The witches of Pendle Rowena Akinyemi
It all started in 1634 in the family of Jennet Device, she was a poor girl was just 9 years old and was imprisoned in the castle of Lancaster. The people of Lancashire everyone believed in that family they were witches. In the prison 20 women deprived of freedom which died of cold and slept on a rough floor were. One day the prison guard opened the big door and knock Device I inform you that someone was looking for and that gentleman was Mr. Webster,He gave a little eating and wonder about all the inhabitants of Read Hall. Edmund Robinson, Newchurch was a boy of just 10 years he was on the streets telling lies about Jennet and unfortunately everyone believed the story that she was a witch, she decided to tell his true story to the judge not bad. In 1612 he was nine and at that moment was when her life began to change because his mother and grandmother were very sick. One day her sister Jennet and Allison went in search of money is found with a very fat old gentleman, Alizon asked some money but he refused, so she angrily told a dead man. A dead man .Dead before nightfall, John lawi and then John fell to the sole unable to move. Jennet angry hated the people and that his sister was a witch.
Roger Nowell was a wealthy man and was also a judge, who will urgently called the presence of Alizon to give explanations about what happened. Device entire family was there present .The Mr. Webster seemed a good man in that conversation there was a lot of tension then ordered that women are brought to prison. James and Jennet Device one day attending the house of Mr. Webster and confessed all his crimes but despite that he fed them and helped giving rest at home and decided to help them save Alizon and Old Demdike. Webster helped and Jennet care much because I knew I was a good girl, after all the problems and confessions Family Jennet died from a hanging by justice. Since then after 22 years Jennet not remember his dead family was happy because she ate well, had clothing and warmth of a home. Although she does not want to go home, he was always nearby to remember or observe that hill that loved watching as a child.
Liceth Betancourt
1° BGU “A”