by Liz Baalham | Jan 26, 2026 | Hintlesham, Victim Stories
Joan Potter was accused by the watcher Richard Glamfield of having imps that suckled her while she spoke with him, and he was described as instrumental in bringing her to trial. She confessed that she had sent imps to kill her own grandchild, and Glamfield also gave...
by Liz Baalham | Jan 26, 2026 | Hintlesham, Victim Stories
Susanna Stegold confessed to John Easte that whatever evil she wished came to pass, including the deaths of her pig and her husband, who was said to have died “distracted.” She later remarried but was reported to have wished ill upon her second husband as well. Jaffer...
by Liz Baalham | Jan 26, 2026 | Hintlesham, Victim Stories
Susan Marchant, a widow, was said to have received three imps and to have been visited by the devil. She confessed to John Easte that she kept imps, which she claimed to have used to lame a cow belonging to her brother, Jaferies (Jefferies), and it was also reported...
by Liz Baalham | Jan 26, 2026 | Hintlesham, Victim Stories
Bridget Bigsby, a widow originally from Norfolk, was accused of being visited by imps who came to feed from her and urged her to deny God and Christ. Evidence against her was given by Richard Glamfield, who also noted that her grandmother, still living at the time,...
