Mary Trembles,wasent a witch, she was accused for somthing she didnt do and by association.
It seems, it was common place in her times to accuse likley looking women of the crime of ..
WITCHCRAFT
At the time Temperance Lloyd was in custody accused of making Mrs Grace Barnes ill with spells.
Then on Sunday July 16th 1682.. Mrs Barnes was recovering, when she had a relapse.....Mrs Agnes Whitefield, who was with Grace , saw Mary passing the house on her way to the communal bake house where she was taking her dinner to cook. Poor Mary was so shocked at being challenged she dropped some of her food onto the pathway in front of Graces` doorway..........Agnes infured the reason Mary dropped the food was so she could use it later to cast another spell onto Grace .
Mary and her friend Susannah Edwards were both arrested and sent to trial in Exeter...........
They were both found guilty , and they were put to death by hanging with Temperance Lloyd
HANGED FOR WITCHCRAFT 25th AUGUST 1682
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