THE BARDIC YEAR
              Ritual for Wiccan groups
        - by the White Bard 1991-92 CE
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The following are suggested rituals within the four major calendar 
celebrations. They are written from a Wiccan standpoint, using 
Celtic traditions, and take the form of Mystery Plays that 
(sometimes) are -not- fully explained (!). Try not to explain them 
to the participants, but rather allow them to act upon the
participants in a subliminal, emotional fashion. That is, after
all, what they are designed to do.

Note: "%" marks "stage directions"
  
                        N:earth      
            W:water                    E:air
                        S:fire

The BARD should stand to the WEST, unless otherwise specified in
the ritual.

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            YULE RITUAL: 21 December
                  -by the White Bard

Materials:  a very small, just sprouted potted plant.
            a candle for each covener present.
            a MOTHER. She should wear a blue garment, if possible.
            a MAIDEN, dressed in white.
            a Crown of Light, made from three, six, or nine
                candles.
            a BARD/GREEN MAN.

%  The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer
%  members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate
%  place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted:

%  Here begins the Yule Mystery. ALL light shall be        
%  extinguished, all fires put out, save that in the South. 
%  The Bard/Green Man shall lie on his back in the East, as 
%  if dead.

%  The HPS shall say:

HPS: Darkness covers all. The Old King is dead, and there is no
     warmth for the Mother. The days are short, and the nights
     are long.

COVEN: Give us Light!

HPS: The Maiden wanders the Earth, Maiden no more, but soon to be
     Mother. The Earth is cold, and there is no place for her to
     give birth.

COVEN: Give us Light!

HP: Mother, give us the Child of Promise! The Lord Of Life strains
    to be born!

COVEN: Give us Light!

MOTHER: I seek a place to rest, and give birth.

%   The Mother should wander about the inside of the circle, as if
%   looking for something, and not finding it. She should act very
%   tired, and project a sense of urgency.
%   She then goes to the East, and assumes the Goddess pose, standing,
%   arms and legs spread in the form of a five-pointed star.
%   There shall be a pause, and the Bard/Green Man shall then quietly
%   rise up, and stand behind the Mother. If it seems appropriate, the
%   more primitive symbolism of him crawling out from between the legs
%   of the Mother may be used. He should be carrying a lit candle, or
%   some other source of light.

BARD/GREEN MAN: Cunning and art I do not lack,
                But -always- Her Cauldron brings me back!

%   The Bard/Green Man shall take his lit candle, and proceed to re-light
%   the corner candles, moving deasil, and any other fires within the circle.
%   The just-sprouted potted plant is picked up by the Mother and held in
%   front of her during this candle-lighting.
%   The Bard/Green Man shall then take the plant from the hands of the Mother,
%   bring it to the center of the circle, and raise it above his head, saying:

BARD/GREEN MAN: Here is the Promise, that is always fulfilled.

%   The plant is then passed around the circle, and given to the Mother, who
%   should take it home and water and nurture it thru the year, if possible.
%   The Maiden shall then take the place of the Mother, and the Mother shall
%   return to her place within the circle.
%   Here ends the Yule Mystery.

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        CANDLEMAS (IMBOLC) RITUAL: 2 February
                           -by the White Bard

Materials:  a candle for each covener present.
            a MAIDEN, dressed in white.
            a Crown of Light, made from three, six, or nine
                candles.
            a BARD/GREEN MAN.
            a DARK LORD, dressed in dark clothing, and holding a
              dark cloak.

%  The place of ritual should be set up, away from the
%  gathered participants.
%  It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like
%  before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any 
%  of the participants should miss out on!
  
HPS: Go we now to the sacred place
     And stand within the sacred space
     Turn your minds to sacred things
     And dance with me unto the ring!

%  HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a
%  spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The
%  cauldron should be at the south. The Bard/Green Man
%  dances at the end of the line. A good song to sing here
%  is "Lord Of The Dance."

HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance
     Within the Lady's radiance
     To celebrate the Sun's rebirth
     To renew life, to warm the Earth

     Earth and Water, Fire and Air
     I invoke the Goddess there!
     This night we are Between the Worlds
     To celebrate the year unfurled!

HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky
    I invoke the God on high
    This night we are Between the Worlds
    To celebrate the year unfurled!

%   The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but 
%   shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her
%   circumnabulation.

EAST:   O Guardians of the Eastern Tower,
        Airy ones of healing power
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

SOUTH:  Oh fiery ones of Southern Power
        Thus I invite you to this tower
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

WEST:   Western ones of water's flow
        Help to guard us here below
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

NORTH:  Earthen ones of Northern fame
        Bless and guard our Power's fane
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

%  The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each
%  corner's crying as she moves to the next:

HPS: So I cast and consecrate 
     This Circle of the small and great:
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea,
     By Fire and Water, Earth and Air,
     By the Lord, and Lady Fair!
     By Love and Joy and Work and Play,
     All things harmful cast away!
     By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall,
     By the Power that made us all;
     By the Power that blesses Thee:
     (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!)

%  On her return to the first corner she shall change the last
%  line above, and say:  

     The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be!

%  The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the
%  altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners.

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%   Here begins the Candlemas (Imbolc) Mystery: 
%   The Maiden shall step forth, and say:

MAIDEN: This is the time of Brigid, the Patron of Poets and Fire,
        and of Healing.

HPS: This is the time of new beginnings, when the Mother has become
     Maiden.

HP: The days have turned, and grow longer, and the Sun-child is
    growing to His strength.

BARD/GREEN MAN: I have been a wave upon the sea,
                And a spark in the firelight.

                I have been a fish in the ocean.
                I have been a Thought within a Word,
                And a Word within a Deed.
                I was cast away, and found again.

                I have been made of flowers
                And of cold steel and brass.
                Fire and ice are alike unto me.

                I have been the narrow blade of a sword
                That kills without cutting.
                And the Void is my homeland.

                I have been in Caer Sidi
                In the Spiral Castle of Glass.
                And the letters on the Standing Stones 
                Are no secret from me.

                I have been in Annwyn
                And Tir na n'Og,
                I have danced the Spiral Dance,
                And drunk from the Hierlas at daybreak.

                I have ridden beneath two ravens
                And served in the kitchen,
                And all places are alike unto me.

                I have been a child
                And now I come into my strength!

                I invoke the Land, the dear Land,
                the Earth our Mother!

MAIDEN: The cycles of the Moon have taken their course, and I am
        in my Maidenhood. The stars are kindled, and I dance in
        their light.

DARK LORD: Thy home is with me thru the long months of Winter, and
           the Earth shall lie fallow and bare.
                                                   
%   The HPS shall then light the candles of the Crown of Light,
%   and shall approach the Maiden, who is now standing in the East, and
%   place it upon her head.
%   She shall now, in company with the Bard/Green Man, circumnabulate the
%   circle, and the coveners shall light their candles from her crown.
%   The Bard/Green Man shall return to his normal place within the circle
%   and the Maiden shall place the Crown of Light on the altar.
%   The Maiden shall then approach the Dark Lord, and kneel before him,
%   and he shall say:

DARK LORD: As it always is, always was, and always shall be. Come
           to my Kingdom.

%   Here he shall place the dark cloak around her, and they shall retire
%   to the West.  
%   Here ends the Candlemas Mystery.

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%   A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing:

HPS: In a ring we all shall stand
     Pass the Power, hand to hand.

HP: As the Sun is given birth
    Build the Power; root to Earth

HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand
     Bless the Lady, bless the Land

HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies
    Bless the Power that never dies!

%   The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or
%   as many times as needed) and then the HPS should say:

HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree:
     Let the Power flow out and free!
     
%   All should release, at this point.

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%   Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here.
%   This is a good time to bless candles for use during the coming year.
%   This is also a good time for initiations.

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%   The Circle is opened.  

