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Auction 53
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53-516 (Bragge,F. zugeschrieben).
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 etc...till She was Commited to Gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal...where she was found Guilty of Felony and Witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12. 3. ed. London, Curll 1712. 2 Bl., 36 S. Läd. Hldr. d. Zt. (Deckel lose, tls. beschabt u. bestoßen).
The case concerning Jane Wenham relates to the last known instance in which a witch was convicted in England. The overturning of the jury's verdict by the judge created an incident that provoked a brief pamphlet war. Jane Wenham was placed on trial at the instigation of Sir Henry Chauncy, the Rev. Francis Bragge of Hitchin appearing as a witness against the supposed witch. He was afterwards the author of a pamphlet that was bought in great numbers and read with avidity. - Durchgeh. gebr. u. stockfleckig. Selten.
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