Around 1200, an Irish priest met a wolf which requested that the priest accompany him back to his dying wife in a nearby village. The village natives had been cursed for their wickedness by St. Natalis, "and were compelled to take two by two a wolf-shape for seven years, returning to their own form at the end of that time." The priest gave the final sacrament only when the she-wolf moved her skin down a little, proving that she was indeed an old woman.
Claudia Gaillard was one of the hundreds of unfortunate souls brought to trial by the witch-finder Henry Boguet. According to witnesses, she was seen behind a bush assuming the form of a wolf without a tail. For this great sin, she was tortured but according to witnesses no one ever saw her shed a single tear. Claudia was then burned to death at the stake.
In 1589, Peter Stubb had one of the most famous werewolf trials in history. After being stretched on the rack, Stubb confessed to having practiced black magic since he was twelve years old. He claimed the devil had given him a magical belt which enabled him to change into the likeness of a wolf with large eyes that shone like fire in the night, a wide mouth with sharp teeth, a huge body and mighty paws. To turn back into his human form, all Stubb had to do was remove the belt. For twenty-five years, Stubb had been a self-described "insatiable bloodsucker" who ate goats, lambs, sheep, men, women, and children. Stubb was finally caught when hunters ran him down in his wolf form. He foolishly took off his belt and was recognized. Peter Stubb was sentenced to a very terrible death.
There is the 17th century case a 13 year-old boy who reportedly turned himself into a werewolf. He admitted to some young women that he wore a wolf skin and described eating dogs, sheep and even people. He allegedly told a story of how he sold his soul to the devil. The boy was imprisoned in a Franciscan Friary in Bordeaux where he would run around on all fours, eat garbage and generally act like a wolf.