THE
MOST
CRVELL
and
bloody
Murther
of
Anthony
Iames
in
Hatfield
in
Hartford-shire
.
HErodotus
writeth
of
Sesostris
a
King
of
the
Egiptians
,
that
be
〈◊〉
carried
in
a
Chariot
drawne
with
foure
Kings
,
whom
he
before
had
conquered
,
when
one
of
the
foure
,
casting
his
eyes
behinde
him
,
looked
often
vpon
the
whéeles
of
the
Chariot
;
which
Sesostris
earnestly
noting
,
at
last
demaunded
of
him
what
he
meant
by
looking
backe
so
often
,
who
replied
,
I
sée
that
those
things
which
were
highest
in
the
whéeles
become
lowest
,
and
the
lowest
as
soone
become
highest
,
cogito
de
mutatione
fortunae
,
I
thinke
vpon
the
inconstancie
of
things
.
Sesostris
hereupon
as
in
a
glasse
beholding
himselfe
,
waxed
more
milde
,
and
deliuered
the
imprisoned
Kings
from
that
slauerie
.
This
Historie
then
so
liuely
expressing
the
mortalitie
of
mans
life
,
that
to
the
highest
belongs
a
graue
,
assoone
as
to
the
lowest
,
and
that
man
himselfe
is
a
witnesse
to
himselfe
,
how
vncertaine
are
his
daies
,
(
since
sinne
hath
spread
it selfe
like
a
leaprosie
ouer
all
flesh
,
and
iniquitie
hath
gotten
the
vpper
hand
)
that
a
Spider
is
able
to
choake
vs
,
a
haire
to
stifle
vs
,
and
a
tile
falling
on
our
heads
to
extinguish
vs
,
and
in
that
moment
when
we
least
suspect
so
sudden
Calamities
.
Our
life
then
is
so
momentarie
,
that
in
that
minute
wée
breath
,
if
not
defended
by
our
maker
,
in
that
minute
we
are
breathlesse
:
should
any
flesh
,
endowed
with
that
heauenly
reason
which
God
hath
onely
giuen
to
men
and
angels
,
so
forget
his
vncertaintie
,
as
for
a
little
gold
which
is
but
the
dregs
of
the
earth
,
for
vanitie
,
(
the
pleasures
of
the
world
)
or
for
the
world
it selfe
which
is
an
Hypocrite
,
because
it
hath
exterior
apparance
of
goodnesse
,
and
within
is
full
of
corruption
and
vanitie
,
which
is
but
like
to
reeds
,
that
when
they
shoot
out
first
in
the
spring
of
the
yéere
,
doe
with
their
fresh
gréen
colour
delight
the
eye
for
a
while
,
but
if
we
break
them
and
looke
within
them
,
we
finde
nothing
but
emptinesse
and
hollownesse
▪
forget
his
maker
and
the
dignitie
of
his
creation
,
who
made
him
like
to
himselfe
,
to
his
owne
Image
and
likenesse
,
to
the
intent
,
that
as
all
other
creatures
of
their
owne
proper
natures
doe
loue
their
like
,
so
should
man
set
his
affection
on
God
alone
,
where
contrarily
,
he
being
the
hand
of
heauen
,
made
for
vertuous
dispositions
,
conducts
himselfe
to
vitious
actions
,
whereby
it
followes
certainely
,
that
men
in
their
liues
are
like
children
,
who
more
delight
of
a
horse
made
of
réedes
,
and
babes
formed
of
clowtes
,
than
in
the
thinges
themselues
,
so
man
giues
more
honor
to
the
shadowe
,
than
to
the
truth
,
and
indéede
(
as
in
this
whole
course
)
but
like
birds
,
who
greedily
flye
to
pecke
vp
the
corne
till
they
be
caught
in
the
ginne
:
or
like
fishes
,
who
earnestly
swimme
to
catch
the
baite
,
though
they
be
choakt
with
the
hooke
:
so
doe
many
,
how
indirectly
soeuer
,
hunt
after
riches
,
til
they
deface
their
bodies
be
the
law
,
and
condemne
their
soules
by
their
sinne
,
as
shall
appeare
by
this
following
discourse
.
SOme
Foure
yéeres
since
néere
Deuonshey
Hundred
in
Essex
liued
a
Yeoman
one
Anthony
Iames
,
who
in
repute
of
the
world
was
counted
rich
,
and
by
the
report
of
his
Neighbours
held
credible
and
honest
.
This
man
in
the
desire
of
his
youth
matcht
himselfe
to
an
honest
Countrey-maide
,
whose
vertuous
disposition
equald
his
owne
thoughts
,
and
whose
diligent
care
was
carefully
to
saue
what
her
husband
brought
home
,
as
his
labour
did
striue
to
procure
it
abroad
;
so
that
the
prouidence
of
the
one
,
and
the
care
of
the
other
,
mixt
such
a
mutuall
content
betwéen
them
,
that
they
liued
like
Abraham
and
Sara
,
he
louing
to
her
,
she
obedient
to
him
.
In
processe
of
time
this
couple
growing
wealthy
by
their
labour
,
prooued
to
be
as
happie
by
their
yssue
,
for
it
it
pleased
God
to
enrich
them
with
two
children
,
a
Boy
,
and
a
Girle
,
that
the
wishes
of
the
Father
might
be
as
wel
satisfied
,
as
the
desire
of
the
Mother
,
and
both
contented
in
so
comfortable
a
blessing
.
The
Mother
being
(
as
women
vse
to
say
)
stored
first
with
a
Daughter
,
and
called
it
by
her
owne
name
Elizabeth
Iames
,
so
that
when
time
brought
the
Father
as
happie
reioycing
of
a
Sonne
,
hee
christened
it
by
his
owne
name
Anthony
Iames.
In
the
education
and
bringing
vp
of
these
two
Children
,
there
was
a
pretty
louing
contention
betwéene
the
Goodman
and
the
Wife
,
which
of
the
two
should
prooue
most
happie
to
the
Parents
delight
,
whose
loue
indeede
was
alike
to
them
both
.
So
that
time
passing
away
in
that
comfortable
strife
betwéene
this
louing
couple
,
the
Daughter
had
attayned
to
the
age
of
Eight
yéeres
,
and
the
Sonne
to
Seuen
,
in
which
passage
the
mother
hauing
no
other
yssue
,
was
then
with
childe
with
the
third
,
and
the
better
halfe
of
her
time
had
carried
so
happie
a
burthen
.
About
that
season
of
the
yéere
a
Faire
happened
in
Essex
,
to
which
the
Seruants
they
then
kept
,
some
for
pleasure
,
the
rest
about
necessarie
businesse
were
sent
,
so
that
the
honest
Yeoman
with
his
wife
and
children
were
onely
left
at
home
,
when
mischiefe
like
a
bramble
that
takes
hold
on
whatsoeuer
it
touches
,
caught
this
occasion
,
and
wrought
in
the
mindes
of
Nine
,
I
cannot
call
them
men
,
but
villaines
,
and
another
not
a
woman
,
but
a
beast
to
make
a
prey
of
these
harmelesse
foure
,
and
their
increast
possessions
:
but
●s
Finis
est
primum
in
intensione
,
Vltimum
in
executione
.
So
these
wretches
hauing
fastened
on
this
monstrous
intent
,
made
hast
to
the
execution
thereof
,
and
so
soone
had
attained
to
this
wealthy
Yeomans
house
,
where
finding
little
or
no
resistance
,
they
first
bound
the
man
and
the
woman
,
and
giuing
the
two
children
to
two
of
their
associats
to
hould
,
the
rest
fell
to
ransacke
,
where
not
contenting
themselues
with
that
store
of
riches
they
found
,
as
Gold
,
Siluer
,
Plate
,
Rings
,
and
other
wealth
,
hauing
made
vp
their
packe
,
they
consulted
with
themselues
for
their
further
security
,
to
make
spoyle
of
the
owners
.
