Belvoir Flashcards
who were the witches that were accused
Joan Flower and her daughter Margaret and Phillipa
who did Joan and her daughters work for
the Belvoir castle in Leicestershire, Francis Manners
were the girls popular
no they weren’t popular among other staff
Joan was described as full of curses and imprecations irreligious
Joans daughters were said to be sexually promiscuous and to keep debauched and bewitched men
the devil then entered their lives and ratified a deal with abominable kisses and sacrifice of blood
following the girls emplyoment what happened
the earl countess and three children fell ill with extraordinary convulsions
their eldest son Henry Lord Roos died before the end of 1613
the earl and countess didnt jump to the conclusion that young Francis ailment was the result of witchcraft and needed the best doctors
when were the servants arrested
in 1618 on the charges of causing Lord Ross’s death by witchcraft and were imprisoned in Lincoln castle
what happened to Joan Flower
sought to prove her innocent by calling for bread and butter wishing that it wouldn’t go through her if she was guilty
but then feel died and died
what did Phillipa confess to
she had a spirit in the form of a white rat creature had promised to cause Thomas Simpson to love her in exchange for her soul
what did the sisters confess to
stolen a glove from young Lord Ross and pricked it with pins and buried it in the backyard
they also named 3 other women Anne Baker, Ellen Green and Joan Willmot
what was the conviction of the sisters j
judged at the assize court by Sir Henry Hobert and sir Edward Bromley
they were convicted and hanged in 1619
