Chapter VI: Part 6

Being demanded whether the accusation shee laid vppon her Grand-mother, _Iennet Bierley_, _Ellen Bierley_, and _Iane Southworth_, of Witchcraft, _viz._ of the killing of the child of _Thomas Walshman_, with a naile in the Nauell, the boyling, eating, and oyling, thereby to transforme themselues into diuers shapes, was true; Shee doth vtterly denie the same; or that euer shee saw any such practises done by them.

Shee further saith, that one Master _Thompson_, which she taketh to be Master _Christopher Southworth_, to whom shee was sent to learne her prayers, did perswade, counsell, and aduise her, to deale as formerly hath beene said against her said Grand-mother, Aunt, and _Southworths_ wife.

And further shee confesseth and saith, that shee neuer did know, or saw any Deuils, nor any other Visions, as formerly by her hath beene alleaged and informed.

Also shee confesseth and saith, That shee was not throwne or cast vpon the Henne-ruffe, and Hay-mow in the Barne, but that shee went vp vpon the Mow her selfe by the wall side.

Being further demanded whether shee euer was at the Church, shee saith, shee was not, but promised her after to goe to the Church, and that very willingly.

_Signum_ [Symbol: Maltese cross] Grace Sowerbuts.

_William Leigh._

_Edward Chisnal._

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_The Examination of_ IENNET BIERLEY, ELLEN BIERLEY, _and_ IANE SOVTHWORTH, _of Salmesburie, in the Countie of Lancaster, Taken vpon Wednesday the nineteenth of August_ 1612. _Annoq; Reg. Regis_, IACOBI _Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, Fidei Defensoris, &c. decimo & Scotiæ_, xlvi.

Before

WILLIAM LEIGH, _and_ EDWARD CHISNAL, _Esquires; two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the same Countie: At the Assizes and generall Gaole deliuerie, holden at Lancaster._

By

_Direction of Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assize at Lancaster._

_Iennet Bierley_ being demanded what shee knoweth, or hath heard, how _Grace Sowerbuts_ was brought to _Christopher Southworth_, Priest; shee answereth, that shee was brought to M. _Singletons_ house by her owne Mother, where the said Priest was, and that shee further heard her said Mother say, after her Daughter had been in her fit, that shee should be brought vnto her Master, meaning the said Priest.

And shee further saith, that shee thinketh it was by and through the Counsell of the said M. _Thomson_, alias _Southworth_, Priest, That _Grace Sowerbuts_ her Grand-child accused her of Witchcraft, and of such practises as shee is accused of: and thinketh further, the cause why the said _Thompson_, alias _Southworth_ Priest, should practise with the Wench to doe it was, for that shee went to the Church.

_Iane Southworth_ saith shee saw Master _Thompson_, alias _Southworth_, the Priest, a month or sixe weekes before she was committed to the Gaole; and had conference with him in a place called Barne-hey-lane, where and when shee challenged him for slandering her to bee a Witch: whereunto he answered, that what he had heard thereof, he heard from her mother and her Aunt: yet she, this Examinate, thinketh in her heart it was by his procurement, and is moued so to thinke, for that shee would not be disswaded from the Church.

_Ellen Bierley_ saith, Shee saw Master _Thompson_, alias _Southworth_, sixe or eight weeks before she was committed, and thinketh the said Priest was the practiser with _Grace Sowerbutts_, to accuse her of Witchcraft, and knoweth no cause why he should so doe, but because she goeth to the Church.

_Signum_, [Symbol: Maltese cross] Iennet Bierley.

_Signum_, £ Iane Southworth.

_Signum_, [Symbol: Greek Phi] Ellen Bierley.

_William Leigh._

_Edward Chisnall._

These Examinations being taken, they were brought into the Court, and there openly in the presence of this great Audience published, and declared to the Iurie of Life and Death; and thereupon the Gentlemen of their Iury required to consider of them. For although they stood vpon their Triall, for matter of Fact of Witchcraft, Murther, and much more of the like nature: yet in respect all their Accusations did appeare to bee practise: they were now to consider of them, and to acquit them. Thus were these poore Innocent creatures, by the great care and paines of this honorable Iudge, deliuered from the danger of this conspiracie; this bloudie practise of the Priest laid open: of whose fact I may lawfully say; _Etiam si ego tacuero clamabunt lapides_.

These are but ordinary with Priests and Iesuites: no respect of Bloud, kindred, or friendship, can moue them to forbeare their Conspiracies: for when he had laboured treacherously to seduce and conuert them, and yet could doe no good; then deuised he this meanes.

_God of his great mercie deliuer vs all from them and their damnable conspiracies: and when any of his Maiesties subiects, so free and innocent as these, shall come in question, grant them as honorable a Triall, as Reuerend and worthy a Iudge to sit in Iudgement vpon them; and in the end as speedie a deliuerance. And for that which I haue heard of them; seene with my eyes, and taken paines to Reade of them: My humble prayer shall be to God Almightie._ Vt Conuertantur ne pereant. Aut confundantur ne noceant.

To conclude, because the discourse of these three women of Salmesbury hath beene long and troublesome to you; it is heere placed amongst the Witches, by special order and commandement, to set forth to the World the practise and conspiracie of this bloudy Butcher. And because I haue presented to your view a Kalender in the Frontispice of this Booke, of twentie notorious Witches: I shall shew you their deliuerance in order, as they came to their Arraignement and Triall euery day, and as the Gentlemen of euery Iury for life and death stood charged with them.

THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ ANNE REDFERNE,[N3_b_] _Daughter of_ ANNE WHITTLE, _alias_ CHATTOX, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, for Witchcraft; vpon Wednesday the nineteenth of August, at the Assises and Generall Gaole-deliuerie, holden at Lancaster_,

Before

_Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assise at Lancaster._

_Anne Redferne._

Svch is the horror of Murther, and the crying sinne of Bloud, that it will neuer bee satisfied but with Bloud. So fell it out with this miserable creature, _Anne Redferne_, the daughter of _Anne Whittle_, alias _Chattox_: who, as shee was her Mother, and brought her into the World, so was she the meanes to bring her into this danger, and in the end to her Execution, for much Bloud spilt, and many other mischiefes done.