HPS: Thus I release the East and West
     Thanks to them from Host to Guest
     Thus I release the South and North
     With "Blessed Be' I send them forth!
     The Circle's open, dance we so
     Out and homeward we shall go.
     Earth and Water, Air and Fire
     Celebrated our desire.
     The Sun's returned to banish dark
     The Earth awakes to sunlight's spark.
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     Our circle's done; and Blessed Be!

COVEN: Blessed Be!

%   All spiral dance out from the Circle.

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        EOSTAR RITUAL: (Spring Equinox)
                     -by the White Bard

Materials:  a MAIDEN, who shall be dressed in white, covered by a
            black (or other dark material) cloak, preferably with
            a hood drawn over her head. No white of her garment
            should show.
            a BARD/GREEN MAN, who shall either recite or sing his
            Song Of Calling, preferably accompanied by an approp-
            riate musical instrument (drum, flute, harp, guitar)

%  The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer
%  members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an
appropriate
%  place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted:

%  Here begins the Eostar Mystery:
%  Bard and Maiden shall stand together in the North, with the HP
%  between them.

MAIDEN:  I have been in the Kingdom of the Dark Lord,
         Where no Sun shines.
         But now I shall return to the green of Earth,
         And all things shall rejoice with me.

BARD/GREEN MAN:  Follow me forth from the Dark Lord's Hall
                 And show that Love will conquer all!

%  Bard moves to the East, and shall sing his Song of Calling:
%  Song of Calling may be whatever the Bard feels appropriate.
%  The below listed song is a suggestion only, and is used with
%  the author's permission:

              THE BARD'S SONG
   (c) copyright 1990 W. J. Bethancourt III
   (Tune: "Dublin City")

BARD:    As I walked out one quiet evening
         At the hour of twelve at night
         Who should I meet but a fair young maiden
         Combin' her hair by candle light;
         Lassie, I have come a-courtin'
         Your kind favours for to win
         And if you'd heed my petition
         I would be your Paladin...

(CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime
         Gather roses while ye may,
         Time is passing; roses wither;
         Winter comes; we're here -today-.

%  Bard moves to the South, Maiden moves to the East. 

BARD:    Have you seen the dew a-formin'
         On the grass at early morn?
         Have you seen the forest quiet,
         Or a stag that's barely born?
         Have you seen the dawn a-breakin'
         O'er the Western Ocean's tide?
         Have you felt my heart a-beatin'
         When it's held close to your side?

(CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime
         Gather roses while ye may,
         Time is passing; roses wither;
         Winter comes; we're here -today-.

%  Bard moves to the West, Maiden moves to the South.

BARD:    I can give no gold or silver,
         I can give no fields of land,
         I can give no servants brisk
         To wait on you both foot and hand;
         I can give you wide roads callin'
         Wind and Rain, and Moon and Sun,
         Songs to sing, and love and laughter,
         Dresses made of plain home-spun.

(CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime
         Gather roses while ye may,
         Time is passing; roses wither;
         Winter comes; we're here -today-.

%  Bard moves to the North, Maiden moves to the West.

BARD:    Come dance with me upon the greensward
         In the moonlight, in the Spring.
         Dance with me within the forest
         Dance with me within the ring!
         Earth below us, stars above us,
         Fire and water by our side,
         Dance with me within the moonlight,
         Dance with me, and be my Bride!

(CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime
         Gather roses while ye may,
         Time is passing; roses wither;
         Winter comes; we're here -today-.

%  Bard moves to the Center, Maiden moves to the North.
%  The HP shall try to hold her back, by holding her dark cloak,
%  but she shall unclasp it, and move to the center, leaving the
%  HP holding the cloak, revealing herself dressed in white, and 
%  shall stand beside the Bard.

MAIDEN:  I have been in the Kingdom of the Dark Lord,
         Where no Sun shines.
         But now I return to the green of Earth,
         And all things shall rejoice with me.

%  The HPS shall crown the Maiden with a wreath of flowers.
%  Here ends the Eostar Mystery.
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              THE DAY OF THE FOOL: April 1
                        -by the White Bard

%  This day is not in the traditional cycle, but should not be
%  omitted by those of the Bardic Path. There is no "set" ritual,
%  but this is the time for satire and general foolery by all.
%  A good thing to do here is to have a simple gathering, perhaps
%  a pot-luck, choose a King and/or Queen of Fools, and have a
%  good party. See the German Fasching or Mardi Gras for hints.


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        BELTANE RITUAL: May Day
                  -by the White Bard        

Materials: One cauldron, filled with water
           a wreath of flowers for the MAIDEN
           the Maiden should wear white, if possible
           two wooden swords (optional)
           a fire, as close to the ground as possible
           A BARD/GREEN MAN (note: if you have no Bard, then a
                male to act as Green Man should be chosen either
                by lottery, or by the Maiden. The Maiden is, of
                course, free to request a specific person to
                act as Green Man even if there is a Bard available
                to the coven.)
           candles for all, if possible

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%  The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered 
%  participants.
%  It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like
%  before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any 
%  of the participants should miss out on!
  
HPS: Go we now to the sacred place
     And stand within the sacred space
     Turn your minds to sacred things
     And dance with me unto the ring!

%  HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a
%  spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The
%  cauldron should be at the south. The Bard/Green Man
%  dances at the end of the line.

HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance
     Within the Lady's radiance
     To celebrate the Year renewed
     And praise the Powers, with gratitude.

     Earth and Water, Fire and Air
     I invoke the Goddess there!
     This night we are Between the Worlds
     To celebrate the year unfurled!

HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky
    I invoke the God on high
    This night we are Between the Worlds
    To celebrate the year unfurled!

%   The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but 
%   shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her
%   circumnabulation.

EAST:   O Guardians of the Eastern Tower,
        Airy ones of healing power
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!
        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

SOUTH:  Oh fiery ones of Southern Power
        Thus I invite you to this tower
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

WEST:   Western ones of water's flow
        Help to guard us here below
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

NORTH:  Earthen ones of Northern fame
        Bless and guard our Power's fane
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

%  The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each
%  corner's crying as she moves to the next:

HPS: So I cast and consecrate 
     This Circle of the small and great:
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea,
     By Fire and Water, Earth and Air,
     By the Lord, and Lady Fair!
     By Love and Joy and Work and Play,
     All things harmful cast away!
     By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall,
     By the Power that made us all;
     By the Power that blesses Thee:
     (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!)

%  On her return to the first corner she shall change the last
%  line above, and say:  

     The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be!

%  The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the
   altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners.

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%   Here begins the Beltane Mystery

BARD or GREEN MAN: Thus I invoke the Lady White
                   To come to us this sacred night.
                   By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
                   I show you a Mystery!

%   The Maiden shall stand beside the HP, who shall hold a
%   wooden sword. The Bard/Green Man shall approach them, also
%   carrying a wooden sword, and shall, in mime, challenge the
%   HP. They shall strike their swords together in three sets
%   of three blows, then Bard/Green Man shall strike the HP, with
%   the last blow of his sword, who shall fall as if dead.
%   (Note: This can be played as a Morris Dance, if so wished.)
%   If no Maiden and Bard/Green Man are used, then the above combat
%   may be eliminated, and the HP and HPS shall enact the Mystery.
%   The HPS' part shall then be spoken by the participants.

%   The Maiden moves to the East. The Bard/Green Man moves to the
%   North.

HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack
     But aye his whistle would fetch her back!

MAIDEN: Oh, I shall go into a hare
        with sorrow, sighing and mickle care
        And I shall go in the Lady's Name
        Aye, until I be fetched hame!

BARD/GREEN MAN: Hare, take heed of a swift greyhound
                Will harry thee all these fields around
                For here come I in the Lady's Name
                All but for to fetch thee hame!

%   The Maiden moves to the South. The Bard/Green Man moves to the
%   East.

HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack
     But aye his whistle would fetch her back!

MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a bee
        With mickle fear and dread of thee
        And flit to hive in the Lady's Name
        Ere that I be fetch-ed hame!

