kington, Derbyshire. Margaret Roper accused. Discharged.
Harsnett, _Discovery of the Fraudulent
Practises of John Darrel_, 310.

1586. Faversham, Kent. Jone Cason [Carson] tried before
the mayor, executed. Holinshed, _Chronicles_ (1586-1587),
III, 1560.

1587. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Helena Gill indicted. C. J.
Palmer, _History of Great Yarmouth_, 273. H. Harrod
in _Norfolk Archaeology_, IV, 248, assigns this to
1597, but it is probably a mistake.

c. 1588. A woman at R. H. said to have been imprisoned and
to have died before the assizes. Gifford, _Dialogue_
(London, 1603), C.

1589. Chelmsford, Essex. Three women hanged. _The apprehension
and confession of three notorious Witches._

1589. Several persons to be examined about their dealings in
conjuration with an Italian friar. _Acts P. C._, n. s.,
XVII, 31-32.

1589. Mrs. Deir brought into question for sorcery against
the queen. Charge dismissed. Strype, _Annals of
the Reformation_ (London, 1709-1731), IV, 7-8.

1590. Mrs. Dewse suspected of attempting to make use of conjurors.
_Cal. St. P., Dom._, 1581-1590, 644.

1590. John Bourne, a "sorcerer and seducer," arrested. _Acts
P. C._, n. s., XVIII, 373.

1590. Berwick. A Scottish witch imprisoned. John Scott,
_History of Berwick_ (London, 1888), 180; _Archaeologia_,
XXX, 172.

1590. Norfolk. Margaret Grame accused before justice of the
peace. Neighbors petition in her behalf. _Hist. MSS.
Comm. Reports, Various_, II, 243-244.

1590. King's Lynn. Margaret Read burnt. Benjamin Mackerell,
_History and Antiquities ... of King's Lynn_,
(London, 1738), 231.

1590. Edmonton, Middlesex. Certain men taken for witchcraft
and conjuring. Bloodhound used in pursuit
of them. _Cal. St. P., Dom._, 1581-1590, 689.

1590-91. Hertfordshire. Indictment of Joan White for killing.
_Hertfordshire County Session Rolls_, I, 4.

1591. John Prestall suspected. _Cal. St. P., Dom._, 1591-1594,
17-19.

1591. Middlesex. Stephen Trefulback of Westminster given
penalty of statute, _i. e._, probably pillory. _Middlesex
County Records_, I, 197.

1592. Colchester, Essex. Margaret Rand indicted by grand
jury. Brit. Mus., Stowe MSS., 840, fol. 42.

1592. Yorks