For vpon Tuesday night (although you heare little of her at the Arraignement and Triall of old _Chattox_, her Mother) yet was shee arraigned for the murther of _Robert Nutter_, and others: and by the fauour and mercifull consideration of the Iurie, the Euidence being not very pregnant against her, she was acquited, and found Not guiltie.

Such was her condition and course of life, as had she liued, she would haue beene very dangerous: for in making pictures of Clay, she was more cunning then any: But the innocent bloud yet vnsatisfied, and crying out vnto GOD for satisfaction and reuenge; the crie of his people (to deliuer them from the danger of such horrible and bloudie executioners, and from her wicked and damnable practises) hath now againe brought her to a second Triall, where you shall heare what wee haue vpon Record against her.

This _Anne Redferne_, prisoner in the Castle at Lancaster, being brought to the Barre, before the great Seat of Iustice, was there, according to the former order and course, indicted and arraigned, for that she felloniously had practised, exercised, and vsed her deuillish and wicked Arts, called _Witchcrafts_, _Inchauntments_, _Charmes_, and _Sorceries_, in and vpon one _Christopher Nutter_, and him the said _Christopher Nutter_, by force of the same Witchcrafts, felloniously did kill and murther, _Contra formam Statuti &c. Et Contra Pacem &c._

Vpon her Arraignement to this Indictment, she pleaded _Not-Guiltie_; and for the triall of her life put her selfe vpon GOD and the Countrey.

So as now the Gentlemen of the Iurie of Life and Death stand charged with her as with others.

_The Euidence against_ Anne Redferne, _Prisoner at the
Barre._

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_The Examination of_ ELIZABETH SOTHERNES, alias OLD DEMBDIKE, _taken at the Fence, in the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, the second day of Aprill_, Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI, Angliæ, &c. decimo, & Scotiæ xlv.

Against

ANNE REDFERNE (_the daughter of_ ANNE WHITTLE, alias CHATTOX) _Prisoner at the Barre:_

Before

ROGER NOWEL _of Reade, Esquire, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace within the said Countie._

This Examinate saith, That about halfe a yeare before _Robert Nutter_ died, as this Examinate thinketh, this Examinate went to the house of _Thomas Redferne_, which was about Midsummer, as shee this Examinate now remembreth it: and there, within three yards of the East end of the said house, shee saw the said _Anne Whittle_ and _Anne Redferne_, wife of the said _Thomas Redferne_, and daughter of the said _Anne Whittle_, the one on the one side of a Ditch, and the other on the other side, and two pictures of Clay or Marle lying by them, and the third picture the said _Anne Whittle_ was making. And the said _Anne Redferne_, her said daughter, wrought her Clay or Marle to make the third picture withall. And this Examinate passing by them, a Spirit, called _Tibbe_, in the shape of a blacke Cat, appeared vnto her this Examinate and said, Turne backe againe, and doe as they doe. To whom this Examinate said, What are they doing? Whereunto the said Spirit said, They are making three pictures: whereupon shee asked, whose pictures they were? whereunto the said Spirit said, They are the pictures of _Christopher Nutter_, _Robert Nutter_, and _Mary_, wife of the said _Robert Nutter_. But this Examinate denying to goe backe to helpe them to make the pictures aforesaid, the said Spirit seeming to be angrie therefore, shot or pushed this Examinate into the Ditch; and so shedde the milke which this Examinate had in a Kanne, or Kitt; and so thereupon the Spirit at that time vanished out of this Examinates sight. But presently after that, the said Spirit appeared vnto this Examinate again in the shape of a Hare, and so went with her about a quarter of a myle, but said nothing vnto her this Examinate, nor shee to it.

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_The Examination of_ MARGARET CROOKE

Against

_the said_ ANNE REDFERNE: _Taken the day and yeare aforesaid_,

Before

ROGER NOWEL _aforesaid, Esquire, one of his Maiesties Iustices of the Peace in the Countie of Lancaster._

This Examinate, sworne & examined vpon her oath, sayth, That about eighteene or nineteene yeares agoe, this Examinates brother, called _Robert Nutter_, about Whitsontide the same yeare, meeting with the said _Anne Redferne_, vpon some speeches betweene them they fell out, as this Examinats said brother told this Examinat: and within some weeke, or fort-night, then next after, this Examinats said brother fell sicke, and so languished vntill about Candlemas then next after, and then died. In which time of his sicknesse, he did a hundred times at the least say, That the said _Anne Redferne_ and her associates had bewitched him to death. And this Examinate further saith, That this Examinates Father, called _Christopher Nutter_, about Maudlintide next after following fell sicke, and so languished, vntill Michaelmas then next after, and then died: during which time of his sicknesse, hee did sundry times say, That hee was bewitched; but named no bodie that should doe the same.

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_The Examination of_ IOHN NVTTER, _of Higham Booth, in the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, yeoman_,

Against

_the said_ ANNE REDFERNE: _Taken the day and yeare aforesaid_,

Before

ROGER NOWEL _Esquire, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the Countie of Lancaster._

This Examinate, sworne and examined vpon his oath, sayth, That in or about Christmas, some eighteene or nineteene yeares agoe, this Examinat comming from Burnley with _Christopher Nutter_ and _Robert Nutter_, this Examinates Father and Brother, this Examinate heard his said Brother then say vnto his said Father these words, or to this effect. _Father, I am sure I am bewitched by the_ Chattox, Anne Chattox, _and_ Anne Redferne _her daughter, I pray you cause them to bee layed in Lancaster Castle:_ Whereunto this Examinates Father answered, Thou art a foolish Ladde, it is not so, it is thy miscarriage. Then this Examinates Brother weeping, said; nay, I am sure that I am bewitched by them, and if euer I come againe (for hee was readie to goe to Sir _Richard Shuttleworths_, then his Master) I will procure them to bee laid where they shall be glad to bite Lice in two with their teeth.

