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A89263	Wonderfull newes from the north. Or, A true relation of the sad and grievous torments, inflicted upon the bodies of three children of Mr. George Muschamp, late of the county of Northumberland, by witch-craft: and how miraculously it pleased God to strengthen them, and to deliver them: as also the prosecution of the sayd witches, as by oaths, and their own confessions will appear, and by the indictment found by the jury against one of them, at the sessions of the peace held at Alnwick, the 24. day of April, 1650. Novemb. 25. 1650. Imprimatur, John Dovvname.	Moore, Mary, fl. 1650.	1650 (1650)	Wing M2581; Thomason E618_10; ESTC R206348	22,167	34

Wonderfull News from the North OR A TRUE RELATION OF THE SAD AND GRIEVOVS TORMENTS Inflicted upon the Bodies of three Children of Mr. George Muschamp late of the County of Northumberland by Witch-craft AND HOW MIRACULOUSLY IT pleased God to strengthen them and to deliver them As also the prosecution of the sayd Witches as by Oaths and their own Confessions will appear and by the Indictment found by the Jury against one of them at the Sessions of the Peace held at Alnwick the 24. day of April 1650. Novemb. 25. 1650. Imprimatur JOHN DOVVNAME LONDON Printed by T. H. and are to be sold by Richard Harper at his shop in Smithfield 1650. A Preface to the Reader Courteous Reader WIth a sad heart I present unto thee the ensuing Discourse not out of malice to the person of any but to shew the great mercy of Almighty God and to magnifie his glorious Name for preservation of Me and my Children and for delivering us from those extreame torments and miseries wherewith by Diabolicall meanes we have beene afflicted In prosecution of which sad Story I have delivered nothing but Truth as is testified by very many people of great Ranke and Quality as also by Divines Phisitians and numbers of other people who have beene sad Spectators of our Miseries Beseeching the Almighty God to deliver thee and all good Christian People from the like Miseries and Torments which have happened unto Me and my poore innocent Children Thine Mary Moore A briefe Description of Mr. GEORGE MUSCHAMPS Childrens unnaturall Tryalls from the Yeare of our Lord 1645. Vntill Candlemas 1647. The time of their Releasement FIrst in Harvest some two Moneths before MICHAELMAS about four or five of the Clock in the afternoone Mistris MARGARET MUSCHAMP suddainely fell into a great Trance her Mother being frighted called Company and with much adoe recovered her as soone as the childe looked up cryed out deare Mother weepe not for me for I have seene a happy Sight and heard a blessed sound for the Lord hath loved my poore soule that he hath caused his blessed Trumpet to sound in my eares and hath sent two blessed Angels to receive my sinfull soule O weepe not for me but rejoyce that the Lord should have such respect to so sinfull a wretch as I am as to send his heavenly Angels to receive my sinfull soule with many other divine expressions Calling good Mother send for my deare Brother and honest Mr. HUET perhaps the Lord will give me leave to see them that faithfull man may helpe my soule forward in praying with me and for me for we know the prayers of the faithfull are very powerfull with the Lord They b●●●g three miles off in the Holy Island were sent for and with what speed might be came she all this while in her Heavenly Rapture uttering such words as were admirable to the beholders her Brother and the Minister came to her which heard her expresse much joy The Minister exhorting her to whom she gave such satisfaction that he blesled God in shewing such mercy to a childe of eleaven yeares old All that night she continued apprehending these Heavenly Visions the Minister praying with her and for her as she desired him After she fell into a little rest and when she awaked remembred not any thing she had sayd or done Witnesses to this first Mr. HUET Minister Mrs. KENADY her two Brothers and two Sisters with her Mother GEORGE ROBINSON and his Wife KATHERINE GRAME ODNEL SELBY and his Wife MARGARET DIKSON with divers others in the house then present After this she continued well till Candlemas ON Candlemas Eve betwixt the houres of one and two in the afternoone being the Sabboth her mother with most of her servants being at Church onely her two Brothers and two Sisters with her she was suddainely striken with a great deale of torment called for a little beere but ere they could come with it the use of her tongue was gone with all her limbs pressing to vomit and such torments that no eyes could looke on her without compassion Her mother comming home with a sad heart beheld her childe using what meanes could be but no ease till eleaven or twelve a Clock at night she fell into a slumber and slept till six in the morning as soon as Berwick gates were opened her mother sent for Phisitions both of soule and body with the Lady SELBY Colonell FENVVICKS Widow with other friends who forth with came to behold this sad fight with many others that came to the childe waking out of her sle●pe which was without present torment but had lost the use of both limbs tongue stomacke onely smiled on them and signed that we could understand she had all her other senses very perfect but would let nothing come within her mouth of any nourishment for her Jawes were almost closed Physitians gave their advice with other friends and what