HIST 1500Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fishing Village, Demonology, Class Conflict
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March 10, 1662: the trial of amy denny and rose cullender. Primary source (pamphlet) came from 20 years after trial, information could be wrong. Judge in the case: member of parliament, baron of exchequer, lord chief justice. Influence on salem (1692: cotton mather, he read the pamphlet, pamphlet is well known and travels. Who are they: live in lowestoft, england, on the edge of the water, fishing village, court case arguing about fishing rights while witch trials are going on, lots of trade and traffic. Edward durrant: lives next door to pacy"s, relative of dorothy durrant, rose came to his house searching for herring, turned away and kid got sick like the pacy"s. Ann baldwin: verifies that she saw everything. Diana bocking: daughter is also ill, saw ghosts. Sherrington: sued john denny, also drove a cart into rose"s house, he got very large lice, pigs and cows began to die.
