The LOCATION@1 witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in LOCATION@2 , LOCATION@3 and LOCATION@4 counties of colonial LOCATION@5 , between February NUMBER@1 and May NUMBER@2 .

The LOCATION@1 witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in LOCATION@2 , LOCATION@3 , and LOCATION@4 Counties of colonial LOCATION@5 , between February NUMBER@1 and May NUMBER@2 .
