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Closed Request a Royal Pardon for the Pendle Witches hung in August 1612

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We want the Government to request a Royal Pardon for the innocent people of Pendle, Lancashire, once claimed to be “The Pendle Witches”, who were falsely accused at a time of great ignorance, and hung on 20 August 1612.

These people were hung innocently, and were falsely accused at a time of great biblical ignorance Witchcraft.

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