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juncture of time as this is, which is all I have to say as to that particular at this distance.

"My Lord the visit your son made me, I took for a great honour and favour from him, especially considering how much good I have heard of him, which I hope will increase every

day more and more in him, that the succeeding
age may be the better for him. My Lord,
am, your lordship's very humble servant,
GEOR. WINTON."

Farnham Castle, July 4, 1672.
For the right hon. the Earl of Anglesey.

286. Proceedings against TEMPERANCE LLOYD, MARY TREMBLES, and SUSANNA EDWARDS, for Witchcraft: 34 CHARLES II. A. D. 1682.*

A True and Impartial RELATION of the CON- And saith, That when the said Susanna was FESSIONS of THREE WITCHES.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss.

The Information of Dorcas Coleman, the wife of John Coleman, of Biddiford aforesaid, Mariner, taken upon her oath before Thomas Gist, Mayor of the borough, town, and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and John Davie, Alderman, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace within the same borough, &c. the 26th day of July, A. D. 1682. THE said informant upon her oath saith, That about the end of the month of August, in the year of our Lord God 1680, she was taken in tormenting pains, by pricking in her arms, stomach, and heart, in such a manner, as she was never taken so before.

Upon which, she this informant did desire one Thomas Bremincom to repair to Dr. Beare for some remedy for these pains. And very shortly afterwards the said Dr. Beare did repair unto this informant.

And upon view of her body he did say, that it was past his skill to ease her of her said pains; for he told her that she was bewitched. And further saith, That at the time of her tormenting pains, she this informant did see her the said Susanna Edwards in her chamber: And that she this informant would point with her finger at what place in the chamber the said Susanna Edwards would stand, and where she would go.

And further saith, That she hath continued so ever since, more or less every week.

From a Pamphlet, entitled, 'A true and • impartial Relation of the Informations against < three Witches, viz. Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles, and Susanna Edwards: Who were indicted, arraigned, and convicted at the As* sizes holden for the county of Devon, at the ⚫ Castle of Exon, Aug. 14, 1682. With their ⚫ several Confessions, taken before Thomas Gist, mayor, and John Davie, alderman, of Biddiford, in the said county, where they were inhabitants. As also their speeches, confessions, and behaviour, at the time and place of execution, on the 25th of the said • month. London: Printed by F. Collins.'

See other Cases for Witchcraft, ante, vol. 2, p. 1049; vol. 4, p. 817; vol. 6, p. 647; and the Case of Wenham, A. D. 1712, post.

apprehended concerning Grace Barnes of Biddiford aforesaid, that this informant did go to see the said Susanna. And that when the said Susanna was in prison, she did confess unto this informant, that she had bewitched her, and done her some bodily harm by bewitching of her.

And thereupon she fell down on her knees, and desired this informant to pray for her the said Susanna Edwards.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor,
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

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The said informant upon his oath saith, That about two years ago, Dorcas Coleman the wife of John Coleman of Biddiford aforesaid, mariner, was taken very sick, and in her sickness this informant did repair unto one Dr. Beare for some remedy for these pains. The said Mr. Beare being come unto her, and upon view of her body did say, that it was past his skill to ease her, by reason that she was bewitched.

And further saith, That after that the said Mr. Beare had left her, he this informant did see one Susanna Edwards, of Biddiford aforesaid, widow, to come into her chamber to visit her the said Dorcas.

This informant further saith, That as soon as the said Dorcas did see the said Susanna Edwards, she did strive to fly in the face of the said Susanna; but was not able to get out of the chair wherein she sat. This informant, and John Coleman the said Dorcas's husband, did strive to help her out of the chair: Upon which the said Susanna Edwards began to go backwards for to go out of the chamber.

And further saith, That when the said Susanna was almost gone out of the chamber, the said Dorcas did slide out of the chair upon her back, and so strive to go after the said Susanna,

But this informant and her said husband seeing | her in such a sad condition, did endeavour to take her up from the ground, but could not, until that the said Susanna was gone down over the stairs.

This informant further saith, That at the same time of her tormenting pains, and when she could neither see nor speak, by reason that her pains were so violent upon her, this informant hath seen her, the said Dorcas, to point with her hand which way the said Susanna Edwards was gone.

And further saith, That immediately after he hath gone out at the fore door of the house where the said Dorcas doth live, and hath seen the said Susanna Edwards to go the same way that the said Dorcas did point with her hand.

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The Information of John Coleman, of Biddiford, in the county aforesaid, mariner, taken upon his oath before Thomas Gist, Mayor of the borough, town, and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and John Davie, Alderman, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace within the same borough, &c. the 26th day of July, A. D. 1682.

The said informant upon his oath saith, That Dorcas Coleman his wife has been a long time sick in a very strange and unusual manner: And he hath sought far and near for remedy. And saith, That one doctor George Beare being advised with concerning her sickness, in this deponent's absence, (whilst he was at sea) the said Mr. Beare hath (as this informant was told by his said wife, and his uncle Thomas Bremincom, at his return) said, that it was past his skill to prescribe directions for her cure, because that the said Dorcas was bewitched.

