Doctor Syn · Character

Sennacherib Pepper

The Marsh's hard-drinking physician, whose dark tales of witches and fiery steeds make him both the squire's favorite joke and the village's uneasy oracle.

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Also known as Sennacherib, Pepper, old Sennacherib Pepper, Doctor Pepper, old Sennacherib, old Pepper, Poor old Sennacherib, Doctor Sennacherib Pepper, the inoffensive Pepper

First appearance: i dymchurch under the wall

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Tells tales of devils and witches on the Marsh; leaves for a lonely walk home.

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VII: Clegg the Buccaneer
Tells tales of devils and witches on the Marsh; leaves for a lonely walk home.
Dogging the Schoolmaster
Mentioned as crossing the churchyard; Doctor Syn calls out to him.
IX: The End of Sennacherib Pepper
The physician, trusting and unsuspecting, is led to his death after seeing ghostly riders and questioning his own soul.
X: Doctor Syn Gives Some Advice
Murdered; his body is carried back on a shutter.
XI: The Courthouse Inquiry
The murdered man; his corpse is brought from the Marsh on a shutter, and his death is the subject of the inquiry.
The End of the Inquiry
The victim of the murder under investigation.
XXV: The Sexton Speaks
One of the two bodies awaiting burial in the churchyard, referenced in Collyer's count of coffins.
Holding the Pulpit
Mentioned as having been murdered by Rash under Syn's orders.

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