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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35351	Sadducimus debellatus: or, a true narrative of the sorceries and witchcrafts exercis'd by the devil and his instruments upon Mrs. Christian Shaw, daughter of Mr. John Shaw, of Bargarran in the County of Renfrew in the West of Scotland, from Aug. 1696 to Apr. 1697. Containing the journal of her sufferings, as it was exhibited and prov'd by the voluntary confession of some of the witches, and other unexceptionable evidence, before the Commissioners appointed by the Privy Council of Scotland to enquire into the same. Collected from the records. Together with reflexions upon witchcraft in general, and the learned arguments of the lawyers, on both sides, at the trial of seven of those witches who were condemned: and some passages which happened at their execution.	Cullen, Francis Grant, Lord, 1658-1726.	1698 (1698)	Wing C7475A; ESTC R215462	80,964	71

Houston of Houston Alexander Porterfield of Porterfield the Laird of Black-hall younger the Laird of Glandeertone the Laird of Craigens Porterfield of ●…ullwood Iohn Alexander of Black-house Mr. Semple Sheriff of Renfrew And several other Honourable persons of good Sense and Quality as the Earl of Marshal●… the Laird of Orbiston the Laird of Killmarnock the Laird of Meldrum the Lairds of Bishopton Elder and Younger Gavin Cochran of Craigmure William Denneston of Colgrain Dr. Mathew Brisben c. And several Ministers who kept days of Humiliation and Prayer weekly in the Family and sometimes in the Parish-Church with the Congregation viz. Mr. Iames Hutchison Minister of the Gospel at Killelan Mr. Patrick Simson of Renfrew Mr. Iames Stirling of Kilbarchan Mr. Thomas Blachwal of Paisly Mr. Iames Brisban of Kilmacolme Mr Robert Taylor of Houston and of Neighbouring Presbytries Mr. Neill Gillies Mr. Iames Brown Mr. Iohn Gray Ministers of Glasgow while the Damsel was there Mr. Iohn Ritchie Minister of Old Kilpatrick Mr. Alexander King of Bonui●… Mr. Archibald Wallace of Cardross Mr. Iohn A●…son of Drymmen Mr. Andrew Turner Minister of the Place who was frequently there besides Mr. Menzies of Cammo and Mr. Grant of Cullen Advocates who were Eye and Ear-witnesses to several important passages of the Damsels Affliction and the convincing Evidences of its flowing from the Operation of the Devil and his Instruments The Truth whereof is further demonstrated by the Progress and Issue of the Tryal at which were present at several Occasions not only Sir Iohn Hamiltoun of Halcraig one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice Sir Iohn Shaw of Greenock Commissar Smollet of Bonnill Mr. Iames Stewart Advocat who were concerned in the Commission with the others before mentioned But also a great Confluence of several of the Nobility and Gentry out of the Countrey such as the Earl of Glencairn the Lord Killmares the Lord Semple c. The Report made by the Commissioners appointed by His Majest's Privy-Council for Enquiry And of the Confession of Elizabeth Anderson James Lindsay and Thomas Lindsay Transmitted by those Commissioners to the Council before granting of the Commission for a TRIAL To which is subjoyned the Sum of the Confessions of Margaret and Jannet Rogers who did Confess During the Tryal of the Rest beyond Expectation Together also with an Account of the Confession and Death of John Reid who made a Discovery Agreeable to that of the former Witnesses after the Trial was over And in the last place there are added some Passages which fell out at the Execution of the Seven WITCHES who were Condemned THE Commissioners for Enquiry having met at Bargarran in February 1697 did Chose the Lord Blantyre for Chairman and took the Confession of Elizabeth Anderson Aged about 17 Years as follows That about Seven years ago the stayed with Iean Fultoun her Grand-mother and Playing about the Door she saw a Black Grim Man go into her Grand-mothers House After which her Grand-mother came to the Door called her in and desired her to take the Gentleman as she Nam'd him by the hand which she did but finding it very Cold became Affraid and immediately he ●…anish'd About a Month after her Grand-mother and she being in the House together the said Gentleman whom she then suspected to be the Devil appeared to them and fell a Talking with her Grand-mother and whispering in one anothers Ears Upon which the Grand-mother desired her to take him by the hand being a Friend of hers but Elizabeth refusing her Grand-mother threatned that she should have none of the Cloaths promised her unless she would obey Yet Elizabeth withstood saying The Lord be between me and him whereupon he went away in a Flight but she knew not how Elizabeth was not troubled for a long time after till her Father desiring her to go with him a Begging through the Countrey and ●…e saying That she needed not seek her Meat seeing she might have Work her Father pressed her to go along with him and took her to a Heath in Kilmacome where were gathered together at that and other subsequent Meetings Katharine Campbel Margaret Fulton her Grand Aunt Margaret Lang Iohn Reid Smith Margaret and Ianet Rodgers the three Lindsays besides the two Confessing ones c. and several others whom she did not know and the foresaid Gentleman with them he came to her the said Elizabeth bidding her Renounce her Baptism promising that if she would consent thereunto she should have better Meat and Clothes and not need to Beg. But as she declared she would not consent Then he enquired what brought her thither she answered That she came with her Father Whereupon the Devil and her Father went and talked together apart but she knew not what She declares that in that Meeting was conserted the Tormenting of Mr. William Fleeming Minister of Innerkipp's Childe The said Elizabeth Confesses she was at another Meeting with that Crew above the Town of Kilpatrick with the foresaid Gentleman whom they called their Lord And that she went with her Father to the Ferrie-boat of Erskin where the Devil with the rest of the Band Overturn'd the Boat and Drowned the Laird of Bridghouse and the Ferriman of Erskine with several particular Circumstances concerning that affair as that some of the Crew would have saved the Ferriman but one of them viz. His Mother-in-Law gainstood it because he had expelled her out of his House a little while before the Meeting She acknowledges she was present with them at the destroying of William Montgomeries Child by strangling it with a Sea Handkerch that having entered the house they lighted a Candle which was somewhat Blewish and Agnes Naismith saying what if the People awake Margaret Fulton replyed ye need not fear She also declares that about five Weeks before the date her Father brought her on foot to Bargarran's Orchard into which they entred by a breach in the Wall and there were present the Persons before-named c. and the Devil who told them that no Body would seem them at which they Laugh'd At this Meeting they with their Lord contriv'd the Destruction of Christian Shaw Some being for stobbing her with a a Rappier others for Hanging her with a Cord a third sort for Choaking her and some intended to have her out of the House to Destroy her but fearing they might be taken before the next Meeting their Lord as they call'd him gave them a piece of an Unchristened Child's Liver to eat but the Deponent and the other two Confessers avoided the Eating of it telling them That though they were Apprehended they should never Confess which would prevent an effectual Discovery And further several of them being affraid that the Deponent would Confess and Discover them as she had formerly done her Grand-mother they threatned to Tear her in Pieces if she did so and particularly Margaret Laing Threatned her most After two hours or thereabouts they disappeared and flew away except the Deponent