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A46994	A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, A reply to a certain pamphlet publish'd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called, The Surey impostor with a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure / by T.J. ... ; to which is annexed a brief narrative of the Surey demoniack, drawn up by the same author ...	Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703.	1698 (1698)	Wing J889; ESTC R10650	80,797	80

that came along with him gave such an account of his Case that I saw cause to suspect he was possessed by an Evil Spirit and I was further satisfied concering it whilst we were at Family-duty at which he was present The Fit did then seize on him partly whilst I was reading and opening the word But much worse whilst I was at prayer His motions in his Fit were very strange particularly turning the sight of his Eyes in ward and so making him stark blind whilst his Eye-lids were open with other motions preternatural He had also such strong motions as were above his natural Ability and Agility but I was more confirmed by that rage he was in against the Ordinance of God especially then Christ was more solemnly named and his condition was earnestly commended to the Lord Then he raged as if the Devil had been in his bodily Shape tho' he manifested otherwise Inclinations to the VVord and Prayer when he was not in his Fit And he was in health of Body to all outward appearance at the said time Other Means he had used both lawful and unlawful so that Prayers and Fasting seemed to be the proper and only Means in this case Accordingly he desired that we would keep a Day of Prayer on his behalf Accordingly we met at the Sparth upon the 8th of May before we begun to exercise the Pastor of another Society being present to assist in the work we examined the Parents and the young Man himself as to the occasion of the sad Affliction they at that time confessed that both Father and Son were in drink at Whally Rush-bearing upon the James-Tide before that they then had a Scuffle with a young man whom they suspected or his Partakers to be instrumental of his harm VVe also enquired as to the means they had made use of already and convinced them of the evil of some unlawful means they had made use of One Instrument they had made use of was mr Crabtree VVe also shewed them that these means we were about were appointed by Christ in this case and that they might hope for a Blessing in this way Psa 1.11 to 25. they repenting of their Sins and expecting Mercy in God's own way Multiplying of Prayers and other Services being in vain if there be not Repentance and Reformation withal God regards not to answer in Mercy where there is a secret regard to any Iniquity Psal 66.18 VVe see to whom the promise of Mercy belongs Prov. 38.13 viz. Thse who consess their Sins and forsake them through Divine Grace We then proceeded to the Word and Prayer the Scripture insisted on was Acts 26.18 To turn them from the Power of Satan to God The Power which Satan hath in particular and in general is matter of Lamentation and Supplication The Lord rebuke Satan and rescue Sinners from his Power He had two dreadful Fits in the time of the Exercise he also consessed several Appatitions he had upon the Riot at James-Tide and Offers of Gold to him c. One Sabbath he was quiet under the Ordinances all the while another Sabbath he was extream rude all the while He ordinarily attending at our Meeting under this Affliction Upon their desire we kept another day the 28th Instant on his behalf the concourse of the People was much greater He was extream rude in his Fits all the while yet we continued in the Word and Prayer as before Thus the Providence of God puts his Servants to it and withal puts his Spirit in them that they may be more instant and importunate with him in Prayer He needs not intreating Luke 18. it 's we that need exciting And we are humbly bold to say the Lord did graciously help us Our third Meeting on his behalf was at Surey Because of its Vicinity to Whally we acquainted Mr. Jea the Vicar with the occasion that he might take no offence All the while the Evil Spirit did work in the Demoniack yet it brake not out into a Fit but afterward the Evil Spirit did hurry him in a most violent manner and manifested more than ordinary Rage against Mr. waddington And the Subject insisted on was Eph. 6.12 The Rulers of the Darkness of this World shewing the dark Regions where the Devil rules This Surey the place of the Parties Habitation was recorded and certified according to Law Providence set us upon the publick Stage that the thing might not be done in a Corner On the following Sabbath there was yet a greater concourse of People Many came to see him but heard something which affected them withal The Sermon being to shew that many are under the Power of Sin and Satan in a less sensible and therefore in a more dangerous manner We were without Distractions from the Demoniack all the while Another