ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER
_Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace within
the said Countie_, viz.
And being examined, he further saith, That vpon Sheare-Thursday
last, in the euening, he this Examinate stole a Wether from _Iohn
Robinson_ of Barley, and brought it to his Grand-mothers house, old
_Dembdike_, and there killed it: and that vpon the day following,
being Good-Friday, about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there
dined in this Examinates mothers house 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.
1 The first was, for the naming of the Spirit which _Alizon Deuice_,
now prisoner at Lancaster, had, but did not name him, because she was
not there.
2 The second Cause was, for the deliuerie of his said Grand-mother;
this Examinates said sister _Alizon_; the said _Anne Chattox_, and her
daughter _Redferne_; killing the Gaoler at Lancaster; and before the
next Assises to blow vp the Castle there, to the end the aforesaid
persons might by that meanes make an escape & get away; all which this
Examinate then heard them conferre of.
3 And the third Cause was, for that there was a woman dwelling in
Gisborne Parish, who came into this Examinates said Grandmothers
house, who there came and craued assistance of the rest of them that
were then there, for the killing of Master _Lister_ of Westby, because
(as shee then said) he had borne malice vnto her, and had thought to
haue put her away at the last Assises at Yorke, but could not: and
this Examinate heard the said woman say, That her power was not strong
ynough to doe it her selfe, being now lesse then before time it had
beene.
And also, that the said _Iennet Preston_ had a Spirit with her like
vnto a white Foale, with a blacke spot in the forhead.
And he also saith, That the names of the said Witches as were on
Good-Friday at this Examinates said Grand-mothers house, & now this
Examinates owne mothers, for so many of them as he did know, were
these, _viz._ the wife of _Hugh Hargreiues_ of Barley; 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
saith, That all the said Witches went out of the said House in their
owne shapes and likenesses. And they all, by that they were forth of
the dores, were 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 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.
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_The Examination and Euidence of_ IENNET
DEVICE.