THE LOWESTOFT WITCHES

 THE INDICTMENTS UPON WHICH
ROSE CULLENDER AND AMY DENNY
WERE ARRAIGNED
 

Although the Trial Report says that there were thirteen Indictments drawn up against  Rose Cullender and Amy Denny the original court records show that there were in fact fourteen.  However as the Jury found Rose Cullender "Not Guilty" of bewitching the goods of Robert Sherrington - they were only found guilty on thirteen indictments.  The author of the Trial Report was being "economical" with the truth when he failed to mention the Not Guilty verdict!

The charges against Cullender and Denny can be tabulated thus:
 
 
DATE
NAME
VICTIM
CHARGE
PLEA
VERDICT
10 March 1657 Amy Denny William Durrant did waste and consume him
Not Guilty
Guilty
6 March 1659 Amy Denny Elizabeth Durrant did diabolically kill, murder and bewitch her
Not Guilty
Guilty
1 March 1660 Rose Cullender Robert Sherington did bewitch 4 of his horses
Not Guilty
Not Guilty
30 October 1661 Amy Denny Deborah Pacy did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
30 October 1661 Amy Denny Elizabeth Pacy did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
30 October 1661 Rose Cullender Deborah Pacy did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
30 October 1661 Rose Cullender Elizabeth Pacy did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
1 December 1661 Rose Cullender Ann Durrant did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
1 December 1661 Amy Denny Ann Durrant did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
1 February 1662 Rose Cullender Jane Bocking did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
1 February 1662 Amy Denny Jane Bocking did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
2 February 1662 Rose Cullender Susan Chandler did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty
2 February 1662 Rose Cullender Ann Baldinge did greatly waste her in her body
Not Guilty
Guilty

AN INDICTMENT

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