Witchcraft -- England; Witchcraft -- Great Britain; Witchcraft -- Scotland
Joan Robinson, another S. Osees witch, was to blame for various acts of
sorcery and witchcraft--hurting one woman's brood goose, and another's
litter of pigs, drowning cows, laming ambling mares, and the rest of the
witch's playful practices; all of which she, too, denied strenuously, but
nevertheless formed one of the thirteen victims whom the offended justice
of the times found necessary to condemn and execute. So this sad trial
came to an end, and Brian Darcy covered his name with infamy so long as
W. W. has a black letter copy extant.
The following singular table is drawn up at the end of the book:--
"The names of XIII Witches and those that have been bewitched by
them.
The Names of those persons that have beene bewitched and thereof haue
dyed, and by whome, and of them that haue receyved bodyly harme, &c.
As appeareth vpon sundrye Enformations, Examinations, and Confessions
taken by the worshipfull Bryan Darcey, Esquire; and by him certified
at large vnto the Queene's Maiestie's Justices of Assise of the
Countie of Essex, the XXIX of Marche, 1582.
S. Osythes. The Witches. } {Kempes wife,
1. Ursley Kempe,} bewitched {Thorlowes Childe,
alias Gray } to death {and Strettons wife.
2. Ales Newman }
and Ursley } bewitched {Letherdalles childe,
Kempe } to death {and Strettons wife.
Confessed by} The said Ales}
Ursley and} and Ursley } bewitched {Strattons Childe,}whereof
Elizabeth.} Kempe } {Grace Thorlowe, }they did
}languish.
{William Byet, and Joan his
3. Elizabeth } bewitched { wife, and iii of his
Bennet } to death { beasts.
{The wife of William Willes,
{ and William Wittingalle.
Elizabeth } {William Bonners Wife, John
Bennet } bewitched { Butler, Fortunes Childe;
{ whereof they did languish.
Ales Newman } bewitched {John Johnson and his Wife,
}to death { and her own Husband, as it
{ is thought.
Confessed } 4. Ales Hunt } bewitched {Rebecca Durrant and vi
the cattell.} } to death { beasts of one Haywardes.
5. Cysley Celles} bewitched { Thomas Deaths Childe.
} to death {
Little } Cysley Celles bewitched {Rosses Mayde, Mary Death,
Clapton. } { whereof they did languish.
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