Select document: Florence Newton's trial for witchcraft, Cork, 1661: Sir William Aston's transcript.

This article examines the sole extant and complete set of signed witness statements for an Irish witchcraft trial. These testimonies were given at Florence Newton's trial for witchcraft at Cork assizes in September 1661, and were signed by the presiding judge, Sir William Aston. The Aston manuscript...

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Published in:	Irish Historical Studies Vol. 43; no. 164; pp. 298 - 320
Main Author:	Sneddon, Andrew
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Nov2019
Subjects:	Newton, Florence Witchcraft Trials (Law)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost