Discovery of Witches: The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of LancasterPotts, Thomas, active 1612-1618
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Discovery of Witches: The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster
Potts, Thomas, active 1612-1618
Preston, Jennet, -1612; Witchcraft -- England -- Lancashire
And he also saith, The names of such Witches as were on Good-Friday at
this Examinats said Grand-mothers house, and now this Examinates owne
mothers, for so many of them as he doth know, were amongst others,
_Alice Nutter_, mother of _Myles Nutter_, now Prisoner at the Barre.
And this Examinate further saith, That all the said Witches went out
of the said house in their owne shapes and likenesses; and they all,
by that time they were forth of the doores, were gotten on
horse-backe, like vnto Foales, some of one colour, and some of
another; and _Prestons_ wife was the last: and when shee got on
horse-back, they all presently vanished out of this Examinates sight:
and before their said parting away, they all appointed to meete at the
said _Prestons_ wifes house that day twelue month, at which time the
said _Prestons_ wife promised to make them a great feast: and if they
had occasion to meete in the meane time, then should warning be giuen
to meet up[=o] Romleys Moore.
* * * * *
_The Examination and Euidence of_
IENNET DEVICE, _daughter of_ ELIZABETH
DEVICE.
Against
ALICE NVTTER, _Prisoner at the Barre._
The said Examinate saith, That on Good-Friday last, there was about
20. persons, whereof only two were men (to this Examinates
remembrance) at her said Grand-mothers house at Malking-Tower, about
twelue of the clock; all which persons, this Examinats said mother
tould her, were Witches. And she further saith, she knoweth the names
of six of them, _viz._ the wife of _Hugh Hargreiues_ vnder Pendle,
_Christopher Howgate_ of Pendle, Vncle to this Examinat and
_Elizabeth_ his wife; and _Dick Myles_ wife of the Rough-Lee,
_Christopher Iacks_ of Thorniholme, and his wife; and the names of the
residue, she this Examinate doth not know.
After these Examinations were openly read, his Lordship being very
suspitious of the accusation of this yong wench _Iennet Deuice_,
commanded one to take her away into the vpper Hall, intending in the
meane time to make Triall of her Euidence, and the Accusation
especially against this woman, who is charged to haue beene at
Malking-Tower, at this great meeting. Master _Couel_ was commanded to
set all his prisoners by themselues, and betwixt euery Witch another
Prisoner, and some other strange women amongst them, so as no man
could iudge the one from the other: and these being set in order
before the Court from the prisoners, then was the Wench _Iennet
Deuice_ commaunded to be brought into the Court: and being set before
my Lord, he tooke great paines to examine her of euery particular
Point, What women were at Malking-Tower vpon Good-Friday? How she knew
them? What were the names of any of them? And how she knew them to be
such as she named?
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