 The trials of the witches occurred during the sixteenth century at Warboys in Huntingdonshire.The first allegations were made in November 1589 by Jane Throckmorton, the 9-year-old daughter of Robert Throckmorton the Squire of Warboys when she started suffering from fits (see Initial Allegations below).She accused the 76-year-old Alice Samuel of being the cause; this was echoed by Jane's four sisters and some household servants who began exhibiting similar symptoms.