Agnes Sampson
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Agnes Sampson was a Scottish midwife and healer who became one of the most prominent victims of the late 16th-century witch hunts, famously tried and executed during the North Berwick witch trials under King James VI.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agnes Sampson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14792996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agnes Sampson Context triple: [North Berwick witch trials, notableAccused, Agnes Sampson]
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A.
Agnes Cocks
Agnes Cocks was the wife of Sir Charles Yorke, an 18th-century British lawyer and Lord Chancellor.
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B.
Sarah Clitherow
Sarah Clitherow was the wife of the influential English jurist Sir William Blackstone, known for his seminal work "Commentaries on the Laws of England."
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C.
Margery Latimer
Margery Latimer was an American modernist writer and feminist known for her experimental fiction and her brief, controversial marriage to Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer.
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D.
Agnes Nutter
Agnes Nutter is a prophetic 17th-century witch in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s novel "Good Omens," known for her eerily accurate and often comically specific book of prophecies.
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E.
Mary Ure
Mary Ure was a Scottish stage and film actress best known for her acclaimed performances in works like "Look Back in Anger" and "Sons and Lovers."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agnes Sampson Target entity description: Agnes Sampson was a Scottish midwife and healer who became one of the most prominent victims of the late 16th-century witch hunts, famously tried and executed during the North Berwick witch trials under King James VI.
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A.
Agnes Cocks
Agnes Cocks was the wife of Sir Charles Yorke, an 18th-century British lawyer and Lord Chancellor.
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B.
Sarah Clitherow
Sarah Clitherow was the wife of the influential English jurist Sir William Blackstone, known for his seminal work "Commentaries on the Laws of England."
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C.
Margery Latimer
Margery Latimer was an American modernist writer and feminist known for her experimental fiction and her brief, controversial marriage to Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer.
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D.
Agnes Nutter
Agnes Nutter is a prophetic 17th-century witch in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s novel "Good Omens," known for her eerily accurate and often comically specific book of prophecies.
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E.
Mary Ure
Mary Ure was a Scottish stage and film actress best known for her acclaimed performances in works like "Look Back in Anger" and "Sons and Lovers."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.