Trials (Witchcraft) -- England -- Devon; Witchcraft -- England -- Devon
Whereas we Thomas Eastchurch and Elizabeth Eastchurch his wife, Honor
Hooper and Anne Wakely, upon yesterday which was the 3rd of July
1682, did give in our several informations upon our oaths, before
Thomas Gist, Mayor, and John Davies, Alderman, two of his Majesties
Justices of the Peace within the Burrough, etc., of Biddiford, against
Temperance Lloyd, for using and practising witchcraft upon the body
of Grace Thomas, as by our several examinations it doth appear: But
because we were dissatisfied in some particulars concerning a piece of
leather, which the said Temperance confessed of unto the said Elizabeth
Eastchurch and we conceiving that there might be some enchantment used
in or about the same leather; Therefore upon this present 4th of July
we with the leave of Mr. Mayor did bring the said Temperance into the
Parish Church of Biddiford, in the presence of Mr. Michael Ogilby,
rector of the same parish church, and divers other persons, where the
said Temperance was demanded by the said Mr. Ogilby, how long since the
Devil did tempt her to do evil. Whereupon she did confess, that about
twelve years ago, she was tempted by the Devil, to be instrumental to
the death of William Herbert. And that the Devil did promise her, that
she should live well and do well. And she did then also confess that
she was an instrument of the death of the said William Herbert. And as
to the said Grace Thomas, she further confessed, that on Friday the
23rd of June last; she the said Temperance, came into the said Thomas
Eastchurch's shop, in the form of a cat, and fetcht out of the same
shop, a puppet or picture (commonly called a child's baby) and that
she carried the same into the chamber where the said Grace did lodge
and left it about the bed: where the said Grace did lie; but would
not confess that she had prickt any pins in the said puppet, or baby
picture, altho she were demanded particularly that question by the said
Mr. Ogilby. Also the said Temperance did then confess That she was the
cause of the death of Anne Fellow, the daughter of Edward Fellow.--Also
she did then confess that she was the cause of the death of one Jane
Dallyn, wife of Symon Dallyn of Biddiford, mariner, by pricking her
in one of her eyes, which she did so secretly perform that she was
never discovered or punished for the same. Also the said Temperance
did confess and declare that she did bewitch unto death one Lydia
Burman of Biddiford, spinster, because she had been a witness against
her, at the trial for her life, at the Assizes when she was arraigned
for the death of the said William Herbert, and had deposed that the
said Temperance had appeared to her in the shape of _a red pig_ at
such times as she the said Lydia was brewing in the house of Humphrey
Ackland of Biddiford. Being further demanded in what part of the house
of the said Mr. Eastchurch, or in what part of the bed whereon the said
Grace Thomas lay, she left the puppett above mentioned, saith, That she
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