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A51459	Most fearefull and strange nevves from the bishoppricke of Dvrham being a true relation of one Margret Hooper of Edenbyres neere the river Darwent in the said bishoppricke : who was most fearfully possessed and tormented with the devill as also in what ugley shape he first appeared unto her how lamentabley she was handled with this evill spirit and at last how wonderfully the Lord delivered her : affirmed by these cridible witnesses there present November the fifteenth 1641, Stephen Hooper, Iohn Hooper, Iohn Gley, Alexander Eglestone, Anthony Westgarth, Alice Egleston and divers others.		1641 (1641)	Wing M2889; ESTC R12605	4,259	9

candle was cleene burnt out called to his Brothers and Sisters that were in the house with other of their friends watching and sitting up to comfort her if her extreame fit should any way molest her who hearing him call come in and brought a candle lighted and set it upon the table which stood neere where the woman lay She began to wax very fearefull saying to her husband and the rest doe not you see the Devill whereat they desired her to remember God and to call for grace that her faith might onely be fixed upon him to the vanquishing the Devill and his assaults Hell quoth shee if you see nothing now you shall see something by and by and forthwith they heard a great noise in the street as if it had beene the comming of foure or five carts and presently they in the chamber cryed out saying Lord helpe us what manner of thing is this that commeth here then her husband looking up in his bed espyed a thing comming to the bed much like a beare but it had no head nor taile halfe a yard in height and halfe a yard in length her husband seeing it come to the bed rose up and tooke a joynt stoole and strooke at the said thing the stroke founded as though he had strucken upon a fether-bed then it came to the woman and stroke her three times upon the feet and tooke her out of the bed and so rouled her too and fro in the Chamber and under the bed the people then present to the number of seaven persons were so greatly amazed with this horrible sight that they knew not what to doe yet they called still upon God for his assistance but the candle was so dimme that they could scarcely see one another at the last this Monster which wee supposed to be the Devill did thrust the womans head betweene her leggs and so rouled her in around compasse like an hoope through the other Chambers downe an high paire of staires into the Hall where he kept her the space of a quarter of an house her husband and they in the Chamber above durst not come downe to her but remained in prayer weeping at the stai●es head grievously lamenting to see her so carried away there was such an horrible stinke in the Hall and such fiery flames that they were glad to stop their noses with cloathes and napkines then the woman cryed out calling to her husband now he is gone then quoth he in the name of God come up to me and so even upon the suddaine she was come up so quickly that they greatly marveiled at it then they brought her to bed and foure of them kept downe the cloathes about the bed and continued in prayer about her the candle in the Chamber could not burne cleare but was very dimme and suddenly the woman was got out of the bed and the Window at the beds head opened whether the woman unpind the Winddow or how it came to passe they knew not but it was opened the wamons leggs after a miraculous manner thrust out of the Winddow so that they were clasped about the post in the middle of the Winddow betweene her leggs the people of the Chamber heard a thing knock at her feet as if it had beene upon a tubb and they saw a great fire as it seemed to them at her feet the stink whereof was horrible the sorrowfull husband and his brother imboldened themselves in the Lord and did charge the Devill in the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost to depart from her and to trouble her no more then they laid hands upon her and cryed to the Lord to helpe them in that their 〈…〉 and so pulled her in againe and set her upon her feet then shee looked out of a winddow and began to say O Lord quoth she me think I see a little child but they gave not regard to her these words she spake two or three times so at the last they all looked our at the winddow and so they espyed a thing 〈…〉 little child with a very bright shi●ning countenance 〈◊〉 a great light in the Chamber and the candle burned very brightly so that they might one see another then they fell flat to the ground and prayed the Lord that he had so wonderfully assisted them and so the child vanished 〈…〉 the woman being in better feling of her selfe was laid in her bed and a ked forgivenesse at Gods hands and of all that shee had offended acknowledging that it was for her 〈◊〉 that she was so 〈…〉 of the evill spirit and God be thanked she hath beene ever since in some reasonable order for there hath beene with her many godly learned men from divers places of the Countrey These are the names of the witnesses that it is most true Steven Hooper Iohn Hooper Iohn ●ky Alexander Egleston Anthony Westgarth Ali● Egleston with divers others FINIS

