Witchcraft farther display'd. Containing I. An account of the witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne, in Hertfordshire, since her condemnation ... II. An answer to the most general objections against the being and power of witches: ... To which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the assizes held at Cork, anno 1661; as also of two witches ... at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, anno 1664.

  • Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.
Date:
1712
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Credit: Witchcraft farther display'd. Containing I. An account of the witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne, in Hertfordshire, since her condemnation ... II. An answer to the most general objections against the being and power of witches: ... To which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the assizes held at Cork, anno 1661; as also of two witches ... at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, anno 1664. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Health, and.flept well that Night, without Pain^ except Sufm Chandler, who complain'd of a Pain like pricking of Pins in her Stomach. After this, they came into Court; but Anne Vurent was afraid to look on the Witches, and pray’d that ftie might not fee them* But the other two declar'd hi open Court, before the Pvifoners, (who did not much contradict them) that all that had been fwo;n to, was true. After this, the whole Court bang iatisfy'd with the Verdict, the Witches were fentenc’d to be hang'd. Great -Endeavours were us'd to bring them to Confefli- on, but in vain, and they were executed on Monday the 17th of March, but confefs’d nothing. ... ... 1111 1 ■■ .. i— ■■■ .. . 1 •• ■ , -• • V , V.-. | \ . . ■ • * ■ Observations on the foregoing Tryal of Amy Duny and Rofe Cullender. IT is very probable, that Mr. Jufticc Powell had never feen this Tryal, when he laid in that of Mother Wenham, That he never heardy that in any Witch's Tryal before, the af¬ flicted Perfons fell into a Fit in Court. For here the Reader iees, that three Perfons difturb’d, all fell into Fits at the Sight bf the Prifoners; which was exactly the Cafe of Anne Thorn* She was to all Appearance very well in the Morning, ’till fhe faw the wicked Author of her Tor¬ ments in Court; and then fhe fell into a Fit, as is related, p. 24. of the Account of the Difcovery of Sorcery, Sic. But this Circumftance is not the only one in which thefe two Cafes agree : For 1. As Durent's Child's Fits immediately fucceeded upon Amy Duny's threatening her. That fhe had as good have done otherwife, as have found Fault with her ; foin our Cafe, immediately before Anne Thorns ftrft Fit, Jane Wenham threaten'd Mr. Gar diner, as you may fee p. 3. and before the f?cond fhe had threaten'd Anne Thorn herfelf, That if fhe told any more fuch Stories of her, as if fhe had bewitch'd her, it fhcuJd be mrje with her, than it had been ysty p. «$♦ to fay nothing of her threatening her after Con¬ demnation, that Anne Thorn and Anne Street [bould not k well yet j which has exactly come to pais fince. 2. Thefe