A
brief
and
true
discourse
contayning
the
certayne
possession
and
dispossession
of
7
persons
in
one
familie
in
Lancashire
,
as
namely
of
Iohn
Starkie
,
Anne
Starkie
,
Margret
Hurdman
,
Ellynor
Hurdman
,
Ell●●
Hollande
,
Margret
Byrom
,
and
Iane
Ashton
,
which
may
serve
(
as
an
interim
)
for
a
peece
of
an
answere
to
that
fraudulent
discoverie
lately
come
out
,
which
depraveth
these
,
aswell
as
the
rest
of
those
great
&
mightie
workes
of
God
,
which
be
of
the
same
kinde
.
IN
this
discourse
,
I
meane
not
to
meddle
with
that
deceitful
and
depraving
discoverie
,
further
then
concernes
this
matter
of
facte
for
Lancashire
onlie
,
reserving
all
matters
of
opinion
,
and
the
answering
of
all
their
obi●ctions
,
to
a
more
full
and
fitter
time
.
And
so
avoyding
all
tediousnes
as
neare
as
I
can
,
I
will
indevour
fullie
and
plainly
to
reveile
the
trueth
,
that
I
may
quicklie
dispatch
the
storie
.
And
because
the
drift
of
this
desperate
detractour
is
to
detecte
our
dealing
with
the
7
to
be
a
deceiueable
practize
,
aswell
as
the
rest
which
are
(
by
him
)
pretended
so
to
be
:
And
that
this
chiefest
opposition
vnto
this
worke
consisteth
in
5.
principall
things
,
which
bring
sore
vrged
,
and
easilie
receyued
,
will
endanger
greatly
the
credit
of
the
Storie
.
In
respect
hereof
.
I
will
digest
this
whole
discourse
into
5
principall
heades
or
chiefe
places
;
which
may
serue
fitly
,
both
to
giue
more
light
to
the
storie
,
and
for
a
more
direct
aunswere
to
the
discouerie
.
In
the
first
place
,
I
will
as
truelie
as
I
can
describe
the
state
of
these
persons
and
of
their
strange
and
troublesome
afflictions
,
together
with
the
outward
causes
and
occasions
thereof
,
which
also
continued
for
the
most
parte
,
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
and
a
halfe
,
before
we
came
vnto
them
.
Secondly
,
I
will
set
downe
the
straunge
signes
shewed
forth
by
them
,
both
generally
and
particularly
,
to
prooue
that
they
were
truely
and
actually
possessed
.
In
the
3
place
I
will
shew
the
causes
and
occasions
of
our
comming
into
Lancashire
,
&
what
beginning
&
proceeding
we
made
in
performing
that
great
worke
which
we
tooke
in
hande
.
Fourthly
,
I
will
manifest
the
meanes
,
&
cleare
the
maner
of
their
deliuerance
.
And
lastly
,
I
will
brieflie
mention
the
signes
of
their
dispest
s●●ō
,
which
may
serve
to
cleare
it
from
all
suspuion
.
These
points
I
purpose
briefly
to
touch
,
&
not
to
handle
the
at
large
according
to
the
worthines
of
the
matter
,
which
indeed
is
such
as
doth
deserve
both
a
more
ful
discourse
,
and
also
a
more
pregnant
facultie
to
commend
it
,
then
I
am
able
to
afforde
.
In
the
first
place
,
order
requireth
,
that
we
show●
the
state
of
these
7
persons
afflicted
,
before
we
come
vnto
them
,
which
was
most
strange
and
fea●
full
,
and
howe
it
came
so
to
passe
,
and
of
the
coutinuance
of
it
for
th●
space
of
two
yeares
and
more
:
all
which
may
plainly
appeare
by
this
which
followeth
.
At
Cl●worth
in
Lancashire
within
the
parish
of
Leigh
,
there
dwelleth
one
Nicholas
Starkie
gentleman
,
who
maried
a
gentle
woman
that
was
an
inheretrix
,
and
of
whose
kinred
some
were
papistes
,
of
whom
some
partly
for
Religion
,
and
partlie
for
that
the
lande
descended
not
to
the
heires
male
,
wished
and
vowed
stil
to
pray
for
the
perishing
of
her
issue
,
and
accordingly
4
of
her
children
(
though
at
their
birth
likely
to
lin●
)
yet
afterward
pined
away
in
most
strange
maner
.
Some
of
M
rs
Starkies
kinred
observing
how
one
childe
pined
away
after
another
,
moued
with
compassion
,
told
Mistrers
Starkie
of
the
said
vnnatural
vowe
,
she
here
●pon
conceyued
such
a
grief
,
that
she
made
an
estate
of
her
lande
to
her
husband
&
his
heires
,
(
all
issue
fayling
her selfe
.
)
After
which
conveyance
made
,
Mistres
Starkie
had
two
children
,
a
sonne
and
a
daughter
,
both
which
prospered
well
,
till
they
came
to
10
or
12
yeares
of
age
,
but
then
with
siue
moe
in
her
family
,
they
were
possessed
and
vexed
with
evill
spirites
,
as
the
sequele
doeth
declare
.
In
the
beginning
of
February
1594
:
first
Anne
the
daughter
was
taken
with
a
dumpishe
heavie
countenance
,
and
with
a
certain
fearfull
starting
&
pulling
together
of
her-bodie
.
About
a
weeke
after
,
Iohn
Starkie
the
sonne
was
taken
as
he
was
going
to
schole
,
and
was
compelled
to
showte
vehementlie
,
not
being
able
to
stay
him selfe
.
After
this
they
waxed
worse
and
worse
,
falling
into
often
strange
&
extreame
fittes
.
Wherewith
M.
Starkie
grieved
&
having
bin
at
charges
200
lb.
or
therabouts
,
soght
remedie
without
due
regard
,
(
for
to
speake
of
no
more
)
he
went
to
a
Seminarie
Priest
,
who
could
do
no
good
,
because
(
forsooth
)
he
had
not
then
his
bookes
,
wherevpon
M.
Starkie
continued
stil
seeking
for
helpe
:
and
heard
of
one
Edmond
Hartley
a
witch
whom
hee
made
acquainted
with
the
state
of
his
children
,
and
with
large
offers
craved
his
helpe
:
in
the
end
Hartley
consented
to
come
.
Who
being
there
,
and
hauing
vsed
certayne
popish
charmes
and
hearbes
,
by
degrees
,
the
children
were
at
quiet
,
&
so
continued
,
seeming
to
be
well
almost
a
yeare
and
a
halfe
;
All
which
time
Hartley
came
often
to
visit
them
,
at
length
he
fayned
as
though
he
would
goe
into
another
countrie
,
but
whither
M.
Starkie
might
not
know
,
and
when
hee
began
to
goe
his
way
,
Iohn
Starkie
fell
a
bleeding
,
and
Hartley
comming
to
him
,
saied
,
if
he
had
bene
but
40
roodes
from
him
,
none
could
haue
staunched
him
,
and
thus
it
fell
out
at
other
times
.
M.
Starkie
then
fearing
least
his
children
would
be
much
troubled
in
his
absence
,
&
he
vncertaine
where
to
find
him
,
offered
to
giue
40.
shillings
a
yeare
pention
for
his
assistance
in
time
of
need
,
which
offer
at
the
first
hee
consented
to
accepte
,
but
afterward
not
satisfied
,
hee
coueted
more
(
house
and
ground
:
)
which
when
M.
Starkie
refused
to
giue
,
he
threatned
in
a
fume
in
the
absence
of
M.
Sta●kie
,
but
in
the
hearing
of
many
,
that
if
he
would
not
fulfill
his
minde
,
hee
would
m●●k
such
a
showre
at
Clew●rth
,
as
neuer
was
heard
,
which
was
also
●ffected
in
such
a
hideous
and
fearfull
maner
,
as
the
like
in
England
hath
not
bene
heard
.
After
this
Mai.
Sta●kie
going
to
his
Fathers
house
,
this
Hartley
went
with
him
,
who
being
there
after
he
was
in
bed
,
was
tormented
sore
all
night
longe
:
the
next
day
being
recouered
,
he
went
into
a
little
wood
not
farre
off
from
the
house
where
he
made
a
Circle
the
compas
of
a
yard
and
halfe
,
with
many
crosses
and
partitions
,
which
being
finished
he
came
back
to
call
M.
Starkie
,
telling
him
what
he
had
done
,
and
desired
him
to
goe
and
tread
out
his
circle
,
for
he
said
he
might
not
doe
it
him selfe
.
This
beeing
also
dispatched
,
well
quoth
hee
,
now
I
shall
trouble
him
that
troubled
me
,
and
be
meete
with
him
that
sought
my
death
.
When
M.
Starkie
perceyued
this
,
&
many
other
bad
qualities
in
this
fellowe
,
he
wared
weatie
of
him
,
especially
seeing
no
amendment
in
his
children
but
that
they
rather
became
worse
and
worse
,
hee
then
sought
(
though
secretlie
)
for
other
helpe
to
the
Phisitions
:
after
that
to
one
Doctor
Dee
at
Manchester
,
who
wished
Ma●
Starkie
to
craue
the
helpe
&
assistance
of
some
godlie
Preacher
,
with
whom
hee
should
ioyne
in
prayer
and
fasting
,
for
the
helpe
of
his
children
.
He
procured
also
the
saide
Hartley
the
Witch
to
come
before
him
,
whom
hee
so
sharplie
reprooved
,
that
the
children
had
better
rest
for
some
3
weekes
after
.
But
then
they
began
their
accustomed
fittes
:
first
Iohn
Starkie
about
the
4
of
Ianuarie
96.
as
he
was
reading
of
a
booke
,
something
gaue
him
such
a
thumpe
in
the
necke
,
that
he
was
suddenly
striken
down
with
a
most
horrible
skrike
,
and
said
that
Satan
had
broken
his
necke
,
lying
there
pitifullie
tormented
for
the
space
of
two
houres
.
At
night
on
the
same
day
being
in
bed
,
he
leapt
out
on
a
suddaine
with
such
a
terrible
outcry
,
that
amazed
them
all
,
being
tossed
and
tumbled
a
long
time
,
being
exceeding
fierce
and
strong
like
a
mad
man
,
or
rather
like
a
madd
dogge
,
that
I
may
so
speake
,
snatching
at
and
biring
euerie
bodie
that
laide
hold
on
him
,
not
sparing
in
that
fit●
his
owne
mother
:
sm●ing
furiously
all
that
came
neare
him
,
hu●ling
the
bed
staues
at
their
heades
,
and
throwing
the
pillowes
into
the
fire
.
His
sister
Anne
likewise
beganne
again
to
be
troubled
,
&
three
other
yong
girles
in
the
house
,
of
whom
Mai.
Starkie
had
the
education
,
with
their
portions
committed
vnto
him
by
their
parents
.
The
first
was
Margret
Hurdman
of
14
yeares
age
:
the
second
Ellinor
her
sister
of
10
yeares
:
the
third
Ellen
Holland
of
12
yeares
,
these
all
had
many
strange
and
sore
fittes
being
possessed
by
this
witches
meanes
:
His
maner
was
when
he
ment
them
a
mischiefe
,
then
he
would
kisse
them
if
he
could
,
and
therewith
breathe
the
Devil
into
their
bodies
:
he
kissed
Iohn
Starkie
,
and
all
the
maydes
that
were
possest
,
Margret
Byrom
,
Iane
Ashton
,
&
all
:
he
strugled
much
with
one
Ioan
Smith
to
haue
kissed
her
,
but
with
much
a
doe
she
escaped
his
handes
,
so
that
of
all
the
maide
seruants
,
she
onely
was
preserued
and
not
once
troubled
at
al.
Wherevpon
Ellinor
said
in
one
of
her
fits
,
that
if
Edmond
had
kissed
her
,
three
men
could
not
haue
held
her
.
Margret
Byrom
of
33
yeares
,
a
kinswoman
to
Mistres
Starky
,
comming
to
.
Cleworth
to
see
her
friendes
,
in
her
continuance
there
beganne
to
be
troubled
like
the
rest
,
&
by
the
same
meanes
;
for
Hartley
the
Witch
beeing
in
a
sore
fitt
in
the
night
,
she
in
a
desire
to
comfort
him
,
went
into
his
chamber
and
sat
down
by
his
bed
side
,
and
beganne
to
speake
vnto
him
,
and
it
was
not
long
before
he
rose
vp
,
and
sitting
vppon
his
bed
,
hee
leaned
his
heade
downe
to
the
maide
who
satt
iust
vnderneath
him
,
wherevpon
she
was
suddenlie
taken
that
shee
could
neither
stande
nor
speake
;
when
she
endevoured
to
arise
,
she
could
not
;
when
others
held
her
vp
,
shee
sunke
downe
&
became
senceles
:
but
Edmond
the
Witch
lefte
her
and
went
to
another
rowme
,
and
he
had
no
moe
fittes
after
while
he
was
at
Cleworth
,
though
he
had
divers
before
he
met
with
this
maide
.
Iane
Ashton
of
the
age
of
xxx
yeres
,
being
the
last
that
was
possest
,
confessed
,
that
once
crossing
of
Edmond
,
hee
tolde
her
,
she
had
best
be
content
,
or
ells
hee
would
anger
the
best
vaine
in
her
harte
:
at
other
times
she
said
,
he
offered
great
kindnes
&
large
promisses
in
the
way
of
mariage
,
and
had
kissed
her
also
:
the
like
loving
affections
he
sometimes
shewed
to
Margret
Byrom
,
as
she
confessed
,
and
had
kissed
her
also
as
it
was
thought
.
About
the
14
of
lanuarie
,
the
5
yongest
sort
began
the
renewing
of
their
straunge
fitts
,
entring
ordinarilie
thereinto
by
a
verie
suddaine
and
fearfull
skriking
,
barking
&
howling
,
in
such
a
hideous
noyse
,
as
can
not
be
expressed
.
