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Page 38
... later agreed that the " little snatchet " was there . 38 church . She slipped and fell . Five days later she died . Second , the beggar , John Stewart , al- though under heavy guard and with his arms in fetters , contrived on the ...
... later agreed that the " little snatchet " was there . 38 church . She slipped and fell . Five days later she died . Second , the beggar , John Stewart , al- though under heavy guard and with his arms in fetters , contrived on the ...
Page 95
... later claimed visions opposing the remarriage of Henry VIII ; many priests and gentlemen were implicated and confessed the trick . Before her ex- ecution , Elizabeth Barton confessed that " because the thing which I feigned was ...
... later claimed visions opposing the remarriage of Henry VIII ; many priests and gentlemen were implicated and confessed the trick . Before her ex- ecution , Elizabeth Barton confessed that " because the thing which I feigned was ...
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... ( later Archbishop of Canterbury ) with other Lancastrian leaders were tried in the same year for using sorcery . Some later noble trials involved divination of the life expectancy of the king : the Duke of Buckingham in 1521 , Sir ...
... ( later Archbishop of Canterbury ) with other Lancastrian leaders were tried in the same year for using sorcery . Some later noble trials involved divination of the life expectancy of the king : the Duke of Buckingham in 1521 , Sir ...
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