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... child of John Shaw , Laird of Bargar- ran , near Paisley , in Renfrewshire , could cause twenty - one persons to be ... child sassed her . On August 22 , Christine was taken with fits , jackknifing her body , swal- lowing her tongue ...
... child of John Shaw , Laird of Bargar- ran , near Paisley , in Renfrewshire , could cause twenty - one persons to be ... child sassed her . On August 22 , Christine was taken with fits , jackknifing her body , swal- lowing her tongue ...
Page 67
... child in a blanket previously hung in a chimney , and burning anything that should happen to fall out of the blanket . A toad was found and burned with " a flashing in the fire like gunpowder . " Amy reputedly was seen with her face ...
... child in a blanket previously hung in a chimney , and burning anything that should happen to fall out of the blanket . A toad was found and burned with " a flashing in the fire like gunpowder . " Amy reputedly was seen with her face ...
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... child , " but that soon after the child changed color and died . The court did not summon the child's parents , who only later revealed that the child died because of exposure caused by neglect of the nurse . By this time the nurse was ...
... child , " but that soon after the child changed color and died . The court did not summon the child's parents , who only later revealed that the child died because of exposure caused by neglect of the nurse . By this time the nurse was ...
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