A
true
discourse
,
Of
the
apprehension
of
sundrye
Witches
lately
taken
in
Scotland
:
wherof
some
are
executed
,
and
some
are
yet
imprisoned
.
With
a
particuler
recitall
of
their
examinations
,
taken
in
the
presence
of
the
Kinges
Maiestie
.
GOd
by
his
omnipotent
power
,
hath
at
al
times
and
daily
doth
take
such
care
,
and
is
so
vigillant
,
for
the
weale
and
preseruation
of
his
owne
,
that
thereby
he
disapointeth
the
wicked
practises
and
euil
intents
of
all
such
as
by
any
meanes
whatsoeuer
,
seeke
indirectly
to
conspire
any
thing
contrary
to
his
holy
will
:
yea
and
by
the
same
power
,
he
hath
lately
ouerthrown
and
hindered
the
intentions
and
wicked
dealinges
of
a
great
number
of
vngodly
creatures
,
no
better
then
Diuels
:
who
suffering
themselues
to
be
allured
and
inticed
by
the
Diuell
whom
they
serued
,
and
to
whome
they
were
priuatelye
sworne
:
entered
into
the
detestable
Art
of
witchcraft
,
which
they
studied
and
practised
so
long
time
,
that
in
the
end
they
had
seduced
by
their
sorcery
a
number
of
other
to
be
as
bad
as
themselues
:
dwelling
in
the
boundes
of
Lowthian
,
which
is
a
principall
shire
or
parte
of
Scotland
,
where
the
Kings
Maiestie
vseth
to
make
his
cheefest
residence
or
abode
:
and
to
the
end
that
their
detestable
wickednes
which
they
priuilye
had
pretended
against
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
the
Common-weale
of
that
Country
,
with
the
Nobilitie
and
subiects
of
the
same
,
should
come
to
light
:
God
of
his
vnspeakeable
goodnes
did
reueale
and
lay
it
open
in
very
strange
sorte
,
therby
to
make
knowne
vnto
the
worlde
,
that
their
actions
were
contrarye
to
the
lawe
of
God
,
and
the
naturall
affection
which
we
ought
generallye
to
beare
one
to
another
:
the
manner
of
the
reuealing
wherof
was
as
followeth
.
Within
the
towne
of
Trenent
in
the
Kingdome
of
Scotland
,
there
dwelleth
one
Dauid
Seaton
,
who
being
deputie
Bailiffe
in
the
saide
Towne
,
had
a
maide
seruant
called
Geillis
Duncane
,
who
vsed
secretly
to
be
absent
and
to
lye
foorth
of
her
Maisters
house
euery
other
night
:
this
Geillis
Duncane
took
in
hand
to
help
all
such
as
were
troubled
or
greeued
with
any
kinde
of
sicknes
or
infirmitie
:
and
in
short
space
did
perfourme
manye
matters
most
miraculous
,
which
thinges
forasmuch
as
she
began
to
doe
them
vpon
a
sodaine
,
hauing
neuer
doon
the
like
before
,
made
her
Maister
and
others
to
be
in
great
admiracion
,
and
wondred
thereat
:
by
meanes
wherof
the
saide
Dauid
Seaton
had
his
maide
in
some
great
suspition
,
that
she
did
not
those
things
by
naturall
and
lawfull
wayes
,
but
rather
supposed
it
to
be
doone
by
some
extraordinary
and
vnlawfull
meanes
.
