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
committed for a suspected witch, did in the presence of Mary Johnson
of the same town, charge and accuse the said Mary Johnson to be the
death of this informant's child, saying, that the said Mary Johnson
did carry an impe in her pocket to this informant's house, and put the
said impe into the house, at an hole in the doore, bidding it go rock
the cradle, and do the businesse she sent it about.—The Information
of Joseph Long, Minister of Clacton in the County of Essex, taken
before the said Justices. This informant saith, that Anne the wife of
John Cooper of Clacton aforesaid, being accused for a witch: Confessed
unto this informant, that she the said Anne hath had three black impes
suckled on the lower parts of her body; called by the names of Wynowe,
Jeso, and Panu. And the said Anne further confessed unto this
informant, that she the said Anne offered to give unto her daughter
Sarah Cooper an impe in the likenes of a gray kite [kit], to suck on
the said Sarah; which impes name the said Anne called Tom boy; and
told the said Sarah, there was a cat for her.—This informant Henry
Cornwall saith, that the said Margaret [Moone] did confesse to him
that she had twelve impes, and called them by their names; of which he
remembers onely these following: Jesus, Jockey, Sandy, Mrit.
Elizabeth, and Collyn.—The information of Francis Milles, taken upon
oath before the said Justices. This informant saith, that she asking
the said Margaret [Moone] for her impes, which sucked those teats; she
said, if she might have some bread and beere, she would call her said
impes; which being given unto her, she put the bread into the beere,
and set it against an hole in the wall, and made a circle round the
pot, and then cried, Come Christ, come Christ, come Mounsier, come
Mounsier: And no impe appearing, she cried out and said, she had
devilish daughters, which had carried her impes away in a white bagge,
and wished they might be searched.—The information of Francis Stock,
and John Felgate, taken upon oath before the said Justices. The said
Francis and John say, that the said Sarah Barton, told them, that the
said Marian [Hocket] had given and delivered unto her the said Sarah
three imps, and that the said Marian called them by the names of
Littleman, Pretty-man, and Dainty.—This examinant, Elizabeth Harvie
saith, that about halfe a yeer since, the said Marian Hocket brought
three things to her house, two of them being smaller than mouses, and
the other somewhat bigger and longer; and that the said Marian told
this examinant they were pretty things, and would do her and this
examinant good, if shee this examinant would keep them.—Rose
Hallybread saith, that about fifteen or sixteen yeers since, there was
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