‘On a certaine time _Hartlay_ went with M. _Starchie_ to his father’s house in _Whally_ parishe, where he was tormented sore all night. The next day, beinge recouered, he went into a little wood, not farr from the house, where he maide a circle about a yarde and halfe wyde, deviding it into 4 partes, making a crosse at euery Diuision; and when he had finished his worke, he came to M. _Starchie_, and desiered him to go and tread out the circle, saying I may not treade it out my selfe; and further, I will meete with them that went about my death. When M. _Starchie_ saw this wreched dealing of his, and his children still molested, he waxed wearie of him, howbeit he sought other helpe for his children. ‘Then he tooke his sonnes water to a phisitian in _Manchester_, who sawe no signe of sicknes; after, he went to _Doctor Dee_, the warden of _Manchester_, whose helpe he requested, but he utterly refused, sayinge he would not meddle, and aduised him that, settinge aside all other helpe, he should call for some godlye preachers, with whom he should consult concerning a Publicke or Privat fast. He also procured _Hartlay_ to come before him, whom he so sharply reproved, and straitly examined, that the children had more ease for 3 weekes space after; and this was upon the 8 of December. ‘About Newyeare’s Day, the children (being in good case, as it seemed) went to _Manchester_, invited to a kinsman’s house, whom _Hartlay_ accompanied as their overseer, and in their returne homewardes, they were desirous to see _Doctor Dee_, according to their promise, and his request. But _Hartlay_ withstood them, and, because they went to his house, notwithstanding his prohibition, he told them, with an angri loke, that it had bene better for them not to haue chaunged an old frend for a new, with other menacinge speaches, and so went before them in a rage, and neuer came neare them all the way home. ‘Upon the Tuseday after newyeares day Ianuarie 4. _Iohn Starchie_ was readinge, somethinge gave him such a blowe on the necke, that he was soddenlye stricken downe with an horrible scryke,[15] saying that _Satan_ had broken his necke and laye tormented pitifully for the space of two howres. The same day, at night, being in bed, he lept out on the sudden, with a terrible outcry, that amased all the familye. Then was he tossed and tumbled a long tyme, was very feirce like a mad-man, or a mad dogge, snacted at and bite euery one that he layde hold on, with his teethe, not spareing his mother, smiting the next, and hurling Bed-staues, Pillowes, or whatsoeuer at them, and into the fire. From this day forwarde he had no great ease until the day of his deliuerance.