Trials (Witchcraft) -- England -- Devon; Witchcraft -- England -- Devon
confess, that about the 1st of June last the said black man was with
her again, and told her that on that night she should make an end of
the said Grace Thomas; and confessed that she had griped the said Grace
in her belly, stomach and breast and clipt her to the heart. And that
the said Grace did cry out pitifully. And that the said Temperance was
about the space of two hours tormenting her. And that Anne Wakely (with
several other women) were then in the chamber but could not see the
said Temperance: and that the black man stood by her in the same room.
This informant further saith, that he supposed that the said Grace
Thomas in her sickness had been afflicted through a distemper arising
from a natural cause and did repair to several physicians but that she
could never receive any benefit prescribed by them.
The Information of William Herbert of Biddiford blacksmith taken the
12th of August A.D. 1682.
This Informant upon his oath saith, that near or upon the 2nd of
February in the year 1670 he did hear his father William Herbert
declare on his death bed that Temperance Lloyd of Biddiford widow had
bewitched his said father unto death. This Informant's father further
declaring to this informant that he with the rest of his relations
should view his father's body after his decease and that by his body
they should see what prints and marks the aforesaid Temperance had
made upon his body. And saith that his father did lay his blood to the
charge of the said Temperance Lloyd, and desired this informant to see
her apprehended for the same; which was accordingly done, and saith
that she was accused for the same, but that she was acquitted at the
Assizes. This informant further saith, that upon the 4th of July last,
he went to the prison of Biddiford, where the said Temperance was, and
demanded of her, whether she had done any bodily harm unto the said
William Herbert deceased; unto which she answered "Surely, William,
I did kill thy father." This informant did demand of her further
whether she had done any hurt to one Lydia Burman late of Biddiford,
unto which the said Temperance answered that she was the cause of her
death. This informant demanded of her, why she had not confessed so
much when she was in prison last time? She answered that her time was
not expired, for the Devil had given her greater power for a longer
time. And this informant did hear the said Temperance confess that she
was the cause of the death of Ann Fellow, daughter of Edward Fellow of
Biddiford, gent. And also that she the said Temperance was the cause of
the bewitching out of one of the eyes of Jane wife of Symon Dallyn of
Biddiford, Mariner.
The information of John Barnes of Biddiford, yeoman, taken the 18th of
July A.D. 1682.
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