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Tom Crawford 0301833 HIS 1 Textual analysis A trial of witches (1665) For my gobbet I will be analysing on of the witch trials held at Bury St. Edmunds. This particular case involves the accused "Amy Duny" being trailed for bewitching Elizabeth who dies and William Durret recovers from his brush with the accused. The name of the author of this works has not been divulged which causes problems as we do not know the authors identification that could effect, most probably, his interpretation, like his position in society and religious beliefs and finical status. However we are able to derive aspects about the writer from the script, like the fact that he is an educated man and his personal interest in aspects of the hunts. The date of this text is 1665, in the reign of King Charles ? and is third hand peace of evidence. The author of this was not present at...

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