THE
WONDERFVLL
DISCOVERIE
OF
THE
Witch-craftes
of
Margraet
and
Phillip
Flower
▪
Daughters
of
Ioan
Flower
,
by
BEAVER
CASTLE
,
and
executed
at
LINCOLNE
the
11.
of
March
.
1618.
MY
meaning
is
not
to
make
any
contentious
Arguments
about
the
discourses
,
distinction
or
definition
of
Witchcraft
,
the
power
of
Diuells
,
the
nature
of
Spirits
,
the
force
of
Charmes
,
the
secrets
of
Incantation
,
and
such
like
;
because
the
Scriptures
are
full
of
prohibitions
to
this
purpose
,
and
proclaimes
death
to
the
presumptuous
attempters
of
the
same
:
Besides
both
Princes
(
yea
our
owne
learned
and
most
iudicious
King
)
Philosophers
,
Poets
,
Chronologers
,
Historiographers
,
and
many
worthy
Writers
,
haue
concurred
and
concluded
in
this
;
that
diuers
impious
and
facinorous
mischiefes
haue
beene
effectuated
through
the
instruments
of
the
Diuell
,
by
permission
of
God
,
so
that
the
actors
of
the
same
haue
carried
away
the
opinion
of
the
world
,
to
doe
that
which
they
did
by
Witchcraft
,
or
at
least
to
be
esteemed
Witches
,
for
bringing
such
and
such
things
to
passe
:
For
howsoeuer
the
learned
haue
charactred
delinquents
in
this
kinde
by
titles
of
sundry
sortes
,
and
most
significant
attributes
;
as
Pythonissae
dealing
with
artificiall
Charmes
;
Magi
anciently
reputed
so
,
for
extraordinary
wisedome
and
knowledge
in
the
secrets
of
simples
and
hearbes
;
Chaldei
,
famous
for
Astronomy
and
Astrology
;
Necromancers
for
practising
to
raise
dead
bodies
,
and
by
them
to
foretell
euents
of
the
earth
;
Geomantici
,
for
conuersing
with
Spirits
,
and
vsing
Inchantations
;
Genethliaci
,
for
presuming
on
the
calculating
of
Natiuities
,
or
if
you
will
,
assuming
the
credit
of
Figure-casting
;
Ventriloqui
,
for
speaking
with
hollow
voyces
as
if
they
were
possessed
with
Diuells
;
Venefici
,
for
dealing
with
Poyson
,
and
either
killing
or
curing
that
way
:
For
you
must
vnderstand
howeuer
the
Professors
aforesaid
practise
murther
and
mischiefe
,
yet
many
times
they
Pretend
cures
and
preseruation
;
with
many
others
,
carrying
the
shew
of
great
learning
and
admired
knowledge
;
yet
haue
they
all
but
one
familier
tearme
with
vs
in
English
called
Witches
.
As
for
the
conceit
of
wise-men
or
wise
woemen
,
they
are
all
meerely
coseners
and
deceiuers
;
so
that
if
they
make
you
beleeue
that
by
their
meanes
you
shall
heare
of
things
lost
or
stolne
,
it
is
either
done
by
Confederacy
,
or
put
off
by
protraction
to
deceiue
you
of
your
money
.
Only
(
as
I
said
before
)
there
bee
certaine
men
and
women
growne
in
yeares
,
and
ouer-growne
with
Melancholly
and
Atheisme
,
who
out
of
a
malicious
disposition
against
their
betters
,
or
others
thriuing
by
them
;
but
most
times
from
a
heart-burning
desire
of
reuenge
,
hauing
entertained
some
impression
of
displeasure
,
and
vnkindnesse
,
study
nothing
but
mischiefe
and
exoticke
practises
of
loathsome
Artes
and
Sciences
:
yet
I
must
needes
say
,
that
sometimes
the
fained
reputation
of
wisedome
,
cunning
,
and
to
be
reputed
a
dangerous
and
skilfull
person
,
hath
so
preuailed
with
diuers
,
that
they
haue
taken
vpon
them
indeed
to
know
more
then
God
euer
afforded
any
creature
,
&
to
performe
no
lesse
then
the
Creator
both
of
Heauen
&
earth
;
making
you
beleeue
with
Medea
,
that
they
can
raise
tempests
,
turne
the
Sunne
into
blood
,
pull
the
Moone
out
of
her
Spheare
,
and
saile
ouer
the
Sea
in
a
cockle
shell
,
according
to
the
Poet.
Flectere
si
nequeam
Superos
,
Acheronta
mouebo
.
If
Art
doe
faile
to
moue
the
Gods
consent
vnto
my
minde
:
I
will
the
Diuells
raise
,
to
doe
what
they
can
in
their
kinde
.
But
howsoeuer
speciall
persons
are
transported
with
an
opinion
of
their
owne
worth
,
and
preuailing
in
this
kinde
,
yet
by
lamentable
experience
we
know
too
well
,
what
monstrous
effects
haue
bene
produced
,
euen
to
the
horror
of
the
hearers
,
and
damnation
of
their
owne
soules
by
such
kinde
of
people
:
For
as
it
is
in
the
tale
of
the
enuious
man
,
that
put
out
one
of
his
eyes
to
haue
his
companion
loose
both
;
so
fareth
it
with
them
and
worse
,
to
giue
away
their
soules
to
bee
reuenged
of
their
aduersaries
bodies
,
wherein
the
monstrous
subtilty
of
the
Diuell
is
so
apparant
,
that
it
is
wonderfull
one
way
to
relate
,
and
lamentable
another
way
to
obserue
the
same
.
For
no
sooner
shall
such
motiues
poyson
the
inward
conceite
or
apprehension
of
such
damnable
Caitiffes
:
But
then
steppeth
forth
the
Diuell
,
and
not
onely
sheweth
them
the
way
,
but
prescribeth
the
manner
of
effecting
the
same
,
with
facility
and
easinesse
,
assuring
that
hee
himselfe
will
attend
them
in
some
familiar
shape
of
Rat
,
Cat
,
Toad
,
Bird
,
Cricket
,
&c:
yea
effectuate
whatsoeuer
they
shall
demaund
or
desire
,
and
for
their
better
assurance
and
corroboration
of
their
credulity
,
they
shall
haue
palpable
and
forcible
touches
of
sucking
,
pinching
,
kissing
,
closing
,
colling
and
such
like
:
wherevpon
,
without
any
feare
of
God
or
Man
,
knowledge
of
Christ
,
hope
of
redemption
,
confidence
of
mercy
,
or
true
beleefe
that
there
is
any
other
thing
to
bee
looked
after
but
this
present
World
;
according
to
that
Athiesticall
position
of
Epicurus
.
Ede
,
bibe
,
lude
,
post
mortem
nulla
voluptas
.
Eat
,
drink
,
sport
,
play
and
take
thy
pleasures
rest
:
For
after
death
,
who
knowes
what
shall
be
best
.
