The said _Iennet Deuice_ saith, That vpon Good Friday last there was about twentie persons[G3_b_1] (whereof onely two were men, to this Examinates remembrance) at her said Grandmothers house, called Malking-Tower aforesaid, about twelue of the clocke: all which persons this Examinates said mother told her, were Witches, and that they came to giue a name to _Alizon Deuice_ Spirit, or Familiar, sister to this Examinate, and now prisoner at Lancaster. And also this Examinate saith, That the persons aforesaid had to their dinners Beefe, Bacon, and roasted Mutton; which Mutton (as this Examinates said brother said) was of a Wether of _Christopher Swyers_ of Barley: which Wether was brought in the night before into this Examinates mothers house by the said _Iames Deuice_, this Examinates said brother: and in this Examinates sight killed and eaten, as aforesaid. And shee further saith, That shee knoweth the names of sixe of the said Witches, _viz._ the wife of _Hugh Hargraues_ vnder Pendle, _Christopher Howgate_ of Pendle, vnckle to this Examinate, and _Elizabeth_ his wife, and _Dicke Miles_ his wife of the Rough-Lee; _Christopher Iackes_ of Thorny-holme, and his wife:[G3_b_2] and the names of the residue shee this Examinate doth not know, sauing that this Examinates mother and brother were both there. And lastly, she this Examinate confesseth and saith, That her mother hath taught her two prayers: the one to cure the bewitched, and the other to get drinke; both which particularly appeare. * * * * * _The Examination and Euidence of_ IAMES DEVICE, _sonne of the said_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _late wife of_ IOHN DEVICE, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the Countie of Lancaster._ Against ELIZABETH DEVICE, _his Mother, prisoner at the Barre, vpon her Arraignement and Triall_, viz. The said _Iames Deuice_ saith, That on Good-Friday last, about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there dined in this Examinates said mothers house, at Malking-Tower, a number of persons, whereof three were men, with this Examinate, and the rest women; and that they met there for three causes following (as this Examinates said mother told this Examinate) The first was, for the naming of the Spirit, which _Alizon Deuice_, now prisoner at Lancaster, had: But did not name him, because shee was not there.[G4_a_] The second was, for the deliuerie of his said Grandmother, olde _Dembdike_; this Examinates said sister _Allizon_; the said _Anne Chattox_, and her daughter _Redferne_; killing the Gaoler at Lancaster; and before the next Assises to blow vp the Castle there: and to that end the aforesaid prisoners might by that time make an escape, and get away. All which this Examinate then heard them conferre of.