These particular points of Euidence being thus vrged against the Prisoners: the father of this _Grace Sowerbutts_ prayed that _Thomas Walshman_, whose childe they are charged to murther, might be examined as a witnes vpon his oath, for the Kings Maiestie, against the Prisoners at the Barre: who vpon this strange deuised accusation, deliuered by this impudent wench, were in opinion of many of that great Audience guilty of this bloudie murther, and more worthy to die then any of these Witches. * * * * * _The Examination and Euidence of_ THOMAS WALSHMAN, _of Salmesbury, in the Countie of Lancaster, Yeoman._ Against IENNET BIERLEY, ELLEN BIERLEY, _and_ IANE SOVTHWORTH, _Prisoners at the Barre, vpon their Arraignement and Triall, as followeth._ viz. The said Examinate, _Thomas Walshman_, vpon his oath saith, That hee had a childe died about Lent was twelue-month, who had beene sicke by the space of a fortnight or three weekes, and was afterwards buried in Salmesburie Church: which childe when it died was about a yeare old; But how it came to the death of it, this Examinate knoweth not. And he further saith, that about the fifteenth of Aprill last, or thereabouts, the said _Grace Sowerbutts_ was found in this Examinates fathers Barne, laid vnder a little hay and straw, and from thence was carried into this Examinates house, and there laid till the Monday at night following: during which time shee did not speak, but lay as if she had beene dead. * * * * * _The Examination of_ IOHN SINGLETON: _Taken at Salmesbury, in the Countie of Lancaster, the seuenth day of August_: Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Fidei Defensor. &c. Decimo & Scotiae, xlvj. Before ROBERT HOVLDEN,[L4_b_1] _Esquire, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace in the County of Lancaster._ Against IENNET BIERLEY, ELLEN BIERLEY, _and_ IANE SOVTHWORTH, _which hereafter followeth._ The said Examinate vpon his oath saith, That hee hath often heard his old Master, Sir _Iohn Southworth_[L4_b_2] Knight, now deceased, say, touching the late wife of _Iohn Southworth_, now in the Gaole, for suspition of Witchcraft: That the said wife was as he thought an euill woman, and a Witch: and he said that he was sorry for her husband, that was his kinsman, for he thought she would kill him. And this Examinate further saith, That the said Sir _Iohn Southworth_ in his comming or going betweene his owne house at Salmesbury, and the Towne of Preston, did for the most part forbeare to passe by the house, where the said wife dwelled, though it was his nearest and best way; and rode another way, only for feare of the said wife, as this Examinate verily thinketh. * * * * * _The Examination of_ WILLIAM ALKER _of Salmesbury, in the Countie of Lancaster, Yeoman: Taken the fifteenth day of Aprill_, Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI, Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Decimo & Scotiae, quadragesimo quinto.