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ID Short Description Date City Parish Current County Old county Nation
539

William Wicherely inventories his use of crystal, swords, and holy water as magical instruments.()

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Smith, Thomas. An Examination taken by Sir Thomas Smith of Conjurer, and his Comlice at 1549. Unknown: 1559,

1549 London   London  London, City of  London  England 
542

William Wicherely, during his examination, identifies a group of magicians and conjurers from the five hundred he claims are practicing magic in England.()

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Smith, Thomas. An Examination taken by Sir Thomas Smith of Conjurer, and his Comlice at 1549. Unknown: 1559,

1549 London   London  London, City of  London  England 
1621

WIlliam Whycherly, while being examined by Sir Thomas Smith, claims that Croxton's wife, in Golding-lane in Saint Giles parishe, occupieth the syve and sheeres [divination tools], and she only speaketh with the fayrayes [fairies]."(334)

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Foxe, Thomas Cranmer, John Gough Nichols, John. Narratives of the Days of the Reformation. Unknown: 1859, 334

1549 Golding Lane, London  St Giles   London, City of  London  England 
1623

William Whycherly, during his examination by Sir Thomas Smith, confesses to being able to "invocate the spirite into the cristalle glasse assone as any man, but he cannot bynde the spirit so sure as other from their lyinge lyes."(333)

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Foxe, Thomas Cranmer, John Gough Nichols, John. Narratives of the Days of the Reformation. Unknown: 1859, 333

1549 London   London  London, City of  London  England