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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43162	The life and death of Mother Shipton being not only a true account of her strange birth and most important passages of her life, but also all her prophesies, now newly collected and historically experienced from the time of her birth, in the reign of King Henry the Seventh until this present year 1667, containing the most important passages of state during the reign of these kings and queens of England ... : strangely preserved amongst other writings belonging to an old monastary in York-shire, and now published for the information of posterity.	Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?	1677 (1677)	Wing H1257; ESTC R16009	35,932	55

suspecting some mischief had befallen her but when they beheld her face they were all amazed to see such a strange alteration in her countenance in so short a time and here the Proverb was verified in her She lookt as if a Hagg had rid her Before she met with this wanton Devil she lookt plump and fresh which were all the good quallities she had in her ill featured face but now that red plumpness vanisht and there was nothing to be seen but a pale shriveled skin on her cheek which for want of flesh seemed to fall in her mouth to be devoured by her hunger-starved jaws Those about her which were charitable minded pittied her comforted and gave her monys which with a great deal of disdain and scorn she threw them saying she wanted not nor stood in need of their Alms for look ye here said she is many enough plucking her hand out of her pocket the people drawing near her discovered that what was in her hands was nothing else but some Aspin-leaves and notwithstanding they endeavoured to perswade her that she was mistaken in supposing that to be money yet would she not believe them so strong a Power the Devil had gotten over her already In fine she did bid them all be gone for now she began to take little delight in humane Society It was not long that they had left her before the Devil with whom she made a Hellish Contract came in to see her in the same handsome young form as he first appeared unto her telling her that he came to supply the company of those she had wisely dismist that she needed not the Society of humane creatures for he would not fail to he constantly with her always bringing with him what should not only serve for a bare Livelihood but her Delight Pleasure and Satisfaction Hereupon by the Devil's command there instantly appeared seemingly a compleat noise of Musick with Dishes of Meat great variety of the choicest and most pleasing sort which so ravished Agatha that she fell to the ground in a very profound and deep trance One of her Neighbours coming in this while wondered to see Agatha lying on the floor motionless however out of pity and commiseration she kneeled down and having crost her self and said a short prayer she endeavoured to waken Agatha but using what means she could it all signified nothing she shook and pincht her and pulled her by the nose yet still she lay insensibly This Neighbouring-woman being strangly amazed and scared hereat ran out amongst the rest of the Neighbours crying out that poor Agatha Shipton was suddenly struck dead and so desired them to go into the house with her and they should there be the eye-witnesses of the truth thereof whereupon several went and found what this woman had said to be seemingly true but one wiser then the rest stooped down and perceiving that she breathed spake aloud Friends ye are all mistaken Agatha is not dead but in a trance or else she is bewitched she had scarce uttered these words before Agatha began to stir and soon after raised her self on her leggs crying out in a very distracted tone What make ye here vile wretches Cannot I enjoy my pleasures but ye must be Ches-dropping get ye gone as having nothing to do here and hereupon she fell a dauncing which they wondered at because they could here no Musick At length Agatha turning about and seeing they were not gone said if ye are resolved thus to disturb me and will not go I will make ye this something affrighted them for they now verily believed she was a witch and as they were hastning away with all imaginable speed a sudden strong wind boisted them a great height into the air falling all to the ground again without the least barm only some shame to the women for they descended with their heads downwards their coats over their ears their lower parts appearing all naked to the astonished spectators the men were seen like overgrown Goats with larg horns on their heads and women riding on their backs which sights as they produced inexpressible wonder so amidst their amazement they could not but burst out into excessive laughter This wonderful and unexpected exploit was instantly noised all about the Countrey which occasioned a great resort of people to the place where Agatha lived which so perplext her by their undesired visits that she resolved within her self to be revenged on some of them which by the Devils help she effected mischieving some in their persons others in their cartel and others in their credits one had a Horse that dyed suddenly and being opened there was found in his stomack fish-books and hair instead of Hay and Dars Another going to sit down at Table with persons of good quality at dinner-time and thinking himself very spruce and fine had in an instant his Kuffe pull'd off and the seat of an House of Office clapt on in its place he that sate next him breaking out into a great laughter at the sight thereof was served little better for his Hatt was invisibly conveyed away and the Pan of a Close-stool which stood in the next room put on instead thereof A modest young Gentlewoman which did sit at the Table at that time on no other errand but to see this young witch which was so much talked of looking on these two worthy spectacles of laughter endeavoured all she could to refrain laughing but could not and withal continued farting for above a quarter of an bour this made them all laugh so extreamly that the Master of the house was alarum'd below therewith and being desirous to share with his Guests in their mirth came running up stairs as fast as his legs would carry him about to enter the door he could not and no wonder since the oldest man living never saw a larger pair of horns then he had on his head Whilst they were gazeing one on another as more then half distracted they were all reduced to the same condition they were in before after which there followed a noise as if an hundred persons were laughing together but nothing at all was seen These persons fearing something worse might befal them if they staid any longer made all the hast they could to be gone Agatha knowing their intent resolved to take her farwel of them by serving them one trick more which was thus As they were about to mount on Horse-back they were pelted with rotten Apples Dung and stuff that smelt worse then can be imagined As they rid through the Town such men as thought they rid singly were all observed to have behind them a deformed old Woman and as their Faces differ'd all one from another so did their habits which were all tatter'd and ragged and patcht with a hundred colours fear shame and the hooting of the people made them put spurs to their Horses neither did they forbear the switch nor any thing that might add speed to their Horses heels so that it