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A81978	The witches of Huntingdon, their examinations and confessions; exactly taken by his Majesties justices of peace for that county. Whereby will appeare haw craftily and dangerously the devill tempteth and seizeth on poore soules. The reader may make use hereof against hypocrisie, anger, malice, swearing, idolatry, lust, covetousnesse, and other grievous sins, which occasioned this their downfall.	Davenport, John, fl. 1646.	1646 (1646)	Wing D368; Thomason E343_10; ESTC R200949	9,726	19

money in it and t●en this Examinate fell downe upon his knees and said my Lord and God I thanke you The said Spirit at that time brought with him two other Spirits for shape bignesse colour the one like a white Cat the other like a grey Coney and while this Examinate was upon his knees the Beare Spirit spake to him saying you must worship these two Spirits as you worship me and take them for your Gods also then this Examinate directed his bodie towards them and call'd them his Lords and Gods Then the Beare Spirit told him that when he dyed he must have his soule whereunto this Examinate yielded Hee told him then also that they must suck of his body to which this Examinate also yielded but they did not sucke at that time The Beare Spirit promised him that he should never want victualls The Cat Spirit that it would hurt cattel when he would desire it And the Coney-like Spirit that it would hurt men when he desired The bear spirit told him that it must have some of his blood wherewith to seale the Covenant whereunto this Examinate yeelded and then the beare Spirit leapt upon his shoulder and prickt him on the head and 〈◊〉 thence tooke blood and after thus doing the said three spirits vanisht away The next day about noone the said Spirits came to him while hee was in the field and told him they were come to suck of his body to which he yielded and they suckt his body at the places where the marks are found and from that time to this they have come constantly to him once every 24. hours sometimes by day and most commonly by night And being demanded what mischiefe he caused any of the said Spirits to do he answered never any onely hee sent his beare Spirit to provoke the Maid-servant of Mr. Say of Molmesworth to steale victualls for him out of her Masters house which she did and this Examinate received the same The marke of John Winnicke ROE BERNARD The examination of Francis Moore taken before Nicholas Pedley Esq one of his Majesties Justices of Peace for this County the ninth day of April 1646. THis Examinate saith that about eight yeares since she received a little blacke puppy from one Margaret Simson of great Catworth which dog the said Margaret had in her bed with her took it thence when she gave it to the Examinate The Examinate further saith that the said Margaret told her that she must keep that dogge all her life time and if she cursed any Cattell set the same dog upon them they should presently dye and the said Margaret told her that she had named it already his name was Pretty And the said Examinate further saith that about the same time one goodwife Weed gave her a white Cat telling her that if she would deny God and affirme the same by her bloud then whomsoever she cursed and sent that Cat unto they should dye shortly after Whereupon this said Examinate saith that shee did deny God and in affirmation thereof shee pricked her finger with a thorne whence issued bloud which the Cat presently licked and the said goood-wife Weed named the Cat Tissy And the said Examinate further saith that one William Foster about sixteen yeares since would have hanged two of her children for offering to take a piece of bread and for that cause about sixe yeares since she cursed the said William Foster whereupon the white Cat went to him and he immediately fell sick and lying in great paine for the space of seven or eight dayes and then dyed but being demanded what the Cat did to him or what shee bid it doe she saith she remembers not And shee further saith that about five yeares since shee keeping Cowes in the field a Cow of Edward Hulls went into the graine she cursed her and set Pretty on her and she swelled and dyed shortly after and after that a Cow of one Peter Brownes went into the Corne and shee likewise cursed her and set Pretty on her and she dyed within two or three dayes after and she further saith that she killed the said Dog and Cat about a yeare since and yet after that the like Dog and Cat haunted her familiarly and when she was apprehended they crept under her cloathes and tortured her so that she could not speake to confesse freely and more she saith not The Marke of Frances Moore Ni. Pedley The Information of Peter Slater of Little Catworth in the said County Shepheard taken upon oath before Robert Bernard Esq one of his Majesties Justices of Peace for this County upon the 7th day of April 1646. THis Informant saith That his wife dying about one and twenty yeares since in Child-bed and one Frances Moore being suspected for a Witch in custody He went to her upon Friday last and