Bury St. Edmunds 1645
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This took place in 1645, when on August 27, no less than 18 "witches" were hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. These trials were held by Matthew Hopkins the Witchfinder General. All the following confessed to the crime and were executed.
- Anne Alderman, Rebecca Morris and Mary Bacon of Chattisham
- Mary Clowes of Yoxford
- Sarah Spindler, Jane Linstead, Thomas Everard (cooper) and his wife Mary of Halesworth
- Mary Fuller of Wikipedia:Combs, near Stowmarket
- John Lowes, Vicar of Wikipedia:Brandeston
- Susan Manners, Jane Rivet and Mary Skipper of Copdock, near Ipswich
- Mary Smith of Glemham
- Margery Sparham of Mendham
- Katherine Tooly of Westleton.
- Anne Leech and Anne Wright of unknown.
According to the assistant of Matthew Hopkins John Stearn(e) , the witch-hunter,[1] in his book A Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft there were one hundred and twenty others in jail awaiting trial. Following a three week adjournment made necessary by the advancing King's Army the second sitting of the court resulted in 68 other 'condemnations'. [2]
Although there was much to keep the minds of Parliamentarians busy at this time with the Royalist Army heading towards Cambridgeshire concern about the events unfolding can be seen. Moderate Intelligencer, a parliamentary 'sided' paper that existed through the English Civil War, in an editorial of September 4th -11th 1645 concerning the affairs in Bury Template:Cquotetxt
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