Anne Whittle

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Anne Whittle, also known as Old Chattox, was one of the most prominent accused witches in the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alleged witch
historical figure
person
accusedIn Pendle witch trials NERFINISHED
accusedOf sorcery
witchcraft
allegedFamiliar a spirit called Fancie
alsoKnownAs Mother Chattox NERFINISHED
Old Chattox NERFINISHED
associatedWith Pendle Hill NERFINISHED
Pendle witches NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
confessedTo making a pact with a familiar spirit
witchcraft practices
countryOfDeath England NERFINISHED
countryOfTrial England NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath 1612
dateOfTrial 1612
employer Christopher Nutter NERFINISHED
Robert Nutter NERFINISHED
familyRelation Alizon Device NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Device NERFINISHED
James Device NERFINISHED
gender female
historicalContext early 17th-century English witch trials
languageOfHistoricalRecords English
legalOutcome convicted of witchcraft
legalPenalty death
mentionedIn Thomas Potts' "The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster" NERFINISHED
methodOfExecution hanging
notableFor being a central figure in the Pendle witch trials
occupation beggar
placeOfDeath Lancashire NERFINISHED
Lancaster NERFINISHED
placeOfTrial Lancashire NERFINISHED
portrayedAs witch in later literature
region North West England
religion nominally Christian
residence Lancashire NERFINISHED
Pendle Forest NERFINISHED
socialStatus poor
subjectOf historical studies of witchcraft
local folklore in Lancashire

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