asked her if she did his wife any harme she answered she did by cursing her And he saith his wife did of a sudden change and dye after she had lain in a week and that a little before this Informants wife was brought to bed the said Frances Moore falling out with her said she hoped shee should never be untwin'd as this Informant hath since called to minde Signum Peter Slater ROB. BERNARD The Information of William Searle of little Catworth Ye●man taken upon oath the said day and yeare THis Informant saith he was present when Frances Moore did confesse her selfe to be a Witch and that shee had done much harme and amongst other things that she sent her Spirit Pretty to this Informants Capons who did kill them and hee saith that she comming to bake a loafe at his house about three or four yeares since being denyed the Capons did fall a fluttering and would never eate after Also saith that about the said time she having a Hogge in his yard some of his servants set a Dog on the same for which she said she would bee revenged and the next day one of his Hogs dyed Signum William Searle ROB. BERNARD The Examination of Elizabeth Chandler of Keiston Widow taken the seventh day of Aprill 1646. before Robert Bernard and Nicholas Pedley Esquires two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for this County SHee saith that something hath come to her five times within this little space and that there was about a weekes space between their comming to her and that the last time was upon Satterday seven-night last in a puffing and roaring manner And she saith that she found her body sore about the bottome of her belly after he was gone from her She saith she did never willingly invoke or imploy the same but hath prayed to God to deliver her therfrom Being demanded whether she did heretofore strike a childe of Goodwife Darnells of Keiston named Katherine or send any Spirit to harm it she denyeth the same being asked whether she did heretofore use any means to spoile the Furmity of the said Goodwife Darnell or any other she

THE WITCHES OF HVNTINGDON Their Examinations and Confessions exactly taken by his Majesties Justices of Peace for that County Whereby will appeare how craftily and dangerously the Devill tempteth and seizeth on poore soules The Reader may make use hereof against Hypocrisie anger malice swearing Idolatry Lust Covetousnesse and other grievous sins which occasioned this their downfall Profecto res stulta est nequitiae modus Seneca LONDON Printed by W. WILSON for RICHARD CLUTTERBUCK 1646. TO The Right Worshipfull the Iustices of the Peace for the County of HVNTINGTON Gentlemen IT hath beene a common fault of late to commend things to the Presse taken up by heare-say and report which frequently prove untrue This common course makes many trueths doubted specially in difficult discoveries That this ensuing discourse is true I need no other witnesses then your selves your paines was used in the diligent Examination of the Offenders and the witnesses against them You were present and Judges at the Tryall and Conviction of them more full and cleare confessions more satisfactory Evidence and a clearer Conviction could not be in a case of this nature By particular service I was attendant in most of the Examinations and waiting on you all at the Tryall know what I assert to be true and dare presume to make you Patrons hereof Knowing your integrities most ready to attest truth and to maintain and countenance herein Your Honourer and humble Servant JOHN DAVENPORT THE VVITCHES OF HVNTINGDON Their Examinations and Confessions exactly taken c. The Examination of Elizabeth Weed of great Catworth in the County of Huntingdon Widow taken upon the last day of March 1646. before Robert Bernard and Nicholas Pedley Esq two of his Majesties Justices of the peace for this County SHe saith that about one and twenty yeares since she being saying her Prayers in the evening about bed-time there did appeare unto her three Spirits one in the likenesse of a young man or boy and ●●e other two of two Puppies the one white and the other black and that which was in the shape of a young man did speak unto her asking her if shee would renounce God and Christ shee answered shee would And the Devill then offer'd her that hee would doe what mischiefe she should require him and said she must covenant with him that he must have her soule at the end of one and twenty years which she granted And saith that he came to her about a week after about ten of the clock in the night with a Paper and asked her whether she were willing to seale the Covenant shee said she was then he told her it must be done with her bloud and so pricked her under her left arme and made her bleed in the place a great lumpe of flesh did rise and hath encreased ever since and he scribled therewith And being demanded what light was there she answered none but the light of the Spirit and presently he came to bed to her and had the carnall knowledge of her and so did divers times after and saith the other two Spirits did then and at other times come into her bed also and suckt upon other