Afternoon ma-am……… ‘tis me, Alice …… no just Alice, for I will surely be punished for what I am about to tell you. It really is as bad as that, people are dying everywhere, either through deadly diseases or on the stakes. Remember this, ma-am, I am only warning you, so you can be as safe as possible in a time of death.
You see, my husband has heard terrible rumours, rumours of contagious illnesses being spread. Death is moving fast………… Yes, that is right, many, many families have been wiped out completely, including the children. But there is more, you see, it is said that the only way to survive the almost certain death, is to be strong and fit, or to know your ways around certain…… herbs.
No, listen to me…… Lord Furthington is sending his
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If caught, I die. Turning from a ‘White Witch’ to one of the most feared ‘Black Witches’ means that the church is no longer safe. At our weekly services, I am being told how glorious heaven is, but I am destined to the fiery pits of hell. If you don’t want to risk death, leave now………… Why? Because the people that rule over us, have murdered innocent people and have simply said it was gods will. These ‘tests’ simply aren’t fair. You remember young Mary Sutton, the simply happy peasant girl. Well, her parents were killed through sickness ……… No, no, it didn’t kill her, but it left her orphaned. But, everyone who came in contact with her caught the same disease. First, it was simple peasants checking in on her, well they dropped like flies. No one noticed the absence of mere peasants. It was only when a knight went to collect tithes for the church when people noticed. The knight dropped dead after whispering that poor Mary was a witch, bid to do evil in revenge of her parents. The entire village followed as the lord towed her to the river. she was thrown into the river. If she floated she was a witch, if she sank she was innocent, but would end up drowning. The poor girl floated, they, they set fire to her body. She was a week off turning