With trials are extremely curious when considered from the perspective of Alewives. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alewife_(trade) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/

With trials are extremely curious when considered from the perspective of Alewives. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alewife_(trade) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alewife_(trade) Oftentimes brewing and herbalism were two trades which would cause women in the ancient world to gain capital, sometimes even more than their male counterparts. When you pair this with the general lack of rights that single or unmarried women had outside of their near male relatives, “Witch Hunts” are partially social prosecution of the individuals but some of it was about capital seizures which means that there is some culpability which can extend to the modern era. Most of the “eye of newt” and “lizards tongue” witches are associated with because of Shakespearean plays have ties to a concept in English, Germanic, and Scandinavian languages known as a kenning. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenning These are similar to the “Darmok and Jilad” episode of Star Trek or using memes to refer to something indirectly. An example might be “seeing red” for being angry, for instance. Kennings were used by women and others in the past who did not have full literacy to be able to identify and function with parts of the world. Such as these: https://www.tryskelion.com/herbs_old_world_names_for_herbs.html https://www.tryskelion.com/herbs_old_world_names_for_herbs.h... Witch’s herb referred to Mugwort, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Herbs_Charm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Herbs_Charm Part of the nine herbs charm popular at the time.