Jane Dodson (''fl.'' 1683) was an English woman who was charged for
witchcraft
Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have ...
. She was likely the last person to be formally charged with
witchcraft
Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have ...
in the city of London.
[Gregory J Durston, ]
Crimen Exceptum: The English Witch Prosecution in Context
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She was put on trial before the Old Bailey in London accused of having caused the illness of Mary Palmer and the death of another person by use of "divers Hellish Arts and Inchantations", that is to say sorcery. She was acquitted from the charges because the accusations could not be confirmed, and because she was a person with good reputation. She was not the last person to be charged with sorcery in England, but she was by all accounts the last person to be indicted for the crime in the city of London.
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Joan Peterson
Joan Peterson ( at Tyburn) also known as The Witch of Wapping, was an English woman executed for witchcraft.
She worked as a herbalist and cunning woman in Wapping, London. She was a successful herbalist, and enjoyed popularity in her business.
S ...
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Alice Molland
Alice Molland (died 1684) was an English woman who was executed for witchcraft.
Her trial is poorly documented.
She was executed by hanging in Exeter.
She has been referred to as the last person confirmed to be executed for witchcraft in En ...
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17th-century English people
Witch trials in England
People accused of witchcraft