Whervpon
,
her
Maister
began
to
growe
very
inquisitiue
,
and
examined
her
which
way
and
by
what
meanes
she
were
able
to
perfourme
matters
of
so
great
importance
:
whereat
she
gaue
him
no
answere
,
neuerthelesse
,
her
Maister
to
the
intent
that
he
might
the
better
trye
and
finde
out
the
trueth
of
the
same
,
did
with
the
helpe
of
others
,
torment
her
with
the
torture
of
the
Pilliwinckes
vpon
her
fingers
,
which
is
a
greeuous
torture
,
and
binding
or
wrinching
her
head
with
a
corde
or
roape
,
which
is
a
most
cruell
torment
also
,
yet
would
she
not
confesse
any
thing
,
whereupon
they
suspecting
that
she
had
beene
marked
by
the
Diuell
(
as
commonly
witches
are
)
made
dilligent
search
about
her
,
and
found
the
enemies
marke
to
be
in
her
fore
crag
or
foreparte
of
her
throate
:
which
being
found
,
she
confessed
that
all
her
dooings
was
doone
by
the
wicked
allurements
and
inticements
of
the
Diuell
,
and
that
she
did
them
by
witchcraft
.
The
said
Geillis
Duncane
also
caused
Ewphame
Meealrean
to
be
apprehended
,
who
conspired
and
perfourmed
the
death
of
her
Godfather
,
and
who
vsed
her
art
vpon
a
gentleman
being
one
of
the
Lords
and
Iustices
of
the
Session
,
for
bearing
good
will
to
her
Daughter
:
she
also
caused
to
be
apprehended
one
Barbara
Naper
,
for
bewitching
to
death
Archibalde
,
last
Earle
of
Angus
,
who
languished
to
death
by
withcraft
and
yet
the
same
was
not
suspected
,
but
that
he
died
of
so
strange
a
disease
,
as
the
Phisition
knew
not
how
to
cure
or
remedy
the
same
:
but
of
all
other
the
saide
witches
,
these
two
last
before
recited
,
were
reputed
for
as
ciuill
honest
women
as
any
that
dwelled
within
the
Citie
of
Edenbrough
,
before
they
were
apprehended
.
Many
other
besides
were
taken
dwelling
in
Lieth
,
who
are
detayned
in
prison
,
vntill
his
Maiesties
further
will
and
pleasure
be
knowne
of
whose
wicked
dooings
you
shall
particularly
heare
,
which
was
as
followeth
.
This
aforesaid
Agnis
Sampson
which
was
the
elder
Witch
,
was
taken
and
brought
to
Haliriud
house
before
the
Kings
Maiestie
and
sundry
other
of
the
nobility
of
Scotland
,
where
she
was
straitly
examined
,
but
all
the
perswasions
which
the
Kings
maiestie
vsed
to
her
with
the
rest
of
his
counsell
,
might
not
prouoke
or
induce
her
to
confesse
any
thing
,
but
stood
stiffely
in
the
beniall
of
all
that
was
laide
to
her
charge
:
whervpon
they
caused
her
to
be
conueied
awaye
to
prison
,
there
to
receiue
such
torture
as
hath
been
lately
prouided
for
witches
in
that
country
:
and
forasmuch
as
by
due
examination
of
witchcraft
and
witches
in
Scotland
,
it
hath
latelye
beene
found
that
the
Deuill
dooth
generallye
marke
them
with
a
priuie
marke
,
by
reason
the
Witches
haue
confessed
themselues
,
that
the
Diuell
dooth
lick
them
with
his
tung
in
some
priuy
part
of
their
bodie
,
before
hee
dooth
receiue
them
to
be
his
seruants
,
which
marke
commonly
is
giuen
them
vnder
the
haire
in
some
part
of
their
bodye
,
wherby
it
may
not
easily
be
found
out
or
seene
,
although
they
be
searched
:
and
generally
so
long
as
the
marke
is
not
seene
to
those
which
search
them
,
so
long
the
parties
that
hath
the
marke
will
neuer
confesse
any
thing
.
Therfore
by
special
commaundement
this
Agnis
Sampson
had
all
her
haire
shauen
of
,
in
eache
parte
of
her
bodie
,
and
her
head
thrawen
with
a
rope
according
to
the
custome
of
that
Countrye
,
beeing
a
paine
most
greeuous
,
which
she
continued
almost
an
hower
,
during
which
time
she
would
not
confesse
any
thing
vntill
the
Diuels
marke
was
found
vpon
her
priuities
,
then
she
immediatlye
confessed
whatsoeuer
was
demaunded
of
her
,
and
iustifying
those
persons
aforesaid
to
be
notorious
witches
.