It
was
not
long
in
question
ere
this
hellish
Iury
had
giuen
vp
as
damnable
a
verdict
,
for
(
suspition
alwaies
haunting
a
guiltie
mind
,
)
they
determined
with
themseules
they
could
not
bee
safe
from
pursute
,
from
attachment
,
nay
from
shamefull
death
,
which
they
worthily
deserued
,
without
the
slaughter
of
the
father
and
the
mother
,
which
they
presently
resolued
vpon
,
and
then
two
of
them
stepping
to
the
man
,
where
he
lay
bound
vpon
the
ground
,
with
their
daggers
stobbed
him
in
the
body
:
who
ere
his
speach
left
him
,
lifting
vp
his
eyes
,
beg'd
only
this
of
them
;
take
my
riches
,
I
car'd
for
them
to
bring
vp
my
posterity
,
but
now
they
are
yours
,
I
giue
them
you
fréely
;
then
pitty
my
wife
,
bee
mercifull
to
my
children
.
These
his
last
words
séemed
to
beget
some
remorse
(
seldome
séene
)
in
the
men
which
were
murtherers
,
which
the
more
than
monstrous
woman
perceiuing
(
as
in
a
rage
thereat
)
stept
to
his
wife
,
and
calling
to
him
with
these
words
;
Talkest
thou
of
pittie
quoth
shee
,
if
thy
eyes
haue
yet
left
so
much
sight
to
be
witnes
how
i
le
be
pittifull
?
behould
how
I
le
performe
thy
peticion
.
So
drawing
out
her
knife
,
(
O
act
too
terrible
to
report
,
but
the
most
damnablest
that
euer
was
heard
of
,
executed
by
a
woman
)
shée
ript
her
vp
the
belly
,
making
herselfe
a
tragicall
midwife
,
or
truly
a
murtheresse
,
that
brought
an
abortiue
babe
to
the
world
,
and
murthered
the
mother
.
The
good
woman
hauing
not
leaue
to
cry
,
and
her
husband
hauing
not
the
vse
of
speach
,
they
both
lift
vp
their
hands
,
rowld
their
eyes
one
to
another
,
and
with
that
said
,
but
silent
;
Farewell
euer
.
This
tragicall
spectacle
enforced
all
the
rest
partakers
in
the
robbery
,
and
actors
in
the
murther
to
remorce
,
nay
euen
to
a
repentance
;
that
done
,
this
horrible
action
had
a
beginning
:
but
sinne
alwaies
seeking
securely
to
shrowd
it selfe
in
,
they
began
now
to
question
of
their
safety
,
and
(
as
villaines
are
euer
one
affraid
and
in
distrust
of
another
)
they
conclude
now
to
share
their
purchase
,
and
euery
Knaue
to
shift
for
himselfe
.
Some
vrged
let
vs
first
kill
the
children
,
as
we
haue
done
their
parents
,
others
and
the
greater
part
glutted
with
the
present
obiect
,
and
euen
ashamed
of
themselues
and
their
sinfull
actions
,
not
onely
denyed
,
but
confidently
resolued
they
would
be
no
further
guilty
in
the
blood
of
Innocents
.
In
briefe
they
agréed
euerie
party
to
haue
an
equall
portion
of
this
ill
purchased
booty
,
which
soone
shared
amongest
them
,
and
as
it
appeared
,
hauing
more
than
they
could
tell
what
to
doe
withall
,
they
gaue
the
remaine
to
thrée
of
their
Consorts
,
of
which
the
woman
was
one
to
conuey
away
the
children
from
thence
,
and
bestowe
them
in
what
place
soeuer
,
while
they
would
giue
their
Parents
buriall
.
This
was
as
soone
done
as
talkt
of
,
seuen
of
them
caried
the
dead
couple
from
the
house
to
a
wood
néere
adioyning
,
and
there
buried
them
,
and
the
other
thrée
are
gone
to
trauell
with
the
children
.
These
Monsters
thus
diuided
,
whether
of
a
determinate
before
of
ancient
acquaintance
,
or
drawne
by
what
means
soeuer
,
it
yet
rests
vndiscouered
to
the
world
.
These
two
men
,
this
woman
,
and
these
two
children
the
next
day
some
thrée
houres
before
night
,
came
to
Bishops
Hatfield
in
Hartford
shire
seuentéen
miles
from
London
,
the
children
being
on
a
horse
in
a
payre
of
Panniers
,
the
woman
riding
betwéene
them
,
as
it
had
béene
to
visite
some
of
their
friends
,
then
they
tooke
vp
their
Inne
at
one
Dels
house
:
and
being
brought
to
their
chamber
,
they
called
for
their
Hostesse
,
when
after
some
other
parle
had
betwéene
them
,
they
demaunded
of
her
,
if
she
would
be
secret
in
a
businesse
,
they
would
vnfold
vnto
her
,
who
presently
without
further
pawse
,
replied
,
I
as
God
should
iudge
her
would
she
,
when
straight
they
began
to
discouer
to
her
their
whole
procéedings
,
shewed
her
what
riches
they
had
got
,
and
told
her
they
were
willing
to
make
her
a
Partaker
therein
,
onely
they
craued
her
aduise
,
how
they
should
dispose
of
the
children
,
all
this
was
spoken
in
the
hearing
of
the
Girle
.
To
which
Dels
wife
,
as
by
the
sequell
appeared
soone
gaue
this
her
consent
and
instruction
,
that
the
Boy
should
be
murthered
,
and
his
sister
haue
her
tongue
cut
out
.
This
,
thus
resolued
vpon
,
they
fell
to
drinking
,
and
who
so
merry
as
this
diuellish
company
,
all
this
while
the
girle
sat
on
the
frame
at
the
tables
end
,
and
in
the
meane
time
,
the
boy
was
strayd
downe
the
stayres
,
where
being
playing
vp
and
downe
in
a
lower
roome
,
this
Dels
wife
hauing
a
labourer
at
worke
in
her
backside
to
make
her
bauins
,
called
Nicholas
Dracon
,
it
was
his
chance
to
come
in
to
call
for
drincke
,
where
taking
note
of
it
,
by
the
pretines
of
the
behauiour
it
vsed
;
his
Hostesse
passing
by
him
,
he
demaunded
of
her
whose
child
it
was
,
who
answered
it
belongs
to
a
guest
or
two
that
are
now
aboue
,
the
honest
labourer
hauing
drunke
his
drinke
that
hee
came
for
,
went
backe
to
end
his
busines
in
the
yarde
,
while
the
child
(
they
being
aboue
in
the
heat
of
their
cups
,
and
not
regarding
him
)
strayd
out
into
the
stréete
,
where
one
Neuey
whelpe
lay
:
the
tailor
taking
notice
of
him
,
especially
by
a
greene
coate
with
nine
skirts
about
the
wast
,
the
fassion
then
being
new
for
children
,
hee
called
the
boy
to
him
to
take
a
patterne
thereof
,
and
hauing
satisfied
his
desire
by
noting
it
well
and
taking
measure
of
the
child
,
the
tailor
as
the
labourer
,
goes
backe
to
his
worke
,
and
the
boy
returnes
to
Dels
house
.
