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ID Short Description Date City Parish Current County Old county Nation
9

Mother Agnes Waterhouse is executed for witchcraft on July 29, 1566. On the day of her execution, she "bewayled, repented, and asked mercy of God, and all the worlde forgyuenes, and thus she yelded vp her sowle, trusting to be in ioye with Christe her sauiour, whiche dearely had bought her with his most precious bloudde."(38-40)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 38-40

1566, July 29   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
11

Elizabeth Francis is executed in April, 1579 having confessed to bewitching Alice Poole. (A4V-A5, A5-A5v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, A4V-A5, A5-A5v

1579, April   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
13

Ellen Smith of Maldon is allegedly executed for witchcraft in April, 1579.(1, 9)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 1, 9

1579, April   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
17

Mother Staunton is tried for murder in April of 1579, and found to be not guilty. (10)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 10

1579, April   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
18

Mother Nokes allegedly bewitches the limbs of two servants in the service of Thomas Spycer, Anonymous 58 and Anonymous 366. Anonymous 58 had snatched a pair of gloves from Mother Nokes' daughter, to which Nokes said "I will bounce him well enough," causing his limbs to give out. Anonymous 366 was afflicted when Anonymous 58 sent him to return the gloves on his behalf . Mother Nokes afflicted the boy's limbs are so badly afflicted that Thomas Spycer had to have him brought home in a wheelbarrow, and he was unable to move from his bed for eight days.(15-16)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 15-16

1579   Lambert, Lambert End, Lambourne  Essex  Essex  England 
19

Mother Nokes allegedly catches her husband, Mr. Nokes, having an affair with the wife (Anonymous 365) of a Lamberd Ende tailor. In revenge, Mother Nokes is said to have told the the tailor's wife that she will not keep her nursing child. Shortly thereafter, the child dies.(16)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 16

1579   Lambert, Lambert End, Lambourne  Essex  Essex  England 
20

Mother Nokes is allegedly executed in April, 1579 for practicing witchcraft at Chelmsford.(1)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 1

1579, April   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
22

Ursley Kempe allegedly sends her familiar Jacke to kill her brother's wife, Mrs. Kempe, because she "had called her whore and witche."(18)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 18

1582, February   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
24

Ursley Kempe confesses to sending her familiar Tyttey to plague Thorlowe's wife [Grace Thurlowe] by hurting her knee.(23-24)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 23-24

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
25

Ursley Kempe is condemned in April, 1582 for being a witch and using magic to harm others.(19)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 19

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
26

Joan Pechey is accused by Ales Hunt of being skilfull and cunning in witchery.(A4-A4v)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, A4-A4v

1582, February 25   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
27

Elizabeth Bennet is accused of bewitching William and Joan Byet and three of his livestock, all of which died. She also confesses to bewitching William Willes' wife and William Willinga[...]e.(102)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 102

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
28

Annis Glascocke is allegedly identified by one of her old roommates as "a naughtie woman, and a dealer in witchcrafte," according to Michael Stevens. Glascocke "denyeth that she knewe anye such woman, or that any such speaches were vsed vnto her." (38)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 38

1582, March   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
29

Alice Manfielde is accused of sending her imp Robin to plague Cheston's bull, make it pine, and die. This was seen as an act of retribution; Cheston's wife allegedly chides Manfielde and speaks many evil words to her.(63)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 63

1575   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
30

Alice Manfielde is accused of bewitching Joan Cheston's cattle.(70)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 70

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
31

Alice Manfielde is condemned of witchcraft, and swiftly executed in April, 1582.(61)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 61

1582, April   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
32

Margaret Grevell is accused by John Carter of bewitching a brew and halting beer production in her town.(73-79 )

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 73-79

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
33

Margaret Grevell is sent to prison for her mischievous actions.(68)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 68

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
34

Elizabeth Ewstace is accused of hurting Felice Okey's geese. Felice Okey testifies against Elizabeth Ewstace during her trial. (75)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 75

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
35

Elizabeth Ewstace allegedly threatens Felice Okey's husband, leaving him bewitched for a short while with scratches on his face, and no ability to see, hear, or speak.(76)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 76

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
36

Elizabeth Ewstace is interrogated in prison by Brian Darcey; she denies participating in a malefic conspiracy with Alice Manfield, noting that their only business has been when she buys ointment from Manfield to treat her lameness.(79)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 79

1582, February   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
37

Annis Herd is accused by several Little Okeley residents of bewitching, and is sent to prison.(93-94)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 93-94

1582, March 17   Little Oakey  Essex  Essex  England 
38

Joan Robinson is accused of bewitching animals and men.(100)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 100

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
39

Joan Cunny confesses sending her familiars to hurt John Sparrow's wife, and to knock over a stack of logs in John Glascock's yard.(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 8

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
40

Joan Cunny confesses to sending her familiars to hurt William Unglee of Stisted, a Miller, but they are unsuccessful. Instead, the familiars hurt Barnaby Griffen, one of Unglee's workers.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 2

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
41

Joan Cunny confesses to sending her familiars to hurt Master Kitchin, the town Minister, but they were not able to because of his strong religious faith.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 2

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
42

Joan Cunny confesses sending her familiars to hurt George Coe, the town shoe maker, but they are not able to because of his strong religious faith.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 2

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
45

Joan Cunny is executed in Chelmsford on 5 July, 1589.(14)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 14

1589, July 5   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
46

Joan Prentice is executed in Chelmsford on 5 July, 1589.(14)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 14

1589, July 5   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
47

A group of nine people (eight men and one woman) rob and murder Anthony James, a wealthy Yeoman, and his wife (Anonymous 66). The robbers take gold, silver, plates, and rings. They then stab Anthony James and his wife (Anonymous 66) with daggers to kill them. The children, Anthony James (Jr.) and Elizabeth James are kidnapped. (4-5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Cruel and Bloody Murder Committed by an Inkeepers wife, called Annis Dell, and her Son George Dell. London: 1606, 4-5

1602     Essex  Essex  England 
96

Joan Prentice confesses that the Devil appeared to her in the form of a ferret with firey eyes, and demanded her soul and blood in order to create an allegiance to him. The ferret sucked blood from Prentice's finger and told her its name was Bidd.(11)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 11

1585   Henningham Sibble  North Essex  Essex  England 
99

Alice Newman allegedly plagues a nobleman with a spirit.(54)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 54

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
100

Margery Sammon confesses to taking two spirits from her mother.(47)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 47

1582, February 25   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
114

Cysley Sellis allegedly bewitches Thomas Death's child (Anonymous 207) to death.(100)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 100

1582   Little Clacton  Essex  Essex  England 
118

Cicely Balye criticized Mary Smith for doing an inadequate job sweeping. In retribution, Smith called Bayle "a great fattail'd sow," but promised that her "fatnesse should shortly be pulled." (57)

Appears in:
Holland, Henry. A Treatise Against Witchcraft. Cambridge: 1590, 57

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
130

Rose Hallybread explains that she fed her familar with oatmeal, and allowed it to suckle upon her body as payment for services rendered.(29-30)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 29-30

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
131

Joyce Boanes allegedly went to John Spall's home, and used imps to kill ten or twelve of his sheep.(31)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 31

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
132

Rebbecca Jones confesses that a very handsome young man appeared to her, who may have been the devil.(36-37)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 36-37

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
135

Elizabeth Hare is accused of giving Imps to Mary Smith.(23)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 23

1645     Essex  Essex  England 
154

Elizabeth Anderson recalls how she saw the apparition of a "Black grim Man" approach her grandmother in her house.(9)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 9

1697, January   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
155

Margaret Lang torments a child.(19)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 19

1690   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
156

Katherine Campbell is sent to prison.(7)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 7

1697, February 5   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
157

Agnes Nasmith discusses a man who she believes to be the devil.(8)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 8

1697, January   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
158

John Lindsay is accused of playing a pipe as a group of witches danced. The group also allegedly created an image of Mr. John and stabbed it with pins.(18)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 18

1690   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
159

James Lindsay allegedly causes a girl to have fits by his touch.(6)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 6

1697, February 5   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
160

Agnes Foster is sent to prison.()

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697,

1697, February 5   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
161

Margaret Fulton lights a black candle while entering a house to practice witchcraft.(21)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 21

1690   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
187

Mary/Ann Foster allegedly mutters "You had been better let me have it, for you shall have more Mutton shortly lye upon your hands then you know what to do with" after Joseph Weedon refuses to sell her mutton for the price she offered.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Relation of the Most Remarkable Proceedings at the late Assizes at Northampton. London: 1674, 4

1674   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
188

For the next several days after Joseph Weedon refused to sell Mary/Ann Foster mutton, he allegedly finds over 30 of his sheep "in a miserable condition, with all their Leggs broken to pieces in several places" and "their Bones all shattered in their Skins." Foster is suspected in their demise.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Relation of the Most Remarkable Proceedings at the late Assizes at Northampton. London: 1674, 4

1674, April   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
189

Joseph Weedon attempts to scratch Mary/Ann Foster with his fingernails, and when they prove too dull, slices her hand open with a knife. He is encouraged in this endeavour by the "general opinion, that fetching blood of the witch takes a way her power of doing any harm." (4-5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Relation of the Most Remarkable Proceedings at the late Assizes at Northampton. London: 1674, 4-5

1674, April   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
190

Joseph Weedon's hay barn catches on fire and burns to the ground on the 22nd of May following a threat from Mary/Ann Foster. The fire is almost impossible to put out. Weedon moves his family out of their home, fearing for their safety, and indeed they, and the barn, remain safe for the whole two weeks of his absence. Days later, his corn barn also catches on fire, as do his wheat crops. The fire jumps to his house, which also burns to the ground. The damages total over 300 pound, and he blames Mary/Ann Foster for his loss.(5-6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Relation of the Most Remarkable Proceedings at the late Assizes at Northampton. London: 1674, 5-6

1674, May 22   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
192

Mary/Ann Foster confesses to setting Joseph Weedon's barn on fire with the help of the Devil, as well as causing his sheep to die "in that strange and miserable manner." She further boasts that she would make many more die as well as herself.(6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, 6

1674, August 18   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
266

Ursley Kempe allegedly bewitches Grace Thurlowe's infant, causing the child to fall out of her cradle and break its neck. Kempe later confessed to this crime, claiming that she had sent her familiar Tyffin to hide in the cradle and rock it, jostling the infant, causing it to fall out and break its neck. (Av-A2)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, Av-A2

1581   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
267

Ursley Kempe appears without having been called for and offers to cure Grace Thurlowe's lameness for the cost of twelve pence. Thurlowe accepts the offer and agrees to the price and "she was wel & in good case as shee was before." However, when Kempe appears to collect the money, "saide Grace made answere, that shee was a poore and a needie woman, and had no money: & then the said Ursley requested of her cheese for it: but she said she had none." Kempe left, vexed and annoyed and claimed that she would be even with Thurlowe, and indeed she was. It wasn't simply that Thurlowe's illness returned, it was that she could, from that point in time, never return to health without it appearing that it was costing her son his health to do so: "she saith, that when she is any thing well or beginneth to amend, then her childe is tormented, and so continueth for a time in a very strange case, and when he beginneth to amend: Then shee the saide Grace becommeth so lame, as without helpe shee is not able to arise, or to turne her in her bed."(A2-A2v)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, A2-A2v

1580   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
268

Annis Letherdall accuses Ursley Kempe of bewitching her daughter, Elizabeth Letherdall. Kempe had sent her own son, Thomas Rabbet to Letherdall's home to request some scouring sand, and offered to dye some hose in return. Letherdall refused and sent Kempe's son away empty handed. Upon witnessing Letherdall's daughter Elizabeth carry some sand to another neighbor, Kempe cursed the girl in revenge, causing her belly and private parts to swell. (5)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 5

1581   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
269

Alice Newman, at Ursula Kempe's behest, conspires to sends her spirit Jacke to bewitch Edna Stratton to death. Kempe had been insulted by Edna' husband, and refused spices by Edna herself. This was considered an act of just retribution. (BV, B2)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, BV, B2

1581, December   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
270

Ursley Kempe accuses Ales Newman of sending the spirit Pigin to plague a child.(28)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 28

1582, February 9   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
282

Joan Cunny of Stisted confesses that she learned the art of witchcraft from Mother Humfrey. Humfrey allegedly showed Cunny how to pray to the Devil by kneeling and making a circle on the ground.(5 or A3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 5 or A3

1589, March 30   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
325

John Winnick is examined before Justice Robert Bernard, and alleges in his confession that he was visited by a bear-like spirit about the size of a rabbit (Anonymous 130) around Midsummer 29 years before. He had lost a purse containing 7 shillings, and was cursing the loss while working in the barn when Anonymous 130 appeared to him. Anonymous 130 offered to see that the purse was returned to him if he would renounce God and Christ, and worship it instead; Winnick agreed, and was instructed to return to the same place the next day.(3)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 3

1615, June 21   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
326

John Winnick alleged in his confession that the day after the bear-like spirit (Anonymous 130) first appeared to him, he returned to the barn and found his purse on the floor. When he picked it up, Anonymous 130 appeared again, and Winnick "fell downe upon his knees and said, my Lord and God I thanke you." Anonymous 130 said that it had brought two other spirits with it, one like a white cat (Anonymous 131) and one like a grey coney (Anonymous 132), and that Winnick was to worship them as well. Anonymous 130 promised that Winnick would never lack for food, that Anonymous 131 would hurt anyone he desired, and that Anonymous 132 would hurt any animal he desired. Anonymous 130 also said it must have Winnick's soul when he died, and some blood to seal the covenant. When Winnick agreed, Anonymous 130 pricked him on the head; thereafter all three would come to him daily to suck from his body.(3-4)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 3-4

1615, June 22   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
328

Aubrey Grinset confesses she made league with the Devil, and has been a witch for over twenty years.(18-19)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 18-19

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
330

Elizabeth Chandler, during her examination before Justices Robert Bernard and Nicholas Pedley, alleges that she is a victim, not a witch. She claims that she has been visited numerous times by a spirit in the night, which makes a roaring and a puffing, and leaves her sore at the bottom of her belly. Chandler adds that "she did never willingly invoke or imploy the same, but hath prayed to God to deliver her therfrom."(7-8)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 7-8

1646, April 7   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
331

Joan Wallis alleges in her confession that Blackeman never lay with her, but Edward Wingfield claimed in his deposition that she had confessed differently to him. According to Wingfield, Blackeman had the use of her body as often as three times a week.(12)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 12

1646, April 14   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
333

Jane Wallis is examined before Justice Robert Osborne, and confesses to having been visited six weeks before by a spirit in the shape of a man wearing black clothes. He greeted her, introduced himself as Blackeman and asked if she was poor. When she replied to the affirmative, he said he would send Grissell and Greedigut to her, to do anything she asked of them. Wallis noticed then that he had ugly feet. To her terror, he seemed to grow, then shrink, and vanished away. In his deposition, Edward Wingfield added that Blackeman appeared ancient; Wingfield claimed Wallis had confessed to him.(12)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 12

1646, February   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
341

Elizabeth Southerns, alias Demdike, confesses before Justice of the Peace Roger Nowell. In her confession, she alleges that twenty years before, she was coming home from begging and, near the Stonepit in Gouldshey in the Forest of Pendle, a devil or spirit appeared to her in the shape of a boy wearing a coat half-brown, half-black. This spirit told her that if she gave him her soul, she could have anything she requested. Southerns demanded his name; he said he was called Tibb. Tempted by his promises, she agreed to give him her soul.(B2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B2

1592   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
344

Elizabeth Southerns alleges in her confession that the best way to kill someone through witchcraft is to make a clay image of the person and dry it thoroughly. She says that if you want them to be afflicted in one place more than another, to take a thorn or pin and prick that part of the image. If you want a part of their body to be consumed away, take that part of the image and burn it. To consume their whole body, take the remainder of the image and burn it; this will cause them to die.(B2v-B3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B2v-B3v

1612, April 2   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
345

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that she, Elizabeth Southerns and Widow Lomshawe bewitched Robert Nutter to death. She claims that Southerns also showed her that she had bewitched Richard Ashton to death.(B4-B4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B4-B4v

1612, May 19   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
346

James Device alleges during his examination that, around the last Saint Peter's Day, Henry Bullocke came to Elizabeth Southerns and accused her granddaughter, James' sister, Alison Device, of bewitching his child, and demanded that Alison come with him to his house. Alison did, and when they got there, James claims he saw her fall on her knees, beg forgiveness, and confess to bewitching the child. (C2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C2

1611, June 29   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
347

Anne Whittle's confession and examination is heard by Justice of the Peace for Lancashire Roger Nowell on April 2, 1612 at the fence in the Forest of Pendle. (E2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2v

1612, April 2   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
348

James Device alleges during his examination that the teeth Henry Hargreaves and he found buried at the west end of Elizabeth Southerns' house are the same teeth Anne Whittle gave Southerns twelve years before. He says they also found a clay image near the teeth, almost withered away, of Anne Nutter, Anthony Nutter's daughter.(E3v-E4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E3v-E4

1612, April 27   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
350

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that, after Mrs. Moore chided her for using a charm to amend some drink, Whittle called for her familiar, Fancie, and instructed him to bite the Moores' cow on the head and make it go mad. Fancie turned into a brown dog and bit the cow, which died within six weeks.(E2v-E3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2v-E3

1612, April 2   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
351

James Device alleges during his examination that, twelve years before, Anne Whittle took three scalps and and eight teeth from people buried in the graveyard of the new church in Pendle. Whittle is said to have kept four teeth for herself, and to have given the other four to Elizabeth Southerns, who showed them to Device. (E3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E3v

1600   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
354

Alison Device alleges during her examination that, about eleven years before, the family's firehouse was broken into and all or most of their linen, half a peck of cut oatmeal and a quantity of meal was stolen, all worth about twenty shillings. The following Sunday, Alison says she went to Anne Redferne and took a parcel of the same from her, claiming they were the goods stolen from her family. (E4-E4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E4-E4v

1601   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
355

Alison Device alleges during her examination that her father, John Device, was afraid of Anne Whittle, and made a deal to pay her a measure of meal every year if she would not harm his family. This lasted until he died, eleven years before; Alison claims that he said on his deathbed that "Anne Whittle, alias Chattox, did bewitch him to death, because the said meale was not paid the last yeare. "(E4-E4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E4-E4v

1601   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
357

James Device alleges during his examination that, the previous Lent, John Duckworth promised him an old shirt, but when he went to collect it two weeks later, Duckworth denied it to him. As he left Duckworth's house, his familiar Dandy appeared to him and said "Thou didst touch the said Duckworth." Device denied it, but Dandy insisted that "thou didst touch him, and therfore I haue power of him[.]" Device finally agreed, and bid Dandy to kill Duckworth. A week later, the man was dead.(H3-H4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, H3-H4

1611, April   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
358

Jennet Bierley, Ellen Bierley, and Jane Southworth are tried on August 19, 1612 before Justice of the Assize for Lancaster Edward Bromley. They stand accused of bewitching Grace Sowerbuts so that she wasted and consumed.(K3-K4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K3-K4

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
359

Grace Sowerbutts is examined under oath. She claims that, for the last several years, she has been haunted and vexed by some women. She names them as her grandmother Jennet Bierley, her aunt Ellen Bierley, Jane Southworth and Old Doewife. (K4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
360

Grace Sowerbutts accuses Jennet Bierley, Ellen Bierley, Jane Southworth and Old Doewife of dragging her violently by her hair and laying her on top of Henry Bierley's hay-mow.(K4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
361

Grace Sowerbutts accuses Jennet Bierley of turning into a dog to torment her. Sowerbutts alleges the Bierley knocked her over while in the shape of a dog, but did not hurt her. She claims that after this incident, she told her father about how Bierley had been tormenting her. When asked why she hadn't said anything sooner, Sowerbutts claimed that she had wanted to, but could not.(K4v-L)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v-L

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
366

James Device gives deposition alleging that both Jane Bulcock and John Bulcock attended the feast at Malking Tower on Good Friday.(Q3v-Q4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Q3v-Q4

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
367

James Device gives deposition that, at the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower, he heard John Bulcock and Jane Bulcock confess to bewitching Jennet Deane, and give their consent to bewitching Master Thomas Lister and Leonard Lister to death.(Q3v-Q4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Q3v-Q4v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
368

The Countess of Essex is awakened by an apparition that comes to her in the form of her husband.(24)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 24

1656, August     Glamorgan  Glamorgan  Wales 
370

Elizabeth Brooker of Hointon, Devon is treated by a midwife for a severe pain in her leg after she turns a woman, who had been begging for pins, away. The midwife applies plasters, and many other cures, but none relieve the pain. (66, 67, 68, 69)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 66, 67, 68, 69

1681   Honyton  East Devon  Devon  England 
377

Aubrey Grinset confesses to afflicting Thomas Spatchet and several others.(17-18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 17-18

1665, October or November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
378

Aubrey Grinset confesses to bewitching John Collet of Cookly and Henry Winson of Walpoole to death. She lured John Collet and his household out of their home, by calling out that there was the biggest snake anyone had ever seen, and used the opportunity to get close to him; he died two days later. She provides no details on Henry Winson's demise.(19)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 19

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
379

Aubrey Grinset confesses that the Devil appeared to her repeatedly, first in the form of a handsome young man and later in the form of a greyish-black cat or kitten, and that she allowed him to suck blood from a teat on her body.(19)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 19

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
380

Aubrey Grinset is searched by an anonymous jury of women (Anonymous 166) after her confession. They find a teat exactly where she said it would be, but her body is otherwise whole.(20)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 20

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
386

Catherine Green of Brewham allegedly convinces Christian Green to give up her soul to the devil.(156-157)

Appears in:
Glanvill, Joseph. Saducismus Triumphatus, or, Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions in Two Parts. London: 1681, 156-157

1664   Brewham  Somerset  Somerset  England 
404

James Graham of Chester is allegedly visited by an apparition of Anne Walker who tells him of how she was murdered by Mark Sharp.(19-20)

Appears in:
Sinclair, George. Satan's Invisible World Discovered. Edinburgh: 1685, 19-20

1632     Cheshire  Chester  England 
407

Anthony Smith's wife of Horkesley, Essex gives birth on 21 April, 1532 to a monstrous male child that has no limbs or tongue(1)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The True Reporte of the Forme and Shape of a Monstrous Childe, borne at Muche Horkesleye. London: 1562, 1

1532, April 21   Muche Horkesleye  Essex  Essex  England 
408

Captain Brown of Shropshire is brutally murdered by his servant, after which he appears as an apparition to two Gentlewomen.(1-2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. An Account of a Most Horrid and Barbarous Murder and Robbery Committed on the Body of Captain Brown. Edinburgh: 1694, 1-2

1684, March     Shropshire  Shropshire  England 
409

Two stars appear over a Protestant army fighting in Ireland. They are seen as a sign from God.(5-6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Lamentable Newes from Ireland being a True, Perfect, and Exact Relation of the Landing of 10000 men in that Kingdom. London: 1642, 5-6

1642, May 6     Ireland 
410

Anonymous 20 of Kirkham gives birth to a stillborn monster baby(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Declaration of a Strange and Wonderful Monster: Born in Kirkham parish in Lancashire. London: 1646, 4

1646   Kirkeham  Lancashire  Lancashire  England 
411

A pond in Garraton turns from water to blood and is a supposed sign from God as to how the people are all of one blood.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Wounderfull Apperation of Blood in a Pool at Garraton in Leicester-shire. London: 1645, 4

