A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. The proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12.

  • Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.
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A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. The proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed for E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1712.

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4 unnumbered pages, 36 pages ; 8vo (21 cm)

Edition

The fourth edition.

Notes

Printed on title-page: Price 6 d.
Attributed to Francis Bragge by ESTC.
Copy 1. Bound with four other pamphlets from 1712 relating to the Jane Wenham case. From the library of Edwin Clarke.

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ESTC, T72522.
ESTC T72522

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