Shortlie
after
this
time
,
Margret
Byrom
hasted
homeward
to
her
mothers
house
at
Salford
neare
Manchester
,
hoping
to
finde
some
more
ease
and
release
from
her
fittes
then
she
did
at
Cleworth
:
shee
taking
her
leaue
,
Edmond
the
witch
saide
he
would
goe
with
her
home
though
he
never
came
again
,
so
she
went
accompanied
with
him
and
another
:
in
the
way
being
7
miles
,
she
had
10
fittes
:
when
she
was
recouered
,
she
desired
Edmond
to
tell
her
how
she
might
be
holpen
;
he
tolde
her
plainlie
,
that
both
she
and
the
rest
were
past
his
handes
,
and
that
no
one
man
could
do
them
any
good
,
it
was
too
great
a
worke
,
but
they
must
be
3
,
or
2
at
the
least
with
feruent
and
hartie
prayer
.
After
she
came
home
,
her
fittes
doubled
and
still
encreased
,
Edmond
came
to
her
euery
day
:
so
soone
as
she
saw
him
she
fell
straight
into
a
fitt
,
and
therein
sorer
handled
then
euer
she
was
before
.
There
came
in
diuers
to
see
her
,
and
some
Preachers
,
who
founde
Edmond
with
her
,
and
suspecting
him
by
some
signes
,
asked
himwhat
he
did
with
the
maid
,
he
said
that
he
came
to
pray
with
her
.
Pray
!
quoth
one
,
why
man
thou
canst
not
pray
:
yes
but
I
can
,
quoth
he
:
say
then
the
Lords
prayer
,
saide
the
Preacher
:
and
he
began
to
fumble
about
it
verie
ilfavouredlie
;
but
could
not
for
his
life
say
it
to
the
ende
.
They
then
thought
him
to
be
a
witch
,
&
caused
him
presentlie
to
be
apprehended
,
and
brought
before
2
Iustices
of
peace
,
where
hee
was
examined
,
and
after
diuers
witnesses
had
come
against
him
,
the
Iustices
sent
him
backe
to
Margret
Byrom
,
that
she
might
accuse
him
to
his
face
;
but
so
soone
as
she
saw
him
,
straightway
she
fell
down
backwards
and
became
speechles
,
this
was
tryed
the
second
time
,
yea
5
times
was
hee
brought
to
her
,
&
she
was
euer
cast
down
,
and
striken
dumbe
,
so
that
shee
could
not
speake
one
word
against
him
.
Yet
when
he
was
taken
away
,
and
set
behinde
the
backes
of
the
people
,
shee
recouered
her self
,
began
to
speake
to
him
,
&
to
charge
him
with
many
thinges
,
vppon
which
accusations
of
hers
,
&
many
other
testimonies
taken
against
him
for
witcherie
,
he
was
by
the
Iustices
sent
to
Lancaster
Iayle
.
In
the
way
thitherward
,
he
came
by
Cleworth
to
fetch
his
clothes
to
carrie
with
him
:
the
2
of
Februarie
1597.
and
all
the
children
seeming
to
be
well
before
he
came
,
presently
they
fell
into
verie
violent
and
outragious
fittes
;
they
made
at
him
al
at
once
,
offring
to
strike
him
;
It
was
much
a
doe
for
two
strong
men
to
hold
the
least
of
them
;
and
if
they
had
not
bene
forcibly
restrayned
,
the
witch
had
bene
in
great
daunger
,
for
they
were
so
fierce
and
furious
against
him
,
as
if
they
would
haue
pulled
him
in
pieces
.
After
this
,
about
the
beginning
of
March
,
when
Ma.
Hopwood
Iustice
of
peace
came
of
purpose
to
take
the
testimonie
of
these
5
children
against
Edmonde
the
witch
,
to
carrie
to
Lancaster
at
the
Assises
to
further
his
inditement
,
than
these
5
euerie
one
became
speachles
,
and
beeing
called
for
one
after
another
,
they
fell
and
sunke
downe
by
the
way
,
not
being
able
to
goe
,
nor
to
stande
,
nor
speake
one
word
.
After
the
Iustice
was
gone
,
they
complayned
that
Edmond
had
stopt
their
mouthes
,
&
would
not
suffer
them
to
speake
.
At
the
same
time
Iane
Ashton
began
to
howle
,
and
to
barke
,
when
shee
should
be
brought
in
for
a
witnes
against
Edmond
,
wherevpon
one
of
the
yonger
girles
saide
then
in
her
fitt
:
Ah
Edmond
,
doest
thou
trouble
her
now
,
when
shee
should
testifie
against
thee
.
Margret
Byrom
also
two
nightes
before
her
examination
against
Edmond
,
had
diuers
apparitions
,
wherin
she
was
sore
terrified
by
the
Deuill
in
Edmonds
likenes
,
charging
her
deepely
to
take
heede
what
she
said
against
him
,
for
now
the
time
was
come
.
And
when
the
Assises
came
,
Edmonde
was
brought
forth
,
arraigned
,
and
convicted
:
Mai.
Starkie
having
charged
him
with
bewitching
his
children
,
which
hee
proved
sufficientlie
,
&
made
it
evident
to
the
whole
bench
:
howbeit
(
for
that
)
they
could
finde
no
law
to
hange
him
,
wherevpon
M.
Starkie
called
to
minde
the
making
of
the
circle
(
whereof
we
haue
alreadie
spoken
)
which
being
deliuered
vpon
his
oath
,
was
receyued
.
Yet
Edmond
stiflie
denied
it
,
and
stoode
out
against
him
,
and
tolde
him
to
his
face
,
that
hee
should
not
hang
him
,
let
him
doe
what
he
could
,
(
for
the
Devill
had
promised
him
,
that
no
halter
should
hange
him
)
yet
the
Iurie
cast
him
;
the
Iudge
condemned
him
,
Hartley
was
hanged
&
the
halter
brake
,
whervpon
he
penitentlie
confessed
,
that
he
had
deserued
that
punishment
,
and
that
all
which
M.
Starkie
had
charged
him
with
,
was
true
,
and
so
he
was
hanged
out
the
second
time
.
Now
this
being
so
,
as
you
haue
heard
,
howe
detestable
then
is
that
Discouerie
which
is
come
out
,
fraught
with
so
manie
fraudulent
accusations
against
this
cause
,
specially
charging
these
7
persons
to
be
al
counterfaits
,
&
that
M.
Darrel
had
taught
them
that
deceitfull
trade
,
coupling
mee
equallie
with
him
in
that
craftie
iuglinge
(
as
they
call
it
,
)
making
vs
bewitching
mates
,
and
ioint
companions
,
working
together
in
that
cousinage
.
Against
which
infamous
sclaunder
,
that
which
hitherto
hath
bene
observed
,
is
sufficient
to
cleare
vs
.
For
herein
wee
haue
seene
the
parties
proved
to
be
bewitched
.
Secondly
the
parties
bewitching
every
one
of
them
.
Third
lie
,
the
causes
therof
mentioned
in
the
beginning
.
Fourthly
,
diuerse
&
sundry
witnesses
.
Fiftly
,
his
apprehending
,
examining
,
imprisoning
,
indighting
,
condemning
,
&
executing
,
are
vpon
recorde
.
Moreover
,
the
Iurie
,
the
Iudge
,
and
the
Bench
,
together
with
the
whole
Assises
holden
at
Lancaster
,
about
the
6
of
March
Anno
1597
:
doe
all
beare
witnes
to
our
innocency
and
doe
iustifie
vs
to
be
iuste
men
,
concerning
this
matter
,
and
with
greate
indignation
,
doe
detest
and
defie
all
detecting
discoueries
to
the
contrarie
whatsoeuer
:
And
last
of
all
,
that
memorable
execution
of
Edmond
Hartley
the
coniurer
&
witch
,
who
was
hanged
with
a
witnes
:
the
gallowes
,
the
halter
,
and
his
dubble
hanging
,
together
with
that
last
and
famous
confession
out
of
his
owne
mouth
,
that
hee
was
the
man
that
had
done
the
deede
,
and
onely
guiltie
of
bewitching
these
7
seuerall
parties
,
and
of
sending
evill
spirits
into
them
.
This
famous
champion
doth
chaleng
this
discouerer
to
bee
but
a
deceivable
detractour
,
and
a
false
accuser
of
the
brethren
:
And
is
also
most
sufficient
to
cleare
vs
in
this
matter
,
against
all
Atheistes
and
Papistes
,
and
the
whole
worlde
.
And
thus
much
shal
suffice
for
the
first
point
.
The
second
part
.
THe
second
thing
that
must
bee
cleared
in
this
Discourse
,
is
the
possession
of
these
7
persons
,
to
which
purposel
wil
proceede
to
shew
the
straunge
signes
acted
by
euery
one
of
them
in
particular
first
,
&
after
contract
them
more
briefly
in
the
general
,
by
which
I
hope
it
will
appeare
to
the
indifferent
Reader
,
that
such
great
thinges
were
done
by
them
,
as
be
very
harde
&
vnvsual
quite
beyond
the
nature
of
things
,
&
such
as
neither
by
arte
,
nor
any
humaine
skil
could
be
counterfaited
:
that
as
the
first
part
of
this
Discourse
hath
cleared
vs
from
counterfaiting
;
so
this
may
be
sufficient
to
prove
the
truth
of
their
possession
,
contrarie
to
that
overbolde
,
&
confident
confutation
made
by
the
discouerer
,
who
laboreth
both
toth
and
nayle
,
to
crosse
and
contradict
the
same
.
Frist
Iohn
Starkie
sonne
and
heire
of
M.
Nicholas
Starkie
,
among
sundrie
fitts
had
some
very
rare
and
strang
,
wherein
he
shewed
very
extraordinary
knowledge
,
for
he
being
but
of
the
age
of
12
yeres
,
or
there
abouts
,
did
in
his
traunce
declare
the
straunge
sinnes
of
this
land
committed
in
all
estates
&
degrees
of
people
,
denounced
the
fearfull
iudgements
of
God
due
vnto
them
.
He
then
exhorted
his
parents
,
&
the
people
there
present
to
repent
,
that
they
might
avoide
all
those
grievous
plagues
,
and
wished
that
all
the
whole
land
might
doe
the
like
.
After
this
hee
made
a
most
excellent
prayer
,
first
for
the
whole
church
,
then
for
the
Queenes
Maiestie
for
the
subduing
of
her
enemies
,
for
the
continuance
of
her
life
,
and
peaceable
governement
,
for
the
vpholding
of
the
Gospell
,
and
for
all
the
true
Ministers
of
Christe
,
for
those
that
haue
Authoritie
,
for
his
parents
,
and
all
the
people
of
God
.
In
this
exhortation
&
prayer
,
he
continued
aboue
two
houres
performing
the
same
so
excellently
both
for
the
matter
and
maner
of
handling
and
vttering
the
same
,
as
they
that
heard
it
did
admire
it
,
&
thought
that
a
good
preacher
could
very
hardly
haue
done
the
like
,
this
being
done
,
he
sunge
a
good
peece
of
the
4
Psalme
in
a
most
sweete
and
heavenly
tune
,
as
ever
might
be
heard
.
All
this
was
done
in
a
traunce
,
his
eyes
being
closed
vp
,
&
neither
knew
what
he
said
nor
did
;
In
this
longe
and
continued
speach
,
his
father
wished
him
to
lie
stil
,
&
to
speak
no
more
:
saying
vnto
him
,
sonne
,
thou
marrest
thy
head
,
and
canst
not
tell
what
thou
sayest
:
yes
father
,
quoth
hee
,
I
know
well
what
I
say
:
then
said
his
father
,
thou
canst
tel
me
how
many
persons
be
in
this
chamber
and
what
bee
their
names
:
therevpon
he
reckoned
them
,
and
told
the
names
of
euery
one
of
them
,
to
the
number
of
18
or
19
his
eyes
being
close
shut
vp
,
as
they
had
bene
all
the
morning
before
,
the
neighbours
,
and
some
straungers
hauing
come
in
after
he
begunne
his
fitt
,
and
in
the
end
he
said
vnto
his
father
,
there
is
now
one
of
your
Tenaunts
newly
come
into
the
chamber
,
he
told
him
his
name
,
&
that
he
dwelt
farre
of
in
the
peak
,
let
him
come
said
he
,
and
take
me
by
the
hand
,
and
I
shal
see
&
be
well
for
this
time
,
&
so
it
came
to
passe
,
at
which
they
all
marveilled
,
and
asked
him
whether
he
remembred
what
he
had
said
all
that
long
time
:
and
he
denied
flatlie
,
that
he
had
spoken
any
thing
at
all
.
Secondly
,
Margret
Hurdman
,
of
the
age
of
xiij
.
yeres
,
being
in
a
traunce
of
3
houres
long
,
and
possessed
at
that
time
,
as
it
seemed
,
with
a
spirit
of
pride
,
did
most
liuely
expresse
both
by
wordes
and
gestures
,
the
proud
women
of
our
times
:
who
can
not
content
themselues
with
any
sober
or
modest
attire
,
but
are
euer
readie
to
followe
euery
newe
and
disguised
fashion
,
and
yet
neuer
thinke
them selues
fine
enough
:
wherevpon
she
saide
,
come
on
my
lad
,
for
so
shee
called
the
spirit
that
stoode
before
her
in
that
likenes
,
to
teach
her
all
the
trickes
of
pride
,
come
on
and
set
my
partlet
on
the
one
side
as
I
doe
on
the
other
:
and
as
she
was
a
setting
of
it
,
she
said
vnto
him
,
thus
,
my
lad
,
I
wil
haue
a
fine
smock
of
silke
,
it
shal
be
finer
then
thine
.
I
will
haue
a
peticote
of
silke
,
not
of
redd
,
but
of
the
best
silke
that
is
:
it
shal
be
garded
a
foote
high
;
it
shal
be
laide
on
with
golde
lace
;
it
shall
haue
a
french
bodie
,
not
of
Whalebone
,
for
that
is
not
stiffe
inough
,
but
of
horne
,
for
that
will
holde
it
our
;
it
shal
come
low
before
,
to
keepe
in
my
bellie
:
my
lad
,
I
will
haue
a
French
fardingale
,
it
shal
be
finer
then
thine
;
I
will
haue
it
low
before
and
high
behinde
,
&
broad
on
eyther
side
,
that
I
may
lay
my
armes
vpon
it
.
My
lad
,
thy
gowne
is
crimson
satten
,
but
mine
shal
be
of
blacke
wrought
velvet
,
it
shal
be
finer
than
thine
,
I
will
haue
my
sleeues
set
out
with
wire
,
for
sticks
wil
breake
,
and
are
not
stiffe
inough
.
I
will
haue
my
perwincle
so
fine
,
finer
than
thine
.
I
will
haue
my
cappe
of
black
velvet
with
a
feather
in
it
,
with
slewes
of
gold
,
and
my
hayres
shal
be
sett
with
pearles
,
finer
then
thine
.
I
will
haue
my
partlet
set
with
a
rebater
,
and
starcht
with
blew
starch
,
&
pinned
with
a
rowe
or
twoo
of
pinnes
.
With
this
she
snatched
the
partlet
from
her
necke
and
threw
at
him
,
saying
:
Take
it
thou
,
for
I
can
not
make
it
so
fine
as
thine
.
I
pray
thee
come
and
helpe
me
to
set
it
as
fine
as
thine
.
My
ladde
,
I
will
have
a
buske
of
Whale-bone
,
it
shal
be
tyed
with
two
silke
points
,
and
I
will
haue
a
drawen
wrought
stomacher
imboste
with
golde
,
&
a
girdle
of
golde
finer
then
thine
.
I
will
haue
my
hose
of
orenge
colour
,
this
is
in
request
,
&
my
corke
shoes
of
redd
spanish
leather
,
finer
then
thine
.
I
will
haue
a
skarfe
of
red
silke
,
with
a
gold
lace
about
the
edge
.
I
will
haue
a
fanne
,
with
a
silver
steale
and
a
glasse
sett
in
it
,
finer
then
thine
.
My
lad
,
thou
must
bring
me
a
paire
of
gloues
of
the
finest
leather
,
that
may
be
,
with
twoo
gold
laces
about
the
thumbe
,
and
a
fringe
on
the
toppe
with
flewes
and
red
silke
vnderneath
,
that
I
may
draw
them
through
a
gold
ringe
,
or
els
I
will
none
of
them
.
My
lad
,
I
will
haue
my
basine
and
ewer
of
siluer
,
and
my
towel
of
silke
,
finer
then
thine
:
I
will
haue
my
gelding
and
saddle
and
furniture
fitte
,
my
footstoole
also
fine
and
braue
,
or
els
I
will
not
ride
,
I
wil
haue
my
cloake
and
savegarde
laide
with
lace
most
fine
and
braue
,
and
finer
then
thine
,
and
presentlie
after
this
,
she
saide
,
I
defye
thee
Satan
and
thy
pride
,
for
this
is
thy
illusion
and
deceite
,
I
will
none
of
it
,
and
then
reverting
saide
,
Iesus
blesse
me
,
but
remembred
nothing
that
shee
had
eyther
saide
or
done
.
At
another
time
in
her
fitt
shee
went
to
the
maides
as
they
were
washing
of
cloathes
,
and
beganne
to
wash
with
them
,
and
though
they
were
two
lustie
women
,
and
she
but
a
yong
girle
,
yet
shee
washt
more
for
the
space
of
an
hower
so
quicke
and
so
fine
,
that
they
could
not
come
neare
her
.
The
;
is
Margret
Byron
,
of
whom
there
be
many
things
worthie
to
bee
obserued
:
Shee
being
at
Mai.
Starkies
house
about
the
ende
of
Ianuary
,
was
for
the
space
of
a
whole
day
and
a
night
grievouslie
molested
&
sore
frighted
with
a
terrible
vision
which
appeared
vnto
her
lying
in
bedde
,
(
swelling
&
tumbling
)
like
a
fowle
black
dwarfe
,
with
halfe
a
face
,
longe
shagged
haire
,
blacke
broad
handes
,
&
blacke
cloven
feete
;
she
ever
fearing
least
he
came
to
carrie
her
away
:
and
when
shee
began
to
pray
,
he
threatned
that
if
she
did
pray
,
he
would
carrie
her
away
:
shee
was
in
such
a
straite
,
that
she
knew
not
what
to
do
,
whether
to
pray
or
not
to
pray
:
yet
in
the
ende
shee
resolved
that
shee
would
pray
to
the
Lord
,
for
her
helpe
was
onely
in
him
,
who
indeed
gaue
her
strength
and
courage
to
call
earnestly
vnto
him
;
presenthe
Sathan
remoued
and
vanished
away
.
At
her
mothers
house
at
Salforde
,
sixe
times
within
6
weekes
Sathan
sought
to
pine
her
,
in
not
suffering
her
to
eate
nor
drinke
for
diuers
dayes
togither
:
and
if
at
the
earnest
request
of
her
friendes
shee
did
offer
to
drinke
,
he
would
cast
both
her
&
the
drinke
downe
togither
.
And
againe
at
other
times
shee
would
eate
vp
all
,
were
it
neuer
so
much
:
with
such
snatching
and
greedines
,
like
a
hungrie
d●gge
:
all
was
fishe
that
came
to
net
;
she
spared
nothing
,
deuouring
all
that
came
,
and
yet
still
crying
that
she
had
nothing
:
she
thought
she
could
haue
eaten
vp
halfe
a
calfe
:
and
yet
after
that
great
abundance
of
meate
and
drinke
,
her
bellie
seemed
as
emptie
as
at
the
first
,
so
that
they
all
wondered
at
that
which
she
had
eaten
,
and
marveiled
also
which
way
it
went
.
Sometimes
also
the
spirit
would
appeare
vnto
her
in
the
likenes
of
a
great
blacke
dog
,
with
opēmouth
,
&
the
greatestchaine
that
euer
she
saw
,
beeing
verie
thicke
and
longe
,
drawing
it
after
him
,
wherewith
he
did
crosse
her
,
and
tooke
her
legges
from
vnder
her
;
shee
had
little
rest
for
the
space
of
6
weekes
,
eyther
day
or
night
:
yea
inanie
times
when
the
people
stood
round
about
her
,
she
was
taken
suddenlie
and
violentlie
cast
headlong
sometimes
vnder
the
bed
,
sometimes
vnder
the
cofers
,
and
sometimes
throwen
to
the
barres
of
the
fire
,
and
there
aid
as
if
Satan
m●nt
to
rost
her
.
When
she
sat
vpon
a
stoole
,
he
would
suddenlie
throwe
het
quite
back
warde
,
as
if
he
ment
to
haue
broken
her
necke
.
After
this
he
appeared
in
●●e
likenes
of
a
big
black
Cat
,
with
very
fen●full
broad
eyes
,
which
came
staring
her
in
the
face
,
running
by
her
and
about
her
,
and
chrowing
her
downe
,
and
leaving
her
senseles
,
departed
.
And
about
halfe
an
houre
after
that
fi●t
,
the
spirit
came
like
a
big
Mouse
,
leaping
vpon
her
knee
,
and
cast
her
down
backwarde
,
as
before
,
her
sences
being
taken
from
her
;
her
eyes
close
shurt
vp
,
her
tongue
pluckt
duble
into
her
throte
,
her
mouth
open
,
her
chawes
sett
,
and
all
her
whole
body
stretched
out
as
stiffe
as
iron
:
And
thus
she
lay
many
times
for
the
spaed
of
an
houre
as
a
spectacle
very
fearfull
to
beholde
.
It
was
vsuall
also
with
the
spirit
to
come
vnto
her
in
the
night
in
the
likenes
of
a
blacke
man
with
half
a
face
,
which
tooke
her
iust
as
she
was
going
to
bed
,
&
would
be
sure
to
picke
her
backwarde
:
and
shee
being
recovered
and
got
into
her
bed
,
it
would
come
and
sit
vpon
the
toppe
of
her
head
,
holding
his
4
fingers
vpon
her
forehead
very
heavie
,
holding
her
very
strait
,
that
she
could
not
see
nor
stirre
,
yet
for
all
that
was
her
kirchefe
and
headgeare
pulled
of
,
and
though
they
had
tyed
it
vp
,
and
bound
it
on
very
fast
,
yet
suddenly
in
a
moment
he
pluckt
all
a
sunder
,
and
her
hayre
that
was
so
fast
tyed
vp
,
was
broken
loose
,
and
brought
about
her
eares
,
and
this
was
tryed
twice
or
thrice
in
a
night
,
that
when
they
had
done
the
best
they
could
to
keepe
it
on
,
yet
in
the
twinke
of
an
eye
,
it
was
all
vndone
,
he
marred
their
worke
in
that
point
,
and
they
lost
all
their
labour
:
and
ever
when
he
tooke
his
leaue
and
departed
,
his
maner
was
to
give
her
great
thumpe
on
the
hinder
part
of
her
heade
,
insomuch
that
with
those
thumpes
she
felt
her
head
sore
a
good
while
after
.
She
at
another
time
,
learned
;
verie
excellent
graces
by
the
apparition
&
instruction
of
the
spirit
:
she
neuer
could
read
,
nor
euer
heard
the
before
in
all
her
life
,
as
she
protested
,
yet
she
learned
them
vppon
the
suddaine
,
and
did
rehearse
them
all
three
verie
perfectlie
,
and
so
it
is
like
she
can
do
till
t
is
day
.
About
the
10
of
Febrn
.
&
at
some
other
times
before
,
she
felt
(
as
she
thought
)
some
great
thing
rowle
vp
&
downe
in
her
bellie
,
like
a
calfe
;
it
prickt
as
if
the
head
and
nose
thereof
had
bene
full
of
nayles
(
as
she
thought
)
wherwith
being
sore
payned
she
was
compelled
to
skrike
,
shee
was
exceedingly
swolne
by
it
,
&
somtimes
it
pulled
her
as
she
thought
in
a
hundred
peeces
,
it
made
a
loude
noyse
in
her
bellie
,
like
that
in
the
bellie
of
a
great
trotting
horse
;
it
caused
her
to
barke
and
houle
:
then
it
would
plumpe
downe
into
her
bodie
,
like
a
cold
long
whetstone
on
her
left
side
,
wherevpon
the
rest
of
her
bodie
was
benumed
with
an
extreame
colde
,
wherewith
she
fell
a
quaking
,
her
teeth
also
chattering
in
her
head
,
and
if
then
she
offered
to
warme
her self
at
the
fire
,
she
was
presently
picked
backward
;
after
these
fitts
her
breath
stanke
so
ill
,
that
her
neighbours
came
not
neare
her
for
the
space
of
a
day
and
a
night
,
yea
it
was
so
exceeding
noysome
that
after
the
fitt
,
she
her self
could
perceiue
it
&
could
very
hardly
endure
it
.
Further
to
finishe
this
particular
,
six
seuerall
times
in
her
fits
at
Cleworth
,
euery
time
six
spirits
appeared
to
her
:
5
of
them
very
black
,
fowler
then
blackmores
,
marveylous
vglie
to
beholde
:
these
she
●●●eiued
shoueing
and
thrusting
into
her
great
nayles
to
torment
her
(
as
shee
thought
)
wringing
and
bending
of
her
,
as
if
they
would
breake
her
backe
bone
:
the
other
spirite
was
in
her
eyes
,
like
a
very
faire
litle
childe
,
so
fine
and
comely
as
ever
might
be
seen
,
(
which
she
said
)
sat
euer
next
her
,
&
would
say
vnto
her
,
feare
not
,
for
thou
shalt
haue
no
harme
:
and
for
that
it
was
so
amiable
,
she
was
euer
catching
&
coueting
to
take
it
,
but
her
hand
being
stayed
by
some
that
stood
by
,
straight
she
was
sorer
troubled
,
and
fell
a
tossing
and
tumbling
,
as
at
other
times
.
Ellen
Holland
and
Ellinor
Hurdman
,
the
one
being
10
,
the
other
12
yeares
of
age
,
were
both
of
them
(
by
the
malice
of
Satan
)
kept
fasting
for
the
space
of
3
dayes
and
3
nights
,
for
so
long
time
they
remayned
senceles
,
&
did
neither
eat
nor
drink
any
thing
:
wherein
hee
laboured
they
might
both
of
them
perish
and
pine
away
.
And
when
the
third
night
was
come
,
Eilen
Hollande
called
for
the
houre
glasse
,
and
tolde
them
,
shee
must
now
haue
a
fitt
,
and
must
not
come
out
of
it
for
the
space
of
foure
houres
,
shee
then
called
for
a
distaffe
and
a
spindle
,
&
bad
them
turne
the
glasse
,
for
thee
would
spinne
an
houre
and
a
halfe
of
that
time
.
And
though
shee
was
but
a
child
,
&
as
it
were
but
beginning
to
learne
to
spinne
,
yet
she
did
it
at
that
time
so
finelie
&
with
such
expedition
,
as
was
thought
impossible
for
a
verie
skilful
woman
to
do
the
like
,
and
gaue
ouer
iust
at
the
ende
of
the
appointed
time
,
and
then
had
she
most
cruell
and
terrible
fittes
,
till
the
glasse
had
runne
out
the
rest
of
the
time
,
and
reverted
iust
at
the
foure
houres
end
,
as
before
shee
had
said
:
but
what
shee
had
said
or
done
in
all
this
time
,
that
she
remembred
not
.