parts of her body where shee had Teats Being demanded the name of the lesser Spirits shee saith the name of the white one was Lilly and the blacke one Priscill and that the office of Lilly was to hurt man woman or coilde and the office of Priscill was to hurt Cattell when she desired And the office of the man-like Spirit was to lye with her carnally when and as often as she desired and that hee did lye with her in that manner very often and that the Spirit Lilly acchrding to the Covenant did kill the childe of Mr. Henry Bedells of Catworth aforesaid as shee this Examinate desired him to do and that she wisht him to doe the same when she was angrie but doth not well remember for what and saith that about two or three dayes before that shee sent the same Lilly to the said Henry Bedells commanding him to kill him who returned and said hee had no power and confesseth shee sent her said Spirit another time to doe some hurt to Edward Musgrave of Catworth aforesaid who likewise returned answer he had no power And that she sent her Spirit Priscill to kill two horses of the said Edward Musgraves and one of John Musgraves and to kil one Co● of William Musgraves and one Cow of Thomas Th●rps of the same Towne which was done accordingly And being demanded when the one and twenty yeares would be out she answered about Low-Sunday next to the best of her remembrance and being further demanded what was the reason she did duly resort to Church to Sermons also to the Ministers house to repetition which Mr. Poole the Minister being present did affirme shee saith she was well pleased with his preaching and had a desire to be rid of that unhappy burthen which was upon her And further she saith not Signum Elizabeth Weed ROB. BERNARD The Examination of John Winnick of Molseworth in the said County Labourer taken upon the 11. day of Aprill 1646. before Robert Bernard Esquire one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for this County HEe saith that about 29. yeares since the 29th yeare ending about Midsommer last past he being a Batchellour lived at Thropston with one Bu●eman who then kept the Inne at the George and withall kept Husbandry this Examinate being a servant to him in his husbandry did then loose a p●●●e with 7 s. in it for which he suspected one in the Family He saith that on a Friday being in the barne making hay-bottles for his horses about noon swearing cursing raging and wishing to himselfe that some wise body or Wizzard would helpe him to his purse and money again there appeare● unto him a Spirit blacke and shaggy and having pawes like a Beare but in bulk not fully so big as a Coney The Spirit asked him what he ailed to be so sorrowfull this Examinate answered that he had lost a purse and money and knew not how to come by it againe The Spirit replied if you will forsake God and Christ and fall down worship me for your God I will help you to your purse and mony againe This Examinate said he would and thereupon fell down upon his knees and held up his hands Then the Spirit said to morrow about this time of the day you shall find your purse upon the floor where you are now making bottles I will send it to you and will also come my selfe Whereupon this Examinate told the Spirit he would meete him there and receive it worship him Whereupon at the time prefixed this Examinate went unto the place and found his purse upon the floore and tooke it up and looking afterwards into it he found there all the money that was formerly lost but before he had looked into it the same Spirit appears unto him and said there is your purse and your

answered no she confesseth that about two years since having received some hard usage from the said Goodwife Darnell by causing her to be duckt shee did heartily desire to be revenged of her And about halfe a yeare after and ever since she hath been troubled with the said roaring things Being damanded whether she had not two Imps resorted to her and that she named the same calling the one Beelzebub the other Trullibub She denyeth the same only saith she did call a logg of wood Beelzebub and a sticke Trullibub Signum Elizabeth Chandler OB. BERNARD The Information of Mary Darnell the Wife of William Darnell of Keiston Blacke-smith taken upon oath the said seventh day of April fore the said Justices SHe saith that about a year since she had a daughter named Katherine which was then about the age of nine yeares which ●hilde was eating Furmity with another childe brought up by Elizabeth Chandler at the house of one William Browning in Keiston aforesaid at which time the said two children fell out as she ●eard And this Infor●ants child did expres when she came home that Goodwise Chandler had given it a boxe of the Eare complayned of that ●●●e so long as it lived which was untill that day 3 weeks and during the time that it did lye ill it did squeal and shreek out very often that Goodwife Chandler did come to her and would kill her And she saith that about a yeare since she made some Furmity and bid some Neighbours to the house but when the same was taking up it did continue boyling for an houre after it