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Witchcraft

A detection of damnable driftes

a collection of evidence from other cases, Elizabeth Francis saw a dog, which bewitched a Ms. Poole for not giving her yeast; Elleine Smith of Maldon was accused of bewitching to death a young girl, sending a mouse and toad imp; a Mother Stauton of Wimbishe went around begging, putting people into fits, and killing livestock, she was arranged but not yet executed for murder; a Mother Nokes of Lamberd bewitched to death a child and livestock

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Witchcraft

The Examination and confession of certaine wytches

Includes introductory poem, Elizabeth Frauncis was taught witchcraft by her grandmother Eue of Hatfyelde, she fed a white cat ‘Sathan,’ her blood at her grandmother’s command, she wanted money so the cat gave her sheep, she wanted Andrew Byles to be her husband and was commanded by the Devil to be ‘abused’ by him, when he did not marry her she had the Devil bewitch him to death, destroyed her unborn child with poison, Elizabeth gave the cat to Mother Agnes Waterhouse who also made a blood covenant, it could transform to a dog or toad, she killed livestock, Satan killed her husband for her, Ioane her daughter associated with the Devil too, they all confessed and Anges Waterhouse was executed