Suffolk Flashcards
who was the first person accused in Suffolk
165 Anna Moats was judged guilty of witch craft in the court of Oyer and Terminer
why did Maots be accused of witch craft
magistrates were told she had confessed within 2 hours of her arrest that she had imps or evil spirits
she had failed to conform to the accepted norms of female behaviour
how many victims on the hunts were women
over 100 individuals
how many of the cases refer to bewitching livestock
20% particular over butter and cheese
an example of bewitching livestock
Margaret Bent was accused of killing cows belonging to Hoggard and bewitched Goody Garnham’s cows
as she had been refused charities
example of the civil war impacting causes
mention witchcraft in relation to the army
ann smith of Glemham gave her son an imp to take to the army with him
why were males accused
they were associated with another female witch
example of the laws against women
1624 enacted that concealment of birth of a bastard child would be taken as evidence of murder
MM 1486 had portrayed female sexuality as deviant and subversive
what was the stereotypical witch the opposite of
a good wife
Stegold Hintlesham was found guilty of using witchcraft to kill her husband
an example of women trying to escape poverty
Prissilla Collit of Dunage confessed after she had been watched in custody for 3 nights that the devil had appeared to her when she was sick 12 years ago and tempted her to kill her children to escape poverty
the devil promised her 10 shillings
how many of the Suffolk witches were accused of killing children
20%
