Pendle Flashcards
when were the trials
1612 and 1633
who were the accused witches
Ann Whittle, Old Chattox
Elizabeth Southerne, Old Demdike
who gave evidence against Elizabeth in court
her own children James Alison and Jennet Device
what was Chattoz accused of
bewitching and killing 4 people and to not have made clay figured for use in cursing
what did Alison Device accuse her grandmother of
she said her gradmmother had helped to heal John Nutters sick cow but it died whilst Demdike was with it
what did demidke confess to
she had encountered the devil in the form of a boy while returning home through Pendle wood
she had sold her soul in the promise of witches
what did chattox confess to
on 19th may in Lancaster castle that she had been brought into witchcraft by Demdike and had met the devil in the form of a man who insisted on having one part of her body to suck upon
the devil provided huge feasts and artificial lighting
what did James Device accuse Alison of
for bewitching the child of Henry Bullocke
what did Jennet Deivce accuse her mother of
she initially told the judge she couldn’t speak in the presence of her mother
jennets denunciation included the allegation that her mother had a familiar spirit in the form of a dog named Ball
what did Edmund Jr explain
that he saw two greyhounds turn into a woman and boya and that he saw a huge feast attended by over 60 or more witches
that he saw 3 flat figures being pierced with thorns
why did Edmun Jr give this testimony
he told his father this was the reason he was home late
three months later he was offered money for every witch he could identify
what happened to the suspects
some were sent to William Harvey who dissected a toad which was said to be a witches familiar and demonstrated it was just ordinary
what did Edmund jr later admit to
that it was all a lie on the basis of being local lore concerning the supposed meeting at Malkin Tower
potentially his father had used this as a money making scheme
why was Margaret Johnson accused
she want she turned herself in as she had become convinced of her own guilt
she admitted to selling her soul to a deivl called Maximillian and for 6 years allowed him to suck her blood
what signs do Pendle show of an intellectual shift
even King James have become more sceptical about witchcraft in later years
the King visited the country and took the opportunity to question John smith who them confessed to making it uo
the king issued a royal pardon and 5 women were freed
he sent some witches to be studied by the medical faculty at Cambridge
