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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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

little strength in her neck that her head hung wagging downe but was not set a quarter of an houre till shewing some signes to her Cozen bolted off her knce ran thrice about the Garden expressing a shrill voyce but did not speake presently she that was brought down in this sad condition came up staires on her owne legs in her Cozens hands Captaine FALSET his Wife and his Daughter being then in the house did behold this miraculous mercy of the Lord done to this child her mother being at Berwick three miles off was sent for and imparted her joyfulnesse unto the Lady SELBY and good Mr. BALSOME whose prayers with the rest as the child sayd had prevailed with God for mercy When her mother came home her Daughter which she left in so bad a condition came with her cloathes on down to the gate calling Mother Mother welcome home Now the Mothers joy may be imagined but not expressed desiring her mother presently to send many thanks to Mr. BALSOME and Mr. STROTHER for that the Lord had answered their prayers for her The next day being the Sabbath she beg'd on her mother to returne thanks to the glorious God who never failed any that trusted in him and her self would ride into the Holy Iland and joyne in thanks and prayers to the Lord with Mr. HUET Sir THOMAS TEMPEST Captaine SHAFT with the rest of the parish that feared God She by Gods power did it the next Thursday being a Lecture in Berwick her selfe and with Mr. BALSOME and Mr. STROTHER gave glory to the Lord for his never forgotten mercy to her though her flesh did not diminish yet her strength was but weake and her stomack by degrees came to her again and for seven or eight weeks was very well then her mother removed to Berwick where the Garison being kept the discharge of a Musket would cause her to fall into very great extasies being there severall times for 24 hours space she would be suddenly taken with her former torments For three weeks space she lost her stomack and all her limbs and of a sudden recoverd all again not remembring what she had either done or suffered To avoyd this inconvenience her mother removed from Berwick and carried her in one of these sad conditions one mile off Berwick where she continued seven weekes more in these afflictions Her eldest Brother upon S. Johns day at night in the Christmas following betwixt the houres of 1. and 2. was taken exceedingly ill that it was thought he would not live the next morning he was a little eased of his extremity and pain but both his stomack and the use of his legs taken from him so that he was forced to have help to put on his cloathes was lifted into a chaire where he sat all day long but could neither eate nor drinke any thing but a little milke or water or sowre milke He consumed away to nothing yet not heart-sicke but would reason talke and laugh with any friend as if nothing ayled him His mother now being prest downe with sorrow sent to the Doctors both at Newcastle Durham and Edenborough not doubting or suspecting any unnaturall Disease the Physitians all agreed by the course of nature he could not live a month to an end which was sad newes to his sorrowfull Mother God knowes After two or three weekes she had another fit of her former torments after she had lyen three or foure weekes in her extremity begun and cryed the Rogue never till then offering a word in her torments but as if some were striking at her she seemed to save her selfe with hands and bedcloaths from blowes deciphering a wretched creature as we all after knew by her description Sometimes he would fight with her in the shape of a Dragon of a Bear a Horse or Cow Many fancies she did expresse and good things she sayd fought for her and still got the better of him The enemies Weapons were a Club a Staffe a Sword and Dagger her good things got them all as she thought and after the wretch she thought got the Dagger againe Now when she fixt her eyes upon her objects no action you could use would move either eyes or gesture till she came out of her fits then did not remember any thing she either did or sayd After a while she would make her hand goe on her brest as if she would write with her eyes fixt on her object they layd paper on her brest and put a p●n with inke in her hand and she not moving her eyes writ Jo Hu. Do. Swo have beene the death of one deare friend consume another and torment mee whilst she was writing these words she was blowne up ready to burst shrinking with her head as if she feared blowes then would she be drawne as in convulsion fits till she got that writing from them that had it and either burne it in the fire or chew it in her mouth till it could not be discerned Let any one snatch the paper from her and hide it as private as he could she would have gone to the party and place still in torment till she got it and either burne it or chewed it that none could discerne one word she had wrote then immediately she would have ease Thus for a moneth or six weekes every other day with severall torments and such like expressions continued her good things as she called them came still and saved her from her enemies These words written and her other expressions caused her sad m●ther to have very contradictive thoughts So that one day her Neece MUSCHAMP that had been her Companion in most of these sad conditions being troubled to thinke what this childs writing should mean sayd to her Aunt there is one that I have ever feared since my cousin MARGARET was first afflicted but I dare not name her whom I have suspected Her Aunt answers and onely one I suspect And these Letters make me tremble to thinke on it but the Lord pardon our thoughts if we thinke amisse So revealing our thoughts one to another and pitcht both on DOROTHY SVVINOVV Her Neece saith Mrs. SVVINOVV came to see the childe when you were away and spake harshly of you and besides the childes looking on her which she never did on any else makes me feare her Her Aunt answered if she could doe me hurt and not her owne soule I feare her more then any else but that cannot bee so Lord pardon us if we thinke amisse and let us not speake any further of her This childes mothers occasions called her to Newcastle which journey was not pleasant leaving so sad a house at home and her childes writing and her Neeces thoughts and her owne made her very sad that her servant wondering to see such a change presumed to aske the cause of it she knowing her servant to be trusty revealed the suspected party to him no living soule being by her occasions being dispatched returned home But in her absence her

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