Cornelius Walker is Burned at the Stake

Life, Failure / Mishap

Near the beginning of the English witch trials, Cornelius Walker was the first man accused of being a witch. This was due to people noticing that he didn't sleep, grow crops, keep animals, or ever go to the market to get supplies. Within a couple of days, the news had spread throughout the town, and he was put up for trial by fire. He burned, but he was still alive. He felt the heat and the pain, but to everyone's shock and fear, he lived. He broke free from the rope and escaped into the nearby forest, never to return to that town.