[Illustration: decoration] THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ ALICE NUTTER, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, for Witch-craft; upon Wednesday the nineteenth of August, at the Assizes and generall Gaole deliuerie, holden at Lancaster._ Before _Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assize at Lancaster._ _Alice Nutter._[O3_a_] The two degrees of persons which chiefly practise Witch-craft, are such, as are in great miserie and pouertie, for such the Deuill allures to follow him, by promising great riches, and worldly commoditie; Others, though rich, yet burne in a desperate desire of Reuenge; Hee allures them by promises, to get their turne satisfied to their hearts contentment, as in the whole proceedings against old _Chattox_: the examinations of old _Dembdike_; and her children, there was not one of them, but have declared the like, when the Deuill first assaulted them. But to attempt this woman in that sort, the Diuel had small meanes: For it is certaine she was a rich woman; had a great estate, and children of good hope: in the common opinion of the world, of good temper, free from enuy or malice; yet whether by the meanes of the rest of the Witches, or some vnfortunate occasion, shee was drawne to fall to this wicked course of life, I know not: but hither shee is now come to receiue her Triall, both for Murder, and many other vilde and damnable practises. Great was the care and paines of his Lordship, to make triall of the Innocencie of this woman, as shall appeare vnto you vpon the Examination of _Iennet Deuice_, in open Court, at the time of her Arraignement and Triall; by an extraordinary meanes of Triall, to marke her out from the rest. It is very certaine she was of the Grand-counsell at Malking-Tower vpon Good-Friday, and was there present, which was a very great argument to condemne her. This _Alice Nutter_, Prisoner in the Castle at Lancaster: Being brought to the Barre before the Great Seat of Iustice; was there according to the former order and course Indicted and Arraigned, for that she felloniously had practised, exercised, and vsed her diuellish and wicked Arts, called _Witchcrafts_, _Inchantments_, _Charmes_ and _Sorceries_, in and vpon _Henry Mitton_: and him the said _Henry Mitton_, by force of the same Witchcrafts, felloniously did kill and murther. _Contra formam Statuti_, &c. _Et Contra Pacem_, &c. Vpon her Arraignement, to this Indictment shee pleaded not guiltie; and for the triall of her life, put her selfe vpon God and the Countrey. So as now the Gentlemen of the Iury of life and death stand charged with her, as with others. _The Euidence against_ Alice Nutter _Prisoner at the Barre._ * * * * * _The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE _sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE: _Taken the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill_: Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Fidei Defensor. &c. Decimo & Scotiae, xlvj. Before