They
admit
of
those
execrable
conditions
of
commutation
of
soules
for
the
entertaining
of
the
spirits
,
and
so
fall
to
their
abhominable
practises
,
continuing
in
the
same
till
God
laugh
them
to
scorne
,
and
will
by
no
meanes
suffer
them
to
abuse
his
holy
name
nor
deceiue
others
by
their
prophane
liues
any
longer
:
Witnesse
for
the
generall
those
infinite
Treatises
of
many
of
them
conuinced
by
Law
,
and
condemned
to
death
,
to
the
fearefull
example
of
all
carnall
and
hypocriticall
Christians
:
but
more
especially
you
may
ouer-looke
(
if
you
please
)
that
learned
Discourse
of
Daemonologie
,
composed
in
forme
of
a
Dialogue
,
by
the
High
and
mighty
Prince
,
IAMES
by
the
grace
of
God
,
King
of
England
,
Scotland
,
France
and
Ireland
,
&c.
and
printed
(
as
I
take
it
)
according
to
the
coppy
of
Edenburgh
,
1603.
As
also
a
Treatise
of
Witch-craft
made
by
that
learned
Mr.
Alexander
Roberts
Preacher
at
Kings-Line
in
Norfolke
,
1615.
vpon
the
discouery
of
the
Witch-crafts
of
Mary
Smith
,
wife
of
Henry
Smith
Glouer
,
with
her
vocall
contract
betweene
the
Diuell
and
her selfe
,
in
sollemne
tearmes
,
and
such
like
imposturing
filthinesse
:
with
many
hurts
and
mischiefes
which
thereby
she
procured
:
As
also
a
certaine
discouery
1611.
made
by
Iohn
Cotta
Doctor
of
Phisicke
in
Northampton
of
Empericks
,
woemen
about
sicke
persons
:
Quacksaluers
,
and
fugitiues
,
which
seeme
to
worke
iuggling
wonders
,
Surgeons
,
Apothecaries
,
practisers
by
spells
,
the
true
discouery
of
Witch-craft
,
especially
in
the
sicke
with
many
instances
in
that
kind
,
Wisards
,
and
seruants
,
of
Phisitions
,
who
may
bee
called
ministring
helpers
:
To
this
hee
hath
added
the
Methodian
learned
deceiuer
,
or
hereticke
Phisition
,
Astrologers
,
Ephemerides-maisters
,
Coniecters
by
vrine
,
Trauellers
,
and
last
of
all
,
the
true
Artist
his
right
description
and
election
.
As
also
a
Dialogue
concerning
Witches
and
Witchcraft
,
composed
by
George
Gifford
,
Minister
of
Gods
word
in
Maldon
,
1603.
Wherein
the
cunning
of
the
Diuell
is
discouered
,
both
concerning
the
deceiuing
of
witches
,
and
seducing
of
others
into
many
great
errors
:
As
also
an
ancient
discourse
of
the
fearefull
practises
of
foure
notorious
French
Witches
,
with
the
manner
of
their
strange
execution
.
As
also
the
seuerall
and
damnable
practises
of
Mother
Sutton
of
Milton
Miles
in
the
County
of
Bedford
,
and
Mary
Sutton
her
Daughter
,
who
were
arraigned
,
condemned
,
and
executed
for
the
same
:
As
also
1612.
the
wonderfull
discouery
of
Witches
in
Lancashire
,
being
19.
in
number
,
notorious
for
many
infamed
actions
,
and
conuicted
before
Sr.
Iames
Altham
,
and
S.
Edward
Bromley
,
Barons
of
the
Exchequer
,
together
with
the
arraignment
and
triall
of
Iennet
Preston
,
at
Yorke
,
with
her
fearefull
execution
for
the
murthering
of
Mr.
Lisker
by
Witch-craft
;
with
infinite
other
relations
concerning
the
generall
conuiction
of
Witches
,
and
their
practises
,
and
condemnation
of
the
particular
opinion
of
some
men
,
who
suppose
there
bee
none
at
all
,
or
at
least
that
they
doe
not
personally
or
truely
effect
such
things
as
are
imputed
vnto
them
,
and
which
out
of
some
dangerous
impression
of
melancholly
,
vaineglory
,
or
some
other
diseased
operation
,
they
assume
to
themselues
by
reason
of
a
former
contract
with
the
Diuell
.
And
so
much
for
the
certainty
of
Story
,
and
fearefulnesse
of
the
truth
concerning
the
damnable
practises
of
Witches
and
cunning
of
the
Diuell
to
deceiue
them
.
But
yet
because
the
mind
of
man
may
be
carried
away
with
many
idle
coniectures
,
either
that
woemen
confessed
these
things
by
extreami●y
of
torture
,
or
that
ancient
examples
are
by
this
time
forgotten
(
although
the
particulars
are
vpon
record
,
for
the
benefit
of
all
posteritie
:
)
Or
that
they
were
besides
themselues
,
or
subiect
to
some
weake
deuise
or
other
,
rather
to
bring
in
question
the
integrity
of
Iustice
;
then
to
make
odious
the
liues
of
such
horrible
offendors
.
I
haue
presumed
to
present
on
the
Stage
of
verity
for
the
good
of
my
Country
&
the
loue
of
truth
,
the
late
wofull
Tragedy
of
the
destruction
of
the
Right
Honourable
the
Earle
of
Rutlands
Children
,
who
to
his
eternall
praise
proceeded
yet
both
religiously
and
charitably
against
the
offenders
,
leauing
their
prosecution
to
the
law
and
submitting
himselfe
,
and
deplorable
case
to
the
prouidence
of
God
,
who
afflicteth
his
best
seruants
with
punishments
,
and
many
times
,
sendeth
extraordinary
vengeance
as
well
on
the
innocent
,
as
the
bad
deseruer
,
to
manifest
his
glory
:
Therefore
by
way
of
Caution
I
aduise
thee
(
gentle
Reader
)
whosoeuer
thou
art
,
to
take
heede
how
thou
doest
either
despise
the
power
of
God
in
his
Creatures
,
or
vilipend
the
subtilty
and
fury
of
the
Diuell
,
as
Gods
instrument
of
vengeance
,
considering
that
truth
in
despight
of
gaine
sayers
will
preuaile
,
according
to
that
principle
:
Magna
est
veritas
&
preualebit
.
The
Story
followes
.
AFter
the
Right
Honourable
Sr.
Francis
Manners
succeeded
his
Brother
in
the
Earledome
of
Rutland
:
and
so
not
onely
tooke
possession
of
Beauer
Castle
,
but
of
all
other
his
demeanes
,
Lordships
,
Townes
,
Mannors
,
Lands
,
and
Reuennues
appropriate
to
the
same
Earledome
:
hee
proceeded
so
honourably
in
the
course
of
his
life
,
as
neither
displacing
Tenants
,
discharging
seruants
,
denying
the
accesse
of
the
poore
,
welcoming
of
strangers
,
and
performing
all
the
duties
of
a
noble
Lord
,
that
hee
fastened
as
it
were
vnto
himselfe
the
loue
and
good
opinion
of
the
Countrey
wherein
he
walked
the
more
cheerefully
and
remarkable
,
because
his
honourable
Countesse
marched
arme
in
arme
with
him
in
the
same
race
;
so
that
Beauer
Castle
was
a
continuall
Pallace
of
entertainment
,
and
a
daily
receptacle
for
all
sorts
both
rich
and
poore
,
especially
such
auncient
people
as
neighboured
the
same
;
amongst
whom
one
Ioane
Flower
,
with
her
Daughters
Margaret
and
Phillp
were
not
onely
relieued
at
the
first
from
thence
,
but
quickly
entertained
as
Chair-women
,
and
Margaret
admitted
as
a
continuall
dweller
in
the
Castle
,
looking
both
to
the
poultrey
abroad
and
the
wash-house
within
dores
:
In
which
life
they
continued
with
equall
correspondency
,
till
something
was
discouered
to
the
noble
Lady
,
which
concerned
the
misdemeanour
of
these
women
.