By
this
time
night
comming
on
,
as
the
fit
marke
for
villaines
to
act
their
villanies
vnder
;
these
wretches
hauing
supt
with
the
children
,
as
if
no
such
pretence
,
which
inwardly
they
intended
,
had
lurked
in
their
bosomes
outwardly
,
bare
themselues
faire
to
the
little
ones
,
and
when
they
thought
it
fit
time
,
went
to
bed
together
all
in
our
Chamber
,
the
chamber
hauing
thrée
beds
in
it
,
the
men
together
,
and
the
women
with
the
children
,
who
in
the
dead
of
the
night
,
the
time
created
for
quiet
rest
,
the
ease
of
labour
,
and
the
honest
mans
repose
;
these
Homesides
rising
from
their
beds
,
and
hauing
a
candle
ready
,
awaked
the
children
▪
made
them
ready
,
and
with
flattering
words
told
them
,
they
must
goe
to
their
father
and
mother
,
when
they
poore
hearts
(
as
willing
to
obey
,
as
they
to
demaund
,
little
dreading
they
were
going
to
such
a
shambles
,
as
they
had
prepared
for
them
)
came
downe
with
them
,
&
at
the
staires
foot
stood
the
sonne
to
this
Hostesse
called
George
Dell
(
who
belike
the
mother
had
acquainted
herein
)
and
calling
to
the
men
bad
them
come
on
and
doubt
nothing
,
for
he
had
seene
the
coast
was
cléere
,
whereupon
opening
the
backe
dore
,
they
went
into
the
yard
,
where
this
Inkéepers
wife
vsed
to
milke
her
Kine
,
&
in
which
stood
a
great
Stacke
of
wood
,
where
deliuering
the
Girle
to
the
woman
,
and
George
Dell
to
stay
with
,
tooke
the
boy
&
leading
him
behind
the
pile
,
first
stopping
his
mouth
with
Cow
dung
that
he
might
make
no
noyse
,
they
slit
vp
his
throat
from
one
eare
to
another
.
This
inhumane
murther
thus
acted
,
they
returne
to
the
house
,
told
Dels
wife
and
her
son
the
déed
was
done
:
quoth
Dels
wife
,
then
George
thou
shalt
conduct
them
to
bottomlesse
Pond
,
where
for
our
more
safety
,
they
shall
end
our
cause
of
mistrust
,
or
feare
to
be
discouered
by
throwing
him
in
.
When
George
Dell
presently
stepping
to
the
Woodstacke
,
and
choosing
out
a
good
big
stake
,
he
with
the
helpe
of
the
rest
bound
thereon
the
dead
child
with
a
hairen
rope
,
and
George
Dell
himselfe
taking
a
long
Pike
staffe
on
his
shoulder
,
lead
them
the
way
towards
botomelesse
Pond
,
being
a
mile
from
Hatfield
,
while
the
2
théeues
vpon
the
stake
carried
the
boy
,
and
the
strumpet
led
the
Girle
in
her
hand
.
George
Dell
thus
afore
leading
the
way
,
the
2
théeues
in
the
midst
with
the
dead
boy
,
after
them
comes
(
I
may
rightly
cal
her
so
)
the
whore
with
the
sister
in
her
hand
,
who
(
what
with
drowsinesse
,
&
what
with
feare
)
séemnng
to
lag
,
for
the
night
being
vncomfortable
to
men
,
it
must
néeds
be
to
children
,
the
monstrous
femall
(
for
no
woman
)
began
to
egge
her
on
with
faire
perswasion
,
Come
apace
swéet-heart
,
thy
brother
is
before
,
and
we
are
going
to
thy
father
and
thy
mother
.
The
poore
Girle
encoraged
with
the
remembrance
of
her
Parents
names
,
whose
liues
they
had
extinguished
from
her
,
as
if
the
names
of
them
(
who
first
gaue
her
life
)
could
haue
created
a
new
motion
in
her
,
(
as
far
as
her
childhood
&
féeble
strength
would
giue
her
leaue
)
hastened
after
,
and
by
the
way
cald
to
her
with
these
words
.
Gammer
,
shall
my
mother
make
me
ready
to
morrow
morning
,
kisse
me
when
I
come
from
schoole
,
and
heare
me
say
my
lesson
?
The
diuelish
Diuell
answered
(
not
hauing
remorse
,
being
remembred
of
the
execrable
act
she
had
done
)
I.
when
she
sées
thée
next
,
she
shall
doe
all
this
.
The
men
hastening
on
before
with
the
pitifull
burthen
of
a
murthered
brother
,
when
she
the
diuellisht
of
all
came
after
with
a
tender
sister
,
and
by
the
way
began
to
aske
her
of
seuerall
circumstances
as
where
she
was
borne
,
who
were
her
parents
,
and
what
her
name
was
?
when
the
child
answering
to
euerie
question
according
to
her
remembrance
so
pretyly
,
that
if
her
leader
had
had
left
in
her
any
sparke
of
womanhood
,
who
by
nature
are
kinde
,
flexible
,
and
remorseable
,
and
not
béen
made
vp
for
one
to
be
damned
,
she
would
haue
pitied
her
.
But
who
are
created
to
be
Murtherers
,
are
created
to
be
remorselesse
,
and
so
was
she
,
onely
beguild
the
way
with
these
&
other
such
like
questions
,
as
what
we
walkt
vpon
,
what
she
saw
withall
and
what
she
spake
withall
,
when
the
innocent
Child
(
suspectlesse
that
her
own
tongue
should
be
her
owne
betrayer
)
according
to
her
discretion
answered
to
euerie
one
,
directly
pointing
to
her
foot
,
her
eye
,
and
to
her
tongue
,
that
with
those
,
and
by
the
helpe
of
those
she
sawe
,
went
&
spake
.
Whereupon
this
bloody
Tygris
▪
to
make
her selfe
more
monstrous
,
bad
her
put
out
her
tongue
that
she
might
féele
it
,
(
being
at
this
time
come
iust
to
a
stile
,
where
she
sat
down
,
and
told
the
Girle
that
they
would
rest
themselues
a
while
)
when
the
child
,
(
little
dreading
it
should
be
the
last
time
she
should
make
vse
of
it
,
doing
what
she
bad
her
)
she
presently
caught
it
by
the
end
,
and
with
her
thumbe
wresting
open
the
childs
iaws
to
the
widest
she
could
stretch
them
,
she
cut
it
out
euen
by
the
root
:
the
Girle
hereat
beginning
to
make
her
iust
lamentation
,
this
She-wolfe
holding
her
knife
to
her
throat
,
bad
her
peace
,
or
she
would
slit
that
as
she
had
slit
her
tong
;
so
that
for
her
pain
enforc't
by
feare
(
onely
as
the
blood
excéeded
in
her
mouth
she
still
spot
out
that
)
the
woful
child
was
quiet
,
when
the
strumpet
bad
her
hold
vp
her
aperne
,
&
she
would
giue
her
her
tongue
again
,
and
looke
(
quoth
she
)
you
loose
it
not
,
for
you
must
beare
it
to
your
brother
.
By
this
time
(
with
their
conductor
George
Dell
)
the
men
had
discharged
themselues
of
their
burthen
by
bottomelesse
Pond
,
throwing
the
stake
&
Boy
they
brought
(
&
bound
him
withall
)
into
a
Corne
field
,
&
the
child
with
her
tongue
in
her
aperne
,
and
in
the
whores
hand
had
ouertaken
them
,
when
presently
went
to
act
this
last
stratageme
which
before
they
had
agréed
vpon
,
&
threw
the
Boy
(
as
he
was
in
his
clothes
)
into
the
pond
,
giuing
him
for
his
requiem
farewel
,
no
other
funerall
rites
&
christian
buriall
,
but
these
words
;
sinke
there
in
stead
of
a
mother-graue
,
the
dead
child
thus
in
the
pond
,
the
whore
(
as
if
she
had
felt
her selfe
sicke
)
not
being
an
exercised
actor
in
more
villany
,
hauing
forc't
the
child
to
be
sad
(
beholding
first
of
her
brothers
vntimely
murther
,
and
now
of
his
watry
graue
)
not
resting
here
,
made
the
distressed
Infant
take
her
tongue
(
the
instrument
of
her
spéech
)
out
of
her
aperne
,
and
throw
it
after
her
brother
,
&
as
it
was
throwne
from
her
hand
,
she
vttered
these
words
,
Let
it
goe
and
spare
not
,
it
cannot
be
better
bestowed
,
they
are
néere
a
kin
together
.
