2798 |
Robert Throckmorton, Dr. Dorington, Gilbert Pickering, Master Throckmorton, John Pickering, Henry Pickering and Thomas Nutt give Indictments to the Inquest at the Huntingdon Assizes accusing Mother Alice Samuel, Agnes Samuel and John Samuel of bewitching Lady Cromwell to death and bewitching the Throckmorton children. (107-108)
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, . . Unknown: , 107-108
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2799 |
The indictments against Mother Alice Samuel, Agnes Samuel and John Samuel swiftly result in guilty verdicts by the Grand Jury at the Huntingdon Assizes. The ruling of the court is that "the cause was most apparant: their consciences were wel satisfied, that the said Witches were guilty, & had deserued death."(107-108)
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, . . Unknown: , 107-108
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2800 |
Jane Throckmorton has a fit during the trial of Mother Alice Samuel, Agnes Samuel and John Samuel at the Huntingdon Assizes. The Judge calls John to the bar and asks him if he can bring Jane out of her fit, which he denies, and the Judge tells him he has heard that John can do so by saying certain words. The Judge recites the words and tells John to do the same, but John refuses. The Judge repeats them again, and has various attendees of the court do so as well, including Dr. Dorington. When John continues to refuse, he is made to pray instead, and Jane is seen by all to shake and be troubled by it. John will not say the words of the charm ("As I am a Witch, and did consent to the death of the Lady Cromwell, so I charge the deuill to suffer Mistres Iane to come out of her fitt at this present.") until the Judge threatens him with a guilty verdict whether he does or not. Jane wipes her eyes and is well.(108-110)
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, . . Unknown: , 108-110
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2801 |
The court at the Huntingdon Assizes hears readings of the confessions of Mother Alice Samuel, taken on December 26 and 29, 1592. (110-111)
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, . . Unknown: , 110-111
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2802 |
Vicar Robert Poulter gives deposition on behalf of one of his parishoners, John Langley, who is too sick to come to court himself. According to Poulter, Mother Samuel overheard Langley give an order forbidding her any meat, and that afternoon, Langley's horse died under him on the way from Huntingdon to Brampton. Langley also allegedly escaped death two or three times within the next few days, lost "as many good and sound Cattell to all mennes iudgements, as were worth twentie markes" and began to suffer extraordinarily himself. The next day, the court is informed that John Langley had just died.(110-111)
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, . . Unknown: , 110-111
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2803 |
Master Robert Throckmorton of Brampton gives deposition accusing Mother Alice Samuel of bewitching various of his livestock to death; he claims the animals died after he he had "dealt verie roughly in speeches with the saide mother Samuell." This included two yearling calves, a hog, a nursing sow and a cow. He added that he was advised, once his animals started dying, to burn the bodies, so he had the cow buried in a hole with faggots and set on fire, and after that the deaths ceased. Mother Samuel is said to have confessed to bewitching these animals the night before her execution.(110-111)
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, . . Unknown: , 110-111
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1593, April 5 |
Brampton |
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Huntingdonshire |
Huntingdon |
England |
2804 |
The Jailor of Huntingdon gives deposition against Mother Alice Samuel alleging that one of his servants, Anonymous 445, became sick with tormenting fits after he chained her to her bedpost for unruly behavior. While in his fits, Anonymous 445 is said to have displayed the strength of two men and to have cried out against Mother Samuel. He died of this affliction about five or six days later. (111)
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, . . Unknown: , 111
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon Gaol |
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Huntingdonshire |
Huntingdon |
England |
2805 |
The Jailor of Huntingdon give deposition against Mother Alice Samuel alleging that she bewitched his son, Anonymous 446. He claims his son became sick with the same tormenting fits that his servant, Anonymous 445, was afflicted with, and did not mend until he brought the boy to Mother Samuel's cell to scratch her.(111)
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, . . Unknown: , 111
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon Gaol |
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Huntingdonshire |
Huntingdon |
England |
2806 |
The Judge asks John Samuel whether he has any reason to give why he should not be sentenced to death. John answers that "he had nothing to saye, but Lorde haue mercie on him." (111-112)
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, . . Unknown: , 111-112
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2807 |
The Judge asks Mother Alice Samuel whether she has any reason to give why she should not be sentenced to death. She claims to be pregnant, and is laughed at for the attempt - she is at the time of trial "neere fourscore" in age. She continues to insist, however, until the Judge has a Jury of Women (Anonymous 447) assembled and sworn to search her. They determine she is not with child "unlesse (as some saide) it was with the Diuell, & no marueile."(111-112)
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, . . Unknown: , 111-112
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2808 |
Mother Alice Samuel is found guilty and Henry Pickering allegedly "persuade her to confesse the trueth" as she stands with the prisoners following the verdict. She is said to have confessed to having carnal knowledge of William Langlad, the man who gave her familiars to her. Some present at the trial speculate that Langlad is in truth "the Diuel in mans likenesse."(111-112)
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, . . Unknown: , 111-112
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2809 |
Agnes Samuel is asked at her trial whether she has anything to say in her defense. Another prisoner urges her to say she is pregnant, but she refuses: "Nay, saide shee, that will I not do: It shall neuer be said, that I was both a Witch and a whoore." (112)
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, . . Unknown: , 112
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
2810 |
Mother Alice Samuel, Agnes Samuel and John Samuel are pronounced guilty of witchcraft and sentenced to death. (112)
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, . . Unknown: , 112
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1593, April 5 |
Huntingdon |
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Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdonshire |
England |
13 records returned.