1627: Catlyn Fiermoing, village witch
Add comment June 8th, 2019 Headsman
The sorceress Catlyn Fiermoing was burned on this date in 1627 at the village of Wommersom.
A standard witch-hunt case, Fiermoing apparently got into hot water calling on the devil in a fight with her husband 19 years before her death, which summons Old Scratch duly answered and duly sealed the bargain with the usual promissory notes and carnal violations: this at least is the gist of what her interrogation records preserve us. (Dutch speakers can read a summary in here: part 1 | part 2.) She used her supernatural powers to get a little bit of money and kill some local rivals’ cows.
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Entry Filed under: 17th Century,Belgium,Burned,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Public Executions,Torture,Witchcraft,Women
Tags: 1620s, 1627, catlyn fiermoing, june 8, wommersom
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