‘Thirdly, Another swore that Julian passed by his yard while his beasts were in milking, and stooping down, scored upon the ground for some small time. During which time his cattle ran mad, and some ran their heads against trees, and some of them died speedily: Whereupon, concluding they were bewitched, he was, after, advised to this experiment, to find out the Witch, _viz._ to cut off the ears of the bewitched beasts, and burn them; and that the witch would be in misery, and could not rest till they were plucked out. Which he tried; and while they were burning, Julian Cox came into the house, raging and scolding, that they had abused her without a cause; but she went presently to the fire, and took the ears which were burning and then she was quiet. * * * * * ‘The prisoner was called for up to the next bar in the court, and demanded if she could say the _Lord’s Prayer_? She said, she could, and went over the prayer readily till she came to that petition. Then she said _And lead us into temptation_, or, _And lead us not into no temptation_, but could not say, _And lead us not into temptation_, though she was directed to say it after one that repeated it to her, distinctly, but she could not repeat it otherwise than is expressed already; though tried to do it near half a score times in the open Court. After all which the Jury found her guilty, and, judgement having been given, within three or four days, she was executed without any confession of the fact.’ ‘Elizabeth Styles, her confession of her Witchcraft _January_ 26 and 30 and _Feb._ 7, 1664. before _Robert Hunt_ Esqre.[52] She then confessed, That the Devil, about ten years since, appeared to her in the shape of a handsome man, and after, of a black dog. That he promised her money, and that she should live gallantly, and have the pleasure of the world for 12 Years, if she would with her own blood, sign his paper, which was to give her soul to him, and observe his laws, and that he might suck her blood. This, after four solicitations, the examinant promised him to do. Upon which, he pricked the fourth finger of her right Hand, between the middle and upper joint (where the sign, at the Examination, remained) with a drop or two of blood, she signed the paper with an O. Upon this, the Devil gave her Sixpence, and vanished with the paper. ‘That, since, he hath appeared to her in the shape of a man, and did so on _Wednesday_ seven night past: but more usually, he appears in the likeness of a dog, or cat, or a Fly like a Miller; in which last (_shape_) he usually sucks her on the Poll, about four of the Clock in the morning; and did so Jan. 27, and that it usually is pain to her to be so sucked. ‘That when she hath a desire to do harm, she calls the Spirit by the name of _Robin_; to whom, when he appeareth, she useth these words, _O Satan, give me my purpose_. She then tells him that he should so appear to her, was part of her contract with him.