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Joan Peterson

(Peterson, Joan, -1652)

Joan Peterson (d. 12 April 1652 at Tyburn) also known as The Witch of Wapping, was an English woman executed for witchcraft. (From Wikipedia)

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The Witch of Wapping: or, An Exact and Perfect Relation, of the Life and Devilish Practises of Joan Peterson, That Dwelt in Spruce Island, Near Wapping, Who Was Condemned for Practising Witch-Craft, and Sentenced to be Hanged at Tyburn, on Munday the 11th of April, 1652 (also with the confession of Prudence Lee; London: Printed for T. Spring, 1652) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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