Sabbath he was very ill through all the time of the Exercise and afterwards as I stood by him he spurned at me with great violence grinting and spitting at me in a strange manner but he hurt me not I could little think of any ill intent of his herein I took it only as the Devil's spite at me With reference to the Sabbath before God hath his ends as Men have theirs we design'd it not to draw the People to our Meetings nor it may be di● many d●sign chiefly to hear the Word much less to get good thereby It was fa●●rom Ovesimas's disign in fleeing to Rome that he should there be converted by Paul's Ministrs Christ's end for the Conversion the Woman of Samaria John 4. was not her Errand to Jacob's-well The next day upon this occasion was at Surey upon the 5th of July The Lord was gracious to the Assembly and Party also in freeing us sometimes from those grievous Distractions which at other times we had upon this occasion The Lord pitty'd us particularly with respect to the Lord's Day that day of Rest Isa 58.13 14. that we might the better sanctisy it Yet had we Spiritual Rest whilst in our way and at our work when he was at worst we were helped to wait on the Lord without inward Distraction however He was very present help The next Meeting on this occasion was upon the 16th instant tho' the Youth knew nothing of it upon the Lord's Day before nor any of the Family concerning this Meeting yet in a Fit upon the said Lord's Day he foretold of this day and told of the number of Ministers viz. five when as none of the Ministers themselves knew it would be so The Devil raged exceedingly at this Meeting it may be the great Confluence of the People on this occasion enraged him the more had not the Lord helpt us mightily we had been run down by him He play'd upon the younger Ministers very sore until they got above him At the Evil Spirit fill'd the Jews with Envy contradicting and blaspheming when they saw the Muleitudes flocking to hear the word of God So in this case Yet were not

the People affrighted but followed on Yea the Concourse was still greater On the Sabbath following we were mereifully freed from Disturbance by the Demoniack until the close of the Exercise We were in our place at our work we should not hinder the People from coming nor give place to the Devil but the Lord was pleased as he saw meet to make him to give place to us Zech. 3. 2 Cor. 10.4 5. being met together in the Name of Christ 'T is he that rebuked Satan it 's through him only that the Weapons of our Warsare are mighty Alas we are meaner weaker than others than any Upon the 25th Instant we had another opportunity on this occasion the young Man was detain'd from us much of the time by reason of several Trances he was in The multitude of the People was very great that it caused great Distraction and Danger also a Hay-lost in the Barn being broken down by the weight of the People Yet was their through God's special Providence no further harm done This Meeting was in Altham We were forced many times to meet in Out houses the Crowds of the People being to very great Mat. 131.2.18 20. our Chappel also being rather at an outside from the ordinary Congregation We did for their ease sometimes meet elsewhere having Christ's example and encouragement thereunto all the places of meeing being laso licensed according to Law The next day upon this occasion was at Surey the 1st of August then the Youth was quiet all the while Here the voung Man dwelt with his parents His Father and he were Gard'ners It is about a mile from Whally Should there not have been some respite sometimes it had scarce been pessible for the young Man or we to have held out We montion that others also may see the Lord's Mercy as well as our Infirmity VVe would not so far offend others as to meet at Surey upon any Lord's Day it being so nigh Whally yea all our Meetings are order'd as inoffensively as may be Again at the same place upon the 13th Instant then the Devil raged in the young Man exccedingly discovering himself more then ever by the Demoniack's discovery of several things in his Fus which could not be discover'd but by a Diabolical Means that Subject John 16.8 9 10 11. was several days insisted on there and also at our Lord's-day Meetings In my ansence Mr. Waddington and the rest of our Society had a day in Read upon this Dugdale's account tho' he was not present Indeed he was mostly present at the Meetings whether on his account or not tho' not always I was absent at this time only and so I have a further advantage in giving account of this Affair Upon the 3d of September we again met at Shrey on young Dugdale's account As I went to the place of the meeting he gave me notice by a little Paper which he put into my Hand that as his Spirit told him in his Fit he must be dumb and deaf whilst we prayed immediately upon his delivery of the Note to me he became both dumb and deaf all the while that the Exercise continued Note That sometimes he did out of his Fit tell what he heard or saw in his Fit being done at a