could be had was gotten for her but her signes from the beginning were away with these Doctors Drugs God had layd it on her and God would take it off her She beg'd that Mr. BALSOM Mr. STROTHER and Mr. HUET wou'd be her Doctors in their earnest prayers to the Lord for her for she was confident there was no helpe for her but from Heaven yet her mother to her great expences neglected no lawfull meanes that could be used About 12. a clock she had a tormenting fit before all the company but it was not above an houre but from that time till Whitson Eve being 16. weekes she slept as well in the nights as any one but as soone as she awaked in the morning begun her torment First three or foure houres every day encreasing till it came to eight houres every houre a severall torment such strong cruell ones that cannot be exprest as many with weping eyes beheld it that Ministers would pray by her till the sad object would make them leave her to the Lord expecting nothing but death Sir WILLIAM SELBY his Lady the Countesse LENDRIK the Lady HAGGARSTON with many others would look till sorrow would mak them forbeare Yet as soone as these torments were over the child would instantly smile and make signes she felt no paine at all solying quietly till the next morning onely we wet her lips with a little milke and water for nothing she would let come within her jawes but would smile and shew her Armes and breast and say God fed her with Angels food for truely all the 16. weekes fast did not appeare to diminish her fatnesse or favour any thing at all On Whitson Eve in the morning she had eight hours bitter torment in the afternoone her mother being abroad left her Husbands Brothers Daughter Mrs ELIZABETH MUSCHAMP with her who made signes to her to carry her into the Garden in her mothers absence her Cozen casting a mintle about her gave her her desire and sate in the Garden with her on her knee who in the bringing downe had so

promising me case if I would consent to lay it on my mother but I will never consent but if it were possible indure more torment since she is all that the Lord of his goodnesse hath left to take care of us five fatherlesse children except our Father in Heaven which protects her for our sakes Thus for two houres together she continued in a very heavenly religious Discourse with these Angels rejoycing that she had got two drops of blood saying if her Brother had as much it would save his life also witnesse to these words were Mr. MOORE of Spittle his six Sonnes and a Daughter Mr. ELIZABETH MUSCHAMP Mrs. MARGARET SELBY ANNE SELBY and GEORGE LEE who was almost cast away comming into Barwick Harbour in a Ship by that fearfull tempest which HUTTON raised GEORGE ARMORER WILLIAM HALL WILLIAM BEARD HENRY ORDE with divers Neighbours all admiring the Lords great power expressed in that afflicted childe Her mother being destrous to have some small quantity of HUTTONS blood rode the next day to him with two servants who brought him to her sonne he not being able to goe to him He acknowledged still his life was in her hands and came riding behinde one of her servants home to the Spittle where she dwelt and being brought before Mr. MOORE confirmed all that he had formerly confessed and withall sayd Mrs. SVVINOVV had two bad women about her the Millers and the Websters Wives who had beene the death of Jo. CUSTERD and his Wife with many other things of their wickednesse That night he desired to goe to rest and when he pleased to call him he would confesse further to him alone the next day came Mr. WILLIAM ORDE Mr. BROAD Minister with Mr. HEBERIN and EDVVARD SAUFIELD who heard all this confirmed and so the mother tooke her sonne in her armes to the place where the wretch was and got his blood He stayed there seven or eight dayes and yet Mr. MOORE had never power to examine him any more the wretch still desiring to be gone the mother in the presence of MARGARET SELBY MARGARET ORDE and WILLIAM BEARD charged him that although he had beene long the Devills servant at last to be but a bridge for Gods creatures to goe over in confessing the truth who answered Mistris Mistris If I were a yong man able to endure all the torments that should be layed on me I would take my death that Mrs. DOROTHY SVVINOVV was the death of the Lady HAMBLETON the confumer of your sonne and the Tormentor of your Daughter and the cause of all your other troubles Now whilest he was there the Girle was never troubled but he was not past the Townes end till she fell into a terrible fit saying DOROTHT SVVINOVV with two Witches more were come to torment her worse then ever HUTTON did and the one was a yong woman and the other an old So that till they had Justice of DOROTHY SVVINOVV her mother and they should never be at peace Upon this her mother rid to Justice FOSTER of Nuham and upon Oath gave Information against both HUTTON and Mrs. SVVINOVV to apprehend them who after delayes apprehended him and sent him to Newcastle Goale but not her though it will appeare she was three several times in his company after he had the Information upon Oath whereof he gave her a Coppy with the Coppy of HUTTONS Examination but would never let Mrs. MUSCHAMP see it seeing that delay she spoke with a Durham Justice at Bellford which not being in the County and in haste he could not grant her a Warrant to apprehend the sayd Mrs. SVVINOVV but bid Mr. FOSTER doe Justice which is not yet done The Girle having many tormenting