Hereupon _Anne Whittle_, alias _Chattox_, her Mother, was brought forth to bee examined, who confessed the making of the pictures of Clay, and in the end cried out very heartily to God to forgiue her sinnes, and vpon her knees intreated for this _Redferne_, her daughter.

Here was likewise many witnesses examined vpon oth _Viua voce_, who charged her with many strange practises, and declared the death of the parties, all in such sort, and about the time in the Examinations formerly mentioned.

All men that knew her affirmed, shee was more dangerous then her Mother, for shee made all or most of the Pictures of Clay, that were made or found at any time.

Wherefore I leaue her to make good vse of the little time she hath to repent in: but no meanes could moue her to repentance, for as shee liued, so shee dyed.

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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE, _taken the day and yeare afore-said._

Before

ROGER NOWEL, _and_ NICHOLAS BANNESTER, _Esquires: two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace within the said Countie of Lancaster._ viz.

The said Examinate vpon his oath saith, That about two yeares agoe, hee this Examinate saw three Pictures of Clay, of halfe a yard long, at the end of _Redfernes_ house, which _Redferne_ had one of the Pictures in his hand, _Marie_ his daughter had another in her hand, and the said _Redfernes_ wife, [Sidenote: _Anne Redferne the Witch._] now prisoner at Lancaster, had an other Picture in her hand, which Picture she the said _Redfernes_ wife, was then crumbling, but whose Pictures they were, this Examinate cannot tell. And at his returning backe againe, some ten Roods off them there appeared vnto him this Examinate a thing like a Hare, which spit fire at him this Examinate.

THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ ALICE NUTTER, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, for Witch-craft; upon Wednesday the nineteenth of August, at the Assizes and generall Gaole deliuerie, holden at Lancaster._

Before

_Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assize at Lancaster._

_Alice Nutter._[O3_a_]

The two degrees of persons which chiefly practise Witch-craft, are such, as are in great miserie and pouertie, for such the Deuill allures to follow him, by promising great riches, and worldly commoditie; Others, though rich, yet burne in a desperate desire of Reuenge; Hee allures them by promises, to get their turne satisfied to their hearts contentment, as in the whole proceedings against old _Chattox_: the examinations of old _Dembdike_; and her children, there was not one of them, but have declared the like, when the Deuill first assaulted them.

But to attempt this woman in that sort, the Diuel had small meanes: For it is certaine she was a rich woman; had a great estate, and children of good hope: in the common opinion of the world, of good temper, free from enuy or malice; yet whether by the meanes of the rest of the Witches, or some vnfortunate occasion, shee was drawne to fall to this wicked course of life, I know not: but hither shee is now come to receiue her Triall, both for Murder, and many other vilde and damnable practises.

Great was the care and paines of his Lordship, to make triall of the Innocencie of this woman, as shall appeare vnto you vpon the Examination of _Iennet Deuice_, in open Court, at the time of her Arraignement and Triall; by an extraordinary meanes of Triall, to marke her out from the rest.

It is very certaine she was of the Grand-counsell at Malking-Tower vpon Good-Friday, and was there present, which was a very great argument to condemne her.

This _Alice Nutter_, Prisoner in the Castle at Lancaster: Being brought to the Barre before the Great Seat of Iustice; was there according to the former order and course Indicted and Arraigned, for that she felloniously had practised, exercised, and vsed her diuellish and wicked Arts, called _Witchcrafts_, _Inchantments_, _Charmes_ and _Sorceries_, in and vpon _Henry Mitton_: and him the said _Henry Mitton_, by force of the same Witchcrafts, felloniously did kill and murther. _Contra formam Statuti_, &c. _Et Contra Pacem_, &c.

Vpon her Arraignement, to this Indictment shee pleaded not guiltie; and for the triall of her life, put her selfe vpon God and the Countrey.

So as now the Gentlemen of the Iury of life and death stand charged with her, as with others.

_The Euidence against_ Alice Nutter _Prisoner
at the Barre._

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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE _sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE: _Taken the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill_: Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, Fidei Defensor. &c. Decimo & Scotiæ, xlvj.

Before

ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER, _two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the Countie of Lancaster. Against Alice Nutter._

The said Examinate saith vpon his oath, That hee heard his Grand-mother say, about a yeare ago, that his mother, called _Elizabeth Deuice_, and his Grand-mother, and the wife of _Richard Nutter_, [Sidenote: _Alice Nutter_ the Prisoner.] of the Rough-Lee aforesaid, had killed one _Henry Mitton_, of the Rough-Lee aforesaid, by Witchcraft. The reason wherefore he was so killed, was for that this Examinats said Grand-mother had asked the said _Mitton_ a penny: and hee denying her thereof; thereupon shee procured his death as aforesaid.

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_The Examination of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _mother of the said_ IAMES DEVICE.

Against

ALICE NVTTER, _wife of_ RICHARD NVTTER, _Prisoner at the Barre, vpon her Arraignement and Triall._

Before

ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER, _Esquires, the day and yeare aforesaid._

This Examinate vpon her oath confesseth, and saith, That she, with the wife of _Richard Nutter_, called _Alice Nutter_, Prisoner at the Barre; and this Examinates said mother, _Elizabeth Sotherne_, alias _Old Demdike_; ioyned altogether, and bewitched the said _Henry Mitton_ to death.

This Examinate further saith, That vpon Good-friday last, there dined at this examinats house two women of Burneley Parish, whose names the said _Richard Nutters_ wife, _Alice Nutter_, now Prisoner at the Barre, doth know.

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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE _aforesaid._

Against

_The said_ ALICE NVTTER, _the daye and yeare aforesaid._

The said Examinate vpon his oath saith, That vpon Good-Friday about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there dined in this Examinats said mothers house, a number of persons, whereof three were men, with this Examinate, and the rest women: and that they mette there for these three causes following, as this Examinats said mother told this Examinate.

The first was for the naming of the Spirit, which _Alizon Deuice_, now Prisoner at Lancaster, had, but did not name him, because she was not there.

The second cause was, for the deliuerie of his said Grand-mother; this Examinates said sister, _Alizon_; the said _Anne Chattox_, and her daughter _Redferne_; killing the Gaoler at Lancaster, and before the next Assizes to blow vp the Castle there; to the end that the foresaid Prisoners might by that meanes make an escape, and get away: all which this Examinate then heard them conferre of.

And he also saith, The names of such Witches as were on Good-Friday at this Examinats said Grand-mothers house, and now this Examinates owne mothers, for so many of them as he doth know, were amongst others, _Alice Nutter_, mother of _Myles Nutter_, now Prisoner at the Barre. And this Examinate further saith, That all the said Witches went out of the said house in their owne shapes and likenesses; and they all, by that time they were forth of the doores, were gotten on horse-backe, like vnto Foales, some of one colour, and some of another; and _Prestons_ wife was the last: and when shee got on horse-back, they all presently vanished out of this Examinates sight: and before their said parting away, they all appointed to meete at the said _Prestons_ wifes house that day twelue month, at which time the said _Prestons_ wife promised to make them a great feast: and if they had occasion to meete in the meane time, then should warning be giuen to meet up[=o] Romleys Moore.

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_The Examination and Euidence of_ IENNET DEVICE, _daughter of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE.

Against

ALICE NVTTER, _Prisoner at the Barre._

The said Examinate saith, That on Good-Friday last, there was about 20. persons, whereof only two were men (to this Examinates remembrance) at her said Grand-mothers house at Malking-Tower, about twelue of the clock; all which persons, this Examinats said mother tould her, were Witches. And she further saith, she knoweth the names of six of them, _viz._ the wife of _Hugh Hargreiues_ vnder Pendle, _Christopher Howgate_ of Pendle, Vncle to this Examinat and _Elizabeth_ his wife; and _Dick Myles_ wife of the Rough-Lee, _Christopher Iacks_ of Thorniholme, and his wife; and the names of the residue, she this Examinate doth not know.

After these Examinations were openly read, his Lordship being very suspitious of the accusation of this yong wench _Iennet Deuice_, commanded one to take her away into the vpper Hall, intending in the meane time to make Triall of her Euidence, and the Accusation especially against this woman, who is charged to haue beene at Malking-Tower, at this great meeting. Master _Couel_ was commanded to set all his prisoners by themselues, and betwixt euery Witch another Prisoner, and some other strange women amongst them, so as no man could iudge the one from the other: and these being set in order before the Court from the prisoners, then was the Wench _Iennet Deuice_ commaunded to be brought into the Court: and being set before my Lord, he tooke great paines to examine her of euery particular Point, What women were at Malking-Tower vpon Good-Friday? How she knew them? What were the names of any of them? And how she knew them to be such as she named?

In the end being examined by my Lord,[P2_a_1] Whether she knew them that were there by their faces, if she saw them? she told my Lord she should: whereupon in the presence of this great Audience, in open Court, she went and tooke _Alice Nutter_, this prisoner, by the hand, and accused her to be one: and told her in what place shee sat at the Feast at Malking-Tower, at the great assembly of the Witches, and who sat next her: what conference they had, and all the rest of their proceedings at large, without any manner of contrarietie.

Being demaunded further by his Lordship, Whether she knew _Iohan a Style_?[P2_a_2] she alledged, she knew no such wom[=a] to be there, neither did she euer heare her name.

This could be no forged or false Accusation, but the very Act of GOD to discouer her.

Thus was no meanes left to doe her all indifferent fauour, but it was vsed to saue her life; and to this shee could giue no answere.

But nothing would serue: for old _Dembdike_, old _Chattox_, and others, had charged her with innocent bloud, which cries out for Reuenge, and will be satisfied. And therefore Almightie GOD, in his Iustice, hath cut her off.

And here I leaue her, vntill shee come to her Execution, where you shall heare shee died very impenitent; insomuch as her owne children were neuer able to moue her to confesse any particular offence, or declare any thing, euen in _Articulo Mortis_: which was a very fearefull thing to all that were present, who knew shee was guiltie.

THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ KATHERINE HEWIT, _Wife of_ IOHN HEWIT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES,[P3_a_] _of Coulne, in the Countie of Lancaster Clothier, for Witchcraft; vpon Wednesday the nineteenth of August, at the Assises and Generall Gaole-deliuerie, holden at Lancaster_,

Before

_Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assise at Lancaster._

_Katherine Hewit._

Who but Witches can be proofes, and so witnesses of the doings of Witches? since all their Meetings, Conspiracies, Practises, and Murthers, are the workes of Darkenesse: But to discouer this wicked _Furie_, GOD hath not only raised meanes beyond expectation, by the voluntarie Confession and Accusation of all that are gone before, to accuse this Witch (being Witches, and thereby witnesses of her doings) but after they were committed, by meanes of a Child, to discouer her to be one, and a Principall in that wicked assembly at Malking-Tower, to deuise such a damnable course for the deliuerance of their friends at Lancaster, as to kill the Gaoler, and blow vp the Castle, wherein the Deuill did but labour to assemble them together, and so being knowne to send them all one way: And herein I shall commend vnto your good consideration the wonderfull meanes to condemne these parties, that liued in the world, free from suspition of any such offences, as are proued against them: And thereby the more dangerous, that in the successe we may lawfully say, the very Finger of God did point th[=e] out. And she that neuer saw them, but in that meeting, did accuse them, and by their faces discouer them.

This _Katherine Hewyt_, Prisoner in the Castle at Lancaster, being brought to the Barre before the great Seate of Iustice, was there according to the former order and course Indicted and Arraigned, for that she felloniously had practized, exercised, and vsed her Deuillish and wicked Arts, called _Witch-crafts_, _Inchantments_, _Charmes_, and _Sorceries_, in, and vpon _Anne Foulds_; and the same _Anne Foulds_, by force of the same witch-craft, felloniously did kill and murder. _Contra formam Statuti, &c. Et contra Pacem dicti Domini Regis, &c._

Vpon her Arraignement to this Indictment, shee pleaded not guiltie; And for the triall of her life put her selfe vpon God and her Countrie.

So as now the Gentlemen of the Iurie of life and death, stand charged with her as with others.

