The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in AnthropologyMurray, Margaret Alice
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The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology
Murray, Margaret Alice
Ethnology; Witchcraft -- Great Britain
'and ane Androw Mar cuming for the, the Devill thy maister, quhome
thow seruis, and quha techis the all this vytchcraft and sorcerie,
apperit to the, in the licknes of ane horss, in ane how and den, and
spak and conferrit with the a lang speace.—[Being sent for to another
case] and the said guidman of Kincragie sendand his awin best horss,
with ane boy of his awin, to bring the to his wyiff; and the said boy
on horse cuming to the, and thow beand on the horss behind the boy,
att thy awin dure, thy maister Satane, the Dewill, apperit in the
licknes of ane gray staig, and convoyit the and the boy fra thy awin
houss to Kincragie, and keipit cumpanie all the way with you, with
quhome thow haid thy secreitt conference.—Vpone Nwris [New-year's]
day, thow was att the loche syid besyid Boigloche, and thair thow
pudlit be ane lang speace, thy selff alane, in ane deip holl amongis
the watter, castand watter, erd and stone oure thi schowlderis, and
thair was besyid the thy maister the Deuill, quhome thow seruis, in
the licknes of ane hen flichtering, with quhome thow was thane
consultand, and quhais directiounis than thow was taikand.'[834]
In Derbyshire in 1597, 'Whereas Alice Gooderige said her familiar was like
one William Gregories dog of Stapenhill, there arose a rumor, his dog was
her familiar: Wherefore hee with his neighbour maister Coxe went the next
day to examin her concerning this report; and she saide, my diuel (I say)
was like your dog. Now out vpon thee (saide Gregorie) and departed: she
being further examined, saide she had her familiar of her mother.'[835]
Alexander Hamilton, tried at Edinburgh in 1630, confessed that—
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