Likewise
Ellinor
Hurdman
tolde
them
that
she
must
haue
a
fit
of
3
houres
longe
,
shee
called
for
the
houre
glasse
,
bad
them
turne
it
and
marke
it
well
,
shee
presenthe
with
the
turning
of
the
glasse
fell
into
a
traunce
,
her
eyes
close
shut
vp
,
and
her
face
turned
quite
from
the
glasse
,
the
other
way
:
Notwithstanding
shee
measured
the
time
most
distinctly
as
the
glasse
did
runne
deviding
the
houre
into
4
quarters
,
by
very
iust
&
equall
proportions
,
according
as
it
was
most
duelie
obserued
,
she
reckonod
it
her selfe
,
and
named
euery
quarter
as
it
had
runne
out
:
saying
thus
,
a
quarter
runne
,
half
houre
runne
,
3
quarters
runne
,
and
the
fourth
time
,
turne
the
glasse
:
euen
iust
when
it
had
runne
out
;
and
so
did
she
the
second
time
and
missed
not
;
and
the
3
likewise
till
it
was
out
,
and
then
iust
with
the
very
time
she
reverted
and
saide
,
Iesus
blesse
me
,
&
so
was
restored
for
that
tyme
.
Among
all
the
strange
thinges
acted
by
them
,
there
was
none
better
marked
then
this
,
it
was
done
in
the
day
,
in
the
presence
of
many
witnesses
,
M.
Starkie
himself
the
man
that
did
chieflie
obserue
it
,
and
to
the
best
ayme
he
could
giue
,
the
quarters
were
most
equally
deuided
,
and
the
proportion
most
iust
in
the
measure
:
At
which
they
all
marueiled
greatly
,
and
could
not
chuse
but
impute
this
supernaturall
skill
to
the
work
of
Satan
,
who
aswell
by
his
straung
and
cunning
suggestions
,
as
by
other
enforced
signes
,
doth
make
it
evident
,
that
that
working
subiect
is
in
his
power
,
and
possession
.
Furthermore
Iohn
Starkie
,
Anne
Starkie
,
Ellen
Holland
,
and
Ellinor
Hurdman
,
these
4
had
the
vse
of
their
legges
taken
from
them
,
for
the
space
of
7
houres
,
and
being
so
,
all
that
time
,
they
went
vpon
their
hands
and
their
knees
onely
,
out
of
one
chamber
into
an
other
,
and
that
as
fast
,
as
if
they
had
had
the
vse
of
their
feete
:
they
could
rest
in
no
place
,
but
went
without
ceasing
all
that
while
,
they
could
leape
vp
from
the
flore
to
the
bed
,
&
down
from
the
bed
to
the
flore
,
hopping
so
vp
and
downe
,
as
lightlie
,
like
froggs
,
and
so
continued
for
the
space
of
7
houres
,
at
the
least
.
This
time
being
out
,
they
were
restored
to
the
vse
of
their
feete
,
but
yet
still
remained
both
sencelesse
&
speachles
,
in
which
case
they
all
4
went
into
the
garden
,
and
forthwith
euery
one
of
them
gathered
one
leafe
of
euery
kinde
of
hearbe
that
grew
therein
,
from
the
greatest
to
the
least
,
they
missed
not
one
even
to
the
very
grasse
:
which
being
done
,
they
came
againe
into
the
house
,
and
then
they
went
first
into
the
hall
,
then
into
the
parlour
,
and
then
into
every
chamber
in
the
house
,
excepting
one
which
was
lockt
,
&
there
in
the
windowes
of
these
seuerall
rowmes
,
euery
one
of
them
laid
downe
one
leaf
,
of
the
same
kind
of
hearbe
which
they
had
gathered
,
for
looke
where
any
one
of
them
did
lay
downe
one
,
there
all
the
rest
would
lay
downe
another
of
the
same
sort
,
and
no
moe
nor
no
other
.
Now
marke
the
straungnes
of
this
acte
,
which
howsoeuer
it
seeme
in
it self
to
be
but
a
trifle
,
yet
in
the
trial
of
it
,
it
wil
proue
a
wonder
,
if
the
circumstances
bee
duely
considered
:
for
first
,
the
herbes
were
many
,
seeing
the
garden
is
large
.
Secondly
,
the
rowmes
were
many
,
for
it
is
a
gentlemans
house
,
and
it
is
of
good
receipte
.
Thirdly
,
they
were
4
,
and
they
were
but
children
,
the
eldest
was
not
aboue
12
yeares
olde
,
&
yet
that
they
should
gather
of
euery
sort
,
one
leafe
only
and
no
more
.
Fourthly
,
that
the
hearbes
being
mingled
altogether
in
their
hands
,
yet
that
euery
one
did
most
quicklie
,
&
readilie
,
without
any
searching
at
all
,
lay
down
the
right
hearbe
,
so
that
in
euery
place
there
where
euer
4
iust
of
one
and
the
same
kind
.
Lastly
,
and
that
which
is
the
chiefest
of
all
,
that
all
this
(
as
was
duely
obserued
)
was
done
and
dispatched
within
lesse
then
one
houre
,
in
so
diuers
rowmes
and
sundry
places
,
yea
vpon
the
stayres
and
thresholds
of
these
rowmes
,
&
in
their
own
chamber
where
they
lay
themselues
,
not
only
in
euery
window
,
but
against
euery
staunch
of
the
windowe
were
these
herbes
thus
laid
downe
in
maner
aforesaid
.
This
was
searched
&
found
to
be
thus
speedly
and
exactly
done
,
as
is
abouseaid
,
which
thing
if
it
should
haue
bene
performed
by
other
4
of
good
discretion
,
the
circumstances
considered
,
it
would
haue
bin
the
work
of
a
whole
day
,
&
yet
not
so
excellently
performed
,
as
it
was
by
these
:
which
when
they
did
it
,
were
all
out
of
their
right
mindes
,
not
knowing
at
all
what
they
did
,
in
so
much
that
when
they
came
out
of
their
traunce
,
they
merveiled
where
they
had
bene
,
&
could
not
be
perswaded
that
they
had
done
this
straunge
thinge
,
though
it
was
shewed
vnto
them
by
plaine
demonstration
.
These
4
also
in
another
traunce
,
did
daunce
so
finely
,
as
if
they
had
come
out
of
the
dauncing
schole
,
one
of
the
yongest
playing
with
her
mouth
as
cunningly
for
the
present
,
as
if
she
had
bene
a
minstrell
.
It
was
further
obserued
,
that
in
those
times
when
these
were
so
subiect
to
haue
their
fits
very
often
and
very
thicke
,
and
to
before
vexed
,
and
tormented
,
yet
for
all
that
if
they
went
●o
cardes
or
othe●
games
they
were
not
troubled
at
all
,
during
the
whole
time
of
their
playing
and
gaming
and
though
they
went
from
home
being
requested
to
a
gentlemans
house
to
heare
a
play
,
yet
all
that
while
,
they
were
not
troubled
,
nor
one
whitte
disquieted
,
but
contrariwise
if
either
scriptures
were
read
,
or
prayers
vsed
for
them
,
or
exhortations
applyed
vnto
them
,
then
ordinarily
they
fell
into
their
fitts
,
and
were
very
fearfully
tormented
.
Insomuch
that
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
or
there-abouts
,
till
they
were
deliuered
,
they
neuer
came
to
the
church
,
only
for
feare
to
increase
their
torments
.
Moreouer
the
4
yongest
girles
being
possest
with
scorning
spirites
in
the
day
of
their
dispossession
,
and
in
the
time
of
the
last
sermon
did
shew
the
same
:
for
when
the
word
was
applied
vnto
them
,
shewing
what
straunge
things
Satan
worketh
in
the
children
of
disobedience
,
as
grining
and
gnashing
of
teeth
,
staring
with
their
eyes
,
making
mowes
with
their
lips
,
thrusting
out
their
tongues
,
&
drawing
their
mouths
awrye
very
vgly
,
&c.
It
is
most
certaine
that
as
these
particulars
were
named
,
one
after
another
,
so
they
all
foure
did
in
action
answere
the
word
of
God
which
was
spoken
,
shewing
such
vnsemely
gestures
,
fearfull
lookes
,
&
vglie
countenances
in
euery
particular
,
and
in
the
very
same
instant
&
point
of
time
when
they
were
named
.
And
though
not
one
of
them
did
see
what
another
did
,
yet
for
all
that
,
they
did
iumpe
so
right
in
shewing
and
setting
out
these
vnseemly
signes
,
as
that
it
could
verie
hardly
bee
discerned
,
which
of
them
all
4
was
first
or
last
in
performing
of
the
same
.
Further
such
was
the
great
and
extraordinary
strength
that
were
in
these
4
in
the
time
of
their
fitts
,
that
though
some
of
them
were
but
of
the
age
of
x
or
xj
yeares
,
yet
two
or
three
strong
men
,
could
hardly
hold
one
of
them
.
And
that
these
two
yongest
and
some
of
the
rest
,
though
they
were
vnlearnd
and
neuer
went
to
schole
,
yet
in
their
fitts
they
were
able
to
make
answer
to
latin
questions
propounded
vnto
them
,
so
truely
and
readily
,
as
if
they
had
soundly
vnderstood
them
.
And
herein
were
they
tried
sundry
times
.
And
if
now
they
should
be
examined
therein
,
they
can
neither
answer
nor
vnderstande
one
worde
.
There
be
also
many
other
very
strange
things
acted
by
euery
one
of
these
in
particular
,
which
if
they
should
be
set
downe
euery
one
,
they
would
fill
a
large
volume
,
for
brevities
sake
therfore
the
most
things
be
omitted
.
And
this
also
is
most
certaine
,
that
very
many
straunge
thinges
,
and
as
wonderfull
as
anie
that
heere
haue
bene
spoken
of
,
were
lost
,
and
let
slippe
for
want
of
heede
,
and
good
observation
.
Nowe
it
is
worthie
to
bee
marked
,
that
though
these
possessed
persons
,
had
euery
one
,
some
thinges
peculiar
to
them selues
which
none
of
the
rest
did
shew
,
and
that
so
rare
&
straunge
,
that
all
the
people
were
forced
to
confesse
it
was
the
worke
of
an
euill
spirite
within
them
:
so
had
they
also
many
thinges
in
common
one
with
another
,
and
were
in
their
fittes
for
the
most
parte
handled
alike
.
1
They
had
all
and
euery
one
of
them
very
straunge
visions
,
and
fearfull
apparitions
,
wherevpon
they
would
say
:
looke
where
Satan
is
:
looke
where
Beelzebub
is
:
looke
where
Lucifer
is
looke
wher
a
great
blacke
dogge
is
,
with
a
firebrand
in
his
mouth
:
see
how
Satan
runneth
at
me
with
a
speare
in
his
hande
to
sticke
mee
to
the
hart
,
but
God
will
defend
me
.
2
They
had
euery
one
of
them
two
spirits
at
the
least
,
one
to
torment
them
inwardly
,
with
all
the
torments
of
hell
,
as
i●
were
,
for
the
present
,
and
eyther
one
o●
more
to
stand
before
their
faces
,
most
vgly
and
terrible
to
beholde
,
to
driue
them
into
all
feare
and
astonishment
.
3
They
heard
verie
hideous
and
fearfull
voices
of
the
spirits
sundrie
times
,
and
did
make
marveillous
aunsweres
backe
againe
vnto
them
verie
directlie
and
stranglie
.
4
They
were
in
their
fittes
ordinarilie
holden
in
that
captiuitie
&
bondage
,
that
for
an
houre
,
two
,
or
three
,
&
longer
time
they
should
neither
see
nor
heare
nor
tast
,
nor
feele
nothing
but
the
Divells
,
they
imploying
them
whollie
for
them selues
,
vexing
and
tormenting
them
so
extreamlie
,
as
that
for
the
present
they
could
feele
no
other
paine
or
torture
that
could
bee
offered
vnto
them
;
no
not
though
you
should
plucke
an
eare
from
the
head
,
or
an
arme
from
the
bodie
.
5
They
all
of
them
were
taken
suddenlie
,
with
a
verie
fearfull
schriking
,
and
a
marveilous
straunge
howling
and
showting
,
making
a
noise
,
as
it
were
to
call
on
,
and
to
waken
one
another
,
that
so
the
spirites
being
raised
vpp
,
might
goe
to
their
worke
,
and
proceed
to
torment
their
subiectes
according
to
their
custome
;
when
one
beganne
,
they
all
followed
after
in
order
,
observing
time
and
tune
,
as
it
had
bin
the
ringing
of
vij
.
Bells
,
and
such
was
the
straungnes
of
these
voyces
,
that
the
vttering
and
framing
of
them
,
exceeded
all
cunning
invention
,
or
the
skill
of
anie
counterfaite
imitation
,
and
the
effect
also
so
fearfull
,
that
it
was
both
terrible
and
troublesome
to
the
whole
Countrie
,
and
wrought
a
wonderfull
astonishment
in
all
that
heard
it
.
6
Further
they
all
of
them
had
their
bodies
swolne
to
a
wonderfull
huge
bignes
,
and
almost
incredible
,
if
there
had
not
bin
many
eye-witnesses
vnto
it
.
7
They
had
also
a
marveilous
sore
heaving
and
lifting
,
as
if
their
heartes
would
burst
,
so
that
with
violent
strayning
of
them selues
,
some
of
them
vomited
much
bloud
many
times
.
8
They
had
their
faces
disfigured
,
and
turned
towardes
their
backes
,
a
fearfull
thrusting
out
of
their
tougues
with
a
most
vglie
distorting
of
their
mouthes
,
being
drawen
vp
,
as
it
were
vnto
their
eares
.
9
They
were
all
of
them
verie
fierce
,
offering
violence
both
to
them selves
and
others
,
wherein
also
they
shewed
verie
great
and
extraordinarie
strength
.
10
They
blasphemed
God
,
and
the
Bible
;
they
reviled
the
Preachers
;
rayled
vpon
such
as
feared
God
;
scorned
all
holy
prayers
,
&
wholesome
exhortations
,
whiche
being
offered
and
applied
vnto
them
,
they
euer
became
much
worse
.
