| ID | Short Description | Date | City | Parish | Current County | Old county | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2551 | Jennet Preston is arraigned and tried at the Yorke Assizes on July 27, 1612 before Sir James Altham, Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and Justice of the Assizes Sir Edward Bromley. She is charged with bewitching Thomas Lister to death.(X3)
Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, X3
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1612, July 27 | York | York | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire | England |
| 2552 | Anne Robinson gives deposition alleging that Master Thomas Lister was often heard to cry out "Iennet Preston was in the house, looke where shee is, take hold of her: for Gods sake shut the doores, and take her, shee cannot escape away. Looke about for her, and lay hold on her, for shee is in the house[.]" On his deathbed, she claims to have heard him say "Iennet Preston lyes heauie vpon me, Prestons wife lyes heauie vpon me; helpe me, helpe me."(Y2v)
Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Y2v
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1612, July 27 | Gisburne | Gisburne | Lancashire | Lancashire | England |
| 2556 | Jennet Preston is brought into the presence of Master Thomas Lister's body, and the body is observed to bleed fresh blood. This is interpreted as proof that Preston is his murderer.(Z2)
Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613, Z2
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1612, July 27 | York | York | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire | England |
| 2557 | Jennet Preston is declared guilty of the murder by witchcraft of Master Thomas Lister. She is sentenced to execution by hanging.()
Appears in:
Potts, Thomas. The Wonderfull Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. London: 1613,
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1612, July 27 | York | York | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire | England |