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On the east-bounds o' red-rose shire,
there stands the Pendle Hill.
T'ween rivers Ribble and Hudder,
wind-swept moors standing still.
Walled by the druid stones and wary
hedgerows, Irish sea gales whisper and
moan. For devil soul'd men o' earth
tramp the trails alone.
Demdike and Device, Redferne and Whittle.
Those crones and their blood kin
care for nought, old hearts brittle.
Across the dark old Pendle Hill
They scurry'd and swarm'd. To fear'd Malkins
Tower, Pendle Forests black soul.
Brave Nicholas and Nowell, hid 'mongst
the tall trees, unseen by the Coven
who plotted dark deeds. They led
local men held by fear and thrall,
Captured the Coven, sent to
Lancaster's dank halls.
Trial'd, and tested, and sentenced to die.
Devils and beggars, see
the Pendle's blighters stand nigh.
Hung by the neck 'till the corpses
are cold. Buried in churchyards, with
eyes on their souls.
But one was different from the old
and the ugly. Dear Alice Nutter,
the lady of Roughlee. Silent and
proud she hung like the rest.
And now her ghost haunts t' trail
to old Pendles crest.
there stands the Pendle Hill.
T'ween rivers Ribble and Hudder,
wind-swept moors standing still.
Walled by the druid stones and wary
hedgerows, Irish sea gales whisper and
moan. For devil soul'd men o' earth
tramp the trails alone.
Demdike and Device, Redferne and Whittle.
Those crones and their blood kin
care for nought, old hearts brittle.
Across the dark old Pendle Hill
They scurry'd and swarm'd. To fear'd Malkins
Tower, Pendle Forests black soul.
Brave Nicholas and Nowell, hid 'mongst
the tall trees, unseen by the Coven
who plotted dark deeds. They led
local men held by fear and thrall,
Captured the Coven, sent to
Lancaster's dank halls.
Trial'd, and tested, and sentenced to die.
Devils and beggars, see
the Pendle's blighters stand nigh.
Hung by the neck 'till the corpses
are cold. Buried in churchyards, with
eyes on their souls.
But one was different from the old
and the ugly. Dear Alice Nutter,
the lady of Roughlee. Silent and
proud she hung like the rest.
And now her ghost haunts t' trail
to old Pendles crest.
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Woo for local history!! 
Okay, so. This poem more or less tells the story of the Pendle Witch Trial of 1612. Eleven witches tried and hung on gallows hill at Lancaster castle. Ten of those came from two families, with the famous surnames of Redferne, Whittle and Device (pronounced dev-is). 'Demdike' is the name taken by the matriarch of the Device family, Elizabeth Southerns.
Alice Nutter was the exception. She was wealthy, relatively high class and very pretty and young. She was hung last, and her grave is unmarked (like all witch graves), but placed in line with a stone eye on the outside of the church wall, so the 'eye of god' can keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause trouble. That church is also the last building on the Pendle trail, and ghost stories have been told about that place forever.
Okay, so. This poem more or less tells the story of the Pendle Witch Trial of 1612. Eleven witches tried and hung on gallows hill at Lancaster castle. Ten of those came from two families, with the famous surnames of Redferne, Whittle and Device (pronounced dev-is). 'Demdike' is the name taken by the matriarch of the Device family, Elizabeth Southerns.
Alice Nutter was the exception. She was wealthy, relatively high class and very pretty and young. She was hung last, and her grave is unmarked (like all witch graves), but placed in line with a stone eye on the outside of the church wall, so the 'eye of god' can keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause trouble. That church is also the last building on the Pendle trail, and ghost stories have been told about that place forever.
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This was sublime. I was enthralled from start to finish. I've heard very little about the Pendle Trail, but I find ghost stories fascinating. This definitely piqued my curiosity to unearth more about this interesting topic, plus I enjoy reading up about history too. It's not often I come across a wonderful poem that triggers excitement in me. Bravo! Two thumbs up from me!