And
although
such
honourable
persons
shall
not
want
of
all
sorts
of
people
,
either
to
bring
them
newes
,
tales
,
reports
,
or
to
serue
their
turne
in
all
offices
whatsoeuer
;
so
that
it
may
well
bee
said
of
them
,
as
it
is
of
great
Kings
and
Princes
,
that
they
haue
large
hands
,
wide
eares
,
and
piercing
sights
to
discouer
the
vnswept
corners
of
their
remotest
confines
,
to
reach
euen
to
their
furthest
borders
,
and
to
vnderstand
the
secrets
of
their
meanest
subiects
:
yet
in
this
matter
,
neither
were
they
busie-bodies
,
flatterers
,
malicious
politians
,
vnderminers
,
nor
supplanters
one
of
anothers
good
fortune
;
but
went
simply
to
worke
,
as
regarding
the
honor
of
the
Earle
and
his
Lady
,
and
so
by
degrees
gaue
light
to
their
vnderstanding
to
apprehend
their
complaints
.
First
,
that
Ioane
Flower
the
Mother
was
a
monstrous
malicious
woman
,
full
of
oathes
,
curses
,
and
imprecations
irreligious
,
and
for
any
thing
they
saw
by
her
,
a
plaine
Atheist
;
besides
of
late
dayes
her
very
countenance
was
estranged
,
her
eyes
were
fiery
and
hollow
,
her
speech
fell
and
enuious
,
her
de●eanour
strange
and
exoticke
,
and
her
conuersation
sequestred
;
so
that
the
whole
course
of
her
life
gaue
great
suspition
that
she
was
a
notorious
Witch
,
yea
some
of
her
neighbours
dared
to
affirme
that
shee
dealt
with
familiar
spirits
,
and
terrified
them
all
with
curses
and
threatning
of
reuenge
,
if
there
were
neuer
so
little
cause
of
displeasure
and
vnkindnesse
.
Concerning
Margaret
,
that
shee
often
resorted
from
the
Castle
to
her
Mother
,
bringing
such
prouision
as
they
thought
was
vnbefitting
for
a
seruant
to
purloyne
,
and
comming
at
such
vnseasonable
houres
,
that
they
could
not
but
coniecture
some
mischiefe
between
them
,
and
that
their
extraordinary
ryot
&
expences
,
tended
both
to
rob
the
Lady
,
&
to
maintaine
certaine
deboist
and
base
company
which
frequented
this
Ioane
Flowers
house
the
mother
,
&
especially
her
youngest
Daughter
.
Concerning
Phillip
,
that
she
was
lewdly
transported
with
the
loue
of
one
Th:
Simpson
,
who
presumed
to
say
,
that
shee
had
bewitched
him
:
for
hee
had
no
power
to
leaue
her
,
and
was
as
hee
supposed
maruellously
altred
both
in
m●●de
and
body
,
since
her
acquainted
company
:
these
complaints
began
many
yeares
before
either
their
conuiction
,
or
publique
apprehension
:
Notwithstanding
such
was
the
honour
of
this
Earle
and
his
Lady
;
such
was
the
cunning
of
this
monstrous
woman
in
obseruation
towards
them
;
such
was
the
subtilty
of
the
Diuell
to
bring
his
purposes
to
passe
;
such
was
the
pleasure
of
God
to
make
tryall
of
his
seruants
;
and
such
was
the
effect
of
a
damnable
womans
wit
and
malitious
enuy
,
that
all
things
were
carried
away
in
the
smooth
Channell
of
liking
and
good
entertainment
on
euery
side
,
vntill
the
Earle
by
degrees
conceiued
some
mislike
against
her
;
and
so
,
peraduenture
estranged
himselfe
from
that
familiaritie
and
accustomed
conferrences
hee
was
wont
to
haue
with
her
:
vntill
one
Peate
offered
her
some
wrong
;
against
whom
shee
complained
,
but
found
that
my
Lord
did
not
affect
her
clamours
,
and
malicious
information
,
vntill
one
Mr.
Vauasor
abandoned
her
company
,
as
either
suspicious
of
her
lewd
life
,
or
distasted
with
his
owne
misliking
of
such
base
and
poore
Creatures
,
whom
no
body
loued
but
the
Earles
houshold
;
vntill
the
Countesse
misconceiuing
of
her
daughter
Margaret
,
and
discouering
some
vndecencies
both
in
her
life
and
neglect
of
her
businesse
,
discharged
her
from
lying
any
more
in
the
Castle
,
yet
gaue
her
40.
s.
a
bolster
,
&
a
mattresse
of
wooll
:
commanding
her
to
go
home
,
vntil
the
slacknesse
of
her
repayring
to
the
Castle
,
as
shee
was
wont
,
did
turne
her
loue
and
liking
toward
this
honourable
Earle
and
his
family
into
hate
and
rancor
:
wherevpon
despighted
to
bee
so
neglected
,
and
exprobrated
by
her
neighbours
for
her
Daughters
casting
out
of
dores
,
and
other
conceiued
displeasures
,
she
grew
past
all
shame
and
Woman-hood
,
and
many
times
cursed
them
all
that
were
the
cause
of
this
discontentment
,
and
made
her
so
loathsome
to
her
former
familiar
friends
,
and
beneficiall
acquaintance
.
When
the
Diuell
perceiued
the
inficious
disposition
of
this
wretch
,
and
that
she
and
her
Daughters
might
easily
bee
made
instruments
to
enlarge
his
Kingdome
,
and
bee
as
it
were
the
executioners
of
his
vengeance
;
not
caring
whether
it
lighted
vpon
innocents
or
no
,
he
came
more
neerer
vnto
them
,
and
in
plaine
tearmes
to
come
quickly
to
the
purpose
,
offered
them
his
seruice
,
and
that
in
such
a
manner
,
as
they
might
easily
command
what
they
pleased
:
For
hee
would
attend
you
in
such
prety
formes
of
dog
,
cat
,
or
Rat
,
that
they
should
neither
be
terrified
,
nor
any
body
else
suspicious
of
the
matter
.
Vpon
this
they
agree
,
and
(
as
it
should
seeme
)
giue
away
their
soules
for
the
seruice
of
such
spirits
,
as
he
had
promised
them
;
which
filthy
conditions
were
ratified
with
abhominable
kisses
,
and
an
odious
sacrifice
of
blood
,
not
leauing
out
certaine
charmes
and
coniurations
with
which
the
Diuell
deceiued
them
,
as
though
nothing
could
bee
done
without
ceremony
,
and
a
solemnity
of
orderly
ratification
.
By
this
time
doth
Sathan
triumph
,
and
goeth
away
satisfied
to
haue
caught
such
fish
in
the
net
of
his
illusions
:
By
this
time
are
these
women
Diuels
incarnate
,
and
grow
proud
againe
in
their
cunning
and
artificiall
power
,
to
doe
what
mischiefe
they
listed
▪
By
this
time
they
haue
learnt
the
manner
of
inchantations
,
Spells
and
Charmes
:
By
this
time
they
kill
what
Cattle
they
list
,
and
vnder
the
couert
of
flattery
and
familiar
entertainment
,
keepe
hidden
the
stinging
serpent
of
mallice
,
and
a
venomous
inclination
to
mischiefe
:
By
this
time
is
the
Earle
and
his
familie
threatened
,
and
must
feele
the
burthen
of
a
terrible
tempest
,
which
from
these
womens
Diuellish
deuises
fell
vppon
him
,
hee
neither
suspecting
nor
vnderstanding
the
same
:
By
this
time
both
himselfe
and
his
honourable
Countesse
,
are
many
times
subiect
to
sicknesse
and
extraordinary
conuulsions
,
which
they
taking
as
gentle
corrections
from
the
hand
of
God
,
submit
with
quietnesse
to
his
mercy
,
and
study
nothing
more
,
then
to
glorifie
their
Creator
in
heauen
,
and
beare
his
crosses
on
earth
.
At
last
,
as
mallice
increased
in
these
damnable
Women
;
so
his
family
felt
the
smart
of
their
reuenge
and
inficious
disposition
.
For
his
eldest
Sonne
Henry
Lord
Rosse
sickened
very
strangely
,
and
after
a
while
died
:
his
next
named
Francis
Lord
Rosse
accordingly
,
was
seuerely
tormented
by
them
,
and
most
barbarously
and
inhumanely
tortured
by
a
strange
sicknesse
;
not
long
after
the
Lady
Katherine
was
set
vpon
by
their
dangerous
and
diuellish
practises
,
and
many
times
in
great
danger
of
life
,
through
extreame
maladies
and
vnusuall
fits
,
nay
(
as
it
should
seeme
,
and
they
afterwards
confessed
)
both
the
Earle
and
his
Countesse
were
brought
into
their
snares
as
they
imagined
,
and
indeed
determined
to
keepe
them
from
hauing
any
more
children
.
Oh
vnheard
of
wickednesse
and
mischieuous
damnation
?
Notwithstanding
all
this
did
the
noble
Earle
attend
his
Maiesty
,
both
at
New-market
before
Christmas
,
and
at
Christmas
at
Whitehall
;
bearing
the
losse
of
his
Children
most
nobly
,
and
little
suspecting
that
they
had
miscarried
by
Witch-craft
,
or
such
like
inuentions
of
the
Diuell
,
vntill
it
pleased
God
to
discouer
the
villanous
practises
of
these
Woemen
,
and
to
command
the
Diuell
from
executing
any
further
vengeance
on
innocents
,
but
leaue
them
to
their
shames
,
and
the
handes
of
Iustice
,
that
they
might
not
onely
be
confounded
for
their
villanous
practises
,
but
remaine
as
a
notorious
example
to
all
ages
of
his
iudgement
and
fury
.
Thus
were
they
apprehended
about
Christmas
,
and
carried
to
Lincolne
Iayle
,
after
due
examination
,
before
sufficient
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
and
discreete
Maiestrates
,
who
wondred
at
their
audacious
wickednes
,
but
Ioane
Flow●r
the
Mother
before
conuiction
,
(
as
they
say
)
called
for
Bread
and
Butter
,
and
wished
it
might
neuer
goe
through
her
if
she
were
guilty
of
that
wherevpon
shee
was
examined
;
so
mumbling
it
in
her
mouth
,
neuer
spake
more
wordes
after
,
but
fell
downe
and
dyed
as
shee
was
carryed
to
Lincolne
Goale
,
with
a
horrible
excruciation
of
soule
and
body
,
and
was
buried
at
Ancaster
.
When
the
Earle
heard
of
their
apprehension
,
hee
hasted
downe
with
his
brother
Sr.
George
,
and
somtimes
examining
them
himselfe
,
and
sometimes
sending
them
to
others
;
at
last
left
them
to
the
triall
of
Law
,
before
the
Iudges
of
assise
at
Lincolne
;
and
so
they
were
conuicted
of
murther
and
executed
accordingly
,
about
the
11.
of
March
,
to
the
terror
of
all
the
beholders
,
and
example
of
such
dissolute
and
abhominable
Creatures
,
and
because
you
shall
haue
both
cause
to
glorifie
God
for
this
discouery
,
and
occasion
to
apprehend
the
strangenesse
of
their
liues
,
and
truth
of
their
proceedings
:
I
thought
it
both
meete
and
conuenient
to
lay
open
their
own
Examinations
and
Euidences
against
one
another
,
with
such
apparrant
circumstances
,
as
doe
not
onely
shew
the
cause
of
their
mislike
and
distasting
against
the
Earle
and
his
family
;
but
the
manner
of
their
proceedings
and
reuenges
,
with
other
particulars
belonging
to
the
true
and
plaine
discouery
of
their
villany
and
Witch-craft
.
The
Examinations
of
Anne
Baker
,
Ioane
Willimot
,
and
Ellen
Greene
;
as
followeth
,
&c.
Anne
Baker
.
Ioane
Willimot
.
Ellen
Greene
.
THE
EXAMINATION
of
Anne
Baker
of
Bottesford
in
the
County
of
Leicester
Spinster
,
taken
March
,
1.
1618.
by
the
Right
Honourable
,
Francis
Earle
of
Rutland
,
Sir
George
Manners
Knight
,
two
of
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
peace
for
the
County
of
Lincolne
,
and
Samuel
Fleming
Doctor
of
Diuinitie
,
one
of
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
peace
for
the
County
of
Leicester
aforesaid
.
SHE
saith
that
there
are
foure
colours
of
Planets
,
Blacke
,
Yellow
,
Greene
,
and
Blew
,
and
that
Blacke
is
alwaies
death
,
and
that
shee
sawe
the
Blew
Plannet
strike
Thomas
Fairebarne
,
the
eldest
sonne
vnto
William
Fairebarne
of
Bottesford
aforesaid
by
the
Pinfold
there
,
within
the
which
time
the
said
William
Faire-barne
did
beat
her
and
breake
her
head
,
wherevppon
the
said
Thomas
Faire-barne
,
did
mend
.
And
being
asked
who
did
send
that
Planet
?
answered
it
was
not
I.
Further
shee
saith
,
that
shee
saw
a
hand
appeare
vnto
her
,
and
that
shee
heard
a
voyce
in
the
ayre
said
vnto
her
:
Anne
Baker
,
saue
thy selfe
,
for
to
morrow
thou
and
thy
maister
must
be
slaine
:
and
the
next
day
her
maister
and
shee
were
in
a
Cart
together
;
and
suddainely
shee
saw
a
flash
of
fire
,
and
said
her
prayers
,
and
the
fire
went
away
,
and
shortly
after
a
Crow
came
and
picked
vpon
her
cloathes
,
and
shee
said
her
prayers
againe
,
and
bad
the
Crow
go
to
whom
he
was
sent
,
and
the
Crow
went
vnto
her
Maister
,
and
did
beat
him
to
death
,
and
shee
with
her
prayers
recouered
him
to
life
;
but
hee
was
sicke
a
fortnight
after
,
and
saith
,
that
if
shee
had
not
had
more
knowledge
then
her
maister
,
both
he
and
shee
and
all
the
Cattell
had
beene
slaine
.
Being
examined
concerning
a
Childe
of
Anne
Stannidge
,
which
shee
was
suspected
to
haue
bewitched
to
death
;
saith
,
the
said
Anne
Stannidge
did
deliuer
her
childe
into
her
hands
,
and
that
shee
did
lay
it
vpon
her
skirt
,
but
did
no
harme
vnto
it
;
And
being
charged
by
the
Mother
of
the
childe
,
that
vpon
the
burning
of
the
haire
and
the
paring
of
the
nailes
of
the
said
childe
,
the
said
Anne
Baker
came
in
and
set
her
downe
,
and
for
one
houres
space
could
speake
nothing
;
confesseth
shee
came
into
the
house
of
the
said
Anne
Stannidge
in
great
paine
,
but
did
not
know
of
the
burning
of
the
haire
and
nailes
of
the
said
Childe
;
but
said
she
was
so
sicke
that
she
did
not
know
whither
she
went
.
Being
charged
that
shee
bewitched
Elizabeth
Hough
,
the
wife
of
William
Hough
to
death
,
for
that
shee
angred
her
in
giuing
her
almes
of
her
second
bread
;
confesseth
that
she
was
angry
with
her
and
said
she
might
haue
giuen
her
of
her
better
bread
,
for
she
had
gone
too
often
on
her
errands
,
but
more
she
saith
not
.
This
Examinat
confesseth
that
shee
came
to
Ioane
Gylles
house
,
her
child
being
sicke
,
and
that
shee
intreated
this
Examinat
to
look
on
the
Child
,
and
to
tell
her
whether
it
was
forspoken
or
no
,
and
this
Examinate
said
it
was
forspoken
;
but
when
the
said
child
died
she
cannot
tell
.
And
being
asked
concerning
Nortley
carrying
of
his
Child
home
vnto
his
owne
house
,
where
the
said
Anne
Baker
was
,
shee
asked
him
,
who
gaue
the
said
Child
that
loafe
,
he
told
her
Anthony
Gill
,
to
whom
this
Examinate
said
,
he
might
haue
had
a
Child
of
his
owne
if
hee
would
haue
sought
in
time
for
it
;
which
words
she
confessed
shee
did
speake
.
Being
blamed
by
Henry
Milles
in
this
sort
:
A
fire
set
on
you
,
I
haue
had
two
or
three
ill
nights
;
to
whom
shee
made
answere
,
you
should
haue
let
me
alone
then
,
which
shee
confesseth
.
The
said
Anne
Baker
,
March
2.
1618.
confessed
before
Samuel
Fleming
Doctor
of
Diuinitie
,
that
about
3.
yeares
agoe
,
shee
went
into
Northamptonshire
,
and
that
at
her
comming
back
againe
,
one
Peakes
wife
and
Dennis
his
wife
of
Beluoyre
told
her
that
my
young
Lord
Henry
was
dead
,
and
that
there
was
a
gloue
of
the
said
Lord
buried
in
the
ground
;
and
as
that
gloue
did
rot
and
wast
,
so
did
the
liuer
of
the
said
Lord
rot
and
wast
.
Further
shee
said
,
March
3.
1618.
before
Sr.
George
Manners
Knight
,
and
Samuel
Fleming
Doctor
of
Diuinity
,
that
shee
hath
a
Spirit
which
hath
the
shape
of
a
white
Dogge
,
which
shee
calleth
her
good
Spirit
.
Samuel
Fleming
test
.
The
Examination
of
Ioan
Willimot
,
taken
the
28.
of
February
,
in
the
16.
yeare
of
the
raigne
of
our
Soueraigne
Lord
,
IAMES
,
ouer
England
King
&c.
and
ouer
Scotland
the
52.
before
Alexander
Amcotts
Esquire
,
one
of
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
peace
of
the
said
parts
and
County
.
THis
Examinat
saith
,
that
Ioane
Flower
told
her
that
my
Lord
of
Rutland
had
dealt
badly
with
her
and
that
they
had
put
away
her
Daughter
,
and
that
although
she
could
not
haue
her
will
of
my
Lord
himselfe
,
yet
she
had
spied
my
Lords
Sonne
and
had
stricken
him
to
the
heart
.
And
she
sai●h
,
that
my
Lords
Sonne
was
striken
with
a
white
Spirit
,
and
that
shee
can
cure
some
that
send
vnto
her
,
and
that
some
reward
her
for
her
paines
,
and
of
some
she
taketh
nothing
.
She
further
saith
,
that
vpon
Fryday
night
last
,
her
Spirit
came
to
her
and
told
her
that
there
was
a
bad
woman
at
Deeping
who
had
giuen
her
soule
to
the
Diuell
:
and
that
her
said
Spirit
did
then
appeare
vnto
her
in
a
more
vgly
forme
then
it
had
formerly
done
,
and
that
it
vrged
her
much
to
giue
it
something
,
although
it
were
but
a
peece
of
her
Girdle
,
and
told
her
that
it
had
taken
great
paines
for
her
,
but
she
saith
that
she
would
giue
it
nothing
,
and
told
it
that
she
had
sent
it
to
no
place
but
onely
to
see
how
my
Lord
Rosse
did
,
and
that
her
Spirit
told
her
that
he
should
doe
well
.
The
Examination
of
the
said
Ioan
Willimott
,
taken
the
second
day
of
March
in
the
yeare
abouesaid
,
before
the
said
Alexander
Amcots
.
THis
Examinate
saith
,
That
shee
hath
a
Spirit
which
shee
calleth
Pretty
,
which
was
giuen
vnto
her
by
William
Berry
of
Langholme
in
Rutlandshire
,
whom
she
serued
three
yeares
;
and
that
her
Master
when
hee
gaue
it
vnto
her
,
willed
her
to
open
her
mouth
,
and
hee
would
blow
into
her
a
Fairy
which
should
doe
her
good
;
and
that
shee
opened
her
mouth
,
and
he
did
blow
into
her
mouth
;
and
that
presently
after
his
blowing
,
there
came
out
of
her
mouth
a
Spirit
,
which
stood
vpon
the
ground
in
the
the
shape
and
forme
of
a
Woman
,
which
Spirit
did
aske
of
her
her
Soule
,
which
shee
then
promised
vnto
it
,
being
willed
thereunto
by
her
Master
.
Shee
further
confesseth
,
that
shee
neuer
hurt
any
body
,
but
did
helpe
diuers
that
sent
for
her
,
which
were
stricken
or
fore-spoken
:
and
that
her
Spirit
came
weekely
to
her
,
and
would
tell
her
of
diuers
persons
that
were
stricken
and
forespoken
.
And
shee
saith
,
that
the
vse
which
shee
had
of
the
Spirit
,
was
to
know
how
those
did
which
shee
had
vndertaken
to
amend
;
and
that
shee
did
helpe
them
by
certaine
prayers
which
she
vsed
,
and
not
by
her
owne
Spirit
;
neyther
did
she
imploy
her
Spirit
in
any
thing
,
but
onely
to
bring
word
how
those
did
which
she
had
vndertaken
to
cure
.
And
shee
further
saith
,
that
her
Spirit
came
vnto
her
this
last
night
(
as
she
thought
)
in
the
forme
of
a
woman
,
mumbling
,
but
she
could
not
vnderstand
what
it
said
.
And
being
asked
whether
shee
were
not
in
a
dreame
or
slumber
when
shee
thought
shee
saw
it
,
shee
said
no
,
and
that
she
was
as
waking
as
at
this
present
.
-
Alexander
Amcots
.
-
Thomas
Robinson
test
.
The
Examination
of
Ioane
Willimot
of
Goadby
in
the
County
of
Leicester
Widdow
,
taken
the
17.
of
March
,
1618
▪
by
Sir
Henry
Hastings
Knight
,
and
Samuel
Fleming
Doctor
of
Diuinitie
,
two
of
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
Peace
of
the
said
County
of
Leicester
.
SHe
saith
that
she
tould
one
Cookes
wife
of
Stathorne
in
the
said
County
Labourer
,
that
Iohn
Patchett
might
haue
had
his
Child
aliue
,
if
he
would
haue
sought
forth
for
it
in
time
,
and
if
it
were
not
death
stricken
in
her
wayes
,
and
that
Patchets
wife
had
an
euill
thing
within
her
,
which
should
make
an
end
of
her
,
and
that
she
knew
by
her
Girdle
.
She
saith
further
,
that
Gamaliel
Greete
of
Waltham
in
the
said
County
Shepheard
,
had
a
Spirit
like
a
white
Mouse
put
into
him
in
his
swearing
;
and
that
if
hee
did
looke
vpon
any
thing
with
an
intent
to
hurt
,
it
should
be
hurt
,
and
that
hee
had
a
marke
on
his
left
arme
,
which
was
cut
away
;
and
that
her
own
spirit
did
tell
her
all
this
before
it
went
from
her
.
Further
she
saith
,
that
Ioane
Flower
,
Margaret
Flower
and
shee
,
did
meet
about
a
weeke
before
Ioane
Flowers
apprehension
,
in
Blackborrow-hill
,
and
went
from
thence
home
to
the
said
Ioan
Flowers
house
,
and
there
she
saw
two
spirits
,
one
like
a
Rat
,
and
the
other
like
an
Owle
;
and
one
of
them
did
sucke
vnder
her
right
eare
,
as
shee
thought
:
and
the
said
Ioan
told
her
,
that
her
spirits
did
say
that
shee
should
neyther
be
hanged
nor
burnt
.
Further
she
saith
,
that
the
said
Ioan
Flower
did
take
vp
some
earth
and
spet
vpon
it
,
and
did
worke
it
with
her
finger
,
and
put
it
vp
into
her
purse
,
and
said
though
shee
could
not
hurt
the
Lord
himselfe
,
yet
shee
had
sped
his
Sonne
,
which
is
dead
.
-
H.
Hastings
.
-
Samuel
Fleming
.
The
Examination
of
Ellen
Greene
of
Stathorne
in
the
County
of
Leicester
,
taken
the
17.
of
March
1618.
by
Sir
Henry
Hastings
Kt:
and
Samuel
Fleming
D.
of
Diuinitie
,
two
of
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
Peace
of
his
said
County
.
SHee
saith
,
that
one
Ioan
Willimot
of
Goadby
came
about
sixe
yeares
since
to
her
in
the
Wowlds
,
and
perswaded
this
Examinate
to
forsake
God
,
and
betake
her
to
the
diuel
,
and
she
would
giue
her
two
spirits
,
to
which
shee
gaue
her
consent
,
and
thereupon
the
said
Ioan
Willimot
called
two
spirits
,
one
in
the
likenesse
of
a
Kitlin
,
and
the
other
of
a
Moldiwarp
:
the
first
the
said
Willimot
called
pusse
,
the
other
hiffe
,
hiffe
,
and
they
presently
came
to
her
,
&
she
departing
left
them
with
this
Examinate
,
and
they
leapt
on
her
shoulder
,
and
the
kitlin
suckt
vnder
her
right
eare
on
her
neck
,
&
the
Moldiwarp
on
the
left
side
in
the
like
place
.
After
they
had
suckt
her
,
shee
sent
the
Kitlin
to
a
Baker
of
that
Towne
,
whose
name
shee
remembers
not
,
who
had
called
her
Witch
&
stricken
her
;
and
bad
her
said
spirit
goe
and
bewitch
him
to
death
:
the
Moldiwarpe
shee
then
bad
go
to
Anne
Dawse
of
the
same
towne
and
bewitch
her
to
death
,
because
she
had
called
this
examinate
witch
,
whore
,
jade
,
&c.
and
within
one
fortnight
after
they
both
dyed
.
And
further
this
Examinate
saith
,
that
she
sent
both
her
spirits
to
Stonesby
,
to
one
Willison
a
husbandman
,
&
Robert
Williman
a
husbandmans
sonne
,
and
bad
the
Kitlin
goe
to
Willison
and
bewitch
him
to
death
,
and
the
Moldywarp
to
the
other
,
and
bewitch
him
to
death
,
which
they
did
;
and
within
tenne
dayes
they
dyed
.
These
foure
were
bewitched
while
this
Examinate
dwelt
at
Waltham
aforesaid
.
About
three
yeares
since
,
this
Examinate
remoued
thence
to
Stathorne
,
where
she
now
dwelt
:
vpon
a
difference
betweene
the
said
Willimot
and
the
wife
of
Iohn
Patchet
of
the
said
Stathorne
Yeoman
,
shee
the
said
Willimot
called
her
this
Examinate
to
goe
and
touch
the
said
Iohn
Patchets
Wife
and
her
Childe
,
which
shee
did
,
touching
the
said
Iohn
Patchets
wife
in
her
bed
,
and
the
childe
in
the
Grace-wifes
armes
,
and
then
sent
her
said
spirits
to
bewitch
them
to
death
,
which
they
did
,
and
so
the
woman
lay
languishing
by
the
space
of
a
moneth
and
more
,
for
then
shee
dyed
;
the
childe
dyed
the
next
day
after
she
touched
it
.
And
shee
further
saith
,
that
the
said
Ioane
Willimot
had
a
spirit
sucking
on
her
,
vnder
the
left
flanke
,
in
the
likenesse
of
a
little
white
Dogge
,
which
this
Examinate
saith
,
that
she
saw
the
same
sucking
in
Barley-haruest
last
,
being
then
at
the
house
of
the
said
Ioan
Willimot
.
And
for
her selfe
,
this
Examinate
further
saith
,
that
shee
gaue
her
soule
to
the
Diuell
to
haue
these
spirits
at
her
command
;
for
a
confirmation
whereof
,
she
suffered
them
to
suck
her
alwayes
as
aforesaid
about
the
change
and
full
of
the
Moone
.
-
H.
Hastings
.
-
Samuel
Fleming
.
The
Examination
of
Phillip
Flower
,
Sister
of
Margaret
Flower
,
and
Daughters
of
Ioane
Flower
,
before
Sr
William
Pelham
,
and
Mr.
Butler
,
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
Febr.
4.
1618.
Which
was
brought
in
at
the
Assizes
as
euidence
against
her
Sister
Margaret
.
SHe
saith
,
that
her
mother
and
her
sister
maliced
the
Earle
of
Rutland
,
his
Countesse
,
and
their
Children
,
because
her
Sister
Margaret
,
was
put
out
of
the
Ladies
seruice
of
Laundry
,
and
exempted
from
other
seruices
about
the
house
,
wherevpon
her
said
sister
,
by
the
commandement
of
her
mother
,
brought
from
the
Castle
the
right
hand
gloue
of
the
Lord
Henry
Rosse
,
which
she
deliuered
to
her
Mother
;
who
presently
rubd
it
on
the
backe
of
her
Spirit
Rutterkin
,
and
then
put
it
into
hot
boyling
water
,
afterward
shee
pricked
it
often
,
and
buried
it
in
the
yard
,
wishing
the
Lord
Rosse
might
neuer
thriue
,
and
so
her
Sister
Margaret
continued
with
her
mother
,
where
shee
often
saw
the
cat
Rutterkin
leape
on
her
shoulder
,
and
sucke
her
necke
.
