In Britain, Mother Shipton is considered to be one of the famous old witches. The woman was born in 1490 in a cave close to the village Knaresborough where many witches and sorcerers were living in that time. Locals believed the girl's mother was a witch; she died as soon as gave birth to the daughter. The girl, Ursula, began to cry loudly and a woman going by the cave heard the crying and took the newborn girl.
When the girl grew up she became a very kind sorceress. She always cured people of the neighborhood for free and warned them of various natural disasters. The Royal Court also knew about the girl because she exactly predicted when the huge Spanish fleet would approach the English coast in 1588 and when London would be gripped with fire.
The legend says the young witch loved men. When still young she married carpenter Tony Shipton, but he died several years later. Then the widow began to seduce young handsome men. Though an old woman now, she met boys in the forest and seduced them as a young beautiful girl. Villagers said they often saw young men having sex with the old lady in the forest.
From an article by Alexander Zotov in Pravda.
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