fits in the midst of which her Angels alwayes appearing to her banishing the Witches which she apprehended the Girle would cry out and relate to her Angels how she by the two Witches had been tormented forcing her to get the information whereof her mother kept a Coppy so that let her mother give the paper to whom she would or laye it anywhere the child would goe to either place or party most strangely As soone as her Angels departed her torments leaving her she told them that her enemies would have killed her but justly might she sing the 35. Ps Plead thou my cause O Lord c. Repeating the first part thereof so sensibly and distinctly that the Ministers there present admired to heare it As likewise her declaring the death of the Rogue HUTTON in prison before it was knowne there saying if he had been urged he would have discovered the other 2. Witches foretelling many strange truths appointing divers meetings with her Angels such a day and such an houre to consult with them what should become of her brother and what punishment her enemies should have bidding every one they should not so much as looke after her for if they did it would anger her Angels and undoe her for there were some strange Angels besides her owne to meet her this being the fourth meeting with them and it would declare all saying she must have all cleane cloathes about her for this day or to morrow she must meet them under such a tree in the Garden After comming out of her fit she remembred not any thing what was done or sayd Her mother observing her words which hitherto had beene so remarkable clothed her childe all in white and freely commended her to the Lord watching his glorious time in the afternoone being in a walk under a tree with her Brothers and sisters suddenly she gave a great shrike and skipt over a double ditch and another and run to the Garden doore Her eldest sister came to her mother saying MARGRET is gone to her Angels meeting who with hast ran with the key of the Garden doore where her childe was standing beating at it saying I come I come she opened the doore and left her to her protector and hastily went to the other side of the house to secure that part of the Garden but alas ere she came a wicked creature set on by the enemies instigation had been looking after her and her childe wringing her hands weeping bitterly as if she could have torne her flesh from the bones or haire off her head saying who was here what wicked creature had stayd her blessed Angels from her and for three houres together tooke on grievously her mother weeping with her begging of the Lord not to punish the innocent for the wickeds fault After some time the child went into the Garden againe where finding one of her Angels she sayd Lord it was not my fault but well is me that you will come unto me but alas where are the rest Her mother being within hearing these words A quarter of a yeare a long time to be without comfort still weeping Then she had this Answer from her Angels that for twelve weeks they would not visibly appeare to her This she remembred for three dayes and related to

her brothers and sisters and the rest of the houshold the shape of those Angels which were bodyed like Birds as big as Turkies and faces like Christians but the sweetest creatures that ever eyes beheld one of the strange ones came flying over the trees with a sweet voyce and gave her notice the rest were come which she found most true Two or three lighted upon the ground and the rest with the heavenliest voyces that ever were heard with a resolution to declare the truth of all And if the Justices and Judges at the Assizes would not doe justice her owne two Angels who were alwayes to her like a Dove and a Partridge would visibly to the admiration of all the beholders appear like a man and a woman and justifie the truth if the wicked wretch had not scared them away But now the one of her Angels bid her have a care she were neither frighted nor angred for twelve weeks in which time they would not come to her but in the meane time her enemy would make every third fit a terrible one which was most true In the meane time Colonel SVVINOVV dyed and she comes into the Countrey and because FOSTER would doe no justice I got her apprehended in Berwick she made such friends that it was a greater freedome to her then she had formerly from all other Lawes and went at pleasure The Girle with her mother being one Sabbath day at Berwick Church comming along the Bridge with her Husbands son and daughter DOROTRY SVVINOVV being at the farther end thereof the Girle never seeing her but in her fits knew her and was ready to fall downe in her mothers hand crying yonder is the wofull thiefe her mother knowing it true sayd now to the Girle it is not she who answered I have seen her a hundred times to my smart it is she her mother troubled much at the sight too would have had the Girle back but her desire was to be at home who was no sooner come in but she fell inro a terrible fit for two houres long sometimes her tongue drawne in within her throat other whiles hanging over her chin on her breast Sad and heavy sights were seen in her afflictions still bidding all that were by her see the wicked Wretch DOROTHY SVVINOVV with the two Witches at her back saying she would not let her goe back to Berwick lest the Justices should have been witnesses themselves but let her come home where she knew all their hearts were hardened for alas