The
murthered
brother
thus
bestowed
,
&
his
sister
spéechlesse
,
these
vilaines
hauing
contented
Dels
wife
for
her
counsell
,
and
so
bountifully
that
where
it
was
credibly
knowne
,
the
Lease
of
her
Inne
was
(
at
the
time
of
this
action
)
at
pawne
for
50
l.
she
presently
fetcht
it
home
,
and
bestowed
a
100.
Markes
more
in
building
.
The
next
morning
before
day
they
parted
;
yet
in
their
parting
this
was
resolued
vppon
betwéen
them
,
that
the
dumbe
Girle
with
some
little
péece
of
mony
should
be
giuen
vnto
a
beggar
to
trauell
with
,
&
she
so
disposed
of
,
they
were
certen
neuer
to
be
discouered
.
The
next
day
in
Hatfield
wood
(
some
2
miles
from
Hatfield
)
this
determination
tooke
effect
,
&
a
beggar
for
a
péece
of
money
,
tooke
the
Wench
promising
to
kéepe
her
,
as
many
such
Rogues
vse
for
one
to
begge
withall
.
The
childe
receiued
,
and
the
mony
payd
,
the
2
theeues
and
the
whore
departed
:
when
the
beggar
(
whether
not
liking
the
bargain
least
after
he
should
pay
too
déere
for
it
,
of
slight
care
or
selfe-will
,
it
is
yet
vnknowne
)
he
lost
the
child
in
Hatfield
wood
,
where
shortly
after
it
was
found
in
a
hallow
trée
,
and
hauing
receiued
some
little
cherishing
of
some
well
disposed
people
about
the
wood-side
,
from
thence
it
strayd
to
Barnet
,
from
Barnet
to
London
,
where
hapning
in
the
dumbe
manner
,
it
vsed
to
begge
at
one
Master
Allens
dore
a
Barber-surgeon
for
some
reléefe
,
the
Maister
comming
himselfe
to
the
dore
,
and
séeing
the
child
make
such
pitiful
signes
to
the
mouth
,
he
tooke
it
by
the
hand
and
led
it
into
his
shop
,
and
opening
her
mouth
to
know
the
cause
of
the
gréefe
it
complayned
of
,
found
the
tongue
to
be
cut
out
,
and
the
wound
vnheald
,
who
(
pitying
the
misfortune
of
the
childe
)
of
his
owne
charitable
disposition
,
cured
it
.
The
mouth
thus
healed
,
for
4
yéeres
space
together
,
the
Girle
hath
béen
knowne
in
many
countreys
to
beg
for
her
food
,
somtimes
about
London
,
sometimes
in
Essex
,
but
most
she
hath
béen
remembred
(
as
is
certenly
by
diuine
prouidence
of
heauen
,
that
by
her
these
villanies
should
come
to
light
)
to
be
resident
in
Hartford
shire
,
she
was
neuer
known
to
speak
any
sillables
tending
to
spéech
,
only
hoarsly
she
could
mutter
when
any
one
spake
to
her
in
stead
of
answere
Moka
,
moka
,
&
so
néere
her
tongue
was
cut
out
to
the
root
,
that
the
food
any
charitable
persons
bestowed
on
her
,
she
had
no
tongue
to
helpe
her
to
swalow
it
,
but
after
she
had
chawd
it
in
her
mouth
,
she
was
faine
to
pull
out
the
skin
of
her
throat
with
her
fingers
,
&
gulpe
it
down
;
in
this
dumbe
maner
she
continued
4
yeres
.
We
will
leaue
her
begging
for
her
liuing
,
and
returne
to
her
murthered
brother
in
bottomelesse
pond
.
This
Child
hauing
remained
thrée
wéekes
in
the
pond
,
on
Saint
Peters
day
in
the
morning
(
for
at
that
time
of
the
yéere
happened
this
Tragedy
)
some
Gentlemen
and
others
(
being
a
hunting
for
Wild-foule
)
hapned
with
their
dogs
to
beat
about
this
Pond
;
when
one
of
these
dogges
hauing
scented
the
child
(
as
where
it
was
rose
vp
vnder
the
wéeds
at
a
banke-side
)
whined
and
cried
,
and
by
no
meanes
could
be
beat
or
drawne
from
thence
,
which
eagernesse
of
the
Spaniels
,
wrought
a
desire
in
the
men
to
know
certainely
the
cause
thereof
,
and
with
their
long
staues
turning
vp
the
wéeds
,
found
there
a
Boy
to
be
drowned
,
as
they
coniectured
;
when
carying
newes
thereof
to
the
towne
,
the
bodie
was
by
the
Crowner
taken
vp
,
and
layd
openly
for
the
view
of
all
men
to
take
knowledge
of
it
.
The
whole
Countrey
néere
thereabouts
comming
at
the
strangenesse
of
the
report
,
that
a
childe
should
be
murthered
and
then
throwne
into
a
pond
,
yet
none
could
challenge
in
him
the
right
of
a
sonne
;
yet
the
aforesayd
Henrie
Whilpley
,
Nicholas
Deacon
,
and
diuers
others
of
Hatfield
,
made
testification
both
by
apparell
▪
and
other
signes
(
for
the
Boy
had
a
red
head
)
that
this
was
the
childe
,
who
thrée
wéekes
before
was
séene
in
Dels
house
,
so
many
then
signified
to
the
Iustice
:
Dels
wife
was
sent
for
,
for
her
husband
was
a
blinde
man
,
when
being
demanded
if
such
a
child
were
not
brought
to
her
house
,
(
as
before
is
spoken
)
&
who
they
were
that
brought
it
thether
,
when
she
constantly
denied
,
shee
knew
of
no
such
,
and
for
certaine
she
could
affirme
,
that
no
such
child
did
lodge
at
her
house
,
and
being
offered
her
oath
,
hereupon
she
was
as
redy
to
sweare
as
resolute
to
deny
,
but
who
knowes
not
lying
and
swearing
are
partners
,
and
as
inseparable
companions
as
a
théefe
and
a
receiuer
,
and
(
as
I
may
say
)
sworne
brethren
,
that
alwaies
iumpe
together
in
a
sinfull
societie
:
her
oath
being
taken
(
see
the
iust
iudgment
of
God
,
she
had
not
power
to
confes
that
truth
which
would
haue
wrought
her
out
of
all
suspition
,
but
vtterly
●●nying
that
which
was
so
manifestly
prooued
against
her
)
the
Iustices
thought
it
requisite
(
till
further
proofe
could
be
had
on
this
presumption
)
to
bind
her
ouer
to
giue
answere
at
the
next
Assizes
.
When
from
assizes
to
assizes
,
during
the
passage
of
foure
yeares
shée
was
compeld
to
appeare
,
nothing
being
further
found
against
her
,
but
her
owne
deniall
;
wherevpon
the
first
demaund
,
if
shée
had
made
but
this
perswasion
and
satisfying
answere
,
as
Iudge
Daniell
very
worthyly
vrged
against
her
at
the
tryall
,
that
kéeping
an
Inne
,
shee
had
many
guests
,
and
many
children
lay
at
her
house
,
of
which
number
(
for
ought
shée
knewe
)
that
might
bee
one
,
but
who
brougt
them
,
from
whence
they
come
,
or
whether
they
will
,
shée
is
not
bound
to
take
notice
of
.
