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whole_a it_o appear_v unquestionable_a that_o witchcraft_n have_v bring_v a_o period_n unto_o the_o life_n of_o so_o good_a a_o man._n exemple_n iii_o the_o man_n of_o who_o we_o have_v be_v write_v be_v not_o the_o only_a good_a christian_a who_o evile_v witchcraft_n have_v give_v annoyance_n to_o we_o shall_v add_v a_o second_o instance_n wherein_o i_o shall_v relate_v something_o that_o i_o do_v not_o approve_v and_o that_o be_v the_o vrinary_a experiment_n i_o suppose_v the_o urine_n must_v be_v bottle_a with_o nail_n and_o pinn_v and_o such_o instrument_n in_o it_o as_o carry_v a_o show_n of_o torture_n with_o they_o if_o it_o attain_v its_o end._n for_o i_o have_v be_v tell_v that_o the_o bare_a bottle_n of_o urine_n with_o file_n of_o steel_n in_o it_o which_o can_v be_v better_o though_o scarce_o well_o account_v for_o have_v be_v sound_a insignificant_a now_o to_o use_v a_o charm_n against_o a_o charm_n or_o to_o use_v a_o devil_n shield_v against_o a_o devil_n sword_n who_o 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but_o before_o it_o come_v to_o that_o strange_a sight_n be_v in_o the_o house_n a_o black_a cat_n appear_v in_o the_o night_n with_o very_a affright_a circumstance_n and_o then_o a_o pigeon_n both_o of_o which_o they_o pursue_v in_o vain_a though_o both_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o house_n sect_n iii_o they_o go_v to_o the_o traditional_a experiment_n of_o bottel_v urine_n but_o they_o can_v get_v no_o urine_n from_o he_o a_o strange_a hole_n through_o the_o vrinary_a passage_n shed_v the_o water_n before_o they_o can_v receive_v it_o into_o the_o vessel_n sect_n iv._o the_o corpse_n be_v view_v by_o the_o jury_n a_o hole_n be_v find_v quite_o through_o his_o yard_n which_o hinder_v their_o save_v of_o any_o urine_n and_o and_o give_v a_o terrible_a torture_n to_o he_o about_o the_o small_a of_o his_o back_n there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o small_a spot_n the_o callous_a out_o side_n of_o which_o be_v take_v away_o underneath_o be_v holes_n as_o though_o make_v by_o small_a shott_n 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