Chelmsford Flashcards
where is chelmsford
essex
when did the chelmsford trials take place
1566
who was accused
Agnes Waterhouse alongside her daughter Joan Waterhouse and neighbour Elizabeth Francis
what did Elizabeth Francis confess to
having a familiar spirit, a white spotted cat called Sathan had been given to her by her grandmother who had taught her magic
what did Elizabeth Francis do
caused the death of Andrew Boyles who with Sathan’s aid she had acquired as her lover
when Andrew refused to marry her. she willed sathan to kill him
she then found she was pregnant and caused the child to die
she then gave her familiar spirit to Agnes waterhouse
what did Agnes Waterhouse testify too
using the familiar to harm animals belonging to people she disliked,
she had also used the cat to curse her neighbour William Fynne with a fatal illness after a falling out and to kill her own husband too
why was Joan Waterhouse questioned
unleashing an imp again Agnes Brown after brown had refused to give her some bread and cheese
she summoned Sathan which came to her as a black dog who required Joans soul for his service
what was the sentence of Agnes Waterhouse
made her confession as her 25 year career as a witch
and was duly hanged- she went to death showing penance but winning no sympathy from the protestant authorities due to praying in latin
what was the sentence of Elizabeth Francis
was given a years inprisonment only to be executed later after reopening in 1579
an example of a men being convicted of witchcraft
Robert Browning was accused at the Lent Assize 1598 of conjuring spirits and was sentenced to public shaming
in 1611 the court sentenced Richard John to be hanged for consulting spirits