1645   Garraton  Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
415

A woman from Suffolk (Anonymous 23) allegedly bewitches a pregnant woman after being offered only half a piece of bread. Soon after that, woman gives birth to two pieces of deformed flesh.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Signs and Wonders from Heaven. With a True Relation of a Monster Born in Radcliffe Highway. London: 1645, 4

1644, July 30     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
420

The appearance of thunder and lightening in the sky causes the residents of Hertford to become fearful and confused as to the meaning of it.(12-15)

Appears in:
Dekker, Thomas. Look Up and see Wonders a Miraculous Apparition in the Air. London: 1628, 12-15

1628, April 9   Hatford  Hertfordshire  Oxford  England 
421

James Cook, Thomas Blossom, and Edward See witness the apparition of a battle horse in the sky over where the Battle of Dunbar had taken place.(1-2)

Appears in:
Godly-learned minister of the Gospel., . More Warning Yet. Being a True Relation of a Strange and Most Dreadful Apparition which was Seen in the Air. London: 1654, 1-2

1645, September 3   Dunbar  East Lothian  East Lothian  Scotland 
422

A woman from Old Gravel Lane (Anonymous 19) allegedly has a fit after a meeting of Anabaptists. Upon returning home from the meeting, and with the intention of repeating the notes she had taken at the sermon to her husband (Anonymous 482), she suddenly speaks "Noises of another nature, seeming to be the pulling Mewes or Shreamings of three young Kitlings." Immediately after, Anonymous 19 is also struck with blindness. It becomes obvious that the woman is possessed, as she is taken with "strange and unusual Gestures, and involuntary Motions both of her Tongue and other Members."(2-3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. News from Old-Gravel Lane. London: 1675, 2-3

1675, March 21       Unknown  England 
423

A woman from Old-Gravel lane (Anonymous 19) allegedly has a fit during which she cannot eat because her throat closes up. She thus refuses to eat with her husband (Anonymous 482) and friends, and the spirit (Anonymous 240) possessing her admits that he would choke her should she try to eat. After, whenever she attempted to eat, she could not swallow, because "the Vessels of her throat were stopped."(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. News from Old-Gravel Lane. London: 1675, 4

1675, March 22       Unknown  England 
424

A woman from Old-Gravel lane (Anonymous 19) is allegedly possessed, drawing ministers (Anonymous 483) and others to visit her out of both curiosity and charity. The spirit (Anonymous 240) possessing Anonymous 19 speaks with these witnesses. When asked who sent the spirit to possess the woman, it replied that it was sent by "a Woman below." (Anonymous 239). When asked why he was sent, the spirit answered it was to prevent the woman from "perswading her Husband (Anonymous 482) to be Baptized." The spirit expressed his desire to possess the woman for as long as he could. It is believed that the spirit is the Devil himself.(3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. News from Old-Gravel Lane. London: 1675, 3

1675, March 22       Unknown  England 
442

A monster with three pairs of hands is allegedly bred in Russia. It is understood as a portent of the war between Russia, Poland, and Sweden.(5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Stranges News of a Prodigious Monster Born in the Township of Allington. Unknown: 1613, 5

1608     Russia 
447

Anonymous 26 appears to his sweetheart a month after he was thought dead, and carries her over forty miles to her father's house in two hours.(441)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Suffolk Miracle. London: 1693, 441

1693     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
469

Anonymous 28, a young girl, allegedly becomes possessed by evil spirits after her father, Anonymous 429, has a falling out with "a certain woman who had an evil name" (Anonymous 430). The possession caused her to be "taken with strange Fits, and something would rise up in her throat like two great bunches about the bigness of an Egg; and a strange voice was frequently heard within her, speaking Blasphemous words, not fit here to be repeated." The voice is said to be rough and gutteral, coming from her abdomen.(2-4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 2-4

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
470

The spirits allegedly possessing Anonymous 28, enticed to converse with the observers, explain how she came to be possessed by them. They explain that there are two of them (Anonymous 189 and Anonymous 190), and that they were sent by two women (Anonymous 130 and Anonymous 131). They were originally intended to possess the girl's father, Anonymous 429, but they found him at prayer and were thus forbidden from entering. The two women sent them instead to Anonymous 28.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 4

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
471

The author (Anonymous 432) allegedly hears reports of Anonymous 28's possession and comes to see it for himself. There are forty or fifty others present when he arrives. He observes her for two or three hours, during which time he becomes satisfied that the girl is indeed possessed.(4-5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 4-5

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
472

Anonymous 429, the father of Anonymous 28, sends for five ministers to fast and pray for his daughter, in the hope that she can be dispossessed. The spirits possessing her (Anonymous 189 and Anonymous 190) allegedly tell him "He expected five men to come, but there should only four come." This comes to pass; one of the five ministers suffers an unexpected accident and is prevented from coming.(5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 5

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
483

Margaret Gurr is allegedly visited by a grey devil, who urges her to hang herself "with Clock-Lines that was in the Room," and should she fail to do that, he urges her to "put or thrust Knitting-Needles in my Ears," in order to kill herself.(1)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 1

1681, July 19     Kent  Cantia  England 
484

Margaret Gurr is allegedly visited by two Devils who appear to her on July 19, 1681. One of the devils was "of stout thick squat Stature" dressed in grey; the other was "of little Stature and short," and dressed in black.(1)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 1

1681, July 19     Kent  Cantia  England 
488

Agnes Nasmith is sent to prison for allegedly threatening malefaction.(7)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 7

1697   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
489

Before a formal trial, commissioners find insensible witch's marks on all the women's bodies (save Margaret Fulton's) but decide to prick them, regardless. (3)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 3

1697   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
514

Elizabeth Saunders and Thomas Saunders describe their daughter's feigned possession.()

Appears in:
Anonymous. Examinat[i]o . . . Attorn[atus] gen[er]alis quer[ens] v[e]r[su]s Tho[mas] Saunders et Kathere[n] Malpas senior def[endan]tes. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), Star Chamber (STAC) 8 32/13, fol. 1v.: 1622,

1620, December     Essex  Essex  England 
516

Katheren Malpas suffers from a long brutal possession. She accuses Goodwife White of bewitching her, but retracts the accusation against White when visited by her. Malpas claims later that her bewitchment was feigned.()

Appears in:
Anonymous. Examinat[i]o . . . Attorn[atus] gen[er]alis quer[ens] v[e]r[su]s Tho[mas] Saunders et Kathere[n] Malpas senior def[endan]tes. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), Star Chamber (STAC) 8 32/13, fol. 1v.: 1622,

1620, December     Essex  Essex  England 
518

Anne Godfrey accuses Anne Heldyn of causing her fits. She is found guilty of slander. She is sentenced to the stocks for two hours and held in the house of correction for eight months.()

Appears in:
Anonymous. Examinat[i]o . . . Attorn[atus] gen[er]alis quer[ens] v[e]r[su]s Tho[mas] Saunders et Kathere[n] Malpas senior def[endan]tes. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), Star Chamber (STAC) 8 32/13, fol. 1v.: 1622,

1620, April 7     Essex  Essex  England 
548

Richard Dugdale returns drunk from a party. After being at home for a while, his side starts hurting and he sees an apparition that tells him to eat and take from the table in front of him. The table is suddenly filled with food and precious jewelery.(2)

Appears in:
Jollie, Thomas. The Surey Demoniack, or, An Account of Satans Strange and Dreadful Actings. London: 1697, 2

1688, July     Surrey  Surrey  England 
549

After a night of drinking and dancing, Richard Dugdale begins to utter shocking profanities. He sees the apparition of a man's head and the Devil appears to him. (2-3)

Appears in:
Jollie, Thomas. The Surey Demoniack, or, An Account of Satans Strange and Dreadful Actings. London: 1697, 2-3

1688, August     Surrey  Surrey  England 
561

Thomas Rabbet accused Ales Newman allegedly sends two familiars, one to kill Johnson and one to plague his wife.(11)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 11

1582, February 25   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
562

Joan Pechey is allegedly accused by Ales Hunt's mother of being skilled at witchcraft.(12)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 12

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
564

Febey Hunt says that her mother-in-law, Ales Hunt, has two familiars she describes as "little thinges like horses, the one white, the other blacke, the which shee kept in a litle lowe earthen pot with woll, colour white and blacke: and that they stoode in her chamber by her bed side, and saith, that shee hath seene her mother to feede them with milke out of a blacke trening dishe, things that are like horses which she keeps in an earthen pot."(14)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 14

1582, February 25   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
565

Ursley Kempe claims to have learned how to unwitch herself from 'one Cockes wife of Weley.'(17)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 17

1570   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
566

William Hook accuses Ales Newman of having bewitched her husband.(16)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 16

1582, February 23   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
567

Elizabeth Bennet informs (in front of Brian Darcey) on the case of Ales Newman. She states that Ales Newman never sent her familiars to plague Johnson and his wife.(16)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 16

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
568

Annis Glascocke is searched by Annis Letherdall and Margaret Sympson. Glascocke is found to have witch's marks on her left shoulder and thigh that look like they had been sucked, just like Ursley Kempe.(40)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 40

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
569

Margery Sammon is accused of having inherited her deceased mother, Mother Barnes' familiars. Sammon first confesses to returned home to care for her mother for the six months before her death, but she both denies that she had "any spirites of her sayd Mother, or that her mother had any to her knowledge." Having been pulled aside by her sister Ales Hunt, Sammon later confesses to have received two familiars, Tom and Robbyn, from her mother on the day she died.(C4-C4v)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, C4-C4v

1582, February 25   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
572

Elizabeth Francis alleges in her confession that Mother Osborne is a witch and has a mark on the end of her fingers like a pit, and another mark on the outside of her right leg that Francis believes to have been plucked out by Osborne's familiar spirit. Francis saw the marks when Mother Osborne asked her for help with her sore legs; the marks are said to be similar to ones Francis' sister, Mother Waterhouse, has.(6-7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 6-7

1579   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
574

William Bonner accuses Elizabeth Bennet of causing his wife's lip to swell and her eyes to sink in by kissing her.(20)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 20

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
575

Ursley Kempe informs against Elizabeth Bennet which leads to her being apprehended. After this, Elizabeth Bennet is pressured to confess. She admits sending her familiars to plague her neighbour's cattle.()

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582,

1582, February 22   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
576

Arnold's wife of Sudbury is identified as a witch by Annis Glascocke during her trial.(39)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 39

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
577

Annis Glasgocke calls Ursley Kempe a whore and accuses her bewitching her because she cannot weep.(41)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 41

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
578

Ales Hunt is tried for witchcraft (in front of Brian Darcey). She confesses that two spirits appeared to her and said that Ursley Kempe would betray her.(41)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 41

1528, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
579

Alice Hunt confesses that her sister, Margery Sammon, has two familiars that she inherited from their mother.(43)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 43

1582, February 24   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
580

Joan Pechey is accused during her trial of lying in bed naked with her own son. She denies this, but her son confesses that this is true.(48)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 48

1582, February   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
581

Robert Sanneuet accuses Elizabeth Ewstace of bewitching him circa 1567 and Margaret Ewstace of bewitching his brother Crosse circa 1570.(49)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 49

1582, March 9   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
582

Henry Sellis is accused by Richard Ross of bewitching his horses to death in 1574. (51)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 51

1582, March 1   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
583

Henry Sellis describes (to Brian Darcey) how his mother, Cysely Sellis, kept her goose-eyed black male imp, Hercules (or Jacke) and her white female imp, Mercurie hidden by "foure Brome fagots" in the roots of a crabtree, where they "stand and lye vpo~ a sleese of wooll."(52)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 52

1582, March 3   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
584

Joan Cunny of Stisted allegedly cast a circle in John Wiseman's field called Cowfenn, in which two black frogs appear. Cunny makes a deal with the fogs, named Jack and Jill, where she will give them her soul in return for their powerful services.(5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 5

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
594

Joan Prentice confesses that she sent her familiar Bidd to nip Sara Glacock as retribution for being denied alms at Maister Glascock's door. Prentice claims that Bidd, against her orders, killed the child. When she confronted and scolded Bidd, it disappeared.()

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589,

1589, February 28   Henningham Sibble  North Essex  Essex  England 
595

Joan Prentice confesses to sending her familiar Bidd to destroy the brew William Adam's wife was making, as retribution because of their falling out.(Image 6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, Image 6

1588, March 31   Henningham Sibble  North Essex  Essex  England 
600

Mother Staunton allegedly demanded a leather thong from John Hopwood, and when denied left offended; the same night, Hopwood's gelding died suddenly in its stable.(13)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 13

1579   Waltham on the Wolds  Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
602

John Sellis, the youngest son of Cysley and Henry Sellis, testifies (in front of Brian Darcey) against his parents. He describes an encounter with his parents' white familiar "Impe" and black familiar "John" claiming that "one night there was a blacke thing like his sister, that tooke him by the legge and that hee cried out, saying, father, father, come helpe me and defende mee, for there is a blacke thing that hath me by the legge: at which he saith, his father said to his mother, ye stinking whore what meane yee? can yee not keepe your imps from my children." He also claimed that he had seen "his father to feede them out of a blacke dish with a woodden spone," and "his mother to feed them twise, and that out of a dish with a spone with thinne milke."(53)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 53

1582, March 3   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
603

John and Cysley Sellis are accused by Joan Smith of bewitching a child to death.(53)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 53

1581 (one holy day in the after noone sithence Michaelmas before the trial)   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
604

Henry and Cysley Sellis are tried for witchcraft (by Brian Darcey). Henry Sellis denies having had any part in the death of Richard Ross's horses. Cysley denies any harsh conversation with Ross's wife.(58)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 58

1582, March 1   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
605

Cysley Sellis is searched by Ales Gilney, Joan Smith, and Margaret Simpson for witch's marks. The marks they find are identified as witch's marks on the basis that they are like Ursley Kempe's marks (who was identified as a witch).(58)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 58

1582, March 1   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
606

Ales Baxster is unable to speak or stand after a 'thinge all white like a Cat' paws at her chest.(60)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 60

1581 ? (circa Hallymas pre-trial)   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
610

Partner, the familiar spirit possessing Mildred Norrington, confesses that its owner, Old Alice had sent it, and her other familiar Little Devil, to kill Richard Anger, his son, Edward Anger, and Wolston's wife(72)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 72

1574     Kent  Cantia  England 
613

Under examination, by George Darel and Thomas Wooton, Mildred Norrington retracts her possession.(74)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 74

1574   Bocton Malherbe  Kent  Kent  England 
614

After her examination, Mildred Norrington is made to illustrate her 'feats, illusions, and trances,' as a means of proving her possession was feigned.(74)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 74

1574   Bocton Malherbe  Kent  Kent  England 
615

Ales Hunt and her mother, the Widow Barnes are accused by Ursely Kempe of bewitching Rebecca Durrant, a crime for which Hunt is indicted and tried, but found not guilty.(D4v)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, D4v

1582, March 29   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
616

Cysley Sellis is accused by Thomas Death of bewitching his son, John to death. A crime for which she is indicted, found guilty, and remanded. (D8v)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, D8v

1582, March 29   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
617

Thomas Death accuses Cysley Sellis of murdering his calve.(68)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 68

1558, March 1   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
618

John Carter testifies (to Brian Darcey) that he denied Margaret Grevell alms. During the next days, he and his family were unable to brew beer.(72)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 72

1558, March 13   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
619

Nicholas Stricklande testifies (to Brian Darcey) that Margaret Grevell sent her son to buy a rack of mutton from him; he asked him to return in the afternoon. A few days after turning Grevell away, Stricklande's wife is unable to produce butter.(74)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 74

1558, March   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
620

Joan Cunny confesses to sending her familiars Jack and Jill to hurt many people over the span of sixteen to twenty years, but she cannot remember an exact number of people.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 2

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
636

Margaret Cunny, daughter of Joan Cunny, has a falling out with Father Hurrill and curses him. Because of this, Joan Cunny believes that she may have sent her familiars to her daughter.(2-3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 2-3

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
637

Joan Cunny denies sending her familiars to hurt Finche's wife, Deuenishe's wife, or Renold Ferror.(3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 3

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
638

Joan Cunny denies that her familiars have the power to hurt people, yet she admits they have the ability to hurt cattle.(3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 3

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
646

Joan Willimott is examined on February 28, 1618 by Alexander Amcotts, Justice of the Peace for the County of Leicester.(E2v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E2v

1618, February 28     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
647

Joan Cunny confesses that she sent her familiars to seek revenge upon Harry Finch's wife (Anonymous 62) who denied Cunny drink because she was too busy to get any for her. Finch's wife had great pain for a week in her head and in the side of her body, after which she died. These claims against Cunny are also supported with evidence given by her children and grandchildren.(3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 3

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
648

Joan Cunny's grandson (Anonymous 63) confesses that, when the wood he gathered was stolen, his grandmother sent one of her familiars to prick the foot of the boy (Anonymous 64) who stole the wood. (3-4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, 3-4

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
649

Joan Cunny's grandson (Anonymous 63) confesses that his grandmother sent him, with her familiar Jack, to Sir Edward Huddlestone's house. When they arrived at the house Jack went round about a tree, after which it fell, seemingly to others of its own accord.(A4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, A4v

1589, March   Stistead  Essex  Essex  England 
652

Joan Prentice confesses that Elizabeth Whale, the wife of Michael Whale, and Elizabeth Mott, the wife of John Mott, are "well acquainted" with her familiar Bidd, Although she states she "knoweth not what hurt they or any of the~ haue doone to any of their neighbour," her statement clearly implicates Whale and Mott as witches.(B, B2v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, B, B2v

1589, March   Henningham Sibble  North Essex  Essex  England 
653

Joan Willimot alleges during her examination that Joan Flower told her that "my Lord of Rutland had dealt badly with her and that they had put away her Daughter, and that although she could not haue her will of my Lord himselfe, yet she had spied my Lords Sonne and had stricken him to the heart." Willimott claimed that Henry Lord Rosse's death was due to being "striken with a white Spirit." She added that she could cure people afflicted in this manner.(E2v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E2v

1618, February 28     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
654

Joan Willimott alleges during her examination that, the week before, her spirit came to her and told her that "there was a bad woman at Deeping who had giuen her soule to the Diuell." Her spirit appeared in a form uglier than usual, and urged Willimott to give it something, even just a piece of her girdle, in payment for its services. She told it she would give it nothing, for she had not sent it there - she had only once sent it on an errand, to check on Francis Lord Rosse. Willimott added that the spirit had reported that Francis Lord Rosse would recover.(E2v-E3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E2v-E3

1618, February 28     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
655

Joan Willimott is examined a second time before Alexander Amcots, on March 2, 1618.(E3v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E3v

1618, March 2     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
656

Joan Willimott alleges during her examination that she has a spirit named Pretty, given to her three years prior while in the service of William Berry in Langholme. She claims that Berry asked her to open her mouth and blew into her "Fairy which should doe her good." The spirit emerged from her mouth in the form of a woman and asked for her soul, which she gave readily at Berry's urging.(E3v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E3v

1615   Langholme  Rutland  Rutlandshire  England 
657

Joan Willimott alleges during her examination that "shee neuer hurt any body, but did helpe diuers that sent for her, which were stricken or fore-spoken." Pretty would assist her in this, by coming to her weekly and reporting who was afflicted so she could go to them and undo it through "certaine prayers which she vsed." Willimott insisted that she did not use Pretty to do anything, only to bring word of people needing to be cured.(E3v-E4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E3v-E4

1618, March 2     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
658

Joan Willimott alleges during her examination that Pretty came to her the night before in the shape of a woman, and mumbled something she could not understand. When asked whether she had dreamed it, she insisted that she was awake at the time.(E3v-E4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E3v-E4

1618, March 1     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
659

Joan Willimott is examined a third time on March 17, 1618, this time before Sir Henry Hastings and Samuel Fleming, Justices of the Peace for the County of Leicester.(E4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E4v

1618, March 17     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
660

Joan Willimott alleges during her examination that she had spoken to Mrs. Cooke of Stathorne about John Patchett, and that she had told Mrs. Cooke that Patchett's child might have lived had he sought help for it in time. She also claimed to have told Mrs. Cooke that Mrs. Patchett had "an euill thing within her, which should make an end of her, and that she knew by her Girdle."(E4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E4v

1618, March 17     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
668

Margaret Simons is accused by John Ferrall, a vicar in Kent, of bewitching his son (Anonymous 74). Allegedly, Simons cursed Ferrall's son (Anonymous 74) after he attacked her dog with a knife. Five days after the incident the boy (Anonymous 74) became very ill, but was able to recover with the help of another witch. (3-4)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 3-4

1581     Kent  Cantia  England 
675

A Yeoman (Anonymous 76) is swindled by an Alchemist (Anonymous 77) who appears trustworthy. Convinced that the Alchemist can multiply angels, the Yeoman gives the Alchemist all his money to put in a ball of wax for doubling, but the money is turned into lead (likely switched for another ball of wax as the angels were) leaving the Yeoman with no money and the Alchemist gone to London.(252-253)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 252-253

1651, Printed     Kent  Cantia  England 
677

T. E. confesses in writing to Reginald Scot that he learned the illusion and invention of art and science from an Anglo-Saxon book written by Sir John Malborne, a divine of Oxenford, written three hundred years earlier. T. E. has left the book with the parson of Slangham (Anonymous 78) in Sussex, and should Scot want to look at the book, he may write the parson in T. E's name and request it. T. E. appears to be writing from prison because he has been condemned to die. (337-338)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 337-338

1582, March 8     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
694

Elizabeth Burgiss sees Joan Buts in her Master's house when others cannot, and also witnesses an object flying of its own accord. Afterward she is in great anguish and has clay pulled from her back that has thorns sticking out of it.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. An Account of the Tryal and Examination of Joan Buts, for being a Common Witch and Inchantress. London: 1682, 2

1682, March 27     Surrey  Surrey  England 
695

Doctor Burcot allegedly purchased a familiar from Thomas Hilles, aka Feats "whereby he thought to have wrought miracles, or rather to have gained good store of money."(107)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 107

1651       Unknown  England 
719

Mother Agnes Waterhouse makes a second confession in which she admits to having killed a man. She also admits to having a familiar in the shape of a white cat which she used to kill many of her neighbours' cattle and the man, and to turning the cat into a toad.(22-24)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 22-24

1566, July 27   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
726

Mother Agnes Waterhouse accuses Agnes Browne of lying, on the basis that she owns nothing like the dagger Browne claimed the thing like a black dog threatened her with. Joan Waterhouse takes the opportunity to insist that when she conjured Sathan, he appeared as a dog, not a dog-thing with an ape's face. Queen's Attorney Master Gerard asks Mother Waterhouse to summon Sathan to settle the matter, but she insists that she no longer has any power over him.(28-36)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 28-36

1566, July 27   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
727

Queen's Attorney Master Gerard demands Mother Agnes Waterhouse tell the court of the times when she had allowed Sathan to suck her blood. Mother Waterhouse insists that she never did, until Master Gerard has her kerchief pulled back to reveal the red spots on her face and nose; she then admits to letting Sathan suck but instead insists that she had not let him do so in a fortnight.(34-36)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 34-36

1566, July 27   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
728

Mother Agnes Waterhouse makes her final confession on the day of her execution, July 29, 1566. She admits to having been a witch for the last 15 years, to have committed many abominable deeds, and to desire God's forgiveness for her abuse of His name and her devilish practices. (38-40)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 38-40

