Hey Paul,
It's odd that you should mention Witchcraft,
We have a guy over here(not sure if you've heard of him) he is called the Wizard of Christchurch, later named the Wizard of New Zealand.
But, there was a church that moved in down the road from his house and incited this really old law that said that there was to be no agent of the Devil, within 3km of a church building (this law dates back to 1861).
Oddly enough the Wizards house burned down 2 days later, under suspicions of arson.
He lost a whole heap of really old books, part of a collection that he had been building for 40-50 years. [Linked Image]