ELIZABETH DEVICE, _his Mother, prisoner at the
Barre, vpon her Arraignement and Triall_, viz.
The said _Iames Deuice_ saith, That on Good-Friday last, about
twelue of the clocke in the day time, there dined in this Examinates
said mothers house, at Malking-Tower, a number of persons, whereof
three were men, with this Examinate, and the rest women; and that they
met there for three causes following (as this Examinates said mother
told this Examinate) The first was, for the naming of the Spirit,
which _Alizon Deuice_, now prisoner at Lancaster, had: But did not
name him, because shee was not there.[G4_a_] The second was, for the
deliuerie of his said Grandmother, olde _Dembdike_; this Examinates
said sister _Allizon_; the said _Anne Chattox_, and her daughter
_Redferne_; killing the Gaoler at Lancaster; and before the next
Assises to blow vp the Castle there: and to that end the aforesaid
prisoners might by that time make an escape, and get away. All which
this Examinate then heard them conferre of.
And he also sayth, That the names of the said Witches as were on
Good-Friday at this Examinates said Grandmothers house, and now this
Examinates owne mothers, for so many of them as hee did know, were
these, _viz._ The wife of _Hugh Hargreiues_ of Burley; the wife of
_Christopher Bulcock_, of the Mosse end, and _Iohn_ her sonne; the
mother of _Myles Nutter_; _Elizabeth_, the wife of _Christopher
Hargreiues_, of Thurniholme; _Christopher Howgate_, and _Elizabeth_,
his wife; _Alice Graye_ of Coulne, and one _Mould-heeles_ wife, of the
same: and this Examinate, and his Mother. And this Examinate further
sayth, That all the Witches went out of the said House in their owne
shapes and likenesses. And they all, by that they were forth of the
dores, gotten on Horsebacke, like vnto Foales, some of one colour,
some of another; and _Prestons_ wife was the last: and when shee got
on Horsebacke, they all presently vanished out of this Examinates
sight. And before their said parting away, they all appointed to meete
at the said _Prestons_ wiues [Sidenote: _Executed at Yorke the last
Assises._] house that day twelue-moneths; at which time the said
_Prestons_ wife promised to make them a great Feast. And if they had
occasion to meete in the meane time, then should warning be giuen,
that they all should meete vpon _Romleyes_ Moore.[G4_b_]
And there they parted, with resolution to execute their deuillish and
bloudie practises, for the deliuerance of their friends, vntill they
came to meete here, where their power and strength was gone. And now
finding her Meanes was gone, shee cried out for Mercie. Whereupon shee
being taken away, the next in order was her sonne _Iames Deuice_, whom
shee and her Mother, old _Dembdike_, brought to act his part in this
wofull Tragedie.
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THE ARRAIGNMENT
_and Triall of_ IAMES DEVICE,
_Sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _of the Forrest of
Pendle, within the Countie of Lancaster aforesaid, Laborer,
for Witchcraft; Vpon Tuesday the eighteenth of August,
at the Assises and generall Gaole-Deliuerie holden at
Lancaster_