1566, July 29   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
729

Mother Waterhouse confesses on the day of her execution to having sent her familiar Sathan to hurt and destroy the goods of a tailor named Wardol, whom she was offended by. Sathan was unable to do anything to him, despite numerous attempts, because Wardol "was so strong in fayth that he hadde no power to hurt hym."(38-40)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 38-40

1566, July 29   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
737

John Winnick alleges in his confession that only sent out his familiars to cause mischief once. That one time, he sent the bear-spirit (Anonymous 130) to harass a maidservant (Anonymous 88) of Mr. Say's into stealing food from her master for him.(4)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 4

1646, April 11   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
738

Mary Darnell alleges in her statement that, not long after her daughter's death, she made a pot of furmity and invited the neighbors over, but the pot kept boiling for an hour after she pulled it off the fire. She was unable to prevent it from boiling over, despite transferring it to numerous other bowls, tubs and vessels. Darnell heard from Lewis Carmell that Elizabeth Chandler had confessed to sending a familiar named Beelzebub to spoil the furmity.(9)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 9

1645   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
739

Thomas Becke and Joseph Coysh allege in their depositions that they heard Anne Desborough confess to naming the brown mouse Tib, and the mouse with the white belly Jone. Tib's purpose was to hurt men, and Jone's purpose to hurt cattle. They would appear to her daily to suck blood from the places where marks had been found.(11)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 11

1616   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
746

John Browne gave deposition before Justice John Castell alleging that he had met John Clarke Jr. on the road, and that Clarke told him he was heading to Keyson because he and his parents had been accused of witchcraft. Browne told Clarke that he, too, had been accused, and that the searchers said they had found marks on him. According to Browne, Clarke claimed to have cut off his marks three days before his own searching. Clarke then became suspicious, telling Browne that he didn't believe him to be a witch as he had not seen him at any meetings. Browne said his meetings were in different places, and they parted.(13-14)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 13-14

1646, May 2   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
751

Thomas Becke alleges in his deposition that Anne Desborough confessed to a second visitation by the brown mouse-spirit, this time in the company of another mouse-spirit with a white belly, slightly smaller than the first. The brown mouse-spirit told her that the spirits were to stay with her, and must suck her blood. Desborough agreed to allow them her blood. This visitation is not included in Joseph Coysh's account of her confession.(10-11)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 10-11

1616   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
752

Thomas Becke and Joseph Coysh give deposition before Justice Nicholas Pedley alleging that they heard Anne Desborogh confess to having been visited by a mouse-spirit 30 years before, while living in Tichmarch. The mouse-spirit, which was brown and slightly larger than a real mouse, came to her while she was asleep, and nipped her on her breast to wake her. It then demanded she give it part of her soul. Desborough was terrified by this and prayed to God, which caused the mouse-spirit to leave. (10)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 10

1616   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
753

Thomas Becke and Joseph Coysh give deposition alleging that Anne Desborough agreed to allow two mouse-spirits, one brown, and one with a white belly, to suck her blood and have her soul upon her death. She also agreed to forsake God and Christ. (11)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 11

1616   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
754

Mother Sutton allegedly causes Master Enger's horses to die in their stables overnight. Some appear to have been strangled, others to have beaten out their own brains, and others dead without an obvious cause. (A4-A4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, A4-A4v

1610   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
755

Mary Sutton allegedly seeks revenge upon Master Enger's servant (Anonymous 89) for having struck her bastard son, Henry Sutton, on the ears. Henry had been throwing rocks and filth at other children and would not stop after repeated warnings; he went crying home to his mother after the chastisement. The next day, Mary causes a black sow to follow and spook the horses pulling a cart of corn Anonymous 89 is taking to market; the horses go wild and run away with their load. On the way back, Anonymous 89 observes the same sow heading into Mother Sutton's home. (B-B2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, B-B2

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
756

Anonymous 89 talks of Mother Sutton and Mary Sutton's misdeeds with another servant while ploughing, including what happened with the sow on the way to market. While he is talking, a beetle (Anonymous 155) strokes him on the chest, causing him to fall into a trance from which he cannot be roused. He stands "like a liuelesse trunke deuided from his vitall spirits" for some time. He eventually recovers on his own and returns home to report the incident to Master Enger.(B2v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, B2v

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
757

Master Enger attempts to cure his servant, Anonymous 89, who has remained afflicted after the incident with the beetle (Anonymous 155). He tries everything he can think of, sparing no cost, but without result. Mother Sutton and Mary Sutton are suspected of causing the man's affliction through bewitchment.(B2v-B3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, B2v-B3

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
758

Anonymous 89 alleges that he was visited by Mary Sutton in his chamber at night, where she alternately sat knitting by moonlight and staring at him. He claims that after a while, she came to his bedside and told him "if hee would consent she should come to bedde to him, hee should be restored to his former health and prosperitie." He is repulsed by her advances and instead chastises her for the way she lives, her behaviour and her three bastards. Realizing her efforts are futile, she leaves the same way she came. Anonymous 89 reports this visitation to Master Enger.(B3v-B4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, B3v-B4v

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
759

Master Enger goes to the field where Mary Sutton is tending hogs. He accuses her of having come to his home the night before, to visit Anonymous 89 by moonlight, but she denies it. Master Enger attempts to persuade her to come back to his home, where he claims Anonymous 89 is waiting to accept her proposition. She refuses, stating that "neyther had they authoritie to compell her to goe without a Constable." At this, Master Enger has her snatched and set unwilling on horseback. Though she fights back, she is eventually held down and made to stay on the horse.(B4v-C)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, B4v-C

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
760

Master Enger drags Mary Sutton by force to the bedside of Anonymous 89, Enger's afflicted servant. Anonymous 89 draws blood from her and immediately began to be well again. However, Mary takes the opportunity to touch Anonymous 89 on the neck with her finger. He falls into "as great or farre worse vexation then he had before."(B4-B4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, B4-B4v

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
761

Master Enger's son hears the rumours about Mary Sutton and Mother Sutton, and the child throws stones at Mother Sutton while calling her a witch when she comes to grind her corn at the mill. Mother Sutton "conceited a rancour, and deadly hatred to this young childe, and purposed not to suffer opportunitie passe to be reuenged." (C-Cv)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C-Cv

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
762

Mother Sutton and Mary Sutton allegedly call upon their spirits Dicke and Jude. They allow the spirits to suck on the teats on their thighs, and order them to strike Master Enger's son with torments. Not long after, the child "was put to such bitter and insupportable misery, as by his life his torments were augmented, and by his death they were abridged."(Cv)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, Cv

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
763

Master Enger, the morning after discussing his plights with Anonymous 90, seeks out Mary Sutton in the fields in the company of several of his men. They question her and attempt to bind her to a horse, but the men are allegedly stricken lame.(C3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C3

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
764

Master Enger beats Mary Sutton senseless with a cudgel; she allegedly rendered his men lame when they came to apprehend her. The beating restores the mobility of his men. They bind her to Enger's horse and carry her off to Enger's home, shutting the mill gates behind them.(C3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C3

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
765

Master Enger has Mary Sutton thrown into the mill pond. She is allegedly observed to sink about two feet into the water, then rise and float on the surface like a plank of wood.(C2v-C3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C2v-C3

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
766

Master Enger accuses Mary Sutton of bewitching his cattle, causing his servant Anonymous 79 to languish, and bewitching his son to death. Mary Sutton proclaims her innocence, but is forced to confess when Enger tells her "it was bootlesse to stand so obstinately vpon deniall of those matters, for her owne sonne Henry had reuealed all, both as touching her selfe and her mother, and of the time and manner of their plotting to torment his little boy."(C3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C3

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
768

Mother Sutton allegedly causes Master Enger's swine to fall mad. Some eviscerate one other and feed on them, and others run to the mill pond and drown themselves in groups of ten and twenty as if one mind. (A4-A4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, A4-A4v

1610   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
769

Mother Sutton and Mary Sutton's alleged campaign to destroy Master Enger's livestock causes 200 pounds worth of damage in less than two years.(A4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, A4v

1610   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
770

Elizabeth Chandler, during her examination, denies ever striking Mary Darnell's daughter Katherine or ever sending a spirit to harm the child. She also says that Darnell's spoiled pot of furmity was not her doing.(8)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 8

1646, April 7   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
771

Elizabeth Chandler alleges during her examination that she had a falling out with Mary Darnell, during which Darnell turned her into a duck. She claims that her visitations from the roaring apparition began about six months later.(8)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 8

1646, April 7   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
772

Elizabeth Chandler, during her examination, is questioned about whether she has two imp familiars named Beelzebub and Trullibub. Chandler denies having any familiars; she claims that Beelzebub is what she calls a log of wood, and Trullibub her name for a stick.(8)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 8

1646, April 7   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
773

Davie Thurlowe, who is "strangely taken and greatly tormented," and whose had in twisted fully backwards, allegedly recovers from his torments after Ursley Kempe visits him. Kempe had employed a combination of countermagic and reassurance to do this work. She took Davie's hand and said "A good childe howe art thou loden and so went thrise out of the doores, and euery time when shee came in shee tooke the childe by the hands, and saide A good childe howe art thou loden." Kempe reassured Thurlow, firmly stating "I warrant thee I, thy Childe shall doe well enough." Grace Thurlowe, under examination by Brain Darcey, tells this story to Brian Darcy, shortly before she recounts how her and Kempe had fallen out. (A-A2)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, A-A2

1581   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
774

Ellen Shepheard is examined before Justice Robert Bernard and Nicholas Pedley, in which she alleges that she was first visited by a spirit five years ago. She claims that she was swearing and cursing about the way her children had been fighting, and that a spirit appeared to her in the shape of a small, iron-grey rat. This rat-spirit demanded she come with it, but she sent it away saying "I will not, avoid Satan."(9)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 9

1641   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
775

Ellen Shepherd alleges in her confession that, shortly after her first encounter with the rat-spirit, she went into the field and there was cursing, fretting and blaspheming, which attracted the spirit to come back. This time, it had three other rat-spirits with it, and demanded she forsake God and Christ to take it and its companions as her gods instead, promising happiness if she complied. Shepherd consented to this, and to allowing the spirits to take her soul when she died. She also granted them her blood, and thereafter they had often sucked from her on and about her hips.(9-10)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 9-10

1641   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
776

Ellen Shepherd alleges in her confession that she never used the rat-spirits to torment anything, and that they had not brought her happiness. (10)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 10

1646, April 8   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
777

Ellen Shepherd alleges in her confession that the rat-spirits had been tormenting her that afternoon, since she had been brought in for the examination. She intended to end her habit of cursing and swearing.(10)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 10

1646, April 8   Molesworth  Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire  England 
778

Jane Wallis alleges in her confession that, about four days after Blackeman's initial visit, Grissell and Greedigut came to her for the first time. They had the shape of hounds wearing hog's-hair bridles, and told her that Blackeman had sent them to do whatever she bid them. She replied that she lacked nothing, but when they asked her to feed them she said she was poor and had nothing to give, at which they left. (12-13)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 12-13

1646, March 16   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
779

Edward Wingfield claims in his deposition that Jane Wallis confessed to him that Grissell and Greedigut came in several shapes, but mostly that of hounds with bristles on their backs. He said that they would suck on her body, and she told him that while she never sent them to do mischief, Blackeman would.(13)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 13

1646   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
781

Jane Wallis alleges in her confession that Grissel and Greedigut would visit her often, and bring two or three shillings for her when they did. Edward Wingfield's deposition of her confession agreed on this detail, but added that Blackeman would be with them.(13)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 13

1646, April 16   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
782

Edward Wingfield alleges in his deposition that during Jane Wallis' confession to him, she said that Grissell and Greedigut once robbed a man, pulling him from his horse to steal his money for her. He added that she often forgot their names.(13-14)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 13-14

1646, April 14   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
783

John Clarke Jr. alleges during his examination by Justice John Castell that he overtook a man and three women on the road to Keyston the previous Sunday, but denied saying anything to them about cutting off witch's marks, meeting any witches or making a compact with the Devil. (13)

Appears in:
Davenport, John. The Witches of Huntingdon. London: 1646, 13

1646, May 2   Keiston  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
787

Annis Glascocke is accused of having bewitched Martha Stevens, Charity Page, and the Page's child (or ward) to death. (102)

Appears in:
W., W. . A True and Just Record, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osyth in the county of Essex. London: 1582, 102

1582   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
793

John Gaule describes the witch testing techniques he learned from local witch-finders. Women are made to sit in the middle of a room. If they will not cooperate, they are bound to a chair, kept awake, and denied food for twenty four hours, while witnesses watch for imps to appear.(78-80)

Appears in:
Gaule, John. Select Cases of Conscience Touching Witches and Witchcrafts. London: 1646, 78-80

1646   Great Staughton  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
794

John Gaule suggests that imps might approach witches (who are bound and watched) and that witch-finders are trained to spot them, and to sweep the room looking for flies or spiders to kill, lest they be the witch's imps.(78-80)

Appears in:
Gaule, John. Select Cases of Conscience Touching Witches and Witchcrafts. London: 1646, 78-80

1646   Great Staughton  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
795

John Gaule claims normal animals can become possessed and become familiars. He may have based this claim on the testimony of Frances Moore. Moore was examined as a witch in Huntington in 1646 and claimed to have killed her familiars Tissy and Pretty.(79-80)

Appears in:
Gaule, John. Select Cases of Conscience Touching Witches and Witchcrafts. London: 1646, 79-80

1646   Great Staughton  Cambridgeshire  Huntingdonshire  England 
799

Catherine Campbell is imprisoned. Because of this, Catherine Campbell only appears to Christian Shaw when it is known that she is either at liberty to go to church or at the jailer's house.(10)

Appears in:
Cullen, Francis Grant. Sadducimus Debellatus. London: 1698, 10

1697   West Central Lowlands  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
857

Jane Walter is allegedly bewitched "for a long time" by a familiar (Anonymous 236) allegedly belonging to Teecle's wife. Her tongue was found "tied in her Head with a Hempenstring, and run full of Pins, and she had many strange Fits," allegedly as often as 20 times in a day. The toad would creep several times into Jane Walter's lap. Teecle's wife was suspected of being a witch for some time. When the toad was to be burned, "it vanished away, that none knew what became of it."(7)

Appears in:
Dirby, Richard . Dreadful News from Wapping. Unknown: 1693, 7

1693     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
859

John Ballard's daughter from Norfolk is bewitched for two years. She voids stones, pins, glass, a buckle and other things from her mouth, and suffers from "many strange Fits in a day." These were all presented before the Mayor and Alderman of the city of Norwich (Anonymous 101) by the John Ballard himself.(7-8)

Appears in:
Dirby, Richard . Dreadful News from Wapping. Unknown: 1693, 7-8

1693     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
901

Anne Styles has many fits where she has trances and foams at the mouth and is tossed from one bed to another, but is cured of her fits, and cries out thanking the lord for her deliverance upon hearing that Anne Bodenham has been executed.(6-7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Doctor Lambs Darling. London: 1653, 6-7

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
907

Elizabeth Device alleges in her confession that the third time her familiar Ball appeared to her, he was in the shape of a brown dog; this was four years before. Ball urged her to make a clay image of John Robinson, which Device did in her mother's house, drying it with the fire. She crumbled the image over the course of a week, and about a week after it was gone, Robinson died. Device claimed she did it because Robinson had "chidden and becalled" her for having a bastard child. (F4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, F4v

1608   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
910

Elizabeth Device alleges during her examination that she heard Katherine Hewit and John Bulcock give their consent to assist Jennet Preston in murdering Master Lister at the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower.(Q4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Q4v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
913

Jennet Device alleges during her deposition that her brother, James Device, has been a witch for three years, ever since a familiar in the shape of a black dog appeared to him at their mother, Elizabeth Device's, house. The familiar's name is Dandy.(H3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, H3v

1609   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
915

From all the depositions given in court, a partial guest list for the feast at Malking Tower on Good Friday is drafted. This list includes Elizabeth Device, Alice Nutter, Katherine Hewit, John Bulcock, Jane Bulcock, Alice Grey, Jennet Hargraves, Elizabeth Hargraves, Christopher Howgate, Christopher Hargraves, Grace Hay, Anne Crunckshey, Elizabeth Howgate and Jennet Preston. (Rv-R2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Rv-R2

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
917

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that Mrs. Moore, wife to John Moore, once sent for her to amend some drink that had been forspoken. Whittle recited the charm she used, which successfully unwitched the drink. Mrs. Moore was offended by the charm and chided Whittle.()

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613,

1612, April 2   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
943

A old woman in Droitwich in the Country of Worcester (Anonymous 107) startled a boy (Anonymous 108) who was tending his mother's cows, by yelling "boo" from behind some bushes. Bewitchment was suspected as the boy could no longer speak. (50-51)

Appears in:
Hale, Matthew. A Collection of Modern Relations of Matter of Fact Concerning Witches & Witchcraft. London: 1693, 50-51

1649, May   Droitwich   Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
944

A bewitched boy (Anonymous 108), inarticulate and vengeful, ran after the woman he suspected of bewitching him, and raging, threw hot pottage in her face. The woman was identified as a witch.(50)

Appears in:
Hale, Matthew. A Collection of Modern Relations of Matter of Fact Concerning Witches & Witchcraft. London: 1693, 50

1649, May   Droitwich   Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
945

A woman (Anonymous 107), is immediately apprehended and jailed after being identified as a witch. The identification is based solely on the inarticulate rage of a little boy she had spooked, and who had thrown hot pottage into her face.(50)

Appears in:
Hale, Matthew. A Collection of Modern Relations of Matter of Fact Concerning Witches & Witchcraft. London: 1693, 50

1649, May   Droitwich   Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
946

A goaler (Anonymous 109), suspecting a local boy (Anonynous 108) had been bewitched into muteness made the woman he was holding in jail (Anonymous 106) sat the Lord's prayer and bless the lad, as a form of counter magic. It allegedly worked; the boy's speech was restored.(50-51)

Appears in:
Hale, Matthew. A Collection of Modern Relations of Matter of Fact Concerning Witches & Witchcraft. London: 1693, 50-51

1649, May   Droitwich   Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
947

The apparition of a witch (Anonymous 107) allegedly appears to a bewitched boy (Anonymous 108) at night. He rises to strike her; marks are later found on her body. (50-51)

Appears in:
Hale, Matthew. A Collection of Modern Relations of Matter of Fact Concerning Witches & Witchcraft. London: 1693, 50-51

1649, May   Droitwich   Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
948

Anonymous 107 of Lancashire is tried for witchcraft.(51)

Appears in:
Hale, Matthew. A Collection of Modern Relations of Matter of Fact Concerning Witches & Witchcraft. London: 1693, 51

1649   Droitwich   Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
976

Anne Styles confessed to Mr. Chandler to having "received a peece of Silver of the Devill," and two pins from Anne Bodenham as signs of her demonic pack. She prophesied that she would become "troubled" because she had revealed these details after the Devil instructed her not to.(16)

Appears in:
Bower, Edmond. Doctor Lamb Revived, or, Witchcraft Condemned in Anne Bodenham. London: 1653, 16

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
1001

The four ministers sent for by Anonymous 429 call on several other ministers and Christian members of the neighbourhood community to assist; all together they allegedly "kept several days in Fasting and Prayer" on behalf of Anonymous 28. During this time, two great bunches are observed to rise in Anonymous 28's throat, and the rough voice is heard to speak blasphemies. One of the ministers "did earnestly beg of God, that he would plague and torment Satan for such his Blasphemies; upon which the Spirit made a most dreadful crying and bemoaning his condition, and said, I will do so no more: To which the Minister replid, Satan, that shall not serve thy turn." The spirits cried and roared hideously, and thereafter it was observed that only one bunch rose in Anonymous 28's throat. The onlookers conclude that one of the two spirits (Anonymous 190) has been banished.(5-6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 5-6

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
1003

The remaining spirit possessing Anonymous 28, Anonymous 190, allegedly takes advantage of the ministers' pause for refreshment and begins to toss the girl up and down. It also takes the use of her legs and causes her chair to "fall down backwards almost to the ground, and then lift it up again."(5-6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 5-6

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
1004

"The Wisemen" from Knaresborough Forest (the home of many of the accused witch's in Edward Fairfax's account), allegedly teach the locals to burn calves as an act of counter magic when their cows will not give milk(34-34)

Appears in:
Fairfax, Edward . Daemonologia: a Discourse on Witchcraft as it was Acted in the Family of Mr. Edward Fairfax. Unknown: 1621, 34-34

1621   Forest of Knaresborough   North Yorkshire  York  England 
1050

Thomas Spatchet allegedly loses the ability to speak. He later regains his voice, but then loses it again, this pattern repeating for the rest of the day. The loss of speech coincides with a grinding pain at the crown of his head. (4-5, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 4-5, 18

1660, March   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1051

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from benumbing fits, during which he appears lifeless. His limbs become heavy and hang down, his eyes shut and do not open, and his teeth clench together; these paralyzing fits can continue for two or three hours.(5, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 5, 18

1660, March   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1053

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from shaking fits. These fits would start off moderately, like a palsy, then become violent. They are said to start at his head and progress down his body, with only one part shaking at a time and the rest still, until it reached his legs, and then his whole body would shake violently.(6, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 6, 18

1660, March   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1054

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from dancing fits, during which his legs and feet move with agility and harmony. His feet strike the ground as if they are bells ringing or are striking out a drumbeat, but Spatchet is said to have no previous musical talent.(6, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 6, 18

1660, March   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1067

Thomas Spatchet's fits allegedly escalate. They are said to occur every fifteen minutes to half an hour, four to twenty times a day, for weeks and months on end. The more there are in a day, the shorter each individual fit is said to be, and he hardly has one day in a month or five weeks without a fit.(6-7, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 6-7, 18

1660   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1068

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from skipping or jumping fits, where his feet come close together, move up and down, and side to side; these fits are said to continue until he has no strength left in his legs and has to rest.(7, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 7, 18

1660   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1069

Thomas Spatchet allegedly loses the ability to speak whenever he tries to pray or attempts to participate in his religious duties. He is able to go a little way, but soon falters and fails.(5, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 5, 18

1660, March   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1070

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from wringing fits, during which his hands lay over one another, with one hand wringing the other, moving about his body and winding about furniture. These fits were said to last half an hour and were not accompanied by shaking. When his hands were done, his head would be affected, and then his body until he would be wrung around or almost off his chair.(8, 9, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 8, 9, 18

1693   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1071

Aubrey Grinset confesses to murdering John Collet of Cookly and Henry Winson of Walpoole through bewitchment.(19)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 19

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1072

Thomas Spatchet is allegedly cured of his violent fits and inability to travel when Aubrey Grinset dies in prison. This is seen as confirmation that she is a witch.(28)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 28

1667   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1106

Thomas Forrest is allegedly attacked by group of cats as he rides past Margaret Wait's home which follow him a great distance at a great speed. Helen Fairfax later claims these cats where witches that had shape shifted into cats to "touch" Forrest and bewitch him.(91)

Appears in:
Fairfax, Edward . Daemonologia: a Discourse on Witchcraft as it was Acted in the Family of Mr. Edward Fairfax. Unknown: 1621, 91

1621, March 20   Forest of Knaresborough   North Yorkshire  York  England 
1107

Henry Graver allegedly hired Margaret Waite and Margaret Thorpe to bewitch Helen and Elizabeth Fairfax and Maud Jeffray. He continued to pay for the witch's for silence on the matter (or they blackmailed him).(92)