_The Euidence against_ Katherine Hewyt,
_Prisoner at the Barre._

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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE, _Sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _taken the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill_, Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI, Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo, et Scotiæ quadragesimo quarto.

Before

ROGER NOWEL, _and_ NICHOLAS BANNESTER, _Esquires; two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace, in the Countie of Lancaster._

Against

KATHERINE HEWYT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES _of Colne._ viz.

This Examinate saith, that vpon Good-Friday last, about twelue of the Clock in the day time, there dined at this Examinates Mothers house a number of persons: And hee also saith, that they were Witches; and that the names of the said Witches, that were there, for so many of them as he did know, were amongst others _Katherine Hewyt_, wife of _Iohn Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_, of Colne, in the Countie of Lancaster Clothier; And that the said Witch, called _Katherine Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_, and one _Alice Gray_, did confesse amongst the said Witches at their meeting at _Malkin-Tower_ aforesaid, that they had killed _Foulds_ wifes child, called _Anne Foulds_, of Colne:[P4_a_1] And also said, that they had then in hanck a child[P4_a_2] of _Michael Hartleys_ of Colne.

And this Examinate further saith, that all the said Witches went out of the said house in their own shapes and likenesses, and by that time they were gotten forth of the doores, they were gotten on Horse-back like vnto foales, some of one colour, some of an other, and the said _Prestons_ wife was the last: And when she got on Horse-back, they all presently vanished out of this Examinates sight. And before their said parting away they all appointed to meete at the said _Prestons_ wifes house that day twelue Moneths: at which time the said _Prestons_ wife promised to make them a great feast, and if they had occasion to meete in the meane time, then should warning be giuen that they all should meet vpon Romlesmoore.

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_The Examination and Euidence of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _Mother of the said_ IAMES DEVICE.

Against

KATHERINE HEWYT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES, _Prisoner at the Barre vpon her Arraignement and Triall, taken the day and yeare aforesaid._ viz.

This Examinate vpon her oath confesseth, that vpon Good-Friday last there dyned at this Examinates house, which she hath said are Witches, and verily thinketh to bee Witches, such as the said _Iames Deuice_ hath formerly spoken of: amongst which was _Katherine Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_, now Prisoner at the Barre: and shee also saith, that at their meeting on Good-Friday at _Malkin-Tower_ aforesaid, the said _Katherine Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_, and _Anne Gray_, did confesse, they had killed a child of _Foulds_ of Colne, called _Anne Foulds_, and had gotten hold of another.

And shee further saith, the said _Katherine Hewyt_ with all the rest, there gaue her consent with the said _Prestons_ wife for the murder of Master _Lister_.

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_The Examination and Euidence of_ IENNET DEVICE,

Against

KATHERINE HEWYT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES, _Prisoner at the Barre._

The said Examinate saith, That vpon Good-Friday last, there was about twentie persons, whereof two were men to this Examinates remembrance, at her said Grand-mothers house, called _Malkin-Tower_ aforesaid, about twelue of the clock: All which persons this Examinates said mother told her were Witches, and that shee knoweth the names of sixe of the said Witches.

Then was the said _Iennet Deuice_ commanded by his Lordship, to finde and point out the said _Katherine Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_, amongst all the rest of the said Women, whereupon shee went and tooke the said _Katherine Hewyt_ by the hand: Accused her to bee one, and told her in what place shee sate at the feast at _Malkin-Tower_, at the great Assembly of the Witches, and who sate next her; what conference they had, and all the rest of their proceedings at large, without any manner of contrarietie: Being demanded further by his Lordship, whether _Ioane a Downe_ were at that Feast, and meeting, or no? shee alleaged shee knew no such woman to be there, neither did shee euer heare her name.

If this were not an Honorable meanes to trie the accusation against them, let all the World vpon due examination giue iudgement of it. And here I leaue her the last of this companie, to the Verdict of the Gentlemen of the Iurie of life and death, as hereafter shall appeare.

Heere the Iurie of Life and Death, hauing spent the most part of the day, in due consideration of their offences, Returned into the Court to deliuer vp their Verdict against them, as followeth.

_The Verdict of Life and Death._

Who vpon their Oathes found _Iennet Bierley_, _Ellen Bierley_, and _Iane Southworth_, not guiltie of the offence of Witch-craft, conteyned in the Indictment against them.

_Anne Redferne_, guiltie of the fellonie & murder, conteyned in the Indictment against her.

_Alice Nutter_, guiltie of the fellonie and murder conteyned in the Indictment against her.

And

_Katherine Hewyt_, guiltie of the fellonie & murder conteyned in the Indictment against her.

Whereupon Master _Couell_ was commanded by the Court to take away the Prisoners Conuicted, and to bring forth _Iohn Bulcocke_, _Iane Bulcocke_ his mother,[Q2_a_] and _Alizon Deuice_, Prisoners in the Castle at Lancaster, to receiue their Trialls.

Who were brought to their Arraignement and Triall as hereafter followeth.

THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ IOHN BVLCOCK, _and_ IANE BVLCOCK _his mother, wife of_ CHRISTOPHER BVLCOCK, _of the Mosse-end, in the Countie of Lancaster, for Witch-craft: vpon Wednesday in the after-noone, the nineteenth of August, 1612. At the Assizes and generall Gaole deliuery, holden at Lancaster._

Before

_Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY, _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assizes at Lancaster._

_John Bulcock_, and _Jane Bulcock_ his mother.

If there were nothing to charge these Prisoners withall, whom now you may behold vpon their Arraignement and Triall but their poasting in haste to the great Assembly at Malking-Tower, there to aduise and consult amongst the Witches, what were to bee done to set at liberty the Witches in the Castle at Lancaster: Ioyne with _Iennet Preston_ for the murder of Master _Lister_; and such like wicked & diuellish practises: It were sufficient to accuse them for Witches, & to bring their liues to a lawfull Triall. But amongst all the Witches in this company, there is not a more fearefull and diuellish Act committed, and voluntarily confessed by any of them, comparable to this, vnder the degree of Murder: which impudently now (at the Barre hauing formerly confessed;)[Q3_a_1] they forsweare, swearing they were neuer at the great assembly at Malking Tower; although the very Witches that were present in that action with them, iustifie, maintaine, and sweare the same to be true against them: Crying out in very violent & outragious manner, euen to the gallowes,[Q3_a_2] where they died impenitent for any thing we know, because they died silent in the particulars. These of all others were the most desperate wretches (void of all feare or grace) in all this Packe; Their offences not much inferiour to Murther: for which you shall heare what matter of Record wee haue against them; and whether they be worthie to continue, we leaue it to the good consideration of the Iury.

