The Pendle witches hanged at Lancaster

A group from the Pendle area, convicted of witchcraft at a trial lasting two days, were hanged on 20 August 1612 at Lancaster's Gallows Hill.

On 20 August 1612 a group of convicted people were hanged at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. History Hit records the date and place. Wikipedia names nine convicted at a two-day trial and hanged that day: Anne Redferne, Alizon Device, Katherine Hewitt, Elizabeth Device, Alice Nutter, James Device, Jane Bulcock, Anne Whittle and John Bulcock. Elizabeth Southerns died while awaiting trial. Alice Grey was the single defendant cleared.

The BBC reports that the jury believed the convincing evidence of a child witness, Jennet Device. After her testimony, her relatives and the majority of her neighbours were convicted of harming or killing people by witchcraft. Wikipedia says she was placed on a table in court to give evidence against her mother, Elizabeth Device, who cursed and screamed at her and was removed from the courtroom. Jennet told the court she thought her mother had practised witchcraft for three or four years, and that her mother had a familiar called Ball, which appeared as a brown dog.