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Assertions for a specific being.

Name Description Original Text
Anonymous 90An evil spirit familiar in the form of a young man that allegedly belongs to Rebecca West. West is indicted on charges of entertaining, employing, and feeding Anonymous 90, whom she calls "Her Husband," for the purpose of witchcraft and sorcery, but does not appear to have been prosecuted or found guilty on these charges.Assizes held at Chelmsford 17 July 1645 Indictment of Rebecca West of Lawford spinster, 1 June 20 [Chas.i], there "did enterteine, employ and feede" three evil spirits, one in the likeness " of a grey catt" called Germany, the second like" a white katt" called Newes and the third like "a young man" called " her husband", with the intention of getting their help in withcraft and sorcery. Witnesses: John Cutler, Thomas Hart

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Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340914