A-Z of the Accused: Elizabeth Kennet
Name: Elizabeth Kennit/Kennet, alias Smith Location: Stepney, Middlesex Date: 1659 Accusations: Elizabeth was accused of bewitching Sarah Rose on 1st April 1659. Sarah was “wasted, consumed, pained and lamed”, and was still in the same lamentable condition in June of that year when Elizabeth was before the courts. Interestingly, it appears that the widowed Elizabeth …