A suspected witch accused of a range of serious crimes

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There is a woman about Looe in this County

apprehended for a witch & is by letters from

[?] I am informed that he hath dis-

covered that she was in the fleet when the

Duke of York was at sea & hindered the

prosecution of that victor against the Dutch

& that she hath been the cause of the

Queen’s barrenness & several other things

& that she caused the bull to kill Colonel

Robinson a parliament man & justice of the

peace because he prosecuted the non con-

formists she being one herself: either a

Presbyterian or a Baptist. She was discovered

by cats bouncing in the air & inviting

one of her neighbours to the same craft.

Some say she is Mize & say & con-

fess anything but by letter that came

from those parts say that she hath several

marks about her where the Devil hath

sucked her. She is apprehended & sent to

Gaol, the Assizes being near I shall then

give you a more certain account.