_Sect._ 5. Sometimes, but not always together with the _Spectres_, there looke't in upon the Young Woman (according to her account) _a short and a Black Man_, whom they call'd their Master--a Wight exactly of the same Dimensions and Complexion and voice, with the _Divel_ that has exhibited himself unto other infested People, not only in other parts of this Country but also in other Countrys, even of the _European World_, as the relation of the Enchantments there inform us, they all profest themselves Vassals of this _Devil_, and in obedience unto him they address themselves unto various ways of Torturing her; accordingly she was cruelly _pinch'd with Invisible hands_, very often in a Day, and the black and blew marks of the pinches became immediately visible unto the standers by. Besides this, when her attendants had left her without so much as one pin about her, that so they might prevent some fear'd inconveniencies; yet she would ever now and then be miserably hurt with Pins which were found stuck into her Neck, Back and Arms, however the Wounds made by the Pins would in a few minutes ordinarily be cured; she would also be strangely distorted in her Joynts, and thrown into such exorbitant _Convulsions_ as [5] were astonishing unto the Spectators in General; They that could behold the doleful condition of the poor Family without sensible compassions, might have Intrals indeed, but I am sure they could have no true _Bowels_ in them. _Sect._ 6. It were a most Unchristian and uncivil, yea a most unreasonable thing to imagine that the Fitt's of the Young Woman were but meer _Impostures_: And I believe scarce any, but People of a particular _Dirtiness_, will harbour such an Uncharitable Censure,[23] however, because I know not how far the _Devil_ may drive the Imagination of poor Creatures when he has possession of them, that at another time when they are _themselves_ would scorn to _Dissemble_ any thing. I shall now confine my Narrative unto passages, wherein there could be no room left for any Dissimulation. Of these the first that I'll mention shall be this; From the time that _Margaret Rule_ first found herself to be formally besieged by the _Spectres_ untill the Ninth Day following, namely from the Tenth of _September_ to the Eighteenth, she kept an entire Fast, and yet she was unto all appearance as Fresh, as Lively, as Hearty, at the Nine Days End, as before they began; in all this time, tho' she had a very eager _Hunger_ upon her Stomach, yet if any refreshment were brought unto her, her Teeth would be set, and she would be thrown into many Miseries, Indeed _once or twice or so_ in all this time, her Tormentors permitted her to swallow a Mouthful of somewhat that might increase her Miseries, whereof a Spoonful of _Rum_ was the most considerable; but otherwise, as I said, her _Fast_ unto the _Ninth day_ was very extream and rigid: However, afterwards there scarce passed a day wherein she had not