11
They
for
the
most
part
delighted
in
filthie
&
vnsavorie
speaches
,
verie
aggteable
to
the
nature
of
that
vncleane
spirite
which
then
dwelled
within
them
;
in
somuch
as
in
the
verie
sermon
time
,
when
such
vnseemelie
behauiour
was
spoken
against
,
the
evill
spirit
wrought
most
malitiously
and
spitefullie
against
the
grace
of
God
,
and
forced
one
of
them
(
though
she
was
a
maide
)
to
vtter
openlie
in
the
hearing
of
the
people
,
such
filthie
vncleanes
,
as
is
not
to
be
named
.
12
The
most
of
them
were
both
blinde
,
deafe
,
and
dumbe
,
for
diuers
dayes
togither
.
13
They
were
out
of
their
right
mindes
,
without
the
vse
of
the
sences
,
especiallie
voyde
of
feeling
;
as
much
sence
in
a
stock
as
in
one
of
them
:
or
as
possible
in
a
manner
to
quicken
a
dead
man
,
as
to
alter
or
chaunge
them
in
their
traunces
,
or
fittes
,
in
any
thing
that
they
eyther
said
or
did
.
14
They
were
kept
fasting
a
long
time
,
and
diuers
of
them
for
the
space
of
three
dayes
and
3
nightes
,
did
neither
eate
,
nor
drinke
anie
thing
,
Satan
purposing
thereby
to
procure
their
pining
away
.
15
They
in
their
fitts
had
diuers
partes
and
members
of
their
bodies
so
stiffe
and
stretched
out
,
as
were
inflexible
,
or
verie
hard
to
be
bended
.
16
They
shewed
very
great
and
extraordinarie
knowledge
,
as
may
appeare
by
the
strange
things
said
and
done
by
them
,
according
to
that
which
we
haue
alreadie
set
downe
in
the
particulars
.
17
They
all
in
the
ende
of
euerie
sit
,
said
euer
thus
IESVS
blesse
me
,
yea
though
they
had
40
or
a
100
fittes
in
one
day
,
as
it
is
certaine
some
of
them
had
,
yet
they
neuer
missed
to
saye
thus
,
but
as
sure
as
they
had
a
fitt
,
whether
it
were
short
,
or
long
,
so
sure
it
was
,
that
it
should
bee
ended
,
with
this
prayer
,
IESVS
blesse
me
,
this
was
euer
a
sure
signe
,
that
they
were
restored
to
the
vse
of
their
sences
for
that
time
,
which
neuer
failed
.
18
They
euer
after
their
fits
,
were
as
wel
as
might
be
,
an
felt
verie
little
or
no
hurt
at
all
;
although
they
had
bene
neuer
so
sore
tormented
immediatlie
before
.
Now
this
harmonie
&
consent
in
signes
and
actions
,
both
for
the
matter
&
maner
of
strange
handling
of
all
these
in
their
seuerall
fits
,
doth
make
it
evident
,
that
they
were
all
really
and
corporally
possessed
.
Notwithstanding
that
is
true
,
which
is
obiected
,
namely
,
that
sundry
of
these
signes
,
may
be
in
one
that
is
not
possessed
:
for
one
may
see
very
fearfull
sights
,
and
straung
apparitions
,
and
may
be
haunted
with
evil
spirits
,
&
driuen
into
great
feares
and
frights
,
and
yet
not
be
possessed
.
Another
may
be
both
lame
and
blind
,
and
dumbe
and
deafe
.
The
third
may
bee
very
fierce
,
offering
violence
,
both
to
themselues
ond
others
.
The
fourth
may
gnash
and
fome
,
and
stare
with
his
eyes
,
and
fall
downe
fearfullie
,
and
suddenly
,
&
lye
as
if
he
were
dead
.
And
so
it
may
be
said
of
diuers
others
,
whiche
may
manie
other
wayes
bee
verie
strangly
handled
,
and
yet
not
one
of
them
truely
possessed
.
The
reason
is
because
that
when
sundry
of
these
signes
,
are
seuered
from
the
rest
,
and
goe
alone
by
them selues
,
or
ells
are
found
but
two
or
three
,
or
some
few
togither
,
then
such
signes
may
arise
,
as
effects
from
some
other
workinge
cause
in
the
subiect
,
or
from
the
immediate
hande
of
God
,
or
some
other
way
.
But
when
all
these
signes
shall
concurre
and
meete
together
in
one
man
,
or
the
most
of
these
,
being
ioyned
with
any
one
acte
aboue
the
power
of
nature
,
as
supernaturall
knowledge
,
and
extraordinarie
strength
,
or
anie
such
impossible
worke
,
then
if
it
shal
be
examined
,
eyther
according
to
the
scriptures
,
or
histories
,
or
reason
it selfe
,
it
will
prooue
a
verie
sounde
and
corporall
possession
:
And
so
by
consequence
the
great
varietie
of
strange
signes
and
supernaturall
actes
,
performed
by
these
7.
and
shewed
aswell
in
everie
particular
,
as
in
those
thinges
which
they
had
in
common
one
with
another
,
doth
easilie
conclude
a
verie
true
and
sound
possession
.
The
third
part
.
The
3
part
of
this
discourse
concernes
our
comming
to
Mai.
Starkies
house
,
&
the
occasion
thereof
,
how
we
came
to
haue
to
deale
with
these
7
persons
;
our
entrance
into
,
and
our
whole
cariage
in
that
action
;
whiche
beeing
truelie
sett
downe
,
may
serue
to
discharge
vs
of
those
grievous
calumniations
contayned
in
the
discouerie
:
charging
vpon
vs
both
the
names
and
practize
of
cousiners
,
juglers
,
exorcistes
,
imposters
,
&c.
FIRST
then
the
continuance
of
these
troubles
in
Mai.
Starkies
house
:
the
remembrance
of
Doct.
Dees
counsell
,
to
send
for
some
Preachers
:
the
imprisoning
of
Edmond
the
Witch
in
Lancaster
Iayle
:
the
hearing
of
the
Boy
of
Burton
,
who
being
strangelie
afflicted
,
receyued
helpe
&
deliuerance
by
M.
Darrells
advise
:
vpon
these
occasions
,
Mr.
Starkie
sent
for
M.
Darrell
3
seuerall
times
before
he
came
,
hee
euer
imparted
the
newes
vnto
the
brethren
as
it
came
to
his
hand
,
because
he
would
attempt
nothing
in
those
cases
without
very
good
advisement
,
and
lawfull
consent
.
In
the
end
it
was
concluded
,
that
hee
should
goe
:
and
thought
fit
,
that
I
also
should
go
with
him
,
as
a
companion
in
the
iourney
,
and
a
witnes
to
all
his
proceedings
according
to
his
owne
request
.
This
being
done
,
M.
Darr
:
wrote
his
letter
to
M.
Starkie
,
wherin
he
promised
that
aftter
some
present
and
important
busines
was
dispatched
,
he
would
come
,
and
visite
him
;
desiring
with
all
,
the
assistance
of
some
faithful
Ministers
about
M.
Starkie
,
especially
his
Pastour
to
ioyne
with
vs
.
This
letter
M.
Starkie
reade
in
the
presence
of
Iohn
Starkie
his
sonne
,
and
some
other
:
after
which
time
,
he
,
the
said
Iohn
,
had
no
fit
at
all
,
till
the
day
of
our
comming
thither
;
the
rest
had
some
little
fitts
,
but
not
so
grieuous
as
before
:
in
which
fitts
they
would
say
to
the
spirit
,
thou
naughtie
lad
,
thou
makest
vs
sicke
,
for
thou
knowest
the
Preachers
will
come
shortlie
.
So
we
hauing
prepared
our selues
for
this
iourney
,
at
the
time
appointed
,
wen●
towards
Lancashire
,
where
we
neuer
came
in
our
liues
before
.
And
vpon
Wednesday
the
xvjth
of
March
,
about
one
of
the
clock
wee
came
to
Mai.
Starkies
house
at
Cleworth
,
who
hearing
that
wee
were
come
Mistres
Starkie
with
Iohn
Star
.
her
sonne
,
and
Ann
her
daughter
with
some
other
of
the
family
came
forth
to
meete
vs
,
and
enterteyned
vs
with
great
ioye
,
and
brought
vs
into
the
hall
,
where
we
found
M.
Star
.
himselfe
,
being
then
ready
to
rise
from
dinner
,
who
after
our
welcome
to
him
,
commanded
the
meate
to
be
brought
againe
,
and
desired
vs
to
sirt
downe
at
table
,
and
so
we
did
:
Presently
after
praysing
of
God
,
wee
began
to
enquire
of
M.
Starkie
,
the
state
of
his
family
,
and
asked
him
how
they
did
:
He
answered
,
he
thanked
God
,
they
were
all
much
better
then
they
had
bene
,
but
specially
Iohn
Starkie
had
bene
well
for
a
fortnight
together
,
and
not
so
much
as
once
troubled
,
and
Anne
Star
.
his
daughter
had
bin
well
divers
dayes
before
our
comming
,
without
any
firt
at
all
,
and
the
rest
began
to
mend
now
since
Edmond
the
witch
was
hanged
;
And
both
hee
and
his
wife
doubted
not
,
but
that
they
should
now
doe
well
.
Which
when
wee
hearde
,
wee
suspected
greatly
Satans
lurking
in
them
:
And
desired
to
see
those
that
were
still
troubled
,
which
were
especially
three
,
who
were
all
in
the
kitchin
quiet
;
he
called
for
them
to
come
vp
into
the
hall
,
and
so
they
came
:
first
the
eldest
came
neare
vnto
the
table
and
made
lowe
courtesie
,
&
presenthe
in
a
moment
was
trowen
into
a
chayre
,
about
3
yardes
distant
from
the
place
where
she
stoode
,
where
shee
reared
backward
in
the
chaire
as
though
she
had
ben
a
sleepe
,
her
body
stretched
out
to
the
furthest
,
and
as
stife
as
yron
:
This
beeing
done
,
in
comes
the
seconde
,
who
did
like
the
first
,
and
was
suddenly
cast
to
a
table
side
,
iust
opposite
against
the
other
:
Afterwarde
comes
in
the
last
,
with
both
her
handes
closed
to
her
face
,
&
vttered
these
wordes
,
I
am
come
to
counsayle
before
I
be
called
,
and
straight
way
while
the
word
was
in
her
mouth
,
she
was
stricken
backward
to
the
forme-side
,
where
shee
satt
all
agaste
like
the
rest
.
Herevpon
we
arose
from
the
table
,
beeing
much
amased
at
the
strangnes
of
the
sight
,
and
came
to
behold
them
,
and
see
in
what
maner
they
were
visited
.
And
after
we
had
vewed
them
well
,
within
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
they
al
stood
vp
.
And
among
many
odd
pleasant
,
though
vnvsuall
speaches
,
one
of
these
three
spake
thus
merily
(
about
the
hanging
of
Hartley
the
witch
,
who
was
newlie
executed
)
doe
they
think
that
they
could
hange
the
Devill
:
I
whish
no
,
they
might
hange
Edmond
,
but
they
could
not
hange
the
Devill
,
for
they
were
two
,
Edmond
and
the
Devill
.
And
after
they
began
to
raile
and
revile
and
to
strike
both
with
handes
and
with
feete
,
and
could
not
be
ruled
till
they
were
remoued
into
an
vpper
chamber
,
where
they
continued
together
,
talking
one
to
another
,
mocking
and
scorning
such
as
held
them
downe
,
or
said
,
or
did
any
good
vno
them
:
And
so
they
remayned
,
depriued
of
the
right
vse
of
their
sences
,
both
speaking
,
and
doing
much
evill
,
and
yet
vtterly
ignorant
and
senceles
in
all
that
passed
from
them
,
so
continuing
from
that
houre
being
2
a
clock
on
the
Wednesday
till
6
at
night
vpon
Thursday
,
when
it
pleased
God
to
deliuer
them
and
the
rest
.
Then
we
went
into
the
garden
,
consulting
with
M.
Starkie
,
what
was
best
to
bee
done
.
We
agreed
vpon
this
course
,
namely
to
take
in
hand
the
exercise
of
fasting
and
prayer
the
next
day
,
considering
with
our selues
where
wee
might
haue
some
other
Godly
Preacher
to
ioyne
with
vs
,
to
assist
vs
in
that
worke
,
We
thought
of
diuerse
,
but
in
the
end
we
made
choyse
of
one
M.
Dickoms
,
the
minister
at
Leigh
,
which
is
the
Parish
Church
to
M.
Starkie
.
Wherevpon
we
sent
for
him
.
In
the
meane
time
we
purposed
to
prepare
the
whole
familie
against
the
next
day
,
to
make
them
all
as
fit
as
we
could
for
that
holy
worke
:
and
chieflie
that
they
might
bee
truely
humbled
,
and
sanctified
,
that
so
wee
might
with
the
more
courage
and
comfort
ioyne
with
them
the
next
day
in
fasting
and
prayer
.
But
when
some
of
the
possessed
were
tried
,
they
were
found
vncapable
of
all
good
counsayle
&
instruction
,
and
yet
had
abilitie
and
power
to
resist
&
scorne
the
same
.
After
some
halfe
houre
spent
this
way
with
some
of
them
,
the
rest
of
the
possessed
were
all
come
into
the
chamber
:
Margret
Byrom
was
newly
come
from
Manchester
,
whom
Ma.
Starkie
had
caused
to
be
sent
for
,
and
Iane
Ashton
also
,
which
before
our
comming
was
not
much
suspected
:
Bibble
bable
,
bibble
babbell
,
it
went
so
round
in
their
mouthes
from
one
to
another
,
and
continued
with
manie
other
scorninges
and
filthie
speaches
,
that
we
could
not
bereaue
them
of
it
.