The said _Iohn Bulcock_, and _Iane Bulcock_ his mother, Prisoners in the Castle at Lancaster, being brought to the Barre before the great Seat of Iustice: were there according to the former order and course Indicted and Arraigned, for that they felloniously had practised, exercised and vfed their diuellish & wicked Arts, called _Witchcrafts_, _Inchantments_, _Charmes_ and _Sorceries_, in and vpon the body of _Iennet Deane_: so as the body of the said _Iennet Deane_, by force of the said Witchcrafts, wasted and consumed; and after she, the said _Iennet_, became madde. _Contra formam Statuti_, &c. _Et Contra pacem_, &c.

Vpon their Arraignement, to this Indictment they pleaded not guiltie; and for the triall of their liues put themselues vpon God and their Countrey.

So as now the Gentlemen of the Iurie of Life and Death stand charged with them as with others.

_The Euidence against_ Iohn Bulcock, _and_ Jane
Bulcock _his mother, Prisoners at the Barre._

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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE _taken the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill aforesaid._

Before

ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER, _Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the Countie of Lancaster._

Against

IOHN BVLCOCK _and_ IANE BVLCOCK _his mother._

This Examinate saith, That vpon Good-Friday, about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there dined in this Examinates said Mothers house a number of persons, whereof three were men with this Examinate, and the rest women, and that they met there for these three causes following, as this Examinates said mother told this Examinate. The first was, for the naming of the Spirit which _Allison Deuice_, now prisoner at Lancaster had, but did not name him, because shee was not there. The second cause was, for the deliuerie of his said Grand-mother; this Examinates said sister _Allison_; the said _Anne Chattox_, and her daughter _Redferne_, killing the Gaoler at Lancaster, and before the next Assises to blow vp the Castle there, to that end the aforesaid prisoners might by that meanes make an escape, and get away: All which this Examinate then heard them conferre of.

And he also sayth, That the names of such said Witches as were on Good-Friday at this Examinates said Grand-mothers house, and now this Examinates owne mothers, for so many of them as hee did know, were these, _viz._ _Iane Bulcock_, wife of _Christopher Bulcock_, of the Mosse end, and _Iohn_ her sonne amongst others, &c.

And this Examinate further saith, That all the said Witches went out of the said house in their own shapes and likenesses: and they all, by that they were forth of the dores, were gotten on horse-backe, like vnto Foales, some of one colour, and some of another, and _Prestons_ wife was the last: and when shee got on horse-backe, they all presently vanished out of this Examinates sight.

And further he saith, That the said _Iohn Bulcock_ and _Iane_ his said Mother, did confesse vpon Good-Friday last at the said Malking-Tower, in the hearing of this Examinate, That they had bewitched, at the new-field Edge in Yorkeshire, a woman called _Iennet_, wife of _Iohn Deyne_, besides, her reason; and the said Womans name so bewitched, he did not heare them speake of. And this Examinate further saith, That at the said Feast at Malking-Tower this Examinate heard them all giue their consents to put the said Master _Thomas Lister_ of Westby[Q4_a_] to death. And after Master _Lister_ should be made away by Witch-craft, then all the said Witches gaue their consents to ioyne all together, to hanck Master _Leonard Lister_, when he should come to dwell at the Cow-gill, and so put him to death.

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_The Examination of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _Taken the day and yeare aforesaid_,

Before

ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER, _Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the Countie of Lancaster._

Against

IOHN BVLCOCK, _and_ IANE BVLCOCK, _his mother._

This Examinate saith vpon her oath, That she doth verily thinke, that the said _Bulcockes_ wife doth know of some Witches to bee about Padyham and Burnley.[Q4_b_]

And shee further saith, That at the said meeting at Malking-Tower, as aforesaid, _Katherine Hewyt_ and _Iohn Bulcock_, with all the rest then there, gaue their consents, with the said _Prestons_ wife, for the killing of the said Master _Lister_.

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_The Examination and Euidence of_ IENNET DEVICE

Against

IOHN BVLCOCKE _and_ IANE _his mother, prisoners at the Barre._

The said Examinate saith, That vpon Good-Friday last there was about twentie persons, whereof two were men, to this Examinates remembrance, at her said Grand-mothers house, called Malking-Tower aforesaid: all which persons, this Examinates said mother told her were Witches, and that she knoweth the names of sixe of the said Witches.

Then was the said _Iennet Deuice_ commaunded by his Lordship to finde and point out the said _Iohn Bulcock_ and _Iane Bulcock_ amongst all the rest; whereupon shee went and tooke _Iane Bulcock_ by the hand, accused her to be one, and told her in what place shee sat at the Feast at Malking-Tower, at the great Assembly of the Witches; and who sat next her: and accused the said _Iohn Bulcock_ to turne the Spitt there;[R_a_] what conference they had, and all the rest of their proceedings at large, without any manner of contrarietie.

Shee further told his Lordship, there was a woman that came out of Craven to that Great Feast at Malking-Tower, but shee could not finde her out amongst all those women.

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¶ The names of the Witches at the _Great Assembly and Feast at_ Malking-Tower, _viz._ vpon Good-Friday last, 1612.[R1_b_]

_Elizabeth Deuice._

_Alice Nutter._

_Katherine Hewit_, alias
_Mould-heeles._

_John Bulcock._

_Jane Bulcock._

_Alice Graie._

_Jennet Hargraues._

_Elizabeth Hargraues._

_Christopher Howgate._
Sonne to old _Dembdike_.

_Christopher Hargraues._

_Grace Hay_, of Padiham.

_Anne Crunckshey_, of Marchden.

