In 1657, young Richard Jones of Shepton Mallet fell victim to bizarre fits after meeting an elderly woman. Accused of witchcraft, Jane Brooks was tried and executed, leaving behind one of Somerset’s most infamous witchcraft cases.

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Sources:

https://library.chethams.com/blog/a-full-and-plain-evidence-concerning-witches/

https://extours.co.uk/extours-history-blog/f/uncanny-somerset-8-witches-of-shepton-mallet

https://sheptonmallet.nub.news/news/local-news/the-witches-of-shepton-mallet-248028

https://www.facebook.com/ExtoursBobbie/posts/a-17th-century-witchcraft-case-from-shepton-mallet-the-levitation-of-richard-jon/612650618278154/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/281886105961506/posts/1156493748500733/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGgbnWbttxh/

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