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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09875	The vvonderfull discouerie of witches in the countie of Lancaster VVith the arraignement and triall of nineteene notorious witches, at the assizes and general gaole deliuerie, holden at the castle of Lancaster, vpon Munday, the seuenteenth of August last, 1612. Before Sir Iames Altham, and Sir Edward Bromley, Knights; barons of his Maiesties Court of Exchequer: and iustices of assize, oyer and terminor, and generall gaole deliuerie in the circuit of the north parts. Together with the arraignement and triall of Iennet Preston, at the assizes holden at the castle of Yorke, the seuen and twentieth day of Iulie last past, with her execution for the murther of Master Lister by witchcraft. Published and set forth by commandement of his Maiesties iustices of assize in the north parts. By Thomas Potts Esquier.	Potts, Thomas, fl. 1612-1618.; Bromley, Edward, Sir.	1613 (1613)	STC 20138; ESTC S114979	74,814	196

〈…〉 ●●S●●VERIE OF W●●●●●● IN THE COVNTIE OF LANCASTER VVith the Arraignement and Triall 〈…〉 notorious WITCHES at the Assi●●● 〈◊〉 generall Gaole deliuerie holden at the Castle of LANCASTER vpon Munday the seuenteenth of August last 1612. Before Sir IAMES ALTHAM 〈◊〉 Sir EDWARD BROMLEY Knights BARONS 〈…〉 Court of 〈◊〉 And Iusti●●● 〈…〉 Together with the 〈◊〉 and Triall of IENNET PRESTON at the Assizes 〈◊〉 at the Castle of York● 〈…〉 Published and set forth by commandement of his 〈…〉 LONDON 〈…〉 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THOMAS LORD KNYVET BARON OF ESCRICK in the Countie of Yorke my very honorable good Lord and Master AND TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND VERTVOVS LADIE THE Ladie ELIZABETH KNYVET his Wife my honorable good Ladie and MISTRIS RIGHT HONORABLE LET it stand I beseech you with your fauours whom profession of the same true Religion towards God and so great loue hath vnited together in one Jointly to accept the Protection and Patronage of these my labours which not their owne worth hath encouraged but your Worthinesse hath enforced me to consecrate vnto your Honours To you Right Honourable my very good Lord of Right doe they belong for to whom shall J rather present the first fruits of my learning then to your Lordship who nourished then both mee and them when there was scarce any being to mee or them And whose iust and vprght carriage of causes whose zeale to Justice and Honourable curtesie to all men haue purchased you a Reuerend and worthie Respect of all men in all partes of this Kingdome where you are knowne And to your good Ladiship they doe of great right belong likewise Whose Religion Iustice and Honourable admittance of my Vnworthie Seruice to your Ladiship doe challenge at my handes the vttermost of what euer J may bee able to performe Here is nothing of my own act worthie to bee commended to your Honours it is the worke of those Reuerend Magistrates His Maiesties Iustices of Assizes in the North partes and no more then a Particular Declaration of the proceedings of Iustice in those partes Here shall you behold the Iustice of this Land truely administred Proemium Poenam Mercie and Iudgement freely and indifferently bestowed and inflicted And aboue all thinges to bee remembred the excellent care of these Iudges in the Triall of offendors It hath pleased them out of their respect to mee to impose this worke vpon mee and according to my vnderstanding I haue taken paines to finish and now confirmed by their Iudgement to publish the same for the benefit of my Countrie That the example of these conuicted vpon their owne Examinations Confessions and Euidence at the Barre may worke good in others Rather by with-holding them from then imboldening them to the Atcheiuing such desperate actes as these or the like These are some part of the fruits of my time spent in the Seruice of my Countrie Since by your Graue and Reuerend Counsell my Good Lord I reduced my wauering and wandring thoughts to a more quiet harbour of repose If it please your Honours to giue them your Honourable respect the world may iudge them the more worthie of acceptance to whose various censures they are now exposed God of Heauen whose eies are on them that feare him to bee their Protector and guide behold your Honours with the eye of fauor be euermore your strong hold and your great reward and blesse you with blessings in this life Externall and Internall Temporall and Spirituall and with Eternall happines in the World to come to which I commend your Honours And rest both now and euer From my Lodging in Chancerie Lane the sixteenth of Nouember 1612. Your Honours humbly deuoted Seruant Thomas Potts VPon the Arraignement and triall of these Witches at the last Assizes and Generall Gaole-deliuerie holden at Lancaster wee found such apparent matters against them that we thought it necessarie to publish them to the World and thereupon imposed the labour of this Worke vpon this Gentleman by reason of his place being a Clerke at that time in Court imploied in the Arraignement and triall of them Ja. Altham Edw. Bromley AFter he had taken great paines to finish it J tooke vpon mee to reuise and correct it that nothing might passe but matter of Fact apparant against them by record Jt is very little he hath inserted and that necessarie to shew what their offences were what people and of what condition they were The whole proceedings and Euidence against them J finde vpon examination carefully set forth and truely reported and iudge the worke fit and worthie to be published Edward Bromley Faults escaped in the Printing Page C 3 M. Banester for Bannester brough for brought Page E 2 This people for these Page H Here they parted for there page K 2 these for this hellish page S 3 In the Verdict of Life and Death Not guiltie for guiltie page S 3 one Horse or Mare for one Mare in the Indictment page eadem for the Triall of her life reade for the triall of her offence page T their view for your view Gentle Reader although the care of this Gentleman the Author was great to examine and publish this his worke perfect according to the Honorable testimonie of the Iudges yet some faults are committed by me in the Printing and yet not many being a worke done in such great haste at the end of a Tearme which I pray you with your fauour to excuse A particular Declaration of the most barberous and damnable Practises Murthers wicked and diuelish Conspiracies practized and executed by the most dangerous and malitious Witch Elizabeth Sowthernes alias Demdike of the Forrest of Pendle in the Countie of Lancaster Widdow who died in the Castle at Lancaster before she came to receiue her tryall THough publique Iustice hath passed at these Assises vpon the Capitall offendours and after the Arraignement tryall of them Iudgement being giuen due and timely Execution succeeded which doth import and giue the greatest satisfaction that can be to all men yet because vpon the caryage and euent of this businesse the Eyes of all the partes of Lancashire and other Counties in the North partes thereunto adioyning were bent And so infinite a multitude came to the Arraignement tryall of these Witches at Lancaster the number of them being knowen to exceed all others at any time heretofore at one time to be indicted arraigned and receiue their tryall especially for so many Murders Conspiracies Charmes Meetinges hellish and damnable practises so apparant vpon their owne examinations confessions These my honourable worthy Lords the Iudges of Assise vpon great consideration thought to necessarie profitable to publish to the whole world their most barbarous and damnable practises with the direct proceedinges of the Court against them aswell for that there doe passe diuers vncertaine reportes and relations of such Euidences as was publiquely giuen against them at their Arraignement As for that diuers came to prosecute against many