Local Clergy
The local Church was instrumental in securing permission to conduct an investigation into witchcraft in the local area. Once the witch hunt had begun in earnest, various local presbyteries throughout Renfrewshire and beyond offered support. This took the form of prayerful fast days, and the supply of ministers who would either attend to the needs of the Commission, support the Shaw family during their spiritual ordeal, or assist in the supervision and interrogation of suspects.
