by Liz Baalham | Feb 6, 2026 | Bury Assizes, Learning Library
The first recorded account of a witch trial at Bury St Edmunds was in 1599 when Jone Jordan of Shadbrook (Stradbroke) and Joane Nayler were tried, but there is no record of the charges or verdicts. This trial links to the case of Oliffe Bartham of Stradbrook who was...