Shee
further
confessed
,
that
shee
heard
her
mother
often
curse
the
Earle
and
his
Lady
,
and
therevpon
would
boyle
feathers
and
blood
together
,
vsing
many
Diuellish
speeches
and
strange
gestures
.
The
Examination
of
Margaret
Flower
,
Sister
of
Phillip
Flower
▪
&c.
about
the
22.
of
Ianuary
.
1618.
SHe
saith
and
confesseth
,
that
about
foure
or
fiue
yeare
since
her
Mother
sent
her
for
the
right
hand
gloue
of
Henry
Lord
Rosse
,
afterward
that
her
mother
bade
her
goe
againe
into
the
Castle
of
Beauer
,
and
bring
downe
the
gloue
or
some
other
thing
of
Henry
Lord
Rosse
,
and
shee
askt
what
to
doe
?
Her
Mother
replyed
to
hurt
my
Lord
Rosse
:
wherevpon
she
brought
downe
a
gloue
,
and
deliuered
the
same
to
her
Mother
,
who
stroked
Rutterkin
her
Cat
with
it
,
after
it
was
dipt
in
hot
water
,
and
so
prickt
it
often
,
after
which
Henry
Lord
Rosse
fell
sicke
within
a
weeke
,
and
was
much
tormented
with
the
same
.
She
further
saith
,
that
finding
a
gloue
about
two
or
three
yeares
since
of
Francis
Lord
Rosse
,
on
a
dung-hill
,
she
deliuered
it
to
her
mother
,
who
put
it
into
hot
water
,
and
after
tooke
it
out
and
rubd
it
on
Rutterkin
the
Cat
,
and
bad
him
goe
vpwards
,
and
after
her
mother
buried
it
in
the
yard
,
and
said
a
mischiefe
light
on
him
,
but
he
will
mend
againe
.
Shee
further
saith
,
that
her
Mother
and
shee
,
and
her
Sister
agreed
together
to
bewitch
the
Earle
and
his
Lady
,
that
they
might
haue
no
more
children
:
and
being
demanded
the
cause
of
this
their
mallice
and
ill
will
;
shee
saith
,
that
about
foure
yeares
since
the
Countesse
(
growing
into
some
mislike
with
her
)
gaue
her
forty
shillings
,
a
bolster
,
&
a
mattresse
,
and
bad
her
lye
at
home
,
and
come
no
more
to
dwell
at
the
Castle
;
which
she
not
onely
tooke
in
ill
part
,
but
grudged
at
it
exceedingly
,
swearing
in
her
heart
to
be
reuenged
.
After
this
,
her
Mother
complained
to
the
Earle
against
one
Peake
,
who
had
offered
her
some
wrong
,
wherein
she
conceiued
that
the
Earle
tooke
not
her
part
,
as
shee
expected
,
which
dislike
with
the
rest
,
exasperated
her
displeasure
against
him
,
and
so
she
watched
an
opportunity
to
bee
reuenged
:
wherevpon
she
tooke
wooll
out
of
the
said
mattresse
,
and
a
paire
of
gloues
,
which
were
giuen
her
by
Mr.
Vauasor
,
and
put
them
into
warme
water
,
mingling
them
with
some
blood
,
and
stirring
it
together
,
then
she
tooke
the
wooll
and
gloues
out
of
the
water
,
and
rubd
them
on
the
belly
of
Rutterkin
her
Cat
,
saying
the
Lord
and
the
Lady
should
haue
more
Children
,
but
it
would
be
long
first
.
Shee
further
confesseth
,
that
by
her
mothers
commandement
,
shee
brought
to
her
a
peece
of
a
handkercher
of
the
Lady
Katherine
the
Earles
daughter
,
and
her
mother
put
it
into
hot
water
,
&
then
taking
it
out
,
rubd
it
on
Rutterkin
,
bidding
him
flye
,
and
go
;
wherevpon
Rutterkin
whined
and
cryed
Mew
:
whereupon
shee
said
,
that
Rutterkin
had
no
power
ouer
the
Lady
Katherine
to
hurt
her
.
The
Examination
of
Phillip
Flower
,
the
25.
of
February
,
1618.
before
Francis
Earle
of
Rutland
,
Francis
Lord
Willoughby
of
Ersby
,
Sr.
George
Manners
,
and
Sr.
William
Pelham
.
SHee
confesseth
and
saith
,
that
shee
hath
a
Spirit
sucking
on
her
in
the
forme
of
a
white
Rat
,
which
keepeth
her
left
breast
,
and
hath
so
done
for
three
or
foure
yeares
,
and
concerning
the
agreement
betwixt
her
Spirit
and
her selfe
,
she
confesseth
and
saith
,
that
when
it
came
first
vnto
her
,
shee
gaue
her
Soule
to
it
,
and
it
promised
to
doe
her
good
,
and
cause
Thomas
Simpson
to
loue
her
,
if
shee
would
suffer
it
to
sucke
her
,
which
shee
agreed
vnto
;
and
so
the
last
time
it
suckt
was
on
Tuesday
at
night
,
the
23.
of
February
.
The
Examination
of
Margaret
Flower
,
at
the
same
time
,
&c.
SHee
confesseth
,
that
she
hath
two
familiar
Spirits
sucking
on
her
,
the
one
white
,
the
other
black
spotted
;
the
white
sucked
vnder
her
left
brest
,
and
the
blacke
spotted
within
the
inward
parts
of
her
secrets
.
When
shee
first
entertained
them
she
promised
them
her
soule
,
and
they
couenanted
to
doe
all
things
which
she
commanded
them
▪
&c.
Shee
further
saith
,
that
about
the
30.
of
Ianuary
,
last
past
,
being
Saturday
,
foure
Diuells
appeared
vnto
her
in
Lincolne
layle
,
at
eleauen
or
twelue
a
clocke
at
midnight
:
The
one
stood
at
her
beds
feete
,
with
a
blacke
head
like
an
Ape
,
and
spake
vnto
her
;
but
what
,
shee
cannot
well
remember
,
at
which
shee
was
very
angry
because
hee
would
speake
no
plainer
,
or
let
her
vnderstand
his
meaning
:
the
other
three
were
Rutterkin
,
Little
Robin
,
and
Spirit
;
but
shee
neuer
mistrusted
them
,
nor
suspected
her selfe
,
till
then
.
There
is
another
Examination
of
the
said
Margaret
Flower
,
taken
the
fourth
of
February
,
1618.
tending
to
this
effect
.
