 Brandeston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, who were all condemned and executed at one time at Bury. Hopkins used many arts to extort confession from suspected persons, and when these failed, he had recourse to swimming them, which was...  History, gazetteer, and directory, of Suffolk - Page 178by William White - 1855Full view - About this book
 | John Britton - 1813 - 1036 pages
...doubtless Mr. Lawes, an innocent, aged clergyman, of Bran-- deston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, who were all condemned and executed at...recourse to swimming them, which was done by tying theii thumbs and great toes together, and then throwing them into the water. If they floated they were... | |
 | J. Deck - 1821 - 188 pages
...associates, were Mr. Lawes, an innocent, aged clergyman, of Brandeston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, who were all condemned and executed at one time at Bury."* — On the 17th of March, 1664, two poor widows were tried before Sir Matthew Hale, convicted, and... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 266 pages
...Mr. Lawes, an innocent aged clergyman, of Brandeston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, were all condemned and executed at one time at Bury....together, and then throwing them into the water. If they Boated they were guilty of the crime of witchcraft, but their sinking was a proof of their innocence.... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 412 pages
...Mr. Lawes, an innocent aged clergyman, of Brandeston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, were all condemned and executed at one time at Bury....swimming them, which was done by tying their thumbs and gieat toes together, and then throwing them into the water. If they floated they were guilty of the... | |
 | J. Deck - 1836 - 150 pages
...women were sacrificed. *(• * Hopkins, the wicked agent of a blind and fanatical government, employed many arts to extort confession from suspected persons,...swimming them, which was done by tying their thumbs and toes together and then throwing them into the water. If they floated they were guilty of the crime... | |
 | John Kirby - 1839 - 542 pages
...at one time at Bury. Besides the arts used by Hopkins to extort confession from suspected persons, he had recourse to swimming them; which was done by tying their thumbs and great toes together, previously to throwing them into the water ; if they sunk it was a proof of their innocence, but if... | |
 | William White - 1844 - 770 pages
...doubtless Mr Lawcs, an innocent, aged clergyman, of Brandeston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, who were all condemned and executed at...into the water. If they floated, they were guilty of tincrime of witchcraft, but their sinking was a proof of their innocence. This method he pursued, till... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1854 - 560 pages
...Mr. Lawes, an innocent aged clergyman, of Brandeston, a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, were all condemned and executed at one time at Bury....water. If they floated they were guilty of the crime of withcraft, but their sinking was a proof of their innocence. This method he pursued till some gentlemen,... | |
 | 1893 - 478 pages
...at Bury. Besides the arts Hopkins resorted to in order to extort confession from suspected persons he had recourse to swimming them, which was done by tying their thumbs and great toes together, previous to throwing them into the water ; if they sank it was a proof of their innocence, but if they... | |
 | A. D. Bayne - 1873 - 674 pages
...magistrates were Laws, an innocent aged clergyman, of Brandestone; a cooper and his wife, and fifteen other women, who were all condemned and executed at...one time at Bury. Hopkins used many arts to extort confessions from suspected persons, and when these failed he had recourse to swimming them, which was... | |
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