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Matthew is the son of William & Martha (Church) Hopkins.

He was England's notorious "Witchfinder General", and was active during the English Civil War, when he was able to exploit the fear and unrest of the times for his personal gain. The theory was that since witches had renounced their baptism all forms of water would symbolically reject them; so if the accused floated, they were found guilty of witchcraft. If they drowned, they were declared innocent. After Hopkins and his crew had nearly drowned him, kept him awake for three days and nights, and forced him to walk without rest until his feet blistered, Lowe wearily confessed to a host of supernatural crimes, including causing a shipwreck off the coast of Harwich. After days of interrogation Clarke not only confessed to being in league with the devil but implicated 31 others as well. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their requestYou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The tale that he had been lynched by vengeful villagers probably stems from Samuel Butler's poem "Hudibras" (1663), which satirized the witchhunter. His best known victim, however, was a clergyman, John Lowe, the 70 year-old vicar of Brandeston. Torture was technically illegal in England, so Hopkins got confessions from his victims through sleep deprivation and other bloodless means of physical coercion. He was England's notorious "Witchfinder General", and was active during the English Civil War, when he was able to exploit the fear and unrest of the times for his personal gain. Verify and try again.Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive?This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review.Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried.For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage.

A system error has occurred. Hopkins replied with a pamphlet of his own, "The Discovery of Witches", but his reputation had been thoroughly debunked.