Appears in:
Fairfax, Edward . Daemonologia: a Discourse on Witchcraft as it was Acted in the Family of Mr. Edward Fairfax. Unknown: 1621, 92

1622, March 2   Forest of Knaresborough   North Yorkshire  York  England 
1108

The Strange Woman, (Anonymous 116) allegedly sat, in the form of a cat, in from of the fire at Margaret Waite's home, where she overheard Henry Graver hire Margaret Waite and Margaret Thorpe to bewitch Maud Jeffray and Helen and Elizabeth Fairfax. (92)

Appears in:
Fairfax, Edward . Daemonologia: a Discourse on Witchcraft as it was Acted in the Family of Mr. Edward Fairfax. Unknown: 1621, 92

1622, March 2   Forest of Knaresborough   North Yorkshire  York  England 
1128

Richard Jones hallucinates and sees Jane Brooks on the wall. When he yells this, Gibson who is present (along with Richard Jones's father) stabs the wall. When they later go see Jane Brooks, she is holding her bloody hand and claims to have been scratched by a great pin.(120-121)

Appears in:
Glanvill, Joseph. Saducismus Triumphatus, or, Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions in Two Parts. London: 1681, 120-121

1657     Somerset  Somerset  England 
1129

Mother Baker claims to be able to identify the person who bewitched the young maid Stupenny.(146)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 146

1584     Kent  Cantia  England 
1131

Mother Baker tells the Stuppeny family that a neighbour created a heart made of wax and pricked it with pins to cause their daughter to fall ill.(146)

Appears in:
Scot, Reginald. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft Proving the Common Opinions of Witches Contracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars. London: 1651, 146

1585     Kent  Cantia  England 
1196

Bartholomew Hobson, the reputed witch-finder, is imprisoned and executed. He is allegedly responsible for the execution of approximately 220 men and women across Scotland and England.(116)

Appears in:
Gardiner, Ralph . England's Grievance Discovered. Unknown: 1796, 116

1610       Unknown  England 
1200

About a week after imprisoning Elizabeth Southerns, Anne Whittle, Anne Redferne and Alison Device at Lancaster Castel, Justice of the Peace Roger Nowell becomes aware of a meeting at Malking Tower in the Forest of Pendle. He hears that at this meeting, numerous people plotted to murder Thomas Cowell and Thomas Lister, and to blow up Lancaster Castle before the next Assizes.(C2v-C3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C2v-C3v

1612, April 9   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1203

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that, starting fourteen or fifteen years before, a spirit would come to her in the shape of a man for four years. When he came, he would ask her for her soul. At the end of the four years, Whittle finally agreed, and the spirit promised that "Thou shalt want nothing; and be reuenged of whom thou list." He commanded her to call him by the name of Fancie, and to call that name whenever she wanted anything of him. Not long after, Fancie tried to convince her to let him hurt Richard Baldwyn's wife, but she would not let him.(D3-D3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, D3-D3v

1597   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1204

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that Robert Nutter desired to have his pleasure of her daughter, Anne Redferne, and became angry when she denied him. He left in a rage, saying "if euer the Ground came to him, shee should neuer dwell vpon his Land." When Whittle heard of this, she called her familiar Fancie to her. Fancie came in the shape of a man, and Whittle told him to go revenge her of Robert Nutter. Nutter died three months later.(D4-D4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, D4-D4v

1594   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1205

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that Elizabeth Nutter, grandmother to Robert Nutter, approached her, Widow Lomeshaw and Jane Boothman to request their assistance in killing Robert, so that the land would go to the women instead. Whittle claims that all three agreed initially, but that she backed out after her son-in-law Thomas Redferne talked her out of it. Lomeshaw was angry with Redferne when Whittle withdrew her support, but was calmed down by Mr. Baldwyn, the schoolmaster for Covlne, and Redferne's gift of a capon. Whittle added that she thought Lomeshaw and Boothman did what they could to kill Robert. This took place before Robert made advances on Anne Redferne.(D4-D5)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, D4-D5

1594   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1206

Elizabeth Southerns alleges during her examination that one midsummer day, about half a year before Robert Nutter died, she went to Thomas Redferne's house, and saw Anne Whittle and Anne Redferne on either side of the ditch outside the house. Whittle was making two clay images, and Redferne one. Southerns asked her familar, Tibb, who was in the shape of a black cat at the time, what they were doing. Tibb told her they were making pictures of Christopher Nutter, Robert Nutter, and Robert's wife Marie Nutter. When Southerns would not join them, Tibb became angry and shoved her into the ditch, spilling her can of milk, and vanished. Tibb reappeared in the shape of a hare once Southerns was a quarter mile from the Redferne house.(E-Ev)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E-Ev

1594   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1207

James Robinson alleges during his examination that, six years before, his wife hired Anne Whittle to card wool. While Whittle worked, she drew drink several times. For the next eight or nine weeks, all the drink in the house was found to be spoiled; Robinson accused Whittle of causing the spoilage.(E2-E2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2-E2v

1606   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1210

James Robinson alleges during his examination that, eighteen years before, he lived with Robert Nutter the elder. During this time, Robert Nutter the younger fell ill, and Robinson heard him complain several times that "he verily thought that the said Anne Whittle, alias Chattox, and the said Redfernes wife, had bewitched him." Shortly after that, just before Nutter departed for Wales with his master, Sir Richard Shattleworth, Robinson heard him speaking to Thomas Redferne; Nutter told Redferne that "if euer he came againe he would get his Father to put the said Redferne out of his house, or he himselfe would pull it downe." Nutter died on his way home, before Candlemas of the same year.(E2-E2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2-E2v

1594   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1211

John Barrow takes his bewitched son (James Barrow) to St. James to meet a gentleman (Anonymous 146) who can possibly heal him. The gentleman (Anonymous 146) brings James Barrow into the Queens Chapel; calls for a pot of holy water, ribbon, brimstone (sulphur), and a candle; and ties the ribbon three times around James Barrows neck while speaking in Latin. During this process James Barrow roars and stomps his feet. (9-10)

Appears in:
Barrow, John. The Lord's Arm Stretched Out in an Answer of Prayer, or, A true Relation of the Wonderful Deliverance of James Barrow. London: 1664, 9-10

1661     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1212

John Barrow is told that if he makes his son (James Barrow) a Catholic, then his sons bewitchment and possession will stop. John Barrow believes this is foolish and refuses to convert his son.(10)

Appears in:
Barrow, John. The Lord's Arm Stretched Out in an Answer of Prayer, or, A true Relation of the Wonderful Deliverance of James Barrow. London: 1664, 10

1661     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1213

James Barrow is told by a group of friars (St. James Friars) to pray to St. James in order to cure himself of his possession. John Barrow does not believe this cure is in accordance with scripture, and therefore asks the friars if they would keep to scripture when curing his son (James Barrow). When the friars do not listen, John Barrow ceases the prayers. (10)

Appears in:
Barrow, John. The Lord's Arm Stretched Out in an Answer of Prayer, or, A true Relation of the Wonderful Deliverance of James Barrow. London: 1664, 10

1661     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1215

James Robinson claims during his examination that "Anne Whittle, alias Chattox, and Anne Redferne her said Daughter, are commonly reputed and reported to bee Witches."(E2-E2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2-E2v

1612, August 17   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1216

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that she called on Fancie, who was in the shape of a man, and bid him to kill Anthony Nutter's cow; the cow died not long after. Whittle claims that she did it because she thought Nutter favoured Elizabeth Southern over her.(E2-E3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2-E3

1612, April 2   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1217

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that her familiar, Fancie, is responsible for her loss of most of her sight.(E2v-E3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2v-E3

1612, April 2   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1218

Anne Whittle alleges that her familiar, Fancie, came to her one night the previous summer in the shape of a bear and gaped at her. He had appeared to her in this shape many times since. The last time he appeared to her, midsummer last, he was in this shape; Whittle would not speak to him and Fancie pulled her down.(E2v-E3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E2v-E3v

1611, June   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1221

Allison Device alleges during her examination that, two years before, she heard that Anne Whittle was suspected of bewitching John Moore's drink, and that Whittle had said she would "meet with the said Iohn Moore, or his."(E4-E4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E4-E4v

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1222

Alison Device alleges during her examination that she had seen Anne Whittle with a clay image of John Moore Jr, child of John Moore. The child fell sick, languished for half a year and died. (E4-F)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E4-F

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1223

Alison Device alleges during her examination that, two years before, she was visiting with Anne Nutter, Anthony Nutter's daughter at their home, when Anne Whittle came to call. Device and Anne laughed at Whittle, and Whittle said to them "I will be meet with the one of you." Anne Nutter became sick the next day and died three weeks later. (E4-E4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E4-E4v

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1224

Allison Device alleges during her examination that, six or seven years before, Anne Whittle had a falling out with Hugh Moore when Moore accused her of bewitching his cattle. Whittle is said to have cursed Moore and said she would be revenged of him. He fell sick not long after, languished for about six months, and died. On his deathbed, Moore allegedly said that Whittle had bewitched him to death. (E4-F)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, E4-F

1605   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1225

Elizabeth Device alleges in her confession that she, Elizabeth Southerns and Alice Nutter joined together to bewitch Henry Mytton to death.(F4-F4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, F4-F4v

1612, April 27   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1226

Jennet Device alleges during her examination that her mother, Elizabeth Device, is a witch, and she knows this because she has seen a familiar spirit come to her numerous times at her home of Malking Tower. The spirit takes the shape of a brown dog, and is called Ball. When Ball came, he would ask her mother what she would have him do.(F4v-Gv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, F4v-Gv

1612, August 17   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1227

James Device alleges during his examination that, two years before, his grandmother Elizabeth Southerns urged him to go to the new church in Pendle the day before Good Friday and take Communion, but not to eat the bread. Instead, he was to deliver it to whatever thing met him on the way back home. He went to church as requested, but decided to eat the Communion bread. On the way home, he met a thing in the shape of a hare, which demanded to know whether he had brought the bread. When Device answered that he had not, the hare threatened to pull him to pieces. It vanished when Device crossed himself.(H3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, H3

1610, April 8   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1228

James Device alleges during his examination that, four days after his grandmother sent him to get communion bread, a spirit appeared to him in the shape of a brown dog. The spirit asked for his soul, offering him revenge against anyone he desired in return. James replied that "his Soule was not his to giue, but was his Sauiour Iesus Christs, but as much as was in him this Examinate to giue, he was contented he should haue it."(H3-H3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, H3-H3v

1610, April 12   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1229

James Device alleges during his examination that two or three days after his familiar first appeared to him, he went to the Carre-Hall, where he argued with Anne Townley. Townley accused him and his mother Elizabeth Device of theft and kicked him out, hitting him between the shoulders on the way. A day or two after that, the spirit came again, this time in the shape of a black dog and calling itself Dandy, and urged him to make a clay image of Townley. Dandy said that if Device did, he would kill her for him. The next morning, Device made the clay image, dried it by the fire, and crumbled it over the course of the next week. Two days after the image was gone, Townley was dead. (H3-H3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, H3-H3v

1610, April 15   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1230

Jennet Device alleges during her deposition that two years before, her brother James Device called his familiar Dandy in her presence and asked the familiar to help him kill Anne Townley. A week later, Jennet claims she saw Townley in the kitchen of the the Carre-Hall looking unwell, and she thinks that James and Dandy are responsible.(H4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, H4v

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1231

James Device is indicted on two more counts of murder for bewitching to death John Hargraves and Blaze Hargreaves. He pleads not guilty to both.(I-Iv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, I-Iv

1612, August 18   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1233

Grace Sowerbutts alleges during her examination that, the same night she was rescued by the spirit Anonymous 180, Jennet Bierley reappeared in the shape of a black dog and carried her to Hugh Walshman's barn. Bierley lay her on the barn floor, covered her with straw and hay, and lay on top of her for a long time. She robbed Sowerbutts of her speech and senses, and when Sowerbutts awoke, it was two nights later and she was in Walshman's home. She had been found in the barn and carried to the house by friends. The next night, her father fetched her home. (K4v-Lv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v-Lv

1612, April 4   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1234

Grace Sowerbutts alleges during her examination that at Two Brigges between Preston and Salmesbury, Jennet Bierley and Ellen Bierley appeared to her in their own shapes, caused her to fall down, and robbed her of speech for the next several days. They appeared to her again while she lay in her father's house, but did nothing at that time.(K4v-Lv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v-Lv

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1235

Grace Sowerbutts accuses Jennet Bierley and Ellen Bierley of going into Thomas Walshman's house at night and stealing Walshman's child from their bed. Grace alleges that Jennet and Ellen set the child down by the fire and pierced its navel with a nail, then set a pen in the wound and sucked from it. They returned the child to the bed after. Grace claims the child did not cry when it was hurt, but it languished thereafter and died. The night after the child's burial, Jennet and Ellen dug it up from the churchyard. They boiled some of it in a pot and broiled the rest on the coals, and ate it. Grace said that they tried to get her and Ellen's daughter to eat as well, but both refused. After, they rendered fat from the child's bones to anoint themselves with so they could change shapes. They said they would return the bones to the grave the next night, but Grace did not know whether they did.(K4v-L2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v-L2v

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1236

Grace Sowerbutts alleged in her deposition that her grandmother, Jennet Bierley, brought her to meetings of witches on the north bank of the river Ribble six months before. Ellen Bierley and Jane Southworth were also there; these meetings took place every Thursday and Sunday for two weeks. Four black things, going upright but not like men in the face, carried them across the water to feast. Grace claimed that she had never seen such meat, and refused to eat of it. They all danced afterward with the black things. After the dancing, "the said black things did pull downe the said three Women, and did abuse their bodies, as this Examinate thinketh, for shee saith, that the black thing that was with her, did abuse her bodie."(K4v, L2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v, L2v

1612   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1237

Grace Sowerbutts alleges in her deposition that Jane Southworth repeatedly came to her, set her in haylofts and ditches, and robbed her of speech and senses. (K4v, L2v-L4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v, L2v-L4

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1239

Grace Sowerbutts alleges in her deposition that after the black things carried her back across the Ribble, many other women came to the riverbank to meet, but she did not recognize any of them. She did not see them eat or dance, just watched; Grace thought they must live on the north side of the river, for she did not see them coming out of the water either.(K4v, L4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, K4v, L4v

1612, August 19   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1242

Thomas Walshman gives deposition stating that he did have a year-old child who died around Lent of the previous year, after a sickness lasting about three weeks. However, he could not say what the cause of its death had been.(L4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, L4

1611, April   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1243

Thomas Walshman gives deposition confirming that Grace Sowerbutts was found in his father Hugh Walshman's barn under some straw around April 15 of that year. He says that Sowerbutts was carried to his home, and lay there until the following Monday night. She did not speak the whole time, just lay there as if dead.(L4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, L4

1612, April 15   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1248

Alison Device alleges in her confession that two years before, her grandmother Elizabeth Southerns persuaded her to allow a familiar to appear to her. Southerns advised her to allow it to suck on some part of her so that she might command it to do her bidding. Not long after, a thing like a black dog appeared to her and asked her to give it her soul. She agreed, and allowed the familiar to suck at her breasts below her nipples. The spot was blue for six months after. (R3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, R3v

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1250

Alison Device alleges in her confession that, five days after she bid her familiar (Anonymous 186) to lame John Law, she went begging and the familiar appeared to her again. Anonymous 186 asked her to "Stay and speake with me" but she would not, and the familiar had not appeared to her since.(R3v-R4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, R3v-R4

1612, March 23   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1257

John Webster accuses Dr. Casaubon of being a sworn witchmonger.(8)

Appears in:
Webster, John. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. London: 1677, 8

1677       Unknown  England 
1258

John Webster claims denying a witch can transform into an animal, that she does not make a visible covenant with the Devil and allow him to suck on her body, or that she does not have carnal relations with the Devil, does not in itself deny the existence of witches.(10-11)

Appears in:
Webster, John. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. London: 1677, 10-11

1677       Unknown  England 
1259

John Webster claims that some witchcraft accusers counterfeit symptoms of witchcraft, including strange fits, diseases, and vomiting, in order to seek revenge on others, by accusing said people of causing these misfortunes. (iii-iv)

Appears in:
Webster, John. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. London: 1677, iii-iv

1677       Unknown  England 
1269

Margaret Muschamp begs her Mary Moore to "send for my deare Brother, and honest Mr. HUET, perhaps the Lord will give me leave to see them; that faithfull man may helpe my soule forward in praying with me, and for me." The two allegedly come home from the Holy Island (Lindisfarne) in time to observe Margaret in her "Heavenly Rapture" and the minster declares it a blessing from God that a child has been shown such sights.(1-2)

Appears in:
Moore, Mary. Wonderfull Newes from the North. London: 1650, 1-2

1645, July   Lindisfarne (Holy Island)  Northumberland  Northumberland  England 
1363

Doctor Cole and Master Foscue examine and hear the confessions of Elizabeth Francis, Mother Agnes Waterhouse and Joan Waterhouse.(9, 14 18)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 9, 14 18

1566, July 26   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1370

Joseph Weedon is advised by his neighbors to burn the sheep that have been killed, who tell him that doing so "would make the Witch come to the place, that so they might know who was the Authour of the Mischief." When he does, Mary/Ann Foster approaches the fire and demands to know what he is doing, though "it is not known or believed she had any business there or that way."(4-5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Relation of the Most Remarkable Proceedings at the late Assizes at Northampton. London: 1674, 4-5

1673, August 22   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1372

Mr. Chandler throws the pins Anne Bodenham allegedly pressed on Anne Styles and the money the Devil allegedly gave her into a fire at an Inn in Stockbridge as a way of undoing their magic. The pins allegedly disappeared, but the money remained.(13)

Appears in:
Bower, Edmond. Doctor Lamb Revived, or, Witchcraft Condemned in Anne Bodenham. London: 1653, 13

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
1374

A woman, allegedly a witch, approaches Elizabeth Brooker, a servant of Mistress Heiron (who worked in her mercer's shop), and asks her for a pin. The woman is unsatisfied with Brooker's gift of a pin from her sleeve, wanting a specific one, leaves in a "great Fume and Rage, and told the Maid, she should hear farther from her, she would e'er long wish she had given her the Pin she desired; with many threatning Speeches."(66, 67, 68, 69)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 66, 67, 68, 69

1681   Honyton  East Devon  Devon  England 
1376

Mr. Salter, a "skilful Apothecary" in Honiton, Devon, is called in to provide treatment for Elizabeth Brooker's severe leg pain. He evidently "advised them well, whose Counsel they followed, but all in vain."(66, 67, 68, 69)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 66, 67, 68, 69

1681   Honyton  East Devon  Devon  England 
1389

Rebecca West confesses to attending a gathering of five or more witches that included her mother, Anne West, Mother Benefield, and Mother Goodwin. During the gathering the women prayed from a book provided by Mother Goodwin, after which their imps appeared in the form of kittens. Mother Benefield kisses the kittens and states that they were all her children which she had by as handsome a man as any was in England."(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Arraignment of Thirty Witches at Chensford in Essex. London: 1645, 2

1645, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1392

Rebecca West confesses to commanding imps to kill a horse, cow, and a child (Anonymous 193). Rebecca West also asserts that this command was given by Anne West, Mother Benefield, and Mother Goodwin as well.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Arraignment of Thirty Witches at Chensford in Essex. London: 1645, 2

1645, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1393

Rebecca West claims that, because Mother Benefield questioned her ability to keep their gathering of witches a secret, she was instructed to deny God and Jesus Christ. After West does this the devil in the shape of a little black dog allegedly appears, leaps into her lap, and kisses her three times, after which West feels very cold. (2-3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Arraignment of Thirty Witches at Chensford in Essex. London: 1645, 2-3

1645, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1394

Rebecca West confesses that the devil appeared to her in the form of a handsome young man, saying that he had come to marry her. The devil allegedly took West by the hand, led her about the room, and promised to be her loving husband until death. West also confesses that she engaged in carnal copulation with the devil.(3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Arraignment of Thirty Witches at Chensford in Essex. London: 1645, 3

1645, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1395

Rebecca West claims that she felt the need to confess her witchcraft related deeds as soon as one of the witches was in prison, implying that she had been bewitched to keep secrets up until that point.(3-4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Arraignment of Thirty Witches at Chensford in Essex. London: 1645, 3-4

1645, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1396

Rebecca West claims that, on her way to the Grand Inquest, she informed Mother Miller that she would tell the Inquest nothing, even if they pulled her to pieces with pincers. After saying this, West further claims that she looked upon the ground [and] saw her self encompassed in flames of fire, a possible prediction of torture or execution. (4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Arraignment of Thirty Witches at Chensford in Essex. London: 1645, 4

1645, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1417

The Merideth Children of Bristol suffer from a series of terrifying fits and torments. They would cry, creep, fling about, hang on the walls, fall down, contort their bodies, rest at night, and repeat their fits the next day.(167-169)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 167-169

1632, between January and May ?     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1418

One of the Merideth Daughters (Merideth daughter) prophesies her imminent death, her blissful afterlife, and the happy and "also several things which should speedily befal her Father, and Family; but nothing of it ever came to pass."(167-169)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 167-169

1632, between January and May ?     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1419

One of the Merideth Children of Bristol (Merideth daughter 2) vomits pins (a classic sign of possession). (167-169)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 167-169

1632, between January and May ?     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1420

The Merideth Children of Bristol are treated "by the advice of the Ablest Doctors in the City." They recover in May (of 1632?) approximately five months after their torments began in January, and "they did not appear the least weakened by them."(167-169)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 167-169

1632, May ?     Bristol  Bristol  England 
1421

The morning after an altercation where Mary Smith threatens Cecily Bayle, Bayle awakes to discover a great cat on her chest and Mary Smith in her room. Immediately "after [she] fell sicke, languished, and grew exceeding leane." Her suffering continued for six months and was only finally relieved when she quit her job and moved. (55-57)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 55-57

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1422

Mary Smith, angry with Edmund Newton for his success in the trade of Holland cheese, was threatening her business. She allegedly appeared to Newton in the dead of the night, and "whisked about his face (as he lay in bed) a wet cloath of very loathsome sauour," as a means of threatening him or contaminating him (with illness/ malefic magic, or both).(57- 60)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 57- 60

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1423

Edmund Newton sees the vision of "one cloathed in russet with a little bush beard," who promised to heal the sore on his leg. Perceiving that this being came from Mary Smith and seeing that he "had clouen feet," Newton refused to be healed by the man, and it disappeared instantaneously. (57-60)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 57-60

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1424

Allegedly tormented by a familiar Toad and familiar Crabs sent by Mary Smith, Newton had one of his servants put the toad "into the fire, where it made a groaning noyse for one quarter of an houre before it was consume." Elsewhere, Mary Smith allegedly endured simultaneous "torturing paines, testifying the felt griefe by her out-cryes." (57- 60)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 57- 60

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1425

Edmund Newton suffers from a "madnesse or phrensie," the "ioynts and parts of his body were benummed, besides other pains and greifes." By the time of publication, Newton is "not yet freed, but continueth in great weakenesse, disabled to performe any labour, whereby hee may get sufficient and competent maintenance." (57- 60)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 57- 60

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1426

Edmund Newton, on the counsel of others, attempts to scratch Mary Smith as a a means of undoing her witchcraft. He finds, however, that he could not hurt her; his nails turned "like feathers" at the attempt.(57-60)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 57-60

