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... 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 mother ...
... 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 mother ...
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... hanged for witchcraft in Eng- land in modern times was Agnes Water- house at Chelmsford in 1566. Elizabeth Howes was convicted of bewitching to death in 1564 and may have been hanged at the Essex assizes , although she pleaded pregnancy ...
... hanged for witchcraft in Eng- land in modern times was Agnes Water- house at Chelmsford in 1566. Elizabeth Howes was convicted of bewitching to death in 1564 and may have been hanged at the Essex assizes , although she pleaded pregnancy ...
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... Hanged July 19 Bishop , Bridget Hanged June 10 Bradbury , Mary Convicted September 6 ; Jacobs , George Hanged August 19 Escaped Burroughs , Rev. George Hanged August 19 Carrier , Martha Hanged August 19 Cloyce , Sarah Convicted ...
... Hanged July 19 Bishop , Bridget Hanged June 10 Bradbury , Mary Convicted September 6 ; Jacobs , George Hanged August 19 Escaped Burroughs , Rev. George Hanged August 19 Carrier , Martha Hanged August 19 Cloyce , Sarah Convicted ...
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