body, as if the very flesh had beene torne from the bones, by the
violent paine whereof she could not refraine, but tore the haire from
off her head, and became as one distraught, bereaued of sence, and
vnderstanding: And the same night the bed whereon she lay, was so
tossed, and lifted vp and downe, both in her owne feeling, and in the
sight of others then present beholders of her extreamities, by the space
of one houre or more, that she was therewith exceedingly terrified, &
did thinke oftentimes in her sleepe, that she did see this _Marie Smith_
standing before her. And this fit continued sixteene houres, during
which passion _Edward Drake_ her father came to the Towne, touched with
griefe for this torture of his daughter (as parents hearts are relenting
and tender, and naturall compassion is soone stirred vp in them) tooke
her vrine, went to one for his aduice (whose fact herein is no way
iustifiable, and argued but a small measure of religion, and the
knowledge of God in him) who first tolde vnto him the cause of his
comming, that is, to seeke help for his daughter, and then added, that
she was so farre spent, that if hee had stayed but one day longer, the
woman who had wronged her, would haue spent her heart, and so become
vnrecouerable, and thereupon shewed him her face in a Glasse; and
further, opened the beginning cause of falling out, which was for a hen,
which before this, _Drake_ neyther knew nor heard of, and then gaue his
counsell for remedy, which was the matter sought for & desired, & that
was in this order. To make a cake with flower from the Bakers, & to mix
the same instead of other liquor, with her own water, and bake it on the
harth, wherof the one halfe was to be applyed and laid to the region of
the heart, the other halfe to the back directly opposit; & further, gaue
a box of ointment like triacle, which must be spread vpon that cake, and
a powder to be cast vpon the same, and certaine words written in a
paper, to be layd on the likewise with the other, adding this caueat,
that if his daughter did not amend within six houres after the taking of
these receits, then there was no health or recouery to be looked for: &
further, wished silence to be kept herein, for the womã who had done
this, would know any thing.
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