The
strange
Report
of
Sixe
most
notorious
Witches
.
THere
is
not
anie
Christian
(
I
am
sure
)
but
in
heart
will
relent
,
and
with
great
admiration
,
lift
vp
his
eyes
toward
heauen
,
and
stande
amazed
at
the
wicked
practises
of
six
of
the
most
notorious
wicked
Witches
that
euer
they
heard
of
:
who
(
giuing
both
bodyes
and
soules
to
eternall
damnation
)
committed
so
many
inhumaine
Murders
,
so
many
strange
Robberies
,
Pillages
,
and
Riottes
;
spoyling
both
Corne
and
Cattle
:
causing
strange
hayle
and
tempest
,
and
such
like
annoyances
to
the
inhabitantes
of
Germanie
,
that
I
thinke
it
a
matter
worthy
to
be
kept
in
memorie
,
whereby
the
shamefull
end
of
such
malafactors
,
may
serue
as
a
notable
example
to
our
eyes
,
a
griefe
to
the
godly
,
and
a
terrour
to
the
wicked
and
reprobate
people
.
The
names
of
these
vile
offendours
,
and
of
their
wicked
dealings
,
hereafter
followeth
.
-
First
,
Paule
Gamperle
,
alias
Poppenhamor
.
-
Second
,
Anne
Gamperle
,
wife
to
the
said
Paule
.
their
two
Sonnes
.
-
Third
,
Simon
Gamperle
,
-
Fourth
,
Iacob
Gamperle
,
-
Fifth
,
Vllrich
Seheltibaum
,
Armorour
.
-
Sixth
,
George
Smallts
,
Taylor
.
These
sixe
persons
,
being
many
yeeres
(
before
this
)
helde
in
great
suspition
for
practising
Witchcraft
,
yet
not
any
sufficient
proofe
thereof
,
were
now
taken
altogeather
,
neare
to
the
Towne
of
Dettwenge
,
in
a
Caue
or
Uault
deepe
in
the
ground
,
where
many
times
before
they
had
likewise
met
,
and
as
they
thought
,
there
to
remaine
still
secure
from
the
knowledge
of
their
neighbours
,
fel
to
their
accustomed
practises
:
and
by
their
Witchcraftes
raysed
so
great
a
storme
or
tempest
,
that
all
the
Townes
and
Uillages
were
greatly
indamaged
thereby
:
But
God
not
suffering
these
vile
offendours
to
remaine
any
longer
vndiscouered
,
brought
all
their
actions
to
light
:
and
by
the
howling
of
a
Dogge
stroken
madd
with
the
fearefullnes
of
that
tempest
,
certaine
of
their
neighbours
were
brought
to
the
sayd
Caue
or
Uault
,
where
they
weare
all
sixe
attached
,
and
the
next
day
,
being
the.
xxiiii
.
of
Iuly
,
were
brought
before
the
Gouernour
of
Manchen
,
who
finding
them
guiltie
by
their
examinations
,
commaunded
them
to
prison
.
But
now
marke
what
happened
:
the
Gouernours
Clarke
or
Secretarie
,
when
he
tooke
paper
in
his
hand
to
make
a
Warrant
,
sodaynely
both
his
feete
were
taken
from
him
:
by
reason
whereof
he
had
such
a
fal
,
that
the
huckle
bone
of
his
thigh
was
stroken
out
of
ioynt
,
whereof
within
three
dayes
after
he
dyed
.
Herevpon
the
Gouernour
commaunded
them
to
be
searcht
by
his
Officers
,
where
they
founde
hidden
vnder
euery
one
of
their
cloathes
next
to
their
skinnes
,
a
bagge
of
Swines
dounge
:
which
being
taken
away
,
stounke
so
fylthely
,
that
no
man
could
indure
the
smell
.
And
in
Paule
Gamperles
boosome
,
(
beeing
their
principall
,
or
ring-leader
)
they
founde
a
diuellish
Booke
of
Coniuration
,
and
the
picture
of
a
man
made
in
Tinne
,
holding
in
his
hande
a
scrowle
or
writing
,
conteyning
these
three
wordes
,
Magoll
,
Cumath
,
Hellbeza
:
By
the
same
,
were
so
plainely
manifested
their
wicked
practises
,
that
they
immediately
confessed
(
without
any
further
trouble
)
all
their
murders
and
execrable
feates
that
euer
they
had
committed
in
their
life
times
,
as
it
doth
well
appeare
hereafter
.
The
Confession
of
Paule
Gamperle
.
PAule
Gamperle
,
alias
Poppenhamor
,
of
the
age
of
eight
and
fiftie
yeeres
,
confessed
that
he
had
vsed
the
practise
of
Witch-craft
from
his
childhood
,
and
that
he
had
bin
trained
vp
in
the
same
by
his
olde
Graundmother
,
a
woman
dead
many
yeeres
agoe
.
In
like
maner
he
confessed
,
that
he
had
murthered
in
his
time
by
Witch-craft
and
sorcery
,
about
the
number
of
a
hundred
small
children
.
In
like
maner
he
confessed
,
that
he
had
made
lame
and
crooked
ten
of
the
richest
Cittizens
of
Manchen
,
because
they
would
not
forgiue
him
certaine
debts
he
owed
them
.
In
like
maner
he
confessed
,
that
by
Witch-craft
he
had
made
away
two
of
his
Uncles
,
to
come
by
their
goodes
.
In
like
maner
he
confessed
ten
Church-robberies
,
fifteene
Murthers
by
the
high
wayes
side
,
robberies
by
night
in
Marchants
▪
sellers
by
him selfe
done
foure
and
twentie
seuerall
times
:
and
that
no
locke
nor
doore
could
withstand
him
,
but
by
Witchcraft
he
could
make
flie
open
.
Finally
,
he
confessed
that
in
his
life
time
,
he
had
by
night
fyered
eight
of
his
neighbours
houses
,
whereby
were
burned
in
theyr
beddes
both
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
to
the
number
of
sixteene
:
besides
diuers
other
mischiefes
by
him
committed
,
to
the
great
annoyances
of
the
whole
Countrey
.
The
Confession
of
Anne
Gamperle
.
ANne
Gamperle
his
wife
,
of
the
age
of
threescore
yeeres
,
confessed
that
in
her
life
time
,
she
had
murthered
likewise
by
Witch-craft
to
the
number
of
a
hundred
small
children
.
In
like
maner
she
confessed
,
that
she
had
deformed
and
made
crooked
,
and
withall
murdered
by
Witch-craft
,
to
the
number
of
nineteene
olde
people
.
In
like
maner
she
confessed
,
that
by
Witch-craft
she
had
caused
an
Inkeepers
wife
to
runne
into
a
hotte
burning
Ouen
,
where
she
burned
her selfe
to
death
:
and
likewise
caused
the
same
womans
husband
to
be
so
miserably
vexed
,
that
he
thrust
his
head
into
a
swilling
Tubbe
full
of
Swines
meate
,
and
there
smothered
him selfe
.
In
like
maner
she
confessed
,
that
she
had
spoyled
Cattle
in
great
aboundance
,
with
Corne
vpon
the
ground
often
times
:
and
that
she
had
set
fier
vpon
two
Hey
stacks
,
which
had
fiered
a
whole
Uillage
,
had
not
helpe
of
people
preuented
it
.
From
the
like
,
God
of
his
mercie
deliuer
vs
all
.
The
Confession
of
Simon
Gamperle
.
SImon
Gamperle
their
naturall
sonne
,
of
the
age
of
two
and
twentie
yeares
,
confessed
that
he
had
murthered
by
Witchcraft
,
to
the
number
of
thirtie
small
Children
,
beside
sixe
old
folkes
which
he
likewise
made
crooked
and
lame
,
and
after
killed
.
Moreouer
he
confessed
,
that
he
had
committed
nine
Church
robberies
,
foure
robberies
by
the
high
way
side
,
twelue
robberies
done
in
Marchants
Ware-houses
:
Ryot
,
and
Pillage
,
committed
by
night
sixe
times
:
spoyled
with
Hayle
and
Tempests
Cattel
and
Groundes
often
times
.
Moreouer
he
confessed
,
that
by
Witch-craft
he
had
made
himselfe
inuincible
,
by
which
meanes
,
he
alone
set
vpon
sixe
persons
at
a
time
,
and
robbed
them
,
and
after
killed
them
euery
one
:
with
many
other
practises
of
theft
and
murther
,
which
here
I
omit
.
The
Confession
of
Iacob
Gamperle
.
IAcob
Gamperle
their
other
Sonne
,
of
the
age
of
one
and
twentie
yeares
,
confessed
that
he
had
murthered
to
the
number
of
three
score
and
fiue
small
Children
:
beside
fiue
old
folkes
that
he
had
made
lame
and
crooked
,
and
after
murthered
.
Moreouer
,
he
confessed
fiue
Church
robberies
,
ten
Robberies
in
Marchants
houses
,
foure
Robberies
committed
by
the
high
way
:
fiue
houses
set
on
fire
,
Ryots
and
Thefts
by
night
in
the
streetes
,
committed
twelue
seuerall
times
.
Moreouer
he
confessed
,
that
by
Witch-craft
he
had
caused
a
heard
of
Cattell
in
a
Tempest
to
be
blowne
into
a
riuer
,
and
there
drowned
:
and
the
said
Tempest
or
storme
to
be
so
violent
,
that
Trauellers
could
hardly
trauell
by
the
high
way
:
with
many
other
like
wicked
practises
.