BARD/GREEN MAN: Bee, take heed of a red, red cock
                Will harry thee close thru door and lock
                For here come I in the Lady's Name
                All but for to fetch thee hame!

%   The Maiden moves to the West. The Bard/Green Man moves to the
%   South.

HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack
     But aye his whistle would fetch her back!

MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a trout.
        With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt
        And show thee many a merry game
        Ere that I be fetch-ed hame!

BARD/GREEN MAN: Trout, take heed of an otter lank
                Will harry thee close from bank to bank
                For here come I in the Lady's Name
                All but for to fetch thee hame!

%   The Maiden moves to the North. The Bard/Green Man moves to the
%   West.

HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack
     But aye his whistle would fetch her back!

MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a mouse
        And haste me unto the Miller's House
        There in his corn to have good game
        Ere that I be fetch-ed hame!

BARD/GREEN MAN: Mouse, take heed of a white tom-cat
                That never was baulked of mouse nor rat
                For here come I in the Lady's Name
                And -thus- it is I fetch thee hame!

%   Bard/Green Man walks to Maiden and takes her hand. They
%   both move to the Cauldron, and face HPS.

HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack
     But aye his Song has fetched her back!

     Old Winter's dead, the Lady reigns
     And Summer has returned again!
     
%   Bard/Green Man and Maiden both wet their hands with water 
%   from the Cauldron, and sprinkle it on the HP, who comes to
%   life again.

HP: Cunning and art I do not lack
    But aye Her Cauldron will bring me back!

%   Bard/Green Man and Maiden both move to, and jump, the fire.
%   Here ends the Beltane Mystery.
%   Note: This Mystery is the more historically correct "Great Rite."

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%   If there is a May Pole, it should be erected by the men -only- at
%   this point, and all dance around it, alternating male and female
%   to raise the cone of power as outlined below.  
%   A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing:

HPS: In a ring we all shall stand
     Pass the Power, hand to hand.

HP: As the year is given birth
    Build the Power; root to Earth

HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand
     Bless the Lady, bless the Land

HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies
    Bless the Power that never dies!

%   The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or
%   as many as needed to fully wrap the pole) and then the HPS
%   should say:

HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree:
     Let the Power flow out and free!
     
%   All should release, at this point.

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%   Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here.

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%   The Circle is opened.  

HPS: Thus I release the East and West
     Thanks to them from Host to Guest
     Thus I release the South and North
     With "Blessed Be' I send them forth!
     The Circle's open, dance we so
     Out and homeward we shall go.
     Earth and Water, Air and Fire
     Celebrated our desire.
     Winter's cold is gone away
     Now it is the Day of May.
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     Our circle's done; and Blessed Be!

COVEN: Blessed Be!

%   All spiral dance out from the Circle, jumping the fire as 
%   they go. HP and HPS lead, with Bard/Green Man and Maiden
%   taking care of bringing the Bel Fire into camp. Allow the Bel
%   fire to burn out on its own, if possible, otherwise put it
%   out with the water from the Caldron. Disposal of the water
%   otherwise should be to pour it at the roots of a tree.
%   All participants may take fire from the Bel Fire to take home
%   with them, cook over, or whatever, before it is extinguished.

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           MIDSUMMER RITUAL: (Summer Solstice)
                            -by the White Bard

Materials: a GREEN MAN, dressed in green, bearing a leafy branch.
           Small cakes, and a drink of some sort, preferably apple
           based. For covens that use alcohol, mead would be ok, too.

%  The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer
%  members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate
%  place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted:

HPS: This is the time of the Green Man; the Jack-of-the-Green; the
     Spirit of the Wood. Call him what you will, Robin Hood, Herne,
     or even Pan, this is His time! Rejoice in Summer!

%  The Green Man should rush into the circle, laughing and leaping.
%  It would be appropriate for him to carry a leafy branch, with
%  which to strike (lightly) the young women of the coven.
%  He shall then approach the cakes and drink, and pick one of each
%  up, hold them up to the coven, and say:

GREEN MAN: Behold the fruits of the Mother!

HP/HPS: Blessed be the food that nourishes us!

%  All should sit, and eat, and have a nice, quiet party of some sort!

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                LAMMAS RITUAL: 1 August
                         -by the White Bard

Materials: one person should be chosen by the HP to play LUGH,
           who shall walk with an obvious limp. He may use a
           crutch, or a cane if he so chooses.

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%  The place of ritual should be set up, away from the
%  gathered participants.
%  It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like
%  before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any 
%  of the participants should miss out on!
  
HPS: Go we now to the sacred place
     And stand within the sacred space
     Turn your minds to sacred things
     And dance with me unto the ring!

%  HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a
%  spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar.

HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance
     Within the Lady's radiance
     To celebrate the Season's turn
     To Autumn, when the leaves will burn

     Earth and Water, Fire and Air
     I invoke the Goddess there!
     This night we are Between the Worlds
     To celebrate the year unfurled!

HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky
    I invoke the God on high
    This night we are Between the Worlds
    To celebrate the year unfurled!

%   The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but 
%   shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her
%   circumnabulation.

EAST:   O Guardians of the Eastern Tower,
        Airy ones of healing power
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

SOUTH:  Oh fiery ones of Southern Power
        Thus I invite you to this tower
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

WEST:   Western ones of water's flow
        Help to guard us here below
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

NORTH:  Earthen ones of Northern fame
        Bless and guard our Power's fane
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

%  The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each
%  corner's crying as she moves to the next:

HPS: So I cast and consecrate 
     This Circle of the small and great:
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea,
     By Fire and Water, Earth and Air,
     By the Lord, and Lady Fair!
     By Love and Joy and Work and Play,
     All things harmful cast away!
     By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall,
     By the Power that made us all;
     By the Power that blesses Thee:
     (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!)

%  On her return to the first corner she shall change the last
%  line above, and say:  

     The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be!

%  The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the
   altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners.

        --------------------------------------------------

%   Here begins the Lammas Mystery

HPS: Thus I invoke the Lady White
     To come to us this sacred night.
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     I show you a Mystery!

%  A small meal of bread and some form of beverage should be
%  laid out, and all should partake. As all are eating, Lugh
%  shall approach the circle, and say:

LUGH: Merry meet to all! May I enter the circle?

HPS: And what talent do you have, that we do not?

LUGH: I am a Smith, to make tools and weapons.

HPS: We have Govannon, to make our tools and weapons. Go away.

LUGH: I am a Shaman, to offer the Sight Within.

HPS: Any of us can do that. Go away.

LUGH: I am a Farmer, to grow your food.

HPS: We have the Young God and the Maiden, to set our food to
     grow. We have no need of you. Go away.

LUGH: I am a Warrior, to defend you.

HPS: We have those of the Warrior Path, and their valor is
     unquestioned. Go away.

LUGH: I am a Bard, to sing you songs and make you merry.

HPS: We have a Bard. Go away.

LUGH: I have Wisdom to impart.

HPS: We have the Old God and the Crone. Go away.

LUGH: I am a Fisherman, to harvest the waters.

HPS: Any of us can catch fish. Go away.

LUGH: I am a Satirist and maker of jokes, to give laughter.

HPS: The Fool gives us humor. Go away.

LUGH: But do you have one who is ALL of these? For I am Lugh,
      the Ruler, the Singer, the Long-Sighted, the Craftsman,
      and all Talents are as ONE with me.

HPS: This we do not have, indeed, and you are Lugh Samildanach. 
     Enter and be welcome!

%  The HPS shall open the circle and Lugh shall enter and be seated
%  with the company. Lugh shall -limp- when he walks, and shall
%  walk, and sit, in obvious pain.
%  He should look around him, as if expecting something.
%  If none within the circle asks why he is limping, or otherwise
%  expresses concern, the Maiden shall say:

MAIDEN: Sir, why do you limp? Are you injured?

LUGH: You have asked The Question, and I thank you. Seek you the
      Cauldron of Healing, the Cauldron of Cerridwen, for my time
      grows short, but from it I shall be re-born.

