why did the witch craze come to an end in 1647

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How much did it cost to keep a witch in jail for the day

3 pence per day

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why was the jailer at Ipswich complaining

he was suffering financially because there was never enough to look after the prisoners

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how much did Judge John Godbold cost the court in expenses

Ā£130

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How much did Mary Lakelands execution cost

Ā£3 as she was burnt instead of hung

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What about Hopkins and Stearne became controversial

they refused toacknowledge how much the witch hunts cost instead continuing the claim they only took 20P

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How much did the Aldeburgh witch hunt cost

Ā£40 1/7th of the annual budget

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What crucial event happened in 1646

Charles surrendered to the Scots at Newark

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What started to happen to witches trials by late summer of 1646

more witches were being acquitted and East Anglia received assize judges more regularly

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who created a list of sceptical questions presented to judges at the Norfolk assize

John Gaule

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What did John Gaule outline in his book ā€˜the select cases of conscience touching witches and witchcrafts

criticised the methods of Hopkins, pleaded for the use of common sense in regards to trials and alleged witchfinding was idolatrous

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Who did authorities question to be a witch themselves in the Norfolk assize

Mathew Hopkins