As well as identifying those who had attended the Malkin Tower meeting, Jennet also gave evidence against her mother, brother, and sister. Unclipped d/w shel-worn,pieces missing top/bottom edges,tears repaired on reverse with sellotape,two holes in spine,some marks.

Neill fleshed out the historical record by supposing motive and character and (I assume) adding the wholly fictional Margery Whittaker. The only negative aspect I found was that it was getting a little bogged down in the beginning with the descriptions of the area. All the other accused lived in Lancashire, so they were sent to Lancaster Assizes for trial, where the judges were once again Altham and Bromley. First half of book was fascinating, second half was a slog, and there was no build up of tension to what I thought was a weak ending. Whether she was a participant in the 'coven' or merely used it for her own ends is sadly unexplored.A life-size statue of Alice Nutter, by sculptor David Palmer, was unveiled in her home village, Roughlee. Potts does not provide an account of Alice Grey's trial, simply recording her as one of the Samlesbury witches – which she was not, as she was one of those identified as having been at the Malkin Tower meeting – and naming her in the list of those found not guilty. Some people may not appreciate the subtleties of the anxiety and superstitions of the Jacobean period surrounding the idea of witchcraft which this book presents because it is very subtle and usually suggested rather than explicit; to me this is what is so clever about this book it shows that the fear of witchcraft was engrained deeply in society and was so heightened due to the uncertainty over whether or not it was real. Alizon Device, her mother Elizabeth, and her brother James were summoned to appear before Nowell on 30 March 1612.

Potts was given the keepership of Skalme Park by James in 1615, to breed and train the king's hounds. Since arriving, I have familiarised myself with our local landscape and have taken thousands of photographs as inspiration for paintings. Four expertly condensed novels from 1951, including Ngaio Marsh's brilliant Thriller "Surfeit of Lampreys" and the moving and thought provoking story of a young Irish-American Priest, "The Carninal". Sharpe, James (2002), "Introduction: The Lancaster witches in historical context", in Poole, Robert (ed. The Demdikes are believed to have lived close to Newchurch in Pendle, and the Chattox family about 2 miles (3.This novel was first published in the 1950s and centres around the famous 17th century witch trials. I think that these geographic musical vignettes are realy evocotive of northern Newtown Uber estates and satellite communities. But she refused to admit her guilt to the end, and had given no evidence against any others of the accused.

In this case, I felt Edward emerged from the paper as the drawing progressed and became somehow present. The reason he is no longer on most haunted is because Kerian O'Kieff made up several names in one show and fed them to Derek only for Derek to claim possession from one totally made up person. This demanded the death penalty, but only where harm had been caused; lesser offences were punishable by a term of imprisonment. It is beautifully written, somewhat of a coming of age story about a funny, witty and extremely clever young women, yes she does also enjoy a spot of fashion, but what is wrong with that?

We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. The Fate of Chattox, a piece by David Lloyd-Mostyn for clarinet and piano, taking its theme from the events leading to Chattox's demise, was performed by Aquilon at the Chorlton Arts Festival. Many of the Nutter family were Catholics, and two had been executed as Jesuit priests, John Nutter in 1584 and his brother Robert in 1600.