Item
,
the
saide
Agnis
Tompson
was
after
brought
againe
before
the
Kings
Maiestie
and
his
Counsell
,
and
being
examined
of
the
meetings
and
detestable
dealings
of
those
witches
,
she
confessed
that
vpon
the
night
of
Allhollon
Euen
last
,
she
was
accompanied
aswell
with
the
persons
aforesaide
,
as
also
with
a
great
many
other
witches
,
to
the
number
of
two
hundreth
:
and
that
all
they
together
went
by
Sea
each
one
in
a
Riddle
or
Ciue
,
and
went
in
the
same
very
substantially
with
Flaggons
of
wine
making
merrie
and
drinking
by
the
waye
in
the
same
Riddles
or
Ciues
,
to
the
kerke
of
North
Barrick
in
Lowthian
,
and
that
after
they
had
landed
,
tooke
handes
on
the
land
and
daunced
this
reill
or
short
daunce
,
singing
all
with
one
voice
.
Commer
goe
ye
before
,
commer
goe
ye
,
Gif
ye
will
not
goe
before
,
commer
let
me
.
At
which
time
she
confessed
,
that
this
Geilles
Duncane
did
goe
before
them
playing
this
reill
ordaunce
vpon
a
small
Trump
,
called
a
Iewes
Trump
,
vntill
they
entred
into
the
Kerk
of
north
Barrick
.
These
confessions
made
the
King
in
a
woderful
admiration
,
and
sent
for
the
said
Geillis
Duncane
,
who
vpon
the
like
Trump
did
playe
the
said
daunce
before
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
who
in
respect
of
the
strangenes
of
these
matters
,
tooke
great
delight
to
bee
present
at
their
examinations
.
Item
,
the
said
Agnis
Tompson
confessed
that
the
Diuell
being
then
at
North
Barrick
Kerke
attending
their
comming
in
the
habit
or
likenes
of
a
man
,
and
seeing
that
they
tarried
ouer-long
,
he
at
their
comming
enioyned
them
all
to
a
pennance
,
which
was
,
that
they
should
kisse
his
Buttockes
,
in
signe
of
duetye
to
him
:
which
being
put
ouer
the
Pulpit
barre
,
euerye
one
did
as
he
had
enioyned
them
:
and
hauing
made
his
vngodly
exhortations
,
wherein
he
did
greatlye
enveighe
against
the
King
of
Scotlond
,
he
receiued
their
oathes
for
their
good
and
true
seruice
towards
him
,
and
departed
:
which
doone
,
they
returned
to
Sea
,
and
so
home
againe
.
At
which
time
the
witches
demaunded
of
the
Diuel
why
he
did
beare
such
hatred
to
the
King
,
who
answered
,
by
reason
the
King
is
the
greatest
enemy
he
hath
in
the
worlde
:
all
which
their
●nfessions
and
depositions
are
still
extant
vpon
record
.
Item
,
the
saide
Agnis
Sampson
confessed
before
the
Kings
Maiestie
sundrye
thinges
which
were
so
miraculous
and
strange
,
as
that
his
Maiestie
saide
they
were
all
extreame
lyars
,
wherat
she
answered
,
she
would
not
wishe
his
Maiestie
to
suppose
her
woords
to
be
false
,
but
rather
to
beleeue
them
,
in
that
she
would
discouer
such
matter
vnto
him
as
his
maiestie
should
not
any
way
doubt
off
.