Therevpon
we
purposed
to
leaue
them
for
a
while
,
exhorting
againe
Iohn
Statkie
to
trust
in
the
Lorde
;
to
bee
patient
in
that
affliction
;
to
pray
to
God
,
and
desired
him
to
say
after
vs
,
the
Lordes
prayer
:
but
he
was
the
more
tormented
a
great
deale
,
and
not
a
worde
could
he
speake
,
but
that
scorner
that
lay
next
him
,
saide
after
vs
,
nicknaming
euery
worde
in
the
Lordes
prayer
,
so
farre
as
we
went
in
it
.
For
when
we
perceaued
such
horrible
blasphemie
,
we
durst
not
proceede
but
gaue
ouer
or
euer
we
came
to
the
end
,
being
exceedinglie
grieued
,
that
they
had
despised
such
holy
thinges
as
dogges
and
swine
,
that
would
if
they
could
haue
turned
againe
,
and
all
to
rent
vs
:
wherevpon
we
were
forced
to
giue
place
to
the
Devill
,
who
indeed
at
this
time
bestirred
him selfe
,
working
mightilie
in
all
the
possessed
such
torments
and
such
troubles
,
with
such
outrageous
spite
and
contempte
,
as
I
am
perswaded
was
seldome
or
neuer
seene
the
like
,
and
all
of
purpose
to
discourage
vs
in
that
skirmish
,
and
to
driue
vs
out
of
the
fielde
,
and
if
it
were
possible
not
to
dale
to
sett
vpon
him
any
more
.
The
trueth
is
,
we
were
greatly
discouraged
at
that
time
,
not
knowing
wel
what
to
doe
:
we
left
them
so
,
and
went
into
a
garden
to
r●efresh
our selues
,
hauing
spent
a
good
while
with
them
,
it
grewe
towarde
supper
time
;
we
were
requested
to
come
in
,
and
being
set
at
supper
,
Mai.
Dickoms
(
whom
we
had
sent
for
)
came
in
.
We
told
him
what
straunge
things
had
fallen
out
,
since
our
comming
thither
,
&
of
our
purpose
to
fast
and
pray
with
the
familie
,
if
he
would
ioyne
with
vs
;
which
thing
he
was
verie
readie
to
doe
.
And
hauing
purposed
also
to
prepare
the
familie
therevnto
,
wee
went
about
it
.
Hauing
the
whole
familie
togeather
,
and
diuerse
honest
neighbours
for
the
holding
and
tending
of
the
possessed
,
we
made
entrance
into
the
preparation
,
which
was
by
way
of
exhortation
.
Wee
found
them
verie
lowde
,
froward
&
rough
to
deale
withall
,
that
we
could
hardlie
get
any
audience
:
but
perceaving
the
great
malice
&
spite
of
the
Deuill
,
that
wrought
against
vs
,
labouring
violentlie
to
trouble
vs
,
that
we
might
againe
giue
ouer
the
worke
as
wee
had
done
before
,
Wee
were
provoked
in
this
respect
with
great
zeale
to
pray
against
him
,
&
with
all
the
desires
of
our
soules
,
to
intreate
the
Lorde
to
put
the
Devill
to
silence
,
and
that
hee
would
charge
,
and
commaund
the
evill
spirites
to
holde
their
peace
;
Wee
then
with
such
reuerence
as
wa●
meete
,
beganne
the
exercise
of
humbli●●
our
soules
vnto
God
,
in
the
mediation
〈◊〉
Iesus
Christ
,
and
by
the
direction
of
th●
holy
Ghost
proceeded
in
the
worke
till
〈◊〉
was
finished
.
In
which
proceeding
it
is
〈◊〉
to
obserue
diverse
strang
eventes
which
happened
.
For
the
possessed
being
of
diuers
kinds
,
we
had
more
adoe
with
them
:
for●
of
thê
were
possessed
with
skorning
spirit●●●
&
quite
bereaued
of
the
right
vse
of
the●●
sences
,
with
whom
wee
were
much
mo●●
troubled
then
with
the
other
three
which
were
euer
very
sober
,
though
they
wer●
very
sore
tormented
.
And
yet
through
th●
great
mercy
of
God
,
after
we
had
made
a●
entrance
,
God
bridled
the
rage
of
Satan
and
so
restrained
his
fury
,
that
after
h●●
had
made
his
flourish
in
the
beginning
〈◊〉
and
shewed
his
power
(
as
then
he
will
d●
the
worst
hee
can
)
it
pleased
God
as
before
in
our
preparation
ouer-night
,
〈◊〉
the
exercise
it self
,
where
many
were
assembled
together
,
to
make
them
all
quiet
,
and
to
keepe
them
all
in
such
order
,
that
ton
7
a
clocke
in
the
morning
till
3
a
clock
〈◊〉
the
afternoone
,
we
went
forward
without
any
great
interruption
,
saue
that
now
and
then
,
some
of
them
had
some
sudden
●●tt
for
the
space
of
halfe
a
quarter
of
an
houre
;
which
being
ended
,
we
went
on
stil
perceauing
the
Lord
working
with
vs
,
giding
vs
oftentimes
sundry
signes
of
the
victory
,
whereby
we
were
much
encouraged
.
Forin
the
first
Sermon
whilest
Master
Dickoms
was
preaching
,
Margret
Hurdman
,
who
was
the
principall
and
chief
of
the
scorners
,
was
plainely
heard
,
both
by
some
of
the
Preachers
&
of
the
people
,
to
vse
these
words
oftentimes
:
J
must
be
gone
,
I
must
be
gone
,
whether
shall
I
goe
?
whether
shall
I
goe
?
I
will
nor
dye
,
I
will
not
dye
.
Repeating
ouer
againe
&
againe
the
same
thing
halfe
a
dozen
times
at
the
least
,
in
a
sine
lowe
voice
and
in
the
tune
of
singing
.
After
this
there
appeared
no
great
distraction
till
three
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
:
and
toward
the
end
of
my
sermon
(
as
the
Discouerer
hath
reveyled
)
when
the
abouenamed
Margret
Hurdman
was
heard
againe
to
vtter
these
wordes
,
I
cannot
tarie
:
I
cannot
tarie
:
I
am
too
hoote
:
am
too
hoote
:
let
me
goe
:
let
me
goe
.
Whi●●
wordes
gaue
vs
this
comfort
,
that
Satha●
would
not
long
keepe
his
holde
,
he
was
heated
by
fasting
and
prayer
,
and
by
t●●
word
of
God
so
zealouslie
and
powerfull
applyed
,
as
if
fyer
were
put
into
his
ho●●
to
burne
him
out
:
for
herevpon
before
〈◊〉
sermon
was
or
could
be
ended
,
shee
wi●●
all
the
rest
brake
out
into
exceeding
loud
cryes
,
all
seaven
roaring
,
&
belling
in
su●●
extreame
and
fearfull
manner
that
the
troubled
vs
al
,
being
so
violent
and
outragious
that
they
had
much
adoe
to
be
holden
.
For
Satan
then
being
ready
to
depart
did
first
vexe
all
the
vaynes
of
their
hart●
and
did
so
torment
them
,
that
they
we●
forced
to
lay
about
them
with
both
hand
and
feete
,
to
pull
their
hayre
,
and
to
re●
their
clothes
,
to
knocke
their
heads
,
an
to
strike
themselues
,
crying
out
with
ope●
mouthes
,
&
roaring
as
if
they
were
mad●
Then
was
there
such
strugling
&
striuin●
betweene
vs
and
those
seaven
Devills
,
cr●ing
out
so
loude
with
such
violence
a●
extention
of
voyce
,
labouring
who
shou●
be
loudest
,
till
our
voyces
were
spent
a●
no
strength
almost
left
in
vs
.
This
battay
continued
verie
neare
the
space
of
i●
houres
,
till
we
were
exceedinglie
weakened
with
longe
and
loude
crying
vp
vnto
heauen
,
but
it
pleased
God
toweaken
Satans
power
much
more
,
and
to
tread
the
euill
spirits
vnder
our
feete
.
And
thus
much
may
serue
to
shew
,
what
beginning
we
made
into
this
worke
,
and
howe
wee
proceeded
therein
,
and
that
our
whole
course
&
cariadge
held
in
this
cause
thus
farre
may
cleare
vs
,
that
we
neither
sought
worke
,
nor
set
our selues
to
work
,
though
we
be
charged
so
to
doe
,
by
this
Discoverie
,
as
may
appeare
by
the
scope
of
the
whole
last
chapter
of
the
first
booke
:
neither
in
dealing
with
these
straunge
afflietions
,
haue
we
vsed
eyther
delusions
,
iuglings
,
exorcismes
,
or
any
such
vayne
and
ridiculous
fooleries
as
they
haue
detected
in
the
popish
Priestes
,
nor
yet
any
such
lightnes
as
should
be
condemned
by
men
that
meddle
with
matters
of
such
moment
.
The
fourth
part
.
NOw
;
it
followeth
in
the
fourth
plac●
to
describe
brieflie
the
meanes
a●
maner
of
the
dispossession
of
these
7
pe●sons
,
that
so
it
may
appeare
that
Mai.
Darell
was
neither
the
only
,
nor
yet
the
principal
agent
therein
;
contrarie
to
that
whi●●
the
Discoverer
doeth
falslie
report
of
him
Chap.
1.
pag.
2.
namelie
,
That
though
he
had
gloried
in
2
exploites
,
yet
his
name
w●
not
so
famous
,
till
he
had
dispossessed
7
persons
in
Maister
Starkies
house
,
at
one
cla●
And
for
proofe
heereof
they
alleadge
th●
storie
of
the
boy
of
Burton
,
in
the
ende●
which
booke
,
it
is
thus
written
viz.
Shortlie
you
shall
haue
the
true
storie
come
foor●
of
those
7
in
Lancashire
,
that
were
possessed
with
vncleane
spirites
,
and
all
7
deliuered
at
one
time
by
this
man
.
And
the
more
to
confirme
this
,
they
alleadge
Mai.
Darrels
owne
testimonie
,
in
his
answere
to
the
6
artic.
of
his
exam.
(
quoted
in
the
marg
)
therevppon
inferring
thus
:
By
this
man
,
meaning
Mai.
Darrell
,
as
he
himselfe
hath
confessed
:
I
will
therefore
first
sett
downe
the
trueth
concerning
their
deliuerance
,
and
after
proue
that
Mai.
Darrell
is
made
the
principall
in
this
action
by
this
Discouerer
,
but
vnder
a
pretence
onely
,
and
for
a
further
fetch
.
For
the
truth
first
you
haue
heard
alreadie
,
that
we
were
three
Preachers
that
exercised
that
day
,
of
whom
I
was
the
last
;
&
indeed
in
the
latter
end
of
my
sermon
(
as
the
Discouerer
hath
reveyled
)
they
grewe
to
be
so
strong
,
that
they
could
verie
hardlie
be
holden
downe
vppon
their
beddes
,
though
they
had
lyen
before
reasonablie
quiet
.
But
chieflie
one
of
them
namely
Iane
Ashton
,
being
both
the
strongest
&
worst
of
all
the
rest
,
was
also
more
violentlie
vexed
,
having
her
fittes
so
sore
and
so
thick
,
that
we
feared
,
she
would
either
haue
fainted
and
fallen
downe
,
orells
have
yeelded
vnto
Sathan
,
who
laboured
mightilie
to
make
her
workeable
to
his
purpose
:
whervpon
Mai.
Darrell
and
Mai.
Dickoms
the
other
Preacher
that
ioyned
with
vs
,
being
much
affected
with
her
miserie
,
as
by
force
of
her
fittes
she
was
violentlie
caried
aside
from
the
rest
,
they
two
attended
vpon
her
,
striving
with
all
their
power
to
vpholde
&
strengthen
her
.
In
the
meane
time
the
other
6
being
sore
tormented
,
and
strugling
with
those
th●●
kept
them
,
were
got
from
them
,
and
being
tumbled
from
their
pallets
to
the
flo●●
and
neare
to
the
fire
side
,
where
by
th●
good
providence
of
God
,
I
was
brough●
euen
into
the
middest
of
them
:
and
the●
being
assisted
with
the
prayer
of
their
parents
and
the
people
,
we
earnestlie
entre●ted
the
Lorde
for
them
,
with
stronge
an●
mightie
cryes
:
And
it
pleased
God
to
hea●
vs
at
that
instant
for
those
6.
who
were
a
vpon
a
suddaine
straungelie
and
fearfull
cast
downe
before
vs
,
where
they
lay
all
along
one
by
another
,
altogeather
fencles
,
their
bodies
stiffe
and
stretched
out
,
a
if
they
had
bene
starke
dead
,
for
the
spa●●
of
halfe
a
quarter
of
an
houre
.
In
which
time
,
Mai.
Dickoms
came●
me
,
and
saw
all
of
them
,
laide
as
dead
,
at
how
they
rose
vp
agayne
one
after
another
,
in
order
as
they
fell
,
acknowledgit
that
they
were
freed
from
the
euill
spi●●
and
that
he
was
departed
from
them
.
Wherevpon
euerie
one
of
them
selue
with
great
ioy
and
gladnes
of
heart
,
ga●●
thankes
to
God
for
that
benefite
.
All
this
while
Mai.
Darr
.
was
with
t●●
other
mayde
standing
at
a
great
wind●●
in
another
part
of
the
parlour
,
which
〈◊〉
both
long
and
large
,
so
that
hee
neither
sawe
,
nor
heard
,
of
the
deliuerance
of
these
6.
he
neither
knewe
,
when
they
were
cast
downe
,
nor
when
they
rose
vpp
,
nor
once
suspected
any
such
thinge
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
being
perfectlie
restored
,
stoode
vpon
their
feete
,
leaping
and
daunsing
&
praysing
God
:
when
also
we
were
all
filled
with
exceeding
ioy
,
which
was
testified
by
showting
and
clapping
of
handes
,
so
that
the
earth
range
with
the
prayses
of
God
,
and
the
whole
house
was
filled
with
the
sounde
thereof
.
