chant [ ing ] ▁the ▁ship ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁prevent ▁it ▁from ▁getting ▁any ▁wind ". ▁Gy de ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁a ▁merchant . ▁Her ▁trial ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁governor ▁Es ke ▁B ilde . ▁She ▁conf essed ▁her ▁gu ilt ▁during ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁pointed ▁out ▁several ▁people ▁of ▁both ▁g enders , ▁also ▁vic ars , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁w itch ▁trial , ▁as ▁her ▁words ▁were ▁taken ▁very ▁seriously . ▁She ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁en chant ments ▁would ▁never ▁disappear ▁unless ▁she ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁remove ▁them ▁personally . ▁The ▁people ▁pointed ▁out ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁tort ured ▁" so ▁hard ▁their ▁lim bs ▁were ▁separated " ▁( M alm ö , ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 1 5 4 3 ), ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁other ▁than ▁Gy de ▁conf essed . ▁A ▁merchant ' s ▁wife ▁from ▁Hels ing ör ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁al ib i ▁by ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁somewhere ▁else ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁with ▁the ▁w itch es ▁performing ▁the ▁en chant ment . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 5 4 3 , ▁the ▁King ▁demanded ▁for ▁" the ▁right ful ▁old ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁w itch es " ▁to ▁be ▁burn ed . ▁She ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁inter rog ated ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁after ▁this . ▁ ▁Context ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three