With the tall hat and dark cloak, the pricker tested for the
devil's mark - a spot on the body where a pin could be inserted without bleeding or pain.
At Greymare Hills stand the remains of two rocket-firing stands, massive, ornate, imposingly ugly structures that fit like the
devil's mark into the fold of hills.
Those accused were arrested and examined to locate the '
devil's mark.' It was Lieutenant Hobson's job to oversee the witchfinder's activities in Newcastle's old Guildhall.
Billy said that was the
Devil's mark, most likely where his forked tongue had touched her.
The conceit, of course, is that she's playing the part of a deadly woman scorned, the deadly repercussions of which are shared on many of the album's songs, including "The
Devil's Mark," "Last Kiss" and the fan-favorite "All Good Things," which is the only song to repeat from the EP.
THE
DEVIL'S MARK According to witch-hunters, the "witch's mark", also called "the
Devil's mark" or a "witch's teat", indicated an individual was a witch.
Local magistrates became fervent in their pursuit of witchcraft, using techniques the King recommended for finding a
devil's mark on the suspect's body.