Relation of the Proceedings at the Northampton Assizes, 1674
Anonymous · 1674
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Description
Mary Forster stood trial at the Northampton assizes in 1674, and a relation of the proceedings keeps her case. Relation of the Proceedings at the Northampton Assizes prints the charge, her confession as reported, and her death. The trial falls in the Restoration years, well past the Civil War.
By 1674 many in England doubted witch charges, yet the courts still heard them and still hanged. Forster's case shows the old charge at work in a new and more wary age. The report is short, plain, and sad in the usual way of these prints. It proves the gallows for witches had not yet closed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1674 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | EEBO-TCP |