POSTSCRIPT Arminians and fryers soe neare together dwell There is but wall betweene both● One like each other well The Protestant walkes up and downe the streete with greefe And in his sad distractions to God praes for yreleife MOST Fearefull and strange NEVVES From the Bishoppricke of DVRHAM Being a true Relation of one Margret Hooper of Edenbyres neere the River Darwent in the said Bishoppricke Who was most fearefully possessed and tormented with the Devill as also in what ugley shape he first appeared unto her how lamentably she was handled with this evill spirit and at last how wonderfully the Lord delivered her Affirmed by these Cridible witnesses there present November the fifteenth 1641. Stephen Hooper Iohn Hooper Iohn Sky Alexander Eglestone Anthony Westgarth Alice Egleston And divers others LONDON Printed for Iohn Thomas 1641. Newes out of the Bishopprick of Durham or strange miracles and fearefull as ever was seene or heard in the memory of man And affirmed by divers creedible witnesses BEloved and curtious friends and Readers we have to consider by this strange discourse how ready Sathan is to take hold on us if we fall from him never so little he continually runneth up and downe seeking whom he may devoure but not withstanding his temptations which are great the mercyes of God are greater who never faile to send comfort in temptation if we accept thereof great are the examples both of Gods mercies and might put us in remembrance of our sinnes which are infinite and loathsome wherein if wee continue let us undoubtedly looke for the reward thereof which is an everlasting distruction both of body and soule Let not this which is here declared seeme a ●●ined fable unto thee but assure thy selfe that all such things are sent as warnings for our wickednesse and to put us in mind of the Seate of our salvation which is an assured faith in Christ Iesus from which pillar if wee once shrinke the tempter is ready to drive us into dispaire of Gods mercy Many are the wonders which have lately happened as of suddaine strange deaths of Purjured persons strange sights in the ayre strange births on the earth earthquakes commets and the like all which are to put us in minde of God whose workes are wonderfull These are therefore as many warnings unto us to bee watchfull for the day of the Lord which is at hand least suddenly his wrath bee kindled against us let us therefore pray to Almighty God to hold backe his rod to be mercifull unto us and to forgive us that is past that through the assistance of his spirit wee may with penitent hearts live in his feare to our lives end Strange newes out of the Bishoppricke of Durham VPon the 15 day of November now last past 1641. there is a yeo man of good and honest reputation dwelling in the towne of Edinbyres upon Darwent 〈◊〉 in the Bishopprick of Durham whose name is Stephen Hooper a man of good wealth and also welbeloved of his neighbours who being sicke and lying in aweake estate sent his wife whose name was Margret Hooper to a farme which hee had in a village called Hanstonueth some three miles off at whose comming thither it seemed all things were not according to her minde Thus continuing there one day and something more shee returned home to her husband partly agreeved at such things as shee thought her husband might reforme if God lent him life now when she was come home to Edenbyres shee found her husband recovered to an indifferent health to whom shee began to use very much idle talke as wee concerning the same farme as also concerning an old groat which her sonne being a little boy had found about a weeke before thus she continued as if she had beene one bewitched or haunted with an evill Spirit untill the wednesday at night following which night she tooke her rest something indifferently untill the morning at which time she began with much vaine speech to disquiet her husband and to vse much idle talke but her husband seeing her in such a mind and finding that she was as it were desperate he perswaded her to cal upon God that being the Creature of God she should not forget to call upon her Creator in the day of trouble wherefore he councelled her to pray with him and to say the Lords Prayer after him which shee partly did but the devill who alwayes doth build the Chapell so much as he may to 〈◊〉 gods Church began to withdraw her from prayer and to p●● her in minde to 〈◊〉 most fearefull fort for the groat which he Sonne had lately found as also for her weding Ring desiring to see them with all speed her husband made no great hast thereunto but continued in prayer that it would please God to send her a more quiet spirit and to strengthen her that fairh might speedily uanquish such vanitie in her but the more he prayed and perswaded her to prayer the more shee seemed to bee as it were troubled with some evill spirit calling for the old groat which her husband neglected to shew her whereat shee began with a uery s●●●ne and staring countenance to looke on her husband in most wonderfull sort that he was sore affrighted at the then he called for her sister for that he was not able to keepe her in the bed which when her sister and others were come into the chamber they kept her downe uiolently in her bed and forthwith shee was so sore tormented that shee foamed at the mouth and was shaken with such force that the bed and the chamber did shake and move in most strainge sort her husband continued praying for her deliuerance so that within one halfe houre after her shaking was past she began to tell them shee had beene in the Towerne to beat away the beate which followed her into the yard when shee came from H●●sten-●●rth which to her thinking had noe head then her husband and frinds wished her to leave those uaine imaginations perswading her that it was nothing but the lightnesse of her braine which was become Idle for want of rest wherefore her husband and friends exhorted her to say the Lords prayer with them which she did and after tooke some rest and thus she continued untill the Satterday following in which time she continued raging as it were distract of her memory which came by fits to the great griefe of her husband friends and neighbours yet upon the Satterday there was some hopes of her recovery for that she tooke some reasonable rest to the comfort of her husband and friends and upon the Sunday she seemed to be very patient and conformable untill midnight at which time the candle which was set burning in the same Chamber was burned she then suddainely awaking called to her husband and cryed out saying that shee did see a strange thing like unto a snale carrying fire in a most wonderfull sort whereat her husband was amazed and seeing the