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Witchcraft case studies - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Hemmingsen convinced James of the likelihood of witchcraft so when he came back to Scotland he wrote demonologie
        
        when James bought his bride back, the waters were so choppy and they were stuck in a storm
        
        this solidified James' belief in witchcraft
        
        Gilly Duncan
        
        had a reputation as a folk healer but her employer (David Seaton) was suspicious when she would be absent from the house at night
        
        Seaton and others tortured her with pillywinks (thumbscrews effectively) and cords around her head
        
        Gilly denied all accusations of witchcraft
        
        after this, Seaton wanted to find the witches mark - which was eventually located around her neck
        
        she eventually confessed to having sold her soul to the devil in order to get her cures
        
        after further torture, she confessed to being one of 200 witches who gathered on all hallows eve.
      - before the trip, there was a 1563 witchcraft act but was very rarely enforced
        
        after the kings interaction with Hemmingsen, his belief became more of an obsession and he wanted to be the king who eradicated witches.
      - hemmingsen had written books that outlined that witches could carry out acts of maleficium - mischief
  - - - was tortured in similar ways to Gilly Duncan with the use of Cords. additionally she was subjected to sleep deprivation ad the witches bridle.
- - - - Alizon told the guards that she had been begging alongside her grandmother from Richard Baldwin.
        
        he refused to give them money, so they cursed him too and a year later, his daughter died
        
        after hearing this story, the guards arrested her grandmother and they were sent to Lancaster castle to await their trial
        
        9 other ladies were arrested for admitting they were witches
        
        a week after the ladies arrest, a meeting at Malkin Tower to discuss how they could free the women
        
        9 people thought of a plan to blow up the castle and kill the jailer
        
        the guards heard about their plan and they were all sent to the castle as well to be tried
        
        in total there were 11 women arrested and sent to the castle to be tried
        
        These women were called the Pendle Witches,
        Salmesbury witches and a Padiham witch.
        
        20 people were bought to be tried in August
        
        there was no real evidence provided at the trial, only gossip and confessions from people who lied
        
        after a 3 day trial, the Salmesbury witches were declared innocent but 10 of the people were found guilty and were hung
  - - - Alizon claimed she saw Anne Redferne (daughter of Old Chattox) wearing a stolen cap and band
      - families then started throwing accusations around of theft and slander
        
        Old Chattox was offered a yearly tribute of grain by Alizons father (John Device) to keep quiet
      - even before the rivalry, in 1595 accusations were being thrown at Chattox. Christopher Nutters son Robert fell ill and stated that he had been bewitched by Chattox (whom he was the tenant)
        
        Christopher died three months after Robert died on his return from Chester
        
        John (the surviving son) would later give evidence against Chattox
      - when questioned, Alizon claimed that both Chattox and Demdike were both witches, but Chattox was a far more heinous witch and she had murdered someone using her powers