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Roger Nowell's role in 1612

Local magistrate (JP) investigating Lancashire witches

Nowell's age in 1612

62 years old

Nowell family's religious background

Strong Protestant connections

Who confessed to laming John Law

Alizon Device

When investigation began (date)

Around 21 March 1612

Three interrogation methods used on witches

Sleep deprivation, pricking, watching

Alizon Device's familiar spirit

Black dog

Old Demdike's spirit name

Tibb

Old Chattox's spirit name

Fancie

Clay effigy bewitching method

Dry it, then prick/burn it to harm victim

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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