KATHERINE HEWYT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES,
_Prisoner at the Barre._
The said Examinate saith, That vpon Good-Friday last, there was
about twentie persons, whereof two were men to this Examinates
remembrance, at her said Grand-mothers house, called _Malkin-Tower_
aforesaid, about twelue of the clock: All which persons this
Examinates said mother told her were Witches, and that shee knoweth
the names of sixe of the said Witches.
Then was the said _Iennet Deuice_ commanded by his Lordship, to finde
and point out the said _Katherine Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_,
amongst all the rest of the said Women, whereupon shee went and tooke
the said _Katherine Hewyt_ by the hand: Accused her to bee one, and
told her in what place shee sate at the feast at _Malkin-Tower_, at
the great Assembly of the Witches, and who sate next her; what
conference they had, and all the rest of their proceedings at large,
without any manner of contrarietie: Being demanded further by his
Lordship, whether _Ioane a Downe_ were at that Feast, and meeting, or
no? shee alleaged shee knew no such woman to be there, neither did
shee euer heare her name.
If this were not an Honorable meanes to trie the accusation against
them, let all the World vpon due examination giue iudgement of it. And
here I leaue her the last of this companie, to the Verdict of the
Gentlemen of the Iurie of life and death, as hereafter shall appeare.
Heere the Iurie of Life and Death, hauing spent the most part of the
day, in due consideration of their offences, Returned into the Court
to deliuer vp their Verdict against them, as followeth.
_The Verdict of Life and
Death._
Who vpon their Oathes found _Iennet Bierley_, _Ellen Bierley_, and
_Iane Southworth_, not guiltie of the offence of Witch-craft,
conteyned in the Indictment against them.
_Anne Redferne_, guiltie of the fellonie & murder, conteyned in the
Indictment against her.
_Alice Nutter_, guiltie of the fellonie and murder conteyned in the
Indictment against her.