There was a seeming _calm_ in the House for 2 or 3 nights after the discharge of the Pistol; but then _It_ came again, applying _Itself_ to a little Child, newly taken from Nurse; which it so persecuted, that _It_ would not let the poor Infant rest for two nights together, nor suffer a Candle in the Room, but would carry them away up the _Chimney_, or throw them under the Bed. _It_ so scared this Child by leaping upon it, that for some hours, it could not be recovered out of the fright. Insomuch as they were inforced again to remove the Children out of the House. The next night, after they were gone, something about midnight came up the Stairs, and knockt at M. _Mompesson’s_ door; but he, lying still, _It_ went up another pair of Stairs, to his Man’s Chamber, to whom _It_ appeared, standing at his Bed’s foot. The exact shape and proportion he could not discover; but saw a great body, with two _red_ and _glaring_ eyes, which for some time were fixt steddily upon him, and, at length, disappeared. ‘Another night, Strangers being present, _It_ purr’d in the Children’s Bed like a _Cat_; and at that time the Cloaths and Children were lift up from the Bed, and 6 men could not keep them down. Upon this they removed them from thence, intending to have ript open the Bed: but they were no sooner laid in another, but this second Bed was more troubled than the former. _It_ continued thus 4 hours, and so beat the Children’s legs against the Bed-posts, that they were forced to arise, and sit up all night. After this _It_ would empty Chamber-pots into their Beds, and strew them with Ashes; and that though they were never so carefully watch’t, _It_ put a long piked Iron into M. _Mompesson’s_ Bed, and, into his Mother’s, a naked Knife upright. It would fill porringers with Ashes, throw every thing about, and keep a noise all day. ‘About the beginning of April 1663. a Gentleman that lay in the house had all his money turn’d black in his Pockets. And M. _Mompesson_, one morning, coming into his Stable, found the Horse he was wont to ride, on the ground, with one of his hinder Legs in his mouth, and so fastned there, that ’twas difficult work for several men, with a Leaver, to get it out. After this there were some other remarkable things; but my _account_ goes no farther: Only M. _Mompesson_ told me, that afterwards the house was several nights beset with 7 or 8 in the shape of men, who, as soon as a Gun was discharged, would shuffle away together into an Arbour. ‘THE DRUMMER was tryed at the _Assize_ at _Salisbury_, condemned to the _Islands_, and was, accordingly, sent away: but I know not how, made a shift to come back again. And ’tis observable, that during all the time of his restraint, and absence, the House was in quiet; but, as soon as ever he came back, the disturbance also returned. He had been a Souldier under CRUMWEL, and used to talk much of gallant Books he had of an odd Fellow’s, who was counted a Wizard.’ CHAPTER V.