And
therupon
taking
his
Maiestie
a
little
aside
,
she
declared
vnto
him
the
verye
woordes
which
passed
betweene
the
Kings
Maiestie
and
his
Queene
at
Upslo
in
Norway
the
first
night
of
their
mariage
,
with
their
answere
eache
to
other
:
whereat
the
Kinges
Maiestie
wondered
greatlye
,
and
swore
by
the
liuing
God
,
that
he
beleeued
that
all
the
Diuels
in
hell
could
not
haue
discouered
the
same
:
acknowledging
her
woords
to
be
most
true
,
and
therefore
gaue
the
more
credit
to
the
rest
which
is
before
declared
.
Touching
this
Agnis
Tompson
,
she
is
the
onlye
woman
,
who
by
the
Diuels
perswasion
should
haue
entended
and
put
in
execution
the
Kings
Maiesties
death
in
this
manner
.
She
confessed
that
she
tooke
a
blacke
Toade
,
and
did
hang
the
same
vp
by
the
heeles
,
three
daies
,
and
collected
and
gathered
the
venome
as
it
dropped
and
fell
from
it
in
an
Oister
shell
,
and
kept
the
same
venome
close
couered
,
vntill
she
should
obtaine
any
parte
or
peece
of
foule
linnen
cloth
,
that
had
appertained
to
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
and
shirt
,
handkercher
,
napkin
or
any
other
thing
which
she
practised
to
obtaine
by
meanes
of
one
Iohn
Kers
,
who
being
attendant
in
his
Maiesties
Chamber
,
desired
him
for
olde
acquaintance
betweene
them
,
to
helpe
her
to
one
or
a
peece
of
such
a
cloth
as
is
aforesaide
,
which
thing
the
said
Iohn
Kers
denyed
to
helpe
her
too
,
saying
he
could
not
help
her
too
it
.
And
the
said
Agnis
Tompson
by
her
depositions
since
her
apprehension
saith
,
that
if
she
had
obtained
any
one
peece
of
linnes
cloth
which
the
King
had
worne
and
fouled
,
she
had
bewitched
him
to
death
,
and
put
him
to
such
extraordinary
paines
,
as
if
he
had
beene
lying
vpon
sharp
thornes
and
endes
of
Needles
.
Moreouer
she
confessed
that
at
the
time
when
his
Maiestie
was
in
Denmarke
,
she
being
accompanied
with
the
parties
before
specially
named
,
tooke
a
Cat
and
christened
it
,
and
afterward
bound
to
each
parte
of
that
Cat
,
the
cheefest
partes
of
a
dead
man
,
and
seuerall
ioynes
of
his
bodies
,
and
that
in
the
night
following
the
saide
Cat
was
conueied
into
the
midst
of
the
sea
by
all
these
witches
sayling
in
their
riddles
or
Ciues
as
is
aforesaide
,
and
so
left
the
saide
Cat
right
before
the
Towne
of
Lieth
in
Scotland
:
this
doone
,
there
did
arise
such
a
tempest
in
the
Sea
,
as
a
greater
hath
not
beene
seene
:
which
tempest
was
the
cause
of
the
perrishing
of
a
Boate
or
vessell
comming
ouer
from
the
towne
of
Brunt
Iland
to
the
towne
of
Lieth
,
wherein
was
sundrye
Iewelles
and
riche
giftes
,
which
should
haue
been
presented
to
the
now
Queen
of
Scotland
,
at
her
Maiesties
comming
to
Lieth
.
Againe
it
is
confessed
,
that
the
said
christened
Cat
was
the
cause
that
the
Kinges
Maiesties
Ship
at
his
comming
foorth
of
Denmarke
,
had
a
contrary
winde
to
the
rest
of
his
Ships
,
then
being
in
his
companye
,
which
thing
was
most
strange
and
true
,
as
the
Kings
Maiestie
acknowledgeth
,
for
when
the
rest
of
the
Shippes
had
a
faire
and
good
winde
,
then
was
the
winde
contrarye
and
altogither
against
his
Maiestie
:
and
further
the
saide
witche
declared
,
that
his
Maiestie
had
neuer
come
safelye
from
the
Sea
,
if
his
faith
had
not
preuailed
aboue
their
ententions
.
