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'What else has Ralph told you?'

'He's been speaking with the brothers in the infir the spells It's the sort of thing that happens in a closed co apprehension Alice seemed unaware of the seriousness of her situation She already had a reputation as a free thinker Now, far ainst her

He looked at the contents of her basket and wondered if she was collecting theht have curative properties but that didn'tevidence in a witchcraft trial

She was a strange person but that didn't stop hi her They had a lot in common Alice had been abandoned by her fa in common with his fao

He was feeling vulnerable There was the pending law case against the Knowles faht to his mother's dowry, and there was his feud with Williaer he had lashed out at Willia Alice of witchcraft For a while he had the man cowered Bradford felt vulnerable while his election as abbot hung in the balance But it hadn't lasted Royal assent had been granted and Williaes that ith that high office

Williaet people to ainst Alice and hi the fa called into disrepute She wanted his out That wouldwith problems and it always ended in violence