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2 - The Darcy Lands

Elizabeth, Ales, Margerie and Joan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2022

Marion Gibson
Marion Gibson
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University of Exeter
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This chapter ranges over the St Osyth lndscape, mapping its haunted spots and the location of key encounters with familiar spirits, particularly those said to belong to Elizabeth Bennet, Margerie Sammon, Ales Hunt and Joan Pechey. It introduces further key figures from the wider Darcy estate and shows how more suspects were drawn into the witch hunt. It argues that the history and features of a landscape can tell us much about the origin of local witchcraft fears.

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OsythPriorywitchcraftwitchesDarcyfamiliarspiritsBennettSammonPecheyestate
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The Witches of St Osyth , pp. 51 - 99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • The Darcy Lands
  • Marion Gibson, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Witches of St Osyth
  • Online publication: 02 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859608.004
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  • The Darcy Lands
  • Marion Gibson, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Witches of St Osyth
  • Online publication: 02 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859608.004
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  • The Darcy Lands
  • Marion Gibson, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Witches of St Osyth
  • Online publication: 02 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859608.004
Available formats
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