▁suffering ▁from ▁di abol ic ▁possession , ▁but ▁only ▁from ▁h yst eria ▁( then ▁called ▁" m other "). ▁Yet ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁doubt ▁the ▁sin cer ity ▁of ▁the ▁ex or c ists , ▁for ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Protest ants ▁al ike ▁were ▁then ▁cred ul ous ▁on ▁this ▁subject . ▁The ▁first ▁to ▁object ▁to ▁these ▁w itch craft ▁proceed ings ▁were ▁the ▁older ▁pri ests . ▁A ▁rec r udes c ence ▁of ▁per sec ution ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁ex or cis ms ▁after ▁a ▁year , ▁before ▁any ▁serious ▁harm ▁had ▁en su ed ▁( The ▁Month , ▁May , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ). ▁The ▁ex or c ists , ▁almost ▁to ▁a ▁man , ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed , ▁West on ▁amongst ▁them ▁( August , ▁ 1 5 8 6 ). ▁Many ▁were ▁executed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 8 , ▁the ▁Government ▁moved ▁West on ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁pri ests ▁to ▁Wis be ch ▁Castle , ▁where ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁their ▁conf in ement ▁was ▁strict . ▁But ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 2 ▁the ▁prisoners ▁were , ▁for ▁economy ' s ▁sake , ▁allowed ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁al ms ▁supplied ▁by ▁C athol ics , ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁conversation ▁was ▁permitted . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁faithful ▁came ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁conf ess ors , ▁who ▁on ▁their ▁part ▁arranged ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁college ▁life . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁accomplished ▁without