killed for hir, said we? Three, said he. Who are they, said we? A man and his child, said he. What were their names, said we? The childs name was _Edward_, said he: what more than _Edward_, said we? _Edward Ager_, said he. What was the mans name, said we? _Richard_, said he. What more, said we? _Richard Ager_, said he. Where dwelt the man and the child, said we? At _Dig_ at _Dig_, said he. This _Richard Ager_ of _Dig_, was a Gentleman of xl. pounds land by the yeare, a verie honest man, but would often saie he was bewitched, and languished long before he died. Whom else hast thou killed for hir, said we? _Woltons_ wife said he. Where did she dwell? In _Westwell_ said he. What else hast thou doone for hir said we? What she would have me, said he. What is that said we? To fetch hir meat, drinke, and corne, said he. Where hadst thou it, said we? In everie house, said he. Name the houses, said we? At _Petmans_, at _Farmes_, at _Millens_, at _Fullers_, and in everie house. After this we commanded sathan in the name of Jesus Christ to depart from hir, and never to trouble hir anie more, nor anie man else. Then he said he would go, he would go: but he went not. Then we commanded him as before with some more words. Then he said, I go, I go; and so he departed. Then said the maid, He is gone, Lord have mercie upon me, for he would have killed me. And then we kneeled downe and gave God thanks with the maiden; praieng that God would keepe hir from sathans power, and assist hir with his grace. And noting this in a peece of paper, we departed. Sathans voice did differ much from the maids voice, and all that he spake, was in his owne name. _Subscribed thus_: Witnesses to this, that heard and[*] _sawe this whole matter, as followeth_: { _Roger Newman, vicar } { _John Tailor._ } { of Westwell._ } { _Thomas Frenchborns } { _John Brainford, vicar } { wife._ } { of Kennington._ } { _William Spooner._ } { _Thomas Tailor._ } { _John Frenchborne, } { _Henrie Tailors wife._ } { and his wife._ } ♦An. Domi. 1574. Octob. 13.♦ ♦Confer this storie with the woman of Endor, 1. Sam. 28. and see whether the same might not be accomplished by this devise.♦ ♦[Mispr. 99]♦ ♦[*] [Rom.]♦ The second Chapter. _How the lewd practise of the Pythonist of Westwell came to light, and by whome she was examined; and that all hir diabolicall speach was but ventriloquie and plaine cousenage, which is prooved by hir owne confession._