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1427

Henry Smith stops Elizabeth Hancocke as she travels home and, seeming in jest, accuses her of stealing his wife Mary Smith's hen. Smith herself arrives and repeats the accusation adding, that she "wished that the bones thereof might sticke in her throat, when she should eate the same." Hancocke, seeing the hen she was accused of stealing roosting in the thatch of the shop door, in "some passion and angry manner," wished "the pox to light vpon" Mary Smith. (50-51)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 50-51

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1428

Elizabeth Hancocke begins to suffer from a strange, debilitating illness within four hours of cursing at Mary Smith. Although she could still eat, she felt "pinched at the heart, and felt a sodaine weaknesse in all the parts of her body," a sensation which lasted for three weeks. In the moments she felt well enough to stand, Smith would taunt and curse her again, asking "the poxe light vpon you, can you yet come to the doore?"(51-52)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 51-52

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1429

Elizabeth Hancocke, at the sight of Mary Smith, falls into a fit. Throughout the rest of the day and night she suffered extreme pains across her whole body, tore at her hair, became distraught and bereaved of her senses, and was mysteriously tossed about and lifted off bed, all the while she thought Mary Smith stood in the room glowering at her.(52)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 52

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1430

Edward Drake, Elizabeth Hancocke's father, visits a local wizard or cunningman, who diagnoses Elizabeth's illness as bewitchment and names Mary Smith as the culprit by showing Drake a black glass where he sees her image. He then instructs Drake on how to make a witch-cake, (by mixing Hancocke's urine with flour, baking the loaf, and covering it with an ointment and a powder). The cake was to be split, applied to her heart and back, and a paper (with a spell on it?) was also meant to be laid on her. (52-54)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 52-54

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1431

Elizabeth Hancocke recovers after six weeks of torments after her father administers a counter-magic remedy prescribed by a local wise-man.(53-54)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 53-54

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1432

A Great Cat (a pet cum familiar of Mary Smith's) appears at Hancocke's home. Despite being stabbed with a sword, beaten over the head with a staff, and thrown in a sack, the cat does not die. It is finally stashed under the stairs, where it disappears of its own accord. (54)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 54

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1433

After he hit her son (allegedly with cause) Mary Smith cursed John Orkton and "wished in a most earnest and bitter manner, that his fingers might rotte off." He lost his appetite, grew weak, and fell ill with a mysterious disease which lasted approximately eight months. His fingers and toes grew gangerous and were amputated.(48-50)

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616, 48-50

1616     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1437

Mary Smith is executed as a witch on January 12, 1616 (?), having confessed "her confederacy with the Diuell, cursing, banning, and enuy towards her neighbours, and hurts done to them, expressing euery one by name," including John Orkton, Cecily Bayles, Elizabeth Hancocke, and Edmund Newton. ()

Appears in:
Roberts, Alexander. A Treatise of Witchcraft. London: 1616,

1616, January 12     Norfolk  Norfolk  England 
1445

Mary Poole is accused of being a witch. A gentleman claims that about seven years ago, he crossed paths with Mary Poole on Sutors-Hill, between Graves-end and Rochester. After an exchange of words, he gives her a cut with his whip and rides away, but within forty yards, his horse fell and she overtook him. Believing his horse had been bewitched, he concludes Mary Poole must be a witch.(2)

Appears in:
Unknown, . The Proceedings of the Old Bailey: Mary Poole, Theft > grand larceny, 13th December 1699. . London: 1699, 2

1692     Kent  Cantia  England 
1447

Agnes Foster is executed as a witch by hanging and burning at Paisley on June 10, 1697. She was accused and found guilty of conspiring and meeting with the devil, and contributing to the bewitchment and torment of Christian Shaw. Foster was tried by pricking with a three inch needle, and found to have witchs marks on her body after undergoing a physical examination prior to execution. (3-4)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 3-4

1697, June 10   Paisley  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
1448

Agnes Nasmith is executed as a witch by hanging and burning at Paisley on June 10, 1697. She was accused and found guilty of conspiring and meeting with the devil, using instrumental magic, and contributing to the bewitchment and torment of Christian Shaw. Nasmith was tried by pricking with a three inch needle, and found to have witchs marks on her body after undergoing a physical examination prior to execution.(3-4)

Appears in:
P., T.. A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of above Twenty Wizards and Witches of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew in the Kingdom of Scotland. London: 1697, 3-4

1697, June 10   Paisley  Renfrewshire  Renfrewshire  Scotland 
1451

Edmund Robinson testifies to George Long that that he did not believe his son (Edmund Robinson Jr.) when he first came to him and his wife telling of witches. However, his son's persistence and his tears made Edmund Robinson begin to wonder whether the boy had had a vision of sorts concerning witches in the area.(144)

Appears in:
Bruce (Editor), John. Calendar of State Papers Domestic Series: Charles I, 1634-5. Unknown: 1864, 144

1634, July 12   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
1454

Mary Moore takes Margaret Muschamp to the Holy Island (Lindisfarne) the Thursday after her miraculous recovery on Whitson Eve to pray with Mr. Huet and other members of the parish. They then attend a lecture in Berwick, and Muschamp prays with Mr. Balsome and Mr. Strother. Her health is said to improve and her appetite return over the next seven weeks.(3-4)

Appears in:
Moore, Mary. Wonderfull Newes from the North. London: 1650, 3-4

1646, May 24   Lindisfarne (Holy Island)  Northumberland  Northumberland  England 
1455

Margaret Muschamp remains well until Mary Moore takes her to Berwick seven or eight weeks after Whitson (Pentecost). The musket fire from the Berwick Garrison allegedly causes the girl to "fall into very great extasies, being there severall times for 24 hours space, she would be suddenly taken with her former torments." This lasts for the duration of their three week stay in Berwick. In addition to the fits, Muschamp also loses the use of her stomach and limbs.(3-4)

Appears in:
Moore, Mary. Wonderfull Newes from the North. London: 1650, 3-4

1646, July   Berwick  Northumberland  Northumberland  England 
1456

Mary Moore removes Margaret Muschamp from Berwick after three weeks of fits allegedly triggered by the musket fire at the garrison. They take lodging a mile out of Berwick instead, where Muschamp's fits continue for another seven weeks.(3-4)

Appears in:
Moore, Mary. Wonderfull Newes from the North. London: 1650, 3-4

1646, August   Berwick  Northumberland  Northumberland  England 
1474

Joan Willimott is examined by Alexander Amcots, and claims that her master, William Berry, willed her to open her mouth so that he could blow a fairy into it, which Berry said would do her good. Willimott did as she was told, after which a being came out of her mouth in the form of a woman (Pretty) who asked for Willimotts soul.(13)

Appears in:
Flower, Margaret. Witchcrafts, strange and wonderfull: discovering the damnable practices of seven witches. London: 1635, 13

1618, March 17     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
1497

Mary Prowting allegedly bewitches Anne Waldron. Anne Waldron becomes ill.(477)

Appears in:
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, . Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, Reign of Charles: 1633-1634. Vol 6. Unknown: 1635, 477

1635, November 13       Unknown  England 
1498

Mary Prowting is indicted for allegedly bewitching Anne Waldron. (477)

Appears in:
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, . Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, Reign of Charles: 1633-1634. Vol 6. Unknown: 1635, 477

1635, November 13       Unknown  England 
1499

Anne Waldron allegedly fakes her convulsions and fasting. She confesses to the deception.(477)

Appears in:
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, . Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, Reign of Charles: 1633-1634. Vol 6. Unknown: 1635, 477

1635, November 13       Unknown  England 
1503

Mr. Amyce has a woman who be believes to be a witch (Anonymous 225) committed to the goal in Hertford for allegedly bewitching him.()

Appears in:
Roberts, R. A.. Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House, Volume 10: 1600. Unknown: 1904,

1600, September   Hatford  Hertfordshire  Oxford  England 
1518

Joan Haddon is indicted for allegedly bewitching Joan, the wife of Robert Bowltell, Thomas Emmerye, and others. She is also accused of allegedly fraudulently receiving money from them.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1560, July 4   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1519

Joan Haddon pleads not guilty to having bewitched Joan Bowltell, Thomas Emmerye, and others and to having fraudulently taken money from them. She is found innocent of witchcraft but guilty on the other counts. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1560, July 4   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1523

John Samond is indicted for allegedly bewitching John Grant and Bridget Peacock with the intention of killing them. He is also accused of bewitching Anthony. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1560, July 4   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1524

John Samond allegedly murders Bridget Peacock and Anthony. The two are allegedly bewitched by Samond, languish, and then die. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1560, July 4   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1525

John Samond gives no plea to the charge of bewitching three people (Bridget Peacock, Anthony, and John Grant) and consequently causing the death of two of them (Bridget Peacock and Anthony). His verdict is unknown.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1560, July 4   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1534

Elizabeth Francis is indicted for allegedly bewitching John, the son of William Auger, so that he became decrepit.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1566   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1535

Elizabeth Francis confesses to bewitching John, son of William Auger, making him decrepit. She is imprisoned for one year.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1566   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1537

Margaret Hogdin is indicted for allegedly bewitching and enchanting Margaret, wife of John Hull, so that she languished until January then died.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1582   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1538

Margaret Hodgin is determined by the jurors to have premeditated the murder of Margaret Hull.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1582   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1540

Elizabeth Francis is determined by the jurors to have premeditated the murder of Poole's wife.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1578   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1548

Joseph Weeden, of the Town of Eastcoat near Fosters-Booth in Northampton Shire, refused to spare the old woman, Ann Foster, some of his mutton, no matter how much she offered him for it. Ann Foster "went away murmerring and grumbing," warning Joseph Weeden that he should have done as she asked.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, 4

1674, April   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1549

After Joseph Weedon draws blood using a knife from Mary/Ann Foster, her wound "wrankled and swell'd extreamly," and she returns to threaten Joseph Weedon with arrest.(5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, 5

1674, April   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1550

After drawing blood from Mary/Ann Foster and causing a swelling wound, Joseph Weedon offers Mary/Ann Foster some "twenty shillings towards her cure," which she refuses, claiming that she would punish him. (5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, 5

1674, April   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1551

While Joseph Weedon's property burns, many of his neighbours come out to help, including Mary/Ann Foster, who was observed to tell several people that "all they did was but in vain, and that do what they could, they should never be able to quench the fire," confirming among the minds of the town that Mary/Ann Foster is involved with "devilish art."(6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, 6

1674, May 22   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1552

Joseph Weedon's neighbours suspicions are confirmed when Mary/Ann Foster comes to Joseph Weedon's barn fire, and "thereupon laying hands on this suspected witch," carry her before the next Justice of the Peace.(6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, 6

1674   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1555

Alice Swallow is indicted for allegedly bewitching Alice Basticke so that she languished and died.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1570, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1556

Alice Swallow pleads not guilty to murdering Alice Basticke by bewitching her.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1570, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1557

Susan Havering, "being a comon witch and inchantrix," is indicted for allegedly bewitching three colts "worth 4," belonging to Robert Smyth.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1653, March 24   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1562

Ann Foster bewitches the farmer Joseph Weedon's horses and his other cattle.(Cover)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Full and True Relation of the Tryal, Condemnation, and Execution of Ann Foster. London: 1674, Cover

1674   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
1565

Margaret Ganne and Joan Norfolk of Borley, Essex are indicted at the Assizes in Chelmsford for allegedly bewitching John Furmyn so that he languished for months and died.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1578, March 1   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1567

The jurors (Anonymous 240) find Margaret Ganne and Joan Norfolk guilty of murdering John Furmyn by witchcraft, while the justice of the peace (Anonymous 241) finds them not guilty. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1578, March 1   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1568

Laura Wynchester of Hatfield, Essex is indicted at the Assizes in Chelmsford under the charge of bewitching a cow, six sheep and four pigs belonging to William Highman.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1566, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1569

Lora Whynchester pleads not guilty at the Assizes in Chelmsford to bewitching a cow, six sheep, and four pigs belonging to William Highman. Wynchester is found not guilty.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1566, July 25   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1572

Joan Cocke of Kelvedon, Essex pleads not guilty at the Assizes in Chelmsford to the charge of bewitching the infant Agne Cryspe. She is found not guilty.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=14)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=14

1566, December 1   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1593

Joan Cocke of Hatfield is indicted under suspicion of bewitching Anne Willson. Willson eventually died in May of 1584.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=14)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=14

1584, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1594

Joan Cocke of Hatfield pleads not guilty to bewitching Anne Willson, the daughter of a local smith, Richard Willson of Purleigh, who died 23rd of May. The jurors found her not guilty. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=14)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=14

1584, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1598

Margaret Stanton is indicted at the assizes in Chelmsford for allegedly bewitching a gelding worth 3 and a cow worth 40s. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1578, August 20   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1599

Margaret Stanton is found guilty by the jurors of bewitching the gelding and the cow so that they languished and died while the justice of the peace finds her innocent.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1578, August   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1600

A charm, which according to Thomas Addy, was a bit of "popish" superstition, taught by the clergy to their congregants: "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Iohn,/ The Bed be blest that I lye on." This was passed on to an old woman (Anonymous 244), who still recites it before sleep.(58-59)

Appears in:
Ady, Thomas. A Candle in the Dark . London: 1655, 58-59

1655     Essex  Essex  England 
1601

A butcher (Anonymous 245) visits a local cunning-man (Anonymous 247) who promises him, with the help of the devil, to help him find his missing cattle. The cunning-man instructs the butcher to look in a glass, and to look "East and West, North and South to finde his Cattel," but not turn around, as the cunning-man's partner(Anonymous 248), dressed in a hide and horns supposedly meant to exemplify the Devil, is reflected. The butcher does not find his cattle and returns later with his son (Anonymous 246) to expose the con, by releasing a mastiff dog on the disguised man.(62)

Appears in:
Ady, Thomas. A Candle in the Dark . London: 1655, 62

1655     Essex  Essex  England 
1603

Agnes Sawen is indicted at the assize in Essex for allegedly bewitching Christopher Veele, son of Roger Veele rendering him lame and causing his feet to curve inwards that he could barely walk because of the pain. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1574   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1604

Agnes Sawen is issued a capias from the court, a writ outlining her penalty for allegedly bewitching Christopher Veele. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1574, September   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1605

Agnes Berden is indicted at the Easter Session at the Assize in Essex for allegedly enchanting a one and a half year old infant named Thomas Barlee so that he languished for three days after which his body was so "vexed and trouble" that his life was determined to be essentially "disposed of."(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=3)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=3

1576, April 15   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1622

A woman (Anonymous 256) allegedly claims (the story come to William Drage via a Lawyer who heard this assertion) that regardless of what happened to her in court, she was "sure not to die yet: for all the mischief she had done, was in transforming her self into the shape of a Bumble Boe; and biting the Maids thread often in pieces as she spun," proclaiming a certain immortality and the ability to go on doing maleficium.(18-19)

Appears in:
Drage, William. Daimonomageia a Small Treatise of Sickness and Diseases from Witchcraft. London: 1665, 18-19

1665   Hatford  Hertfordshire  Oxford  England 
1634

Alice Aylett is indicted for being "a witch and enchantress." She allegedly enchanted Margery Egles, Rachel Skynner, Henry Joye, Susan Parman and an anonymous boy (Anonymous 259).(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1589   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1635

Alice Aylett is found guilty by the jurors of "slew[ing) and murder[ing]" Susan Parman and Simon (possibly Anonymous 259). She is said to have done so "by her charms and enhantments and of her malice aforethought."(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1589   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1722

An old woman (Anonymous 271) "had done many very wicked things" by bewitching cattle and corn. She is one among eighteen witches on trial at Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 4

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1723

An old woman (Anonymous 271) bewitched "seven persons of one family to death." The family consisted of one man (Anonymous 284), his wife (Anonymous 285), and their five children (Anonymous 286, Anonymous 287, Anonymous 288, Anonymous 289, Anonymous 290). The old woman was one of eighteen witches on trial in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 4

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1724

An old woman (Anonymous 271) has imps come to her "in severall shapes." She is one among eighteen witches on trial at Bury St. Edmunds.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 4

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1728

A woman, described as "another of the women witches" (Anonymous 272), who "had beene a Witch above five and twenty yeares," bewitched a child (Anonymous 283) to death. She is one among eighteen witches at a session held in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 4

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1729

A woman, described as "another of the women witches" (Anonymous 272), one among eighteen at a session at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, bewitched a "great store of Cattle," causing the owners to be hindered by either the death or the "unserviceablenesse of them"(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 4

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1730

A woman, described as "another of the women witches" (Anonymous 272), one among eighteen at a session at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, bewitched "standing corne," causing great losses to the owners, as they could not "benefit of there long, hard, and by her made, fruitlesse labours."(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 4

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1736

A woman (Anonymous 273), one of 120 being held in prison at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, had "carnall copulation with the Devill," before her husband died. She conceived twice by the Devil, but as soon as the offspring was born, "they run away in most horrid long and ugly shapes."(5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 5

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1738

A woman, described as "another of these witches" (Anonymous 274) from Suffolk held a grudge against a gentleman(Anonymous 281) and his wife (Anonymous 282), for "they seemed discontented at her comming often to their house." She sends one of her imps "in the likenesses of a little black smoth dog" to play with their young son and only child (Anonymous 275). (5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 5

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1739

A woman, described as "another of these witches" (Anonymous 274) from Suffolk sends her imp "in the likenesse of a little black smoth dog" to play with the son (Anonymous 275) of a gentleman (Anonymous 281) and his wife(Anonymous 282) whom she held a grudge against; the imp "brought the child to a water side, and there drowned the said child to the great grief of the parents." (5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 5

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1744

William Skelton and his wife Margery are indicted for allegedly bewitching John Churcheman who died instantly. ()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1573, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1746

William Skelton and his wife, Margery plead not guilty to bewitching John Churcheman who died immediately. They are found guilty.()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1573, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1748

William Skelton and his wife, Margery, are indicted for allegedly bewitching the infant Agnes Collen so that she languished for a long time.()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1573, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1750

William Skelton and his wife, Margery, allegedly bewitch Agnes Collen causing her to languish for a long time.()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1571, July 29   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1751

William Skelton and his wife, Margery, plead not guilty to bewitching Agnes Collen, a one year old infant. They are found guilty.()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1573, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1752

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses to sending her gray imp with Elizabeth Clarke's black imp and Elizabeth Gooding's white imp, to "kill a black Cowe and a white Cowe of Mr. Edwards." (7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1755

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses she sent some thirty years before 1645 a gray Imp to kill two horses of Mr. Bragge of Mistley, "which were killed accordingly."(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1758

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk allegedly sent a white imp, and Elizabeth Gooding a black imp, "to destroy the child of the said Mr. Edwards." This crime is also attributed to Elizabeth Clarke and Margaret Moone.(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1644     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1759

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk exchanges a white imp, a gray imp, and a black imp between herself and her sister-in-law, one Anne, the wife of Robert Pearce of Stoke in Suffolk, so that "these Jmpes went commingly from one two another, and did mischiefe where ever they went."(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1760

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses that she and her sister-in-law, Anne, the wife of Robert Pearce of Stoke in Suffolk, exchanged a white imp, a gray imp, and a black imp between themselves, so that "these Jmpes went commingly from one two another, and did mischiefe where ever they went."(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1615     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1761

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses that if she did "not send and imploy" her imps to do mischief, her health suffered. Conversely, if her imps were "imployed, she was healthfull and well."(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1762

Anne Leech, a woman from Mistley, Suffolk, confesses that imps came to her and "did usually suck those teats which were found about the private parts of her body."(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1763

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses that her imps often spoke to her, "and told her, she should never feele hell torments, and that they spake to her in an hollow voyee, which she plainly understood."(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1767

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk sent her gray imp to Elizabeth Kirk of Manningtree, Sufflk, so that "Elizabeth lanhished by the space of one whole year, untill she dyed."(7-8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7-8

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1768

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses to sending her gray imp to Elizabeth Kirk to destroy her, "and upon the sending of the said Jmpe, the said Elizabeth lanhished by the space of one whole year, untill she dyed."(7-8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 7-8

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1769

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk took offense from Elizabeth Kirk of Manningtree, Suffolk when Elizabeth refused to share a comb. This causes Anne Leech to send a gray imp "to destroy her."(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 8

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1771

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses to sending her gray imp "to kill the daughter of the widow Rawlyns" And further, this Examinant saith, that long since, but the exact time she cannot remember, she sent her gray Imp to kill the daughter of the widow Rawlyns of Misley aforesaid; and the reason was, because this Examinant was put out of her Farm, and the said widow Rawlyns put in, where shee dwelleth at this present.(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 8

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1773

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses to knowledge of the "sending of an Jmpe by the aforesaid Elizabeth Gooding, to vex and torment Mary the wife of John Tayler of Mannyntree." Elizabeth Gooding does so for Mary Tayler "refused to give the said Elizabeth some Beeregood."(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 8

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1776

Anne Leech of Mistley, Suffolk confesses that "Elizabeth Gooding, and one Anne West of Lawford widow, met together at the house of the said Elizabeth Clarke, where there was a Booke read, wherein she thinks there was no goodnesse."(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 8

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
1779

Mrs. Wayt, a minister's wife, is falsely accused of being a witch in the Book of the Essex Witches. She is excused in print, "for it is very well knowne that she is a gentlewoman of a very godly and religious life, and a very good conuersations: and this was set on purpose to vindicate her."(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches. London: 1645, 8

1645     Essex  Essex  England 
1780

Anne Leech is tried and executed in the County of Essex, after being condemned as a witch "at the late Sessions, holden at Chelmesford," before Rovert, Earl of Warwick on the 29th of July, 1645.(Cover)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, Cover

1645, July 29   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1793

Agnes Steadman is indicted at the assizes in Chelmsford for allegedly bewitching Sibyl Bentall. Bentall was violently ill for twelve days and feared for her life. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=2)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=2

1572, August 28   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1794

Agnes Steadman pleads not guilty to bewitching Sybil Bentall causing her to be violently ill for twelve days and fear for her life. Steadman is found guilty.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=2)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=2

1572, August 28   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1795

Agnes Steadman is indicted for allegedly bewitching three cows worth 4 belonging to John Rome. The cows languished for three days. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1572, August 28   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1797

Agnes Steadman pleads not guilty to bewitching 3 cows worth 4 belonging to John Rome. She is found guilty. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=1

1572, August 28   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1798

Agnes Steadman is indicted for allegedly bewitching a cow worth 30 shilling belonging to Owen Norman.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1572, August 28   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1799

Agnes Steadman pleads not guilty to bewitching a cow worth 30 shillings belonging to Owen Norman. She is nevertheless found guilty. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1572, August 28   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1882

Alice Hunt, Annis Herd, Alice Manfeild, Elizabeth Eustace, Margaret Grevell, Annis Glascock, Joan Pechye, Alice Newman, Elizabeth Bennett, and Ursley Kempe (alias Gray) are all imprisoned together in the goal examined at the Chelmsford Assizes, March 1582. Their crimes would be recorded in W. W's A True and Just Recorde, of the Information, Examination and Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Ofes in the Countie of Essex, 1582. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=338028)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=338028

1582, 29 March   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1883

Mary Cooke is found dead in the goal at Chelmsford, circa July 17, 1645(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1645, July 17   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1884

Anne Cooper is found dead in the goal at Chelmsford, circa July 17, 1645(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1645, July 17   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1885

