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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81584	Doctor Lambs darling: or, strange and terrible news from Salisbury; being a true, exact, and perfect relation, of the great and wonderful contract and engagement made between the devil, and Mistris Anne Bodenham; with the manner how she could transform her self into the shape of a mastive dog, a black lyon, a white bear, a woolf, a bull, and an cat; and by her charms and spels, send either man or woman 40 miles an hour in the ayr. The tryal, examination, and confession of the said mistris Bodenham, before the Lord chief Baron Wild, & the sentence of death pronounc'd against her, for bewitching of An Stiles, and forcing her to write her name in the devils book with her own blood; so that sometimes the devil appearing all in black without a head, renting her cloaths, tearing her skin, and tossing her up and down the chamber, to the great astonishment of the spectators. Appointed to be printed and published, as a caveat and warning piece for England, Scotland, and Ireland. James Bower, Cleric.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Wing D1763; Thomason E707_2; ESTC R207118	3,765	8

Doctor LAMBS DARLING OR Strange and terrible News from Salisbury BEING A true exact and perfect Relation of the great and wonderful Contract and Engagement made between the Devil and Mistris Anne Bodenham with the manner how she could transform her self into the shape of a Mastive Dog a black Lyon a white Bear a Woolf a Eull and a Cat and by her Charms and Spels send either man or woman 40 miles an hour in the Ayr. The Tryal Examination and Confession of the said Mistris Bodenham before the Lord chief Baron Wild the Sentence of Death pronounc'd against her for bewitching of An Stiles and forcing her to write her Name in the Devils Book with her own blood so that for five dayes she lay in cruel and bitter Torments somtimes the Devil appearing all in black without a head renting her cloaths tearing her skin and tossing her up and down the chamber to the great astonishment of the Spectators APpointed to be printed and published as a Caveat and Warning piece for England Scotland and Ireland July 25 James Bower Cleric London Printed for G. Horton 1653. HIstory often speaks and common observation assures Us that Bees gather exeellent honey out of the bitterest herbs So were we wise we might make good use of this ensuing Relation Wherein we may consider how the Devil guls and deceives the soules of the sons of men He without doubt to bring them into such an unhappy league with himself promiseth them to be no Inferiors to the greatest in the world But to the subject of my Discourse There was lately arraigned at Salisbury before the Right Honorable the Lord chief Baron Wild Judge of the Assise one Anne Bodenham formerly servant to Dr. Lamb for her strange and wonderful Diabolical usage of a Maid servant to M. Goddard by name Anne Styles who having lost a silver spoon went to the foresaid Witch to discover the person that had stoln it whereupon this cunning woman put on her spectacles demanded 12 d. which she had and then opened a book in which there seemed to be the picture of the Devil to the Maids appearance with cloven feet and claws after which the Witch took a green Glass and shewed the maid the shape of many persons what they were doing in her Masters house and said that the spoon should be brought again shortly by a little boy but said she would have occasion to come to her again very suddenly and accordingly within two dayes after her Mistris being afraid of being poyson'd sent the Maid again to the said Witch to know if there were any such thing intended and the maid going a little black Dog to her apprehension ran before her over Crane-bridge and brought her to the Witches house being dark where the doors flew open without knocking and the Witch met her at the second door and told her she knew wherefore she came and that it was about poysoning for said she on Friday night there shall be a cup of spiced Ale prepared with poyson in it but be sure you give your Mistris notice of it The next day being Saturday the maid was sent again to the Witch to get some example shewn upon the Gentlewoman that should procure the poyson and the Witch gave her a powder Dill leaves and the paring of her own nailes all which the maid was to give to her Mistris the powder was to be put in the young Gentlewomens Mistriss Sarah and Mistriss Anne Goddards drink or broth to rot their guts in their bellies the leaves to rub about the brims of the pot to make their teeth fall out of their heads and the paring of the nails to make them drunk and mad And told the maid that when they gave it them they must cros their breasts and say In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ grant that this may be But the maid coming again on the Munday following asked her whether she approved of her journey for London the Witch replied Wilt thou go to London high or low To which the maid answered What do you mean by that She said If you will go on high you shall be carryed to London in the Air and be there in two h●urs but if you go a low you shall be taken at Sutton towns end Yet before she departed the Witch desired the maid to live with her and she would teach her a more stranger Art What 's that said the maid she answered you shall know presently and forthwith she appeared in the shape of a great black Cat and lay along by the Chimney at which the maid being affrighted she came into her shape again saying But before you go you must seal unto me your body and bl●ud not to discover me which she promising to do she forthwith made a Circle and called Beezebub Tormentor Lucifer and Satan appear then appeared two spirits in the likeness of great boys with long shagged black hair and stood by her looking over her shoulder then the Witch took the meids fore-singer of her right hand and pricked it with a pin and squeezed out the bloud and put it into a pen and put the pen into the maids hand and held her hand to write in a book and one of the Spirits laid his hand or claw upon the Witches whilest the maid wrote and when she had done writing whilest their hands were together the Witch said Amen and made the maid say Amen and the Spirits said Amen Amen and the Spirits hand did feel cold to the maid as it touched her hand when the Witches hand and hers were together writing and then the Spirit gave a piece of silver which he first bit to the Witch who gave it to the maid and also stuck two pins in the maides head-cloathes and bid her keep them and be gone saying I will now vex thee far worse then ever I did the man in Clarington Park which I made walk about with a bundle of pales on his back all night in a Pond of water and could not lay them down till the next morning Thus having ended her diabolical speech immediatly after the maid were exceedingly perplexed with inward Torments crying out O the Devil the Witch and the two ragged boyes are pulling me a pieces Oh very damnable very wretched this hand of mine writ my name in the Devils book this finger of mine was pricked here is yet the hole that was made and with my bloud I wrote my own Damnation and have cut my self off from Heaven and Eternal life the Devil came oh in a terrible shape to me entred within me there he lies swelling in my body gnawing at my heart tearing my bowels within me and there is no hopes but one time or other will tear me all in pieces O hold me hold me or else the Devil will t●ke me I see him now standing on the top of the house with glittering eyes looking on me and will carry me away Thus was she miserably tormented for the