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A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. : the proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy : also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and received sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12.

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Main Author:	Bragge, Francis, 1690-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1712.
Edition:	The fifth edition.
Subjects:	Wenham, Jane, > -1730. Wenham, Jane, > -1730 > Trials, litigation, etc. Witchcraft > Great Britain > Early works to 1800. Trials (Witchcraft) > England > Hertfordshire > Early works to 1800. Trials (Witchcraft) Witchcraft. England > Hertfordshire. Great Britain. Offprints. Early works. Trials, litigation, etc.

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