# 17th-century sleuths in the dock for witchcraft and wizardry

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- Published: 2026-10-30T17:40:22+00:00
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Magical versions of today's private investigators found themselves on the wrong side of the law in one English city some 400 years ago, according to research by a University of Southampton historian.

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