A ten-year-old boy who claimed, in November 1633, that he was approached by two greyhounds in the woods. He claimed that one of them turned into a local woman, Francis Dickinson.
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What happened after this?
Two local magistrates, Richard Shuttleworth and John Starkie, heard Robinson's case.
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How did Robinson prove his claims?
He took the magistrates to several churches to identify witches to be brought to trial. He identified 25, of whom 17 were found guilty.
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Why was this a significant progression?
A report of the trial was immediately sent to the Privy Council in London by scpetical magistrates, and they instructed the Bishop of Chester to investigate the accused women.
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What happened after the trial?
Edmund Robinson became known as a witchfinder; visiting churches in Lancashire to identify witches.
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What did the Bishop of Chester find?
Robinson's accusations were not founded in magic, and he and his father were sent to London to be interrogated, along with four of the accused women.
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Who were the women questioned and examined by?
A number of doctors and midwives, one of them being William Harvey; Charles' personal physician. They found no evidence of witchcraft, and eventually Charles himself questioned the women.
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What was the result of the visit to London?
Robinson admitted he had made everything up, and that his father had forced him to lie to get revenge on a local woman named Francis Dickinson.
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Two local magistrates, Richard Shuttleworth and John Starkie, heard Robinson's case.
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