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east anglia witchhunt - Coggle Diagram

- - - - assizes were suspended so local authorities took over justice
        
        many had no legal training and so trails were not fair
        
        personal bias
- - - - 1640 - livestick on grimstons estate were plagued by mysterious illness
      - elizabeth clarke accused of killing them -> grimston recommened her for trial
      - hopkins and streane decided to make clarke confess
      - she was 'watched' for days and hopkins interogated her
      - while they were there they claimed to see all her familiars -> instead probably used torture
      - she named more witches which led hopkins to get a warrant from earl off hardwick
    - - siad she was forced to have sex with the devil and only the death of her mother could end it so she was hanged
      - approched hopkins to become an informer
      - her whole family was hanged as she admitted to attending a sabath and full extent of the witch conspiracy
      - was spared from excecution
    - - in ipswich she was burnt on the stake - sep 1645
    - - 1684 - became the last person to be put to death for witch craft
    - - 80 year old minister forced to run on the spot - no sleep until he collapsed from exhaustion
    - - accused by susan sparrow over an event from 30 years ago
      - died of the plague in prison 1645
      - 84 years old
    - - colchester
      - accused of poisoning a crate of apples that she gave to a family who died but they didnt even eat the apples
  - - - motives
        
        money
        
        charged £8 for services
        
        east anglia was a wealthy county so could afford his prices
        
        however he was part of the minor gentry so already had money which he inherited from his father
        
        religion
        
        puritan and visited areas affected by william dowsing
        
        became intrested in witchcraft when he suposedly overheard women disscussing eeting with the devil
        
        status
        
        became popular and well known through his witchhunting
        
        was only minor gentry so this icreased his power/infuence
        
        was a puritan however so meant to be against excess