Witchcraft, Exorcism and the Politics of Possession in a Seventeenth-Century Convent (The Early Modern Englishwoman 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions)

For several years a 'double diabolical witchcraft' afflicted two nuns: Margaret of Jesus (Margaret Mostyn, 1625-79) and Ursula of All Saints (Elizabeth Mostyn, 1626-1700). They were exorcised by Edmund Bedingfield in 1651, when they were freed from the possession of some 300 demons. The details of these remarkable events are disclosed here.Hallett is the author of 'Witchcraft, Exorcism and the Politics of Possession in a Seventeenth-Century Convent (The Early Modern Englishwoman 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780754631507 and ISBN 0754631508.