Pendle

1. When were the Pendle witches put on trial?

August 1612

2. What was the name of the book written by James I which instructed judges and justices of the peace how to deal with witchcraft?

Daemonologie

3. For what crime were the first four Pendle witches arrested and committed for trial?

Maleficarum

4. What were the names of the justices of the peace who committed the Pendle Witches for trial at Lancaster?

Roger Nowell and Nicholas Bannister

5. On what grounds was the second group of eight Pendle witches arrested?

Holding a meeting and plotting

6. How many Pendle Witches were hanged at Lancaster?

10

7. Twelve Pendle witches were tried, ten were hanged, one died in prison. What happened to the other woman?

Sentenced to be pilloried

8. Alice Nutter was one of the witches hanged at Lancaster. What was special about her?

She was a rich woman

9. How old was the main witness at the trial of the Pendle witches at Lancaster Assize Court?

9

10. What was the name of the book about the trial written by Master Thomas Potts?

The Wonderful Discoverie of Witches in the County of Lancaster

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