Now
the
diligent
observing
of
the
state
and
condition
of
these
6
persons
in
one
houre
,
what
violent
passions
,
&
extreame
outrage
they
were
in
for
the
beginning
of
the
houre
,
driuen
and
drawen
to
crye
and
roare
with
all
madnes
and
furie
,
and
to
do
they
knew
not
what
.
And
then
secondlie
in
the
last
part
of
the
houre
,
to
bee
quite
chaunged
into
another
condition
,
caried
as
it
were
with
all
force
and
violence
into
other
contrarie
extremities
of
vnspeakeable
and
excessiue
ioyes
,
the
best
way
:
to
be
so
suddenlie
brought
from
the
bondage
and
torture
of
Satan
,
into
the
glorious
libertie
of
the
sonnes
&
daughters
of
God
.
By
these
signes
and
suddayne
chaunge
,
it
is
most
evident
,
that
the
first
estate
is
so
manifest
the
worke
of
Satan
,
&
the
2
so
cleared
to
be
the
worke
of
God
,
that
it
cannot
possiblie
be
the
worke
of
flesh
and
bloud
,
neither
could
it
bee
counterfayted
by
anie
man
.
For
I
am
perswaded
that
if
6
of
the
cunningest
wittes
that
be
in
the
worlde
,
should
ioyne
their
heads
togither
to
make
such
another
worke
:
yet
they
could
not
deceyue
the
sences
of
such
men
,
as
had
seene
by
experience
,
and
had
made
some
triall
of
these
straunge
and
great
workes
,
for
they
could
quicklie
discerne
,
their
close
iugling
and
sleightie
conveyance
to
be
but
delusions
&
hipocrisie
,
&
so
would
their
wickednes
be
manifested
to
all
men
.
By
this
it
may
appeare
that
Ma.
Darrell
was
not
the
principall
or
chiefe
Actour
in
their
dispossession
,
neither
can
he
in
deed
be
so
accounted
,
seeing
that
at
the
verie
time
whiles
we
were
crying
vnto
the
Lord
for
these
6
:
hee
was
separated
to
another
worke
,
and
busilie
imployed
another
way
,
namelie
,
instructing
,
comfortinge
,
and
strengthening
the
Maide
,
who
remayned
all
this
while
miserablie
vexed
by
the
Devill
.
Wherevpon
at
our
being
there
he
complayned
vnto
mee
concerning
the
dispossession
of
these
6
,
&
tolde
me
that
he
sawe
neuer
a
one
of
them
when
they
were
deliuered
,
which
he
saide
grieued
him
exceedinglie
.
After
this
also
I
confesse
that
to
be
true
which
the
discouerer
hath
disclosed
book
1.
chap.
10.
pag.
56.
namelie
,
that
I
tooke
all
these
6
vnto
me
,
and
exhorted
them
to
continue
in
the
feare
of
God
:
telling
them
that
Satan
would
seeke
to
enter
into
them
againe
,
whom
I
admonished
to
resist
by
faith
and
prayer
,
and
by
putting
on
all
the
whole
armour
of
God
,
incouraging
them
by
all
meanes
to
stande
faste
,
saying
thus
vnto
them
:
If
you
doe
manfullie
resist
,
no
doubt
but
you
shall
see
that
Sathan
will
flie
,
not
being
able
to
doe
you
any
harme
.
And
as
they
regarded
well
this
counsell
,
so
it
pleased
God
to
blesse
it
accordinglie
,
for
he
gaue
them
such
strength
and
courage
,
though
fiue
of
them
were
but
children
,
that
they
did
most
stronglie
resist
him
,
so
that
though
his
assautes
were
vsually
verie
fierce
and
importunate
for
the
present
,
yet
could
he
not
prevaile
with
the
least
to
yeelde
vnto
him
.
And
so
hitherto
they
haue
all
6
bene
preserued
both
safe
and
sounde
,
without
anie
further
molestation
,
to
the
great
praise
and
glorie
of
God
.
Now
whiles
I
was
thus
imployed
about
those
6.
Mai.
Darrell
tooke
great
paynes
with
the
Maid
,
hoping
still
that
she
would
haue
bene
dispossessed
that
night
also
,
but
it
came
not
so
to
passe
.
Wherevppon
thorough
the
deceitfulnes
of
Satan
,
who
had
drawen
her
to
dissemble
,
and
brought
her
to
an
impudent
outfacing
of
the
truth
,
we
were
driuen
to
giue
ouer
for
that
time
,
purposing
in
the
morning
to
renewe
the
exercise
of
fasting
and
prayer
in
the
behalfe
of
that
maide
onlie
:
which
when
we
had
entred
into
,
she
was
sorer
vexed
and
tormented
then
euer
she
was
before
,
till
it
was
about
noone
or
one
of
the
clocke
,
about
which
time
,
shee
also
through
the
great
mercie
of
God
,
receiued
helpe
and
deliuerance
.
For
when
we
had
all
three
in
order
performed
this
duetie
of
prayer
,
shee
hauing
wrought
vs
all
one
after
another
till
wee
were
wearie
,
the
last
time
as
it
came
to
my
course
I
having
continued
some
time
,
desired
another
to
take
my
rowme
:
which
when
the
maide
hearde
,
shee
suddenl●
caught
me
by
the
hande
,
held
me
fast
,
and
saide
vnto
me
:
Nay
for
Gods
sake
leaue
me
not
yet
,
sticke
to
it
a
litle
longer
,
&
you
shall
see
he
will
departe
shortlie
.
Herevpon
receyuing
this
good
incouragement
,
I
continued
still
,
and
with
the
ioynt
assistance
of
the
rest
,
we
earnestly
entreated
the
Lord
for
her
,
so
it
was
not
long
before
she
was
cast
into
a
traunce
,
lying
as
if
she
had
bene
fast
a
sleepe
,
anon
she
burst
out
into
weeping
that
the
teares
trickled
downe
her
cheekes
apace
in
a
verie
extraordinarie
maner
;
after
which
she
presentlie
rose
vp
,
and
thanked
God
that
the
evill
spirit
was
departed
from
her
.
She
also
being
violentlie
assaulted
by
the
Devill
,
resisted
manfully
,
as
the
rest
did
,
and
likewise
prevayled
,
and
so
was
by
the
mercie
of
God
preserued
,
during
all
the
time
she
was
in
her
mistres
house
,
but
afterward
she
departed
thence
,
and
dwelt
with
her
Vncle
,
a
papist
,
in
the
furthest
parte
of
Lancashire
,
where
there
resorted
vnto
her
certayne
Seminarie
priestes
,
by
whose
coniurations
and
magical
inchauntments
,
(
as
it
is
reported
)
the
evil
spirit
was
brought
into
her
againe
,
since
which
time
she
hath
bene
exceedinglie
tormented
,
and
so
still
continueth
like
Sommers
repossessed
.
As
therefore
the
good
providence
of
God
may
be
discerned
in
the
disposing
of
all
things
,
so
also
it
sheweth
it selfe
most
clearelie
in
the
wel
ordering
of
this
whole
action
,
if
it
be
well
obserued
.
First
in
sending
me
with
Mai.
Darrells
be
a
witnes
of
those
straunge
and
vnwo●ted
workes
of
God
.
Secondlie
,
in
not
vsing
Mai.
Darrells
the
chiefe
instrument
,
neither
for
the
dispossessing
of
the
six
the
firste
day
,
nor
y●
for
the
deliuerance
of
the
seauenth
on
th●
second
day
.
Thirdlie
,
in
that
without
his
labor
the
were
prepared
by
faith
and
prayer
and
other
spirituall
armour
to
resist
the
euil
spirit
,
by
meanes
whereof
they
were
preserued
from
Repossession
.
For
if
Mai.
Darre●
had
bene
the
chiefest
in
dispossessinge
〈◊〉
these
7.
and
of
Thomas
Darling
,
as
he
w●●
of
other
two
,
namely
of
Katherine
Wrigh●
and
of
William
Sommers
:
then
surelie●
would
haue
bene
thought
that
he
had
h●●
some
speciall
gifte
that
way
aboue
othe●
men
,
and
this
discouerer
might
haue
ha●
the
greater
shew
of
advantage
in
chargin●
him
so
deepelie
and
so
often
with
th●
matter
.
For
which
cause
questionles
it
please●
God
to
preuent
him
in
these
7.
And
as
s●
Thomas
Darling
,
Mai.
Darrell
onlie
ga●
advise
to
his
friendes
to
fast
and
pray
,
an●
humble
them selues
on
his
behalfe
,
and
〈◊〉
they
did
,
neither
he
nor
any
other
Preacher
being
present
,
it
pleased
God
at
their
Prayers
,
being
but
9
or
10
simple
people
to
be
intreated
,
and
to
deliuer
the
partie
from
that
possession
,
that
so
by
diuers
and
sundry
experimentes
,
it
might
appeare
to
all
the
world
that
this
is
no
extraordinarie
gifte
,
peculiar
to
any
one
man
,
but
common
to
all
the
faithfull
,
aswell
to
one
as
to
another
,
and
that
the
meane
and
simple
people
may
haue
as
great
priviledge
and
power
to
cast
out
Satan
,
by
their
faith
and
fasting
and
fervent
prayer
,
as
either
he
,
or
I
,
or
the
best
and
chiefest
Preacher
.
Out
of
the
premissed
then
it
may
be
collected
that
if
there
bee
any
evill
in
this
worke
,
it
is
rather
to
be
imputed
vnto
me
then
vnto
Ma.
Darrel
:
for
in
trueth
(
as
the
Lord
liveth
)
there
is
no
occasion
of
euill
in
him
concerning
this
matter
;
for
if
hee
had
wrought
craftilie
at
other
times
,
and
practised
deceyte
:
why
should
it
not
haue
appeared
and
broken
out
aswell
in
dealing
with
these
7
as
in
other
places
;
but
I
am
perswaded
(
such
is
his
simplicitie
)
that
he
is
as
cleare
,
and
was
euer
as
free
from
counterfayting
,
as
I
my selfe
am
.
And
I
dare
boldlie
protest
euen
before
the
Lord
,
that
such
a
thought
came
neuer
once
into
my
minde
.
Nowe
howsoeuer
it
might
seeme
more
expedient
for
me
to
be
silent
in
these
things
least
I
should
seeme
,
or
be
taken
even
as
a
foole
in
boasting
my self
:
yet
herein
I
may
say
with
the
Apostle
,
you
haue
euen
compelled
me
:
for
indeed
so
great
is
the
inconvenience
that
hath
come
by
the
misconceyuing
and
misreporting
of
this
matter
of
facte
,
as
that
it
hath
enforced
a
necessitie
of
manifesting
the
trueth
therof
in
the
plainest
maner
which
yet
hitherto
for
modesties
sake
,
hath
bene
suppressed
for
the
space
of
3
yeares
,
and
likelie
neuer
to
haue
come
to
light
,
if
our
innocencie
could
haue
bene
cleared
without
it
.
But
now
I
must
returne
to
the
Discouerer
,
and
proceed
to
performe
my
promise
,
which
is
,
to
proue
,
that
the
purpose
of
the
Detectour
,
to
make
Mai.
Darrell
the
principal
agent
in
this
dispossession
,
is
onlie
vnder
a
pretence
&
not
that
he
is
so
perswaded
,
my
reasons
are
these
:
First
to
pretend
Mai.
Darrell
to
be
principall
,
in
this
,
aswel
as
in
all
the
rest
,
is
great
pollicie
:
for
vnder
this
pretence
,
all
that
they
charge
him
with
concerning
teaching
of
Sommers
,
hath
the
greater
colour
of
trueth
.
Secondly
,
by
inforcing
this
,
as
they
doe
much
in
their
booke
,
it
doeth
more
easilie
perswade
men
to
beleeue
,
that
he
is
a
verie
common
and
lewde
practizer
and
deceiuer
.
Thirdlie
,
by
this
title
of
principall
,
&
in
al
places
where
he
comes
to
bee
the
chiefest
,
it
presupposeth
an
extraordinarie
iugling
skill
,
and
a
singular
cunning
in
legerdemaine
,
as
they
terme
it
:
wherevpon
they
saye
that
when
he
beganne
with
Katherine
Wright
,
then
he
dealt
but
rudelie
and
vnskilfullie
:
but
after
he
had
practized
with
Thomas
Darling
and
the
7
of
Lancashire
,
then
he
was
his
craftes
maister
.
Fourthlie
,
It
helpes
to
iustifie
that
accusation
of
vaine
glorie
,
and
that
he
desires
to
haue
a
great
name
,
and
to
make
him selfe
famous
,
or
ells
that
he
is
the
onelie
man
that
hath
a
peculiar
prerogatiue
to
cast
out
Devills
aboue
all
men
,
seeing
that
where-soeuer
he
comes
,
hee
beares
a
way
the
bell
(
as
they
say
)
and
that
no
bodie
can
doe
the
feate
but
he
.
Fiftlie
,
vnder
this
pretence
they
may
with
lesse
preiudice
proceede
against
him
;
seeing
that
in
foure
seuerall
actions
,
though
they
finde
some
accessories
,
yet
they
finde
none
principall
but
him selfe
.
And
thus
pollicie
hath
preferred
him
to
bee
principall
,
when
in
deed
they
know
hee
is
not
;
so
of
purpose
to
doe
him
a
mischiefe
,
and
to
dishonour
the
cause
it selfe
,
euen
the
great
worke
of
God
.
And
that
they
are
not
perswaded
,
that
hee
is
the
principall
in
this
worke
,
it
may
thus
appeare
:
Because
they
haue
the
storie
of
this
matter
of
Lancashire
penned
by
Mai.