_Elizabeth Howgate._

_Jennet Preston_, Executed at Yorke for the Murder of Master _Lister_,

With many more, which being bound ouer to appeare at the last Assizes, are since that time fled to saue themselues.

THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ ALIZON DEVICE, _Daughter of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _within the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster aforesaid, for Witch-craft._

_Alizon Deuice._

Behold, aboue all the rest, this lamentable spectacle of a poore distressed Pedler, how miserably hee was tormented, and what punishment hee endured for a small offence, by the wicked and damnable practise of this odious Witch, first instructed therein by old _Dembdike_ her Grand-mother, of whose life and death with her good conditions, I haue written at large before in the beginning of this worke, out of her owne Examinations and other Records, now remayning with the Clarke of the Crowne at Lancaster: And by her Mother brought vp in this detestable course of life; wherein I pray you obserue but the manner and course of it in order, euen to the last period at her Execution, for this horrible fact, able to terrifie and astonish any man liuing.

This _Alizon Deuice_, Prisoner in the Castle of Lancaster, being brought to the Barre before the great Seat of Iustice, was there according to the former order and course indicted and arraigned, for that shee felloniously had practised, exercised, and vsed her Deuillish and wicked Arts, called _Witch-crafts_, _Inchantments_, _Charmes_, and _Sorceries_, in, and vpon one _Iohn Law_, a Petti-chapman, and him had lamed; so that his bodie wasted and consumed, &c. _Contra formam Statuti, &c. Et contra pacem dicti Domini Regis, Coronam & Dignitatem, &c._

Vpon the Arraignement, The poore Pedler, by name _Iohn Law_, being in the Castle about the Moot-hall, attending to be called, not well able to goe or stand, being led thether by his poore sonne _Abraham Law_: My Lord _Gerrard_[R3_a_] moued the Court to call the poore Pedler, who was there readie, and had attended all the Assizes, to giue euidence for the Kings Majestie against the said _Alizon Deuice_, Prisoner at the Barre, euen now vpon her Triall. The Prisoner being at the Barre, & now beholding the Pedler, deformed by her Witch-craft, and transformed beyond the course of Nature, appeared to giue euidence against her; hauing not yet pleaded to her Indictment, saw it was in vaine to denie it, or stand vpon her justification: Shee humbly vpon her knees at the Barre with weeping teares, prayed the Court to heare her.

Whereupon my Lord _Bromley_ commanded shee should bee brought out from the Prisoners neare vnto the Court, and there on her knees, shee humbly asked forgiuenesse for her offence: And being required to make an open declaration or confession of her offence: Shee confessed as followeth. _viz._

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_The Confession of_ ALIZON DEVICE, _Prisoner at the Barre: published and declared at time of her Arraignement and Triall in open Court._

She saith, That about two yeares agone, her Grand-mother, called _Elizabeth Sothernes_, alias _Dembdike_, did (sundry times in going or walking together, as they went begging) perswade and aduise this Examinate to let a Diuell or a Familiar appeare to her, and that shee, this Examinate would let him suck at some part of her; and she might haue and doe what shee would. And so not long after these perswasions, this Examinate being walking towards the Rough-Lee, in a Close of one _Iohn Robinsons_, there appeared vnto her a thing like vnto a Blacke Dogge: speaking vnto her, this Examinate, and desiring her to giue him her Soule, and he would giue her power to doe any thing shee would: whereupon this Examinate being therewithall inticed, and setting her downe; the said Blacke-Dogge did with his mouth (as this Examinate then thought) sucke at her breast, a little below her Paps, which place did remain blew halfe a yeare next after: which said Blacke-Dogge did not appeare to this Examinate, vntill the eighteenth day of March last: at which time this Examinate met with a Pedler on the high-way, called Colne-field, neere vnto Colne: and this Examinate demanded of the said Pedler to buy some pinnes of him; but the said Pedler sturdily answered this Examinate that he would not loose his Packe; and so this Examinate parting with him: presently there appeared to this Examinate the Blacke-Dogge, which appeared vnto her as before: which Black Dogge spake vnto this Examinate in English, saying; What wouldst thou haue me to do vnto yonder man? to whom this Examinate said, What canst thou do at him? and the Dogge answered againe, I can lame him: whereupon this Examinat answered, and said to the said Black Dogge, Lame him: and before the Pedler was gone fortie Roddes further, he fell downe Lame: and this Examinate then went after the said Pedler; and in a house about the distance aforesaid, he was lying Lame: and so this Examinate went begging in Trawden Forrest that day, and came home at night: and about fiue daies next after, the said Black-Dogge did appeare to this Examinate, as she was going a begging, in a Cloase neere the New-Church in Pendle, and spake againe to her, saying; Stay and speake with me; but this Examinate would not: Sithence which time this Examinat neuer saw him.

_Which agreeth_ verbatim _with her owne Examination taken
at_ Reade, _in the Countie of Lancaster, the thirtieth day
of March, before Master_ Nowel, _when she was apprehended
and taken._

My Lord _Bromley_, and all the whole Court not a little wondering, as they had good cause, at this liberall and voluntarie confession of the Witch; which is not ordinary with people of their condition and qualitie: and beholding also the poore distressed Pedler, standing by, commanded him vpon his oath to declare the manner how, and in what sort he was handled; how he came to be lame, and so to be deformed; who deposed vpon his oath, as followeth.

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_The Euidence of_ IOHN LAW, _Pettie Chapman, vpon his Oath:_

Against

ALIZON DEVICE, _Prisoner at the Barre._

He deposeth and saith, That about the eighteenth of March last past, hee being a Pedler, went with his Packe of wares at his backe thorow Colne-field: where vnluckily he met with _Alizon Deuice_, now Prisoner at the Barre, who was very earnest with him for pinnes, but he would giue her none: whereupon she seemed to be very angry; and when hee was past her, hee fell downe lame in great extremitie; and afterwards by meanes got into an Ale-house in Colne, neere vnto the place where hee was first bewitched: and as hee lay there in great paine, not able to stirre either hand or foote; he saw a great Black-Dogge stand by him, with very fearefull firie eyes, great teeth, and a terrible countenance, looking him in the face; whereat he was very sore afraid: and immediately after came in the said _Alizon Deuice_, who staid not long there, but looked on him, and went away.

