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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85006	A true and exact relation of the severall informations, examinations, and confessions of the late witches, arraigned and executed in the county of Essex. Who were arraigned and condemned at the late sessions, holden at Chelmesford before the Right Honorable Robert, Earle of Warwicke, and severall of his Majesties justices of peace, the 29 of July, 1645. Wherein the severall murthers, and devillish witchcrafts, committed on the bodies of men, women, and children, and divers cattell, are fully discovered. Published by authoritie.	H. F.	1645 (1645)	Wing F23; Thomason E296_35; ESTC R200218	28,902	45

since and this Informant doth verily believe the said Hellen Clark was the death of his said daughter The Examination of Hellen Clark taken before the said Justices the 11th of April 1645. THis Examinant confesseth Executed at Mannyntree that about six weeks since the Devill appeared to her in her house in the likenesse of a white Dog and that she calleth that Familiar Elimanzer and that this Examinant hath often fed him with milk-pottage and that the said Familiar spake to this Examinant audibly and bade her deny Christ and shee should never want which shee did then assent unto but doth altogether deny the killing of the daughter of the said Edward Parsley The Information of Prudence Hart the wife of Thomas Hart of Lawford taken upon oath before us the 23. of Aprill 1645. THis Informant saith that about eight week since being at her Parish Church on the Sabbath day half a mile distant from her house and being about twenty weeks gone with childe and to her thinking very well and healthfull upon the sudden shee was taken with great pains and miscarried before shee could be got home and this Examinant saith that about two moneths since being in her bed in the night something fell down upon her right side but being dark she cannot tell in what shape it was And that presently shee was taken lame on that side with extraordinary pains and burning but recovered again within a few dayes after And this Informant further saith that she verily believeth that Rebecca West and Anne West her mother were the cause of her pains for that the said Rebecca hath in part of her Confession expressed that shee had much maliced this Informant because the said Rebecca West ever thought this Informant to be her greatest enemy The Information of John Edes Clerke taken upon oath before the said Justices the 28th day of Aprill 1645. THis Informant saith That Rebecca Weste confessed unto him that about seven yeares since shee began to have familiaritie with the Devill by the instigation of her mother Anne Weste who hath appeared unto the said Rebecca at severall times in diverse shapes At one time in the likenesse of a proper young man who desired of her that he might have the same familiaritie with her that others that appeared unto her before had had Promising that if shee would he would then doe for the said Rebecca what she desired and avenge her on her enemies but required further that shee would deny God and relie upon him Now there was one Thomas Hart of Lawford where the said Rebecca lived with her said mother Anne West and the said Rebecca told this Informant that shee required of him that hee would avenge her on the said Hart by killing his son who not long after was taken sick and dyed whereupon the said Rebecca told this Informant that shee conceived hee could do as God after which time shee gave entertainment to him who lay with her as a man and the said Rebecca further confessed to this Informant that whilest she lived at Rivenall in the said County of Essex the said Anne her mother came to the said Rebecca and told her the Barley corn was picked up meaning one George Frances the only son of one George Frances one of the chief Inhabitants of that town where the said Anne West dwelt and that his father thought the said George his son was bewitched to death and the said Anne then said unto the said Rebecca Be it unto him according to his faith The Confession of Rebecca West Found by the grand Jury but acquitted by the Jury of life and death taken before the said Justices at Mannyntree the 21. of March 1645. THis Examinant saith that about a moneth since the aforesaid Anne Leech Elizabeth Gooding Hellen Clark Anne West and this Examinant met all together at the house of the aforesaid Elizabeth Clark in Mannyntree where they together spent some time in praying unto their Familiars and every one in order went to prayers afterwards some of them read in a book the book being Elizabeth Clarks and this Examinant saith that forthwith their Familiars appeared and every one of them made their severall Propositions to those Familiars what every one of them desired to have effected And this Examinant saith that first of all the said Elizabeth Clark desired of her Spirit that Mr. Edwards might be met withall about the middle bridge as hee should come riding from Eastberyhoult in Suffolk that his Horse might be scared and he thrown down and never rise again And this Examinant saith that the said Elizabeth Gooding desired of her Spirit that shee might be avenged on Robert Taylers Horse for that the said Robert suspected the said Elizabeth Gooding for the killing of an Horse of the said Robert formerly And this examinant saith that the said Hellen Clark desired of her Spirit that shee might be revenged on two Hogs in Misley street being the place where the said Hellen lived one of the Hogs to die presently and the other to be taken lame and this Examinant further saith that Anne Leeeb desired of her Spirit that a Cowe might be taken lame of a mans living in Mannyntree but the name of the man this Examinant cannot remember And this examinant further saith that the said Anne West this Examinants mother This Anne West was executed at Mannyntree the first of August 1645. desired of her Spirit that shee might be freed from all her enemies and have no trouble And this Examinant saith that shee desired of her Spirit that shee might be revenged on Prudence the wife of Thomas Hart and that the said Prudence might be taken lame on her right side And lastly this Examinant saith that having thus done this Examinant and the other five did appoint the next meeting to be at the said Elizabeth Goodings house and so departed all to their owne houses The Information of Richard Edwards of Mannintree Gent. taken upon oath before the said Justices the 23th of Aprill 1645. THis Informant saith That not long since about three moneths to his best remembrance as he was coming from Eastberyholt in Suffolke halfe an houre within evening within ten score of the middle bridge according to the desire of the said Elizabeth Clarke as is declared in the confession of the said Rebecca Weste this Informants horse started with him and greatly endangered him and he heard something about his horse cry Ah ah much like the shrieke of a Polcat And this Informant saith That with much difficulty he saved himselfe from being thrown off his horse All which this Informant reported to his wife and neighbours as soone as he came home The Information of Matthew Hopkins Gent. taken upon oath before the said Justices the 18th of Aprill 1645. THis Informant saith That being lately at Colchester he went to the Castle where the said Rebecca Weste with the other five are secured untill the next Gaole delivery And this