6. _Robert Downer_ testified, that this Prisoner being some years ago prosecuted at Court for a Witch, he then said unto her, _He believed she was a Witch_. Whereat she being disatisfied, said, _That some she Devil would shortly fetch him away_; which words were heard by others, as well as himself; the night following, as he lay in his Bed, there came in at the Window, the likeness of a Cat, which flew upon him, and took fast hold of his Throat, lay on him a considerable while, and almost killed him; at length he remembered what _Susanna Martin_ had threatened the Day before, and with much striving, he cried out, _Avoid thou the Devil, In the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, avoid_: Whereupon it left him, leaped on the Floor, and flew out at the Window. And there also came in several Testimonies that before ever _Downer_ spoke a word of this Accident, _Susanna Martin_ and her Family had related how this _Downer_ had been handled.[88] [129] 7. _John Kembal_ testified, that _Susanna Martin_, upon a causeless disgust had threatned him about a certain Cow of his, that she should never do him any more good, and it came to pass accordingly; for soon after the Cow was found stark dead on the dry ground, without any Distemper to be discerned upon her. Upon which he was followed with a strange death upon more of his Cattle. Whereof he lost in one Spring, to the value of 30_l._ But the said _John Kembal_, had a further Testimony to give in against the Prisoner, which was truly admirable. Being desirous to furnish himself with a Dog, he applied himself to buy one of this _Martin_, who had a Bitch with Whelps in her House, but she not letting him have his choice; he said, _He would supply himself then at one_ Blezdels. Having mark'd a Puppy which he liked at _Blezdels_, he met George Martin, the Husband of the Prisoner going by, who asked whether he would not have one of his Wives Puppy's; and he answered, No. The same Day one _Edmund Eliot_,[89] being at _Martins_ House heard _George Martin_ relate where this _Kembal_ had been, and what he had said; whereupon _Susanna Martin_ reply'd, _If I live I'll give him Puppies enough_. Within a few days after this, _Kembal_ coming out of the Woods, there arose a little black Cloud in the _N. W._ and _Kembal_ immediately felt a force upon him, which made him not able to avoid running upon the stumps of Trees that were before him, albeit he had a broad plain cart way before him; but tho he had his Axe also on his Shoulder to endanger him in his falls, he could not forbear going out of his way to tumble over them. When he came below the Meeting-House, there appeared unto him a little thing like a Puppy of a darkish Colour, and it shot backwards and forwards between his Legs. He had the Courage to use all possible endeavours of cutting it with his Axe, but he could not hit it; the Puppy gave a jump from him and went, as to him it seem'd into the Ground. Going a