Joe, this 'witchfinder' was paid 20 shillings for each witch who was found and convicted. Obviously with a financial incentive like this it was in the witchfinders interest to find and convict as many as possible.

A suspected witch who was pricked by a blade and didn't bleed was nearly always found guilty. It was alleged that this particular witchfinder used a spring loaded blade to avoid drawing blood.

Lots of people accused neighbours and enemies of being a witch as a way to settle old scores, get rid of love rivals etc.

This was the largest single execution of 'witches' in England. Overall, up to 1,000 in England were killed for being a witch, 90% of them were women. Over 2,500 'witches' were killed in Scotland, 84% of them were women.