[4] Along with her friend, Alice Newman, she was accused of causing the deaths of Edna Stratton and two children, Joan Thurlow and Elizabeth Letherdale.
During this time of the barter system being used, Kemp's accusations and trial included a lot of begging and bargaining for results.
[7][8] Neighbour and former friend Grace Thurlow testified that when her son Davy was sick, she asked for Kemp's help.
[5] Thomas Rabbet (Kemp's son) was noted to have been persuaded by Justice Darcy to testify against his mother saying that she used witchcraft.
[5] Kemp admitted to having had two girl spirits punish people with lameness and other diseases of bodily harm and to destroy cattle.
[5] Overall, her trial, which followed two rounds of accusations, displayed consistent patterns in both the nature of the charges and the context in which they were brought forward.
During her trial, she possible spent time in this small space that was barred and sometimes suspended in public places like market squares or outside castles.
[15] Visit this reference to view the sign of "The Cage" in Essex which shows where Ursula most likely stayed during her time of incarcaration.
She recommended a ritual to Kemp using hog's dung, charnell,[17] sage and St John's wort.
[1] In 1921, the skeletons of two women were found in a St Osyth garden by Charles Brooker, one of which was believed to be that of Kemp.
In 2007, historian Alison Rowlands said that according to her research, the skeletons could belong to any of ten women who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th and 17th centuries.
In 1921, Charles Brooker two skeletons mentioned above, one believed to be Kemp's, buried on a north–south axis with iron rivets through their joints, suggesting they were witches.
The remains, purchased in 1963 by Cecil Williamson for the Museum of Witchcraft, were displayed in a purple silk-lined coffin.
Williamsom also found iron spikes, which could be connected to centuries-old custom meant to prevent those believed to be witches, restless spirits, or even vampires from leaving their graves to disturb the living.
Following Lenkiewicz's death, the remains returned to the Museum of Witchcraft, though controversy persists about whether they truly belonged to Kemp or another executed woman from that era.