Elizabeth Gibson is found dead in the goal at Chelmsford, circa July 17, 1645(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?intOffSet=0&intThisRecordsOffSet=0

1645, July 17   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1886

Thomas Spatchet allegedly becomes entirely unable to participate in acts of worship or attend any religious service, ask for a blessing for his meat or give thanks for it without falling into a benumbing or violent fit.(7-8, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 7-8, 18

1661   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1887

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from daily shaking fits that start first thing in the morning and continue until 6 or 7 o'clock in the evening. These fits are said to prevent him from eating until the evening, when he must eat a morsel at a time while walking lest he lose his ability to speak, be unable to rise again, or be unable to keep his seat. This continued for 16 or 17 weeks.(9)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 9

1663, winter   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1888

Thomas Spatchet allegedly receives a ten-day respite from his fits due to the prayers of people who sympathize with his condition. After those ten days, his fits are said to return, but now no more than eight a week, where before he suffered eight to twelve a day.(9-10, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 9-10, 18

1663, spring   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1889

Thomas Spatchet is allegedly granted freedom from shaking and wringing fits, attributed to prayers on his behalf, for a period of twenty-two weeks. He continued to suffer benumbings, but is able to participate to a degree in religious life again. Persons deeply affected by his condition prayed over him while he had a violent fit until he lay quiet again. During this period, he was able to read Scripture and other books for as long as an hour, and write mostly without weariness.(11-12, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 11-12, 18

1663, summer   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1890

Thomas Spatchet allegedly has three weeks without fits, except when he tries to eat his meat. He is left unable to eat more than four morsels at a time before being rendered unable to move or speak, and often with the last morsel trapped in his mouth. When afflicted, he cannot take any other food or refreshment except a little beer or thin broth, and is soon brought low and famished. After a few weeks, he is able to eat nine or ten morsels at a time, and as of the next day is able to eat his fill if he is fast about it, but suffers violent fits after eating for two more weeks.(14, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 14, 18

1664   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1891

Thomas Spatchet is allegedly afflicted with Roaring Howling Fits, accompanied by all manner of bodily contortions if he lay back upon his bed, and fears he will bring harm to others. These roaring fits come after ten hours of shaking, and last for two hours, in which he roared, howled or barked like a dog and would be left hoarse. On the days he is so afflicted, he is unable to eat until they are done, and fears that he will become raging mad and attack others.(14-16, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 14-16, 18

1665   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1892

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from kneading fits, attributed to Aubrey Grinset. During these fits, he would be cast into heaviness and benumbment, as if asleep, but be aware of others in the room and hear them if they spoke. While benumbed, he would feel a blow on his breast, side or shoulder, and then a kneading like his flesh were bread until he became sore. There would be an intermission, and the kneading would repeat, until he seemed to be near death, but would revive. At times, he seemed to catch a hand, and was sometimes able to bring it to his mouth and bite it. Once he thought he had bitten a thumb, and at the same time Aubrey Grinset was observed to wear an unusually large shoe on one foot. When she was searched, Aubrey's toe was found to have an impression on it as if sawn at. After biting the hand, the kneading fits ceased for a year.()

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693,

1665   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1893

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from fits in which he feels like he is being is grasped in arms while someone gropes his crotch, attributed to Aubrey Grinset. These fits are infrequent, but he finds them particularly troubling and frightening.(17, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 17, 18

1665   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1894

Audrey Grinset confesses to Thomas Spatchet that she employed an imp, and that she had sent it to him to cause his fits. She expresses remorse for having done so, for he had been kind to her, and says that Devil would not let her be until she had. Grinset adds, however, that she had no part in his roaring fits.(18-19)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 18-19

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1895

Aubrey Grinset is searched a second time by an anonymous jury of women (Anonymous 166), a few days after the first time. On this search, she is found to be covered in scratches, like those left by briars and thorns. It is thought that the Devil has been tormenting her for her confession, for a rumbling noise has been heard from her prison, and she has been seen wandering in distant places at night.(20)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 20

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1896

Aubrey Grinset is called before some unnamed Gentlemen (Anonymous 314), and some Credible Persons (Anonymous 317) give testimony corroborating her confessions of having a familiar and causing deaths. Depositions are taken, but the testimonies are not sufficient. It is decided that nothing can be done under the law, and she is sent home. Nonetheless, it is clear that she is of sound mind and knew what she was doing when she confessed, and that her confessions cannot be discounted.(20)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 20

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1897

Aubrey Grinset is questioned once again, by two unknown Gentlemen (Anonymous 314), and she again confesses how she became a witch and how she hurt Thomas Spatchet. However, this time she does not confess to causing the deaths of John Collet and Henry Winson, and outright denies some things she had confessed to before.(19-20)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 19-20

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1898

Thomas Spatchet is urged to scratch Aubrey Grinset, but he is too tender-hearted though his fits continue. Instead, it is said that he took comfort in Scripture and was content to leave any acts of vengeance to God.(20)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 20

1665, November   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1899

Thomas Spatchet allegedly suffers from fits that prevent him from traveling, attributed to Aubrey Grinset, in which his feet would be as if nailed to the ground or his legs buckle under him, he would lose all strength, or find himself violently moved in a direction he did not wish to go. These fits are said to have stopped on Aubrey Grinset's death.(21-23, 28, 18)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 21-23, 28, 18

1665   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1900

Thomas Spatchet is observed in his fits by a Professing Physick (Anonymous 320) and is prescribed physick for them. This physick seems to increase the frequency and violence of his fits, such that he stops taking it for two years, though his violent fits continue until eight weeks before Aubrey Grinset's death. The Professing Physick concludes that his violent fits are no ordinary contraction of nerves, but rather a continual motion that sometimes ends with him stretched out like a dead man. The Professing Physick also observes that at the times when Spatchet's fits prevent him from eating, he becomes weak but is spared from losing much weight or muscle.(26, 27)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 26, 27

1665   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1901

Aubrey Grinset dies, and it is alleged that her death frees Thomas Spatchet from his violent fits and restraint from travel.(27, 28)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 27, 28

1667, April   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1902

A week before Aubrey Grinset's death, Mr. R., a conformist, invites Thomas Spatchet to visit her. When Spatchet tries to get close to her, he is prevented from setting one foot in front of the other, and is forced to make curtseys and similar actions all the way back again.(27)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 27

1667, April   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1903

Mr. R. visits Aubrey Grinset in Thomas Spatchet's place, and tells Spatchet of what transpired after. He alleges that the skin on her hands and arms has been torn, with hardly a finger's breadth spared. She would not confess any witchery to him, but only that she had made an agreement with the Devil, and that it was too later for her to repent of it for she was damned. He asked her what the two cudgels on her bed were for, to which she answered that they were to fight the Devil for his misuse of her. She told him that when she was alone, the Devil would come to her and drag her out of the bed and under it until someone in the house heard the noise and found her bloody.(27-28)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 27-28

1667, April   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1904

Aubrey Grinset alleges shortly before her death that there are others who have Thomas Spatchet in hand, and thus he would not be entirely free when she died.(28)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 28

1667, April   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1912

Elizabeth Gooding, having been found guilty of "murder and raising spirits" is hanged as a witch in 1645. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341226)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341226

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1915

Hellen Clarke is hanged as a witch for having committed two murders, in 1645.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341226)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341226

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1920

Mary Greenleife is searched as a witch; she allegedly has "bigges or teates in her secret parts, not like Emerods, nor in those places where women use to be troubled with them; and that they verily beleeve, these teates are sucked by her Impes. Greenleife says she does not "how she came by those teats which were discovered in her secret parts, She saith she knows not unlesse she were born with them; but she never knew she had any such untill this time, they were found in those parts upon the said search."(20-21)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 20-21

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
1930

Thomas Spatchet continues to suffer fits for the rest of his life, as Aubrey Grinset had warned. The fits are infrequent, often weeks in between. He continues to have difficulty praying.(28, Postscript)

Appears in:
Petto, Samuel. A Faithful Narrative of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Fits . London: 1693, 28, Postscript

1667   Dunwich  Suffolk  Cookly  England 
1936

Margaret Moone allegedly bewitched Stephen Cookers cow to death, a crime she is said to confess to. (26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1937

Margaret Moone allegedly bewitched Stephen Cooker's cows to death, livestock held in "Handling," a crime she is said to confess to. (26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1938

Margaret Moone allegedly bewitched one of Henry Robinson's cows and one of his sows to death, a crime she is said to confess to. (27)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 27

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1939

Margaret Moone, pushed to confessed her status as a witch and the crimes attributed to her, loses her patience, and cries out that "she had been told fourty times, that this Informant thought in his conscience she was no Witch."(27)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 27

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1940

Mrs. and Mr. Rawbood, having moved into a house formerly occupied by Margaret Moone (they had offered her landlord ten shillings more rent), "never [did] thrive after,' but were always "lame of sick untill they died."(27)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 27

1625   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1941

Margaret Moone curses Mr. and Mrs. Rawbood after they take possession of a house she had lived in, saying "they (meaning the said Rawbood and his wife) had as good they had not medled with the house."(27)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 27

1625   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1942

Mrs Rawbood, having moved into Margaret Moone's home, and suspecting the act has made her possessed, found herself, "a little before it was time to go to Church" one Easter day, suddenly "so filled with Lice" described as "long, and lean, and not like other Lice," that they "might have been swept off her cloaths with a stick."()

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645,

1625   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1943

Francis Milles searches Margaret Moone as a witch and finds "three long teats or bigges in her secret parts, which seemed to have been lately sucked." Milles dismisses the possibility that these marks were some natural protuberance like pyles; "having been troubled with them herself" she new these marks were not that.(28)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 28

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1945

Margaret Moone allegedly spoiled a batch of Philip Berriman's bread.(26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1947

Margaret Moone allegedly bewitched Philip Daniel's horse. It fell and broke its neck while pulling Daniel's wagon down hill. (26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1948

Henry Cornwall, after bringing home a half a peck of apples given to him by Margaret Moone as payment for a hook, eats one of said apples, and was suddenly "taken sick with an extreme shaking and pain in all parts of his body," a condition he suffered with "in great extremity for the space of twelve weeks, and most part of that; time deprived of his senses."(26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1949

Although she had identified Margaret Moone as "a woman of a very bad fame and suspected for a Witch, [who] had formerly been questioned at an Assize [as a witch and she] flung away the Ap[p]les" her husband had brought into their home, courtesy of Margaret Moone, Mrs. Cornwall begins to experience a series of fits. She is taken sick with an extreme shaking and pain in all parts of [her] body" and never fully recovers. (26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1950

One day after her father had done some labour for Margaret Moone, Joan Cornwall becomes sick. She suffers from "strange fits, and shrickings out, and so continued languishing for a moneth, and died." Margaret Moone is blamed for the child's death. (26)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 26

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1951

Margaret Moone can allegedly conjure her familiar spirits with a bowl of beer and a little bread. She allegedly offers to demonstrate this to Francis Milles and "put the bread into the beere, and set it against an hole in the wall, and made a circle round about the pot, and then cried, Come Christ, come Christ, come Mounsier, come Mounsier." When the imps failed to appear, she blamed her daughter, claiming they had carried them away. (28)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 28

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1952

Judith Moone and her sister, the two daughters of Margaret Moone are searched as witches. Marks are found on them, described as marks like their mother's, which are "three long teats or bigges in her secret parts, which seemed to have been lately sucked."(28)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 28

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1954

Judith Moone having refused to fetch her mother a bundle of wood the day before, feels something crawl into her bed, her bed, "about her legges, being at that time broad awake, and that shee searched to see what it should be, but could not finde any thing." Presumably this is one of her Mother Margaret Moone's familiars. (29)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 29

1645   Thorpe-le-Soken  Essex  Essex  England 
1957

Robert Potter Jr. is allegedly bewitched by Mary Sterling; he dies within a month.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341126)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341126

1645   Langholme  Rutland  Rutlandshire  England 
1963

Thomas Bragge is bewitched by Margaret Landish so that he was "was wasted, consumed." Thomas Bragge may be the man represented in _A True and Exact Relation_ as Robert Turners's servant (see Anonymous 331).(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341178)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341178

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2023

Robert Turner's servant (Anonymous 331) is allegedly bewitched by Joyce Boanes, Rose Hallybread, Susan Cock, and Margaret Landish, by virtue of their familiars. Sometimes he would be " struggling with such strength (being but a youth) that four or five strong men were not able to hold him down in his bed."(33)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 33

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2024

Robert Turner's servant (Anonymous 331) is heard to crow "perfectly as a cock," an affliction blamed on the torments caused by, or possession by, Susan Cock's familiar. (33)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 33

1645, April   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2025

Robert Turner's servant (Anonymous 331) is heard to bark like a dog, an affliction blamed on the torments caused by, or possession by, Joyce Boanes familiar Rug.(33)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 33

1645, April   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2026

Robert Turner's servant (Anonymous 331) is heard to "groan in such an extraordinary manner," and "beyond the ordinary course of nature" an affliction blamed on the torments caused by, or possession by, Margaret Landish's familiar. (33)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 33

1645, April   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2034

Robert Turner's servant (Anonymous 331) is heard to "to sing sundry tunes in his great extremity of paines," an affliction blamed on the torments caused by, or possession by Rose Hallybread's familiar.(33)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 33

1645, April   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2035

Rose Hallybread allegedly accepts a familiar spirit from Goodwife Hagtree (circa 1630). She entertains the familiar for around a year and a half, feeding it with blood and oatmeal, and the loses it.(33-34)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 33-34

1630   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2037

Ten or twelve of Richard Welch's lambs are allegedly killed by Joyce Boane's familiars, at her behest.(34)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 34

1632   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2038

A calf, a sheep, and a lamb, owned by Thomas Clynch are allegedly killed by Joyce Boane's familiars, at her behest.(34)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 34

1632 ?   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2039

Susan Cock allegedly receives two familiar spirits, a mouse named Susan, and a cat names Bess, from her mother, Margery Stokes while she is on her death-bed.(35)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 35

1641   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2040

Ten or twelve of John Spall's sheep are allegedly killed by familiars employed by Susan Cock, Rose Hallybread, Joyce Boanes, and Margaret Landish, allegedly at their best. Spall had evidently earned this malice when his wife refused to give or sell cheese curds to a preganant Susan Cock.(35)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 35

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2061

Rebecca Jones allegedly sends one of her three familiars to kill Bejamin Howes' swine, which dies accordingly. She does not name which familiar allegedly did this crime. (36, 37)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 36, 37

1620   Little Clacton  Essex  Essex  England 
2062

Rebecca Jones allegedly teams with Joyce Boanes and they send their familiars (Jones: Margaret, Boanes: Anonymous 45) to kill Thomas Bumstead "who died about three weekes after. Jones was allegedly irate with Bumstead after he had beaten her son for stealing his honey. Jones is tried and found guilty for bewitching Bumstead. (36, 37)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 36, 37

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2063

Rebecca Jones allegedly sends her familiar named Amie to kill Katherine Bumsteads, who died "within a short time after." This crime was allegedly spurred on after Thomas Bumstead beat Jones' son for eating his honey. Jones was tried and found guilty for the malefic murder of Katherine Bumstead. (36, 37)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 36, 37

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2064

Rebecca Jones allegedly sends her familiar spirit Margaret to torment Mistress Darcy's child. She claims that she did send Margaret to torment Darcy's child, but that she recalled it.(36, 37-38)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 36, 37-38

1645   St. Osyth; St. Ofes; St. Oses  Essex  Essex  England 
2072

Anne Cate (Maidenhead) allegedly sends one of her three mole imps (either James, Prickeare, or Robyn) "to nip the knee of one Robert Freeman." The imp lamed Freeman and he died six month later of related injuries. (38-39)

Appears in:
H., F.. A True and Exact Relation of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches, arraigned and executed in the County of Essex. . London: 1645, 38-39

1645   Little Clacton  Essex  Essex  England 
2080

Joan Upney alleges that her eldest daughter "would neuer abide to meddle with her Toades," meaning that she refused to participate in witchcraft, but her youngest daughter "would handle them, and vse them as well as her selfe," suggesting that she was a practicing witch. (Sig. Aiiiv, B)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Apprehension and Confession of Three Notorious Witches. London: 1589, Sig. Aiiiv, B

1589, May   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2112

Having repented signing her soul to the Devil, Anne Styles tells Mistress Bodenham who convinced her to the agreement that "to London she would flye." Mistress Bodenham agrees, and "bid her fly with speed." However, Anne Styles is stopped at Stockbridge by the Devil.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Salisbury Assizes. Or the Reward of Witchcraft. London: 1653, 2

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
2113

Anne Styles is stopped on her flight to England at Stockbridge, by the Devil, and he "cast her to and froe," in front of a number of witnesses (Anonymous 351).(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Salisbury Assizes. Or the Reward of Witchcraft. London: 1653, 2

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
2114

Anne Styles is tortured by the Devil in the shape of a snake while a Gentleman (Anonymous 352) prays for her for a period of four days.(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Salisbury Assizes. Or the Reward of Witchcraft. London: 1653, 2

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
2116

Mistress Bodenham tells the Gentleman (Anonymous 352) who helped Anne Styles, that she "would tell him all her art," and that she was unrepentant for her witchcraft and her deal with the Devil, for "she should be a great Lady in Hel."(2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Salisbury Assizes. Or the Reward of Witchcraft. London: 1653, 2

1653   Stockbridge  Hampshire  Hampshire  England 
2135

Margery Grew, convicted for the crimes of "murder and raising spirits," is hanged as a witch at Chelmsford, 1645. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340870)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340870

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2141

Mother Nokes allegedly became offended when a servant of Thomas Spycer's (Anonymous 367) refused to answer a question she put to him; shortly thereafter one of the horses he was plowing with fell down with a swollen head and died. Thinking that Anonymous 367 had beaten the horse about its head, Spycer demanded to know what had happened, to which Anonymous 367 recounted the story. Spycer went to Nokes and threatened to have her answer for the death of the horse.(16-17)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 16-17

1579   Lambert, Lambert End, Lambourne  Essex  Essex  England 
2142

Mother Nokes, when asked to reconcile with Mr. Nokes and the tailor's wife (Anonymous 365), allegedly answered angrily that she "cared for none of them all, as longe as Tom helde on her side." Tom is said to be her fiend.(16)

Appears in:
Anonymous. A Detection of Damnable Driftes Practised by Three Witches Arranged at Chelmifforde in Essex. London: 1579, 16

1579   Lambert, Lambert End, Lambourne  Essex  Essex  England 
2143

Anne Leach, found guilty of the malefic murder of John Edwards, the infant son of Richard Edwards, a crime allegedly co-committed with Anne West and Margaret Moonne, is executed at Chemlsford, 1645. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340874)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340874

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2144

Anne West is found guilty of entertaining, employing, and feeding, "four 'evill spiritts,' one of them in the likeness 'of a younge white catte' called Holt, another like 'a sandee spannell' named Jeremarye, a third like 'a greyhound' called Vineger Tome and the fourth like "a blacke rabbett" called Sack and Sugar, with the intention of obtaining their help in "Witchcraftes, inchtement, charmes and sorecrices." She is also found guilty of the malefic murder of John Culter Jr. and is found guilty of the malefic murder of John Edwards, the infant son of Richard Edwards, a crime allegedly co-committed with Anne Leech and Margaret Moone, and a crime for which she is executed at Chemlsford, 1645. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340878)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340878

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2145

Rebecca Jones, found guilty for the malefic murder of Katherine Bumpstead and Thomas Bumpstead is hanged as a witch at Chelmsford, in 1645.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340886)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=340886

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2146

Margaret Moone, found guilty of having "bewitched a brown cow belonging to Thomas Cooker," the malefic murder of John Edwards, the infant son of Richard Edwards, a crime allegedly co-committed with Anne West and Anne Leech, and the malefic murder of Joan Cornwall, is executed at Chemlsford, 1645. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341006)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341006

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2148

Mary Sterling, having been found guilty of the malefic murder of Robert Potter junior and entertaining employing and feeding "two evil spirits, both in the from 'of a mole,'" is sentenced to be hanged at Chelsmford in 1645. She is reprieved. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341022)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341022

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2149

Anne Cate, alias Maidenhead, having been found guilty of the malefic murder of Grace Ray and Susan Rowlandson is hanged as a witch at Chelmsford in 1645.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341078)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341078

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2158

Alice Dixon, convicted of bewitching Thomas Mumford to death, is hanged as a witch in Chelmsford in Essex, 1645.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341050)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341050

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2159

Mary Johnson, found guilty of entertaining, employing, and feeding three evil spirits, is sentenced to be hanged as a witch at Chelmsford, 1645. She is reprieved after judgment. (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341054)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=341054

1645   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2275

Margaret Gurr is visited by a gray devil on July 20, 1681, while she lying in Bed. The Devil "took me by the Wrists and Hands and held them so very tall, that I could not wag or stir them," and griped her so hard that her hands swelled and ached for a whole day afterward. When Margaret Gurr tried to rise, the Devil would not let her, but as soon as he left, she "was in good ease."(2)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 2

1681, July 20     Kent  Cantia  England 
2276

Margaret Gurr goes about her work after being visited by a grey devil on July 20, 1681, and is "taken with a most grievous pain in my Neck," and in her head. These pains last an entire afternoon.(2)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 2

1681, July 20     Kent  Cantia  England 
2277

While experiencing "a most grievous pain" in her neck and head, Margaret Gurr is visited by a black Devil who stared at her awhile before vanishing, after which her "pains were abated."(2)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 2

1681, July 20     Kent  Cantia  England 
2278

Margaret Gurr takes ill on August 4, 1681, and is possessed by a black Devil, who uses her body to speak, "wishing sad Wishes, and most ughly Shreiking noises," and to curse and swear. This recurs on the following day, August 5, 1681.(2-3)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 2-3

1681, August 4     Kent  Cantia  England 
2279

Dorothy Magicke allegedly practices witchcraft upon Thomas Poole and Thomazine Heathe. (218)

Appears in:
Jeaffreson (editor), John Cordy . Middlesex County Records: Volume 2: 1603-25. Unknown: 1887, 218

1575, July     Middlesex  Middlesex  England 
2280

Dorothy Magicke is indicted for allegedly practicing witchcraft upon Thomas Poole and Thomazine Heathe. (218)

Appears in:
Jeaffreson (editor), John Cordy . Middlesex County Records: Volume 2: 1603-25. Unknown: 1887, 218

1575, July 18     Middlesex  Middlesex  England 
2281

Dorothy Magicke pleads not guilty to the charge of practicing witchcraft upon Thomas Poole and Thomazine Heathe. She is, however, found guilty and sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison. (218)

Appears in:
Jeaffreson (editor), John Cordy . Middlesex County Records: Volume 2: 1603-25. Unknown: 1887, 218

1575, July 18     Middlesex  Middlesex  England 
2282

Margaret Gurr is allegedly possessed by a witch on August 5, 1861, where "she spake in me with most hideous and strange Noises," and demands that Margaret Gurr not go to Dr. Skinner for help. The witch promises that if she does not seek Dr. Skinner, she "shall be well." Margaret Gurr experiences "a most lamentable pain in my Limbs" during this possession, and she was tempted not to pray, "but curse and sware."(3-4)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 3-4

1681, August 5     Kent  Cantia  England 
2283

Margaret Gurr is "hitcht up by the Devils," and carried about in the air, while she was fetching water on August 6, 1681.(4)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 4

