Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, (1578–1632) was an English nobleman, in what year, did three women, the "Witches of Belvoir", were accused of witchcraft, for having allegedly caused the deaths of his two young sons?
Witches of Belvoir The Belvoir Witches were three women, a mother and her two daughters, accused of witchcraft in England around 1618. The mother, Joan Flower, died on the way to her trial, and the two daughters, Margaret and Philippa, were supposed to be hung in Lincoln. It is said that Phillipa drugged the guards and managed to escape and making her way to Kent where she died after having 3 children.
Agnes Wenman, Viscountess Wenman Agnes, Viscountess Wenman (died 1617) was an English Roman Catholic woman, under suspicion of involvement at the time of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. She is correctly referred to either as Agnes Wenman or as Lady Wenman.