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Witches in Early Modern England

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"Thomas Addy, author of _A Candle in the Dark_ (1655), tells of a "brief tenent in the Universities" (Anonymous 466), who "did but study and contemplate upon this subject of Witchcraft," and discovered ... ", 'A Candle in the Dark', Thomas Ady, London (1655)

"Lewis Gaufredy of Marseilles confesses to how he married Magdalen of the Marish to the Prince of Devils, called Beelzebub, who took the form of a gentleman.", 'The Life and Death of Lewis Gaufredy', Anonymous, London (1612)

"Lewis Gaufredy claims that the Devil appeared to him again and gave him the ability to make any woman fall in love with him by simply smelling his breath. ", 'The Life and Death of Lewis Gaufredy', Anonymous, London (1612)

"The minister, Mr. Lewis Hughes, informs the Recorder of London, sir John Crook, during the examination of Mary Glover, that he had often prayed with Elizabeth Jackson, the woman accused of causing Mar ... ", 'Certaine grievances, or the errours of the service-booke; plainely layd open', Lewes Hughes, London (1641)

"The minister, Mr. Lewis Hughes, informs the Recorder of London, Sir John Crook, during the examination of the fourteen year old girl, Mary Glover, who allegedly suffers from fits caused by the woman E ... ", 'Certaine grievances, or the errours of the service-booke; plainely layd open', Lewes Hughes, London (1641)

"The day after the alleged dispossession of Mary Glover, the minister Mr. Lewis Hughes goes to the Recorder of London, Sir John Crook, and informs him of the events that transpired during the girl's di ... ", 'Certaine grievances, or the errours of the service-booke; plainely layd open', Lewes Hughes, London (1641)

Serjeant Crew, "A man from Nantwich in the county of Cheshire, described as Randolf Crewe who was made the King's Serjeants-at-Law, an elite legal position, in 1614. Serjeant Crewe was one of two traveling judges on ... "

"Lewis Gaufredy confesses making a bargain with the Devil that included giving his soul and all his possessions to the Devil.", 'The Life and Death of Lewis Gaufredy', Anonymous, London (1612)

"In order to test whether or not the fourteen year old girl from London, Mary Glover, counterfeit her bewitchment allegedly caused by Elizabeth Jackson, the Recorder of London, Sir John Crook, arranged ... ", 'Certaine grievances, or the errours of the service-booke; plainely layd open', Lewes Hughes, London (1641)

"Dr. John Lambe, reprieved from his death sentence for the rape of Joan Seager, rents a house in London for a year and a quarter. On Friday, June 13, 1628, he is attacked by an angry mob while leaving ... ", 'A Briefe Description of the Notorious Life of John Lambe', Anonymous, Amsterdam (1628)

Sir Humphrey Winch, "A man from Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, who owned land at Cardington, Nothill, and Everton. Sir Humphrey Winch was one of two justices who, along with Randolph Crew, presided over the midla ... "

"John Darrell alleges that his suspension from his Ministry following William Sommers' confession of counterfeiting impoverished him, and caused great hardship for his wife and five children. He also c ... ", 'The Trial of Maist. Dorrell', Anonymous, (1599)

Matthew Hale Knight, Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer, "A man from Bury St. Edwards in the County of Suffolk, known to be Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer. He was a dominant figure on the King's Bench for nearly twenty years. Most famou ... "

Doctor John Lambe, "Doctor John Lambe is a man from Worcester in the county of Worcestershire, known to be an astrologer, cunning-man, teacher of gentleman's children, magician and juggler, and to style himself a physici ... "

Jone Peterson, "A woman allegedly from Spruce Island, near Wapping in Greater London, who is approached by the Anne Hook to testify during trial that she gave Anne Levingston seeds and powder with which to murder La ... "

Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice, "A man from the county of Suffolk, described as Sir Edward Coke who was Lord Chief Justice, and known to converse with Robert Spatchet of Dunwich in the county of Suffolk, the grandfather of alleged de ... "

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