Moreouer
the
said
Witches
being
demaunded
how
the
Diuell
would
vse
them
when
he
was
in
their
company
,
they
confessed
that
when
the
Diuell
did
receiue
them
for
his
seruants
,
and
that
they
had
vowed
themselues
vnto
him
,
then
he
would
Carnallye
vse
them
,
albeit
to
their
little
pleasure
,
in
respect
of
his
colde
nature
:
and
would
doo
the
like
at
sundry
other
times
.
As
touching
the
aforesaide
Doctor
Fian
,
alias
Iohn
Cunningham
,
the
examination
of
his
actes
since
his
apprehension
,
declareth
the
great
subtiltye
of
the
diuell
,
and
therfore
maketh
thinges
to
appeere
the
more
miraculous
:
for
being
apprehended
by
the
accusation
of
the
saide
Geillis
Duncane
aforesaide
,
who
confessed
he
was
their
Regester
,
and
that
there
was
not
one
man
suffered
to
come
to
the
Diuels
readinges
but
onlye
he
:
the
saide
Doctor
was
taken
and
imprisoned
,
and
vsed
with
the
accustomed
paine
,
prouided
for
those
offences
,
inflicted
vpon
the
rest
as
is
aforesaide
.
First
by
thrawing
of
his
head
with
a
roape
,
wherat
he
would
confesse
nothing
.
Secondly
,
he
was
perswaded
by
faire
means
to
confesse
his
follies
,
but
that
would
preuaile
as
little
.
Lastly
he
was
put
to
the
most
seuere
and
cruell
paine
in
the
world
,
called
the
bootes
,
who
after
he
had
receiued
three
strokes
,
being
enquired
if
he
would
confesse
his
damnable
acts
and
wicked
life
,
his
tung
would
not
serue
him
to
speak
,
in
respect
wherof
the
rest
of
the
witches
willed
to
search
his
tung
,
vnder
which
was
found
two
pinnes
thrust
vp
into
the
head
,
whereupon
the
UUitches
did
laye
,
Now
is
the
Charme
stinted
,
and
shewed
that
those
charmed
Pinnes
were
the
cause
he
could
not
confesse
any
thing
:
then
was
he
immediatly
released
of
the
bootes
,
brought
before
the
King
,
his
confession
was
taken
,
and
his
owne
hand
willingly
set
ther-vnto
,
which
contained
as
followeth
.
First
,
that
at
the
generall
meetinges
of
those
witches
,
hee
was
alwayes
preasent
:
that
he
was
Clarke
to
all
those
that
were
in
subiection
to
the
Diuels
seruice
,
bearing
the
name
of
witches
,
that
alwaye
he
did
take
their
othes
for
their
true
seruice
to
the
Diuell
,
and
that
he
wrot
for
them
such
matters
as
the
Diuell
still
pleased
to
commaund
him
.
Item
the
said
Doctor
did
also
confesse
that
he
had
vsed
means
sundry
times
to
obtain
his
purpose
and
wicked
intent
of
the
same
Gentlewoman
,
and
seeing
himselfe
disapointed
of
his
intention
,
he
determined
by
all
waies
he
might
to
obtaine
the
same
,
trusting
by
coniuring
,
witchcraft
and
Sorcery
to
obtaine
it
in
this
manner
.
It
happened
this
gentlewoman
being
vnmaried
,
had
a
brother
who
went
to
schoole
with
the
said
Doctor
,
and
calling
his
Scholler
to
him
,
demaunded
if
he
did
lye
with
his
sister
,
who
answered
he
did
,
by
meanes
wherof
he
thought
to
obtaine
his
purpose
,
and
therefore
secretlye
promised
to
teach
him
without
stripes
,
so
he
would
obtain
for
him
three
haires
of
his
sisters
priuities
.
at
such
time
as
he
should
spye
best
occasion
for
it
:
which
the
youth
promised
faithfullye
to
perfourme
,
and
vowed
speedily
to
put
it
in
practise
,
taking
a
peece
of
coniured
paper
of
his
maister
to
lappe
them
in
when
he
had
gotten
them
:
and
there
vpon
the
boye
practised
nightlye
to
obtaine
his
maisters
purpose
,
especially
when
his
sister
was
a
sleepe
.
