Hi all, I find all this "Mischief" info fascinating, but I guess it also has me confused! I thought that being a witch was a crime in and of itself, and that those accused were charged with various counts/accusations of Witchcraft?? Were there also those charged with crimes of different names, but that MEANT they were accused of witchcraft??? THANKS! Joan In a message dated 11/4/2002 6:32:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, sorcha432@hotmail.com writes: > That's quite useful information, but I can see that mischief could be linked > to witchcraft, and, iirc, sometimes was. After all, most of the complaints > against witches seem to involve damage of persons or property. I can also > see that elderly persons, especially women, might not keep up their > property > as well as their neighbors might like, and thus complaints might follow. >