she sayd I have two weeks and two dayes yet before my Comforters come which made her enemies thus cruell that if it were in her power to take their lives she would but the Lords preserving power would never leave them who suffered these torments for his owne glory and their soules health saying ours were but the corrections of a loving Father to shew his great power in his weakest children rejoycing exceedingly that he thought her a sinfull creature worthy so much happinesse accounting it more joy to see her blessed Angels then all the world could afford thanking God especially for making her a watch over her mother brothers and sisters and would foretell strange things before they happened When her 12. weekes were past the very day and houre came divers to see the Event and waited with patience her appoynted time which was the very minute of the houre of the day 12. weekes they were scared from her Mr. BROAD Minister Mr. STEVENS Physitian Mrs. MUSCHAMP and Mrs. HAGARSTON besides their owne Neighbours were Witnesses hearing her expresse much joy to meete with those long absent deare friends relating the intention some had to looke after them againe so apprehending them in the Chamber where the Spectators heard her for two houres most divinely and heavenly discourse with them answering and replying to that religious discourse praying for her enemy DOROTHY SVVINOVV with the teares running downe her face that if the Lord had mercy in store to grant her it lamenting the sad condition she had run her soule into for satisfying her malice to lessen her hope of eternity making such a description betweene hell torments and heavenly joyes as that no Divine on earth could have gone beyond her Crying out for Justice saying if she were in hold as a Fellon ought to be her power would be gone and their torments eased but now with much joy she blest God her Angels would never leave her againe whilst they were in affliction saying she would go to the Judges and desired to carry her brother there to and begge for Justice if she got it her brother should come home as well as ever he was she no more tormented and there should be no more hard heartednesse against her mother which the Lord knowes was such without any just cause that her passion is by Gods power beyond imagination Every fit she spake to this effect till the Sizes came in her fit her brother asked her if it were possible that he could ride that could neither go or stand she answered that the Lord would inable him therefore he should goe and her Angels would goe along with them and bring them safe back againe So their Mother not daring to disobey such divine commands whose confidence doth wholly depend upon Gods providence from Heaven rid behinde her sonne and came to the Judge relating her sad condition he heard her but being falsely informed did not resent it she went to the Justices to remove DOROTHY SVVINOVVS body to the County where the act was committed they pretended ignorance the childrens mother went with them to a Counsellour to instruct them whose answer was he would not meddle in it Yet these dejectments did not drive her from an undoubted confidence in an all sufficient God the next day betweene one and two of the Clock in the afternoone the Girle suddainely had a fit and after her torments her Angels appeared unto her to them she complaines saying no Justice abroad no Peace at home what should become of her mother for that Godlesse thiefe DOROTHY SVVINOVV by the instigation of the Divell had hardned the heart of both Judges and Justices against her and now at this instant sayd she is using meanes to harden her husbands heart against her too which she knowes will be cruellest to her of all and withall begun to consume her eldest sister and that she would this night or to morrow morning go to the Judge begge once more for Justice if she got it her Brother with the rest should be well if not worse then ever saying if the Judge denyed her it it would not be well with him this was part of her two houres discourse Witnesses the Chamber full amongst which was Colonel SIPTHORP and his Wife Colonel RODDAM Captain TOMPSON his Brother and two Sisters Mr ANDIRSON and Mr. SVVADVVELL Mrs. CLETHER Mrs. ALLGOOD Dr. GENISON BEfore she was out of her fit came Dr. GENISON who invited the mother with her children to his

house being the next house to the Judges Chamber in regard the Girles first appoyntment was alwayes kept so after her supper sent to see if it were more convenient to waite upon the Judge that night or the next morning the answer was returned that night was fittest So Dr. CLETHER and his wife with Dr. GENISON and his went along with the mother and their children thither there was a great many spectators to see the Event Thus being set downe in the chamber her mother began her former suit in begging Justice his answer was that that which belonged unto the County Palatine of Durham belonged not unto him So she requested him in his returne back either to doe it or else give order to the Justices in the County to apprehend her of a suddaine the Girle fell into a fit relating before them all DOROTHY SVVINOVVS malice from the beginning the cause of the troubles that broke Sir Ro. HAMBLETONS heart the death of his Lady and how she sought still by evill meanes to take away her mothers life when the Lord would not permit that got leave first to torment her then to consume her brother and now hath begun