great distance 2 Kings 6.8 to 12. at the same time As the Prophet could by the means of good Angel tell what was done at such distance But in ordinary he out of his Fit did not know what happen'd in his Fit We would deal plainly on the one Hand as well as the other We were but few to carry on the work so that we continued not so long as at other times They shew'd us at that time a large Button and a Curtain-Ring But especially a large corner'd Stone All which the young Man had vomited to the Astonishment of all Also we had account of several Latin Words and Phrases which he utter'd tho' he knew nothing of them his natural and acquired Abilities being but ordinary Upon the 5th Instant we met at the same place upon the same occasion The Lord brought in more Ministers for our help and the Meeting was very full Satan was chained up and the Demoniack gave us not much Disturbance We met at the same Place in the same mauner upon the 10th Instant the concourse of People was great tho' the Weather was very bad Satan we filenced this Day also It seems the Demoniack was told by his Spirit in his Fits That he most not be delivered as yet But as Lot's Wife be for a Warning to others Mr. Waddington and my Self were on the 19th Instant call'd to Surey The occasion was the Devil in one of the young Man's Fits had 〈…〉 something of a Contract which the Youth had made with him for a certain t●me 〈◊〉 subscribi … to a Parchment A Jade as he stiled her taking his ●and out of B●d and put in one or two of his Fingers to the Writing VVe were also informed that the Youth h … written to Sir E. A. their Landlord to signify that he got no good by our pra●ers and so seem'd to grow weary of our Pains It concern'd us to clear these two things but he was then in a Fit and as long as west id so that we could not examine him as to the former As to the lat or he dealt very unworthily with us considering the Case and Charge also we had been at for their Relief every way Had he not manifested himself free and forward for our proceeding thus far we should have desisted before this VVe had hereupon desisted but that the Youth consessed his Fault and his Father besought us to go on On the 26th Instant we again met at the Surey upon the same account The Reverend Mr. O. Heywood came in also for our help on that Day The Lord sent us that fuitable VVord by him 1 John 3.8 I thought it requisit ay some hing also as to our Call to the Work and Conduct therein as to the Case and present Circumstances also The Truth is we were then in great doubt and distiess for as we are men subject to like Infirmities with others So our Temprations were then more than ordinary Insomuch that we needed to look very narrowly inon the Case our Course and Carriage also VVe had need to be satisfied from our selves when we had so little satisfaction from others Upon the desire of young Dugdale the Junior Minister of the Company staid with him that Night The Devil it seemed in the Demoniack still did further declare that there was such a Contract that the first hold he got him was upon a vain Wish he had in he Abbey-hall That he might evccel all others in Dancing That the Contract was for 18 months Out of his Fits he would consess what a fancy he had to Dancing and that he cou'd not refrain from Dancing after the aforesaid Jams-Tide was a Twelve month that he danceth most artisicially

Doctor for help who prescribed several things which were observed without effect whereupon the Doctor was desired to take Richard Dugdale to his own House but refused acknowledging he had done what he could yet promised to ride his Horse a Hundred Miles if he thereby could help him After this Richard Dugdale's Fits were more violent soon after we consulted Dr. Crabtr●e who undertook to cure Richard Dugdale Thomas Dugdale went along with his Son Richard Dugdale to Dr. Crabtree where they staid about a Fortnight and upon Richard Dugdale's Fits abating they came home within a few days after his return his Fits were more violent than ever After a Fort-night stay at home Thomas Dugdale and Richard Dugdale went to Dr. Crabtree the second time where they staid not so long as before The Reasons were two First Richard Dugdale was tired with the Methods Dr. Crabtree took the Doctor confest that he gave the Patient Physick at once enough for six Men which weakened Richard Dugdale so much that he had Strength little enough to carry him cross the House yet in his Fits 7 strong Men could not hold him The second Reason was the great Charges we were at for it cost us more than three Pound ten Shillings in little time more than three Weeks which was insupportable considering our Indigency and no incouraging sings of help but the Doctors words to his Neighbours were at first that if the Father would bring Money enough he would cure Richard Dugdale yet said another time if the Spirit in Richard Dugdale was a Water-Spirit there was no cure for it Some time after we consulted Mr. Jolly who with others in the Ministry upon our Request were much concerned