This
might
haue
been
some
instance
of
her
innocency
,
but
so
to
deny
a
question
,
the
truth
of
which
was
not
of
sufficiency
to
heare
her
argues
,
a
suspition
and
mistrust
of
her selfe
,
and
prooues
her
to
be
guilty
.
But
to
the
former
matter
,
shée
hauing
made
her
appearance
at
so
many
seuerall
assises
and
sessions
,
and
no
instance
against
her
,
but
the
former
,
it
was
thought
at
lent
assizes
last
,
shée
should
haue
béen
dismist
the
Court
:
but
in
the
meane
time
such
is
the
iust
iudgment
of
God
,
to
the
plague
of
murtherers
,
and
terror
of
them
that
delight
in
bad
,
the
dumbe
shall
speake
ere
they
shall
escape
vndiscouered
.
For
the
dumbe
sister
of
this
murthered
child
,
for
when
shée
was
in
question
,
led
(
no
question
)
foure
yeare
vp
and
downe
,
from
towne
to
towne
,
from
country
to
country
,
by
the
hand
of
God
was
at
Michaelmas
last
brought
vnto
Hatfield
,
before
whose
comming
thither
,
though
Dels
wife
was
by
the
grauer
iudgments
held
in
some
suspition
,
yet
was
her
honest
carriage
such
to
taruelors
,
and
to
all
sorts
of
people
shée
had
to
deale
withall
,
that
generally
the
whole
country
acquited
her
,
and
held
her
of
honest
condition
;
for
since
the
time
of
this
murther
it
is
credibly
reported
,
that
betwixt
that
and
a
hundred
mile
from
thence
,
mans
meat
and
horse
meate
was
not
to
bee
had
so
reasonable
as
then
,
nor
to
a
trauailer
better
vsage
.
Well
the
girle
is
come
to
Hatfield
,
and
hauing
béen
there
two
dayes
straying
from
place
to
place
;
the
third
day
shée
happened
vpon
Dels
house
,
where
,
whether
it
were
by
esspeciall
note
taken
before
,
but
rather
truely
to
be
iudged
by
the
diuine
instinct
of
heauen
,
to
euerye
one
that
came
by
her
,
shee
would
make
such
pittifull
action
,
as
would
haue
pittied
any
reasonable
creature
to
haue
beheld
her
,
as
tearing
of
her
haire
,
pointing
to
her
throate
,
stopping
of
her
mouth
,
poynting
to
the
woodstacke
,
&
in
the
motion
hereof
,
shed
teares
as
bitter
as
if
her
brothers
former
murther
had
béen
in
present
action
.
This
strangenesse
noted
through
all
the
towne
,
bred
a
wonder
in
the
people
,
and
the
rather
for
that
the
girle
by
no
means
could
be
drawen
from
thence
;
at
last
the
Bailiffe
of
Hatfield
,
taking
aduise
with
some
of
his
brethren
,
consulted
together
,
how
they
might
trye
whether
the
dumbe
did
this
,
as
tending
to
the
reuelation
of
some
concealed
suit
,
or
prouoked
thereunto
by
ignorance
,
and
in
searching
many
wayes
,
at
last
it
came
in
their
minds
,
that
their
neighbor
Dels
wife
had
of
long
béen
in
question
about
a
child
,
taken
vp
in
bottomles
Pond
(
some
foure
yere
since
)
or
thereabout
,
whereupon
they
agreed
to
question
the
girle
vpon
what
particulers
,
they
could
best
thinke
vpon
to
that
purpose
,
and
withall
remembring
that
by
commaund
from
the
Iustices
of
the
shire
,
they
had
reserued
the
murthered
childes
cote
,
and
purposed
to
make
tryall
,
if
her
remembrance
could
take
any
knowledge
of
it
,
but
first
resolued
to
tempt
her
memory
,
by
shewing
her
diuers
others
.
The
girle
brought
into
a
parlor
amongst
them
,
they
began
first
to
aske
her
of
her
name
,
as
,
is
thy
name
Iohane
,
Alis
,
Agnis
Frauncis
,
Besse
,
and
euer
as
they
spake
her
right
name
which
was
Elizabeth
,
shée
would
laughand
reioyce
;
on
the
contrary
,
at
the
naming
her
wrong
seem
discontent
.
They
hauing
thus
a
knowledge
of
her
name
,
began
to
question
her
further
,
if
she
neuer
had
had
a
brother
;
when
●resently
she
(
as
she
accustomed
before
)
fell
a
créeping
,
ma●ing
all
the
former
signes
in
the
former
order
;
then
they
asked
her
what
clothes
he
vsed
to
go
in
,
&
she
to
the
best
declaration
she
could
,
made
signes
thereof
;
whereupon
they
shewed
her
many
childrens
Coats
of
seuerall
colours
,
and
euer
as
she
happened
vpon
a
gréene
,
that
she
would
kisse
,
and
cry
,
euer
throwing
all
the
rest
from
her
,
with
so
louely
and
liuely
action
,
that
they
were
confident
the
murthered
Boy
was
her
brother
;
at
last
they
brought
to
her
the
right
coat
,
which
after
she
had
earnestly
taken
note
of
,
the
poore
childe
grewe
to
that
vehement
passion
,
as
if
in
the
sight
thereof
,
she
had
seene
another
brother
murthered
,
when
by
no
perswasion
,
offerings
,
gifts
,
nor
no
course
that
could
be
taken
,
to
part
from
the
coate
,
as
it
for
the
losse
of
a
brother
,
she
would
kéepe
it
as
a
remembrance
of
him
.
All
which
signified
to
the
Iustices
and
Knightes
of
the
Shire
,
the
towne
had
an
especiall
charge
to
prouide
more
carefully
for
her
,
and
not
to
suffer
her
any
longer
to
lye
in
the
stréets
,
and
her
brothers
coate
was
giuen
to
her
to
weare
out
.
This
wonder
,
the
onely
table-talke
in
the
Countrey
,
though
often
brought
to
the
widdow
Dels
eare
,
she
made
slight
of
it
,
(
perswading
her
sele
belike
)
that
with
her
honest
report
and
store
of
wealth
,
the
Childe
hauing
not
a
tongue
to
vtter
any
thing
in
her
reproofe
to
wrest
out
of
it
,
which
(
no
question
)
she
had
done
,
notwithstanding
all
the
arguments
and
instances
against
her
.
But
sée
the
wonderfull
workes
of
God
,
an
example
able
to
make
all
people
,
that
for
desire
of
riches
,
honour
,
promotion
,
or
what
titles
soeuer
would
be
a
Murtherer
or
consent
thereunto
,
to
loath
the
thought
thereof
,
euen
in
the
creation
,
and
content
themselues
with
their
estate
(
how
meane
soeuer
,
)
rather
than
séeke
to
rise
by
indirect
meanes
,
knowing
that
a
guilty
conscience
Salamander-like
liues
alwayes
in
fire
,
that
his
dayes
are
dreadfull
,
his
nights
terrible
,
that
he
that
admits
sinne
in
himselfe
,
kils
himselfe
,
that
to
vnhonest
pleasure
is
begot
a
companion
repenting
,
and
enrich
himselfe
with
this
saying
,
Somnia
bonorum
meliora
quam
malorum
.