       ----------------------------------------------------

%   Here ends the Lammas Mystery
%   A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing:

HPS: In a ring we all shall stand
     Pass the Power, hand to hand.

HP: As the year is given birth
    Build the Power; root to Earth

HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand
     Bless the Lady, bless the Land

HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies
    Bless the Power that never dies!

%   The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or
%   as many as needed) and then the HPS should say:

HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree:
     Let the Power flow out and free!

%   All should release, at this point.

        ------------------------------------------------------

%   Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here.

        ------------------------------------------------------

%   The Circle is opened.  

HPS: Thus I release the East and West
     Thanks to them from Host to Guest
     Thus I release the South and North
     With "Blessed Be' I send them forth!
     The Circle's open, dance we so
     Out and homeward we shall go.
     Earth and Water, Air and Fire
     Celebrated our desire.
     As Autumn leaves fall as the rain
     The seasons' turning, once again.
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     Our circle's done; and Blessed Be!

COVEN: Blessed Be!

%   All spiral dance out from the Circle. Lugh shall follow
%   at the end of the line.

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                    RITUAL: (Fall Equinox)
                        -by the White Bard

Materials: An OLD KING
           
%  The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer
%  members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate
%  place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted:

%  The Old King shall move in a feeble manner to the West, and say:

OLD KING: I am aged, and I approach my Time. Help me, lest I die!

CRONE: There is no help for you, for all must travel that road.

%  The Old King shall then turn to the assembled coven, and say: 

OLD KING: Seek ye the Cauldron! Seek ye the Grail! It shall heal me
          And bring me forth again. 

%  Here a song  may be sung, and "John Barleycorn" would be most
%  appropriate:

                JOHN BARLEYCORN 
                        -Traditional

        There were three men come out of the West 
        Their fortunes for to try,
        And these three men made a solemn vow:
        John Barleycorn should die!
        John Barleycorn should die!
                        (nb: 4th line of each verse is sung twice)

        They plowed, they sowed, they harrowed him in,
        Threw clods upon his head,
        And these three men made a solemn vow:
        John Barleycorn was dead!

        CHORUS: Fa la la la, it's a lovely day!
                Sing fa la la lay oh! 
                Fa la la la, it's a lovely day!
                Sing fa la la lay oh!

        They let him lie for a very long time
        'Til the rain from Heaven did fall,
        Then Little Sir John sprung up his head,
        And so amazed them all! 
 
        They let him stand 'til Midsummer tide, 
        'Til he grew both pale and wan, 
        Then Little Sir John he grew a long beard, 
        And so became a man! 
 
        They hired men with the sythes so sharp
        To cut him off at the knee 
        They rolled him and tied him about the waist, 
        And used him barbarously! 
 
        They hired men with the sharp pitchforks 
        To pierce him to the heart, 
        And the loader he served him worse than that, 
        For he tied him in a cart! 
 
        They wheeled him around and around the field, 
        'Til they came to a barn, 
        And there they made a solemn mow 
        Of poor John Barleycorn, 
 
        They hired men with the crab-tree sticks 
        To strip him skin from bone 
        And the Miller he served him worse than that:

        For he ground him between two stones! 
 
        They have wheeled him here and wheeled him there 
        And wheeled him to a barn, 
        And they have served him worse than that 
        They have bunged him in a vat! 
 
        They have worked their will on John Barleycorn 
        But he lived to tell the tale; 
        For they pour him out of an old brown jug, 
        And they call him home-brewed ale! 
 
        Here's Little Sir John in a nut-brown bowl, 
        And brandy in a glass! 
        And Little Sir John in the nut-brown bowl 
        Proved the stronger man at last! 
 
        For the huntsman he can't hunt the fox 
        Nor loudly blow his horn, 
        And the tinker can't mend kettles nor pots 
        Without John Barleycorn! 
  
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              SAMHAIN RITUAL: 31 October
                      -by the White Bard

Materials: one cauldron, filled with water
           CRONE: This should be an older female.
           OLD KING: This should be a person chosen by
                     lottery, or by whoever is acting as
                     Crone. It can be enacted by the HP
                     if needed.
           BARD/GREEN MAN: If the coven has no Bard available,
                           then a Green Man should be chosen
                           by lottery, or by whoever is acting
                           as Maiden. It can be enacted by the
                           HP, if needed.

         ------------------------------------------------

%  The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered 
%  participants. This is not something that people should miss,
%  so make sure that potty break is taken care of before the
%  circle is cast.

HPS: Go we now to the sacred place
     And stand within the sacred space
     Turn your minds to sacred things
     And dance with me unto the ring!

%  HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a
%  spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The
%  cauldron should be at the south. The Old King dances at 
%  the end of the line.

HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance
     Within the Lady's radiance
     To mark the turning of the year
     The door to Winter now is here.

     Earth and Water, Fire and Air
     I invoke the Goddess there!
     This night we are Between the Worlds
     To celebrate the year unfurled!

HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky
    I invoke the God on high
    This night we are Between the Worlds
    To celebrate the year unfurled!

%   The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but 
%   shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her
%   circumnabulation.

EAST:   O Guardians of the Eastern Tower,
        Airy ones of healing power
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

SOUTH:  Oh fiery ones of Southern Power
        Thus I invite you to this tower
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

WEST:   Western ones of water's flow
        Help to guard us here below
        I do summon, stir and call you 
        See these rites and guard this circle!

        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

NORTH:  Earthen ones of Northern fame
        Bless and guard our Power's fane
        I do summon, stir and call you 

        See these rites and guard this circle!
        Come to us and heed our call!
        By the Power that made us all;
        By the Power that blesses Thee:
        Come to us; and Blessed Be!

%  The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each
%  corner's crying as she moves to the next:

HPS: So I cast and consecrate 
     This Circle of the small and great:
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea,
     By Fire and Water, Earth and Air,
     By the Lord, and Lady Fair!
     By Love and Joy and Work and Play,
     All things harmful cast away!
     By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall,
     By the Power that made us all;
     By the Power that blesses Thee:
     (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!)

%  On her return to the first corner she shall change the last
%  line above, and say:  

     The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be!

%  The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the
%  altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners.

        --------------------------------------------------

%  Here begins the Samhain Mystery:

OLD KING: Thus I invoke the Lady White
          To come to us this sacred night.
          By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
          I shall show you a Mystery!

% Bard/Green Man and Maiden join hands, facing each other.
% The Maiden speaks to the Bard/Green Man:

MAIDEN: Lord of Life, hail Land-Master!
        God of grain that grows and dies
        Rising reborn, full of richness;
        Fallow fields shall yet be fertile --
        Spring sap runs as stirs your manhood
        Bless barren earth, bear fruit again!

% The Bard/Green Man speaks to Maiden:

BARD/GREEN MAN: Snow-shoes striding, hail swift Huntress!
                Wild one, free and willful Goddess
                Bow and blade you bear beside you,
                Finding food to fend off hunger --
                Winter will not leave us wanting;
                Give good hunting, grant us skill.

%   The Old King moves to the West. The Crone moves to the
%   North.

HP: Cunning and art he did not lack
    But aye her whistle would fetch him back!

OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a trout.
          With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt
          And show thee many a merry game
          Ere that I be fetch-ed hame!

CRONE: Trout, take heed of an otter lank
       Will harry thee close from bank to bank
       For here come I in the Lady's Name
       All but for to fetch thee hame!

%   The Old King moves to the South. The Crone moves to the West.

HP: Cunning and art he did not lack
    But aye her whistle would fetch him back!

OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a bee
          With mickle fear and dread of thee
          And flit to hive in the Lady's Name
          Ere that I be fetch-ed hame!

CRONE: Bee, take heed of a red, red cock
       Will harry thee close thru door and lock
       For here come I in the Lady's Name
       All but for to fetch thee hame!

%   The Old King moves to the East. The Crone moves to the South.

