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A02750	A declaration of egregious popish impostures to with-draw the harts of her Maiesties subiects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Christian religion professed in England, vnder the pretence of casting out deuils. Practised by Edmunds, alias Weston a Iesuit, and diuers Romish priestes his wicked associates. Where-vnto are annexed the copies of the confessions, and examinations of the parties themselues, which were pretended to be possessed, and dispossessed, taken vpon oath before her Maiesties commissioners, for causes ecclesiasticall.	Harsnett, Samuel, 1561-1631.	1603 (1603)	STC 12880; ESTC S120922	196,686	296

depart in some certaine forme representing either a beast or some other creature that had resemblance of that sinne whereof he was the chiefe Author Where-vpon the spirit of Pride departed in the forme of a Peacock The spirit of Sloth in the likenes of an Asse the spirit of Enuie in the similitude of a Dog the spirit of Gluttony in the forme of a Wolfe and the other deuils had also in their departure their particuler likenesses agreeable to their natures Hetherto the Author of the said Treatise though in some more words yet to this effect Concerning the which report the world must needes beare me witnes if euer it come to their publique view that I haue great cause to blame them for making of these things common which were wrought by themselues in priuate so much to my discredite My charity shall deserue very great commendations as I thinke if I doe not hereafter seeke to be reuenged both vpon Ma Edmunds and the rest that haue thus dealt with me But to the matter it selfe as I am required It is very likely that vpon Saint Georges day here mentioned I railed against the priests and spake of the Court as that time gaue occasion But I doe verily thinke that I vsed the said speeches as being led vnto them by some words vttered eyther by the priests or by some in the company and that they had some farther drift then I doe know of in appoynting that day for their dealings with me And touching my describing of the said seauen deuils by signes and gestures signifying the seauen deadly sinnes I doe wel remember that I vsed some such like gestures to that end but I am perswaded that they are heere set downe in farre better sort then I did act them as their vsuall manner was in reporting of any thing that was done eyther by me or any of the rest They would make a faire tale of any thing though it were neuer so simple that any of vs did or said But for mine owne part how I should be able to describe the said sinnes though it were neuer so simple I cannot directly aunswer This onely I think and am perswaded in my conscience that what I did therein I was eyther led vnto it by some of the Priests instructing questions or else I had beene told before that others in my case had described such deuils by such gestures that did signifie such and such sinnes For being not then fully xvij yeeres of age as I take it I doe not thinke that any such things would euer haue come into my head if I had not beene cunningly instructed It seemeth strange vnto me when I remember diuers things concerning these matters as I may say of my self so I haue beene informed concerning the rest that eyther had beene or were then in my case Wee were neuer suffered to be quiet few nights escaped but either Mistris Peckham when she was present or Mistris Plater or some other of the women where we remained would be with vs eyther to bring vs newes seuerally what each of vs had done or said apart when we were exorcised the day before or else to tell vs strange tales which they said they had heard of some of the priests concerning diuers things which had beene done and spoken by such as had beene possessed in other Countries whether they did thus by the direction of the priests or no I cannot tell but I verily beleeue that wee all of vs learned thereby to doe many things which otherwise we should neuer haue thought of And whether I learned from them the skill I had to doe the gestures before mentioned I know not it may be I did And as I aunswer to this point so doe I vnto that other as touching the deuils supposed similitudes in their pretended departing out of me Eyther it is altogether false and deuised by themselues or else they led me to say so by their questions As if they asked me whether Pride did not depart from me in the likenesse of a Peacock it is very probable that I said he did And so of all the rest or otherwise they told some in my hearing that such deuils did vse to depart from such as they possessed in such kinde of formes I pray God forgiue them for all their bad dealings with me My chiefe comfort is that as I said in the beginning I am fully perswaded that I was neuer possessed and that all I did or spake I did it and spake it my selfe being sometimes enforced and sometimes induced so to doe as before I haue mentioned And also that the most of those things which are written of me are eyther vtterly false or greatly altered in the telling And that the priests themselues that dealt with me are of right to beare the blame for that which eyther I or any of the rest said or did that might giue any iust cause of offence eyther to her Maiestie or the state heere in England Vpon my speeches before mentioned to the Lord Strange the priests and others especially those that fauour Ma Edmunds as I thinke did giue it out that I was still possessed And I doubt not but if at any time they vnderstand of this my confession it wil be said that now I haue many deuils in me I had forgotten to set downe how I haue had a long time an ache in one of my knees which I thinke I got whē I was a child by a cold how when I told the priests of it first they vsed that for one argument to proue that I was possessed saying that it was very likely that the deuil kept about that place Also I feare I shall be troubled with my old disease as I haue before said So as if they shall determine to hold on so wicked a course they are like to haue the same causes to say that I am still possessed that they had before But I hope they wil not dare to presume to haue any further dealing with me and that God will deliuer me from them And this is all I can say to all such points and matters as haue beene propounded vnto me Richard Mainy FINIS Errata PAge 5 line 27 for continue reade contriue Page 16 line 6 for Rat reade Cat. Page 20 line 36 for hope reade two Page 95 line 35 for conseruation reade consecration ann 1558. 1559. 1562. 1567. 1569. 1572. 1577. 1579. 1580. A loyall generation of Priestes As is lately confessed by Fa P. in his Apolog. Cap. 15. flag daemon Page 6. of that booke See Friswoods Cōfess In his owne tract vpon record page 2. See the booke of miracles Page 26. Page 25 of the book of miracles Edm Peckham In her examination See his examin Ed Peckham See her examina Chap 22.23 24. Weston Tractat. Miracle booke Pag. 20. Looke her Confess De Daemo Cap. 18. In their booke of Cases for England See her examina See her examina See her examin See the booke of Miracles Booke of Miracles Booke of Miracles page 42. Booke of Miracles page 34. Page cod Reade her examin See Maynies confess See the record Mengus Flag Daem See her exexamin Thyrae 181. Ibid See the booke of miracles Page 12. of the booke of miracles Page 5 miracle booke Page 5 ibidem See Edm practat See her examin See Tirrels exam and Fids Pag. 32. See Edmunds tract Page 14. See her exam Page 45. See her exam Booke of miracles page 24. Page 23. Page 5. Page 27. Mēgus fust daemon exorcis See her exam See her examina Tilman De mirac Eucharist See her exam See Scots booke of Witches Seeth 〈◊〉 beginning of her examin Page 20. Page 5. booke of Miracles See the last end of Fide examin Page 42. Booke of Miracles Page 43. Beholde your loyall Priests Page 43. Page 34. See Saras examin Page 7. Page 7. ibi Page 43. Page 32. Page 43. See Fids Maynies exam Page 23. Page 43. Page 29. Page 44. See Saras examina Page 17. Page 23. Page 2. Pag 3. See the missall Page 2. Page 4. Booke of Miracles page 16. Page 15 Page 43. Page 17. Westons Tractat of Marwood The booke of miracles extant vpon record Page 20. Page 21. Page 22. Page 23. Page 24. Page 23. Page 23 Page 24. Page 25. Page 25. Page 25. Ibidem Page 28. Page 29. Page 32. Page 32 Ibidem Page 33 Page 33. Ibidem Page 34. Page 34. Ibidem Page 35. Page 34. Page 35. Page 36. Page 37. Page 38 Page 38. ibid Page 39. Page 45. Page 33. Page 43. Page 1. Page 2. Page 3. Page 3. Ibidem Page 4. Page 5. Page 5. Ibidem Page 5. Page 5. Page 6. Page 10. * Martha Broslier By Edmunds in Latine extant vpon record