1681, August 6     Kent  Cantia  England 
2284

Dr. Skinner advises Margaret Gurr to pray "when [...] tempted." When she yields to temptations, Margaret Gurr goes "flying in the Air;" for a second time. However, when she prays, Margaret Gurr is "in good ease."(4)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 4

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2285

A witch (Anonymous 382) speaks for a second time through possession of Margaret Gurr, saying, "Go you not to that Devil Doctor Skinner for help."(4)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 4

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2286

While Margaret Gurr is "in the Chamber with the [...] Devil," down the stairs by her master and his family, strange voices speak, and there was a "great lumberings and clatter [...] as if the Chairs and Stools had been thrown about the Chamber." Margaret Gurr concludes that if she had not been cured quickly, her master and his family would have been forced to leave the house.(4-5)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 4-5

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2287

The master and mistress of Margaret Gurr, Christopher Elderidge and his wife, pray for Margaret Gurr while she is possessed by "the Devils and the Witch, that there was continual Noises and Voice speaking in me, and I was always moveable." The Elderidges admit to being terrified of Margaret Gurr during her possession.(5)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 5

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2288

Dr. Skinner cast out the Devils and witch from Margaret Gurr, "and also Cured me of the Scurby and Gout," in a period of twelve days. After being restored to her health, Margaret Gurr is no longer troubled by the Devils.(5-6)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 5-6

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2289

After being restored by Dr. Skinner and cured of her possession by two devils and a witch, Margaret Gurr is able to "read the Divine word of God," having before her affliction, no knowledge of "any Letters in the Bible or Testament." Blessed with the power to read, Margaret Gurr allegedly spends her time in reading and in prayers after her affliction.(6)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 6

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2290

During her possession and torture caused by two devils and a witch, Margaret Gurr's brother and friends avoided her, and continue to so after Margaret Gurr is cured, "being still afraid."(6-7)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 6-7

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2291

A young seventeen-year old male servant of Henry Chowning allegedly had "appear unto him a Spirit in the form of a Grey-hound," which told him he must go into Virginia, before vanishing.(8)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 8

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2292

Upon being visited by a devil in the shape of a greyhound, a young servant returns to his master, Henry Chowning, and told what had happened to him. Shortly afterward, the servant becomes strangely ill, and "grew worse and worse," so that his neighbours suppose him to be bewitched. Henry Chowning and his neighbours decide to seek out help for him.(8)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 8

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2297

Henry Chowning sends for Dr. John Skinner to come and treat his servant, who had taken ill after seeing an apparition of a greyhound. Dr. Skinner concludes that the boy is "possest with a Devil in the shape of a Greay-hound," through the boy's pain; admonitions that "he was tempted in his mind, and was led on and tempted to strange things, as to go to Sea;" and the boy's speaking in a voice that was not his own. (9-13)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 9-13

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2298

Dr. Skinner finds that a young servant boy "possest with a Devil in the shape of a Greay-hound" is much less ill around the doctor, and gives the boy an "order for the putting up of Medicines, for the means must be speedy, or else it cannot be performed." The boy takes the medicine, and within a week, the boy's mother reported that "he was much ammended," and that the evil spirit had been cast out of him.(9-13)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 9-13

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2299

After being treated by Dr. Skinner, a young servant boy who had been "possest with a Devil in the shape of a Greay-hound" complains of "a pain in his belly." Dr. Skinner accordingly sends more medicine, and within eighteen days, the boy is restored, and "neither hath any thing attempted to trouble him since."(13)

Appears in:
Skinner, John. A Strange and Wonderful Relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent. Unknown: 1681-1684, 13

1681     Kent  Cantia  England 
2320

After eight days in Hell, Joseph Buxford is "conveyed backe again to a place named Cannon Lee in Devon," as originally agreed in the contract with the Devil, under the guise of a carrier. He is discovered "by two honest Labourers being servants to Mr. Justice Cullum," under a hedge. He does not answer to words, but is "speechlesse, and his hands and legs strangely distorted, his haire of his head singyd, his cloathes all be smeared with pitch and rosin, and other sulfurous matter." They take him back to their master's house.(4)

Appears in:
Massey, Edward. A True and Perfect Relation of a Boy, Who was Entertained by the Devill. London: 1645, 4

1645, November 13     Devon  Devonshire  England 
2321

Joseph Buxford is found by two labourers in a hedge after he has been expelled from Hell, who take him "home to there Masters house," where is given clothing, a warm bed and "some nourishing broth." He is so revived by this, that he confesses "unto them his name, birth-place, and his strange journey with the Devill." At first, this seemed ridiculous to the justice, but after consideration was made for the manner in which he was found, and confirmation of his father in the "manner of his departure," it is concluded he is telling the truth.(4)

Appears in:
Massey, Edward. A True and Perfect Relation of a Boy, Who was Entertained by the Devill. London: 1645, 4

1645     Devon  Devonshire  England 
2322

Joseph Buxford, a fifteen year old boy who toured Hell with the Devil after having binded himself as an Apprentice to the Devil in the disguise of a carrier, is attended to by the minister, Mr. Jonathan Gainwell, who is "very zealous and godly." The minister gives the boy "pious admonitions of obedience," and listened to Joseph Buxford's testimonies of penitence "of his former lewd courses," and his reconciliation with his father, "with whom he now liveth and is almost cured of that distortion of his members." His experience is deemed "a stupendious Miracle."(4)

Appears in:
Massey, Edward. A True and Perfect Relation of a Boy, Who was Entertained by the Devill. London: 1645, 4

1645     Devon  Devonshire  England 
2323

Major General Massie receives a "true information" from Mr. Justice Cullum and Mr. Jonathan Gainwell, a minister, on the case of Joseph Buxford, and his eight days spent in Hell as the apprentice to the Devil, as he contracted when the Devil was under the disguise of a carrier. This news is "the noveltie thereof [...] much admired by all that ever heard it," and prompts Major General Massie to send a letter with "a Box of Reliques with a great Crucifix found in Tiverton Church," as evidence to Mr. Davenports Chesire in London.(5-6)

Appears in:
Massey, Edward. A True and Perfect Relation of a Boy, Who was Entertained by the Devill. London: 1645, 5-6

1645, November 18     Devon  Devonshire  England 
2324

On the same day the Devil delivers Joseph Buxford from Hell, he assumed his shape as a carrier again, and encounted "stragling Troopers of the Malignant Party," who attempted to steal his horses. However, "the Carrier and his Horses suddainely vanished away in the flames of fire," killing three of the plunderers, and leaving the rest "so terribly shaken and almost stifled with the noisome sent of Brimstone, that they hardly escaped to carry newes in this strange accident."(6)

Appears in:
Massey, Edward. A True and Perfect Relation of a Boy, Who was Entertained by the Devill. London: 1645, 6

1645, November 13     Devon  Devonshire  England 
2329

Mary Ellins, a nine or ten year old girl, goes to "the fields," in April, 1652 with some other children "to gather cowslips." However, along the way, they encounter "one Catherine Huxley, a single Woman," around forty years of age. The "Children called her Witch," and took to throwing stones at her. Mary Ellins partook in calling Catherine Huxley a witch, but was "so affrighted," she could not throw stones at her.(44)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 44

1652, April   Evesham  Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
2332

Elizabeth Lowe allegedly bewitches Robert Wodley, causing him to languish and die.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=331640)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=331640

1564, April 24   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2334

Elizabeth Lowe allegedly bewitched John Canell, a three year old infant, causing him to languish and die.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=331645)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=331645

1564, April 20   Waltham on the Wolds  Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2337

Elizabeth Lowe allegedly bewitched John Wodley, a three month old infant. Wodley languished for two days and then died.(http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=331635)

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011, http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=331635

1564, April 15   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2340

The young girl, Mary Ellins, falls ill, after having been "hindmost" of a group of children running from the alleged witch Catherine Huxley, having called her a "Witch" and thrown stones at her. Huxley allegedly says to Mary, "Ellins, you shall have stones enough in your ..." Mary Ellins is "so weak and Languishing that her Friends feared she would not. recover." This initial stage of the illness lasts one month.(44)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 44

1652, April   Evesham  Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
2341

Having been ill the space of a month after being "hindmost" in a group of children who were tormenting Catherine Huxley, an alleged witch, the young girl Mary Ellins begins to "void stones by the urinary passages," which "drop into the Pot or Bason." While voiding these stones, Mary Ellins also experiences the "most grievous pains in her Back and Reins," which are "like the pricking of Pins." Mary Ellins voids some eighty stones, "some plain pebbles, some plain flints, some very small, and some about an ounce weight," and she continues to exhibit these symptoms for a month or two. (44-45)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 44-45

1652, May   Evesham  Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
2342

The young girl, Mary Ellins, voids "stones by the urinary passages," for the space of "a month or two." This leads to "strong suspitions of Witchcraft" upon Catherine Huxley, who allegedly said to Mary Ellins the day the girl and her friends threw rocks at Huxley, calling her a witch, "Ellins, you shall have stones enough in your ---" Huxley is therefore "Apprehended, Examined and Searched." It is found that there are several stones at her bedhead, "such as the said Mary voided."(45)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 45

1652, July   Evesham  Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
2344

Upon the "Apprehension and Commitment" of the alleged witch, Catherine Huxley, who is believed to have caused the illness and the voiding of "stones through urinary passages," in the young girl Mary Ellins, "Mary ceased to void any more stones." For a while, she voided "much blackish and muddy Sand," but then was "perfectly recovered," and grew up to marry have seven children in good health, having "never voided any stones since, nor been troubled with the pain forementioned."(45)

Appears in:
Baxter, Richard. The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of the Immortality of Souls. London: 1691, 45

1652   Evesham  Worcestershire  Worcester  England 
2399

The shoe-maker, Peter Pain, living in the city of Bristol, "was extreamly disturbed with most surprizing and unaccountable noises for some time." One night, around midnight, "the usual noise was accompanied with so great a light through the whole House, as if every Room had been full of burning Tapers, or Torches."(164-165)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 164-165

1638     Bristol  Bristol  England 
2400

Peter Pain, a shoemaker from Bristol, turned to Mr. Toogood, the minister, to visit his house, which was troubled by "unaccountable noises," and one night, "so great a light through the whole House, as if every Room had been full of burning Tapers, or Torches." As soon as Mr. Toogood entered the house, "he became an Ear-witness of the most dreadful and accustomed noises." The minister goes to a chamber, where at one end lay "a large bulky Trunk," that was so heavy, "four or five men were not able to lift it." Here, the minister prayed, during which time, "the noise continued" when suddenly "something was flung against the Chamber door, with extraordinary violence." When the prayer had ended, the minister could not open the chamber door. The neighbours had to be called, and they found "the door barr'd close with the great Trunk aforesaid." It was concluded that the trunk was "cast there in that violent manner, when they heard that mighty shock against the door." However, after this, the noise ceased, and came no more.(165-166)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 165-166

1638     Bristol  Bristol  England 
2437

A man (Anonymous 425) riding to the parish of St. Nicholas, near Tanton, "saw just before him, on the side of the hill, a great company of People, that seemed to him like Country Folks," who seemed to be gathered at a fair. This fair had "Pewterers, Shoe-makers, Pedlars, with all kind of Trinkets, Fruit, and drinking Booths," and many of the goods there were unusual. The man (Anonymous 425) was "under very great surprize" for he could think of no fairs meant to be held there at that time of year, when it occurred to him that he was seeing "the Fairies on the side of that hill," (Anonymous 174) and he "resolved to ride in amongst them, and see what they were." As he approached the fair, he could see them all, "yet when he was upon the place where all this had appeared to him, he could discern nothing at all," but was instead thrust along "as when one passes through a throng of people." When he found himself at a distance again, however, it was no longer invisible, but "appeared to him again as first."(208-209)

Appears in:
Bovet, Richard. Pandaemonium. London: 1684, 208-209

1634     Devon Somerset  Devon Somerset  England 
2440

Joan Willimott alleges during her examination that a man named Gamaliel Greete, a shepherd in Waltham, had a white spirit in the shape of a mouse possess him, an invasion enabled by Greete's excessive swearing. While embodying this agent, Greet could also hurt anything he looked at, should he do so with the intent to injure it. Willimot added that he had a mark on his left arm, which had been cut away. Willimott identified her spirit Pretty as the source of her information.(E5v-F)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, E5v-F

1618, March 17     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2443

Ellen Greene is examined on March 17, 1618 before Justices of the Peace for Leicester Sir Henry Hastings and Samuel Fleming.(Fv)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, Fv

1618, March 17     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2444

Ellen Greene alleges during her examination that Joan Willimott had come to her six year before and persuaded her to forsake God and take the Devil instead. When Greene agreed, Willimott gave her two spirits, one in the shape of a kitten which she called Pusse, and one in the shape of a mole which she called Hisse Hisse. The two familiars leaped on her shoulders and began sucking from her neck under her ears, the kitten on the right and the mole on the left.(Fv)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, Fv

1612   Waltham on the Wolds  Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2446

Ellen Greene alleges during her examination that, soon after receiving her familiars Pusse and Hisse Hisse six years before, she sent them to Stonesby to bewitch a husbandman named Willson and a husbandman's son named Robert Williman to death. Pusse went to Willson, and Hisse Hisse to Robert Williman; both died within ten days.(Fv-F2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, Fv-F2

1612   Stonesby / Sproxton  Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England  
2450

Ellen Greene alleged during her examination that she had given her soul to the Devil in order to have Hisse Hisse and Pusse at her command, and that as part of the compact, she suffered them to suck her at the change and the full of the moon.(Fv-F2v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, Fv-F2v

1618, March 17     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2451

Phillip Flower is examined at the Assizes at Leicester on February 4, 1618 to give evidence against her sister Margaret Flower. Sir William Pelham and Mr. Butler are the Justices of the Peace presiding over the examination.(F3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F3

1618, February 4     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2452

Phillip Flower alleges during her examination that her mother Joan Flower and sister Margaret Flower "maliced the Earle of Rutland, his Countesse, and their Children, because her Sister Margaret, was put out of the Ladies seruice of Laundry, and exempted from other seruices about the house." Phillip claimed that Margaret stole a glove from Henry Lord Rosse and delivered it to Joan, and that Joan rubbed the glove on her familiar Rutterkin's back, put it in boiling water, pricked it and buried it in the yard while wishing that Lord Henry "might neuer thriue." Phillip added that she often saw Rutterkin sit on Joan's shoulder and suck her neck.(F3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F3

1618, February 4     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2453

Phillip Flower alleges during her examination that she often heard her mother Joan Flower "curse the Earle and his Lady, and therevpon would boyle feathers and blood together, vsing many Diuellish speeches and strange gestures."(F3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F3

1618, February 4     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2454

Margaret Flower is examined on January 22, 1618. (F3v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F3v

1618, January 22     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2459

Phillip Flower is examined a second time on February 25, 1618, this time before Justices of the Peace Sir Francis Manners, Francis Lord Willoughby, Sir George Manners and Sir William Pelham.(F4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F4v

1618, February 25     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2460

Phillip Flower confesses during her second examination, alleging that she has had a familiar spirit in the shape of a white rat for the last three or four years, and that it would suck on her left breast. She claims that when it first came to her, she promised it her soul, and in exchange it promised to "doe her good, and cause Thomas Simpson to loue her, if shee would suffer it to sucke her, which shee agreed vnto." Phillip adds that the familiar last sucked on February 23, two days before her examination.(F4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F4v

1618, February 25     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2461

Margaret Flower is examined a third time on February 25, 1618, this time before Justices of the Peace Sir Francis Manners, Francis Lord Willoughby, Sir George Manners and Sir William Pelham.(F4v-G)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, F4v-G

1618, February 25     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2462

Margaret Flower confesses during her examination that she has two familiar spirits. One is white and sucks under her left breast, and the other has black spots and sucks "within the inward parts of her secrets." She maintains that when they first came to her, she promised them her soul, and they "couenanted to doe all things which she commanded them."(G)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, G

1618, February 25     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2464

Margaret Flower is examined a second time on February 4, 1818. (G-Gv)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, G-Gv

1618, February 4     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2465

Margaret Flower's second examination gives a slightly different version of Henry Lord Rosse's bewitchment: On this occasion, Margaret alleged that her mother, Jane Flower, commanded her to steal Lord Henry's right-hand glove, and that she found the glove on the rushes in the nursery. When she delivered the glove to her mother, Joan, she put it in hot water, pricked it with her knife, rubbed it on her familiar Rutterkin, and bid him to "height and goe, and doe some hurt to Henry Lord Rosse." Joan then threw the glove onto the fire and burnt it. Margaret notes that Lord Henry fell sick and died shortly after. (G-Gv)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower. London: 1619, G-Gv

1618, February 4     Leicestershire  Leicestershire  England 
2466

Elizabeth Southerns alleges in her confession that for five or six years, Tibb would appear to her regularly at dawn and ask what she wanted to have or have him do. Southerns claimed that at this time, she always replied that she wanted nothing yet.(B2v-B3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B2v-B3

1598   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2467

Elizabeth Southerns alleges in her confession that six years after Tibb first appeared to her, she was drowsing in the sun with a small child on her knee one Sunday morning. Tibb came in the shape of a brown dog and forced her to her knees to get blood from under her left arm. At this, she woke and said "Iesus saue my Child; but had no power, nor could not say, Iesus saue her selfe." This was enough to make Tibb disappear again. However, the banishment left Southerns mad for the next eight weeks.(B2v-B3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B2v-B3

1598   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2468

Elizabeth Southerns alleges that just before the previous Christmas, her daughter Elizabeth Device helped out Richard Baldwyn's family at their mill, and Device sent Southerns to call on Baldwyn to ask for some kind of repayment. As Southerns was blind in her advanced age, her granddaughter Alison led her to the mill; on the way, they met with Baldwyn. Baldwyn threw them off the property, saying "get out of my ground Whores and Witches, I will burne the one of you, and hang the other." Southerns met with her spirit Tibb on the way back home, and bid him "Reuenge thee eyther of him, or his."(B3-B3v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B3-B3v

1611   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2470

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that, fourteen years ago, Elizabeth Southerns seduced her to "condescent & agree to become subiect vnto that diuelish abhominable profession of Witchcraft." Whittle and Southerns were at Southern's home in the Forest of Pendle. Soon after she agreed, the Devil came to her in the shape of a man and moved her to become his subject and give him her soul. Whittle resisted at first, but Southerns persuaded her until she yielded. The spirit also demanded a part of her body to suck from and took "a place of her right side neere to her ribbes."(B4-B4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B4-B4v

1598   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2471

Anne Whittle alleges in her confession that the night Elizabeth Southerns persuaded her to become a witch and make a compact with a spirit, a thing appeared in the shape of a spotted bitch and told Southerns that "she should haue Gould, Siluer, and worldly Wealth, at her will." This spirit, which was Southerns' familiar Tibb, brought a feast of "Flesh, Butter, Cheese, Bread, and Drinke" but no matter how much they ate, they never felt full or any benefit from eating. Tibb was accompanied by Whittle's new familiar, a spirit calling itself Fancie; the two of them cast light over the feast and cleared away the remnants. (B4-B4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, B4-B4v

1598   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2473

Alison Device gives deposition accusing her grandmother Elizabeth Southerns of begging, persuading and advising her numerous times to allow a Devil or familiar to appear to her. Southerns also wanted her to allow this spirit to suck at some part of her, and claimed that if she did, the spirit would do whatever she wanted. This was two years prior to Device's examination.(C)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2474

Alison Device gives deposition against her grandmother, Elizabeth Southerns, alleging that John Nutter once came to Southerns for help with a sick cow. Southerns agreed to look at the animal, and had Alison lead her to it at about 10 o'clock at night; Southerns stayed there for about half an hour, and Alison's sister Jennet led her home again. The cow was dead the next morning, leading Alison to believe that Southerns bewitched it to death.(C-Cv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C-Cv

1612, March 13   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2475

Alison Device alleged in her deposition against Elizabeth Southerns that, about two years before, Alison had got a piggin, or wooden bucket, of blue milk and brought it to Southerns. She found, on arrival, that there was a quarter-pound of butter in the milk, and still the same amount of milk remaining. Alison added that, when she arrived, Southerns had no butter left in the house. (C-Cv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C-Cv

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2476

Alison Device gives deposition against Elizabeth Southerns alleging that Southerns had a falling out with Richard Baldwyn two years before, and that Baldwyn would not allow her on his land. Device claims that Southerns had her lead her to Baldwyn's home around 10 o'clock at night four days later, and that Southerns stayed about an hour until Device's younger sister Jennet fetched her home. Device heard the next day that Baldwyn's daughter was sick; the child languished for a year or so and then died. Device accuses Southerns of bewitching the girl to death, as she had heard Southerns curse Baldwyn numerous times.(C-Cv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C-Cv

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2477

Alison Device gives deposition against Elizabeth Southerns alleging that Southerns had a falling out with Richard Baldwyn two years before, and that Baldwyn would not allow her on his land. Device claims that Southerns had her lead her to Baldwyn's home around 10 o'clock at night four days later, and that Southerns stayed about an hour until Device's younger sister Jennet fetched her home. Device heard the next day that Baldwyn's daughter was sick; the child languished for a year or so and then died. Device accuses Southerns of bewitching the girl to death, as she had heard Southerns curse Baldwyn numerous times.(C-Cv)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C-Cv

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2479

James Device alleges during his examination that, about a month ago, he was walking toward his mother's home at sunset and met a brown dog coming from his grandmother's house. About two or three nights later, he heard "a voyce of a great number of Children screiking and crying pittifully" coming from his grandmother's home when he reached the same place where he had met the dog. The next five nights, also at sunset, he would hear "a foule yelling like vnto a great number of Cattes: but what they were, this Examinate cannot tell." (C2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C2

1612, March   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2480

James Device alleges during his deposition that one night last month, a thing (Anonymous 178) came into his bedroom around midnight and lay heavily on him for about an hour. The spirit then left out the window. All he could see of it was that it was black and about the size of a hare or cat.(C2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, C2

1612, March   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2482

Elizabeth Device alleges in her confession that she bewitched James Robinson to death.(F4-F4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, F4-F4v

1612, April 27   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2483

Elizabeth Device makes a confession at the home of James Wisely in the Forest of Pendle on April 27, 1612. This confession is witnessed by Justices for the Peace for Lancaster Roger Nowell and Nicholas Bannister.(F4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, F4

1612, April 27   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2487

James Device alleges during his examination that, about a year before, he heard his grandmother Elizabeth Southerns say that his mother Elizabeth Device had bewitched Henry Mytton to death with the help of some others. Mytton was killed because Southerns had asked him for a penny and he denied her. She arranged for his death in revenge.(G2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G2

1611   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2488

James Device alleges during his examination that, three years before, he was at his grandmother's house with his mother, Elizabeth Device, when Elizabeth was approached by a "thing in shape of a browne dogge, which his mother called Ball." The spirit spoke to Elizabeth and bid her make a clay image of John Robinson, dry it hard, and crumble it little by little so that Robinson's body would decay and wear away. Ball said that when the image was gone, Robinson would die; he then vanished. The next day, James saw his mother make an image. She crumbled it over about three weeks, and two days after it was gone, Robinson was dead.(G2-G2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G2-G2v

1609   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2489

Elizabeth Device alleges in her confession that, on Good Friday, she had a number of witches at her home of Malking Tower to dine. She confirmed the list her son James Device had given as being in attendance. (G3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G3