But
God
who
knoweth
the
secrets
of
all
harts
,
and
reuealeth
all
wicked
and
vngodlye
practises
,
would
not
suffer
the
intents
of
this
diuilish
Doctor
to
come
to
that
purpose
which
he
supposed
it
would
,
and
therefore
to
declare
that
he
was
heauilye
offended
with
his
wicked
entent
,
did
so
woorke
by
the
Gentlewomans
owne
meanes
,
that
in
the
ende
the
same
was
discouered
and
brought
to
light
:
for
she
being
one
night
a
sleepe
,
and
her
brother
in
bed
with
her
,
suddenlye
cryed
out
to
her
mother
,
declaring
that
her
Brother
would
not
suffer
her
to
sleepe
,
wherevpon
her
mother
hauing
a
quick
capacitie
,
did
vehemently
suspect
Doctor
Fians
entention
,
by
reason
she
was
a
witche
of
her selfe
,
and
therefore
presently
arose
,
and
was
very
inquisitiue
of
the
boy
to
vnderstand
his
intent
,
and
the
better
to
know
the
same
,
did
beat
him
with
sundry
stripes
,
wherby
he
discouered
the
trueth
vnto
her
.
The
Mother
therefore
being
well
practised
in
witchcrafte
,
did
thinke
it
most
conuenient
to
meete
with
the
Doctor
in
his
owne
Arte
,
and
therevpon
tooke
the
paper
from
the
boy
,
wherein
hee
should
haue
put
the
same
haires
,
and
went
to
a
young
Heyfer
which
neuer
had
borne
Calfe
nor
gone
to
the
Bull
,
and
with
a
paire
of
sheeres
,
clipped
off
three
haires
from
the
vdder
of
the
Cow
,
and
wrapt
them
in
the
same
paper
,
which
she
againe
deliuered
to
the
boy
,
then
willing
him
to
giue
the
same
to
his
saide
Maister
,
which
he
immediatly
did
.
The
Schoolemaister
so
soone
as
he
had
receiued
them
,
thinking
them
indeede
to
bee
the
Maides
haires
,
went
straight
and
wrought
his
arte
vpon
them
:
But
the
Doctor
had
no
sooner
doone
his
intent
to
them
,
but
presentlye
the
Hayfer
or
Cow
whose
haires
they
were
indeed
,
came
vnto
the
doore
of
the
Church
wherein
the
Schoolemaister
was
,
into
the
which
the
Hayfer
went
,
and
made
towards
the
Schoolemaister
,
leaping
and
dauncing
vpon
him
,
and
following
him
foorth
of
the
church
and
to
what
place
so
euer
he
went
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
townes
men
of
Saltpans
,
and
many
other
who
did
beholde
the
same
.
After
that
the
depositions
and
examinations
of
the
sayd
doctor
Fian
Alias
Cuningham
was
taken
,
as
alreadie
is
declared
,
with
his
owne
hand
willingly
set
therevnto
,
hee
was
by
the
master
of
the
prison
committed
to
ward
,
and
appointed
to
a
chamber
by
himselfe
,
where
forsaking
his
wicked
wayes
,
acknowledging
his
most
vngodly
lyfe
,
shewing
that
he
had
too
much
folowed
the
allurements
and
entisements
of
sathan
,
and
fondly
pra●tised
his
conclusions
by
coniuring
,
witchcraft
,
inchantment
,
sorcerie
,
and
such
like
,
hee
renounced
the
deuill
and
all
his
wicked
workes
,
vowed
to
leade
the
life
of
a
Christian
,
and
seemed
newly
conuerted
towards
God
.
