the berwick witches of scotland were found guilty of using black magic to summon storms to murder king james vi of scotland by seeking to sink the ship upon which he travelled. scandinavian witches allegedly claimed to sell the wind in bags or magically confined into wooden staves; they sold the bags to seamen who could release them when becalmed. in various towns of navarre, prayers petitioned saint peter to grant rain in time of drought. if the rain was not forthcoming, the statue of st peter was removed from the church and tossed into a river.