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2490

Elizabeth Device alleges in her confession that on Good Friday, the same day she held a feast of witches at her home of Malking Tower, her mother Elizabeth Southerns had two women of Burneley Paris at her house, the names of whom Richard Nutter's wife could tell, and that Anne Crouckshey of Marsden was also there.(G3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G3

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2491

Elizabeth Device alleges in her confession that she recalls discussing killing Master Lister at the feast at Malking Tower, but she denies that there was any talk of killing the gaoler, or of blowing up Lancaster Castle.(G3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G3

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2492

Jennet Device alleges during her examination that 20 people, only two of which were men, attended the feast at Malking Tower on Good Friday. Her mother, Elizabeth Device, told her they were all witches, and that they were there to give a name to her sister Alison Device's familiar. They feasted on beef, bacon and mutton. Jennet gave the names of six of the attending witches: The wife of Hugh Hargraves, her uncle Christopher Howgate and his wife Elizabeth Howgate, Dick Miles' wife, and Christopher Jacks and his wife. She did not know the names of the rest, but confirmed that her mother and brother, James Device, were also there.(G3v-G4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G3v-G4

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2493

James Device alleges during his examination that numerous people dined at his mother's home of Malking Tower at noon on Good Friday, three of which were men. They met to name his sister Alison Device's familiar, which they could not do because Alison was imprisoned at Lancaster Castle. The conversation turned to discussion of freeing Elizabeth Southerns, Alison Device, Anne Whittle and Anne Redferne from their imprisonment. They determined that they would need to kill the gaoler at Lancaster and blow up the castle before the next assizes in order to let them escape. (G4-G4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G4-G4v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2494

James Device alleges during his examination that the following people were witches and had attended the feast at Malking Tower on Good Friday: Hugh Hargreave's wife, Christopher Bulcock's wife, John Bulcock, Myle's Nutter's mother, Elizabeth Hargreaves, Christopher Howgate, Elizabeth Howgate, Alice Graye, and Kathryn Hewit (alias Mould-heel), Preston's wife, his mother Elizabeth Device, and himself. Device claimed that they all left on horseback after agreeing to meet the next Good Friday at Preston's wife's home. If they needed to meet in the mean time, that meeting would be held at Romley's Moor.(G4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, G4v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2495

Jennet Device gives deposition alleging that about three years before, her brother James Device called his familiar Dandy to kill both John Hargraves and Blaze Hargraves. (Iv-I2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Iv-I2

1609   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2496

James Device alleges during his examination that he stole a wether (a castrated sheep) from John Robinson and brought it to Malking Tower for the Good Friday feast. He also restated that the meeting was to name Alison Device's familiar, but that she was not there, and that they had discussed killing the gaoler at Lancaster and blowing up the castle to free the prisoners.(I2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, I2v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2497

James Device alleges during his examination that one of the women at the Malking Tower feast on Good Friday had come to ask assistance from the rest to bewitch Thomas Lister to death. She claimed that Lister had "orne malice vnto her, and had thought to haue put her away at the last Assises at Yorke." She also claimed not to have the power to do the deed herself.(I2v-I3)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, I2v-I3

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2503

John Singleton gives deposition in Salmesbury before Justice of the Peace Robert Holden on August 7, 1612. In his deposition, he claims that he had often heard his master, Sir John Southworth (now deceased) speak of his cousin John Southworth's wife, Jane Southworth, as an "euill woman, and a Witch." Sir John also said he was "sorry for her husband, that was his kinsman, for he thought she would kill him." Furthermore, Sir John avoided Jane, to the point that he would choose routes that allowed him to avoid passing her house.(L4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, L4v

1612, August 7   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2504

William Alker gives deposition on April 15, 1612, before Justice of the Peace Robert Holden. Alker claims to have seen Sir John Southworth shun Joan Southworth whenever they came near one another. He also claimed to have heard Sir John say that "he liked her not, and that he doubted she would bewitch him."(M)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, M

1612, April 15   Salmesbury  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2514

Margaret Crooke gives deposition against Anne Redferne before Justice of the Peace Roger Nowell, alleging that her brother Robert Nutter had a falling out with Redferne at Whitsontide 18 or 19 years before. He fell sick about a fortnight later, and died around Candlemas. Crooke claims to have heard him say often that "Anne Redferne and her associates had bewitched him to death." (O-Ov)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, O-Ov

1593, June 3   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2515

Margaret Crooke alleges in her deposition that her father, Christopher Nutter, became sick the Maudlintide after her brother Robert Nutter died claiming Anne Redferne had bewitched him. He languished until Michaelmas and then died. Crooke claimed that during his sickness, he " did sundry times say, That hee was bewitched; but named no bodie that should doe the same."(O-Ov)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, O-Ov

1594, July 22   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2516

John Nutter gives deposition alleging that, around Christmas eighteen or nineteen years before, he heard his brother Robert Nutter tell their father Christopher Nutter "Father, I am sure I am bewitched by the Chattox, Anne Chattox, and Anne Redferne her daughter, I pray you cause them to bee layed in Lancaster Castle[.]" Christopher called him foolish, and blamed Robert for his own misfortunes. Robert wept and continued to insist he was bewitched, saying that "I will procure them to bee laid where they shall be glad to bite Lice in two with their teeth."(Ov-O2)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Ov-O2

1593, December 25   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2518

James Device alleges during his examination that, two years before, he saw three clay images half a yard long at the end of the Redferne home. He claims that he saw Thomas Redferne holding one, his daughter Marie Redferne holding another, and his wife Anne Redferne holding the third. Anne Redferne was crumbling hers. Device could not tell whose images they were. Shortly after he walked away, a thing like a hare appeared and spit fire at him.(O2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, O2v

1610   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2521

James Device alleges during his examination that Alice Nutter attended the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower.(P)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, P

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2523

James Device alleges during his examination that Katherine Hewit attended the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower. He also claimed to have overheard Hewit and Alice Grey confess to killing the child Anne Foulds and to having Michael Hartley's child in hand.(P4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, P4

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2524

Elizabeth Device alleges during her examination that Katherine Hewit was among the witches who attended the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower. Device claims to have heard Hewit and Alice Grey confess to having killed the child Anne Foulds, and to having got ahold of another child. (P4-P4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, P4-P4v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2525

Elisabeth Device alleges during her examination that, during the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower, she heard Katherine Hewit give her consent for the murder of Master Lister.(P4-P4v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, P4-P4v

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2529

Anne Whittle gives deposition alleging that Margaret Pearson confessed to her that she is a witch and has a spirit (Anonymous 153) in the shape of a man with cloven feet. Pearson claimed to have "done very much harme to one Dodgesons goods" and sat with her spirit on the back of Dodgeson's mare until the horse died.(S2v)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, S2v

1612, August 19   Paddiham  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2531

Jennet Booth gives deposition on August 9, 1612 before Justice of the Peace Nicholas Bannister. In her deposition, she alleges that the Friday after Margaret Pearson was gaoled, Booth was carding wool in Pearson's home. She went to warmed up some milk to give to her child, and took it off the fire only to find a thing like a toad crawling out from under the pan. Her child carried the toad out of the house in tongs.(T)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, T

1612, August 9   Paddiham  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2553

James Device alleges during his examination that a woman from Gisburne Parish in Yorke (identified as Jennet Preston) came to the Good Friday feast at Malking Tower to ask the assistance of the company gathered there. She desired to kill Master Lister of Westby because he "had borne malice vnto her, and had thought to haue put her away at the last Assizes at Yorke." He heard her say that her power was not strong enough anymore for her to do it herself.(Y3v-Y4)

Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Y3v-Y4

1612, April 6   The Forest of Pendle  Lancashire  Lancaster  England 
2559

Mother Sutton, a long-time resident of Milton, is thought to have raised her daughter Mary to be "a scholler to the Diuell himselfe" and to have caused the livestock of the town to suffer "staggerings, frensies, and other diseases." (A4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, A4

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
2560

Mother Sutton, having lived in Milton for 20 or 21 years, has a falling out with local gentleman and landowner Master Enger, "On whom she had vowed to take a strange and actuall reuenge for the discontent she had conceiued against him." (A4-A4v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, A4-A4v

1610   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
2561

Mary Sutton and Mother Sutton allegedly confer, remembering how Master Enger dragged Mary by force to Anonymous 89, and how Enger's son had cast stones at Mother Sutton. They vow revenge against Master Enger for these insults. Henry Sutton, Mary's bastard son, overhears their conference.(C2)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C2

1612   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
2562

Master Enger is visited by a gentleman friend (Anonymous 90) while grieving the loss of his son. Enger is persuaded to tell the story of his losses, and Anonymous 90 offers advice. He tells Enger to take the Suttons and swim them in deep water with their clothes stripped, their arms bound, and ropes around their middles. If they sink, the ropes will allow Enger's men to save them from drowning. If they float, they should be searched for marks and thrown into the water again, this time bound thumb to toe. If they floated again, they were witches. Anonymous 90 claimed this is how it is done in the North country, where he is from.(Cv-C2v)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, Cv-C2v

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
2563

Master Enger orders a jury of women (Anonymous 192) to search Mary Sutton after she allegedly floats on the surface of the mill pond. The women find a teat under her left thigh. Her son Henry Sutton is made to confess that she suckles numerous spirits (Anonymous 188) in the forms of cats, moles and more from that teat.(C2v-C3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C2v-C3

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
2564

Master Enger orders Mary Sutton swum a second time after the jury of women (Anonymous 192) find a teat on her thigh. This time, she is bound thumb to toe and a rope tied around her middle. She allegedly sits on the water turning around as if caught in a whirlpool while Enger's men toss her up and down with the rope around her.(C2v-C3)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Witches Apprehended, Examined, and Executed. London : 1613, C2v-C3

1612, March   Milton Milles  Bedfordshire  Beford  England 
2565

One of the ministers bids Anonymous 28 read from the Bible, but the remaining spirit (Anonymous 190) allegedly says "She shall not read" and tosses her about, draws her head to one side and contorts her face. After some time, the ministers succeed in having her read part of Chapter 20 of the Book of Revelations, though not without some difficulty.(6)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 6

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
2566

Anonymous 28 rides home after the ministers exorcise one of the spirits (Anonymous 189) from her body. The remaining spirit (Anonymous 190) allegedly flings her backward when she tries to mount, and forces her to sit facing the horse's tail.(6-7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 6-7

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
2567

The author, Anonymous 432, observes Anonymous 28 in a fit while she is being prayed over, in which the spirit (Anonymous 190) allegedly makes her bark like a dog, bellow like a bull and roar; the spirit is also said to have suddenly flung her to great height without causing her harm. Anonymous 432 and another man hold down her head and shoulders until the "Spirit in a desperate rage cries out, If I come out, I will kill you all, I will throw down the house and kill you all." It rages until the end of the prayer.(7)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 7

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
2568

The author (Anonymous 432) allegedly attends a party at which Anonymous 28 is also present. He claims the spirit (Anonymous 190) robbed her of the use of her legs and said "she should not drink." The other attendees attempt to force a cup of beer on her nevertheless. Anonymous 190, realizing they will not be dissuaded, orders Anonymous 28 to drown herself in the well in the host's yard. Anonymous 432 claims Anonymous 28 was a stranger to the home and thus could not have known about the well.(7-8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 7-8

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
2569

Anonymous 190, the remaining spirit allegedly possessing Anonymous 28, is said to talk often to her family and visitors; it is heard frequently to speak filthy blasphemies. It also tells strange stories to make its audience laugh, and at other times is sullen and silent. It is also known to jump Anonymous 28 up and down, and contort her into strange postures.(8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 8

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
2570

The remaining spirit, Anonymous 190, allegedly continues to possess Anonymous 28 up to the time Anonymous 432 publishes his account of her possession. (8)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire. London: 1677, 8

1664   Dacorum Hundred  Hertfordshire  Hertfordshire  England 
2591

Mary Moore successfully appeals to the Justices at Berwick to have Dorothy Swinow apprehended after her husband, Colonel Swinow, dies. Swinow allegedly makes "such friends that it was a greater freedome to her then she had formerly from all other Lawes, and went at pleasure" while nominally in custody. (12-13)

Appears in:
Moore, Mary. Wonderfull Newes from the North. London: 1650, 12-13

1647, Spring   Berwick  Northumberland  Northumberland  England 
2592

Margaret Muschamp, in the company of her mother, stepbrothers and stepsister, allegedly encounters Dorothy Swinow on the way to church in Berwick. Muschamp identifies Swinow, despite never having met or seen her prior; though Swinow is in custody for bewitching Muschamp, she has been permitted the freedom of the town. Muschamp insists on returning home and immediately falls into a severe fit lasting two hours in which she claims to be tormented by Swinow and two others.(12-13)

Appears in:
Moore, Mary. Wonderfull Newes from the North. London: 1650, 12-13

1647, Spring   Berwick  Northumberland  Northumberland  England 
2640

Justice Southcote and Queen's Attorney Master Gerard hear the second examination and confession of Mother Agnes Waterhouse and Joan Waterhouse, including Agnes Brown's deposition, on July 27, 1566.(22-24, 28-29)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 22-24, 28-29

1566, July 27   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2641

Mother Agnes Waterhouse alleges in her final confession that she was a regular church-goer and would pray heartily while there. When asked what prayers she used, she said she would recite the Lord's Prayer, the Ave Maria and the belief, but in Latin. When demanded why not in English as the law required, she replied "sathan wolde at no tyme suffer her to say it in englyshe, but at all tymes in laten." (38-40)

Appears in:
Phillips, John. The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches. London: 1566, 38-40

1566, July 29   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2666

On St. Valentine's Day, Gilbert Pickering takes the Throckmorton girls back to his home in Tichmarch. Elizabeth Throckmorton is allegedly in the throes of a fit until she gets on her horse, and her fits are absent for the entire journey. However, the moment she crosses the threshold of Pickering's home, her fits resume. They cause her to gasp, thrash and become dumb, deaf and blind. When she emerges from the fits, she claims that she was merely sleeping and not to remember anything of what transpired.(12-13)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 12-13

1590, February 14   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2667

Elizabeth Throckmorton, visiting her uncle Glibert Pickering, allegedly experiences fits whenever someone prays or reads from the Bible. Her torments, screeching and sneezing last for the duration of the prayer or reading, and end when it does. When asked whether she had prayed herself, she claims that "it would not suffer her: then whether shee used to pray at home, shee answered that it would not giue her so much time." When another guest tells her to "pray to your selfe secretly in your hart and spirite, and beginning to tell her that God understoode the inward sighs and grones of the hart, as well as the lowdest cries of the mouth," she falls into the strongest torments yet.(12-14)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 12-14

1590, February 14   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2668

Elizabeth Throckmorton falls into a fit during dinner during which the spirit possessing her allegedly plays with her body. It causes her to put "her hand besides her meate and her meate besides her mouth, mocking her, and making her misse her mouth," preventing her from eating. It also makes her smile and laugh exceedingly, and to be sweet and cheerful despite the tormenting of her body.(14)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 14

1590, February 15   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2669

Gilbert Pickering, recalling that the Throckmorton children would come out of their fits when taken into a churchyard, tries removing Elizabeth from his house while in throes of a fit. For three days, this causes her to come out of the fit, but it resumes as soon as she reenters the house. (14)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 14

1590, February 15   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2670

Elizabeth Throckmorton experiences fits in which she gasps and gapes, claiming that the spirit possessing her is coming and going with her breaths; she also claps her hands to her mouth while claiming that Mother Alice Samuel is trying to force mice, cats, frogs and toads into it. At one time, she cries out "away with your mouse mother Samuel, I wil none of your mouse" and imagines that she has one in her belly.(15-16)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 15-16

1590, February 16   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2671

Elizabeth Throckmorton experiences fits in which she allegedly sneezes violently and says "now the Witches would kill her Father, destroy both her and al her sisters." Her nose then bleeds profusely. The next morning, she remembers nothing of this.(16-17)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 16-17

1590, March 1   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2672

Elizabeth Throckmorton begs to go home to Warboys; along the way the company stops at a pond. She allegedly has strange fits there for three days, which she awakens out of every time she is taken to the pond's edge to the amazement of passing travelers. After the three days, she hits her head on a door and has continual fits thereafter, forcing her to remain in Titchmarsh.(17-18)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 17-18

1590, March 5   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2673

Elizabeth Throckmorton's spirit allegedly becomes more active She claims to hear it lapping milk from within her belly, it causes her to thrash and throw books whenever she reads anything "good," and it answers questions posed to it by causing her to react or remain quiet. Its responses show it likes papistry and witchcraft, but despises prayer and gospel: "love you the woord of God: whereas shee was sore troubled and vexed. But love you Witchcraft? it seemed content: or love you the Bible? Againe, it shaked hir, but love you Papistry: it was quiet. Love you praiers: it raged. Love you the Masse: it was stil. Love you the Gospell? againe it heaued up hir belly: so that what good thing soever you named, it miss-liked, but whatsoever concerning the Popes paltrie, it seemed, pleased, and pacified. "(18)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 18

1590, March 10   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2674

Elizabeth Throckmorton experiences fits of sickness in which she complains of pain in her heart and belly; it ends after several days only to be replaced by weeping, drowsiness and trances. Taking her outside stops bringing her out of her fits. While in a trance, she will often sew or knit, mourning if it is taken from her. During this time, she is able to read the Bible again, and has a three-day stretch in which the names of Satan, the Devil and Mother Samuel distress her.(19-22)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 19-22

1590, July 29   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2675

Elizabeth Throckmorton has fit in which she claims to see Mother Alice Samuel standing before her, wearing a white sheet and with a black child sitting on her shoulders. She is heard to say "looke where shee is, looke where shee is, away with your Childe mother Samuell I will none of your Childe, trembling every ioint, and sweating marvellously, calling upon her Uncle master Pickering and others to save her from mother Samuels Childe, and wich such lamentable speeches because no body would helpe her." When the fit ends, her teeth are set and her speech is taken from her. Though she gestures that she is hungry and thirsty, she can only drink milk through a quill.(22-23)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 22-23

1590, August 31   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2677

Elizabeth Throckmorton is carried back to Tichmarsh, allegedly "more like the Image and Shaddowe of a childe, then so in deede." She is unable to eat anything except "such melthing meats as woulde passe through a quill, onely somtimes she would take some buttered meats, very small minced, & rub it against the outside of her teeth, & so suck in the iuyce and moysture of it," and only then able to when she was carried into the field. After several days of this, Elizabeth is finally carried successfully to her father's home in Warboys. Along the way, she awakens "in very healthfull sort and merry, onely her greatest care and greife was, that shee was departed from Tichemarshe grove."(29-30)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Most Strange and Admirable Discouerie of the Three Witches of Warboys . Unknown: 1593, 29-30

1590, September 3   Titchmarsh  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2849

Mary/Ann Foster's hand becomes infected after Joseph Weedon cuts her with a knife, and she threatens to sue him for damages. Weedon gives her 20 shillings in reparation, but she is soon heard boasting that "it was the devil in her shape that received it of VVeedon, and that now she had thereby power to do him further mischief."(5)

Appears in:
Anonymous. Relation of the Most Remarkable Proceedings at the late Assizes at Northampton. London: 1674, 5

1674, April   Eastcote  Northamptonshire  Northamptonshire  England 
2956

A minister from Suffolk (Anonymous 475) affirmed that "one of the poor women that was hanged for a VVitch (Anonymous 476) at Berry Assizes, in the year 1645" sent her imps (Anonymous 235) into the army in order to kill "Parliament Souldiers," and others to kill "King's Souldiers." She also allegedly sent her imps to a man's (Anonymous 477) crop of corn, causing it die. This witch allegedly confessed to these crimes. (114)

Appears in:
Ady, Thomas. A Candle in the Dark . London: 1655, 114

1645     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
2962

A young man (Anonymous 479) from Suffolk finds himself allegedly bewitched for some time. The witch (Anonymous 480) responsible for his circumstance was executed for it.(7)

Appears in:
Dirby, Richard . Dreadful News from Wapping. Unknown: 1693, 7

1693     Suffolk  Suffolke  England 
2963

A woman from Old Gravel Lane (Anonymous 19) is allegedly possessed by the Devil. The day after being prevented from eating by the spirit possessing her, the woman is visited by Divines (Anonymous 484). The spirit possessing her (Anonymous 240) threatens to throw the woman into water, "and so destroy her." He also threatens to make the divines present sick, and declared that "Prayers were not effectual, save only in [the] Pulpit." The woman remained possessed.(4)

Appears in:
Anonymous. News from Old-Gravel Lane. London: 1675, 4

1675, March 23       Unknown  England 
2988

Anon 489, a rich farmer with three half-acres of oats to mow, allegedly sent for his neighbor, Anon 490 to hire him for the harvest. When Anon 490, a poor mower, tried to bargain for a better price for his labor, Anon 489 took "some exceptions at, bid him much more under the usual Rate than the poor Man asked above it; So that some sharp Words had past." Offended, Anon 490 refused to discuss the matter any further.(Title page)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Mowing-Devil. Unknown: 1678, Title page

1678, August     Hertfordshire  Hertforshire  England 
2989

Anon 490, afraid of losing work and Anon 489's patronage, ran after Anon 489 and begged to be hired on at a rate lower than he had charged for any mowing in the past year. The farmer, Anon 489, allegedly replied "That the Devil himself should Mow his Oats before he should have anything to do with them." With that, the two finally parted ways.(Title page)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Mowing-Devil. Unknown: 1678, Title page

1678, August     Hertfordshire  Hertforshire  England 
2990

The night after the farmer Anon 489 declared the Devil would mow his oats before Anon 489 would be hired to, several passers by allegedly saw the Anon 489's three half-acres of oats burn for some time.(Title page)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Mowing-Devil. Unknown: 1678, Title page

1678, August     Hertfordshire  Hertforshire  England 
2991

The morning after Anon 489's three half-acres of oats were allegedly seen to burn, Anon 489 received news of the event. He traveled to the field to witness it for himself, expecting destruction, and instead "found the Crop was Cut down ready to his hands; and as if the Devil had a mind to shew his dexterity in the art of Husbandry, and scorn'd to mow them after the usual manner, he cut them in round Circles, and plac't every straw with the exactness that would have taken up above an Age, for any Man to perform what he did in that one night."(Title page)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Mowing-Devil. Unknown: 1678, Title page

1678, August     Hertfordshire  Hertforshire  England 
2992

Anon 489 is allegedly to afraid to have his oats removed from the field after finding them "so neatly Mow'd by the Devil, or some Infernal Spirit, that no Mortal Man was able to do the like."(Title page)

Appears in:
Anonymous. The Mowing-Devil. Unknown: 1678, Title page

1678, August     Hertfordshire  Hertforshire  England 
2994

Elizabeth Brooke, of Great Leighs, Essex, is indicted at the Chelmsford Assiez on March 2, 1584 for allegedly bewitching Margaret Cleveland, husband of John Cleveland, to death. Brooke pleads not guilty, but is found guilty regardless.()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1584, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England 
2996

Elizabeth Brooke, of Great Leigh, Essex, is indicted at the Chelmsford Assize on March 2, 1584 for bewitching livestock belonging to James Holmested, Anonymous 491, Thomas Cornyshe, and George Fy.()

Appears in:
Essex Record Office, . Calendar of Essex Assize Records. Online. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk: 2011,

1584, March 2   Chelnes-forde; Chelmesforde; Chelmifforde; Chensforde;Chelmes-forde  Essex  Essex  England