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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Publicado en:Irish Historical Studies Vol. 43; no. 164; pp. 298 - 320
Autor principal: Sneddon, Andrew
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Nov2019
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