned at the stake in Europe, Scotland & Wales. But in England this was not the case. The prefered way was hanging.
I was also told how he had said that at another spot on the walk that the ducking stool was used on witches at this spot. I thought to myself.
Thats not right. The ducking stool was only used on nagging woman. Never on witches.
The Water Test on witches was as follows.
The right thumb was tied to the left toe & then the left thumb was tied to the right toe. A lenth of rope was tied around the accused waist & then they would have been lowerd into the river. ehter lowered from a bridge or one person went one side of the river & another on the other side of the river.
The rope would have been pulled taunt & then let free. The accused in the middle of the river.
If the accused floated they were guilty of being a witch. As they had not excepted baptizism. If they drowned they were innocent.
In the case of Hopkins. His favourite ploy was to do the water test on woman who wore a flowing dress. More chance of bubbles getting trapped in the folds of the dress & then the accused witch floating. He would then recieve his pay for anouther witch brought to justice.
The water test was a no win situation
The ducking stool
One of the favorite uses of the ducking stool was if a very important person came to town. The most beautiful girl in the town was accused of nagging. She was then brought to justice on the stool for the pleasure of the important person.
The girl was compleatly innocent of the crime. It was her looks only that got her into trouble.
The ducking stool was rarly fatal. Maybe a heart attack from an old person.
However. A person could die a month or so after the ducking. As the river where she had been ducked was full of human toilet waste & the person died of infection.
Hello
Spot on!!!!
HAPPY HUNTING
N
hi rasputin
did you find out about the ghost walks
jitters
Hi Rasputin
Dave has now finnished the Ghost walks, another guy have doned the black hat & cape. This is the wright up.
http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/news/story.aspx?brand=NOROnline&category=News&tBrand=NOROnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED07%20Apr%202008%2015%3A48%3A53%3A867
Best wishes
Eddie
I think that I might get a little too hot under the collar about the witch burnings & the ducking stool being used for witches.
So I think that I will stay well away.
Oh WOW......That would have been for a great film.......Carry On Ghosthunting. Giggle
Sorry eddie its already been done ................... its called Most Haunted lol
Barbara Windsor would do good on the show tee hee
Dave
Did he mention anything about witches being burned at the stake?
Or witches being ducked on the ducking stool?
I'm interested by this, as I want to know if his history about witchcraft is better than Dave's.
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