HP: Cunning and art he did not lack
    But aye her whistle would fetch him back!

OLD KING: Oh, I shall go into a hare
          with sorrow, sighing and mickle care
          And I shall go in the Lady's Name
          Aye, until I be fetch-ed hame!

CRONE: Hare, take heed of a swift greyhound
       Will harry thee all these fields around
       For here come I in the Lady's Name
       All but for to fetch thee hame!

%   The Old King moves to the North. The Crone moves to the East.

HP: Cunning and art he did not lack
    But aye her whistle would fetch him back!

OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a mouse
          And haste me unto the Miller's House
          There in his corn to have good game
          Ere that I be fetch-ed hame!

CRONE: Mouse, take heed of a white she-cat
       That never was baulked of mouse nor rat
       For here come I in the Lady's Name
       And -thus- it is I fetch thee hame!

%   Crone walks to Old King and takes his hand. He falls as if
%   dead.

HPS: Cunning and art he did not lack
     But aye Her Song has fetched Him back!

     Summer's gone, the Lady reigns
     And Winter has returned again!
     
%   Maiden wets her hands with water from the Cauldron, and
%   sprinkles it on the Old King, who comes to life again.

OK: Cunning and art I do not lack
    But aye Her Cauldron will bring me back!

%   The Crone and Old King shall join hands, facing each other,
%   and say:

CRONE: One-eye, Wanderer, God of wisdom,
       Hunt-lord, hail, who leads the hosting!
       Nine nights hanging, knowledge gaining,
       Cloaked at crossroads, council hidden.
       Now the night, your time, is near us --
       Right roads send us on, Rune-winner.

OLD KING: Every age your eyes have witnessed;
          Cauldron-Keeper, hail wise Crone!
          Rede in riddles is your ration --
          Wyrd-weaver at the World-tree's root.
          Eldest ancient, all-knowing one,
          Speak unto us, send us vision!

%   Here the HPS should say:

HPS: We remember our dead; our loved ones gone to the Summerland before
     us. Give them peace and joy.

ALL: Blessed be!

%   If there is time enough, the HPS and/or a selected member(s) of the
%   coven should read aloud the "Roll of Martyrs." Note: This listing
%   is copyrighted, and used by the author's permission.
%   The reader shall say:

READER: Never again the Burning Times! Let us remember our dead, 
        good and bad, innocent and guilty:

%   Follows is the Roll of Martyrs. This may be read aloud, or may be
%   placed in written form upon the altar as the above words are said.
                                
 Adamson, Francis: executed at Durham, England, in 1652
 Albano, Peter of: died in prison circa 1310
 Allen, Joan: hanged at the Old Bailey, London, England, in 1650
 Allen, Jonet: burned in Scotland in 1661
 Amalaric, Madeline: burned in France in mid-1500's
 Ancker, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Andrius, Barthelemy: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330
 Andrius, Jean: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330
 Andrius, Phillippe: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330
 Arnold, (first name unknown): hanged at Barking, England, in 1574
 d'Arc, Joan: burned at Rouen, France, on 30 May, 1431 (note: the
        witchcraft charge in this case was -implied- and not specific)
 Ashby, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
 Askew, Anne: burned for witchcraft 1546
 Audibert, Etienne: condemned for witchcraft in France, on 20 March 1619
 Aupetit, Pierre: burned at Bordeaux, France, in 1598

 Babel, Zuickel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Babel, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Baker, Anne: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619
 Balcoin, Marie: burned in the reign of Henry IV of France
 Balfour, Alison: burned at Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 December, 1594
 Bannach, (husband) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629
 Bannach, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629
 Barber, Mary: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612
 Barker, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1643
 Baroni, Catterina: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14
        April, 1647
 Barthe, Angela de la: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1275
 Barton, William: executed in Scotland (year unknown)
 Basser, Fredrick: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Batsch, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Bayerin, Anna: executed at Salzburg, Austria, in 1751
 Beaumont, Sieur de: accused of witchcraft on 21 October, 1596
 Bebelin, Gabriel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Beck, Viertel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Beck, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Belon, Jean: executed in France, in 1597
 Berger, Christopher: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Berrye, Agnes: hanged at Enfield, England, in 1616
 Bentz, (mother) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629
 Bentz, (daughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Beuchel, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581
 Beutler, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Bill, Arthur: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612
 Birenseng, Agata: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 25 June, 1594
 Bishop, Briget: hanged at Salem, New England on 10 June, 1692
 Bodenham, Anne: hanged at Salisbury, England, in 1653
 Bonnet, Jean: burned alive at Boissy-en-Ferez, France, in 1583
 Boram, (mother) (first name unknown): hung at Bury St Edmunds,
        England, in 1655
 Boram, (daughter) (first name unknown): hung at Bury St Edmunds,
        England, in 1655
 Bolingbroke, Roger: hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn,
        England, on 18 November, 1441
 Boulay, Anne: burned at Nancy, France, in 1620
 Boulle, Thomas: burned alive at Rouen, France, on 21 August, 1647
 Bowman, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1572
 Bragadini, Mark Antony: beheaded in Italy in the 1500's
 Brickmann, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Brose, Elizabeth: tortured to death in the castle of Gommern,
        Germany, on 4 November, 1660
 Brown, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1643
 Browne, Agnes: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612
 Browne, Joan: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612
 Browne, Mary: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
 Brooks, Jane: hanged in England on 26 March, 1658
 Brugh, John: burned in Scotland in 1643
 Buckh, Appollonia: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581
 Bugler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Bulcock, John: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Bulcock, Jane: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Bull, Edmund: hanged at Taunton, England, in 1631
 Bulmer, Matthew: hanged at Newcastle, England, in 1649
 Burroughs, George: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
 Bursten-Binderin, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629

 Calles, Helen: executed at Braynford, England, on 1 December, 1595
 Camelli, Domenica: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14
        April, 1647
 Canzler, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Carrier, Martha: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
 Caveden, Lucia: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14
        April, 1647
 Cemola, Zinevra: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14
        April, 1647
 Corey, Martha: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Corey, Giles: prssed to death at Salem, New England, on 19
        September, 1692
 Corset, Janet: killed by a mob at Pittenweem, Scotland, in 1704
 Challiot, (first name unknown): murdered at St. Georges, France,
        in February, 1922
 Chalmers, Bessie: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland, 1621
 Chambers, (first name unknown): died in prison, in England, in 1693
 Chamoulliard, (first name unknown): burned in France, in 1597
 de Chantraine, Anne: burned as a witch in Waret-la-Chaussee,
        France, on October 17, 1622
 Chatto, Marioun: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621
 Ciceron, Andre: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335
 Cockie, Isabel: burnt as a witch, at a cost of 105 s. 4 p., in
        England 1596
 Cox, Julian: executed at Taunton, England, in 1663
 Couper, Marable: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622
 Craw, William: burned in Scotland in 1680
 Crots, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Cullender, Rose: executed at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March, 1664
 Cumlaquoy, Marian: burned at Orkney, Scotland in 1643
 Cunningham, John: burned at Edinburgh, in January, 1591
 Cunny, Joan: hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589

 Deiner, Hans: burned at Waldsee, Germany (year unknown)
 Delort, Catherine: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335
 Demdike, Elizabeth: convicted, but died in prison, in Lancaster,
        England, in 1612
 DeMolay, Jacques: Grand Master of the Templars, burned in France
        on 22 March 1312
 Desbordes, (first name unknown): burned in France, in 1628
 Deshayes, Catherine: burned on 22 February, 1680
 Device, Elizabeth: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Device, James: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Device, Alizon: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Doree, Catherine: executed at Courveres, France, in 1577
 Dorlady, Mansfredo: burned at Vesoul, France as being the Devil's
        banker, on 18 January, 1610
 Dorlady, Fernando: burned at Vesoul, France as being the Devil's
        banker, on 18 January, 1610
 Dormar, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586
 Douglas, Janet: burned at Castle, Hill, Scotland, on 17 July, 1557
 Drummond, Alexander: executed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1670
 "Dummy" (name unknown; he was deaf-and-dumb): killed by a mob at
        Sible Hedingham, England, on 3 August, 1865
 Duncan, Gellie: hanged in Scotland in 1591
 Dunhome, Margaret: burned in Scotland (year unknown)
 Dunlop, Bessie: burned at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1576
 Duny, Amy: executed at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March, 1664
 Dyneis, Jonka: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622

