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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

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

Daughter had beene quite distracted run up and downe with a staffe in her hand saying she would kill the Rogue in this rage she apprehended her good things for so she called them in the likenesse of a Dove and a Partridge and begun and sung Judgo and revenge my cause O Lord Next How long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I never be remembred And concluded Behold and have regard ye servants of the Lord and so came out of her fit not remembring any thing either done or s●yd she never having any of these Psalmes by heart or any booke by her nor as yet any voice to sing them to this day By her at that time was my Neece MUSCHAMP Mr. MOORES six sonnes and his Daughter with my owne children and servants and divers neighbours After my comming home she fell into another of these strange fits the Minister of Tweedmouth being by seeing and hearing many strange passages which cannot halfe be remembred But part of her discourse was that if she had two drops of his blood or hers within ten dayes it would save her life if not death long comming but torment perpetually Divers of these fits she had in every one expressing their bloud would save her life from ten dayes to six from six to three which was on a Saturday being heavily tormented her tongue taken from her with her eyes fixt on her objects wrote thus againe JO HU. DO SVVI hath been the death of one deare friend consumes mother deare friend and torments me for three dayes they have no power but the fourth they will torment me two drops of his or her bloud would save my life if I have it not I am undone for seven yeares to be tormented before death come Whilest she was writing the teares comming downe her face still saving her selfe in this bitter agony as it were from her enemies blows As soone as her mother came from Newcastle she sent that servant she revealed her minde to at Newcastle to one JOHN HUTTON he was one it was suspected that could do more then God allowed of bidding him confesse who had wrong'd her child or she would apprehend him her child in her extremity writing the two first Letters of his name with anothers So when this servant told him his message another being by to witnesse his answer which was thus WILLIAM HALL your Mrs. knowes as well who hath wrong'd he● child as I for the party that with a troubled minde your Mrs. had concealed all this time and at Newcastle in her chamber all alone told you is she that hath done her all this wrong The servant answered God blesse me could he tell what his Mistresse said to him no living soule else prese● it bidding him reveale the party the Rogue sayd a great stone is not easily lifted and he had one foot in the grave already repeating many old sayings but sayd DOROTHY SVVINOVV wife then to Colonell SVVINOVV was the party that had done all the mischiefe to her child and was the cause of all her further crosses This answer being brought and her childs last writing three dayes they had no power the fourth to torment and the Sabbath being one of the three the monday following her mother her Neece MUSCHAMP her son in Law EDVVARD MOORE GEORGE ARMORER WILLIAM HALL and WILLIAM BARD rid to Etherston thinking Mr. WALTŌN to have beene a Justice of the Peace but was not then she with her company went directly to Sunderland where Jo. HUTTON dwelt and sent for him who forthwith came and though they had never seen him but by the childes description nor he them he knew them all naming their names and fell downe on his knees for to pray for the child but her mother bidding him rise she desired none of his prayers but tell her how he came to know what she spake to her servant all alone so far off he repeated before all the company what he had formerly spoken She sayd her eldest son was very ill too the Lord blesse him not thinking that he was wronged but the Rogue answered one was the cause of both she in a maze sayd I had a sister that dyed in a restlesse sicknesse God grant she was not wronged too the Rogue sayd Mistresse Mistresse one is the cause of all envy nothing will satisfie but death Said she is this possible Mistresse sayd he my life is in your hand but I 'le maintaine DOROTHY SVVINOVV was the death of the Lady MARGERY HAMBLETON the consuming of your son and the tormentor of your daughter and the cause of all your evill and if you would have my hearts bloud take it for my life is in your power none speaking of bloud to him She told him the child had wrote two drops of his or her bloud would save her life and if the Devill had left so much in him she would if it pleased the Lord have it ere they parted The wretch using still Godly words and his prayers desired to take his bloud privately that none should see so the child nickt him halfe a dozen times in the forehead but no bloud appeared then he put forth his right arme and that was not till her mother threatned his heart bloud should goe before she wanted it then he layd his thumb on his arme and two drops appeared which she wip'd off with a paper the which she had writ the words in and bid him farewell he bid them ride softly they had both tide and time enough it being a fine quiet day of a sudden as soon as they were on horse back it grew very boystrous that they had much adoe to sit on their horses riding fast at Sunderland Towns end came two white Lambs to them and kept close with their horses till they came to Bambrough being two long miles neither sheep nor lambs neere them the water was very deep yet being venterous they rid it over On Munday night she fell into a heavenly Rapture rejoycing that ever she was borne for these two drops of blood had saved her life otherwise she had beene seaven yeares in torment without any ease or death had come behold her two Angels which she was bold to call them on her right hand and her Tormenters on her left setting her selfe with a majestick carriage her words so punctuall and discreet that it was admirable to the beholders Saying her Angels bid her now be bold to speake out looking on her left hand saying thy name is JOHN HUTTON and hers is DOROTHY SVVINOVV she hath beene the death of my Aunt HAMBLETON the consumer of my Brother and the tormenter of me she knowing my Aunts estate was but for life and her onely sonne had marryed FAUSETS daughter who to enjoy the estate he having but one sonne was the cause of yong JAMES FAUSETS unnaturall fits But thinking Mr. FAUSET would follow her more strictly there then we could doe here let him alone to be the more vehement with us every fit