Wallys or Wallis, Mary, defendant, March 1656

Item — Box: 6, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Relation by Sir Richard Onsley, a clerk, who himself "had it from his credible neighbors", of a woman named Mary Wallis from Guilford, Kent, England, who was accused of having bewitched her grandson Nicholas. Contains the testimonies of villagers "[who] seemed to be sober well-bred country people." With a transcription made by William R. Johnson in 1978.

Dates

March 1656

Creator

From the Collection: Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698. (Person)
From the Collection: Löher, Hermann, active active 1676. (Person)
From the Collection: Loos, Cornelius, approximately 1546-1595. (Person)
From the Collection: White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. (Person)
From the Collection: Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in Latin, German, Dutch, French, and English.

Extent

3.7 cubic feet. (3.7 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Related Materials

See C. L'Estrange Ewen, Witch hunting and witch trials; the indictments for witchcraft from the records of 1373 assizes held for the Home Circuit A.D. 1559-1736. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1929. Olin Library BF1581 .E94 W8 1971.