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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	great_a	soul_n	2,575	5	4.9117	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69175	A breife narration of the possession, dispossession, and, repossession of William Sommers and of some proceedings against Mr Iohn Dorrell preacher, with aunsweres to such obiections as are made to prove the pretended counterfeiting of the said Sommers. Together with certaine depositions taken at Nottingham concerning the said matter.	G. Co.	1598 (1598)	STC 6281; ESTC S111059	35,239	42

to his charge some presumptions tending that waie Sōmers was committed to prison where the Deuil appeared vnto him in liknes of a mouse threatning that if he would not let him reenter and would not saie that all that he had done touching his tormenting during his possessiō was but counterfeyt then he should be hangd but if he would yeeld to him he would save him Thus anew stipulation being made betwene them the Devill entred And afterwards Som still pretented that all which before he had done was onelie counterfeyt Yet this notwithstanding vppon his repossessiō he was as horriblie spite of his face tormented as before as appeareth by diverse of the Deponents if the time when the things wich they deposed were done be well observed To search into the truth hereof a Commission was awarded from the highe Commissioners for the province of yorke to certifie the matter to 12. principall persone of account there abouth Mr Dorrell had taken the names of threescore persons who were readie to haue bene deposed touching the extraordinarie handeling of the said Som. 17. of them being sworne examined and theyr depositions takē Som was called before the Comissioners to be examined himself whether he had counterfeited or not He told them all that he did was but counterfeit The highe Sheriffe exhorted him in the name of God to tell the truth then sodenlie Som. was violentlie cast into one of his fits before them all where he wallowed vp and downe the chamber where they sate in a farefull maner There were pius thrust deepe into his hand and leg to trie if he did counterfeyt but he was senseles and no bloud followed At length being re●●●…ed as out of sleepe they asked what he had done He said he could not tell whether he had not bene pricked with pins he said yes they asked where and he shewed the wrong hand when he was examined howe the hole came in his other hand wich had bene pricked he said it was there before being demaunded why he fell downe he aunswered a qualme came ouer his stomack Then he was conveied awaie and being absent he was worse tormented them before They brought him back againe to knowe if he would confesse who perswaded him to saie he had counterfeited As he should haue gone vp a paire of staires through a gallerie if he had not bene hindred he had cast himselfe headlong ouer the gallerie to haue broken his neck When he was the second time brought before the Commissioners he was more terriblie handled them before in so much that the Commissioners and all that were present were fullie satisfied that he thē was corporallie possessed ād surcessed to examie ani moe witnesses Mr Walton Archdeacō of derbie being presēt ād a principall enime to Mr Dorrell acknowledged it was the finger of God vppon this rare accident Then was generallie great rejoicing in Nott in somuch as it had pleased God thus to manifest the truth when it came to triall After the Commission was returned to Yorke and Som. committed to the custodie of certain honest persons where he was still tormented as before and in his fits delivered how the Devill had appeared vnto him in prison in likenes of a mouse as afore sayd and howe the Devill and also certayne persons had advised him to saie that he vvas but a counterfeyt and vvhat promises they made vnto him Also he told of things that hapned at that time elswhere whithout having knowledge from anie Which things were taken in writing by some that heard him and they are readie to be deposed thereof if they might be suffered And being come to himselfe he did confesse his possession and gave himselfe bodie and soule to the Devill if he did counterfeyt The Arch-Bishop of Yorke after the depositions came to his hands was satisfied that in deede Som was possessed Yet having receive● letters from some great personages he tooke occasiō to silence Mr Dor pretending this onelie cause that Mr Dorrell should hold that the Devil might be dispossest by praier fasting Which yet he told him was his private opinion and that he would willinglie alter it if he might be better informed But the A. B. neuer endevoured to informe him better But after goodwords as that he was an honest man ecc sent him aware silenced The matter thus apprehended at york the Commissioners of the province of Canterburie convented Mr Dorrell before them he appeared a for the daie and being vsed with hard speeches was sent to the Gatehouse Som was brought vp to London and committed to a barber of East Smithfeild a man of evill report And afterward was takē into the Bisschop of London his house The matter was so well handled that Som persisted in saiing that he had bene a counterfeyt and at length seing this to be so plausible grewe to be so impudent that he said Mr Dorrell had hired him to counterfeyt and had bene acquained with him 4. yeares before and caused him to practise his feats in Ashbie parck and informed him after his comming to Nott howe he should demeane himselfe in time of his dispossession All which Mr Dorrell vppon his othe denied but Som bare word nowe growone to be a mam of great credit though he had confessed himselfe heretofore to haue bene a counterfeyt was better beleiued then Mr Dorrell a godlie and faithfull man of honest conversation long approved by the best Christians and ministers where he lived But Mr Dorrell for a weeke was herevppon close prisoner And at length againe he was convented at Lambith Where taken vp with hard speeches as if all that Som had said was true he not being suffered to answer for himselfe and the depositions wich might best shewe the matter being taken awaie and deteined from him was remanded to the prison where he yet lieth till it please God his cause maie be heard Nowe to the end that it maie appeare vpon what ground Mr Dorrel hath bene thus handled and taken vp with speeches as the most impudent varlet that euer came before them asse heretick a Deuil one that had seuen Deuils that he should be the Devils mrthyr either recant at Pauls crosse or be burnt in Smithfeild such like for this cause and for the better clearing of the truth I will deliuer such obiections as haue bene made against him with evident aunsweres as I hope to everie of them There haue bene manie counterfeits therefore Som. did couterfeit This followeth not for we maie with as good reason saie manie haue not counterfeyt therefore Som did not counterfeyt 2. There could neuer anie man counterfeyt such things as sommers in truth hath done Sommers himselfe said he did counterfeyt 1. Sommers likewise said he did not counterfeyt yea gaue himself bodie and soule to the Devill if he ded counterfeyt as wilbe deposed why should he not be beleiued aswell with an exetration deniing as barelie affirming he did counterfeit 2. Somm