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# Matthew Hopkins

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Matthew Hopkins was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament.

##  Quotes by Matthew Hopkins

> [“who had for many yeares knowne the Devills marks, and found to have three teats about her, which honest women have not:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-hopkins/who-had-for-many-yeares-knowne-the-devills-marks-and-found-to-have/)

[Matthew Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-hopkins/)

[Devills Marks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devills-marks-1026168/)

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> [“he met with the Devill, and cheated him of his Booke, wherein were written all the Witches names in England, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-hopkins/he-met-with-the-devill-and-cheated-him-of-his-booke-wherein-were/)

[Matthew Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-hopkins/)

[Witches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/witches/)

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