![]() Despite an instance of Ursula falling out with a woman she was meant to attend, the accusations against her were linked to claims that she had caused lameness in her victims and the death of a child Ursula was known for cur sing those who displeased her, but the fact she was linked to births is only mentioned in passing in the account of her downfall. ![]() Amongst this plethora of maligned birth professionals, Ursula Kemp from St Osyth, Essex, is one of the most oft related English examples. Unfortunately for the tradition however, although Ursula was known to assist or support women giving birth in the local area, she was in no way a registered midwife, and there is no record of her having worked in that capacity. It would therefore be assumed that there would be numerous examples of midwives being prosecuted for witchcraft in the historical record. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |