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A
report
of
the
torments
and
deliueraunce
of
Thomas
Darling
,
(
a
Boy
of
thirteene
yeares
of
age
)
that
was
possessed
by
Sathan
,
at
Burton
vpon
Trent
.
VPon
Saterday
(
being
the
xxvii
.
of
Februarie
)
Robert
Toone
(
dwelling
in
Burton
vpon
Trent
in
the
Countie
of
Stafford
,
Uncle
to
this
Thomas
Darling
)
going
to
Winsell
Wood
(
which
is
distant
from
Burton
about
half
a
myle
)
to
hunt
the
hare
,
took
the
Boy
with
him
;
and
being
carnest
in
following
his
gaine
,
lost
him
:
who
(
after
he
had
a
while
wandred
vp
&
downe
,
and
could
not
finde
his
Uncle
)
returned
home
to
his
vncles
house
,
where
he
soiourned
.
Being
come
home
,
he
wexed
heauie
,
and
afterward
grew
to
be
verie
sicke
,
vomiting
&
casting
vp
what
he
had
eaten
at
dinner
:
and
so
was
got
to
bed
.
The
next
morning
hee
had
sore
fits
,
with
extreame
vomitings
,
that
all
which
sawe
him
,
iudged
it
to
bee
some
strange
ague
.
In
the
time
of
this
extremitie
in
these
hys
fits
,
he
would
manie
times
poynt
with
his
hand
,
saying
;
Looke
where
greene
Angels
stand
in
the
window
,
and
not
long
after
would
often
complaine
,
that
a
green
Cat
troubled
him
:
which
thing
was
iudged
by
his
friends
to
proceede
of
lightnes
in
his
head
;
manie
other
things
fell
out
also
in
these
times
worthie
the
noting
,
whereof
(
in
respect
of
the
vnexpected
euent
)
there
was
no
note
kept
.
His
sickines
wexing
more
vehement
,
his
Aunt
went
to
a
Phisition
with
his
vrine
:
who
said
he
saw
no
signes
of
anie
natural
disease
in
the
Child
,
vnles
it
were
the
wormes
.
His
sicknes
still
increasing
(
notwithstanding
anie
thing
prescribed
or
ministred
)
she
went
againe
with
his
vrine
to
the
Phisition
;
who
iudged
as
before
,
saying
further
,
he
doubted
that
the
Childe
was
be
witched
:
which
shee
(
holding
incredible
)
imparted
it
to
no
bodie
;
rather
imagining
it
to
bee
(
though
some
strange
,
yet
)
a
naturall
disease
:
as
diuers
also
iudged
it
to
bee
the
Falling
sicknes
,
by
reason
that
it
was
no
continuall
distemperature
,
but
came
by
fits
,
with
sodaine
staring
,
striuing
and
strugling
verie
siercely
,
and
falling
downe
with
sore
vomits
;
also
it
tooke
awaye
the
vse
of
his
legs
,
so
that
he
was
faine
to
bee
carried
vp
and
downe
,
saue
in
his
fits
,
for
then
hee
was
nimble
inough
.
How
hee
spent
the
time
betweene
his
fits
,
it
is
woorth
the
obseruing
;
his
exercises
were
such
as
might
well
haue
beseemed
one
of
riper
yeares
;
wherein
he
shewed
the
frutes
of
his
education
,
which
was
religious
and
godly
.
With
those
that
were
good
Christians
he
tooke
great
pleasure
to
▪
conferre
;
to
whom
he
would
siguiste
his
daily
expectation
of
death
,
and
his
resolute
readinesse
to
leaue
the
World
,
and
to
be
with
Christ
:
and
all
his
loue
to
the
world
,
he
said
extended
thus
farre
,
that
(
if
God
had
so
been
pleased
)
he
might
haue
liued
to
be
a
preacher
to
thunder
out
the
threatenings
of
Gods
word
,
against
sinne
and
all
abhominations
,
wherewith
these
dayes
doo
abound
.
In
these
fits
and
such
like
speeches
,
he
continued
till
Mid-lent
Sunday
,
being
the
xxi
.
of
March
.
That
day
(
besides
that
his
wonted
fit
tooke
him
)
he
began
in
other
and
more
strange
manner
to
bee
vexed
:
for
hee
sweyed
downs
as
one
in
a
swound
.
Foorth
with
they
tooke
him
vp
,
and
layd
him
vpon
a
bed
:
where
(
hauing
layne
some
smal
space
)
he
arose
vp
sodainly
,
striuing
and
strugling
in
such
sort
,
that
it
was
enough
for
two
or
three
to
hold
him
.
Then
fell
hee
sodainly
vpon
his
backe
,
and
(
lying
in
such
manner
)
raysed
vp
his
leggs
one
after
the
other
so
stifly
,
that
the
standers
by
could
not
●●ow
them
in
the
hamme
:
and
thus
continuing
a
whyle
with
greeuous
roaring
,
at
last
he
raysed
himselfe
vp
on
his
feete
and
his
head
,
his
belly
standing
vp
much
aboue
hys
head
or
feete
,
continuing
so
a
little
space
he
fell
downe
vpon
his
backe
groning
verie
pittifully
.
Then
rising
vp
,
he
ran
round
on
his
hands
and
his
feete
,
keeping
a
certaine
compasse
:
after
that
striuing
and
strugling
with
groning
,
he
fel
a
vomiting
,
and
then
comming
to
himselfe
,
saide
,
the
Lordes
name
bee
praised
.
This
was
the
first
fit
that
hee
had
;
and
after
this
maner
was
hee
ordinarily
handled
during
the
time
of
his
possession
(
saue
that
hee
did
seldome
runne
round
in
that
manner
that
is
aforesaid
:
)
which
being
thus
ended
,
he
fell
vpon
his
knees
sodainely
to
prayer
,
and
that
so
pithily
that
the
standers
by
wondered
thereat
,
as
much
as
they
did
at
his
strange
visitation
,
beeing
no
lesse
comforted
by
the
one
,
than
they
were
before
greeued
at
the
other
.
The
next
day
bee
hadde
many
fittes
,
in
the
whith
hee
woulde
often
point
at
a
greene
Catte
that
troubled
him
,
and
still
intreated
his
friends
that
were
preitut
to
pray
for
him
.
Betweene
his
fittes
he
requested
them
to
reade
the
scriptures
,
which
when
they
could
not
doe
for
weeping
to
behold
his
miserie
,
they
sent
(
at
the
boyes
request
)
for
one
Iesse
Bee
that
doth
dwell
in
Burton
vpon
Trent
,
who
tooke
the
notes
of
the
whole
matter
,
and
him
the
Boy
after
some
speeches
intreated
to
read
where
he
would
:
who
read
the
xi
.
Chapter
according
to
Sa.
Iohn
,
till
hee
came
to
the
fourth
verse
,
at
which
time
the
Boye
was
ouerthrowen
into
a
fit
like
the
f●●●ntes
in
which
hes
lasted
commonly
about
halfe
a
quarter
of
an
houre
:
Iesse
continued
reading
the
xi
.
xii
.
and
xiii
.
of
Iohns
Gospell
,
and
the
first
&
second
of
the
Reuelation
.
During
which
time
,
his
fitts
continued
one
in
the
necke
of
another
.
Which
ending
with
a
vomit
,
hee
vsed
to
saye
The
Lordes
name
bee
praised
:
and
manie
times
,
Lord
Iesu
receiue
my
soule
.
When
Iesse
either
ceased
to
speake
of
anie
comfortable
matter
,
or
to
read
the
scriptures
,
the
Boy
was
quiet
from
his
fits
:
but
when
he
was
so
religiously
occupied
,
they
came
thicke
vpon
him
;
which
Iesse
Bee
considering
and
obseruing
,
told
the
Boyes
Aunt
he
suspected
that
the
Boy
was
be
witched
.
Upon
which
occasion
,
(
though
she
doubted
of
the
matter
)
she
told
him
as
before
,
both
her
going
to
the
Phisition
and
the
Phisitions
iudgement
concerning
the
Boyes
sicknesse
,
which
he
ouer-hearing
,
yet
said
nothing
.
The
next
morning
,
he
said
vnto
the
maide
that
made
him
readie
,
I
heard
my
Aunt
tell
Iesse
Bee
,
that
I
was
bewitched
:
the
same
Saterday
that
my
sicknes
tooke
me
,
I
lost
my
Uncle
in
the
Wood
,
and
in
the
Coppice
I
met
a
little
old
woman
;
she
had
a
gray
gown
with
a
black
fringe
about
the
cape
,
a
broad
thrumd
hat
,
and
three
warts
on
her
face
:
I
haue
seene
her
begging
at
our
doore
,
as
for
her
name
I
know
it
not
,
but
by
sight
I
can
know
her
againe
.
As
I
passed
by
her
in
the
Coppice
,
I
chanced
(
against
my
will
)
to
let
a
scape
;
which
shee
taking
in
anger
sayd
,
Gyp
with
a
mischiefe
,
and
fart
with
a
bell
:
I
wil
goe
to
heauen
,
and
thou
shalt
goe
to
hell
;
and
forth
with
she
stooped
to
the
ground
.
I
stood
still
and
looked
at
her
,
viewing
euerie
part
of
her
,
meruailing
what
shee
stooped
for
;
so
I
came
home
,
and
she
went
to
Winsell
.
Hereupon
a
more
vehement
suspition
arising
some
iudged
it
to
be
the
Witch
of
Stapen-hill
:
others
▪
because
she
was
olde
and
went
little
abroad
,
rather
thought
it
to
be
Alice
Gooderidge
her
daughter
,
who
was
had
in
great
suspition
of
manie
to
be
a
dooer
in
those
diuellish
practices
,
as
afterward
it
proued
.
Thus
the
boyes
fits
continued
daily
from
the
23
of
March
till
the
eight
of
Aprill
,
to
the
great
trouble
of
his
Aunt
in
looking
to
him
▪
and
attending
on
such
as
came
to
see
him
,
whereof
manie
were
of
verie
good
account
.
When
in
his
fittes
hee
was
depriued
of
the
vse
of
speach
,
hee
would
make
signes
of
praying
,
with
folded
hands
,
sometime
lifting
them
vp
,
and
sometime
striking
them
vpon
his
breast
:
oft
times
also
in
these
fits
,
he
wold
sodainly
and
amazedly
open
his
eyes
,
stating
and
shriking
most
pittifully
,
clapping
both
his
hands
vpon
his
face
,
not
being
able
to
indure
the
sight
of
such
fearfull
obiects
as
he
beheld
.
On
this
manner
was
he
tormented
in
the
day
,
and
had
reasonable
good
rest
in
the
night
,
except
through
some
fearfull
dreames
;
whereunto
he
was
much
subiect
.
Being
asked
if
hee
could
remember
what
hee
did
when
hee
made
such
signes
?
He
answered
,
that
somtimes
he
prayed
,
and
somtimes
the
Cattossed
him
vp
&
downe
in
a
string
.
And
thus
for
a
good
space
he
could
remember
,
&
readily
make
relation
of
his
troubles
.
The
Thursdaye
before
Caster
(
beeing
the
8.
of
Aprill
)
there
came
to
see
the
Boye
Mistresse
Walkeden
of
Clifton
his
Grandmother
,
and
Mistres
Saunders
his
Aunt
;
to
whom
when
it
was
told
what
the
Boy
sayd
conterning
the
meeting
of
a
woman
in
the
wood
,
Mistres
Walkeden
(
vpon
the
Witches
cursing
,
the
Boyes
sodaine
sicknes
,
his
strange
handling
,
&
the
Phisitions
iudgement
)
thoght
it
more
than
probable
that
the
Boy
was
bewitched
:
and
by
the
markes
that
he
had
taken
,
perceiued
that
it
was
Alice
Gooderidge
which
had
thus
bewitched
him
;
yet
making
conscience
to
accuse
her
till
it
appeared
vpon
sure
proofe
,
sent
for
her
into
the
Towne
to
talke
with
her
priuately
.
When
(
with
much
adoe
)
she
was
came
,
they
brought
her
into
the
chamber
where
the
Bay
was
;
at
which
time
,
the
Boy
fell
sodainly
into
a
maruellous
sore
fit
:
which
being
ended
,
Mistres
Walkeden
asked
her
if
she
knew
that
boy
?
She
answered
she
knew
him
not
.
Manie
other
questions
were
asked
;
but
in
vaine
,
for
she
would
not
confesse
anye
thing
.
Some
of
the
standers
by
,
perswaded
the
Boye
to
serateh
her
:
which
he
did
vpon
the
face
,
and
the
back
of
the
hands
,
so
that
the
blood
came
out
apace
:
she
stroked
the
back
of
her
hand
vpon
the
child
,
saying
;
take
blood
enough
child
,
God
helpe
thee
.
To
whom
the
Boy
answered
;
praye
for
thy selfe
,
thy
prayer
can
do
mee
no
good
.
Here
by
the
way
touching
this
vse
of
scratching
the
witch
:
thogh
it
be
commonly
receiued
as
an
approued
meanes
to
discry
the
witch
,
and
procure
case
to
the
bewitched
;
yet
seeing
that
neither
by
anie
naturall
cause
,
or
supernaturall
warrant
of
Gods
word
it
hath
anie
such
vertue
giuen
vnto
it
;
it
is
to
be
receaued
amongst
the
witchcrafts
,
whereof
there
bee
great
store
vsed
in
our
Land
,
to
the
great
dishonor
of
God
.
But
to
our
matter
.
When
Robert
Toone
the
Boyes
Uncle
and
his
Schoolmaster
saw
that
mistres
Walkeden
could
nothing
preuaile
with
this
bad
woman
,
they
took
her
aside
;
to
whom
(
after
many
questions
)
she
granted
,
that
she
was
in
the
Wood
that
Saturday
which
the
Boy
spake
of
,
and
that
she
saw
no
boy
but
Sherrats
boye
.
Further
they
demanded
of
her
when
she
receiued
the
Communion
?
She
sayd
,
a
twelue
month
agoe
.
And
asking
what
she
receiued
?
She
answered
,
her
damnation
.
They
asked
her
whether
she
knew
what
she
said
?
She
answered
againe
,
what
shuld
I
receiue
but
my
damnation
?
They
caused
her
to
say
the
Lords
Praier
and
the
Creed
,
which
she
huddled
vp
wyth
much
adoo
:
but
when
she
came
to
these
words
in
the
Lords
Praier
,
And
lead
vs
not
into
temptation
;
and
in
the
Creed
either
to
Iesus
Christ
,
The
Holy
Ghost
,
or
The
Catholicke
Church
,
she
would
not
say
anie
of
those
words
.
After
these
examinations
,
she
departed
to
her
owne
house
.
The
next
day
he
had
manie
sore
fits
;
in
the
which
because
he
would
clap
his
hands
on
his
face
,
and
shrike
pittifully
,
they
asked
him
the
reason
thereof
at
the
end
of
his
fit
?
He
answered
that
the
greene
Cat
which
hee
saw
had
eyes
like
flames
of
fire
;
and
that
caused
him
thus
fearfully
to
hide
his
eyes
:
&
that
his
paine
(
which
he
indured
)
was
very
greeuous
,
like
the
pricking
▪
with
daggers
or
stinging
of
Bees
,
which
caused
his
crying
.
As
this
his
vexation
moued
many
that
came
to
see
him
to
shed
teares
,
so
did
it
not
a
little
greeue
hys
Uncle
Toone
;
who
seeing
these
fits
to
increase
,
thought
it
good
that
the
Witch
were
brought
before
a
Iustice
:
and
so
went
with
Iesse
Bee
(
the
10.
of
Aprill
)
before
M.
Tho:
Graysley
Esquire
and
Iustice
of
Peace
,
crauing
his
Precept
to
that
purpose
:
which
he
granted
,
&
directed
it
to
the
Constable
of
Stapen-hill
,
to
bring
both
this
Alice
Gooderidge
(
which
was
almost
60.
yeres
of
age
)
and
old
Elizabeth
Wright
also
,
mother
to
this
,
Alice
;
who
had
bin
4
or
5.
times
before
him
on
suspition
of
many
such
crimes
.
The
Precept
thus
graunted
forth
,
they
were
brought
before
Ma:
Graysley
;
to
whom
shee
would
confesse
nothing
,
saue
that
she
met
a
Boy
(
which
she
thought
to
be
Sherats
boy
,
who
had
broken
her
a
basket
full
of
egges
)
in
Abels
Cloase
,
and
(
sayd
shee
)
if
my
wordes
did
him
anie
hurt
,
I
am
sorry
:
but
that
word
Bell
shee
did
not
remember
that
she
vsed
.
The
next
morning
when
the
Boy
should
rise
,
his
shirt
was
knit
on
diuers
knots
betwixt
his
legs
:
and
beeing
asked
how
that
came
?
He
said
be
could
not
tell
.
All
that
day
he
continued
in
senseles
fits
▪
with
grieuous
groaning
and
fearfull
skreaming
,
crying
out
;
looke
where
the
Witch
standeth
with
three
warts
vpon
her
face
.
The
next
morning
(
being
Saturday
)
about
six
of
the
Clocke
(
at
which
time
,
his
Keepers
thinking
not
the
hower
of
his
sits
to
be
come
,
tooke
no
great
care
of
looking
to
him
)
he
was
vpon
the
sodaine
throwne
vnder
the
bedde
,
crying
fearfully
;
Flames
of
fire
flames
of
fire
.
Forthwith
he
got
vpon
the
bed
,
being
fearfull
and
amazed
in
his
countenance
.
About
foure
of
the
clocke
(
at
which
tyme
his
fittes
were
wont
to
leaue
him
)
they
did
now
take
him
in
wonderfull
fierce
manner
till
midnight
,
with
greater
extremitie
than
at
anie
time
before
,
hauing
sildome
more
intermission
than
to
vomit
and
saye
(
as
it
was
his
vsuall
manner
in
most
extreamities
)
.
The
Lord
bee
praysed
.
In
these
fits
he
shriked
pittifully
and
fearfully
,
desiring
them
to
take
away
the
blacke
Cat.
Both
now
,
and
most
times
be
made
signes
of
prayer
with
folded
hands
,
striking
vpon
his
breast
.
The
14.
of
April
Sir
Humphrey
Ferrers
and
Master
Graysley
met
at
Robert
Toones
,
who
caused
thether
to
bee
brought
Elizabeth
Wright
and
Alice
Gooderidge
,
together
with
her
husband
and
daughter
.
Master
Graysley
(
after
some
questions
concerning
his
fits
)
commanded
that
the
Bible
should
be
deliuered
into
the
boyes
handes
;
who
began
to
read
the
first
Chap.
of
S.
Iohns
Gospel
,
till
he
came
to
the
4.
verse
:
at
which
place
(
when
he
read
)
hee
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
most
cruell
Fit
.
Presently
after
which
,
the
old
woman
Eliza.
Wright
came
into
Robert
Toones
house
;
which
so
soone
as
M.
Graysley
vnderstood
,
he
caused
her
to
be
broght
into
the
parlor
where
the
Child
was
:
but
she
was
verie
vnwilling
to
come
in
,
crying
,
Alas
that
euer
I
was
borne
,
what
shall
I
doo
▪
M.
Graysley
spake
loud
to
her
,
asking
if
she
could
do
the
boy
anye
good
▪
She
answered
that
her
daughter
had
that
at
home
,
that
she
should
doo
good
with
.
He
caused
her
(
with
much
adoo
)
to
looke
vpon
the
boy
:
which
as
soone
as
euer
shee
did
,
he
fell
into
a
strange
and
cruell
fit
:
Lying
vppon
hys
backe
,
his
eyes
standing
staring
open
in
fearfull
manner
,
his
teeth
set
in
his
head
,
his
armes
clapped
close
to
his
sides
,
and
all
the
parts
of
his
bodie
quaking
verie
fearfully
.
M.
Graysley
bad
her
kneele
downe
and
pray
for
him
;
which
shee
did
,
but
so
as
no
bodie
could
vnderstand
what
she
sayd
.
Whilest
she
prayed
,
the
fit
continued
,
and
therefore
they
thrust
her
out
of
doores
;
which
beeing
done
,
the
boyes
fit
ended
presently
.
S.
Humphrey
and
M.
Graysley
agreed
,
that
certaine
women
should
search
the
mother
&
the
daughter
seuerally
,
to
see
if
they
could
finde
any
such
marks
on
them
,
as
are
vsually
found
on
witches
.
The
old
woman
they
stript
&
found
behind
her
right
sholder
a
thing
much
like
the
vdder
of
an
ewe
that
giueth
sucke
with
two
teates
,
like
vnto
two
great
wartes
,
the
one
behinde
vnder
her
armeh●le
,
the
other
a
handfull
off
towardes
the
top
of
her
shoulder
:
which
when
they
had
found
,
they
put
on
her
cloths
againe
,
leauing
the
place
bare
,
that
it
might
be
seen
both
of
sir
Humfrey
,
maister
Graisley
,
and
diuers
others
of
good
worth
,
as
indeede
it
was
.
They
bade
her
say
the
Lords
prayer
,
which
she
hudled
vp
after
her
manner
leauing
out
these
wordes
still
vnsaide
,
And
leade
vs
not
into
temptation
:
being
then
demanded
how
long
she
had
those
teates
,
she
aunswered
she
was
borne
so
.
Then
did
they
search
Alice
Gooderige
,
and
found
vpon
her
belly
,
a
hole
of
the
bignesse
of
two
pence
,
fresh
and
bloudy
,
as
though
some
great
wart
had
beene
cut
off
the
place
.
The
Iustices
examined
her
concerning
the
bewitching
of
the
Boy
,
but
she
would
confesse
nothing
.
Then
sir
Humfrey
tooke
her
to
the
boy
,
and
asked
him
whether
this
were
shee
that
thus
bewitched
him
:
he
answered
that
it
was
surely
shee
:
then
did
sir
Humfrey
did
him
scratch
her
,
which
when
the
boy
offered
to
do
,
his
hand
was
presently
benummed
and
pluckt
to
his
side
,
and
he
tormented
in
euery
part
:
foure
seuerall
times
he
assaied
to
do
this
,
but
stil
with
like
succes
;
he
was
bidden
to
lay
his
hand
on
the
standers
by
,
which
he
did
without
difficultie
.
Then
proceeded
they
in
examining
her
concerning
her
hurt
:
she
said
that
she
went
to
fetch
alittle
meale
on
Easter
euen
foorth
of
the
chamber
,
and
comming
downe
a
ladder
,
her
foote
slipped
,
and
she
hauing
a
knife
in
her
hand
,
thrust
herselfe
into
the
bellie
:
they
asked
the
iudgement
of
a
Surgeon
,
whose
aunswere
was
,
that
it
was
like
to
haue
beene
so
a
long
time
,
for
it
was
not
festered
,
and
seemed
to
be
sucken
.
Sir
Humfrey
charged
her
with
Witchcraft
about
one
Michaels
Cow
:
which
Cow
when
shee
brake
all
thinges
that
they
tied
her
in
,
ranne
to
this
Alice
Gooderige
her
house
,
scraping
at
the
walls
and
windowes
to
haue
come
in
:
her
olde
mother
Elizabeth
Wright
,
tooke
vpon
her
to
help
;
vpon
condition
that
she
might
haue
a
peny
to
bestow
vpon
her
god
,
and
so
she
came
to
the
mans
house
kneeled
downe
before
the
Cow
,
crossed
her
with
a
sticke
in
the
forehead
,
and
prayed
to
her
god
,
since
which
time
the
Cow
continued
wel
.
With
this
she
was
vrged
by
the
Iustices
,
and
with
the
hurt
vppon
her
bellie
,
howe
it
coulde
be
so
,
and
her
clo●hes
not
cutte
,
whereto
she
made
shifting
answers
,
to
no
purpose
.
Then
put
they
her
aside
,
and
examined
Oliuer
Gooderidge
her
husband
,
and
her
daughter
also
,
who
were
found
to
disagree
in
their
tales
concerning
that
matter
:
whereupon
sir
Humfrey
committed
her
to
Darbie
Gaole
,
but
dismissed
her
mother
.
The
next
day
the
boy
had
a
very
greeuous
fit
,
in
which
lying
still
a
while
,
hee
beganne
to
throw
vp
both
his
feete
sodainely
,
beating
them
against
the
ground
with
great
vehemencie
,
and
at
length
being
in
a
traunce
,
he
spake
saying
,
Doost
thou
say
thou
art
my
god
,
and
that
I
am
thy
sonne
▪
Auoyde
Sathan
,
there
is
no
God
saue
the
Lord
of
hosts
.
Pawzing
a
while
,
at
last
he
said
againe
,
And
wouldest
thou
haue
me
worship
a
moulten
calfe
?
I
will
worship
nothing
but
the
Lord
God
,
and
him
only
wil
I
serue
.
Againe
being
silent
awhile
,
he
saide
;
Wilt
thou
giue
mee
three
townes
if
I
will
worship
thee
▪
Auoyde
Sathan
,
it
is
written
,
I
shall
worship
the
Lord
God
onely
.
And
dost
thou
say
▪
that
if
I
wil
not
worship
thee
,
thou
wilt
torment
me
three
times
more
;
if
thou
torment
me
three
hundred
times
,
yet
canst
thou
not
touch
my
soule
.
After
this
hee
was
tormented
three
seuerall
times
ouer
euery
part
of
his
body
,
which
being
ended
,
he
desired
to
go
to
the
windowe
,
to
refresh
himselfe
,
being
hote
and
faint
:
there
he
praysed
God
for
his
mercies
,
telling
them
that
stoode
by
,
If
Sathan
came
againe
,
hee
would
aske
him
many
questions
,
and
charge
him
with
many
things
,
for
he
remembred
what
he
had
spoken
aswel
as
any
that
was
present
:
hauing
thus
rested
about
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
hee
was
throwne
into
two
seuerall
fittes
,
matchable
with
the
former
in
crueltie
,
and
at
the
last
spake
saying
,
I
charge
thee
by
the
liuing
God
to
tell
me
who
sent
thee
.
Doost
thou
tell
me
thy
mistris
sent
thee
?
What
is
thy
mistris
name
?
Doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
not
tell
mee
before
to
morrow
?
And
why
I
pray
thee
wilt
thou
not
?
Dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
me
twice
more
?
Do
thy
woorst
,
my
hope
is
in
the
liuing
God
,
and
he
will
deliuer
me
out
of
thy
hands
:
hauing
spoken
these
words
he
was
cast
into
two
seuerall
fittes
like
to
the
former
;
which
being
ended
,
he
desired
the
standers
by
to
ioyne
with
him
in
humble
and
heartie
prayer
,
and
so
fell
vpon
his
knees
,
praising
God
,
for
that
he
had
somewhat
reuealed
his
enemie
Sathan
vnto
him
,
and
beseeching
him
to
continue
his
goodnesse
in
manifesting
him
more
plainly
.
The
standers
by
askt
him
what
he
heard
&
saw
in
these
sharp
conflicts
(
for
they
neither
saw
nor
heard
any
thing
,
but
him
replying
&
answering
)
he
told
them
that
the
great
Cat
tossed
him
vp
and
downe
in
a
string
,
and
that
a
thing
spake
to
him
with
a
voice
small
and
shrill
.
The
next
daie
about
nine
of
the
clocke
he
was
cast
into
a
greeuous
fitte
,
and
being
cast
vpon
his
backe
,
was
bereft
of
al
vse
of
anie
part
of
his
bodie
,
and
at
the
length
spake
saying
:
Doost
thou
say
I
am
thy
sonne
?
I
am
none
of
thine
,
I
am
the
poore
seruant
of
the
Lord
of
hostes
:
and
pauzing
a
while
,
he
said
,
Dost
thou
offer
me
a
kingdome
,
if
I
will
worship
thee
▪
I
will
none
of
thy
kingdome
,
for
it
is
but
earthly
.
The
Lord
hath
reserued
for
me
a
kingdome
in
heauen
.
I
charge
thee
thou
diuell
,
In
the
name
of
the
Father
,
of
the
Sonne
,
and
of
the
holy
▪
ghost
to
tel
me
what
is
thy
name
.
Dost
thou
tell
me
that
thy
name
is
Wrythe
?
I
charge
thee
tell
me
,
what
is
thy
mistresse
name
▪
Dost
thou
say
anone
?
thou
hast
alwayes
bene
a
liar
,
and
the
father
of
lies
,
and
doost
thou
say
,
that
vnlesse
I
will
●●●ship
thee
thou
wilt
torment
mee
three
times
more
than
thou
diddest
before
,
if
thou
torment
me
3000.
times
more
,
my
faith
is
so
strong
,
that
I
will
worship
none
but
the
liuing
God
.
These
wordes
being
finished
,
he
was
cast
into
three
seuerall
fittes
,
with
all
the
former
torments
,
drawing
together
his
ioynts
and
sinews
,
and
writhing
him
,
with
tossing
and
turning
him
very
round
most
pittifully
;
these
fits
and
speeches
continued
about
halfe
an
houre
.
After
this
,
hee
was
cast
into
another
fit
,
his
eies
closed
vp
,
his
legges
lifted
vp
as
stiffe
as
stakes
,
and
al
his
senses
taken
from
him
;
which
fit
ceasing
,
he
was
well
,
till
twelue
of
the
clocke
at
noone
,
and
then
was
cast
into
another
fit
,
lying
flat
vppon
his
backe
,
and
lifting
his
feete
vp
:
at
last
he
saide
,
Doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
giue
me
a
pallace
,
and
make
me
a
king
if
I
will
worship
thee
?
Auoyde
Sathan
,
I
will
worship
the
Lord
onely
.
Doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
mittigate
my
torments
,
if
I
will
worship
thee
?
Auoyde
Sathan
,
I
will
worship
none
,
saue
onely
the
Lord
God
my
Sauiour
,
my
sanctister
and
redeemer
.
Doost
thou
say
,
that
if
I
will
not
worship
thee
,
thou
wilt
torment
me
thrice
?
Do
thy
worst
Sathan
,
my
faith
standeth
sure
with
my
God
,
at
whose
hands
I
looke
for
succour
.
Hauing
vttered
these
and
some
other
such
wordes
,
hee
was
cast
into
three
seuerall
cruell
fittes
;
after
the
which
he
had
rest
till
two
of
the
clocke
,
at
which
time
there
came
diuers
worshipfull
personages
,
of
purpose
to
behold
the
maner
of
the
childes
so
strange
vexing
;
they
caused
him
to
reade
vpon
the
bible
,
which
caused
Sathan
to
rage
,
so
that
he
was
cast
into
a
fit
terribly
tormented
and
vexed
,
as
that
it
did
much
humble
the
beholders
,
and
mooue
them
to
commiseration
and
pittie
,
for
the
childes
so
distressed
estate
.
While
these
things
hapned
,
it
was
reported
,
that
the
old
witch
Elizabeth
Wright
was
in
the
towne
,
a
thing
somewhat
rare
;
for
it
is
thought
,
that
(
except
at
the
time
of
her
former
examination
)
shee
was
not
so
farre
in
halfe
a
yere
before
:
presently
they
sent
for
her
.
In
the
meane
season
came
in
maister
Bagot
the
yonger
of
Blithfield
,
wishing
to
be
an
eie
witnes
of
these
strange
reports
,
requesting
the
boy
to
take
the
Bible
and
reade
,
he
being
unwilling
to
reade
himselfe
,
wished
Iesse
Bee
to
do
so
much
,
which
he
did
▪
and
when
he
came
to
the
4.
verse
of
the
1.
chapter
of
S.
Iohns
gospel
in
these
words
,
In
it
was
life
,
and
the
life
was
the
light
of
the
world
,
the
boy
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
fit
.
About
the
end
of
which
it
was
said
that
the
witch
was
come
,
whome
before
they
had
sent
for
,
so
that
she
was
presently
brought
in
,
and
stript
by
certaine
women
,
that
they
might
see
her
suspected
place
:
whilest
they
stripped
her
,
she
cursed
the
daie
of
her
birth
,
making
great
outcries
,
and
vsing
bitter
speeches
against
all
that
offered
to
accuse
her
.
And
being
asked
who
brought
her
to
Burton
?
she
said
,
the
diuell
:
being
asked
diuers
questions
she
liked
not
,
she
would
answere
she
did
not
heare
.
Much
adoo
they
had
to
get
her
to
come
neare
the
boy
,
or
to
looke
on
him
:
and
it
had
bin
good
for
him
if
shee
had
neuer
come
at
him
,
for
so
soone
as
she
kneeled
downe
by
him
,
and
cast
her
eies
vpon
him
,
he
was
sodainely
taken
with
such
a
vehement
fit
,
as
before
he
had
vpon
the
like
occasion
:
This
was
more
greeuous
than
manie
other
;
he
lay
vppon
his
backe
,
altogether
depriued
of
the
vse
both
of
his
members
and
senses
;
except
his
eies
,
for
they
stoode
wide
open
very
fearefull
to
the
beholders
:
and
all
the
partes
of
his
bodie
did
quake
and
shake
like
Aspen
leaues
.
Whilest
shee
was
vpon
her
knees
at
her
diuellish
praiers
,
the
child
was
greeuously
tormented
,
therefore
they
thrust
her
out
of
the
doores
.
Which
being
done
,
he
recouered
himselfe
,
and
his
fit
ended
he
said
;
The
Lord
be
praised
:
Mistris
Dethicke
also
of
New-hall
came
in
to
beholde
with
others
these
strange
sights
,
at
whose
request
,
when
Iesse
Bee
read
the
first
chapter
of
the
gospel
after
S.
Iohn
▪
and
came
to
the
4.
verse
,
the
boy
was
cast
into
a
fit
like
to
those
which
before
he
had
vpon
the
like
occasion
.
In
these
his
sittes
,
as
also
in
those
that
he
had
after
,
hee
could
neither
conceale
what
he
said
,
or
what
Sathan
saide
to
him
.
The
next
morning
he
had
two
fits
betwixt
8.
and
12.
of
the
clocke
,
at
which
time
Maister
Graisly
came
againe
to
see
the
child
,
and
whilest
he
was
there
,
there
came
in
two
men
of
Stapen
hil
,
neere
neighbors
to
Alice
Gooderige
,
who
said
they
came
from
Darbie
,
and
were
intreted
by
her
to
tel
Robert
Toone
,
that
if
he
would
be
good
to
her
,
she
would
reueale
the
whole
trueth
of
the
matter
:
and
further
,
they
offred
him
their
company
thither
on
munday
,
which
was
agreed
vpon
by
the
aduise
of
M.
Graisly
.
But
newes
came
,
that
there
was
one
which
being
skilful
in
discerning
of
witches
had
bin
with
Alice
Gooderidge
at
Darbie
,
and
affirmed
flatly
that
she
was
a
witch
,
offering
to
make
open
triall
of
it
,
and
to
cure
the
boy
.
This
offer
Rob.
Toone
accepting
of
very
willingly
,
a
time
was
appointed
for
this
mans
comming
thither
.
But
to
returne
to
the
boy
:
about
xi
.
of
the
clocke
,
he
had
a
sore
fit
,
with
the
increase
of
torments
groaning
very
greeuously
,
and
skreeking
very
pitifully
,
and
being
cast
vpon
his
backe
with
his
legs
throwne
out
(
as
commonly
he
was
)
at
the
last
hee
vetered
these
words
;
Dost
thou
say
that
I
am
thy
Champion
?
I
wil
be
none
of
thy
champion
,
I
am
the
seruant
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
.
What
offerest
thou
me
a
bag
of
mony
,
if
I
wil
worship
thee
?
Auoyde
Sathan
,
I
wil
none
of
thy
mony
,
the
Lord
in
heauen
hath
mony
enough
in
store
for
me
.
And
dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
me
twice
more
grieuously
than
before
?
Do
thy
worst
Sathan
,
my
trust
is
in
the
Lord
God
.
Dost
thou
say
thy
Mistris
will
haue
it
so
?
I
charge
thee
in
the
name
of
the
father
,
&c.
to
tel
me
what
thy
mistris
name
is
.
Dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
not
reueale
thy
mistris
?
with
that
Sathan
tormented
him
againe
,
the
which
going
away
with
a
vomit
,
his
mother
began
to
confort
him
,
exhorting
him
to
put
his
trust
in
God
:
to
whome
he
said
,
My
whole
trust
is
in
him
;
for
the
Lord
hath
my
enemy
in
a
chaine
,
and
keepeth
him
in
a
compasse
,
which
he
shall
not
passe
.
And
hauing
remained
well
about
halfe
an
houre
,
he
was
againe
pittifully
tormented
,
and
at
the
last
spake
these
wordes
:
Doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
giue
mee
whatsoeuer
I
will
aske
thee
if
I
will
be
thy
Champion
?
I
defie
thee
,
and
all
that
thou
offerest
me
,
I
will
be
none
of
thy
champion
.
I
charge
thee
in
the
name
of
the
liuing
God
to
tell
mee
what
thy
Mistresse
name
is
.
Saiest
thou
that
thy
Mistris
hath
giuen
thee
a
drop
of
her
bloud
to
thy
dinner
,
and
that
therefore
thou
wilt
tel
no
tales
of
her
?
And
doost
thou
say
my
faith
is
but
weake
?
Sathan
,
it
is
too
strong
for
thee
to
ouerthrowe
.
Doost
thou
saie
thou
wilt
torment
me
worse
than
euer
thou
hast
done
?
Do
thou
thy
worst
,
my
trust
is
in
the
Lord
my
God
.
Forthwith
he
was
pittifully
tormented
:
after
which
being
asked
what
he
saw
he
answered
,
the
greene
Cat
(
as
he
vsually
told
them
)
asking
angerly
▪
did
not
you
see
her
?
Oh
quoth
hee
this
hath
beene
a
greeuous
torment
to
me
.
▪
This
ended
,
he
desired
being
hot
and
faint
with
the
extremitie
of
his
torments
,
to
be
carried
to
the
window
to
take
the
aire
:
where
whilest
he
sate
,
there
came
in
one
,
whose
name
I
le
passe
ouer
in
silence
;
and
being
a
stranger
,
beganne
to
examine
the
boy
concerning
poeticall
and
other
schoole
points
;
the
boy
was
wearie
of
his
companie
and
conference
,
(
as
indeed
he
had
great
reason
,
being
vnfit
for
such
an
occasion
)
and
desired
to
be
carried
into
another
chamber
,
the
which
was
immediately
done
.
But
this
supposed
friend
followed
him
,
and
renued
his
former
speeches
,
vttering
also
an
oth
that
grieued
the
boy
exceedingly
.
The
mother
vnderstanding
it
,
came
and
asked
what
the
stranger
said
to
him
that
so
troubled
him
?
(
for
he
wept
pitifully
)
The
partie
himselfe
answered
before
the
boy
,
I
spake
no
hurt
to
him
.
No
(
quod
the
child
)
you
bade
me
I
should
not
dissemble
,
saying
that
there
was
no
witches
:
also
you
asked
of
me
if
I
thought
there
were
a
god
?
God
blesse
me
fro
such
conforters
:
I
pray
you
al
pray
for
me
that
the
Lord
would
deliuer
mee
from
this
temptation
:
at
which
wordes
speaking
hee
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
cruell
fit
;
which
beeing
ended
,
that
man
which
thought
there
was
no
witches
departed
.
But
maister
Eccarshall
the
Pastor
of
Burton
being
present
staies
still
comforting
the
boy
and
his
sorrowfull
mother
,
perswading
him
that
if
Sathan
spake
to
him
again
he
should
not
answer
him
,
because
he
was
a
liar
,
and
indeuoured
by
his
wordes
to
make
the
boy
beleeue
him
;
these
things
ended
about
two
of
the
clocke
,
hee
remained
well
till
foure
:
then
was
he
ouerthrowne
into
foure
seuerall
fits
one
presently
after
another
;
the
last
wherof
was
most
intolerable
,
tossing
and
tormenting
him
very
pittifully
,
it
seemed
by
his
lookes
and
gestures
that
the
euill
spirit
spake
;
but
because
of
maister
Eccarsalles
aduise
,
he
kept
a
discontented
silence
,
as
he
told
afterward
to
his
mother
,
but
she
aduised
him
,
that
if
it
should
speake
againe
,
he
should
not
feare
or
forbeare
to
answer
it
.
About
this
time
some
meate
was
prepared
for
him
,
but
before
he
could
take
it
,
he
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
crueil
fit
,
wherein
after
that
Sathan
had
shewed
a
while
his
rage
,
he
spake
saying
:
Dost
thou
saie
that
I
shall
worship
thee
?
I
wil
worship
the
Lord
of
hosts
onlie
,
I
charge
thee
▪
In
the
name
of
the
father
,
of
the
sonne
&c.
to
tell
me
what
thy
name
is
.
Doost
thou
say
thou
wile
not
tel
me
before
to
morrow
?
Thou
art
a
liar
,
I
haue
euer
found
thee
so
,
and
I
will
not
beleeue
thee
.
Dost
thou
saie
thou
wilt
torment
me
far
more
grieuously
than
euer
thou
hast
done
?
I
care
not
for
al
that
thou
caust
do
vnto
me
:
In
the
Lord
is
my
trust
,
who
will
deliuer
mee
when
his
good
pleasure
is
:
presently
Sathan
tormented
him
according
to
his
wonted
maner
.
After
that
fit
was
ended
,
and
he
had
a
while
bin
quiet
,
Iesse
Bee
persuaded
him
to
be
coragious
,
to
take
vnto
him
the
shield
of
faith
,
and
to
offer
Sathan
the
combate
.
The
childe
finding
himselfe
strong
in
the
Lord
(
whose
assistance
he
had
before
obtained
in
his
former
conflicts
)
condiscended
to
his
motion
:
so
Iesse
read
the
first
chapt
.
according
to
S.
Iohn
till
he
came
to
the
9.
ver.
That
light
was
the
true
light
,
&c.
at
which
words
he
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
meruailous
sore
Fit
;
which
vexed
and
tormented
him
in
euerie
part
of
his
bodie
:
which
being
ended
,
Iesle
asked
him
if
he
should
read
againe
?
The
boy
answered
cherefully
,
read
on
in
Gods
name
:
so
he
read
til
he
came
to
the
13.
verse
Which
were
borne
not
of
blood
,
&c.
At
these
words
he
was
throwne
into
grieuous
torments
,
like
to
the
former
:
which
ended
,
Iesse
asked
if
he
should
read
still
?
The
boy
answered
,
proceed
in
the
name
of
God
.
Then
read
he
the
14
ver.
The
same
Word
became
flesh
▪
&c.
At
which
words
he
was
tormented
the
third
time
;
yet
not
so
vehemently
as
before
.
He
proceeding
forward
read
till
be
came
to
the
17
ver.
The
law
was
giuen
by
Moses
,
grace
and
truth
came
by
Iesus
Christ
▪
Foorthwith
he
fell
into
the
fourth
fit
,
the
feeblest
of
anie
he
yet
▪
had
;
sathan
no
doubt
finding
his
force
quatling
,
and
his
fierie
darts
quenched
.
So
Ieste
read
on
,
the
Child
cheerfully
&
attentiuely
hearkening
till
he
had
finished
the
chapter
without
anie
trouble
to
him
.
The
next
day
(
among
other
fits
)
he
had
one
much
more
vehement
than
the
rest
,
his
torments
being
increased
and
his
strength
so
great
,
that
two
strong
men
were
not
able
to
rule
him
.
After
this
fit
Iesse
Bee
said
;
Come
Thomas
,
shall
we
prouoke
him
to
battell
?
To
whom
the
child
answered
▪
yes
verie
willingly
.
So
they
looked
for
the
Bible
,
but
the
boyes
Uncle
had
taken
it
to
the
Church
.
Then
did
the
Boy
desire
Iesse
to
resolue
him
in
this
doubt
,
whether
it
were
hurtfull
for
one
to
eate
or
drinke
before
hee
receiue
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
Being
satisfied
concerning
this
Point
,
and
casting
downe
his
head
to
call
to
remembrance
some
thing
else
wherof
doubted
doubted
▪
he
was
on
the
sodaine
ouerthrowne
into
a
grieuous
fit
,
groaning
and
skreaming
most
pittifully
,
turning
as
round
on
all
foure
,
as
a
pigge
on
a
spit
;
and
sodainly
▪
(
doe
what
the
keepers
could
)
he
leaped
vp
to
the
top
of
the
bed
,
catching
hold
on
the
testern
with
his
hands
&
hanging
by
his
armes
notwithstanding
his
eyes
were
cloased
vp
:
&
being
in
this
case
,
he
said
;
dost
than
say
I
shall
hear
newes
within
these
2.
or
3.
dayes
?
I
pray
God
it
be
good
newes
.
He
was
at
last
cast
into
a
traunce
,
vttering
diuers
such
comfortable
speeches
,
as
in
other
his
traunces
he
did
.
This
day
there
came
one
to
them
,
hauing
been
(
of
her
owne
accord
)
wyth
widdow
Worthington
the
good
Witch
of
Hoppers
(
as
they
call
her
)
and
told
them
,
she
said
the
Boy
was
bewitched
;
yet
help
him
she
could
not
,
except
his
mother
or
some
of
his
neerest
frends
came
vnto
her
.
The
same
answer
was
giuen
by
a
Witch
about
Couentrey
to
another
,
looking
for
some
helpe
in
the
boyes
behalfe
.
But
the
mother
of
the
Childe
(
detesting
the
diuells
helpe
)
thanked
those
two
for
their
kindnes
towards
hir
,
but
sharply
reprooued
them
for
attempting
a
thing
so
vnlawfull
.
After
these
fits
,
he
rested
reasonable
quiet
til
the
next
day
:
when
as
about
one
a
clock
(
seeming
verie
well
)
he
rceiued
some
meate
.
But
Sathan
shewed
himselfe
to
be
a
right
sathan
,
euen
a
sore
enemie
to
the
Childe
,
(
enuying
the
good
of
his
bodie
,
when
he
saw
himselfe
vnable
to
hurt
his
soule
)
did
let
his
digesting
of
it
(
as
manie
times
hee
did
)
by
casting
him
presently
into
diuers
fits
;
which
as
(
vsually
all
his
fits
did
)
lasting
about
halfe
a
quarter
of
an
hower
,
ended
with
a
vomit
.
Manie
that
were
Beholders
of
the
Childes
torments
,
little
hoped
that
euer
he
could
haue
liued
or
recouered
.
But
God
be
praised
,
that
Sathans
power
is
limitted
by
him
who
is
Lord
both
of
life
and
death
.
▪
When
these
Conflicts
were
ended
,
Iesse
Bee
said
vnto
him
,
Thomas
shall
wee
take
the
Sword
with
two
edges
,
and
bid
Sathan
the
Battayle
?
The
Boye
(
beeing
well
acquaynted
with
the
phrase
)
answered
;
If
you
will
read
,
I
will
gladly
heare
.
So
he
read
the
first
Chapter
of
S.
Iohns
Gospell
▪
which
whilest
he
was
reading
▪
the
childe
was
ouerthrowne
into
three
Fittes
.
After
these
Fits
,
he
was
verie
cheerfull
,
and
desirous
to
haue
the
Booke
,
that
hee
might
read
himselfe
:
which
hee
did
.
And
when
hee
came
at
the
fifth
verse
of
the
first
Chapter
of
the
Reuelation
(
for
that
Chapter
he
read
)
he
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
cruell
Fitte
:
which
beeing
ended
,
hee
gaue
the
Booke
to
Iesse
Bee
,
intreating
him
carnestly
to
read
on
forward
.
So
Iesse
Bee
finished
the
Chapter
,
and
read
also
the
second
and
was
neuer
(
in
reading
them
▪
with
anye
more
of
the
Boies
fits
)
interrupted
.
Upon
the
one
and
twentieth
of
Aprill
,
though
betwixt
nine
of
the
Clocke
in
the
Morning
,
and
two
in
the
Afternoone
hee
had
tenne
Fittes
,
yet
the
last
of
them
was
most
extreame
;
in
the
middest
of
it
hee
would
open
his
eyes
amazedly
,
and
presently
clap
both
his
hands
vppon
them
,
beeing
ouerthrowne
into
most
violent
torments
throughout
all
the
parts
of
his
bodie
;
and
beeing
cast
vppon
hys
backe
,
he
threwe
foorth
his
legges
fiercely
,
beating
them
against
the
ground
vehemently
:
and
after
that
lying
in
a
quiet
traunce
,
hee
opened
his
mouth
,
saying
;
Dost
thou
saye
that
thou
wilt
giue
mee
a
Crowne
,
if
I
will
worship
thee
?
I
regard
thee
not
nor
thy
Crowne
;
for
the
Lorde
hath
reserued
a
Crowne
of
righteousnesse
for
mee
in
Heauen
.
Then
(
pausing
awhile
▪
)
hee
spake
again
saying
;
Dost
thou
saye
thou
wilt
giue
mee
Townes
and
Countreyes
,
if
I
will
worship
thee
?
Away
Sathan
away
,
thou
art
a
lyar
,
and
the
Father
of
lyes
;
I
will
not
beleeue
thee
:
away
.
Foorthwith
his
mouth
was
cloased
vp
,
and
hys
teeth
set
fast
in
his
head
,
insomuch
that
hee
laboured
to
haue
opened
them
with
his
owne
hands
,
but
he
could
not
;
yet
when
hee
had
remayned
awhile
thus
,
the
Lord
(
by
his
almightie
power
)
opened
his
mouth
,
and
he
boldly
sayd
;
I
charge
thee
(
Sathan
)
in
the
name
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Sonne
.
At
which
word
his
mouth
was
fast
closed
againe
,
yet
was
it
not
long
before
the
Lorde
(
by
his
power
)
opened
it
againe
.
So
he
proceeded
,
saying
;
I
charge
thee
tell
mee
what
is
thy
mistres
name
?
Saist
thou
thou
wilt
not
?
and
doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
me
ten
times
more
?
No
sooner
wer
these
words
spoken
,
but
he
was
tormented
aboue
measure
.
Next
day
betwixt
ten
and
one
of
the
clock
,
he
had
two
ordinarie
fits
,
and
at
the
loose
of
those
,
one
extraordinarie
;
in
the
which
beeing
ouerthrowne
vppon
his
back
,
with
his
accustomed
torments
,
he
vttred
these
words
Wouldll
thou
haue
me
worship
thee
,
thou
liar
,
thou
wicked
wretch
?
thou
art
the
father
of
all
lies
.
I
charge
thee
get
from
me
,
away
,
away
.
These
words
he
vttred
disdainfully
,
shaking
his
hands
at
him
.
And
after
he
had
paused
a
while
,
he
said
,
Dost
thou
promise
me
all
my
desire
▪
If
I
will
worship
thee
?
Ah
wicked
tempter
,
I
charge
shee
in
the
name
of
the
Father
,
&c.
to
tell
me
thy
Mistres
name
?
These
words
he
vttred
with
an
interrupted
voyce
:
but
repeated
them
presently
verie
couragiously
:
saying
also
,
And
dost
thou
say
thy
Mistres
hath
giuen
thee
a
draught
of
her
blood
?
I
am
glad
of
it
:
for
then
shall
I
knowe
her
shortly
.
And
dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
me
twice
more
?
At
these
words
he
was
cast
into
two
sore
fits
;
so
that
sathan
kept
promise
with
him
.
His
torments
caused
him
skreame
verie
lowd
and
groane
pittifully
,
slinging
out
his
hands
as
though
he
fought
with
sathan
▪
and
stamping
fiercely
,
as
if
he
trode
him
vnder
foote
.
This
combat
ended
,
he
lay
stil
about
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
&
then
hauing
been
a
while
tormented
,
lying
on
his
backe
,
he
said
;
Dost
thou
say
because
I
vex
thy
mistres
thou
wilt
torment
mee
more
?
Which
words
being
spoke
,
he
was
cast
into
such
torments
,
as
wer
grieuous
to
the
beholders
.
And
hauing
ouercome
the
extremitie
of
the
same
,
he
spake
(
with
his
eyes
shut
)
saying
;
What
,
doost
thou
saye
I
shall
worship
thee
▪
thou
hast
no
faith
sathan
,
I
will
fight
with
thee
with
the
word
of
the
euerliuing
god
,
Auoid
,
auoid
;
I
charge
thee
in
gods
name
to
get
thee
hence
.
Again
after
more
fits
he
said
;
what
,
dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
make
mee
as
strong
as
a
Giant
,
and
as
rich
as
the
greatest
Potentate
in
the
world
,
if
I
will
worship
thee
?
the
Lord
my
God
can
make
me
strong
,
&
giue
mee
all
good
things
.
Hauing
paused
a
litle
,
be
spake
again
,
saying
;
dost
thou
say
if
I
wil
not
worship
thee
thou
wilt
make
me
a
four-footed
beast
?
that
lieth
not
in
thy
power
,
since
God
hath
made
me
a
reasonable
creature
:
my
faith
sathan
is
strong
.
And
,
doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
mee
grieuously
for
thy
mistres
sake
?
Forthwith
he
was
grieuously
tormented
,
crying
out
,
A
beare
,
a
beare
:
his
mouth
was
stretched
out
,
and
he
rored
fiercely
like
a
beare
,
crying
out
,
he
teareth
me
,
he
teareth
me
.
These
torments
ended
,
he
lay
amazedly
,
with
the
sweat
running
downe
his
face
.
Being
againe
tormented
,
hee
spake
saying
;
wilt
thou
giue
mee
a
land
full
of
all
frutes
if
I
will
worship
thee
?
the
Lord
in
heauen
hath
goods
enough
for
me
:
thou
didst
send
a
be
are
thy
helhound
to
torment
me
:
thou
didst
tell
mee
I
should
heare
newes
within
2.
or
3.
daies
;
dost
thou
say
thy
mistres
hath
commanded
thee
not
to
be
an
hower
from
tormenting
me
,
because
I
vex
her
?
is
that
thy
newes
?
At
these
words
he
was
presently
cast
into
grieuous
torments
,
starting
amazedly
and
crying
out
;
Flames
of
fire
,
flames
of
consuming
fire
:
he
threw
away
all
things
he
could
finde
by
groping
(
for
his
eyes
were
shut
)
and
wownd
himselfe
close
in
the
bed
clothes
.
Scarcely
had
these
torments
an
end
,
but
others
began
;
wherein
being
grieuously
afflicted
,
he
cryed
out
,
A
fierie
dragon
,
a
fierie
dragon
.
These
torments
continuing
,
hee
said
;
now
thou
foule
fiend
,
now
thou
shewest
thy self
in
thy
likenes
.
Presently
he
strooke
both
his
hands
vpon
his
face
,
shriking
and
crying
fearfully
,
A
flye
,
a
flye
.
Being
asked
what
he
had
seene
in
these
conflicts
?
hee
answered
,
manie
&
fearfull
things
,
but
remembred
them
not
;
neither
could
tell
he
spake
,
thogh
he
cald
to
minde
a
thing
spake
to
him
.
The
24
day
about
11
▪
of
the
clock
he
fell
in
to
an
extreame
fit
,
which
s●ooke
him
pitti●ully
in
all
parts
of
his
bodie
,
making
him
to
are
like
a
beare
.
Being
asked
after
the
fit
what
he
had
seene
?
he
answered
a
great
beare
came
roaring
vpon
him
.
Foure
fits
more
he
had
before
4.
of
the
clocke
;
at
which
time
Ma.
Edw:
Cockin
came
into
the
house
,
and
finding
him
well
,
bade
him
read
the
12.
of
Iohn
:
which
he
did
,
till
he
came
to
the
15.
verse
I
am
glad
for
your
sakes
,
that
&c
and
then
was
he
cast
into
a
fit
presently
.
Upon
this
there
came
in
another
,
disiring
to
see
the
like
triall
:
so
the
Boy
read
till
he
came
to
the
25
▪
ve
.
I
am
the
resurrection
&c.
at
which
words
he
was
againe
ouerthrowne
.
This
desire
that
manie
had
to
haue
the
boy
read
,
that
they
might
see
him
in
his
fits
,
sauou●d
but
of
a
tempting
curiositie
,
and
is
not
warrantable
.
But
to
goe
on
.
The
Boyes
torments
continuing
,
Rob:
Toone
being
altogether
without
hope
of
his
recouerie
;
both
because
the
Witch
confessed
nothing
,
and
the
man
that
promised
help
failed
,
whereat
he
greeued
exceedingly
.
Manie
perswaded
him
to
send
to
diuers
Witches
,
which
he
refused
;
but
hys
wife
purposed
to
attempt
it
,
and
sent
for
a
messenger
,
who
had
before
been
imployed
by
others
in
the
like
busines
.
He
found
the
Boy
in
a
fit
when
hee
came
;
and
thereupon
vttered
these
words
;
who
would
suffer
him
to
lye
thus
;
&
not
seeke
anie
helpe
hee
could
get
?
Whereuntoo
,
an
honest
man
(
not
acquainted
with
their
purpose
)
answered
;
To
seeke
helpe
at
a
Witch
,
is
wicked
and
dangerous
.
The
messenger
was
pricked
in
conscience
with
his
speech
,
and
would
not
goe
.
Ro:
Toone
was
not
a
litle
glad
they
were
stopped
in
so
vnlawfull
an
enterprise
.
This
day
also
another
had
been
with
widdow
Worthington
the
Witch
of
Hoppers
,
(
vnknowen
to
the
Boyes
Frends
▪
and
brought
this
aunswere
;
that
vnlesse
the
Boye
and
his
Frends
beleeued
her
,
she
could
do
him
no
good
:
which
thing
they
detested
.
The
sixe
and
twentieth
of
Aprill
(
after
nine
fittes
in
the
morning
)
about
one
of
the
clocke
he
was
ouerthrowne
into
a
verie
sore
Fitte
,
and
in
the
same
was
greeuouslye
vexed
and
tormented
.
At
the
last
hee
spake
thus
;
What
doost
thou
saye
,
if
I
will
worship
thee
,
thou
wilt
make
me
a
God
:
but
if
I
will
not
,
thou
wilt
make
me
a
toad
?
It
lieth
not
in
thy
power
sathan
to
make
me
what
thou
wilt
;
but
in
the
power
of
my
Creator
.
And
doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
me
twice
?
do
thy
worst
,
the
Lord
is
my
trust
,
and
I
know
he
can
and
wil
deliuer
me
.
Being
then
sodainly
tormented
,
he
did
struggle
most
fiercely
,
roaring
fearfully
like
a
beare
,
crying
A
beare
,
a
beare
;
and
by
and
by
,
A
dragon
,
a
dragon
.
After
this
,
he
was
quiet
about
a
quarter
of
an
hower
and
then
(
vpon
the
sodaine
)
fell
into
the
like
torments
,
and
spake
(
as
before
)
saying
;
dost
thou
say
thou
hast
brought
mee
good
newes
?
I
praye
God
it
bee
.
And
doost
thou
say
if
I
will
curse
God
,
thou
wilt
releease
me
of
all
my
paynes
and
tormentes
?
What
Sathan
,
wouldest
thou
haue
mee
curse
my
Creatour
,
which
spared
not
to
send
his
onely
begotten
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
out
of
his
bosome
,
to
shed
his
most
precious
Blood
for
my
Sins
?
Ah
wicked
Tempter
,
I
charge
thee
in
the
name
of
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
,
to
tell
me
what
is
thy
mistres
name
?
Doost
thou
saye
,
thy
mistresse
hath
rewarded
thee
,
and
therefore
thou
wilt
torment
mee
more
than
euer
thou
diddest
?
I
care
not
for
thee
a
Strawe
:
what
sathan
,
seek
not
to
insult
in
thy
subtile
cruelties
:
for
the
Lord
will
release
mee
from
thee
when
his
god
wil
and
pleasure
is
;
and
so
(
with
some
more
torments
)
this
Fit
ended
.
The
next
day
he
came
that
promised
to
cure
the
Boy
,
and
to
prooue
her
plainly
(
which
was
had
in
suspition
)
to
be
a
Witch
.
He
wished
Robert
Toone
onely
to
procure
him
a
warrant
to
fetch
her
from
the
Gaole
:
promising
,
as
hee
hated
all
Coniuration
and
Inchauntment
,
so
it
should
bee
manifest
what
course
hee
tooke
for
effecting
those
matters
.
This
daye
and
both
the
next
he
had
manie
sore
fits
.
Upon
the
last
of
April
,
beeween
9.
and
3
in
the
afternoone
he
had
14
fits
At
this
time
the
witches
libertie
being
procured
,
she
came
to
Towne
,
and
was
brought
to
the
Boye
:
to
whom
she
said
,
God
helpe
thee
my
childe
;
whereuppon
he
was
presently
cast
into
most
strange
torments
,
differing
both
in
manner
and
crueltie
from
the
former
.
Three
strong
men
could
hardly
hold
him
,
he
was
so
strong
;
he
shriked
pitifully
,
blearing
out
the
tung
,
and
hauing
his
neck
so
wrythen
,
that
his
face
seemed
to
stand
backward
.
This
pitifull
spectacle
did
wring
manie
teares
from
the
beholders
.
So
from
3.
till
9.
at
night
he
had
27.
of
these
torments
;
&
then
they
left
him
quaking
and
meruailously
dismayed
.
These
fits
being
layd
to
the
Witches
charge
:
she
answered
,
that
she
indeed
did
vex
the
childe
,
but
if
they
would
forgiue
her
,
it
should
cease
.
Two
or
three
went
to
Stapen-hill
to
see
what
the
olde
woman
did
this
while
;
suspecting
she
had
a
hand
herein
:
when
they
came
thether
,
they
found
her
on
her
knees
;
praying
(
no
doubt
)
to
the
diuell
.
Upon
the
first
of
May
,
about
7.
in
the
morning
,
he
was
cast
into
a
fit
.
This
was
the
daye
wherein
the
Cunning
man
would
make
the
Witch
confesse
,
and
a
sennight
after
cure
the
Boy
:
so
hee
sent
for
her
from
the
Towne
Hal
to
Rob:
Toones
,
where
manie
worshipful
Personages
were
readie
to
see
proofe
of
his
skill
.
Being
brought
they
laboured
to
make
her
confesse
voluntarily
:
to
whom
she
answered
,
this
was
the
first
that
euer
she
committed
;
and
if
they
would
procure
her
libertie
,
shee
offered
to
confesse
all
the
truth
freely
.
Presently
her
speech
was
interrupted
,
so
that
shee
could
not
speake
▪
but
she
praied
them
to
forgiue
her
.
Then
the
man
seeing
this
would
not
preuaile
,
fell
to
triall
of
his
conclusion
:
hee
put
a
paire
of
new
shooes
on
her
feete
,
setting
her
close
to
the
fire
,
till
the
shooes
being
extreame
hot
,
might
constrayne
her
thorough
increase
of
the
paine
to
confesse
.
This
was
his
ridiculous
practise
,
she
being
throghly
heated
desired
a
release
and
she
would
disclose
al
;
which
granted
,
she
confessed
nothing
.
Being
therefore
threatned
more
sharply
,
she
offered
to
reueale
all
priuatly
to
mistresse
Dethicke
,
and
going
with
her
into
a
parlour
;
when
she
began
to
speake
her
winde
was
stopped
,
so
as
shee
could
not
say
any
thing
,
but
,
I
pray
you
forgiue
me
.
By
this
it
was
xi
.
of
the
clocke
,
and
the
boy
had
had
8.
fits
,
and
was
brought
into
the
parlour
where
she
was
,
who
said
,
Thomas
,
I
pray
you
forgiue
mee
,
and
be
good
to
mee
.
At
which
words
hee
fell
into
a
maruellous
sore
fit
.
After
which
,
the
companie
continued
threatning
and
persuading
hir
,
but
al
she
would
say
▪
was
,
she
was
sorie
for
him
,
for
she
mistooke
him
,
thinking
him
to
be
Sherrats
boy
,
thinking
to
haue
bin
reuenged
on
him
for
breaking
her
egges
.
When
they
saw
they
could
preuaile
no
more
,
they
sent
her
againe
to
the
Hall
,
and
the
company
departed
:
after
which
the
boy
had
8.
fits
.
The
next
morning
went
Ierome
Horabin
,
Edward
Weightman
,
mistris
Caldwall
with
other
to
heare
what
confession
she
would
make
.
At
whose
comming
she
spake
thus
;
I
met
the
boy
in
the
wood
,
the
first
saterday
in
Lent
,
and
passing
by
me
,
he
called
me
witch
of
Stapen
hil
:
vnto
whom
I
said
,
Euery
boy
doth
call
me
witch
,
but
did
I
euer
make
thy
arse
to
itch
?
Further
shee
saide
,
I
pray
you
get
help
for
the
boy
,
for
Gods
sake
get
help
for
the
boy
.
Againe
she
said
,
God
giue
mee
grace
to
confesse
the
trueth
.
And
when
she
would
haue
spoken
on
,
she
said
,
I
cannot
,
I
cannot
,
my
winde
is
stopped
:
Mistris
Caldwall
asked
her
if
shee
would
be
prayed
for
?
Yes
(
quoth
she
)
I
pray
you
desire
M.
Eccarsall
to
pray
for
me
,
that
the
Lord
would
open
my
hart
,
that
I
may
speake
the
truth
.
The
3.
of
Maie
in
the
morning
,
Rob.
Toone
,
Edw.
Weightman
,
Rich
▪
Teate
and
others
,
went
againe
to
examine
the
witch
,
who
confessed
to
them
saying
:
The
first
satterday
in
Leut
toward
euening
I
met
the
boy
in
the
wood
,
and
he
called
me
witch
of
Stapen
hil
:
and
I
saide
againe
,
euerie
boy
dooth
call
me
witch
,
but
did
I
euer
make
thy
arse
to
itch
?
foorthwith
I
stouped
to
the
ground
,
and
the
Diuell
appeared
to
me
in
likenesse
of
a
little
partie-colored
dog
red
and
white
,
and
I
called
him
Minny
,
seeing
that
euerie
boy
calleth
mee
witch
,
therefore
goe
thy
waies
and
torment
this
boy
in
euerie
part
of
his
bodie
at
thine
owne
pleasure
,
foorthwith
I
strained
euerie
part
of
my
bodie
,
enforcing
my selfe
to
vomit
,
saying
;
After
this
sort
,
vexe
euerie
part
of
him
.
Further
(
said
she
)
the
dog
followed
the
boy
to
Burton
,
and
as
I
returned
from
Winsell
(
whither
I
went
to
buie
a
groates
worth
of
egges
)
he
met
me
againe
,
telling
me
he
had
fulfilled
my
request
,
and
at
my
yards
end
he
departed
from
me
;
since
when
he
hath
bin
diuers
times
with
mee
at
Darbie
Gaole
,
and
these
two
nights
at
Burton
Hall
,
and
continually
he
scratcheth
my
head
,
&
scrapeth
in
the
straw
.
Againe
she
said
,
the
boy
will
not
mend
except
you
seek
for
help
:
you
may
haue
help
enough
:
she
would
haue
spoken
further
,
but
something
stopped
her
throat
,
and
shee
saide
,
come
out
thou
foule
serpent
.
From
8.
til
2
the
boy
had
12
sore
fits
with
pitiful
groaning
:
at
3
came
M.
Hildersham
of
Ashby
de
la
Zouch
▪
with
diuers
other
godly
ministers
M.
Hildersham
after
that
by
certaine
questions
,
hee
had
made
triall
of
the
boys
faith
,
said
openly
,
that
howsoeuer
the
Papists
boasted
much
of
the
power
their
priests
had
to
cast
out
diuells
,
and
the
simple
euerie
where
noted
it
as
a
great
discredit
to
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
,
that
they
do
want
this
power
,
yet
did
he
professe
there
was
no
such
gift
in
them
,
that
thogh
the
Lord
oft
in
these
daies
,
by
the
praiers
of
the
faithful
casts
eut
diuels
,
yet
could
he
not
assure
them
to
cure
him
.
To
holde
this
faith
of
myracles
to
remainestill
in
the
church
,
is
an
opinion
dangerous
.
That
seeing
to
be
passessed
is
but
a
temporall
correction
,
&
such
as
whereby
both
the
glorie
of
God
and
the
saluation
of
the
partie
may
be
furthered
,
it
can
not
without
sinne
be
absolutely
prayed
against
:
al
which
notwithstanding
,
that
there
is
a
good
vse
of
praier
in
such
a
case
,
and
of
fasting
also
,
to
procure
that
the
iudgement
may
be
sanctified
to
the
beholders
,
and
the
possessed
himselfe
;
yea
to
obtain
that
he
may
be
deliuered
also
from
it
,
if
the
Lord
see
it
be
best
for
his
owne
glorie
.
In
which
perswasion
,
hee
being
the
mouth
of
the
rest
,
they
all
prayed
,
during
which
time
the
childe
was
not
interrupted
.
Whereas
Alice
Gooderige
said
her
familiar
was
like
one
William
Gregories
dog
of
Stapenhill
,
there
arose
a
rumor
,
his
dog
was
her
familiar
:
wherefore
hee
with
his
neighbour
maister
Coxe
went
the
next
day
to
examin
her
concerning
this
report
;
and
she
saide
,
my
diuel
(
I
say
)
was
like
your
dog
.
Now
out
vpon
thee
(
saide
Gregorie
)
and
departed
:
she
being
further
examined
,
saide
she
had
her
familiar
of
her
mother
.
The
sixt
of
Maie
hee
had
xii
.
fits
in
the
forenoone
,
and
x.
in
the
afternoone
;
these
last
were
as
greeuous
as
anie
before
.
After
one
of
them
taking
the
chamber
pot
,
he
started
sodainely
saying
,
looke
where
a
man
commeth
out
of
the
chamber
pot
.
In
another
fitte
he
cried
out
,
Flames
of
fire
,
flames
of
fire
:
and
in
another
he
said
,
I
see
the
heauens
open
.
In
the
most
of
these
fits
hee
bleared
out
his
tongue
very
blacke
,
hauing
his
face
wrythen
towards
his
backe
,
groaning
and
shriking
lamentably
;
being
asked
if
he
remembred
what
was
done
;
he
said
,
it
seemd
to
him
he
was
wroong
and
tossed
vp
and
downe
▪
after
these
fits
he
remained
wel
til
next
morning
.
On
friday
he
was
by
7
a
clocke
cast
into
a
fit
;
but
about
8
he
fell
into
maruellous
strange
torments
,
both
for
continuance
and
extraordinary
cruelty
,
his
tong
thrust
out
of
his
head
,
his
mouth
drawn
awry
,
first
toward
one
eare
,
then
to
another
;
his
face
very
strangely
disfigured
.
