The story of the trial of Rose Cullender and Amy Duny at Bury St. Edmund’s, before Sir Matthew Hale in 1664, has been often told, but in one particular it differs from other cases of witchcraft. ‘_Diana Bocking_ Sworn and Examined, Deposed. That she lived in the same Town of _Leystoff_, and that her said Daughter having been formerly Afflicted with swooning fits, recovered well of them, and so continued for a certain time; and, upon the First of _February_ last, she was taken, also, with great pain in her Stomach, like pricking with Pins; and, afterwards, fell into swooning fitts, and so continued till the Deponents coming to the Assizes, having during the same time taken little or no food, but daily vomiting crooked Pins; and, upon Sunday last, raised Seven Pins. And, whilst her fits were upon her, she would spread both her Arms, with her hands open, and use postures as if she catched at something, and would instantly close her hands again; which being immediately forced open, they found several Pins diversely crooked, but could neither see nor perceive how, or in what manner they were conveyed thither. At another time, the same _Jane_ being in another of her fitts, talked as if she were discoursing with some persons in the Room (though she would give no answer, nor seem to take notice of any person then present) and would in like manner cast abroad her Arms, saying, _I will not have it, I will not have it_; and at last, she said, _Then I will have it_, and so waving her Arm with her hand open, she would presently close the same; which, instantly forced open, they found in it a _Lath-Nail_.’ The two witches were executed, neither confessing. CHAPTER XIX. The Case of Mary Hill of Beckington--The Confession of Alice Huson--Florence Newton of Youghal--Temperance Lloyd (or Floyd), Mary Trembles, and Susannah Edwards. But this case of vomiting pins is as nothing compared with the following, which is taken from Baxter’s ‘Certainty of the World of Spirits,’ etc.: ‘Mr. _John Humphreys_ brought Mr. _May Hill_ to me, with a Bag of Irons, Nails and Brass, vomited by the Girl. I keep some of them to shew: Nails about three or four inches long, double crooked at the end, and pieces of old Brass doubled, about an Inch broad, and two or three Inches long, with crooked edges. I desired him to give me the Case in Writing, which he hath done as followeth. Any one that is incredulous, may now, at _Beckington_, receive Satisfaction from him, and from the Maid her self. [Illustration]