 Easty, Mary: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Echtinger, Barbara: imprisoned for life at Waldsee, Germany, on 24
        August, 1545
 Edelfrau, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Edwards, Susanna: hanged at Bideford, England in 1682
 Einseler, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581
 Erb, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586
 Eyering, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629

 Fian, John: hanged at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1591
 Fief, Mary le: of Samur, France, accused of witchcraft, on 13
        October 1573
 Fleischbaum, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Flieger, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581
 Flower, Joan: died before trial, at Lincoln, England, 1619
 Flower, Margaret: executed at Lincoln, England, in March, 1619
 Flower, Phillippa: executed at Lincoln, England, in March, 1619
 Foster, Anne: hanged at Northhampton, England, in 1674
 Fray, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 12 June, 1587
 Fray, Margaret: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 25 June, 1594
 Fynnie, Agnes: burned in Scotland in 1643

 Gabley, (first name unknown): executed at King's Lynn, England, in 1582
 Galigai, Leonora: beheaded at the Place de Grieve, France, on 8 July, 1617
 Garnier, Gilles: burned as a werewolf in Dole, France 1574
 Gaufridi, Louis: burned at Marseilles, France, at 5:00 pm on 30 April, 1611
 Geissler, Clara: strangled at Gelnhausen, Germany circa 1630
 Georgel, Anna Marie de: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335
 Geraud, Hughes: burned in France in 1317
 Gering, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Glaser, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Glover, Goody: hanged at Salem, New England, in 1688
 Gobel, Barbara: burned at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1639
 Goeldi, Anna: hanged at Glaris, Switzerland, on 17 June, 1782
 Goldschmidt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Good, Sarah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
 Grandier, Urbain, burned at Loudon, France, on 18 August, 1634
 Goodridge, Alse: executed at Darbie, England, in 1597
 Gratiadei, Domenica: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on
        14 April, 1647
 Green, Ellen: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619
 Greensmith, (first name unknown): hanged in Hartford, New England,
        on 20 January, 1662
 Greland, Jean: burned at Chamonix, France, in 1438, with 10 others
 Grierson, Isobel: burned in Scotland in March, 1607
 Gutbrod, (first name unknown:) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629

 Haan, George: burned at Bamberg, Germany, circa 1626, with his
        wife, daughter, and son
 Hacket, Margaret: executed at Tyburn, England, on 19 February, 1585
 Hamilton, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680
 Hafner, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Hammellmann, Melchoir: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Hamyltoun, Christiane: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething,
        Scotland 1621
 Hans, David: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Hans, Kilian: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Harfner, (first name unknown): hanged herself in the prison of
        Bamberg, 1628-1629
 Harlow, Bessie: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621
 Harrisson, Joanna, and her daughter: executed in Hertford,
        England, in 1606
 Harvilliers, Jeanne: executed in France, in 1578
 Haus, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Hennot, Catherine: burned alive in Germany in 1627
 Henry III, King of France: assassinated on 1 August, 1589
 Hewitt, Katherine: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Hezensohn, Joachim: beheaded at Waldsee, Germany, in 1557
 Hibbins, Anne: hanged in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 June, 1656
 Hirsch, Nicodemus: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Hoecker, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Hofschmidt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Holtzmann, Stoffel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Hofseiler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Hoppo, (first name unknown): executed in Germany in 1599
 How, Elizabeth: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
 Hoyd, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 November, 1586
 Huebmeyer, Barbara: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589
 Huebmeyer, Appela: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589
 Hunt, Joan: hanged in Middlesex, England in 1615
 Hunter, Alexander: burned at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1629
 Huxley, Catherine: hanged at Worcester, England in the summer of 1652

 Isel, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586
 Isolin, Madlen: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581

 Jacobs, George: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
 Jenkenson, Helen: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612
 Jennin, (first name unknown): burned at Cambrai, France, in 1460
 Jollie, Alison: executed in Scotland, in October, 1596
 Jones, Katherine: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622
 Jones, Margaret: executed in Charlestown, North America, on 15 June, 1648
 Jordemaine, Margery: burned at Smithfield, England, on 27 October, 1441
 Junius, Johannes: of Bamberg, executed as a witch, on 6 August, 1628
 Jung, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629

 Kent, Margaret: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621
 Kerke, Anne: executed at Tyburn, England, in 1599
 Kleiss, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 30 October, 1586
 Kless, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 12 June, 1587
 Knertz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Knor, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Knott, Elizabeth: hanged at St. Albans, England, in 1649
 Kramerin, Schelmerey: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Kuhnlin, Elsa: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518
 Kuler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629

 Lachenmeyer, Waldburg: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585
 deLarue, (first name unknown): burned at Rouen, in 1540
 Lauder, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1643
 Leclerc, (no first name given): condemned for witchcraft, in
        France 1615
 Lakeland, (first name unknown): burned at Ipswich, England, in 1645
 Lamb, Dr.: stoned to death by a mob at St. Paul's Cross, London,
        England, in 1640
 Lambrecht, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Leger, (no first name given): condemmned for witchcraft in France,
        on 6 May, 1616
 Liebler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Lloyd, Temperance: hanged at Bideford, England in 1682
 Louis, (first name unknown): executed at Suffolk, England, in 1646
 Lowes, John: hanged at Bury, England, about 1645
 Lutz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629

 Macalzean, Euphemia: burned alive in Scotland for witchcraft, on
        25 June, 1591
 Marigny, Enguerrand de: hanged in France in 1315
 Marguerite, (last name unknown): burned at Paris, France, in 1586
 Mark, Bernhard: burned alive at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Martin, Marie: executed in France, in 1586
 Martin, Susannah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
 Martyn, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
 Mayer, Christina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586
 Mazelier, Hanchemand de: arrested at Neuchatel, Germany 1439
 Meath, Petronilla de: burned as a witch, the first such burning in
        Ireland, on 3 November, 1324
 Meyer, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Mirot, Dominic: burned at Paris, France, in 1586
 Morin, (first name unknown): burned at Rouen, in 1540
 Mossau, Renata von: beheaded and burned in Bavaria, Germany, on 21
        June, 1749
 Mullerin, Elsbet: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1531
 Mundie, Beatrice: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621

 Napier, Barbara: hanged in Scotland in 1591
 Nathan, Abraham: executed at Haeck, Germany, on 24 September, 1772
 Newell, John: executed at Barnett, England, on 1 December, 1595
 Newell, Joane: executed at Barnett, England, on 1 December, 1595
 Newman, Elizabeth: executed at Whitechapel, England in 1653
 Nottingham, John of: died in custody, Coventry, England, 1324
 Nurse, Rebecca: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
 Nutter, Alice: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612

 Oliver, Mary: burned at Norwich, England, in 1658
 Orchard, (first name unknown): executed at Salisbury, England, in 1658
 Osborne, (husband) (first name unknown): killed by a mob at Tring,
        Herefordshire, England, in 1751
 Osborne, (wife) Ruth: killed by a mob at Tring, Herefordshire,
        England, in 1751
 Osburne, Sarah: died in prison at Boston, Massachusetts, 10 May, 1692
 Oswald, Catherine: burned in Scotland in 1670

