Unsatisfied by Sir John's efforts, she embarks on a campaign to rid the region of its 'cunning women' leading to a hysteria (foreshadowing later witch-hunts, such as the European Inquisitions and the Salem witch trials) in which a number of women are persecuted and even executed.
Due to her dissatisfaction with Sir John's efforts, she begins an attempt to remove the 'sly women' from her region, resulting in widespread fear (anticipating future witch hunts such as those in Europe and Salem), during which several women were targeted and some executed.