After which time hee was tormented both day and night with the said _Alizon Deuice_; and so continued lame, not able to trauell or take paines euer since that time: which with weeping teares in great passion turned to the Prisoner; in the hearing of all the Court hee said to her, _This thou knowest to be too true_: and thereupon she humblie acknowledged the same, and cried out to God to forgiue her; and vpon her knees with weeping teares, humbly prayed him to forgiue her that wicked offence; which he very freely and voluntarily did.

Hereupon Master _Nowel_ standing vp, humbly prayed the fauour of the Court, in respect this Fact of Witchcraft was more eminent and apparant than the rest, that for the better satisfaction of the Audience, the Examination of _Abraham Law_ might be read in Court.

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_The Examination of_ ABRAHAM LAW, _of Hallifax, in the Countie of Yorke, Cloth-dier, taken vpon oath the thirtieth day of March, 1612._

Before

ROGER NOWEL, _Esquire, aforesaid._

Being sworne and examined, saith, That vpon Saturday last saue one, being the one and twentieth day of this instant March, he, this Examinate was sent for, by a letter that came from his father, that he should come to his father, _Iohn Law_, who then lay in Colne speechlesse, and had the left-side lamed all saue his eye: and when this Examinate came to his father, his said father had something recouered his speech, and did complaine that hee was pricked with Kniues, Elsons and Sickles,[S_a_] and that the same hurt was done vnto him at Colne-field, presently after that _Alizon Deuice_ had offered to buy some pinnes of him, and she had no money to pay for them withall; but as this Examinates father told this Examinate, he gaue her some pinnes. And this Examinate further saith, That he heard his said father say, that the hurt he had in his lamenesse was done vnto him by the said _Alizon Deuice_, by Witchcraft. And this Examinate further saith, that hee heard his said Father further say, that the said _Alizon Deuice_ did lie vpon him and trouble him. And this Examinate seeing his said Father so tormented with the said _Alizon_ and with one other olde woman, whome this Examinates Father did not know as it seemed: This Examinate made search after the said _Alizon_, and hauing found her, brought her to his said Father yesterday being the nine and twenteth of this instant March: whose said Father in the hearing of this Examinate and diuers others did charge the said _Alizon_ to haue bewitched him, which the said _Alizon_ confessing[S_b_] did aske this Examinates said Father forgiuenesse vpon her knees for the same; whereupon this Examinates Father accordingly did forgiue her. Which Examination in open Court vpon his oath hee iustified to be true.

Whereupon it was there affirmed to the Court that this _Iohn Law_ the Pedler, before his vnfortunate meeting with this Witch, was a verie able sufficient stout man of Bodie, and a goodly man of Stature. But by this Deuillish art of _Witch-craft_ his head is drawne awrie, his Eyes and face deformed, His speech not well to bee vnderstood; his Thighes and Legges starcke lame: his Armes lame especially the left side, his handes lame and turned out of their course, his Bodie able to indure no trauell: and thus remaineth at this present time.

The Prisoner being examined by the Court whether shee could helpe the poore Pedler to his former strength and health, she answered she could not, and so did many of the rest of the Witches: But shee, with others, affirmed, That if old _Dembdike_ had liued, shee could and would haue helped him out of that great miserie, which so long he hath endured for so small an offence, as you haue heard.

These things being thus openly published against her, and she knowing her selfe to be guiltie of euery particular, humbly acknowledged the Indictment against her to be true, and that she was guiltie of the offence therein contained, and that she had iustly deserued death for that and many other such like: whereupon she was carried away, vntill she should come to the Barre to receiue her judgement of death.

Oh, who was present at this lamentable spectacle, that was not moued with pitie to behold it!

Hereupon my Lord _Gerard_, Sir _Richard Houghton_, and others, who much pitied the poore Pedler, At the entreatie of my Lord _Bromley_ the Iudge, promised some present course should be taken for his reliefe and maintenance; being now discharged and sent away.

But here I may not let her passe; for that I find some thing more vpon Record to charge her withall: for although she were but a young Witch, of a yeares standing, and thereunto induced by _Dembdike_ her Grand-mother, as you haue formerly heard, yet she was spotted with innocent bloud among the rest: for in one part of the Examination of _Iames Deuice_, her brother, he deposeth as followeth, _viz._

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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE, _brother to the said_ ALIZON DEVICE: _Taken vpon Oath_

Before

ROGER NOWEL _Esquire, aforesaid, the thirtieth day of March, 1612._

_Iames Deuice_, of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, Labourer, sworne and examined, sayth, That about _Saint Peters_ day last one _Henry Bulcock_ came to the house of _Elizabeth Sothernes_, alias _Dembdike_, Grand-mother to this Examinate, and said, That the said _Alizon Deuice_ had bewitched a Child of his, and desired her, that shee would goe with him to his house: which accordingly shee did: and thereupon shee the said _Alizon_ fell downe on her knees, and asked the said _Bulcock_ forgiuenesse; and confessed to him, that she had bewitched the said Child, as this Examinate heard his said sister confesse vnto him this Examinate.

And although shee were neuer indicted for this offence, yet being matter vpon Record, I thought it conuenient to joyne it vnto her former Fact.

Here the Iurie of Life and Death hauing spent the most part of the day in due consideration of their offences, returned into the Court to deliuer up their Verdict against them, as followeth.

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_The Verdict of Life and Death._

Who vpon their Oathes found _Iohn Bulcock_ and _Iane Bulcock_ his mother, not guiltie of the Felonie by Witch-craft, contained in the Indictment against them.

_Alizon Deuice_ conuicted vpon her owne Confession.

Whereupon Master _Couel_ was commaunded by the Court to take away the Prisoners conuicted, and to bring forth _Margaret Pearson_,[S3_b_] and _Isabell Robey_, Prisoners in the Castle at Lancaster, to receiue their Triall.

Who were brought to their Arraignement and Trialls, as hereafter followeth, _viz._