Its an established fact that the "Witches of Pendle" were in fact a small group of inocent women who were victims of tittle tattle, false evidence and superstition Nowadays they are called Herbalists or environmentalists or - The Green Party.
Interseting find . I enjoyed many rambles around Pendle area in my younger days. Its one of the finest bits of countryside we still have left. I recall that there is a song somewhere already?