Hopkins and the Witchcraft of East Anglia

In total at least 250 people were put on trial in East Anglia between 1645 and 1647. More than 100 of them were executed. The witch finders were paid for their work and paid well so people accused them of making up allegations for money. Although Hopkins and Stern maintained that they only went to places where they had been invited by concerned people, the people in those towns were not universally welcoming even apart from the people being accused of witchcraft.