| ID | Short Description | Date | City | Parish | Current County | Old county | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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1585 | Henningham Sibble | North 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,
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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
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1588, March 31 | Henningham Sibble | North 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
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1589, March | Henningham Sibble | North Essex | Essex | England |