england , for instance , passed the first version of its witchcraft act in 1542 , which made it illegal to : ... use devise practise or exercise , or cause to be used devysed practised or exercised , any invocacons or conjuracons of sprites wichecraftes enchauntmentes or sorceries , to thentent to get or fynde money or treasure , or to waste consume or destroy any persone in his bodie membres or goodes , or to pvoke [ provoke ] any persone to unlawfull love , or for any other unlawfull intente or purpose ... or for dispite of cryste , or for lucre of money , dygge up or pull downe any crosse or crosses , or by suche invocacons or conjuracons of sprites wichecraftes enchauntementes or sorcerie or any of them take upon them to tell or declare where goodes stollen or lost shall become ... 1 many shadowhunters attempted to calm their local mundanes and direct their attention to less violent concerns ; however , historical accuracy demands that we admit that many shadowhunters took upon themselves the people 's fervor for witch-burning and helped them pursue it .