The
Confession
of
Vllrich
Sehelltibaum
.
VLlrich
Sehelltibaum
of
Dettwenge
,
of
the
age
of
three
score
and
eight
yeares
,
confessed
that
in
his
life
time
,
he
had
murthered
by
Witch-craft
to
the
number
of
three
score
and
ten
small
children
,
and
had
made
crooked
and
killed
thirtie
olde
folkes
.
Moreouer
,
he
confessed
Robberies
in
Churches
,
and
Marchants
Sellars
,
thefts
and
murthers
by
night
,
Cattell
and
Grounds
spoyled
▪
in
such
abundance
and
so
often
times
,
that
he
could
not
well
reckon
them
.
The
Confession
of
George
Smaltes
,
GEorge
Smaltes
Taylor
of
Peon
,
of
the
age
of
fiftie
yeares
,
confessed
in
his
life
time
he
had
murthered
to
the
number
of
thirtie
sixe
small
Children
,
beside
olde
people
made
crooked
&
killed
the
number
of
fifteene
:
Murders
by
the
high
way
,
Robberies
in
Uillages
,
Fireing
of
Houses
,
Robbing
of
Churches
,
I
thinke
it
needes
not
to
number
downe
:
but
to
conclude
,
it
was
his
custome
aboue
the
rest
,
to
ransake
by
night
dead
mens
graues
,
and
to
make
pillage
of
what
he
there
found
whether
it
were
linnen
or
otherwise
:
for
badder
liuers
then
these
sixe
were
,
I
thinke
are
not
now
remayning
vpon
the
earth
.
Therefore
let
all
Christians
pray
,
that
God
in
his
mercy
may
blesse
vs
&
all
others
,
from
the
like
practises
:
and
to
weede
from
the
face
of
the
earth
all
such
like
offenders
as
he
did
these
,
and
with
the
like
shame
and
punishment
reward
them
O
God
I
beseeche
thee
.
These
aforesayd
confessions
being
taken
before
the
Gouernour
,
and
other
Burgesses
of
the
Cittie
of
Manchen
,
they
were
arraigned
,
conuicted
,
and
condemned
:
and
vpon
the
nine
and
twentie
of
Iuly
were
executed
in
this
maner
and
forme
following
.
First
,
they
were
all
sixe
brought
before
the
towne
house
of
Manchen
,
where
the
Woman
(
being
placst
betwixt
her
two
Sonnes
)
had
both
her
Brestes
cut
off
:
with
the
which
Brestes
,
the
Executioner
stroke
her
three
times
about
the
face
:
and
in
like
maner
her
two
Sonnes
,
who
sate
on
each
side
of
her
,
were
likewise
beaten
about
the
face
with
their
mothers
Brestes
three
times
apeece
.
This
beeing
done
in
the
presence
of
many
people
,
the
Woman
had
sixe
stripes
giuen
her
with
a
Whip
of
twisted
Wier
:
and
after
,
had
both
her
Armes
broken
with
a
Wheele
,
and
then
set
in
a
settle
made
of
purpose
:
her
body
was
immediatly
burnt
.
After
this
,
the
other
fiue
men-Witches
,
had
also
sixe
stripes
apeece
,
and
both
their
Armes
likewise
broken
with
a
Wheele
,
and
foure
of
them
tyed
vnto
a
stake
in
the
same
place
,
and
burnt
:
But
Paule
Gamperle
,
the
father
and
maister
Witch
of
them
all
,
was
spitted
aliue
,
and
so
roasted
to
death
,
and
after
had
his
body
likewise
burnt
into
sinders
.
Thus
gentle
Reader
,
hast
thou
heard
the
life
and
death
of
these
sixe
most
notorious
and
wicked
Witches
.
For
the
truth
wherof
,
let
no
man
make
doubt
:
for
it
is
not
onely
reported
of
by
many
men
of
good
sufficiencie
,
but
translated
out
of
the
Dutch
Coppy
as
it
was
there
first
imprinted
.
Therefore
let
vs
all
in
general
,
fall
downe
vpon
our
knees
,
and
with
contrite
hartes
,
desire
of
his
Maiestie
,
by
whose
sufferance
all
theyr
wicked
practises
were
committed
,
that
he
will
abate
the
pride
and
mallice
of
Sathan
,
now
raigning
amongst
mankind
,
and
to
put
in
our
hartes
such
strong
fayth
,
that
the
like
assaultes
neuer
assayle
vs
,
but
that
we
may
serue
him
in
perfect
loue
and
godlines
,
who
is
the
mightie
Ring
of
all
Kinges
:
to
whom
be
all
prayse
,
glory
,
and
dominion
,
for
euer
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.