In
his
extreamitie
he
made
signes
to
the
standers
by
to
pray
;
and
himselfe
by
folded
hands
and
other
gestures
,
gaue
testimony
that
the
spirit
of
God
was
mightily
laboring
against
his
infirmities
.
By
and
by
his
eies
opened
,
&
what
euer
he
catcht
he
(
as
it
seemd
)
threw
it
against
sathan
,
and
strait
they
being
shut
vp
again
,
so
that
he
could
not
open
them
with
his
fingers
,
which
he
indeuoured
,
his
mouth
was
opened
,
&
he
said
,
O
pray
pray
,
neuer
more
need
to
pray
;
so
the
company
ioynd
in
humble
&
harty
praier
:
but
he
hearing
them
not
(
thogh
they
praied
lowd
)
saide
;
whie
do
you
not
pray
?
Presently
his
mouth
being
shut
,
and
his
teeth
set
fast
in
his
head
,
he
stampt
(
as
it
were
)
in
triumph
of
Sathan
,
and
lifting
his
hands
towards
heauen
,
stroke
them
with
reuerence
on
his
breast
.
Sathans
raging
against
him
did
increase
in
such
maner
as
caused
the
beholders
to
shead
tears
abundantly
,
for
they
could
no
sooner
imagin
a
ceasing
,
but
strait
his
fit
began
againe
:
and
this
conflict
lasted
long
,
in
which
space
,
he
oft
vttered
these
words
;
do
what
thou
canst
sathan
,
this
shal
doe
thee
no
good
:
Is
it
so
?
and
such
like
.
And
after
obtaining
the
vse
of
his
tung
,
he
proceeded
saying
,
Auoyde
sathan
,
I
haue
vpon
my
head
the
helmet
of
saluation
,
and
I
am
girded
about
with
trueth
.
Iesus
Christ
hath
shead
water
and
bloud
for
my
sins
,
&
I
sweat
but
water
.
O
Lord
thy
apostles
were
whipt
&
scourged
for
thy
trueth
,
&
they
departed
,
reioycing
that
they
were
accounted
woorthy
to
suffer
for
thy
names
sake
.
And
now
(
O
Lorde
)
I
reioyce
that
thou
accountest
me
woorthie
to
suffer
these
cruell
torments
.
Presently
he
fel
into
torment
againe
;
at
the
last
lying
on
his
backe
quietly
,
he
desired
the
standers
by
to
sing
the
sixt
psalme
,
and
so
they
did
,
he
singing
with
them
verie
cheerefully
.
While
they
were
singing
,
he
oft
was
interrupted
and
ioynd
with
them
againe
toward
the
ende
:
hauing
laine
in
a
trance
,
so
that
they
could
scarcely
perceiue
anie
motion
,
he
said
;
I
see
the
heauens
open
,
hearken
,
I
heare
a
heauenlie
noise
,
and
lying
still
a
while
,
he
met
with
them
at
the
10.
ver.
And
now
my
foes
,
that
(
qd
he
)
is
sathan
and
so
continued
singing
til
the
psalme
was
ended
:
all
the
psalme
throgh
he
sweat
exceedingly
,
&
dried
his
face
as
if
he
had
not
bin
in
his
fit
.
After
this
,
he
desired
them
to
pray
for
him
whilst
he
lay
down
&
slept
,
and
so
fell
into
a
trance
;
hauing
laine
stil
a
while
,
he
fel
to
quaking
&
starting
fearefully
saying
:
Dost
thou
say
my
sinnes
are
great
▪
Sathan
?
The
Lamb
of
God
hath
taken
them
awaie
:
diuers
other
interrupted
speeches
he
vttered
,
and
slumbered
againe
.
At
length
he
cried
out
,
Wild
horses
,
wild
horses
;
they
teare
me
,
they
teare
me
;
and
then
was
he
tormented
ouer
al
the
partes
of
his
bodie
.
After
that
he
slept
somewhat
slumberingly
,
hauing
a
most
heauenly
and
ioyfull
vision
.
When
he
awaked
he
looked
cheerefully
:
and
being
asked
what
he
saw
in
these
trances
,
he
could
not
call
anie
thing
to
minde
.
This
daie
he
was
cast
into
seuen
cruel
fits
exceeding
all
he
had
before
:
for
besides
that
his
mouth
was
drawen
awrie
,
and
he
in
euerie
part
vexed
,
his
shoulder
bones
were
thrust
out
of
ioynt
,
with
other
torments
most
lamentable
:
thus
they
ended
,
for
he
remained
til
xi
.
a
clocke
grieuously
vexed
,
and
almost
without
intermission
.
In
these
his
torments
,
being
(
for
the
most
part
)
senslesse
,
he
vsed
to
vtter
diuers
interrupted
speeches
,
some
fearefull
,
others
comfortable
;
the
standers
by
beeing
requested
of
him
,
to
sing
psalmes
and
pray
,
be
many
times
had
his
eares
shut
,
and
his
mouth
stopt
,
so
that
he
could
neither
heare
〈◊〉
speake
,
yet
he
would
ioine
with
them
in
praier
and
singing
so
long
as
he
could
without
interruption
.
When
he
was
fully
recouered
,
he
looked
very
cheerefully
,
giuing
God
thankes
for
his
assistance
:
they
asked
him
many
questions
concerning
his
trances
,
but
he
could
remember
nothing
that
was
done
.
On
the
nineteenth
day
of
Maie
he
fell
into
trances
mixed
with
torments
,
in
which
as
hee
suffered
grieuous
paines
,
so
did
he
vtter
many
strange
speeches
,
somtime
he
was
so
wrested
,
that
no
beholder
thought
it
possible
for
him
to
liue
;
sometime
he
lay
so
stil
,
that
there
scarce
appeared
any
signe
of
life
in
him
.
After
he
had
laine
a
while
in
a
trance
he
saide
;
Mr
▪
Sauiour
Christ
Iesus
was
tempted
.
and
why
then
should
not
I
bee
so
?
Pawzing
a
while
hee
said
,
I
heare
a
voyce
from
heauen
,
the
Lorde
speaketh
to
me
:
and
pawzing
againe
,
he
held
vp
his
handes
(
his
eies
being
fast
closed
)
and
saide
,
Looke
where
my
brother
Iob
is
.
Then
opened
he
his
eies
,
but
his
mouth
was
fast
shut
:
he
would
haue
opened
it
with
his
handes
,
but
could
not
:
Then
pawzing
a
little
,
he
said
,
no
,
no
,
I
will
not
.
The
Lord
hath
flatly
forbidden
it
in
his
word
:
so
lying
a
while
he
saide
,
heauen
openeth
,
heauen
openeth
,
I
must
goe
thether
:
then
clapping
his
hands
for
ioy
he
said
,
I
see
Christ
Iesus
my
Sauiour
,
his
face
shineth
as
the
Sunne
in
his
strength
,
I
will
goe
salute
him
,
and
indeede
he
did
rise
going
apace
,
with
such
strength
,
that
his
keepers
could
scarsly
stay
him
:
presently
he
fell
a
trembling
and
stamping
,
crying
,
a
dog
,
a
dog
,
for
Gods
sake
take
away
this
dog
▪
away
with
this
filthy
dog
that
came
out
of
hell
:
and
after
a
pittifull
skreaming
he
saide
;
Oh
Maister
Hildersham
.
I
thought
he
would
haue
torne
me
in
peeces
,
preach
iudgment
against
all
sinners
,
flames
of
fire
,
flames
of
fire
;
See
Maister
Hildersham
,
preach
and
teach
,
Oh
fast
and
pray
night
and
day
.
After
these
speeches
,
he
clapt
his
handes
,
looking
cheerefully
,
though
his
eies
were
closed
,
saying
:
Christ
Iesus
my
Sauior
commeth
clothed
in
purple
;
then
seemed
he
(
by
his
gestures
)
to
imbrace
him
,
saying
:
Holy
is
thy
name
;
thy
name
(
Lorde
Iesus
)
is
to
be
exalted
for
euermore
,
I
haue
seene
such
sights
,
O
Lord
Iesus
blesse
me
from
them
.
Presently
he
was
ouertaken
againe
with
feare
,
saying
:
Doost
thou
say
this
is
the
bottomlesse
pitte
where
the
damned
be
?
Maister
Hildersham
,
we
had
need
to
pray
,
O
preach
and
pray
:
strait
after
he
looked
cheerefully
euen
with
admiration
,
saying
:
Thy
name
O
Lorde
Iesus
is
to
be
exalted
aboue
all
things
,
thy
name
is
to
bee
blessed
for
euer
.
Lying
a
while
in
a
trance
,
he
clapped
his
handes
saying
,
Oh
,
oh
,
Christ
Iesus
my
sauior
and
his
Apostles
:
Then
seemed
hee
to
embrace
the
Apostles
,
and
worship
our
Sauiour
saying
,
O
Lorde
Iesus
thou
sufferedst
for
my
sake
;
thy
name
be
praised
,
yea
,
I
say
from
my
heart
,
thy
name
be
praised
.
By
and
by
turning
his
head
,
he
pointed
saying
,
Looke
where
Iudas
is
frying
in
torments
.
After
this
he
fell
againe
into
a
traunce
,
and
lay
as
hee
had
bin
dead
,
but
spake
fearefully
thus
;
Ah
looke
in
this
place
of
torments
where
drunkards
are
hanged
by
the
throats
,
swearers
and
filthie
talkers
by
their
tongues
:
and
hauing
spoken
of
other
torments
for
other
sins
,
he
saide
,
O
great
iudgements
,
great
iudgements
,
which
wordes
he
vttered
so
wofully
,
as
if
he
had
beene
in
the
iawes
of
hell
;
and
on
the
contrary
,
so
comfortably
,
as
if
he
had
beene
in
heauen
.
After
this
falling
into
a
traunce
,
hee
started
sodainely
and
saide
,
Yonder
comes
mother
Redde
Cap
,
looke
how
they
beate
her
braines
out
,
see
what
it
is
to
be
a
witch
:
see
how
the
toades
gnaw
the
flesh
from
her
bones
.
O
pray
,
pray
,
looke
what
wailing
,
and
weeping
,
and
gnashing
of
teeth
yonder
is
:
Lord
shew
vs
thy
mercie
;
take
me
by
the
hand
Maister
Hildersham
▪
and
let
vs
goe
to
heauen
:
thus
this
fit
ended
after
halfe
an
houre
;
being
asked
what
he
had
bin
doing
,
he
answered
,
he
had
beene
▪
sleeping
,
for
he
remembred
nothing
.
Hauing
beene
well
about
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
be
fell
into
a
quiet
traunce
,
and
at
length
saide
:
O
Maister
Hildersham
,
looke
where
Gods
chariot
is
come
to
fetch
you
and
me
,
see
how
God
loueth
vs
:
by
and
by
he
beganne
to
quake
,
and
cried
;
Lo
,
lo
,
the
greene
Cat
comes
out
of
hell
:
then
falling
into
a
quiet
trance
,
he
saide
,
looke
where
the
7
churches
be
,
and
presently
he
skritched
saying
;
Lo
,
lo
,
7
vgly
diuells
,
looke
,
they
goe
downe
to
the
bottomlesse
pit
.
Pauzing
againe
he
faith
,
See
see
how
many
kings
and
rich
men
go
to
hel
,
euen
they
that
were
so
braue
,
and
fared
so
daintily
,
and
were
so
stowt
.
After
this
hee
fell
into
a
trance
,
saying
;
come
M.
Hildersham
,
the
Lord
bids
vs
come
,
let
vs
go
,
and
so
he
went
on
,
and
could
hardly
be
staid
:
but
straitway
his
ioy
turnd
into
heauines
,
for
he
seemed
to
haue
bodily
combats
with
his
spirituall
enemie
▪
These
fits
ended
he
remained
well
a
quarter
of
an
houre
:
then
falling
into
a
sodaine
trance
,
he
said
with
trembling
;
Ha
,
ha
,
ha
,
I
tolde
you
of
this
before
,
that
after
ioy
commenth
sorrow
.
Looke
you
how
I
am
tormented
.
O
that
I
could
see
my
sauiour
Christ
Iesus
.
Foorthwith
hee
arose
clapping
his
hands
with
great
ioy
,
and
saide
;
Looke
where
he
commeth
,
thy
name
be
praised
,
thy
name
be
praised
.
Anone
he
had
a
comfortable
vision
of
the
day
of
iudgement
;
crying
▪
alowd
,
The
trumpets
sound
,
see
fee
,
the
graues
open
,
the
dead
arise
,
and
al
men
come
to
iudgement
;
harke
how
the
Angells
cry
,
Holy
,
holy
,
holy
,
Lord
God
of
Sabaoth
.
Then
pauzing
a
little
he
saide
,
Looke
looke
how
the
wicked
slie
away
like
a
flocke
of
doues
,
yet
see
a
flame
of
fire
ouertaketh
them
.
After
much
varietie
of
fits
he
cried
;
a
fierie
Dragon
,
a
fierie
Dragon
teareth
me
in
peeces
,
oh
hee
teares
me
,
he
teares
me
:
and
with
these
torments
did
this
fit
end
betweene
twelue
and
one
.
About
three
hee
fell
into
a
trance
and
torments
like
the
former
:
for
after
he
had
spoken
fearefully
of
the
torments
of
the
damned
,
he
burst
into
pittifull
speeches
quaking
saide
;
Looke
where
seuen
diuels
are
,
looke
where
a
roaring
lion
is
.
Then
he
fel
into
a
quiet
trance
,
and
foorth
with
clapped
his
hands
,
saying
;
I
see
a
milke
white
doue
flying
towards
me
▪
see
where
my
Sauior
commeth
,
his
face
shineth
as
the
Sunne
.
These
wordes
vttered
,
he
was
againe
terrified
,
and
so
with
some
more
torments
and
trances
this
fit
ended
.
The
two
daies
following
he
had
many
fits
and
some
trances
,
vttering
the
like
speeches
as
before
.
The
xii
.
of
Maie
he
was
remoued
from
his
vncle
M.
Saunders
house
at
Caldwall
being
3.
miles
distant
,
where
he
had
sixe
fits
.