for Richard Dugdale praying for him near twelve Months in which time he had many strange Fits sometimes vomited Stones a Curtain-Ring a large Hair-Button in Fits would be lighter than so many Feathers In the beginning of several Fits would gape and catch with his Mouth as a Dog at Flies ten or eleven times together in the end open'd his Mouth so oft when we thought Spirits might come into him and in the end leave him In many of his last Fits he told People he might be killed or cured before the 25th of March which prov'd true for on the 24th coming from his work on Hinfield-side his last Fit seiz'd him when he came home he was in the Fit his Face black as a Coal Upon this he fell down lay a while then recover'd out of his last Fit After this Richard Dugdale had no Fit tho once when he had got too much Drink he was after another manner than drunken Persons usually are Thomas Dugdale Ann Dugdale Mary Dugdale Alice Dugdale Altham August the 4th 1695. Nathaniel Waddington further testifieth First That he had seen Richard Dugdale gallop round the Barn several times together and heard him whinying very like a Horse and make a noise as if an Horse had been eating Provender Secondly That he told things in his Fit that neither he nor any could by lawful art As one time he the said Nathaniel Waddington and his Neighbour Joseph Hargreaves going to Surey to see Richard Dugdale they called at the House of a Neighbour of theirs to desire the Master to go with them but a Relations averseness prevented him Richard Dugdale was in a Fit at the same time and spoke it before a great number of People that Nathaniel Waddington and Joseph Hargreaves were coming that they called on such a one whom he named and told further how that good Man's Wife hinder'd him The latter part viz. the discovery they met with from several which were with Richard Dugdale in the Bart being sure that things were so circumstanced that Richard Dugdale could have no intelligence And further Richard Dugdale's Relation was so particular that it could not be an uncertain guess Further That a certain Person going to see Richard Dugdale took some Bisket and a piece or pieces of Gold on purpose as the Person said to try whether Richard Dugdale could discover it Soon after the Party came to the Surey the Relator saw the Person standing upon a Seat to take a fuller view of Richard Dugdale in his Fit Richard Dagdale immediately treated her so very rudely discover'd the Bisket and said I will play at Cards with thee for those Guineas in thy Pocket c. These words the Relator heard Richard Dugdale speak in his Fit further that John Fielding Joyner related in the hearing of the said Nathaniel Waddington and others that he the said John Fielding was working at his Calling above thirty Miles distant from the Surey and that Richard Dugdale in one of his Fits said John Fielding is this day at such a place working and further named the piece of work which he had in hand at that time The said John Fielding coming over to see his Relations several Persons who had heard Richard Dugdale speak those words and relate such strange Circumstances came to the said John Fielding to know whether it were true this he acknowledged being much surprizd at their Relation Thirdly That he asked this Richard Dugdale when he came out of his Fits whether he could give account of any thing that past in the Fit this Richard Dugdale denied only once related a strange Passage that in his Fit he thought he had distinct sight of a Person and told the posture he thought he saw him in and the place where many Miles from the place where Richard Dugdale had his Fit Which things concerning that Person were found ture upon enquiry Nathaniel Waddington further testifies That Richard Dugdale in his Fits would sometimes pretend that a good Spirit was in him and that Richard Dugdale then would in a long discourse speak against several Sins viz. Drinking Gaming c. bringing several pat Scriptures naming Book Chapter Verse either whole or part so much as was pertinent Mr. John Grimshaw examin'd the places and found them true and that Richard Dugdale in his Discourse would use many pretty Similitudes Joseph Hargreves Neighbour to Nathaniel Waddington testifies That coming to the Surey and finding the Boy laid on the Barn Boor he the said Joseph Hargreaves lifted Richard Dugdale from the Ground more than once and thinks speaking to the sall that Richard Dugdale did not weigh aboves Stone and a half Further that six strong Men could not hold him in a Fit but that he hath drawn them all a great way and been forced from amongst them hanging upon him at a Table a Yard high that he saw the Lump upon his Legabout the bigness of a Turkey Egg rise towards his Body and that he and others have endeavoured to stop it by girding a Boot-Garter above it under the Knee and by grasping that part with their hands yet could not prevent its rising into the Chest of his Body that this to his thinking crep up his Leg like a Rat sometimes in motion at times would be at a