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	The last line refers to a tradition that disgruntled villagers caught Hopkins and subjected him to his own "swimming" test: he floated, and therefore was hanged for witchcraft himself. However, it is believed by most historians that Hopkins actually died of illness (possibly [[tuberculosis]]) in his home. The parish records of [[Manningtree]] in Essex record his burial in August of [[1647]].		The last line refers to a tradition that disgruntled villagers caught Hopkins and subjected him to his own "swimming" test: he floated, and therefore was hanged for witchcraft himself. However, it is believed by most historians that Hopkins actually died of illness (possibly [[tuberculosis]]) in his home. The parish records of [[Manningtree]] in Essex record his burial in August of [[1647]].

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