THat
being
asked
what
shee
knoweth
concerning
the
bewitching
of
the
Earle
of
Rutland
,
his
wife
,
and
children
,
shee
saith
,
that
it
is
true
,
that
her selfe
,
her
mother
,
and
sister
were
all
displeased
with
him
,
especially
with
the
Countesse
,
for
turning
her
out
of
seruice
,
wherevppon
some
foure
yeare
since
,
her
mother
commanded
her
to
goe
vp
to
the
Castle
,
and
bring
her
the
right
hand
gloue
of
the
Lord
Henry
Rosse
,
the
Earles
eldest
sonne
;
which
gloue
she
found
on
the
rushes
in
the
Nurcery
,
and
deliuered
the
same
to
her
Mother
,
who
put
it
into
hot
water
,
prickt
it
often
with
her
knife
,
then
tooke
it
out
of
the
water
,
and
rubd
it
vppon
Rutterkin
,
bidding
him
height
and
goe
,
and
doe
some
hurt
to
Henry
Lord
Rosse
,
wherevpon
hee
fell
sicke
,
and
shortly
after
dyed
,
which
her
Mother
hearing
of
,
said
it
was
well
:
but
after
shee
had
rubd
the
gloue
on
the
Spirit
Rutterkin
,
shee
threw
it
into
the
fire
and
burnt
it
,
&c.
THese
Examinations
and
some
others
were
taken
and
charily
preserued
for
the
contriuing
of
sufficient
euidences
against
them
,
and
when
the
Iudges
of
Assise
came
downe
to
Lincolne
about
the
first
weeke
of
March
,
being
Sr.
Henry
Hobert
,
Lord
chiefe
Iustice
of
the
Common
Pleas
,
and
Sr.
Ed:
Bromley
one
of
the
Barons
of
the
Exchequer
,
they
were
presented
vnto
them
,
who
not
only
wondred
at
the
wickednesse
of
these
persons
,
but
were
amazed
at
their
practises
and
horrible
contracts
with
the
Diuel
to
damne
their
own
soules
:
And
although
the
Right
Honorable
Earle
had
sufficient
griefe
for
the
losse
of
his
Children
;
yet
no
doubt
it
was
the
greater
to
consider
the
manner
,
and
how
it
pleased
God
to
inflict
on
him
such
a
fashion
of
visitation
:
Besides
,
as
it
amazed
the
hearers
to
vnderstand
the
particulars
,
and
the
circumstances
of
this
diuellish
contract
,
so
was
it
as
wonderfull
to
see
their
desperate
impenitency
,
and
horrible
distraction
,
according
to
the
rest
of
that
sort
,
exclaiming
against
the
Diuell
for
deluding
them
,
and
now
breaking
promise
with
them
,
when
they
stood
in
most
need
of
his
helpe
.
Notwithstanding
all
these
aggrauations
,
such
was
the
vnparalleld
magnanimity
,
wisedome
,
and
patience
of
this
generous
Noble-man
,
that
hee
vrged
nothing
against
them
more
then
their
owne
confessions
,
and
so
quietly
left
them
to
iudiciall
triall
,
desiring
of
God
mercy
for
their
soules
,
and
of
men
charity
to
censure
them
in
their
condemnation
:
but
God
is
not
mocked
,
and
so
gaue
them
ouer
to
iudgement
,
nor
man
so
reformed
,
but
for
the
Earles
sake
,
they
cursed
them
to
that
place
which
they
themselues
long
before
had
bargained
for
.
What
now
remaines
(
gentle
Reader
)
but
for
thee
to
make
vse
of
so
wonderfull
a
Story
,
and
remarkable
an
accident
,
out
of
which
,
to
draw
to
a
conclusion
,
thou
maist
collect
these
particulars
.
First
,
that
God
is
the
supreame
commander
of
all
things
,
and
permitteth
wonderfull
actions
in
the
World
,
for
the
tryall
of
the
godly
,
the
punishment
of
the
wicked
,
and
his
owne
glory
:
of
which
man
shall
neuer
attaine
to
know
the
reason
or
occasion
.
Secondly
,
that
the
Diuell
is
the
meere
seruant
and
agent
of
God
,
to
prosecute
whatsoeuer
hee
shall
command
rather
then
giue
leaue
vnto
;
limiting
him
yet
thus
farre
in
his
owne
nature
,
that
he
can
go
no
further
then
the
bounds
within
which
hee
is
hedged
.
Thirdly
,
that
this
God
hath
punishments
,
ad
correctionem
,
that
is
to
say
,
chasticements
of
the
godly
,
&
ad
rui●●m
,
Videlicet
,
Iudgements
against
the
wicked
,
wherein
yet
man
must
disclaime
any
knowledge
,
and
forsake
preiudicate
opinions
.
For
the
very
iust
shall
be
tried
like
gold
,
and
no
man
exempted
from
castigation
whom
God
doth
loue
.
Fourthly
,
that
this
Diuell
,
though
he
bee
Gods
Instrument
,
yet
worketh
altogether
by
deceit
:
for
as
hee
was
a
lyer
from
the
beginning
;
so
let
no
man
trust
him
,
because
he
aymeth
at
the
confusion
of
all
Mankinde
.
Fiftly
,
that
the
wicked
,
(
howeuer
they
may
thriue
and
prosper
for
a
time
)
yet
in
the
end
are
sure
to
be
payed
home
,
either
with
punishment
in
this
life
or
in
the
life
to
come
,
or
both
,
as
a
finall
reward
of
monstrous
impiety
.
Sixtly
,
that
Man
in
his
frailty
must
not
presume
of
prosperity
;
but
prepare
a
kinde
of
stooping
vnder
the
hand
of
God
,
when
it
pleaseth
him
to
strike
or
punish
vs
.
Seauenthly
,
that
there
is
no
murmuring
nor
repining
against
God
,
but
quietly
to
tolerate
his
inflictings
,
whensoeuer
they
chance
,
of
which
this
worthy
Earle
is
a
memorable
example
to
all
men
and
Ages
.
Eightly
,
that
the
punishments
of
the
wicked
are
so
many
warnings
to
all
irregular
sinners
to
amend
their
liues
,
and
auoid
the
iudgement
to
come
,
by
penitency
and
newnesse
of
life
.
Ninthly
,
that
though
man
could
bee
content
to
passe
ouer
blasphemies
and
offences
against
the
Statutes
of
Princes
,
yet
God
will
ouertake
them
in
their
own
walks
,
and
pull
them
backe
by
the
sleeue
into
a
slaughter-house
,
as
here
you
know
the
euidences
against
these
people
tooke
life
and
power
from
their
owne
Confessions
.
Tenthly
,
and
last
of
all
,
that
priuate
opinion
cannot
preuaile
against
publique
censures
:
for
here
you
see
the
learned
and
religious
Iudges
cryed
out
with
our
Sauiour
,
Ex
ore
tuo
.
Therefore
though
it
were
so
,
that
neither
Witch
nor
Diuell
could
doe
these
things
,
yet
Let
not
a
Witch
liue
,
saith
God
,
and
Let
them
dye
(
saith
the
Law
of
England
)
that
haue
conuersation
with
spirits
,
and
presume
to
blaspheme
the
name
of
God
with
spels
and
incantation
.
O
then
you
sonnes
of
men
,
take
warning
by
these
examples
,
and
eyther
diuert
your
steps
from
the
broad
way
of
destruction
,
and
inrecouerable
gulph
of
damnation
,
or
with
Iosuahs
counsell
to
Achan
,
blesse
God
for
the
discouery
of
wickednesse
,
and
take
thy
death
patiently
,
as
the
preuention
of
thy
future
iudgement
,
and
sauing
innocents
from
punishment
,
who
otherwise
may
be
suspected
without
a
cause
.
Vtinam
tam
facile
vera
inuenire
possem
,
quam
falsa
conuincere
.
FINIS
.