The story of the pendle witches, is one of the most famous witch trials known in england to this present day. 

In 1612, at Lancaster Gaol, in the region of Lancashire. Ten men and women where sentanced to death at lancater castle for the crime of witchcraft,

The Pendle witches as they are now known, where believed to have murdered by witchcraft the local people from in and around the Forest of pendle.

In total there were thirteen people accused of taking part in the SABBAT on good friday resulting in death of local people, ten of which were tried and hanged in lancaster.

They where :-
Alizon Device
Elizabeth Device
James Device,
Anne Whittle alias Chattox
Anne Redferne
Alice Nutter
Katherine Hewitt
John Bulcock
Jane Bulcock
Isobel Robey

Elizabeth Southerns, alias Demdike, died in Lancaster Gaol while awaiting trial, but was nevertheless considered to be a witch on the basis of evidence already given. 

Jennet Preston, who lived just over the Lancashire border, was tried in Yorkshire and hanged at York in 1612. 

Finally, Magaret Pearson was found guilty of witchcraft at Lancaster, but not murder, and received a sentance of one years imprisonment