The
morrow
after
vpon
conference
had
with
him
,
he
granted
that
the
deuill
had
appeared
vnto
him
in
the
night
before
,
appareled
all
in
blacke
,
with
a
white
wand
in
his
hande
,
and
t●at
the
deuill
demaunded
of
him
if
hee
would
continue
his
faithfull
seruice
,
according
to
his
first
oath
and
promise
made
to
that
effect
.
Whome
(
as
hee
then
sayd
)
he
vtterly
renounced
to
his
face
,
and
●ayde
vnto
him
in
this
manner
,
Auoide
Satan
,
auoide
,
for
I
haue
listned
too
much
vnto
thee
,
and
by
the
same
thou
hast
vndone
mee
,
in
respect
whereof
I
vtterly
forsake
thee
.
To
whome
the
deuill
answered
,
That
once
ere
thou
die
thou
shalt
bee
mine
.
And
with
that
(
as
he
sayde
)
the
deuill
brake
the
white
wande
,
and
immediatly
vanished
foorth
of
his
sight
.
Thus
all
the
daie
this
Doctor
Fian
continued
verie
solitarie
,
and
seemed
to
haue
care
of
his
owne
soule
,
and
would
call
vppon
God
,
shewing
himselfe
penitent
for
his
wicked
life
,
neuerthelesse
the
same
night
hee
founde
such
meanes
,
that
hee
stole
the
key
of
the
prison
doore
and
chamber
in
the
which
he
was
,
which
in
the
night
hee
opened
and
fled
awaie
to
the
Salt
pans
,
where
hee
was
alwayes
resident
,
and
first
apprehended
.
Of
whose
sodaine
departure
when
the
Kings
maiestie
had
intelligence
,
hee
presently
commanded
diligent
inquirie
to
bee
made
for
his
apprehension
,
and
for
the
better
effecting
thereof
,
hee
sent
publike
proclamations
into
all
partes
of
his
lande
to
the
same
effect
.
By
meanes
of
whose
hot
and
harde
pursuite
,
he
was
agayn
taken
and
brought
to
prison
,
and
then
being
called
before
the
kings
highnes
,
hee
was
reexamined
as
well
touching
his
departure
,
as
also
touching
all
that
had
before
happened
.
But
this
Doctor
,
notwithstanding
that
his
owne
confession
appeareth
remaining
in
recorde
vnder
his
owne
hande
writing
,
and
the
same
therevnto
fixed
in
the
presence
of
the
Kings
maiestie
and
sundrie
of
his
Councell
,
yet
did
hee
vtterly
denie
the
same
.
Wherevpon
the
kinges
maiestie
perceiuing
his
stubbourne
wilfulnesse
,
conceiued
and
imagined
that
in
the
time
of
his
absence
hee
had
entered
into
newe
conference
and
league
with
the
deuill
his
master
,
and
that
hee
had
beene
agayne
newly
marked
,
for
the
which
hee
was
narrowly
searched
,
but
it
coulde
not
in
anie
wise
bee
founde
,
yet
for
more
tryall
of
him
to
make
him
confesse
,
hee
was
commaunded
to
haue
a
most
strannge
torment
which
was
done
in
this
manner
following
.
His
nailes
vpon
all
his
fingers
were
riuen
and
pulled
off
with
an
instrument
called
in
Scottish
a
Turkas
,
which
in
England
wee
call
a
payre
of
pincers
,
and
vnder
euerie
nayle
there
was
thrust
in
two
needles
ouer
euen
vp
to
the
heads
.
At
all
which
tormentes
notwithstanding
the
Doctor
neuer
shronke
anie
whit
,
neither
woulde
he
then
confesse
it
the
sooner
for
all
the
tortures
inflicted
vpon
him
.
