Nine-year-old Jennet Device was a key witness for the prosecution, something that would not have been permitted in many other 17th-century criminal trials. However, King James had …

Aug 31, 2017 · BARRY McCANN investigates what became of the Pendle Witch child, Jennet Device, following her explosive testimony… The execution of the Pendle witches in 1612 …

Oct 23, 2022 · On 18 August 1621, nine-year Jennet Device testified against her family during the notorious Pendle witch trials. Marnie Camping-Harris examines how the young girl came to be …

Aug 20, 2021 · Jennet’s mother, Elizabeth Device, was accused of three counts of murders, her son James was accused of two, while Alizon was to stand trial for what she had done to John …

Aug 17, 2011 · Nine-year-old Jennet Device was an illegitimate beggar and would have been lost to history but for her role in one of the most disturbing trials on record. Jennet's evidence in the …

Aug 17, 2011 · Nine-year-old Jennet Device was an illegitimate beggar and would have been lost to history but for her role in one of the most disturbing trials on record.

Apr 18, 2015 · Jennet Device, just nine years old, was present at the gathering in Malkin Tower. During an interview with Nowell and his fellow magistrate Nicholas Bannister, she told of how …

The chief witness against Elizabeth and James was nine-year-old Jennet Device whose youth and close relationship to the accused swayed the court. Elizabeth was so distraught at her …

Oct 20, 2019 · One of the judges then attempted to trick Jennet, creating a fictional character of the name Ioane a Downe, and asking if she had been present on Good Friday. The little girl …

Dec 26, 2015 · Jennet Device — A Child Witness. When Elizabeth Device stood trial, one of the key witnesses was her 9-year-old daughter, Jennet. The young girl weaved a story so …