In 1609 Jeanette d’Abadie, a witch of the Basses-Pyrénées, confessed “that she often saw children baptized at the Sabbat, and these she informed us were the offspring of sorcerers and not of other persons, but of witches who are accustomed to have their sons and daughters baptized at the Sabbat rather than at the Font.”[13] June 20, 1614, at Orleans, Silvain Nevillon amongst other crimes acknowledged that he had frequented assemblies of witches, and “that they baptize babies at the Sabbat with Chrism.... Then they anoint the child’s head therewith muttering certain Latin phrases.”[14] Gentien le Clerc, who was tried at the same time, “said that his mother, as he had been told, presented him at the Sabbat when he was but three years old, to a monstrous goat, whom they called l’Aspic. He said that he was baptized at the Sabbat, at Carrior d’Olivet, with fourteen or fifteen other children....”[15] Among the confessions made by Louis Gaufridi at Aix in March, 1611, were: “I confess that baptism is administered at the Sabbat, and that every sorcerer, devoting himself to the Devil, binds himself by a particular vow that he will have all his children baptized at the Sabbat, if this may by any possible means be effected. Every child who is thus baptized at the Sabbat receives a name, wholly differing from his own name. I confess that at this baptism water, sulphur, and salt are employed: the sulphur renders the recipient the Devil’s slave whilst salt confirms his baptism in the Devil’s service. I confess that the form and intention are to baptize in the name of Lucifer, Belzebuth and other demons making the sign of the cross beginning backwards and then tracing from the feet and ending at the head.”[16] A number of Swedish witches (1669) were baptized: “they added, that he caused them to be baptized too by such Priests as he had there, and made them confirm their Baptism with dreadful Oaths and Imprecations.”[17] The giving of a new name seems to have been very general. Thus in May, 1569, at S. Andrews “a notabill sorceres callit Nicniven was condemnit to the death and burnt.” Her Christian name is not given merely her witch’s name bestowed by the demon. In the famous Fian case it was stated that when at the meeting in North Berwick kirk Robert Grierson was named great confusion ensued for the witches and warlocks “all ran hirdie-girdie, and were angry, for it was promised that he should be called Robert the Comptroller, for the expriming of his name.”[18] Euphemia McCalyan of the same coven was called Cane, and Barbara Napier Naip. Isabel Goudie of Auldearne (1662) stated that many witches known to her had been baptized in their own blood by such names as “Able-and-Stout,” “Over-the-dike-with-it,” “Raise-the-wind,” “Pickle-nearest-the-wind,” “Batter-them-down-Maggy,” “Blow-Kate,” and similar japeries. _Seventhly_: The witches cut off a piece of their own garments, and as a token of homage tender it to the Devil, who takes it away and keeps it.