According to John Stearne Anne Boreham was tempted by demons to forsake Christ, follow the devil, and do his work in return for various rewards.
In all probability Sudbury provided many more women accused of witches than just Anne alone. The town accounts for 1645 refer to outlays to send witnesses to the assizes at Bury. The witchcraft sceptic Francis Hutchinson later recorded that about this time ‘Two Borams, Mother and Daughter’ were hanged at Bury St Edmunds.