Third Time Unlucky: Elizabeth Francis and the Chelmsford Assizes
An accusation of witchcraft did not mean an automatic trip to the gallows, even at the height of the witch trials in the 16thand 17thcenturies. Under the Witchcraft Act of 1563, causing death through any “witchcraft enchantment charm or sorcery” brought with it the penalty of death, but for the lesser offences of wasting or …
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