And
though
I
liue
poore
,
I
liue
rich
in
this
,
that
I
am
vertuous
,
I
am
not
a
Bond-man
to
my
thoughts
,
nor
slaue
to
my
affections
,
Nemo
liber
qui
seruit
cupiditatibus
.
This
Wench
(
as
before
is
reported
)
being
by
the
direction
placed
where
she
had
reliefe
;
one
day
,
some
month
before
Christmasse
last
,
going
to
play
with
the
Goodwifes
daughter
where
shee
soiourned
in
a
Parke
ioyning
to
Hatfield
(
commonly
called
the
Kings
Parke
)
as
they
were
in
sport
together
,
a
Cocke
hard
by
them
▪
fell
a
crowing
,
when
the
other
Girle
mocking
the
Cocke
with
these
words
,
Cocka
doodle
dooe
,
Peggy
hath
lost
her
shooe
,
and
called
to
her
Besse
,
canst
not
thou
doe
so
?
When
presently
the
Girle
in
the
like
manner
did
so
;
which
,
drawing
the
other
child
into
amazement
,
she
presently
left
her
,
and
ran
home
crying
out
as
she
went
,
the
dumbe
Girle
Besse
can
speake
,
the
dumbe
Girle
Besse
can
speake
.
The
wonder
caused
all
the
towne
to
gather
in
flocks
,
&
ran
to
méet
her
,
but
the
bailiffe
and
the
Constables
(
more
discréet
than
the
rest
)
kept
the
Hurry
from
her
:
when
she
answered
them
to
euery
question
directly
,
and
forthwith
began
in
order
to
reueale
the
former
Murthers
,
as
before
is
mentioned
.
Spéedy
newes
was
carried
to
all
the
chéefe
men
in
the
Shire
,
who
driuen
into
astonishment
with
the
report
,
and
the
miraculous
accident
,
that
a
Childe
without
a
tongue
should
speake
both
discréetly
and
distinctly
,
to
the
reuealing
of
so
monstrous
a
Murther
,
and
by
the
crowing
of
a
Cocke
(
that
bird
that
put
Peter
in
minde
of
his
great
sinne
in
denying
our
Sauiour
and
his
Maister
)
was
the
Herauld
to
proclaime
to
this
child
,
when
she
should
speak
these
things
,
that
by
her
the
wonderfull
workes
of
God
might
be
glorified
,
and
the
Murthers
discouered
.
But
the
liues
of
the
Kings
Subiects
,
and
those
which
til
then
,
had
béen
reputed
honest
▪
being
now
like
to
depend
on
her
iustification
:
the
Iustices
were
very
carefull
to
sift
her
by
seuerall
examinations
,
to
see
if
they
could
finde
her
alter
or
trippe
in
any
part
of
her
former
discourse
,
as
Sir
Raph
Conesbye
,
Sir
Henrie
Butler
,
Maister
Auditor
,
and
Master
Auditor
Curle
,
to
the
number
of
14
Knights
and
graue
Gentlemen
of
note
Iustices
of
peace
,
tooke
her
seuerall
examinations
,
when
in
the
generall
there
could
not
be
one
found
that
differed
in
a
sillable
;
nay
though
some
of
them
threatned
her
with
what
vengeance
God
would
stir
vp
for
her
in
hell
,
and
plagues
here
vpon
earth
,
if
she
persisted
to
be
a
lyer
,
and
a
murtherer
,
both
which
would
conclude
in
her
(
by
the
death
of
Dels
wife
and
her
sonne
)
if
she
perseuered
in
this
testimony
.
Others
in
milder
traine
dealt
with
her
,
as
by
faire
perswasions
,
golden
promises
,
that
from
the
state
of
a
beggar
,
where
till
then
she
had
liued
,
she
should
now
be
exalted
and
maintained
by
them
in
the
same
degrée
as
their
owne
children
,
making
them
stand
present
obiects
to
alter
her
,
neither
of
which
could
make
her
distant
in
any
thing
,
but
in
briefe
satisfied
them
with
this
answere
.
I
must
not
lye
,
I
haue
that
within
me
bids
me
tell
truth
.
Notwithstanding
this
,
one
of
Sir
Henrie
Butlers
men
(
to
make
a
further
triall
of
her
constancy
herein
,
watching
her
abroad
in
the
same
Parke
,
where
first
her
lost
spéech
was
reueald
vnto
her
)
attired
himselfe
in
a
vizard
with
hornes
,
and
(
as
we
commonly
say
)
like
a
Diuell
,
and
out
of
a
thicket
stept
before
her
,
&
threatned
her
,
that
in
that
place
where
shee
first
spake
,
hée
would
teare
her
in
péeces
for
belying
George
Dell
and
his
Mother
;
when
the
Girle
though
in
common
it
doth
appeare
she
should
haue
béen
frighted
from
her
constancie
)
onely
answered
thus
.
Good
Gaffer
Diuell
doe
not
hurt
me
,
I
speake
nothing
but
truth
,
and
what
the
thing
within
me
instructeth
me
to
speake
With
the
wonder
of
this
Miracle
(
time
passing
away
)
&
people
comming
from
all
places
to
be
eye
and
eare-witnesse
thereof
,
the
Assizes
were
to
be
held
at
Hartford
,
where
(
according
as
they
were
bound
)
George
Dell
&
his
Mother
appeared
,
and
being
called
to
their
trial
(
as
in
forme
of
law
in
such
cases
are
prouided
)
they
pleaded
,
not
guiltie
;
when
the
Girle
(
as
boldly
in
accusing
,
as
wonderfull
in
speaking
)
gaue
euidence
against
them
,
saying
,
that
since
God
had
lent
her
a
spéech
by
miracle
,
shee
would
with
that
inspired
breath
,
follow
the
law
of
them
,
&
haue
their
bloods
lawfully
,
who
stole
away
her
brother
.
Dels
wife
being
yet
asked
by
the
Iudge
,
whether
such
lodged
in
her
house
or
no
?
who
yet
continued
her
denyall
;
when
the
aforesayd
Henrie
Whelpley
,
Nicholas
Deacon
,
with
others
,
were
ready
to
auow
the
being
there
,
besides
many
credible
persons
of
Hatfield
,
who
in
the
life
of
her
husband
,
(
being
a
blinde
man
,
and
liuing
in
great
discontent
together
)
hath
often
heard
him
say
:
thou
mayst
rise
a
while
,
but
a
day
will
come
when
thy
villanies
and
murthers
will
appeare
,
when
thy
fall
shall
be
low
ynough
.
Uppon
this
euidence
(
the
Iury
going
together
)
they
were
found
guilty
,
&
a
verdict
returned
:
whereupon
the
Iudge
according
to
course
procéeded
in
sentence
against
them
,
where
learnedly
he
instructed
them
,
that
since
God
had
reuealed
them
Murtherers
(
as
from
the
tongues
of
Babes
and
sucklings
,
that
a
child
spake
by
miracle
to
her
discouery
,
&
that
accordingly
they
were
cast
by
12
credible
men
of
their
own
countrey
)
they
would
yet
looke
into
themselues
,
séeing
how
néere
they
were
vnto
their
graues
,
&
make
that
more
plaine
which
yet
lay
somewhat
obscure
,
namely
,
who
were
partakers
with
them
in
that
bloody
action
:
but
nothing
preuailing
to
molify
their
obdurat
harts
,
briefly
thus
they
replied
:
since
the
law
hath
cast
vs
,
we
desire
to
die
.
Whereupon
the
2
of
August
being
Saturday
,
hauing
receiued
their
sentence
,
they
were
conueyed
to
the
Goale
,
where
being
permitted
to
be
together
as
long
as
they
had
stay
in
this
world
;
by
a
prisoner
that
lay
ouer
them
,
was
heard
this
conference
.