was taken from the fire and she could not keepe it from running over although she put it into great bowles tubs and other large vessells And she hath heard Lewis Carmell say that she confessed she did cause it to be spoiled by Beelzebub because she was not bid to it nor had any part thereof Signum Mary Darnell ROB. BERNARD The examination of Ell●n the Wife of William Shepheard of Molesworth in the said County Labourer taken the 8th day of Aprill 1646. before Robert Bernard and Nicholas Pedley Esquires two of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for the said County SHee saith that about five yeares since when shee was in her homsted at Molesworth swearing and cursing about the discords of her children there appeared unto her a Spirit somewhat like a Rat but not fully so big of an iron-grey colour and said you must goe with me and she said I will not avoid Satan and thereupon he went away Shee saith that within a short time after going into the field cursing and fretting and blaspheming there appeared three Spirits more with the former in the fashion of Rats of an iron-grey and said you must forsake God and Christ and goe with me and take those spirits for your Gods and you shall have all happinesse whereunto she consented And moreover they said unto her that when she dyed they must have her body and soule and said they must have blood from her which she granted and thereupon they sucked her upon and about her hippes and they have used very often to come to her since Being demanded whether ever she imployed them to hurt any reasonable creature or beast she saith she did not And shee saith that some of them did torment her this afternoon since she was brought to Huntington to be examined Being demanded whether she enjoyed any happinesse as they promised since they frequented her she saith she did not but doth intend to leave her former course of cursing and swearing Signum Ellen Shepheard ROB. BERNARD NIC. PEDLY The information of Thomas Becke of Bythorn in Com. Hunt Yeoman against Anne Desborough taken upon oath before Nicholas Pedley Esquire one of his Majesties Justices of Peace for the said County the 9th day of April 1646. THis Informant saith that Anne Desborough Widow of Bythorn aforesaid being apprehended upon suspition of being a witch on the 8th day of this present April he in the presence of Master Coysh and others heard the said Anne Desborough in answer to questions asked her freely confesse that about 30. yeares since there appeared unto her a thing somewhat bigger then a mouse of a browne colour when she lived at Titsmarsh in the County of Northampton she being in bed and asleep which nipped her on the breast and awakened her then it told her that it must have part of her soule she prayed thsn to God and it left her at that time and the said Informant heard the said Anne further say that about five or sixe dayes after the same mouse appeared againe to her with another much like the former it being a little lesse then the former and had a white bellie then the mouse that came first said we must abide with you and sucke your bloud she said that they should About three dayes after both the mice came to her againe and told her that she must forsake God and Christ and when she dyed they must have her soule to all which she yielded this Informant saith further that he heard the said Anne confesse that she named one of the mice Tib which promised her to hurt men and she named the other Jone which promised her to hurt Cattell when she wished it and after the third time they kept not away from her above 24. houres together but did frequent her and familiarly suck ●n her bodie untill she was apprehended Thomas Becke NIC PEDLEY April the 8. day Anno 1646. ANne Desborough of Bythorn in the County of Huntington confesseth that about 30. yeares since the first weeke of Cleane Lent there appeared unto her a thing some-what bigger then a Mouse of a brown colour and of the likenesse of a mouse This was while shee lived at Tichmarsh in the County of Northampton she being there in bed and in a dreame the said likenesse then gave her a nip and thereby awakened her out of her dreame and then told her when she was awakened that it must have part of her soule whereupon she was in a great feare and gave him no answer but prayed to God and thereupon it vanished away from her About five dayes after the same Mouse appeared to her againe bringing with it another Mouse about the bignesse of an ordinary Mouse or very little bigger browne like the former save only that this latter had some white about the belly whereas the former was all browne Then the Mouse that first appeared said we must sucke of your body Shee yielded to them and said they should upon her yie●ding they went to her and sucked of her bodie where the markes are found The bigger mouse she called Tib and the lesser Jone Tib told her that she must forsake God and Christ and take them for her Gods telling her that when she dyed they must have her soule to all which she yielded Tib promised her to hurt men if shee should desire Jone promised her to hurt Cattell