Elizabeth Sawyer

Elizabeth Sawyer (died 1621) was a convicted witch during the reign of James I of England. She lived in Winchmore Hill. She was rumoured to be a witch long before she was charged. Her penchant for oaths and blasphemies had made her suspect, and was claimed to have provided the Devil with his first access to her. She was accused of having caused the death of Agnes Ratcleife by use of magic, after Ratcleife had struck one of Sawyer's sows that was eating her soap. It was said that a demon, in the form of a dog named Tom, had appeared before her and seduced her into serving Satan. The Devil was sometimes black and sometimes white, and visited her three times a week as a familiar.