![]() ![]() Lurid information concerning carnal dealings with the Devil were also provided. The four confessions she made over a period of six weeks included details of charms and rhymes, claims she was a member of a coven in the service of the Devil and that she met with the fairy queen and king. ![]() The confession of isobel gowdie james macmillan featurette proms 1990.The Visions of Isobel Gowdie aka Witch of Auldearn 1662.Her detailed testimony, apparently achieved without the use of violent torture, provides one of the most comprehensive insights into European witchcraft folklore at the end of the era of witch-hunts. Scant information is available about her age or life and, although likely, it is uncertain whether she was executed or allowed to return to the obscurity of her former life as a cottar’s wife. Isobel Gowdie was a Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn during 1662. ![]()
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