 Paeffin, Elsa: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518
 Pajot, Marguerite: executed at Tonnerre, France, in 1576
 Paris, (first name unknown): hanged at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569
 Parker, Alice: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Parker, Mary: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Palmer, John: hanged at St. Albans, England, in 1649
 Pannel, Mary: executed in Yorkshire, England, in 1603
 Pearson, Alison: burned in Scotland on 28 May, 1588
 Peebles, Marion: burned in Scotland in 1643
 Peterson, Joan: hanged at Tyburn, England, in April, 1652
 Pichler, Emerenziana: burned at Defereggen, Germany, on 25 September,
        1680 (her two sons, aged 12 and 14, were also burned two days later)
 Poiret, (first name unknown): burned at Nancy, France, in 1620
 Pomp, Anna: executed at Lindheim, Germany, in 1633
 Porte, Vidal de la: condemned at Riom, France, in 1597
 Powle, (first name unknown): executed at Durham, England, in 1652
 Prentice, Joan: hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589
 Preston, Jennet: executed in York, England, in 1612
 Pringle, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680
 Procter, John: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
 Pudeator, Anne: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692

 Quattrino, Dominic: burned at Mesolcina, Italy, in 1583

 Rattray, George: executed in Spott, Scotland, in 1705
 Rattray, Lachlan: executed in Spott, Scotland, in 1705
 Rauffains, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586
 Reade, Mary: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
 Redfearne, Anne: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Reed, Wilmot: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Reich, Maria: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585
 Reid, John: hanged himself in prison, in Scotland, in 1697
 Reoch, Elspeth: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622
 Robey, Isobel: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Rodier, Catala: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335
 Rodier, Paul: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335
 Rohrfelder, Margaret: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585
 Rosch, Maria: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581
 Rosseau, (no first name given), and his daughter, (no name given)
        of France, accused of witchcraft on 2 October 1593
 Rue, Abel de la: of Coulommiers, France, accused of witchcraft on
        20 July, 1592
 Roulet, Jacques: burned alive for being a were-wolf, at Angiers,
        France, in 1597
 Rum, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Russel, Alice: killed by a mob at Great Paxton, England, 20 May, 1808
 Rutchser, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Rutter, Elizabeth: hanged in Middlesex, England in 1616

 Sailler, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585
 Sampsoune, Agnes: tried, strangled, and burnt for a witch in
        Scotland 1591
 Samuels, (family): three members condemned for witchcraft in
        Warboys, England, on 4 April, 1593
 Sawyer, Elizabeth, hanged at Tyburn, England, on 19 April, 1621
 Scharber, Elsbeth: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581
 Schneider, Felicitas: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586
 Schnelling, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589
 Schutz, Babel: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Schwaegel, Anna Maria: beheaded at Kempten, Germany, on 11
        April, 1775
 Schwartz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Schenck, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Schellhar, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Schickelte, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Schneider, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Schleipner, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Schuler, (first name not known): burned at Lindheim, Germany on 23
        February, 1663
 Schultheiss, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586
 Schwarz, Eva: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581
 Schwerdt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Scott, Margaret: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Scottie, Agnes: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622
 Sechelle, (first name unknown): burned at Paris, France, in 1586
 Smith, Mary: hanged at King's Lynn, England, in 1616
 Stadlin, (first name unknown): executed in Germany in 1599
 Steicher, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Steinacher, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Steward, William: hanged at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569
 Stewart, Christian: strangled and burned in Scotland, in November, 1596
 Stolzberger, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629
 Stolzberger, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg,
        Germany, 1628-1629
 Stolzberger, (granddaughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at
        Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Stubb, Peter: executed as a werewolf near Cologne, Germany, in 1589
 Stuber, Laurence: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Sturmer, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Style, Elizabeth: died in prison, at Taunton, England, in 1664
 Seiler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Silberhans, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Steinbach, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Stier, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Stadelmann, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586
 Sutton (mother) (first name unknown): executed in Bedford, England
        in 1613
 Sutton, Mary: executed in Bedford, England in 1613

 Thausser, Simon, and his wife (no name given): burned at Waldsee,
        Germany, in 1518
 Thompson, Annaple: burned in Scotland in 1680 
 Tod, Beigis: burned at Lang Nydrie, Scotland, on 27 May, 1608
 Treher, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585
 Trembles, Mary: hanged at Bideford, England in 1682
 Trois-Echelles (pseud.): executed at Paris, France, in 1571 (or 1574)
 Tungerslieber, (first name unknown) beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Turner, Ann: murdered in England, in 1875

 Uhlmer, Barbara: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585
 Upney, Joan: hanged in Chelsford, England, in 1589
 Utley, (first name unknown): hanged at Lancaster, England, in 1630

 Valee, Melchoir de la: burned at Nancy, France, in 1631
 Vallin, Pierre: executed  in France, in 1438
 Valkenburger, (daughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at
        Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Vaecker, Paul: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Vickar, Bessie: burned in Scotland in 1680

 Wachin, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1528
 Wagner, Michael: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Wagner, (first name unknown): burnt alive at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Wallace, Margaret: executed in Glascow, Scotland, in 1622
 Wardwell, Samuel: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
 Waterhouse, (first name unknown): hanged in Dorset, England in 1565
 Wanderson, (wife 1) (first name unknown): executed in England, in
        January, 1644.
 Wanderson, (wife 2) (first name unknown): executed in England, in
        January, 1644.
 Weir, Thomas: burned between Edinburgh and Leith, Scotland, on 11
        April, 1670
 Weiss, Agatha: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586
 Weydenbusch, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629
 Whittle, Anne: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612
 Wildes, Sarah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
 Willard, John: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
 Willimot, Joan: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619
 Wilson, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
 Wirth, Klingen: beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany, 1628-1629
 Wirth, Trauben: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585
 Wright, Mildred: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
 Wuncil, Brigida: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581
 Wunth, (first name unknown): beheaded at Wurzburg, Germany,
        1628-1629

 Younge, Alse: hanged in Connecticut, North America, on 26 May, 1647
 Yullock, Agnes: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622

