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Eliza Henry-Jones

Witchcraft, charming, &c.

Eliza Henry-Jones, Island

'On the 14th of May, 1643, you are denounced as a witch by your neighbours. You are charged with witchcraft, charming &c. and soon you will be sentenced to die.'

Aided by historical records of witch trials in early modern Scotland, Henry-Jones summons up the spirit of a woman who was tried and condemned. The piece adopts a seance-like feel as the ‘you’ addressed by the author takes on the task of channelling the dead.

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