Mother
(
quoth
George
Dell
)
the
law
hath
cast
me
,
and
I
am
resolued
for
death
,
I
pray
you
(
if
you
can
)
resolue
the
world
,
whether
I
am
guilty
or
no
?
Who
answered
him
,
Sonne
be
contented
,
take
thy
death
patiently
,
it
is
now
too
late
,
I
haue
spoken
what
I
will
.
The
young
●●n
spending
the
time
he
had
to
liue
,
in
prison
&
praier
,
and
singing
of
Psalmes
,
that
if
the
outward
appearance
may
be
a
perfect
witnes
in
earnest
repentance
,
till
Monday
the
4
of
August
,
where
being
with
his
mother
,
by
the
Iaylor
deliuered
to
the
Sheriffe
,
his
Mother
hauing
by
suit
obtained
,
that
she
might
sée
her
Sonne
first
suffer
death
,
they
were
executed
at
the
common
place
of
execution
;
the
young
man
(
though
the
Mother
before
this
was
beloued
)
the
most
lamented
for
.
The
seuerall
practises
of
Iohane
Harrison
,
and
her
daughter
,
condemned
and
executed
at
Hartford
for
Witch-craft
,
the
4
of
August
last
,
1606.
AT
the
Assizes
held
in
the
beginning
of
August
last
in
the
County
of
Hartford
,
in
the
Kings
Maiesties
behalfe
for
Gaole
deliuerie
,
there
were
by
the
verdict
of
the
Countrey
,
Foure
onely
Offenders
found
worthy
to
haue
deserued
death
,
of
which
2
(
as
haue
béen
spoken
of
,
the
Mother
&
the
Son
)
for
murther
,
and
one
Iohane
Harrison
,
&
her
daughter
for
damnable
Witch-craft
,
wrayed
time
that
offences
shold
come
thus
prodigious
,
that
the
Of-spring
borne
to
be
a
comfort
to
the
Parents
,
and
the
parents
as
much
to
be
delighted
in
the
Children
,
should
be
cause
of
one
anothers
vntimely
death
and
fatal
ouerthrow
.
This
I.
H.
dwelling
at
Royston
in
the
sayd
County
of
Hartford
,
of
long
time
hauing
béen
suspected
for
witchcraft
;
now
(
vpon
iust
cause
)
was
apprehended
,
and
her
house
according
to
the
true
course
of
Iustice
,
being
searcht
,
there
was
found
in
a
chest
of
hers
,
such
sufficient
instruments
,
(
which
she
after
confest
were
helpes
to
her
in
her
practises
)
that
could
there
haue
beene
no
other
proofe
nor
euidence
against
her
,
they
only
had
béen
sufficient
to
iudge
her
vnworthy
of
long
life
.
This
Chest
being
opened
,
there
was
first
taken
out
by
the
Offi●●●●
all
the
bones
due
to
the
Anatomy
of
man
&
woman
,
and
vnder
them
haire
of
all
colours
that
is
customarily
worne
;
in
the
bottome
was
found
a
parchment
lapt
vp
in
a
compas
no
bigger
than
a
groat
,
but
being
open
,
was
in
breadth
euery
way
2
spans
;
in
the
midst
of
this
parchment
was
coloured
(
in
the
purest
colours
)
a
heart
proportionable
to
the
hart
of
a
man
;
and
round
about
fitting
euen
to
the
very
brim
of
the
parchment
,
were
coloured
in
seuerall
colours
very
curiously
diuided
braunches
,
on
which
hung
dangling
things
like
ashen
keyes
,
and
at
the
ends
of
them
in
some
places
figured
,
and
others
proportioned
a
mouth
,
in
briefe
the
whole
ioynts
and
artiers
of
a
man
.
This
I.H.
being
vpon
her
examination
,
and
finding
such
apparant
witnes
induct
against
her
of
her
seuerall
fellonies
&
murthers
,
neglected
not
to
confesse
her
vtmost
secret
therin
,
that
she
had
power
(
by
the
helpe
of
that
parchment
,
man
&
womans
bones
,
and
man
and
womans
haire
)
to
inflict
(
by
the
helpe
of
her
spirits
,
which
she
reported
to
haue
2
attending
on
her
,
one
for
men
,
another
for
cattell
)
in
any
ioynt
,
synnow
,
or
place
of
the
body
,
by
only
but
pricking
the
point
of
a
néedle
in
that
place
of
the
parchment
,
where
in
his
or
her
body
she
would
haue
them
tortured
,
which
torture
of
hers
once
begun
in
them
,
their
paine
should
continue
so
restlesse
,
that
a
present
death
had
bin
more
happier
,
than
so
lingring
a
calamity
;
and
those
whome
she
intended
to
kill
had
the
same
in
effect
.
If
she
gaue
a
pricke
in
the
middle
of
the
parchment
,
where
she
had
placed
the
heart
,
which
relation
of
her
may
certainely
be
beléeued
by
the
seuerall
consequents
that
she
was
condemned
vpon
.
First
a
good
countrey
Yeoman
(
a
neighbor
of
hers
)
&
she
falling
at
some
words
together
,
he
calling
her
old
Hagge
,
or
some
such
like
name
of
reproofe
:
She
made
him
this
answere
,
I
will
say
little
to
thée
,
but
thou
shalt
féele
more
from
me
hereafter
.
The
honest
man
had
scarse
béen
departed
from
her
halfe
an
houre
,
but
hée
felt
himselfe
,
as
if
he
had
béen
set
into
your
scotch-boote
,
or
spanish
strappado
,
or
your
Morbus
Gallicus
,
was
nothing
to
it
,
sometimes
in
a
pestiferous
heat
,
at
others
,
a
chill
cold
,
but
at
al
times
in
continual
aches
,
&
wracking
of
his
limbs
as
if
the
Diuell
had
set
him
on
his
Tentors
to
make
broad-cloth
of
him
.
In
this
perplexitie
he
continued
consuming
himselfe
,
not
being
able
neither
to
goe
nor
stand
,
nor
Phisicke
could
helpe
him
,
nor
no
meanes
bee
had
to
ease
him
.
When
one
of
his
neighbors
comming
in
neighborly
loue
to
visit
him
,
he
began
to
open
his
mind
to
him
,
that
he
perswaded
himselfe
,
by
such
a
one
she
was
bewitched
,
and
hée
was
as
faithfully
perswaded
,
that
if
he
could
but
haue
2
or
3
good
scratches
at
her
face
,
wherby
he
might
draw
blood
of
her
,
he
should
recouer
presently
,
his
neighbour
aduised
him
by
some
wile
to
send
for
her
home
,
yet
(
that
betwéen
them
both
held
vnconuenient
,
for
that
either
suspecting
her selfe
,
or
for
not
being
friends
she
would
not
come
)
that
in
the
night
following
his
neighbor
would
haue
this
sicke
man
caried
in
a
chaire
,
&
lodged
in
his
house
,
and
in
the
morning
his
wife
,
(
whom
he
knew
she
was
good
friends
withal
)
should
by
some
wile
or
another
draw
her
theher
,
whan
if
he
of
himself
were
not
strong
inough
to
scratch
her
,
he
(
as
he
held
charily
)
wold
help
him
.