Dickoms
,
as
is
plainely
confessed
and
prooued
in
the
Discouerie
,
wherein
the
dispossession
of
these
7
is
most
plainly
described
,
with
the
circumstances
thereof
,
according
to
that
which
I
haue
heere
se●●
downe
.
And
therein
Mai.
Darr
.
(
except
that
hee
was
the
man
that
was
sent
for
to
come
,
and
principallie
aymed
at
)
is
made
equall
.
Concerning
this
booke
I
speake
that
which
I
know
,
for
I
was
examined
,
in
that
whole
story
out
of
it
,
from
the
beginning
to
the
ende
:
and
yet
the
Discouerer
will
take
no
knowledge
of
this
matter
,
which
is
written
there
,
(
though
it
be
most
sure
&
certayne
)
because
it
makes
against
him
,
and
takes
the
rash
testimonie
of
the
printer
,
which
spake
onclie
as
hee
hearde
,
that
Mai.
Darrell
was
the
man
:
and
as
for
Mai.
Darrell
him selfe
in
his
testimonie
,
it
was
eyther
mistaken
or
misreported
:
for●
dare
say
,
that
he
would
not
say
,
that
those
7
were
deliuered
or
dispossessed
by
him
principallie
:
yet
the
discouerie
vrgeth
both
these
testimonies
to
the
full
,
because
they
seeme
much
to
make
for
him
in
all
the
former
respectes
.
If
then
,
this
may
bee
receyued
for
the
trueth
,
as
in
deed
it
is
,
I
doubt
not
but
that
all
suspition
of
counterfayting
and
coniuring
,
and
of
all
other
bad
dealing
wherewith
we
haue
ben
most
vniustlie
charged
,
may
be
remoued
;
as
also
that
grosse
errour
which
is
too
too
common
,
of
ascribing
anie
gift
or
extraordinarie
power
of
casting
out
of
Devills
,
to
anie
one
man
,
more
then
to
another
,
may
be
both
convinced
and
suppressed
:
for
herein
all
men
may
most
clearlie
see
,
that
the
good
hande
of
God
,
(
in
blessing
his
own
ordinance
,
and
the
poore
endeuours
of
his
servants
)
is
the
onely
inward
,
&
efficient
cause
of
this
great
worke
of
dispossession
,
that
so
all
the
glorie
therof
,
may
wholie
&
onely
be
ascribed
vnto
him
,
who
worketh
all
thinges
,
according
to
the
pleasure
of
his
own
wil
,
to
whom
be
prayse
for
euer
.
The
last
part
.
NOw
it
followeth
last
of
all
,
to
set
dow●
the
signes
of
disposs
.
shewed
forth
b●
these
7
immediatlie
before
their
deliuerance
,
in
,
and
after
the
same
:
and
therwit●
also
brieflie
to
shewe
the
retourne
of
th●
spirites
being
cast
out
:
how
sundrie
time
and
diuers
wayes
by
many
strange
&
fea●
full
assaultes
,
they
seeke
to
reenter
:
whi●●
also
may
serue
,
as
an
answer
to
that
proof
of
the
Discouerie
,
contayned
in
the
9
an●
10.
chap.
touching
those
pointes
,
that
〈◊〉
these
signes
being
conferred
according●
divine
and
historicall
observation
,
th●●
that
be
indifferentlie
minded
,
may
bee
able
to
iudge
what
cause
they
haue
to
sco●●
these
signes
,
and
to
sport
them selues
wit●
them
,
as
they
doe
.
The
first
signe
to
manifest
these
dispos●
was
,
that
the
spirites
did
rent
,
and
tea●●
the
possessed
,
insomuch
that
they
were
s●rer
vexed
and
tormented
immediatlie
before
they
left
them
,
and
euen
as
it
were
〈◊〉
their
departure
,
then
ever
they
were
at
a●nie
time
before
:
so
it
is
saide
,
when
Chri●●
charged
the
spirite
to
come
out
of
the
th●
childe
,
then
the
spirit
rent
him
sore
,
&
after
came
out
,
Marke
9.26
.
The
seconde
signe
is
that
they
cryed
out
with
loude
voyces
,
and
roared
out
exceedinglie
,
after
the
manner
of
beastes
,
most
fearfull
and
lamentable
to
heare
,
beeing
neuer
so
fierce
and
outragious
in
anie
of
their
fittes
,
as
euen
then
when
the
spirites
were
forced
and
compelled
to
come
out
of
them
.
And
of
this
signe
it
is
thus
written
,
f.
that
vncleane
spirites
,
crying
with
a
loude
voyce
,
came
out
of
manie
that
were
possessed
,
Act.
8.7
.
Thirdlie
,
they
were
cast
downe
suddenlie
,
&
lay
all
along
stretched
out
as
if
they
had
bene
dead
,
and
so
leaving
them
as
dead
,
the
evill
spirites
departed
from
them
.
And
thus
it
is
written
of
the
childe
whom
Christ
dispossest
:
when
the
vncleane
spirit
came
out
,
he
was
as
one
deade
,
insomuch
that
manie
said
,
he
is
dead
,
Mark
9.26
.
Fourthlie
,
the
evill
spirites
departed
out
of
the
possessed
in
the
likenes
of
some
vglie
creature
:
and
euerie
one
of
the
7
sawe
and
perceyued
the
spirites
to
departe
out
in
a
seuerall
likenes
:
one
,
in
the
likenes
of
a
crowes
head
,
round
,
which
when
it
was
our
,
went
and
satt
in
a
corner
of
the
parlour
,
with
darknes
about
it
a
while
,
then
went
it
out
of
the
windowe
with
such
a
flash
of
lightning
,
that
all
the
parlour
seemed
to
her
to
be
on
a
light
fire
:
It
left
also
behinde
it
in
the
maide
a
soare
throat
,
Another
said
,
The
third
sawe
him
goe
out
like
an
vrchine
or
hedgehogge
,
The
fourth
like
a
fowle
vglie
man
,
The
fifte
like
a
blacke
man
,
The
sixt
perceyued
it
to
goe
out
in
the
likenes
of
a
great
breath
vglie
like
a
toad
,
The
last
like
an
vglie
man
with
a
great
bunch
on
his
backe
,
Fiftlie
,
the
evill
spirits
did
presentlie
teturne
vnto
them
againe
in
the
same
likenes
that
they
went
out
,
and
sought
to
re-enter
,
and
,
being
resisted
,
they
departed
,
&
then
returned
after
in
other
likenesses
seeking
still
both
by
promises
&
threatnings
to
prevaile
:
somtimes
comming
in
the
likenes
of
a
man
profering
bagges
of
golde
and
siluer
,
and
shewing
them
all
maner
of
costlie
and
sumptuous
things
:
tempting
them
therby
to
yeeld
vnto
him
,
and
to
let
him
in
:
enforcing
his
temptations
by
promising
of
honours
&
pleasures
,
and
great
preferments
,
of
the
retourne
of
the
spirit
,
when
he
is
cast
out
,
and
his
seeking
to
re-enter
,
we
read
in
Mat.
12.
Luk.
11.
And
for
his
diuersitie
of
temptations
and
large
offers
to
prevaile
,
it
is
evident
in
his
dealing
against
Christ
,
Math.
4.
In
these
assaults
to
reenter
,
the
spirits
appeared
sometimes
in
the
likenes
of
a
beare
with
open
mouth
,
somtimes
of
an
ape
,
sometimes
of
a
bigge
blacke
dogg
,
somtimes
of
a
black
Raven
,
with
a
gellow
bill
,
somtimes
of
a
flame
of
fire
,
somtimes
of
diuers
whelpes
,
but
most
vsually
in
the
likenesse
of
Edmond
Hartley
a
coniurer
,
who
had
bewitched
them
,
and
was
hanged
also
at
Lancaster
,
for
that
facte
,
and
for
coniuring
.
In
these
apparitions
,
if
hee
could
not
prevaile
with
his
large
offers
,
and
faire
promisses
,
then
would
he
terrifie
them
with
verye
fearfull
threatnings
:
As
that
he
would
cast
them
into
pitts
,
or
breake
their
necks
,
or
some
other
way
to
plague
them
,
saying
th●
they
should
neuer
prosper
.
Wherevpon
when
he
saw
,
that
in
assa●ting
of
them
,
he
lost
al
his
labour
and
prevailed
not
,
hee
laboured
at
the
length
〈◊〉
be
revenged
of
them
,
for
resisting
of
him
to
which
purpose
hee
did
trouble
them
i●
all
the
partes
of
their
bodies
:
in
their
eye
with
manie
vncomfortable
sights
,
to
te●rifie
them
:
he
tyed
their
tongues
that
they
could
not
pray
,
nor
speake
as
they
should
he
pinched
them
in
their
armes
,
that
the●
could
not
lift
them
vp
,
nor
stirre
them
for
a
good
space
:
he
pricket
them
in
the●
knees
,
and
in
their
legges
that
they
could
not
goe
,
or
yet
if
they
did
goe
,
that
the●
they
went
lame
and
limping
for
an
hou●●
or
two
together
,
and
could
not
possibli●
goe
vp
right
:
they
had
paine
also
in
thei●
feete
,
and
in
their
head
:
thus
they
we●●
molested
,
but
they
still
so
resisted
tha●
they
gaue
him
the
foyle
,
so
that
in
the
en●
hee
was
forced
to
leaue
them
and
to
fle●
away
.
Sixtly
they
being
all
dispossest
by
fasting
and
prayer
,
according
to
the
ordinance
of
Christ
,
since
that
time
,
all
their
swellings
and
torments
haue
ceased
,
neither
haue
they
bin
troubled
or
vexed
with
any
more
fitts
:
Only
Iane
Ashton
being
repossessed
,
hath
manifested
the
same
by
sundrie
fearfull
signes
,
and
is
now
become
worse
then
she
was
,
euery
way
:
but
as
for
the
rest
,
they
haue
continued
now
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
&
a
half
very
peaceable
and
quiet
,
neither
haue
they
shewed
forth
any
signe
of
possession
,
nor
any
suspition
thereof
.
Lastly
they
all
gaue
great
thanks
to
God
,
for
their
deliuerance
,
and
that
of
themselues
so
freely
and
cherefully
in
so
excellent
&
heavenly
maner
,
as
that
they
could
neuer
doe
the
like
,
neither
before
,
nor
since
:
they
are
also
so
changed
in
their
conditions
,
and
their
maners
so
well
reformed
,
that
a
man
shall
heare
no
evill
come
from
them
,
nor
any
vnseemely
behaviour
:
and
now
they
can
pray
,
and
take
delight
in
praysing
God
.
They
goe
to
church
,
to
heare
the
word
,
and
continue
there
with
much
comfort
,
and
are
euery
way
better
then
they
were
before
.
And
thus
I
haue
finished
this
discourse
,
wherein
I
haue
delt
faithfully
to
my
power
,
and
whereby
I
haue
detected
this
discouerer
to
be
a
great
deceyuer
:
like
a
Traveyler
that
takes
vpon
him
to
discouer
diuers
countries
,
wherein
hee
neuer
came
,
and
to
describe
the
state
&
people
of
certaine
new-found
landes
,
the
scituation
whereof
he
neuer
knew
or
heard
of
,
on●●
a
meere
fiction
of
his
owne
invention
.
Thus
hath
this
detractour
dealt
with
vs
;
〈◊〉
with
this
most
honourable
and
famo●●
fact
of
Lancashire
:
In
describing
it
to
be●
vayne
and
ridiculous
practize
,
detecting
therein
great
deceite
,
and
much
legerde●
mayne
:
and
yet
for
all
that
,
he
neuer
sa●
the
practize
of
it
with
his
eyes
,
neither
di●●
he
euer
heare
any
evill
detected
,
or
decei●●
vsed
therein
.
This
worke
was
neuer
y●●
called
in
question
nor
euer
examined
by
way
of
tryall
,
as
is
plainly
confessed
in
the
Discouerie
:
and
hitherto
there
hath
no●
bene
found
any
one
witnesse
to
bring
i●
any
evidence
to
proue
it
counterfaite
,
no●
any
Christian
euer
yet
heard
to
open
his
mouth
to
speake
any
evill
against
it
.
The
Reader
therefore
may
much
wonder
at
the
intollerable
boldnes
of
this
malicious
Accuser
,
that
dare
vndertake
to
discouer
men
&
their
dealings
,
especially
Preachers
of
the
Gospell
to
be
lewde
cousiners
,
and
most
notorious
deceyvers
,
and
yet
neuer
saw
nor
knew
any
evil
by
them
,
or
any
sure
and
certaine
signes
of
any
suspition
therof
.
And
may
also
see
how
iniurious
they
are
,
to
this
vnblameable
work
,
that
in
an
vnsatiable
desire
to
discredite
it
,
they
haue
cast
an
evill
name
vpon
it
,
defaming
it
for
a
fraudulent
practize
,
though
●t
was
neuer
tryed
,
nor
yet
euer
detected
to
haue
decey●e
or
bad
dealing
in
it
,
by
any
in
the
worlde
besides
themselues
:
which
yet
being
meere
straungers
to
the
cause
,
will
needs
condemne
it
before
they
heare
it
,
and
punish
the
parties
that
haue
practized
in
it
,
as
most
impious
,
before
they
know
what
evill
they
haue
done
:
And
now
hauing
thus
wronged
vs
being
iust
men
,
yea
both
robbed
and
wounded
vs
,
as
I
may
say
:
We
must
be
bound
to
the
peace
,
and
must
promise
neither
to
publish
nor
practize
these
matters
:
or
els
remaine
prisoners
still
,
with
expectation
of
further
punishment
,
which
wee
are
willing
to
endure
,
seeing
we
cannot
chuse
but
speake
those
thinges
,
which
wee
haue
both
heard
&
seene
.
This
discourse
good
Reader
was
dispatched
in
December
last
.
The
difficultie
of
printing
hath
hindred
the
publishing
of
it
thus
longe
.