Thomas Potts

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English writer book early modern writer legal clerk person

Thomas Potts was a 17th-century English legal clerk and writer best known for his detailed account of the 1612 Lancashire witch trials.

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The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster 0
Lancashire witch trials 0

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instanceOf English writer ⓘ
book ⓘ
early modern writer ⓘ
legal clerk ⓘ
person ⓘ
author Thomas Potts NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorOf The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy King James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 16th century ⓘ
dateOfDeath 17th century ⓘ
employer crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
genre legal literature ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
trial report ⓘ
trial report ⓘ
language English ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
location Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject Lancashire witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lancashire witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ
witchcraft trials in England ⓘ
notableFor detailed account of the 1612 Lancashire witch trials ⓘ
notableWork The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation legal clerk ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participantIn 1612 Lancashire witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lancashire witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ
pointInTime 1612 ⓘ
publicationDate 1613 ⓘ
publicationDateOfNotableWork 1613 ⓘ
workLocation England ⓘ
Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteAbout Pendle witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samlesbury witch trial NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Pendle witch trials → author → Thomas Potts ⓘ
subject surface form: The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster
Pendle witch trials → chronicledBy → Thomas Potts ⓘ