A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. The proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12.

  • Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.
Date:
1712
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Credit: A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. The proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and ic is really ftrange that the Feathers fttould be fo clofely knit to* ge.her, and rank’d in fuch an exaft Mathematical Order* How this Ihovld corne by Chance is as inconceivable to me, as that the 24 Letters fhould by meer Accident fall into One of the Verfes of Virgil or three?. The vifcwus Matter with which thefe Feathers were joined pats me in Mind of that Ointment made of Dead Mens FTeib, whic:’ Mr. GUnvil, and others, mention as often ufed by Witches, I cannot expeft that this Narrative will meet with any Credit a* mong chofe who are refolyed againft all Teflimony, that of (he Holy Scriptures not excepted, never to believe that there are any fuch Per- fonsas Witches, but I hope it will fully fatisfie ali others, that in this Profecution nothing was. done but upon good Grounds ; and having now fairly reprefented our Doings to the World, we fubmit ourfelves to the Reader’s Impartial judgment, and reft fully fatisfied in having difeharged our Duties. And thus, Lifter anii mu: animat Niftras* APPENDIX. * Containing an Account of the Suffering of Anne Street, by the Witchcrafts of Jane Wenham, , H Aving promis’d ta givfc the Reader a particular Account of Anns Street's Diforder, I come now to perform ic; I tnuft premife, thac tins Anne Street was a very brisk healthful Maid before fhe had thefe Fits, which do doc in the Ieaft refembjc Fits of the Mother, or tpy Natural Di-feafc : I had this Account^from her own Mouth 5 and altho’ it has not been yet Sworn before any Magiftratc, yet the whole Neighbourhood know ic to be true. On Sunday^ the 17th 0{February, Arne Street was taken Speech* left, and afterwards fell into Convulhons, and was fo ftrong that Three or Four Men could not hold her - her Mind ran ftrangely iip- 00 Jane Wenhim, and fhe was flrongly tempted to run out of the Houfe, but whither, or to what purpofe, fne could not tell *, hew-* ever, ihe was prevented by tl^je about her, who kept, her within led fhe fh >uld dp herfelf any Flkrm; and upon their going to Prayeri Ihe recovered, and .was pretty well chat Night. The next Day fhe was tempted to deft ray herfelf, but pra&gfo fss? ■ rowly watched that fhe eouH find no Opportunity, altho* me hstot attempted to choak.herfelfwtth.the Sheets of the Bed: The Day a£ ter fhe goc out of the Houfe, and ran into a Pend to drown herfelf, and was hardly faved by Three Men, who had fo much ado to pull her out of the Water - being asked what moved her to do this? She laid fhe knew nor, bur fhe muft kill herfelf*, foon after this (lie had a Fit, and upon her Recovery our of it by Prayer, fhe laid chat Oi«