In the 18th century collectors sought writings by the Pilgrims and from the Salem witch trials.

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Religious tests for holding public office in this country went out around the time of the Salem witch trials, and I don't want them to come back.

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The prequels take place a year earlier and introduce key characters in "Life's a Witch, " which tells the story of Hadley Bishop, a teenage descendant of a woman executed during the Salem witch trials.

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