Elizabeth Clarke

Elizabeth Clarke (c. 1565-1645), wanda aka fi sani da Bedinfield, ita ce mace ta farko da Janar Witchfinder, Matthew Hopkins ya tsananta a cikin 1645 a Essex, Ingila. A lokacin da take da shekaru 80, mai gyaran tufafi na gida John Rivet ya zarge ta da maita. Hopkins da John Stearne sun ɗauki matsayin masu bincike, suna mai cewa sun ga dangi yayin kallon ta. A lokacin aikin, An hana su barci na dare da yawa kafin ta furta kuma ta shafi wasu mata a yankin. An gwada ta a Chelmsford assizes, kafin a rataye ta saboda maita.

 Shari'ar maita 
Elizabeth Clarke, wanda aka fi sani da Bedinfield,  an zarge ta da la'antar matar Manningtree mai sa tufafi, John Rivet a lokacin hunturu na 1643.  Wani taron jama'a ya kawo ta ga Sir Harbottle Grimston, mai mallakarta, wanda ya yanke shawarar cewa ya kamata a gwada ta. Matthew Hopkins, tare da taimakon John Stearne da Mary Phillipps, ya ɗauki matsayin mai bincike da mai gabatar da kara, wanda aka sani da "Watcher".

Kodayake azabtarwa ba bisa ka'ida ba ne a Ingila, masu sa ido sun kasance masu sa ido kan wadanda ake zargi. A cikin yanayin Clarke, Hopkins da abokan aiki ciki har da John Stearne sun kalli ta kwanaki da dare da yawa ba tare da barin ta yi barci ba. Bayan wannan magani, Hopkins ya yi iƙirarin cewa ya ga Clarke yana kiran dangi, imps a cikin nau'in dabba.[1] A lokacin wannan wahalar, Clarke ta shafi wasu mata daga Manningtree, Anne West da 'yarta Rebecca, Anne Leech, Helen Clarke, da Elizabeth Gooding da kuma mata daga wasu ƙauyuka. Clarke ta bayyana cewa Anne West ce ta kawo ta cikin maita, wacce ta ji tausayinta saboda talaucinta kuma tana da kafa ɗaya kawai.[2] An gwada matan da Hopkins ya gano a Chelmsford a ranar 17 ga Yuli 1645. [3] Elizabeth ta furta saboda rinjaye, tilasta da ɗaurin kurkuku, wannan ya haifar da mata 35 da aka zargi kuma aka jefa su a kurkuku.￼

 Jerin dangin Clarke 
A lokacin shaidar masu kallo, sun bayyana yawancin imps da ya gani tare da Clarke, gami da:

 Jarmana - fararen kare tare da yashi, mai kitse tare da gajerun kafafu 
 Vinegar Tom - greyhound mai dogon kafafu,  wanda ya zama yaro mai shekaru 4 ba tare da kai ba 
 Wani baƙar fata 
 Newes - Katin katako mai babban kai  
 Hoult - fararen imp, karami fiye da cat 
 White imps wanda ya tafi gado tare da Clarke a cikin siffar "mutumin da ya dace" tare da ƙungiyar laced.
 Uku launin ruwan kasa daga mahaifiyarta 
 Sacke da Sugar - wani baƙar fata na aljanu  
 Sauran dangin da ake kira da suna amma ba bayanin ba: Elemauzer, Pyewacket, Peck-in-the-crown & Grizel Greedigut . 

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