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shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n behave_v himself_o in_o his_o counterfeit_n chap_n 2_o pag._n 98._o of_o m._n darrel_n instruct_v of_o somers_n by_o speak_v to_o other_o in_o his_o hear_n those_o thing_n which_o he_o mean_v that_o he_o shall_v practice_v from_o the_o 5._o of_o novem_n when_o he_o come_v unto_o he_o until_o the_o seven_o of_o the_o same_o be_v the_o day_n of_o his_o pretend_a dispossession_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 106._o of_o m._n darrel_n cunning_a instruct_v of_o somers_n by_o speak_v to_o other_o in_o his_o hear_n of_o satan_n seek_v to_o repossess_v he_o and_o of_o the_o act_n of_o certain_a trick_n under_o a_o coverlet_n from_o the_o seven_o of_o november_n until_o about_o the_o xxi_o of_o the_o same_o chap._n 4._o pag._n 127._o of_o m._n darrel_n cunning_a instruct_v of_o somers_n by_o speak_v to_o other_o in_o his_o hear_n such_o thing_n as_o he_o mean_v he_o shall_v practice_v in_o the_o detect_n of_o witch_n from_o about_o the_o xxi_o of_o november_n until_o 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somers_n confession_n that_o he_o have_v dissemble_v ca._n 3._o pag._n 187._o how_o m._n darrel_n &_o his_o friend_n to_o discredit_v summer_n confession_n do_v false_o report_v that_o he_o be_v induce_v thereunto_o by_o promise_n threaten_n and_o enchantment_n chap._n 4._o pag._n 190._o how_o m._n darrel_n ridiculous_a pretence_n that_o somers_n be_v induce_v by_o the_o devil_n in_o form_n of_o a_o black_a dog_n and_o a_o ass_n to_o say_v he_o have_v dissemble_v chap._n 5._o pag._n 195._o how_o m._n darrell_n have_v false_o affirm_v that_o w._n somers_n be_v induce_v to_o say_v he_o have_v dissemble_v for_o fear_n of_o hang_v whereas_o he_o fall_v into_o his_o fit_n before_o commissioner_n at_o nottingham_n upon_o a_o former_a compact_n the_o fear_n of_o hang_v be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a cause_n that_o he_o then_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v not_o dissemble_v chap._n 6._o pag._n 198._o how_o somers_n be_v persuade_v by_o threaten_n &_o promise_n to_o have_v continue_v his_o dissimulation_n after_o he_o have_v be_v before_o the_o commissioner_n at_o nottingham_n until_o m._n darrel_n may_v again_o dispossess_v he_o chap._n 7._o pag._n 204_o of_o the_o deposition_n take_v in_o m._n darrel_n behalf_n at_o nott._n &_o how_o upon_o the_o reexamination_n of_o his_o own_o witness_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o bodily_a action_n of_o somers_n in_o his_o fit_n be_v not_o extraordinary_a as_o they_o have_v be_v misreport_v chap._n 8._o pa._n 207._o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n how_o m._n darrell_n labour_v from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o make_v those_o thing_n that_o somers_n do_v &_o be_v but_o very_a toy_n to_o be_v think_v both_o strange_a and_o extraordinary_a chap._n 1._o pag._n 219._o how_o m._n darrell_n will_v not_o suffer_v as_o near_o as_o he_o can_v any_o to_o deal_n with_o somers_n in_o his_o fit_n to_o try_v whether_o he_o be_v senseless_a or_o dissemble_v chap._n 2._o pag._n 225._o how_o m._n darrel_n indevor_v to_o excuse_n somers_n when_o he_o be_v take_v short_a and_o do_v such_o toy_n as_o do_v argue_v he_o sufficient_o to_o be_v but_o a_o counterfeit_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 230._o how_o contrary_a to_o m._n darrel_n assertion_n somers_n have_v his_o sense_n and_o understanding_n in_o his_o fit_n chap._n 4._o pag._n 235._o of_o the_o motion_n and_o knockinge_n which_o be_v hear_v and_o see_v about_o somers_n in_o his_o fit_n that_o they_o be_v do_v and_o make_v by_o himself_o and_o be_v not_o as_o m._n darrell_n have_v report_v extraordinary_a or_o supernatural_a chap._n 5._o pag._n 238._o how_o somers_n cast_v himself_o into_o the_o fire_n be_v voluntary_a &_o no_o extraordinary_a matter_n as_o m._n darrell_n have_v pretend_v chap._n 6._o pag._n 242._o of_o summer_n pretend_a strength_n and_o weight_n in_o his_o fit_n that_o contrary_a to_o m._n darrel_n and_o his_o friend_n report_n there_o be_v nothing_o extraordinary_a in_o they_o chap._n 7_o pag._n 244._o summer_n knowledge_n in_o his_o fit_n be_v not_o 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