Index of Documents
relating to the trial of Susan Swapper and Anne Taylor for Witchcraft
| Document Title | Date | Doc. Ref. | |
Manuscripts in East Sussex Record Office |
ESRO RYE 13/ | ||
| 1607 | |||
| First examination of Susan Swapper | 26 Sept | 1 | |
| Interrogatories for Roger Swapper and George Taylor | [Oct] | 2 | |
| Examination of Roger Swapper, sawyer [pinned to 13/2] | 15 Oct | 3 | |
| Interrogatories for Anne Taylor [and others] concerning Susan Swapper | [1607] | 4 | |
| Examination of Anne Taylor wife of George, gentleman | 16 Oct | 5 | |
| Letter from George Taylor to the mayor and jurats [aldermen], which is pinned to the |
1607 | 6 | |
| Examination of George Taylor, gentleman | 16 Oct | 6 | |
| Second examination of Susan Swapper | 20 Nov | 7 | |
| Examination of Elizabeth King wife of Nicholas, lighterman | 20 Nov | 14 | |
| Examination of Philip Williams, tailor | 20 Nov | 15 | |
| Third examination of Susan Swapper | 3 Dec | 8 | |
| Examinations of Elizabeth Michenor wife of Nicholas, labourer and Anne Moore wife of John, labourer | 6 Dec | 9 | |
| 1608 | |||
| Examinations of Margery Harry wife of Thomas and Joan Harry wife of Anthony, both butchers | 30 Jul | 10 | |
| Interrogatory for Anne Taylor's second examination | [1608] | 11 | |
| Second examination of Anne Taylor | 3 Aug | 12 | |
| Examination of Thomas Tompkins of Sandwich in Kent, grocer | 14 Nov | 13 | |
| Examination of Richard Thornberry labourer | 30 Nov | 16 | |
| Examination of John Scragg [with memorandum] | 30 Nov ?1608 | 17 | |
| Examination of Mary Carpenter wife of William, yeoman | 3 Dec | 18 | |
| Examination of Fynisse Swan wife of Robert sailmaker | 3 Dec | 19 | |
| Letter from Clement Whitfield to the mayor of Rye | 3 Dec ?1608 | ESRO RYE 47/74/11 | |
| Note of evidence of Alexander Fowkes (probably recorded before the trial on 5 December) | [1608] | 22 | |
| Interrogatory for Anne Bennett widow | [1608] | 20 | |
| Examination of Anne Bennett | 12 Dec | 21 | |
| 1609 | |||
| Interrogatory for Elizabeth Bishop widow | [1609] | 23 | |
| Deposition of Elizabeth Bishop | 6 Feb | 24 | |
| Depositions of Martha Higgons widow and Margery Convers wife of Robert, recorder of Rye | 8 Jun | 25 | |
| List of Witnesses and Examinees | [1609] | 26 | |
| Lists of Evidence | [1609] | 27 |
Manuscript in British Library |
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| The confession of certain persons concerning the spirits appearing at Rye | no date | BL Harley MS 358 no.47 f.188 |
Original manuscript © British Library Board Harley MS 358 no.47 f.188
