by Liz Baalham | Feb 1, 2026 | Babergh, Belstead
Rebecca Prick confessed to having entered a covenant with the Devil and possessing two imps. True bills were found against both women. Rebecca may not have been found guilty at her subsequent trial as in 1656 a woman of the same name was bailed to appear at the next...
by Liz Baalham | Feb 1, 2026 | Babergh, Wattisham
According to Stearne Elizabeth Finch of ‘Watson in Suffolke’ confessed that twenty years before she had entered into a covenant with the Devil and had since been plagued by imps. “Also ELIZABETH FINCH of Wattisham in Suffolk , confessed, that about twenty years before...
by Liz Baalham | Feb 1, 2026 | Babergh, Lavenham, Lavenham
Susan Scot confessed to offenses against Mr Coppinger, including the murder of his daughter, Thomasine. Scot attributed her own descent into witchcraft to the influence of two other women, Sweeting and Golding. Her imps were believed to have caused Thomasine...
by Liz Baalham | Feb 1, 2026 | Babergh, Lavenham, Lavenham
While in Lavenham, Stearne heard the confession of Anne Randall, who admitted to serving the Devil for over thirty years with the aid of two kitten-imps named ‘Jacob’ and ‘Hangman.’ She confessed to raising a storm that killed William Baldwin’s horses after he refused...
by Liz Baalham | Feb 1, 2026 | Babergh, Gt Waldingfield and Acton
John Bysack confessed to having made a pact with the devil in the shape of a dog. In exchange for his blood Bysack had received six imps, all in the form of snails. His wife Goodwife Bysack was also searched but cleared.
by Liz Baalham | Feb 1, 2026 | Babergh, Long Melford
During his searches Stearne stayed in Long Melford, his childhood village. During one of these stays the first male to be accused handed himself over, Alexander Sussums. Stearne searched him personally and found two ‘witch marks’. Sussums was sent for trial but was...