From
the
13.
to
the
23.
he
was
handled
after
his
accustomed
maner
.
The
23
of
Maie
,
he
was
cast
into
eighteene
fits
worse
than
the
former
;
for
his
shoulder
bones
were
thrust
out
of
ioynt
,
his
mouth
drawne
awrie
;
and
amongst
other
complaints
,
hee
cried
out
of
his
legs
,
saying
they
thrust
pinnes
into
them
.
And
this
is
worthie
the
obseruation
,
that
commonly
(
vppon
the
Sabboth
)
when
the
boy
was
remembred
by
praier
in
godly
Assemblies
,
Sathan
did
shewe
his
extremest
crueltie
.
The
24.
and
25.
he
was
tormented
much
like
the
day
before
.
The
26.
he
was
assaulted
more
fiercely
,
both
in
respect
of
the
number
and
qualitie
of
his
fits
&
torments
,
in
which
he
did
oftentimes
crie
out
,
saying
;
Looke
where
sathan
commeth
from
vnder
the
bed
:
&
oftentimes
Thunder
,
thunder
;
Lightening
,
lightening
;
Flames
of
fire
,
flames
of
consuming
fire
;
A
beare
,
a
beare
;
A
dragon
,
a
dragon
;
looke
where
sathan
comes
downe
the
chunney
,
looke
,
looke
;
for
Gods
sake
take
me
from
him
.
And
thus
in
these
terrible
fits
this
daye
passed
.
The
next
daye
there
came
one
Iohn
Dorell
(
a
faithfull
Preacher
of
the
Word
)
to
him
;
who
seeing
him
in
diuers
of
his
fits
,
assured
his
Frends
and
him
he
was
possessed
with
an
vnclean
spirit
:
telling
him
(
out
of
S.
Iames
4
chapt
.
vers.
7.
)
that
the
onely
way
for
his
deliuerance
was
to
resist
sathan
;
in
which
if
he
failed
,
he
shuld
sin
against
God
:
because
it
was
a
breach
of
a
Commandement
,
Resist
the
diuell
▪
&c.
That
for
his
further
incouragement
,
he
had
a
promise
of
victorie
,
in
that
it
is
said
,
he
will
or
shall
flee
;
That
by
the
diuel
is
not
to
be
vnderstood
onely
the
temptations
of
the
diuel
,
but
euen
sathans
verie
person
.
And
proceeding
to
confirme
the
Childes
faith
in
this
Resistance
,
he
afterwards
exhorted
his
Parents
and
the
whole
Familie
to
prepare
themselues
against
the
next
day
to
that
holy
exercise
of
Prayer
and
Fasting
;
alledging
(
to
put
by
all
doubts
)
the
words
of
Christ
,
This
kinde
goeth
not
out
but
by
Praier
&
Fasting
.
Wheretoo
they
being
verie
willing
importuned
Iohn
Dorell
for
his
presence
and
assistance
.
To
which
he
aunswered
,
his
assistaunce
in
Praier
and
Fasting
they
should
haue
,
but
not
his
presence
,
as
well
to
auoide
note
of
vaine-glorie
,
as
also
for
he
saw
no
such
necessitie
by
reason
of
the
Childes
strme
faith
:
neuertheles
giuing
them
order
for
their
Exercise
,
and
appointing
them
the
helpe
of
a
Booke
called
The
Enemie
of
Securitie
,
&
putting
them
in
good
comfort
,
he
foretold
them
what
interruptions
were
likely
to
follow
by
the
Euemies
rage
:
and
(
saith
he
)
when
you
shall
see
these
things
come
to
passe
(
which
indeede
fell
out
accordingly
)
then
know
ye
for
certaintie
as
he
is
possessed
(
which
his
Frendes
at
Cawdwall
stoode
in
doubt
of
)
,
so
looke
that
deliuerance
is
at
the
doore
;
and
therefore
fame
not
in
the
mid-way
.
Thus
he
departed
.
The
next
day
,
the
Family
with
some
others
in
the
feare
of
God
being
together
,
the
holy
Exercise
of
Praier
and
Fasting
was
taken
in
hand
:
and
(
after
some
Praier
vsed
for
the
assistaunce
of
Gods
Spirite
,
and
praying
for
the
remission
of
sinnes
)
he
was
verie
grieuously
and
often
tormented
;
&
(
by
meanes
of
his
fits
and
torments
)
much
interrupted
therein
,
spending
much
time
about
the
same
.
A
Praier
against
the
temptations
of
Sathan
was
vsed
;
and
in
the
beginning
thereof
he
was
presently
taken
with
a
dumb
fit
:
and
comming
to
himselfe
,
he
began
to
pray
againe
;
and
his
fits
came
again
and
againe
so
oft
as
he
came
to
anie
substantial
Poynt
.
After
a
while
he
fell
into
a
trance
,
and
at
length
a
small
voite
came
from
him
saying
;
Brother
Glassap
,
we
cannot
preuaile
,
his
faith
is
so
strong
,
and
they
fast
and
pray
,
and
a
Preacher
prayeth
as
fast
as
they
.
After
these
words
,
he
fell
into
a
fit
,
and
so
into
a
trance
,
a
voyce
beeing
heard
from
him
(
big
&
hollow
)
saying
;
Brother
Radulphus
,
I
wil
goe
vnto
my
master
Belzebub
,
and
he
shall
dubble
their
tungs
.
Then
beginning
againe
to
pray
,
hee
fell
into
a
fit
,
and
after
into
a
trance
:
afterward
comming
to
himself
,
he
poynted
towards
the
chimney
,
saying
;
Loe
where
Belzebub
standeth
,
&
the
witch
by
him
.
I
charge
thee
in
the
name
of
the
Father
the
Sonne
and
the
Holy
Ghost
,
to
tell
mee
whether
this
hee
shee
that
did
be
witch
mee
or
no
?
Doost
thou
say
it
was
shee
?
Now
the
Lord
(
I
beseech
him
)
forgiue
her
,
&
I
forgiue
her
.
Further
he
said
;
I
charge
thee
in
the
name
of
the
Father
the
Sonne
and
the
Holy
Ghost
to
get
thee
from
me
,
&
come
no
more
at
me
:
for
it
is
written
,
Resist
the
diuell
,
and
hee
will
flye
from
thee
:
and
presently
he
sayd
;
He
is
gone
,
he
is
gone
.
Then
prayed
he
againe
,
and
(
at
the
third
word
)
was
throwne
into
a
fit
and
a
Traunce
:
whērein
a
voyce
was
heard
from
him
(
hys
mouth
being
wyde
op̄en
,
as
still
it
was
when
these
voyces
were
vttered
)
saying
;
Radulphus
,
Belzebub
can
doo
no
good
,
his
head
is
stroken
off
with
a
word
:
but
I
wyll
goe
fetch
the
flying
Eagle
and
his
flock
.
Presently
after
these
words
,
he
fell
into
another
fit
and
a
traunce
:
and
(
lying
so
)
sayd
;
I
see
an
Angell
in
the
windowe
,
like
a
milke
white
Doue
,
sent
from
the
Lord
to
bee
with
mee
to
comfort
and
assist
vs
:
but
that
is
nothing
in
respect
of
the
Lord
himselfe
.
Then
(
beginning
to
pray
againe
)
he
fell
into
a
Fitte
and
a
Traunce
:
in
the
which
one
of
the
olde
voyces
was
heard
from
him
,
saying
;
We
cannot
preuayle
,
let
vs
goe
out
of
him
,
and
enter
into
some
of
these
heere
.
This
voyce
came
twice
,
and
it
made
the
Standers
by
afrayde
.
Then
(
reading
againe
)
bee
fell
into
a
Traunce
:
and
the
former
voyce
was
heard
from
him
,
speaking
verie
hollowly
(
as
both
those
vnnaturall
voyces
not
vttered
by
hymselfe
were
)
and
saying
;
I
would
they
were
all
gone
but
one
that
is
among
them
:
and
then
wee
should
doo
well
inough
.
Then
hee
read
againe
,
and
(
beeing
cast
into
a
trauce
)
one
of
those
voyces
was
heard
,
saying
;
There
is
a
Woman
earnest
at
prayer
,
get
her
away
▪
One
in
the
Companie
(
called
Iohn
Alsop
)
aunswered
alowd
and
sayde
;
Wee
cannot
spare
her
:
yet
did
none
of
them
all
that
were
there
know
that
shee
was
praying
;
till
(
looking
backe
)
they
saw
her
earnestly
at
prayer
in
a
corner
being
behynde
them
.
Beginning
againe
to
read
,
hee
was
sodainly
cast
into
a
traunce
,
and
a
voyce
was
heard
which
sayd
;
He
shall
bee
tormented
till
to
morow
at
night
,
do
God
&
you
what
you
can
:
but
Sathan
was
prooued
a
liar
.
Recouering
,
&
reading
againe
,
he
was
againe
snatched
into
his
traunce
,
the
voyce
beeing
heard
againe
,
saying
;
Wee
cannot
preuaile
,
wee
cannot
preuaile
,
their
Church
increaseth
:
at
which
time
came
in
two
to
ioyne
in
Praier
with
that
Companie
.
After
this
,
reading
againe
,
he
fell
into
a
traunce
,
and
a
voyce
was
heard
from
him
saying
;
Here
commeth
one
of
my
people
:
with
that
they
looked
back
,
and
were
ware
of
a
man
of
bad
life
comming
into
the
parlor
;
and
albeit
the
Boy
was
in
his
fit
,
yet
he
made
signes
with
his
hand
to
the
Companie
to
get
him
away
;
which
one
of
them
perceiuing
did
for
Presently
he
awaked
and
read
,
and
was
interrupted
by
a
trance
,
wherein
a
voyce
said
;
Teare
the
booke
,
teare
the
booke
:
and
with
that
(
although
his
eyes
were
closed
)
he
snatched
at
the
Booke
(
which
one
had
in
his
hand
)
and
tare
foorth
one
leafe
of
it
:
which
thing
also
from
that
time
till
two
of
the
clocke
,
he
attempted
in
euerie
of
his
fits
;
&
being
restrained
(
by
reason
that
one
held
the
Booke
,
and
another
his
hands
)
hee
would
bite
strike
and
spurne
them
with
his
feete
at
the
beginning
of
his
fits
:
wherein
he
was
farre
stronger
than
he
was
wont
,
and
his
torments
more
exceeding
in
greatnes
&
number
.
Betweene
8
in
the
morning
and
2
in
the
afternoon
his
countenance
was
strangely
disfigured
,
his
mouth
set
wide
open
,
&
sometime
drawne
awrie
,
his
face
turned
backward
,
and
his
armes
and
sholders
thrust
out
of
ioynt
:
in
which
time
he
had
one
fitt
and
trance
,
wherein
a
voyce
sayd
;
Wee
cannot
preuaile
,
for
they
will
not
be
holpen
with
Witches
.
Brother
Radulphus
we
cannot
preuaile
:
let
vs
goe
to
our
mistres
and
torment
her
,
I
haue
had
a
draught
of
her
blood
to
day
,
Forthwith
it
ceased
,
and
straight
waies
he
was
in
a
trance
againe
,
and
a
small
voyce
was
heard
,
saying
;
I
will
stop
thy
mouth
▪
I
will
stop
thy
mouth
:
at
which
instaut
hee
was
so
stopped
in
his
throate
,
that
the
Companie
thought
he
had
been
strangled
.
In
another
fit
,
a
voyce
said
;
Your
praiers
preuaile
not
,
they
are
not
heard
.
Wherunto
M.
Rampam
(
Schoolmaster
of
Burton
)
replied
;
Thou
art
a
liar
sathan
,
for
it
is
written
:
Wheresoeuer
two
or
three
are
gathered
together
in
my
Name
,
there
am
I
in
the
middest
of
them
,
&c.
About
two
of
the
clocke
hee
had
a
meruailous
strange
fit
,
tormenting
him
most
pittifully
:
in
the
ende
whereof
he
strained
to
cast
with
great
vehemencie
,
and
got
vp
some
fleame
and
choller
;
at
which
time
,
if
he
were
possessed
with
two
spirites
,
(
as
it
is
probable
he
was
)
one
of
them
went
out
of
him
.
So
from
2.
till
4.
his
fits
continued
but
decreasing
in
strength
,
and
beeing
without
speeches
.
About
3.
the
Companie
perceiuing
him
to
bee
faint
,
perswaded
him
to
eate
somewhat
to
refresh
him
:
which
he
did
(
hauing
touched
neither
meate
nor
drinke
of
all
the
whole
day
before
)
:
but
before
&
after
his
meate
he
said
the
Lords
Praier
,
and
other
Praiets
in
the
Booke
(
which
hee
before
had
assaied
to
read
and
could
not
)
without
anie
interruption
.
About
6
,
a
clocke
(
being
carried
on
his
Keepers
back
,
for
he
had
no
vse
of
his
legs
of
three
months
before
)
his
fit
came
vpon
him
verie
sodainly
,
&
he
cried
out
like
a
beare
.
The
standers
by
betooke
themselues
to
Praier
.
During
this
fit
hee
had
manie
miserable
torments
,
causing
him
to
roare
and
shrike
extreamly
.
Many
such
senslesse
trances
on
this
daye
of
his
deliueraunce
he
had
,
as
yeelded
no
signe
of
life
,
saue
that
his
heart
might
be
discerned
to
pant
a
little
.
At
last
(
being
laid
vpon
his
bed
)
anone
hee
began
to
heaue
and
lift
vehemently
at
his
stomacke
,
and
getting
vp
some
fleame
and
choller
,
(
poynting
with
his
finger
and
following
with
his
eyes
)
hee
said
;
Looke
,
looke
,
see
you
not
the
Mouse
that
is
gone
out
of
my
mouth
:
and
so
poynted
after
it
vnto
the
furthest
part
of
the
parlor
.
Then
hee
fell
into
a
quiet
trance
;
which
ended
,
he
was
well
till
7.
a
clocke
:
at
which
time
he
and
2.
or
3.
more
went
to
supper
:
and
as
he
sate
at
the
table
he
fell
into
a
trance
,
and
was
thence
caried
to
bed
;
as
he
lay
there
,
a
Uoice
was
heard
,
saying
;
My
Son
arise
vp
and
walke
,
the
euill
spirit
is
gone
from
thee
;
arise
and
walke
.