to consume her eldest sister and harden her Father in Lawes heart to make her mothers life more sorrowfull with her hands up and eyes fixed upon her objects begged Justice for the Lords sake for Jesus Christs sake saying I ought to command Justice by the Lawes of the Realme in the name of our Soveraigne Lord the King but I beg not in the name of any mortal man but in the name of the King of Kings Justice for Christs sake Justice for his mercies sake it we have but ordinary Justice which ought not to be denyed to the poorest creature who demands it my brother that sits there shall goe home as well as ever he did I no more tormented my mother no more afflicted and my sisters torments at an end if we have no justice my torments shall be doubled my brother worse then ever he was and my sister which she hath this day begun to torment worse then any of us and my mothers afflictions by the hardning of folks hearts against her will be unsufferable but the Lords preserving mercy will never leave them who depend upon his providence but it will be worse for them who deny us justice then for us These words with many more significant expressions that the Judge thought she feigned but as soon as she was out of her fit did not know what was past as all the beholders did see onely an innocent bashfull Girle without any confidence at all when she was out of her fits So her mother returned home with them where she found her other Girle began to consume That night she came home the Girle fell into a fit pressing to vomit but nothing came up but a piece of Fir-stick full of crooked pinnes after her Angels came she cryed out of the Judges injustice saying now the enemy when she sees she can have no justice strived to choake her with these things being stones coles brick Lead straw quills full of pins with straw full of pins tow and Virginall wire all full of pins one great stone for three weekes together came alwayes to her throat and went back again till at the last the Lord brought it up She bid watch with her brother three weeks for they would if they could either cut his throat in the night or else burne him with fire therefore let the Watchers be very wakefull and carefull so blessed be God they were and did heare as it were knives sharpning on the staires and 3 severall times fire was found in the roome one night like to have burnt them but by Gods mercyes were saved She sayd now DOROTHY SVVIHOVV was seeking a new way to take away her mothers life for she was consuming the child within her and withall bad them watch with her brother and sister that night twelve month they began to torment him which was Saint Johns day at night betwixt the houres of 1. and 2. in the morning and that very moment of the houre they would seek to take his life and the use of his sisters legs if Christians prayers and diligent watching did not prevent them so it pleased the Lord to move the hearts of good friends to watch with them till the houre came The Girle then had her fit and cryed out the Grand Witch Meg is come to the doore with a lighted Candle in each hand pray on one halfe houre longer and their power will be gone who observed her request there was a suddaine smell of brimstone but nothing seene by any but here are some of their names that were witnesses to most of her tryalls and first them that prayed by her Mr. BROAD Mr. EDVVARD ORDE Mr. GEORGE ATHERLONY Mr. EDVVARD MOORES six Sonnes and one Daughter With divers others which were too tedious to relate AFter this her Brother and Sister continued still consuming and she every other day falling into her fits and after torment her Angels alwayes appearing unto her she still declares that DOROTHY SVVINOVV hardened the hearts of all that her mother had to deale with sayd it should be worse and worse till of an instant the Lord should make her greatest enemies her greatest friends declaring how that if she were in hold her paine were gone as well as HUTTONS was for telling her owne releasement a quarter of a yeare before it came saying it was neither for her owne desires or her owne ease that the Lord released her but to helpe her mother when she could not helpe her selfe which was most true to her great griefe and sorrow but much joy to thinke that the Lord should not onely foretell it but inable her own to helpe her She still expecting justice sent these strange things the Girle cast off her stomack to Durham which could scarce be believed yet by chance one being by at the casting of them which was there present got a Warrant to apprehend DOROTHY SVVINOVV and served it her owne hands with many contradictions ere it was done Where DOROTHY SVVINOVV came into a chamber in the Constables house which afterwards she confessed was for feare of taking her blood which was never in the others thoughts Yet obeyed not that Warrant till a second then went but onely and put in bayle as though it had beene for an ordinary fault which the Girle in her fits cryed out of saying that still gave her further power to worke her wickednesse Still all this quarter the Girl in her fits desired them to watch with her on Candlemas Eve and they should not thinke their labour lost and betwixt the houres of one and two the next day the glory of God should appeare her mother being confident of the Lords mercy gave notice to all that came nigh her so some that feared God came to see the Event which releasement being writ from her owne mouth will confirme