MGibster
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For my senior capstone class, I had to write a historiography and selected Scottish witchcraft trials as my subject. You don't normally need a lot of primary documents for a historiography, but I came across the Scottish Witchcraft Act of 1563 which contained the following word: Quahtsumever. Obviously there were a lot of other words spelled in stranger manner, but this one absolutely threw me for a loop. To put it in context.When 400 years old you are spell as good you will not.
Scottish Witchcraft Act of 1563 said:It is statute and ordanit be the Quenis Majestie, and thre Estatis foirsaidis, that na maner of persoun nor persounis, of quhatsumever estate, degre, or conditioun thay be of, tak uipone hand in ony tymes heirefter, to use ony maner of Witchcraftis, Sorsarie or Necromancie, nor gif thame felfis furth to have ony sic craft or knawlege thairof, thairthrow abusand the pepill...
I guess it's whatsoever, but where the hell did the Q come from? Is that supposed to be the WH sound?