Witchcraft -- England; Witchcraft -- Great Britain; Witchcraft -- Scotland
Cysley Celles} bewitched Richard Rosses horse and
and } beasts and caused their Impes to
Thorpe. 6. Ales } burne a barne with much corne.
Manfielde }
Confessed by} 7. Ales } bewitched {Robert Chesson, and
Ales } Manfielde } to death { Greuell husband to
Manfield. } and Margaret} { Margaret.
Greuell }
Ales } bewitched the widdow Chesson, and her
Manfielde } husband, v beasts and one bullocke,
and Margaret} and seuerall brewinges of beere, and
Greuell } batches of bread.
Thorpe. 8. Elizabeth } bewitched {Robert Stannevettes Childe,
Ewstace } to death { and Thomas Crosse.
Elizabeth } bewitched Robert Stanneuet, vii milch
Ewstace } beasts, w{h} gaue blood in steede of
milke, and seuerall of his Swine
dyed.
Little Okley. 9. Annys Herd } bewitched {Richard Harrisons wife, and
} to death { two wives of William
{ Dowsinge, as it is
{ supposed.
Annys Herd } bewitched Cartwright two beasts,
} made, sheepe, and lambes xx; West
} swine, and pigs; Diborne, a brewing
} of beere, and seuerall other losses
} of milke and creame.
Walton. 10. Joan Robinson} bewitched beasts, horses, swine, and
} pigs, of seuerall men.
"The sayd Ursley Kemp had foure spyrites, viz., their names Tettey a
hee like a gray Cat, Jack a hee like a black Cat, Pygin a she like a
black Toad, and Tyffin a she like a white Lambe. The hees were to
plague to death, and the shees to punish with bodily harme, and to
destroy cattell.
"Tyffyn, Ursley's white Spirit, did tell her alwayes (when she asked)
what the other witches had done: and by her the most part were
appelled, which spirit telled her alwayes true. As is well approved
by the other Witches confession.
"The sayd Ales Newman had the sayd Ursley Kemps spirits to vse at her
pleasure. Elizabeth Bennet had two spirits, viz., their names Suckyn,
a hee like a blacke Dog: and Lyard, red lyke a Lyon or Hare.
"Ales Hunt had two spirits lyke Colts, the one blacke, the other
white.
"11. Margery Sammon had two spirits lyke Toads, their Names Tom and
Robyn.
"Cysley Celles had two spirits by seuerall names, viz., Sotheons,
Hercules, Jack, or Mercury.
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