The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Nicholas Starkie (c.1566 - fl. 1612)
Subject of a famous account of witchcraft affecting his two children in 1595, resulting in conflict with Edmund Hartley, an itinerate conjuror, and consultation with John Dee (Poole, 65). Starkie's uncle Roger Nowell would become famous for conducting the trials of the Pendle witches in 1612.Relevant locations: Birth place in Huntroyde Hall, Lancashire
Relationships: Nicholas Starkie was a associate or acquaintance (general) of John Dee (13 Jul 1527 -1608 or 1609)
Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories edited by .
References in Documents:
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