‘The Names of those persons that haue been bewitched and thereof haue dyed, and by whome, and of them that haue receiued bodyly harme &c. As appeareth upon sundrye Enformations, Examinations and Confessions, taken by the worshipfull Bryan Darcy, Esq{re}: And by him certified at large unto the Queene’s Maiesties Justices of Assise of the Countie of Essex, the xxix of March, 1582. ‘1. Ursley Kempe, alias Grey, bewitched to death Kempes Wife, Thorlowes Childe, Strattons Wife. ‘The said Ursley Kemp had foure spyrites, viz. their names, _Tetty_ a hee, like a gray Cat; _Jack_, a hee, like a black Cat: _Pygin_, a she, like a black Toad, and _Tyffyn_, a she, like a white Lambe. The hees were to plague to death, and the shees to punish with bodily harme and to destroy cattell. _Tyffyn_, Ursley’s white spirit did tell her alwayes (when she asked) what the other witches had done: And by her, the most part were appelled, which spirit telled her alwayes true. As is well approued by the other Witches Confession. ‘2. Ales Newman and Ursley Kempe bewitched to death Letherdailes Childe and Strattons Wife. ‘The sayd Ales Newman had the said Ursley Kemps spirits to use at her pleasure. ‘The sayd Ales and Ursley Kempe bewitched Strattons Childe and Grace Thorlowe, whereof they did languish. ‘3. Elizabeth Bennet bewitched to death William Byet and Joan his wife, and iii of his beasts. The Wife of William Willes and William Willingalle. ‘Elizabeth Bennet bewitched William Bonners Wife, John Batler, Fortunes Childe, whereof they did languish. ‘Elizabeth Bennet had two Spirits, viz. their name Suckyn, a hee, like a blacke Dog: and Lyard, red lyke a Lyon or Hare. ‘Ales Newman bewitched to death John Johnson and his Wife, and her owne husband, as it is thought. ‘4. Ales Hunt bewitched to death Rebecca Durrant and vi beasts of one Haywardes. ‘Ales Hunt had two spirits lyke Coltes, the one blacke, the other white. ‘5. Cysley Celles bewitched to death Thomas Deaths Child. And bewitched Rosses mayde, Mary Death, whereof they did languish. ‘6. Cysley Celles and Ales Manfielde bewitched Richard Rosses horse and beasts, and caused their Impes to burne a barne with much corne. ‘Cysley Celles had two Spirits by severall names, viz. Sothrons, Herculus, Jack, or Mercury. ‘7. Ales Manfielde and Margaret Greuell bewitched to death Robert Cheston and Greuell Husband to Margaret. ‘Ales Manfielde and Margaret Greuell bewitched the widdow Cheston and her husband’s v beasts, and one bullocke, and seuerall brewinges of beere and batches of bread. ‘Ales Manfield and Margaret Greuell had in common, by agreement, iiii spirits, viz. their names, Robin, Jack, Will, Puppet, alias Magnet, whereof two were hees, and two shees, lyke unto black Cats. ‘8. Elizabeth Eustace bewitched to death Robert Stanneuette’s Childe and Thomas Crosse. And bewitched Robert Stannevette’s vii milch beasts, which gaue blood insteede of milke, and seuerall of his Swine dyed.