My wife is a very distant relative of Alice Nutter's, one of the witches. When we were last in Pendle, some 20 years ago, we visited the churchyard where one of the Nutters is buried, and at this point, a large black cat appeared on the grave. Whoooooo!! Given this coincidence, I've been a bit wary of my wife ever since, just in case. You never know what she can do. If only she could magic up a 1726 half crown for me.