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Page 93
... convicted and hanged . Ellen Smith , whose mother had been hanged as a witch in 1574 , was charged with bewitching a four - year- old child . As the child died , she screamed , " Away with the witch . " Immediately after her death , the ...
... convicted and hanged . Ellen Smith , whose mother had been hanged as a witch in 1574 , was charged with bewitching a four - year- old child . As the child died , she screamed , " Away with the witch . " Immediately after her death , the ...
Page 381
... conviction several articles , such as a piece of a host , three leaves of periwinkle , a piece of charcoal , two ... convicted because , on her way to the well for water , she often rolled her pail down the hill , running before it ...
... conviction several articles , such as a piece of a host , three leaves of periwinkle , a piece of charcoal , two ... convicted because , on her way to the well for water , she often rolled her pail down the hill , running before it ...
Page 442
... Convicted September 6 ; Reprieved Cory , Giles Pressed to death September 19 Cory , Martha Hanged September 22 Eames , Rebecca Convicted September 17 ; Reprieved Esty , Mary Hanged September 22 Faulkner , Abigail Convicted ; Pleaded ...
... Convicted September 6 ; Reprieved Cory , Giles Pressed to death September 19 Cory , Martha Hanged September 22 Eames , Rebecca Convicted September 17 ; Reprieved Esty , Mary Hanged September 22 Faulkner , Abigail Convicted ; Pleaded ...
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