But because I haue charged her to be the principall Agent, to procure a solemne meeting at _Malking-Tower_ of the Grand-witches, to consult of some speedy course for the deliuerance of her mother, _Old Demdike_, her daughter, and other Witches at Lancaster: the speedie Execution of Master _Couell_, who little suspected or deserued any such practise or villany against him: The blowing up of the Castle, with diuers other wicked and diuellish practises and murthers; I shall make it apparant vnto you, by the particular Examinations and Euidence of her owne children, such as were present at the time of their Consultation, together with her owne Examination and Confession, amongst the Records of the Crowne at Lancaster, as hereafter followeth. * * * * * _The voluntary Confession and Examination of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _taken at the house of_ IAMES WILSEY, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster, the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill_, Annoq: Reg. Regis IACOBI Angliae, &c. Decimo, & Scotiae Quadragesimo quinto. Before ROGER NOWEL and NICHOLAS BANISTER, _Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of the Peace within the same Countie._ viz. The said _Elizabeth Deuice_ being further Examined, confesseth that vpon Good-Friday last, there dined at this Examinates house, called _Malking-Tower_, those which she hath said are Witches, and doth verily think them to be Witches: and their names are those whom _Iames Deuice_ hath formerly spoken of to be there. And she further saith, that there was also at her said mothers house, at the day and time aforesaid, two women of Burneley Parish, whose names the wife of _Richard Nutter_ doth know. And there was likewise there one _Anne Crouckshey_[G3_a_] of Marsden: And shee also confesseth, in all things touching the Christening of the Spirit, and the killing of Master _Lister_ of Westbie, as the said _Iames Deuice_ hath before confessed; but denieth of any talke was amongst them the said Witches, to her now remembrance, at the said meeting together, touching the killing of the Gaoler, or the blowing vp of Lancaster Castle. * * * * * _The Examination and Euidence of_ IENNET DEVICE, _Daughter of the said_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _late Wife of_ IOHN DEVICE, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster._ Against ELIZABETH DEVICE, _her Mother, Prisoner at the Barre, vpon her Arraignement and Triall_, viz.