Jarabawar maƙaryaci

An gudanar da gwajin maƙaryaci na Forfar a cikin karni na 16 da 17 a lokacin farautar maƙaryacin Scotland, wanda ya zo ƙarshe a cikin farautar ma'aurata ta ƙarshe a cikin 1661/1662. Mutumin karshe da aka zargi da maita da za a kashe shi ne Helen Guthrie, wanda ya mutu a watan Disamba na shekara ta 1662.

 Farkon farautar maƙaryaci 
Farkon farautar maƙaryaci a Forfar ta hanyar Dokar Maƙaryaci ta Scotland ya faru ne a ƙarƙashin Regent Moray, inda aka zargi mutane talatin da takwas da shari'a a Forfar a cikin 1568.  Tsakanin 1649 da 1650, akwai mutane 16 da ake zargi da maita a cikin gundumar Forfar.

 Gwaje-gwaje na 1661/1662 
Binciken maƙaryaci na ƙarshe ya faru ne tsakanin 1661 da 1662, inda aka zargi akalla mutane 53 da zama maƙaryaciya.[1][1] A cikin shekarun da suka gabata, Scotland ta sha wahala daga amfanin gona mara kyau, rashin lafiya, mamayewar sojojin Cromwell, wanda ya haifar da tashin hankali da kuma yanayin addini mai tsanani wanda Ikilisiyar Presbyterian ta Scotland ta mamaye. A lokacin, Forfar gari ne mai yawan mutane kusan 1000, tare da ƙarin yawan mutanen da ke kewaye da su mai yiwuwa har zuwa 2000: yawan wadanda ake tuhuma saboda haka ya zama babban kashi, sama da matsakaicin ƙasa. [1] [1] Yawancin wadanda ake tuhuma Katolika ne, mata kuma suna zaune a gefen al'umma.[1]￼

Garin ya biya sanannen maƙaryaci John Kincaid don ya zo ya yi wa masu zargin maƙaryacin tambayoyi. Wanda aka farautar maƙaryaci shine wata budurwa mai suna Girzell Simpson, wacce aka binne kuma ba a ƙone ta ba, kamar yadda aka saba da ita ga waɗanda ake la'akari da maita. 'Yan'uwa mata biyu, Margaret da Elizabeth Guthrie, ɗan'uwansu James, lauya daga Dundee, ya sake su kuma ya tura su gida a ƙarƙashin tsare gida.

Mutumin karshe da za a kashe shi ne Helen Guthrie, wanda wataƙila ya haɗa wasu mata da yawa a cikin ikirarin da ta bayar.[1] Daga cikin wasu abubuwa, Helen Guthrie ta ce ita da sahabbansa sun yanke shawarar nutse jirgin ruwa tare da taimakon shaidan. Ta ci gaba da zargin cewa Elspet Bruice, Mary Rynd da wasu mayu da yawa sun tashi zuwa ga naɗa sarki Charles II a ranar 23 ga Afrilu 1661 . [1][1] Daga nan aka kashe Helen Guthrie tare da akalla wasu mata biyar a filin wasa na Forfar, wanda aka sani a yau da titin Victoria.[1] An tsare 'yarta Janet har tsawon shekaru hudu a cikin haraji na gida kuma an sake ta a watan Janairun shekara ta 1666.[1]￼

Ana iya ganin takardun ikirarin wadanda abin ya shafa a cikin gwaji a cikin Tarihin Angus.

 Abin Tunawa 
A cikin 2022, yakin neman shawarwari na Witches of Scotland ya sami cewa Nicola Sturgeon, Firayim Minista na Scotland a lokacin, ya ba da gafara ga mutanen Scotland da aka tsananta musu a karkashin Dokar Maƙaryaci na Scotland. Bugu da ƙari, wasu ministocin mata na Cocin Scotland sun kuma nemi gafara. An gudanar da hidimar tunawa a watan Oktoba 2022 a Cocin Gabas da Tsohon Ikklisiya, kusan shekaru 360 bayan an kashe mace ta ƙarshe a Forfar kuma an gina dutse na tunawa kusa da Forfar loch . 

 Wadanda aka azabtar 

 Girzell Simpson, wanda aka kashe a watan Agusta 1661
 Helen Guthrie, an kashe ta a watan Disamba na shekara ta 1662
 Isobell Shyrie, wanda aka kashe a watan Disamba na shekara ta 1662

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