Then
was
hee
with
all
conuenient
speed
,
by
commandement
,
conuaied
againe
to
the
torment
of
the
bootes
,
wherein
hee
continued
a
long
time
,
and
did
abide
so
many
blowes
in
them
,
that
his
leg●es
were
crushte
and
beaten
togeather
as
small
as
might
bee
,
and
the
bones
and
flesh
so
brused
,
that
the
bloud
and
marrowe
spouted
forth
in
great
abundance
,
whereby
they
were
made
vnseruiceable
for
euer
.
And
notwithstanding
al
these
grieuous
paines
and
cruell
torments
hee
would
not
confess●
anie
thing
,
so
deepely
had
the
deuill
entered
into
his
heart
,
that
hee
vtterly
denied
all
that
which
he
had
before
auouched
,
and
wou●de
saie
nothing
therevnto
but
this
,
that
what
hee
had
done
and
sayde
before
,
was
onely
done
and
sayde
for
feare
of
paynes
which
he
had
endured
.
Upon
great
consideration
therefore
taken
by
the
Kings
maiestie
and
his
Councell
,
as
well
for
the
due
e●ecution
of
iustice
vppon
such
detestable
malefactors
,
as
also
for
example
sake
,
to
remayne
a
terrour
to
all
others
heereafter
,
that
shall
attempt
to
deale
in
the
lyke
wicked
and
vngodlye
actions
,
as
witchcraft
,
sorcery
,
cuniuration
,
&
such
lyke
,
the
sayde
Doctor
Fian
was
soone
after
araigned
,
condemned
,
and
adiudged
by
the
law
to
die
,
and
then
to
bee
burned
according
to
the
lawe
of
that
lande
,
prouided
in
that
behalfe
.
Wherevpon
hee
was
put
into
a
carte
,
and
beeing
first
strangled
,
hee
was
immediatly
put
into
a
great
fire
,
being
readie
prouided
for
that
purpose
,
and
there
burned
in
the
Castle
hill
of
Edenbrough
on
asaterdaie
in
the
ende
of
Ianuarie
last
past
.
1591.
The
rest
of
the
witches
which
are
not
yet
executed
,
remayne
in
prison
till
farther
traill
,
and
knowledge
of
his
maiesties
pleasure
.
This
strange
discourse
before
recited
,
may
perhaps
giue
some
occasion
of
doubt
to
such
as
shall
happen
to
reade
the
same
,
and
thereby
coniecture
that
the
Kings
maiestie
would
not
hazarde
himselfe
in
the
presence
of
such
notorious
witches
,
least
therby
might
haue
insued
great
danger
to
his
person
and
the
generall
state
of
the
land
,
which
thing
in
truth
might
wel
haue
bene
feared
.
But
to
answer
generally
to
such
,
let
this
suffice
:
that
first
it
is
well
knowen
that
the
King
is
the
child
&
seruant
of
God
,
and
they
but
seruants
to
the
deuil
,
hee
is
the
Lords
annointed
,
and
they
but
vesselles
of
Gods
wrath
:
he
is
a
true
Christian
,
and
trusteth
in
God
,
they
worse
than
Infidels
,
for
they
onely
trust
in
the
deuill
,
who
daily
serue
them
,
till
he
haue
brought
them
to
vtter
destruction
.
But
heereby
it
seemeth
that
his
Highnesse
caried
a
magnanimious
and
vndanted
mind
,
not
feared
with
their
inchantmentes
,
but
resolute
in
this
,
that
so
long
as
God
is
with
him
,
hee
feareth
not
who
is
against
him
.
And
trulie
the
whole
scope
of
this
treatise
dooth
so
plainely
laie
open
the
wonderfull
prouidence
of
the
Almightie
,
that
if
he
had
not
bene
defended
by
his
omnipotencie
and
power
,
his
Highnes
had
neuer
returned
aliue
in
his
voiage
from
Denmarke
,
so
that
there
is
no
doubt
but
God
woulde
as
well
defend
him
on
the
land
as
on
the
sea
,
where
they
pretended
their
damnable
practise
.
FINIS
.