This
the
next
morning
was
done
accordingly
,
the
Witch
comes
,
&
is
well
scratcht
,
vpon
which
within
3
or
4
daies
(
as
fast
as
the
man
could
recouer
strength
)
he
is
vp
,
&
goes
abroad
;
which
this
A.H.
perceiuing
,
arrests
him
▪
&
by
a
triall
in
law
for
this
battry
had
5
s
damages
,
and
her
costs
of
suit
giuen
her
,
the
man
(
according
as
he
was
condemnd
)
paid
her
,
which
no
sooner
by
her
receiued
,
but
the
honest
man
fell
into
his
former
passion
,
languishing
a
while
&
died
:
in
the
same
maner
she
serued
another
,
who
méeting
her
out
of
the
towne
in
a
lane
,
tooke
the
like
reuenge
vpon
her
,
&
recouered
.
Both
which
blowne
ouer
(
only
a
little
murmurd
against
by
a
neighbor
of
hers
)
a
yong
woman
being
washing
clothes
in
an
outer
rowme
next
the
street
where
in
a
wanscot
cradle
her
child
lay
a
kéep
;
when
this
A.H.
daughter
chanced
to
come
by
iust
in
the
instant
as
she
was
throwing
out
a
little
wrinsing
water
,
and
by
chaunce
some
of
which
vnawares
sprinkled
vpon
her
,
which
the
wench
séeming
mooued
at
,
called
to
her
with
these
words
.
Do
you
throw
your
water
vpon
me
gossip
,
before
it
be
long
I
le
be
reuenged
for
it
.
The
woman
(
sorry
for
the
offence
)
had
done
,
followed
her
busines
,
&
thought
no
further
of
it
,
when
on
the
sudden
(
while
she
was
stept
but
into
a
next
rowm
to
hang
vp
some
clothes
)
the
cradle
wherein
her
child
lay
,
was
t●rowne
ouer
shattered
all
to
péeces
,
the
child
vpon
the
face
whelmed
vnder
it
,
&
killed
.
Thus
we
sée
the
Diuell
hath
such
power
on
these
his
damnable
seruants
,
that
neither
men
nor
infants
are
to
be
pitied
by
them
.
Not
long
after
she
had
all
bewitched
a
wealthy
mans
daughter
in
the
towne
,
who
hauing
a
good
substantiall
Yeoman
to
her
brother
,
in
pitie
of
his
Sisters
griefe
,
rode
to
Cambridge
,
and
there
acquainting
a
friend
of
his
with
his
sisters
affliction
:
the
scholler
told
him
she
was
bewitched
,
yet
in
regard
they
two
had
bene
of
an
ancient
friendship
,
&
that
himselfe
had
some
acquaintance
with
his
sister
,
in
spight
of
her
Iucubi
,
her
spirits
,
&
the
diuell
,
&
al
heed
help
:
which
according
to
promise
he
performed
,
and
by
that
time
her
brother
was
returned
,
his
sister
was
recouered
,
in
reuenge
of
(
for
that
her
sorcery
was
crost
,
&
the
mayd
re●uct
to
helth
by
her
brothers
carefulnes
)
she
caused
such
a
plague
vpon
all
his
cattell
,
that
they
all
immediatly
perisht
,
&
consumed
,
not
one
of
that
great
store
he
had
being
left
,
to
be
a
remembrance
of
the
rest
:
himselfe
shortly
after
did
these
,
&
a
number
more
at
her
triall
were
inferd
against
,
onely
one
more
amongst
the
rest
,
though
but
a
homely
tale
,
for
that
it
made
al
the
Bench
to
laugh
,
I
le
record
of
her
,
&
conclude
.
How
the
Witch
serued
a
Fellow
in
an
Alehouse
.
THere
was
an
honest
Fellow
,
and
as
boone
a
companion
dwelling
in
Royston
,
one
that
loued
the
pot
with
the
long
necke
almost
aswell
as
his
prayers
;
for
(
quoth
he
)
as
I
know
one
is
medicinable
for
the
soule
,
I
am
sure
the
other's
phisick
for
the
bodie
.
It
was
this
Fuddle
caps
chance
with
3
or
4
as
good
Malt-wormes
as
himselfe
,
and
as
sure
,
where
the
best
lap
was
to
be
found
,
together
as
4
Knaues
in
a
payre
of
cards
,
to
be
drinking
,
where
this
Witch
came
in
,
&
stood
gloting
vpon
them
.
Now
this
Good-fellow
(
not
enduring
to
looke
vpon
a
bad
face
,
but
his
owne
,
especially
when
he
is
Cup-shot
)
called
aloude
to
her
,
Doe
you
heare
Witch
,
looke
tother
waies
,
I
cannot
abide
a
nose
of
that
fashion
,
or
else
turne
your
face
the
wrong
side
outward
,
it
may
look
like
raw
flesh
for
flyes
to
blow
maggots
in
.
Stil
as
the
Witch
was
ready
to
reply
,
hée
would
crosse
her
with
one
scuruy
Iest
,
&
betwéen
euery
Iest
drinke
to
her
,
yet
sweare
,
God
dam
him
,
she
should
starue
ere
she
should
haue
a
drop
on
't
,
since
the
pot
was
swéet
hee
'd
keepe
it
so
,
for
should
but
her
lips
once
looke
into
the
lid
on
't
,
her
breath
's
so
strong
,
&
would
so
stick
in
the
cup
,
that
al
the
water
that
runs
by
Ware
would
not
wash
it
out
again
.
At
last
the
witch
got
so
much
time
to
cal
to
him
,
Doest
thou
heare
good
friend
(
quoth
she
?
)
What
sayst
thou
ill
face
(
quoth
he
?
)
Mary
I
say
(
quoth
she
)
that
thou
throwst
in
thy
drink
apace
,
but
shall
not
find
it
so
easie
comming
out
.
Nay
,
as
for
the
comming
out
(
answerd
the
fellow
)
I
throwd
it
in
aboue
,
&
it
shal
come
out
beneath
,
&
then
thou
shalt
haue
some
of
it
,
if
thou
wilt
,
because
I
am
in
hope
it
will
poyson
thée
.
Then
with
this
gréeting
away
goes
the
Witch
in
a
chafe
,
&
the
fellow
sits
down
to
follow
his
drink
,
but
as
the
end
of
all
drunkards
,
is
either
to
ming
or
to
sléepe
.
So
out
goes
this
fellow
,
&
drawing
his
Gentleman
Usher
against
a
pale
side
,
finds
me
a
top
of
his
nose
a
red
lump
as
big
as
a
cherry
,
&
in
his
belly
felt
such
a
rumbling
,
as
if
the
Tower
of
Babell
had
falne
about
his
eares
:
oh
the
sight
thereof
draue
his
hart
to
an
ague
,
&
his
tongue
to
an
alaru●
▪
and
out
he
cries
,
the
Witch
,
the
Witch
,
I
am
vndone
,
I
am
vndone
:
O
God
,
women
of
Royston
,
helpe
,
helpe
,
the
Witch
,
the
Wicth
,
I
am
a
man
spoyld
,
helpe
,
I
am
vndone
.
At
that
word
help
,
the
Wich
,
in
comes
one
of
his
fellowes
runs
in
hast
,
&
asked
him
what
they
should
helpe
,
the
Witch
?
Oh
(
quoth
he
)
to
the
gallowes
,
for
I
am
vndone
by
her
.
Well
,
yet
out
he
runs
,
where
for
that
night
she
would
not
be
found
,
but
the
next
morning
méeting
her
in
a
lane
,
his
pain
rather
increased
,
than
lesned
,
&
there
fasts
his
ten
commandements
vpon
her
,
he
almost
scratcht
out
her
eyes
;
nay
,
left
her
not
till
he
brought
her
to
the
towne
,
where
for
this
and
the
rest
,
she
was
apprehended
,
and
she
and
her
daughter
,
with
George
Dell
and
his
Mother
,
worthily
suffered
death
the
4
of
August
.
FINIS
.