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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20918	A true narrative of the sufferings and relief of a young girle; strangely molested, by evil spirits and their instruments, in the west collected from authentick testimonies there-anent. With a preface and post-script containing reflections on what is most material or curious; either in the history, or trial of the seven witches who were condemn'd to be execute in that countrey.	Cullen, Francis Grant, Lord, 1658-1726.; MacGilchrist, John.	1698 (1698)	Wing C7475B; ESTC R213564	83,138	72

good Sense and pr●ing Witts such as the Noble Earl of Marshal the Laird of Orbiston the Laird of Kilmarnock the Laird of Meldrum the Laird of Bishopton Elder and Younger Gavin Cochran of Craigmure William Denneston of Colgrain Dr. Mathew Brisbon c. And many Ministers who kept days of Humiliation and Prayer weekly in the Family and sometimes in the Parish Church with the Congregation Viz. Mr. James Hutchison Minister of the Gospel at K●●ellan Mr. Patrick Simson at Renfrew Mr James ●tirling at Kilbarchan Mr. Thomas Blackwal at Paisly Mr. James Brisban at Kilmacolm● Mr. Rebort Tayler at Houston and of Neighbouring Presbytries Mr Neill Gillies Mr. James Brown Mr. John Gray Ministers of the Gospel at Glasgow while the Damsel was there Mr. John Ritchie Minister at Old Kilpatrick Mr. Alexander King at Bonnil Mr. Archibald Wa●lace at Cardress Mr. John Anderson at Dryramen Mr. Andrew Turner Minister of the Place who was frequently there besides Mr. Menzies of Camme 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 it's flowing from the Operation of the Devil and his Instruments The Truth whereof is further Adminiculat by the Progress and Issue of the Tryal at which were present at several Occasions not only Sir John Hamiltoun of Halcraig one of the Senators of the Colledge of justice Sir John Shavv of Greenock Commissar Smollet of Bonnill Mr James Stevvart Advocat who were concerned in the Commission with these others before mentioned But also a great confluence of several Nobility and Gentry out of the Countrey such as the Earl of Glencairn the Lord Killmares the Lord Semple c. And now we are sure that after all the pregnant evidences of the truth of this Relation as to matter of Fact they must be persons very hard of belief that can allow themselves to deny credite thereunto And must needs conclude that there is nothing credible in the World that ever hath been delivered to Mankind or posterity and that they resolve to believe nothing though never so fully attested which they do not see with their own Eyes and perhaps there are some hardned in their prejudicat conceits that will not believe even these so far as they may have influence to convince them of their Errors but wisdom is and will be justified of all her Children And among all Ingenuous and sober Persons We are hopefull this Narrative which plainly relates things as they fell out without any kind of disguise will obtain such entertainment as it is truely design'd for Viz. That we be hereby more and more confirmed in the Faith of the beeing of God and invisible Spirits and admire adore the wonderful works of God in the Depths of his Judgment that there is really a Hellish Hierarchy Combination of Infernal Spirits enemies to God working all the mischief they can to Men whereby also there is an evident Testimony giv'n to the Truth of what is related in the Scriptures concerning the same withall to lament that thorow the just displeasure of our Holy Righteous GOD those Devils get leave to break forth with so much Rage and Fury and gets so many among profest Christians into a hellish confederacy with themselves to be the instruments of their Malice and the actors of so many Tragedies in the Christian World To stir us up also to bless and magnifie our GOD that those Devils and their Instruments are chain'd and limited that they cannot work all the evil they would and as long as they will and therefore to join in Thanksgiving to GOD for His deliverance of that afflicted Family and Damsel Finally as we are to submit to such Afflictions as the LORD may think fit to measure out unto us by whatsoever instruments as in the case of Job so we are called to Watch and Pray that we enter not into Temptation while we have such Adversarys going about still seeking to devour us to rejoyce that we have a strong protector the blessed Captain of our Salvation the LORD JESUS CHRIST who hath obtained the Victory over all the Devils in Hell and hath promised all his Saints a share in His Victory which they begin to have even in time 1 Epistle Job 4.4 And he hath given us hope through Grace of a speedy and certain accomplishment thereof Rom. 16.20 And therefore when we see all these things come to pass Luk 21.28 Let us lift up our heads because our Redemption draweth nigh FINIS An Abreviat of the Precognition and Report made by the Commissioners appointed by His Majesty's Privy Council for Enquiry And of the Confessions of Elizabeth Anderson James and Thomas Lindsays transmitted by these Commissioners to the Council before granting of the Commission for the Trial. To which is subjoined the summ of the Confessions of Margaret and Jannet Rodgers who did confess during the Trial of the rest beyond Expectation Together also with an account of the Confession and Death of John Reid who made a Discovery conform to the former Witnesses after the Trial was over And finally 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 choose the Lord Blantyre Praeses and took the Confession of Elizabeth Anderson aged about 17 Years as follows That about seven Years ago she stayed with Jean Fultoun her Grand-mother and playing about the Door she saw a black grim Man go in to 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 and which she did but finding it very cold became affraid and immediatly he evanished About a Month thereafter 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 by rounding 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 the Grand-mother threatened that she would get none of the Cloaths promised to her unless she should obey Yet Elizabeth withstood saying The Lord be between me him whereupon he went away in a flight but she knew not how Elizabath was not trouble for a long time thereafter till her Father desiring her to go with him a Begging through the Countrey and she saying that she needed not seek her Meat seeing she might have Work her Father pressed her to go alongst and took her to a Moor in Kilmacome where were gathered together at that and other subsequent Meetings Katharine Campbel Margaret Fulton her Grand Aunt Margaret Lang John Reid Smith Margaret and Janet Rodgers the three Lindsays beside the two Confessant ones c. and severals whom she did not know and the foresaid Gentleman with