Upon
this
accident
his
Keeper
said
;
let
vs
see
if
he
can
goe
betwixt
vs
.
But
he
answered
no
;
I
can
goe
of
my selfe
.
I
thanke
God
:
and
so
(
standing
on
his
feete
)
went
presently
forward
without
anie
difficultie
.
And
considering
with
himselfe
this
blessed
change
of
his
miserable
estate
,
(
of
his
owne
accord
)
he
fell
flat
vppon
the
ground
,
giuing
God
thankes
for
his
wonderfull
deliueraunce
;
and
that
in
such
excellent
manner
,
as
was
to
bee
admired
in
a
childe
.
But
no
doubt
,
the
same
Spirite
which
armed
hym
with
faith
and
patience
in
the
time
of
his
torments
,
instructed
him
how
to
giue
thankes
and
pray
.
Being
thus
fully
recouered
,
he
went
presently
into
the
towne
,
that
it
might
appeare
what
Iesus
had
done
for
him
,
to
the
praise
of
his
glorie
,
and
admitation
of
those
that
had
,
been
acquainted
with
his
meruailous
visitation
.
The
next
morning
Robert
Toone
went
to
the
Gaole
,
and
demanded
of
the
Witch
how
she
did
?
O
master
quoth
she
,
neuer
worse
i
for
I
haue
had
such
an
Ague
this
night
,
that
I
had
thought
my
ioints
would
haue
been
torn
in
sunder
.
They
that
dwelt
by
the
prison
,
could
▪
not
sleepe
for
the
noyse
that
was
there
that
night
;
so
that
it
is
like
the
diuell
was
as
good
as
his
word
,
when
he
said
he
would
torment
her
.
After
he
was
thus
meruailously
deliuered
,
he
stayd
the
next
day
at
Cawdwall
,
&
from
thence
went
to
his
grandfathers
M.
Walkedens
at
Clifton
;
whether
the
aforesaid
Iohn
Dorell
repaired
vnto
him
,
and
counselled
him
to
be
now
most
heedfull
,
least
the
vncleane
spirit
returning
,
and
his
heart
emptie
of
faith
,
bring
7
worse
than
himself
with
him
,
as
our
Sauior
expresseth
;
assuring
himselfe
Sathan
would
striue
to
repossesse
him
.
Iohn
Dorell
departing
,
the
Boy
abode
at
Clifton
till
the
5.
of
Iune
,
which
day
he
returned
to
Burton
.
There
the
6.
day
(
beeing
the
Sabaoth
)
and
the
7.
hee
spent
in
religious
excrecise
.
The
8
the
went
to
Schoole
,
from
whence
sathan
had
long
kept
him
.
In
the
afternoone
sitting
at
his
book
,
he
said
vnto
his
fellowes
;
if
you
will
goe
with
me
into
the
Church-yard
,
I
will
show
you
a
strange
thing
.
Wherevpon
they
went
into
the
Schoole
Porch
,
(
which
their
Master
disliked
not
,
because
they
had
their
Bookes
in
theyr
hands
)
where
after
he
had
walked
a
while
,
hee
sate
downe
and
said
he
was
wearie
,
and
presently
complained
of
one
of
his
legs
▪
euen
crying
out
:
which
his
Master
hearing
,
came
to
him
;
and
remembring
his
former
trialls
,
prayed
,
moouing
the
Childe
to
say
after
him
,
O
Lord
for
Iesus
Christes
sake
haue
mercie
vpon
me
.
But
he
most
cried
,
O
my
legs
,
my
legs
.
Here
is
to
bee
noted
,
that
how
euer
sathan
greeuously
assaulted
him
,
yet
did
he
not
once
torment
him
,
because
he
was
not
(
as
before
)
in
him
which
also
some
of
the
Boyes
words
confirmed
.
Being
brought
home
to
his
Uncles
,
(
manie
following
and
flocking
after
him
)
hee
groaned
pittifully
,
crying
also
,
Daggers
,
daggers
:
and
at
length
he
said
(
with
a
fearfull
countenance
)
I
am
afraid
of
Sathan
.
The
companie
did
incourage
and
comfort
him
against
such
temptations
,
perswading
him
to
prayer
;
which
thing
he
perfourmed
wyth
great
difficultie
,
crying
as
before
O
my
legs
,
O
my
legs
.
They
being
instant
vpon
him
to
pray
,
he
poynted
with
his
finger
saying
;
What
woman
is
that
which
standeth
there
:
Still
they
vrged
him
with
praier
:
and
while
they
expected
it
▪
he
said
;
what
a
thundring
is
here
?
I
cannot
abide
this
thundring
.
Then
fell
he
into
a
trance
,
and
hauing
layne
a
while
,
a
voyce
was
heard
from
him
saying
;
He
fel
a
little
and
I
caught
him
.
By
and
by
awaking
hee
rose
vp
amazedly
and
said
;
Where
am
I
▪
I
was
euen
now
in
the
schoole
?
but
they
told
him
what
had
happened
,
so
he
came
down
from
his
bed
;
and
feeling
himselfe
well
,
he
prayed
&
read
a
chapter
quietly
,
and
so
remained
well
all
that
night
.
The
next
morning
the
Boyes
Uncle
thought
it
verie
conuenient
to
labor
by
Praier
to
remooue
this
heauie
displeasure
of
God
,
and
the
danger
of
these
temptations
,
wherewith
the
Boy
began
agains
to
be
assaulted
:
&
to
that
end
sent
for
two
of
his
neighbors
,
&
spent
an
houre
in
praier
&
reading
the
Scriptures
.
At
last
as
the
Boy
was
reading
,
be
stopt
,
saying
;
what
woman
is
that
which
stands
there
▪
They
perswaded
him
to
goe
on
,
and
not
regard
the
illusions
of
sathan
.
So
he
read
on
,
and
was
presently
cast
into
a
trance
:
and
after
he
had
laine
a
while
said
;
Behold
I
see
a
Lambe
,
hearke
what
the
Lambe
saith
;
Thou
didst
fall
&
he
caught
thee
:
feare
not
,
the
Lord
is
thy
buckler
and
defender
.
After
this
hee
read
on
,
and
within
a
little
space
fell
againe
into
a
quiet
traunce
,
saying
;
Dost
thou
say
if
I
wil
worship
thee
,
thou
wilt
make
me
vnderstand
the
secrets
of
all
mens
hearts
?
Anoyd
Sathan
,
it
is
hid
from
thee
:
the
Lord
onely
is
the
searcher
of
the
hearts
and
reynes
.
Then
did
he
read
againe
,
and
foorthwith
was
cast
into
a
traunce
,
saying
;
What
faire
woman
is
this
,
that
is
so
gorgeously
apparailed
?
Dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
giue
her
mee
if
I
wil
worship
thee
?
Auyod
Sathan
,
I
neither
care
for
her
nor
thee
:
the
Lord
is
my
comfort
,
and
him
onely
will
I
worship
:
the
Lamb
and
the
Doue
desire
not
to
be
worshipped
,
but
thou
alwaie
desirest
worship
.
Againe
he
read
&
fell
in
a
trance
,
saying
;
Doost
thou
saye
if
I
will
sweare
an
oath
thou
wilt
giue
me
a
hundred
pounds
?
Auoyd
sathan
.
wouldst
thou
haue
me
take
Gods
name
in
vaine
?
I
wyll
not
.
He
read
againe
,
and
at
the
third
word
was
snatched
into
his
trance
,
saying
;
wouldst
thou
giue
me
a
bag
full
of
gold
and
siluer
,
if
I
will
neuer
read
nor
pray
vnto
God
anie
more
?
Auoyd
sathan
,
I
neither
regard
thy
gold
nor
siluer
;
the
Lord
and
his
Word
is
better
to
mee
than
all
the
gold
and
siluer
in
the
world
.
They
offered
him
the
booke
againe
,
and
he
falles
presently
into
a
traunce
,
saying
;
wouldst
thou
haue
mee
teare
the
booke
?
I
will
not
teare
it
doe
what
thou
caust
:
wilt
thou
teare
him
in
peeces
that
continueth
reading
?
(
he
meant
Richard
Teate
,
who
read
forward
when
the
boy
was
interrupted
.
)
Sathan
thou
canst
not
touch
him
,
the
Lorde
will
not
suffer
thee
to
hurt
a
haire
of
his
head
.
Hee
was
strait
after
these
wordes
snatched
into
his
trance
,
and
said
▪
Dost
thou
bid
me
open
my
mouth
?
what
if
I
do
open
my
mouth
?
dost
thou
say
thou
wilt
enter
into
me
?
Auoyde
sathan
,
thou
canst
not
enter
into
me
,
except
the
Lorde
giue
thee
leaue
;
and
I
trust
hee
will
not
.
Againe
after
this
hee
falleth
into
a
traunce
saying
,
come
maister
Hildersham
,
let
vs
sixe
goe
to
heauen
:
at
which
time
there
were
iust
six
in
the
parlour
.
Then
fell
he
againe
before
hee
could
reade
two
wordes
into
a
trance
,
and
said
;
what
Sathan
,
wouldst
thou
haue
me
become
a
traitor
?
God
defend
.
These
words
proceeded
from
him
with
great
vehemencie
and
earnestnesse
of
spirite
.
Then
pawsing
a
while
he
saieth
againe
,
Doost
thou
say
,
that
when
I
am
asleepe
thou
wilt
plucke
out
my
throat
?
I
care
not
for
thee
;
thou
canst
not
touch
a
haire
of
my
head
,
except
God
giue
thee
leaue
.
Againe
,
being
in
a
traunce
hee
saide
;
doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
set
the
house
on
fire
and
burne
vs
all
?
do
thy
worst
,
Sathan
,
thou
canst
not
touch
our
soules
.
Then
he
read
againe
,
and
at
the
second
word
started
amazedly
,
saying
;
looke
where
the
Beare
commeth
,
looke
looke
,
do
you
not
see
how
he
commeth
against
vs
with
open
mouth
?
harke
how
he
roareth
,
then
saide
he
,
Auoyde
Sathan
,
and
get
thee
hence
:
yea
,
I
charge
thee
in
the
name
of
the
euerliuing
God
to
get
thee
hence
.
They
offer
him
the
booke
againe
,
and
he
read
not
three
wordes
,
but
he
was
ouertaken
with
a
quiet
traunce
;
wherein
lying
a
while
,
hee
saide
,
Oh
I
see
a
milke
white
Doue
:
the
Doue
saith
,
Feare
not
,
you
shall
haue
better
newes
.
Againe
he
beganne
to
reade
,
and
againe
hee
was
snatched
into
his
trance
,
and
saide
,
Dost
thou
say
the
Lord
hath
giuen
thee
leaue
to
enter
into
mee
.
Auoyde
Sathan
thou
art
a
liar
,
I
know
he
will
not
suffer
thee
to
enter
into
me
.
Againe
,
after
he
offered
to
reade
,
he
was
cast
into
a
trance
,
and
lying
very
quietly
he
saieth
:
hearke
ho
,
looke
what
a
faire
Doue
is
there
:
the
Doue
saith
the
diuell
vseth
enemies
towards
me
:
hearke
hearke
what
the
Doue
saith
,
thou
hast
an
enemie
heere
vpon
earth
,
that
saith
thou
art
a
dissembler
,
he
shall
frie
in
hell
torments
,
thine
eies
shall
see
his
iudgements
,
for
his
sinnes
doe
smoake
vp
into
the
elements
,
and
do
pierce
the
heauens
.
Then
pawzing
againe
a
while
he
saith
,
harke
what
the
Doue
saith
,
whersoeuer
the
glorie
of
God
is
shewed
,
there
is
alwayes
some
enemies
to
resist
it
.
He
beganne
to
reade
againe
,
but
at
the
third
word
fell
into
a
traunce
saying
:
what
,
doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
torment
me
?
doost
thou
say
thou
wilt
carry
me
into
a
wood
,
and
cast
me
out
at
the
window
?
My
Redeemer
liueth
,
the
Lorde
of
hostes
is
his
name
,
I
feare
thee
not
;
remember
that
Sathan
;
and
pawzing
a
while
he
saith
,
M.
Hildersham
,
see
see
how
the
world
passeth
away
▪
yea
it
must
passe
away
,
it
hasteth
on
apace
.
Then
beginnes
he
to
reade
againe
,
and
at
the
third
word
is
cast
into
a
trance
,
&
at
length
he
saith
,
See
what
a
little
of
Gods
word
doth
,
how
it
chaseth
him
away
:
see
see
how
Sathan
flieth
away
.
Againe
being
about
to
reade
,
he
started
sodainely
,
and
said
this
booke
is
a
flame
of
fire
,
and
presently
hee
fell
into
a
trance
,
saying
,
Wouldst
thou
haue
me
teare
the
Booke
?
Auoyde
Sathan
,
I
will
not
teare
it
.
Then
lying
stil
and
pawzing
a
while
he
saide
at
length
;
Looke
where
the
doue
commeth
,
harke
what
the
doue
saith
,
The
Lord
thy
God
hath
tied
thy
enimy
Sathan
fast
in
a
chaine
,
vnles
thou
fall
againe
,
he
shall
neuer
tempt
thee
,
hold
fast
and
forget
not
:
the
childe
continued
his
speech
saying
:
O
Lambe
of
God
that
takest
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
,
thy
name
be
praised
,
thy
name
be
magnified
and
extolled
for
euermore
.
Forthwith
he
opened
his
eies
,
and
taking
the
Booke
,
he
read
very
cheerefully
a
good
space
.
Then
did
hee
and
all
the
companie
ioyning
with
him
humble
themselues
before
the
Lord
God
,
glorifying
and
praising
his
holy
name
,
for
his
comfortable
presence
,
&
gracious
assistance
in
this
myraculous
worke
▪
and
so
hauing
continued
in
prayer
a
good
while
,
the
boy
at
last
arose
,
finding
the
doues
words
true
,
and
himselfe
very
well
,
both
in
mind
and
bodie
,
and
so
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
he
hath
remained
euer
since
,
which
the
Lord
continue
to
his
owne
glorie
,
the
ioy
of
the
godly
,
and
the
childes
comforte
,
Amen
.
Now
the
Witch
is
dead
,
had
she
liued
,
she
should
haue
bin
executed
.
FINIS
.