                       THE UNKNOWNS

 8000 "Stedingers" killed on 27 May, 1234
 180 burned for witchcraft at Montwimer, France, on 29 May, 1239
 36 Knights Templar died under torture in France, in October, 1307
 54 Knights Templar burned in France, on 12 May, 1310
 39 Knights Templar burned in France, on 18 March 1314
 "Some" burned at Kilkenny, Ireland, 1323
 200 + burned at Carcassonne, France, between 1320-1350
 63 burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335
 8 burned at Carcassonne, France, in 1352
 31 burned at Carcassonne, France, in 1357
 67 burned at Carcassonne, France, between 1387-1400
 1 burned at Berlin, Germany, in 1399
 "Several" witches burned alive at Simmenthal, Switzerland,
        circa 1400
 "Several" burned at Carcassonne, France, in 1423
 200 + executed in the Valais, France between 1428-1434
 167 executed in l'Isere, France, between 1428-1447
 16 executed in Toulouse, France, in 1432
 8 executed in Toulouse, France, in 1433
 150 executed in Briancon, France, in 1437
 3 burnt in Savoy between 1446 and 1447
 7 killed at Marmande, France, in 1453
 1 burned at Locarno, Italy, in 1455
 "Many" burned in Arras, France in 1459
 2 burned in Burgundy, France, in 1470
 3 burned at Forno-Rivara, Italy, in 1472
 2 burned at Levone, in Italy, in 1474
 5 burned at Forno, Italy, in 1475
 12 women and "several" men burned at Edinburgh, in 1479
 4 burned at Metz, Germany, in 1482
 48 burned at Constance, between 1482-1486
 2 burned at Toulouse, France, in 1484
 2 burned in Chaucy, France in 1485
 1 died in prison, at Metz, Germany 1488
 3 executed at Mairange, Germany, on 17 June, 1488
 2 executed at Mairange, Germany, on 25 June, 1488
 3 executed at Chastel, Germany, on 26 June, 1488
 3 executed at Metz, Germany, on 1 July, 1488
 1 executed at Salney, Germany, on 3 July, 1488
 2 executed at Salney, Germany, on 12 July, 1488
 3 executed at Salney, Germany, on 19 July, 1488
 1 executed at Brieg, Germany, on 19 July, 1488
 2 executed at Juxney, Germany, on 19 August, 1488
 5 executed at Thionville, Germany, on 23 August, 1488
 1 executed at Metz, Germany, on 2 September, 1488
 1 executed at Vigey, Germany, on 15 September, 1488
 1 executed at Juxney, Germany, on 22 September, 1488
 1 executed in France circa 1500
 30 burned in Calahorra, Spain, in 1507
 1 burned in Saxony, Germany, in 1510
 60 burned in Northern Italy, in 1510
 500 + burned in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1515
 2 burned in Besancon, France, in 1521
 64 burned in Val Camonica, Italy between 1518-1521
 100 burned in Como, Italy, in 1523
 1000 + in Como, Italy, in 1524
 900 executed by Nicholas Remy (years unknown, about 15 years total)
 "A large number" executed at Saragossa, Spain, in 1536
 7 burned at Nantes, France, in 1549
 1 burned at Lyons, France, in 1549
 3 burned alive at Derneburg, Germany, on 4 October, 1555
 1 burned alive at Bievires, France, in 1556
 5 burned at Verneuil, France, in 1561
 17,000 + in Scotland from 1563 to 1603
 4 burned at Potiers, France, in 1564
 1 burned at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569
 "Many" burned in France in 1571
 1 burned at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1572
 70,000 killed in England after 1573
 "Several" executed in Paris, France, in 1574
 80 executed in one fire at Valery-en-Savoie, France, in 1574
 3 executed in Dorset, England, in 1578
 36 persons executed at Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1578
 18 killed at St. Oses, England, in 1582
 "Several" burned in Mesolcina, Italy, in 1583
 368 persons killed for witchcraft between 18 January, 1587, and 18
        November, 1593, in the diocese of Treves.
 1 burned at Riom, France, in 1588
 133 persons burned in one day at Quedlinburg, in Germany, in 1589
 48 burned in Wurttemberg, Germany, in 1589
 2 burned at Cologne, Germany in 1589
 54 burned in Franconia in 1590
 300 burned in Bern, Switzerland, between 1591-1600
 1 burned in Ghent, Holland, in 1591
 9 executed in Toulouse, France, in 1595
 1 burned in Ghent, Holland, in 1598
 24 burned in Aberdeen, Scotland, circa 1598
 77 burned in Vaud, Switzerland, in 1599
 10 -daily- were burned (average) in the Duchy of Brunswick between
        1590-1600
 20 executed (other than those listed by name above) in the reign
        of King James VI and I of England.
 40,000 executed between 1600-1680 in Great Britain
 205 burned at the Abbey of Fulda, Germany, between 1603-1605
 "Several" witches executed in Derbyshire, England, in 1607
 24 burned + 3 suicides in Hagenau, Alsace, in 1607
 "A number of women" burned at Breehin, Scotland, in 1608
 1 burned alive by a mob at St. Jean de Liuz, France, circa 1608
 18 killed at Orleans, France, in 1616
 9 hanged at Leicester, England, in 1616
 8 hanged at Londinieres, France, in 1618
 "Several" witches condemned at Nerac, France, on 26 June, 1619
 200 + executed at Labourt, France, in 1619
 2 executed at Bedford, England, in 1624
 56 executions at Mainz, Germany, between 1626-1629
 77 executions at Burgstadt, Germany, between 1626-1629
 40 executions at Berndit, Buttan, Ebenheit, Wenchdorf and Heinbach,
        Germany, between 1626-1629
 8 executions in Prozelten and Amorbach, Germany between 1626-1629
 168 executions in the district of Miltenberg, Germany, between
        1626-1629
 85 burned in Dieburg, Germany, in 1627
 79 burned at Offenburg, Austria, from 1627-1629
 274 executed in Eichstatt, Germany in 1629
 124 executed by the Teutonic Order at Mergentheim, Germany in 1630
 900 executions at Bamberg, Germany, between 1627 and 1631
 22,000 (approx) executed in Bamberg, Germany between 1610 and 1840
 1 hanged at Sandwich, in Kent, England, in 1630
 3 executed at Lindheim, Germany in 1631
 20 executed in Norfolk, England, on evidence of Matthew Hopkins,
        before 26 July, 1645
 29 condemned, on the evidence of Matthew Hopkins, at Chelmsford,
        England, on 29 July, 1645
 150 killed in England in the last six months of 1645
 2 executed at Norwich, England, in 1648
 14 hanged at Newcastle, England, in 1649
 220 + in England and Scotland, on evidence of a Scottish Witch-
        finder, circa 1648-1650
 2 killed by a mob at Auxonne, France, in 1650
 30 burned in Lindheim, Germany, between 1640-1651
 900 killed in Lorraine, France (years unknown)
 30,000 (approx) burned by the Inquisition (not all may have been
        witches)
 3-4000 killed during Cromwell's tenure in England
 102 burned in Zuckmantel, Germany, in 1654
 18 burned at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1658
 85 executed at Mohra, Sweden, on 25 August, 1670
 71 beheaded or burned in Sweden between 1674-1677
 90 burned at Salzburg, Austria, in 1678
 11 burned at Prestonpans, Scotland, in 1678
 36 executed in Paris, France, in 1680
 "Several" burned at Rouen, France, in 1684-1685
 3 executed (Suzanna, Isle and Catherine (last names unknown) at
        Arendsee, Germany, in 1687
 36 burned at Nordlingen, Germany between 1690-1694
 5 burned at Paisley, Scotland, on 10 June, 1697
 9 persons burned at Burghausen, Germany, all under 16 years of
        age, on 26 March, 1698
 1 burned at Antrim, Ireland, in 1699
 "Many" burned at Spott Loan, Scotland, in 1705
 2 persons killed in the Trentino, Austria, between 1716 and 1717
 1 executed in France, in 1718
 2 persons, a mother and daughter, burned in Scotland, in 1722
 13 burned at Szegedin, Hungary, in 1728
 1 burned at Szegedin, Hungary, in 1730 
 13 burned alive at Szegedin, Hungary on 23 July, 1738
 3 burned at Karpfen, Germany, in 1744
 3 burned at Muhlbach, Germany, in 1746
 1 executed at Szegedin, Hungary, in 1746
 1 executed at Maros Vasarheli, (nation unknown), 1752
 100 + executed at Haeck, Germany between 1772 and 1779
 2 burned in Poland in 1793
 "Several" burned in South America during the 1800's
 1 shot by a policeman at Uttenheim, Germany, on suspicion of being
        a were-wolf, in November, 1925
 1 murdered in Pennsylvania in 1929
                   
     for a total of 236,870 known but to the Goddess.

HPS: Let them have peace.

ALL: Blessed be!

%   Here ends the Samhain Mystery.

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%   A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing:

HPS: In a ring we all shall stand
     Pass the Power, hand to hand.

HP: As the season turns again
    Power flows from friend to friend

HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand
     Bless the Lady, bless the Land

HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies
    Bless the Power that never dies!

%   The above four verses should be repeated three times, or as
%   many times as needed, and the HPS shall then say:

HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree:
     Let the Power flow out and free!
     
%   All should release, at this point.

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%   Any needed coven business may be transacted here.

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%   The Circle is opened:

HPS: Thus I release the East and West
     Thanks to them from Host to Guest
     Thus I release the South and North
     With "Blessed Be' I send them forth!
     The Circle's open, dance we so
     Out and homeward we shall go.
     Earth and Water, Air and Fire
     Celebrated our desire.
     We think of those in Summerland
     Who dance together, hand in hand.
     By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree,
     Our circle's done; and Blessed Be!

COVEN: Blessed Be!

%   All spiral dance out from the Circle, led by HP and HPS.


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These ceremonies are free of copyright, and are released for use by
any who so wish to. Thanks go to "Mr. Wiz" for his research, and to the
person who originally wrote the dialog (freely adapted here) used
in the Samhain Mystery.

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                  *end of Bardic Cycle (Wiccan)*

