And the better to execute her mischiefe and wicked intent, within foure dayes after her deliuerance out of the Castle at Yorke, went to the great Assembly of Witches at _Malking-Tower_ vpon Good-friday last: to praye aide and helpe, for the murder of Master _Lister_, in respect he had prosecuted against her at the same Assizes. Which it pleased God in his mercie to discouer, and in the end, howsoeuer he had blinded her, as he did the King of AEgypt and his Instruments, for the brighter euidence of his own powerfull glory: Yet by a Iudiciall course and triall of the Law, cut her off, and so deliuered his people from the danger of her Deuilish and wicked practises: which you shall heare against her, at her Arraignement and Triall, which I shall now set forth to you in order as it was performed, with the wonderfull signes and tokens of GOD, to satisfie the Iurie to finde her guiltie of this bloudie murther, committed foure yeares since. * * * * * Indictment. This _Iennet Preston_ being Prisoner in the Castle at Yorke, and indicted, for that shee felloniously had practised, vsed, and exercised diuerse wicked and deuillish Arts, called Witchcrafts, Inchauntments, Charmes, and Sorceries, in and vpon one _Thomas Lister_ of Westby in Crauen, in the Countie of Yorke Esquire, and by force of the same Witchcraft felloniously the said _Thomas Lister_ had killed, _Contra Pacem &c._ beeing at the Barre, was arraigned. To this Indictment vpon her Arraignement, shee pleaded not guiltie, and for the Triall of her life put her selfe vpon GOD and her Countrey. Whereupon my Lord _Altham_ commaunded Master Sheriffe of the Countie of Yorke, in open Court to returne a Iurie of sufficient Gentlemen of vnderstanding, to passe betweene our Soueraigne Lord the Kings Majestie and her, and others the Prisoners, vpon their liues and deaths; who were afterwards sworne, according to the forme and order of the Court, the prisoner being admitted to her lawfull challenge. Which being done, and the Prisoner at the Barre to receiue her Tryall, Master _Heyber_,[Y2_a_] one of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the same County, hauing taken great paines in the proceedings against her; and being best instructed of any man of all the particular points of Euidence against her, humbly prayed, the witnesses hereafter following might be examined against her, and the seuerall Examinations, taken before Master _Nowel_, and certified, might openly bee published against her; which hereafter follow in order, _viz._ * * * * * _The Euidence for the Kings Maiestie_ Against IENNET PRESTON, _Prisoner at the Barre._