Age: unknown
Sex: female
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 26 Sep 1603
Crime Location: Great Bentley
Execution Place: unknown
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://discovery.nationalarchives.co.uk
Joan Roath was convicted of murder of John Bysshopp by witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Execution not confirmed.
She lived in Great Bentley and was indicted for bewitching three cows to death (£12) on 20 June 1603, property of John Blackborne.
On 10 December 1599 at Great Bentley she bewitched John Bysshopp so that he languished until 28 February 1601 and then died.
see National Archives - Assizes 35/45/1