This informant further saith, That about three months now last past, his said wife was sitting in a chair, and being speechless, he this informant did see one Susanna Edwards of Biddiford aforesaid, widow, to come into the chamber under a pretence to visit her.

Whereupon this informant's wife did strive to come at her the said Susanna, but could not get out of the chair.

Upon which this informant and the said Thomas Bremincom did endeavour to help her out of the chair; and the said Susanna did go towards the chamber-door.

And further saith, That when the said Susanna was come at the chamber-door, she the said Dorcas (remaining speechless as aforesaid) did slide out of the chair upon her back, and so strove to come at her the said Susauna; but was not able to rise from the ground, until the said Susanna was gone down the

stairs.

And further saith, That the said Dorcas hath continued in such a strange and unusual

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Information of Grace Thomas, of Biddiford, in the county aforesaid, spinster, taken upon her oath the 3d day of July, in the 34th year of the reign of our sovereign lord Charles the Second, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, &c. before us Thomas Gist, Mayor of the borough, town, and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and John Davie, Alderman, two of his majesty's Justices of the Peace within the same borough, &c.

The said informant upon her oath saith, That upon or about the 2d day of February, which was in the year of our Lord 1680, this informant was taken with great pains in her head and all her limbs, which pains continued on her till near or upon the first day of August then following; and then this informant's pains began to abate, and this informant was able to walk abroad to take the air: But in the night season she was in much pain, and not able to take her rest.

This informant further saith, That upon or about the 30th day of September now last past, this informant was going up the high street of Biddiford, where this informant met with Temperance Lloyd of Biddiford aforesaid, widow, and she the said Temperance did then and there fall down upon her knees to this informant, and wept, saying, Mrs. Grace, I am glad to see you so strong again.

Upon which this informant said, Why dost thou weep for me? Unto which the said Temperance replied, I weep for joy to see you so well again, as the said Temperance then pretended.

This informant further saith, That in that very night she this informant was taken very ill with sticking and pricking pains, as though pins and awls had been thrust into her body, from the crown of her head to the soles of her feet; and this informant lay as though it had been upon a rack.

And saith, That these pricking pains have continued upon her body ever since; and that her pains are much worse by night than by day.

This informant further saith, That on Thursday the first day of June last past in the night, she this informant was bound and seem ingly chained up, with all her sticking pains gathered together in her belly; so that on a sudden her belly was swoln as big as two bellies, which caused her to ery out, I shall die, I shall die; and in this sad condition this informant lay as though she had been dead for a long space (which those persons that were in

the chamber with her this informant did compute to be about two hours.)

And this informant further saith, That on Friday night last, being the 30th day of June, this informant was again pinched and pricked to the heart, with such cruel thrusting pains in her head, shoulders, arms, hands, thighs, and legs, as though the flesh would have been then immediately torn from the bones with a man's fingers and thumbs.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss.

The Information of Anne Wakely, the wife of William Wakely, of Biddiford, in the county aforesaid, husbandman, taken the 3d day of July, A. D. 1632.

The said informant upon her oath saith, That upon the 2d day of July, instant, she this deponent, by order of the said Mr. Mayor, did search the body of the said Temperance Lloyd, the presence of Honor Hooper, and several

other women.

And further saith, That she was even pluck-in ed out over her bed, and lay in this condition for the space of three hours (as she was informed by some of the said persons then in this informant's chamber.)

This informant further saith, That upon the first day of this instant July, as soon as the aforesaid Temperance Lloyd was apprehended and put in the prison of Biddiford, she this informant immediately felt her pricking and sticking pains to cease and abate.

And saith, That she hath continued so ever since unto this time; but is still in great weakness of body.

And further saith, That she believeth that the said Temperance Lloyd hath been an instrument of doing much hurt and harın unto her body, by pricking and tormenting of her in manner as before in this her information she hath set forth.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor.
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss.

The Information of Elizabeth Eastchurch, the wife of Thomas Eastchurch of Biddiford, in the county aforesaid, gent. taken upon her oath before us Thomas Gist, Mayor of the borough, town, and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and John Davie, Alderman, two of his majesty's Justices of the Peace within the the same borough, &c. the 3d of July, in the 34th year of the reign of our sovereign lord Charles the Second, &c. A. d. 1682.

The said informant upon her oath saith, That upon the 2d day of this instant July, the said Grace Thomas, then lodging in this informant's said husband's house, and hearing of her to complain of great pricking pains in one of her knees, she this informant did see her said knee, and observed that she had nine places in her knee which had been prickt; and that every of the said pricks were as though it had been the prick of a thorn. Whereupon this informant afterwards, upon the same 2d day of July, did demand of the said Temperance Lloyd, whether she had any wax or clay in the form of a picture, whereby she had pricked and tormented the said Grace Thomas?

Unto which the said Temperance made answer, that she had no wax nor clay, but confessed that she had only a piece of leather which she had pricked nine times.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor.
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman..

And upon search of her said body, she this informant did find in her secret parts, two teats hanging nigh together like unto a piece of flesh that a child had suckt. And that each of the said teats was about an inch in length. Upon which this informant did demand of her, the said Temperance, whether she had been sucked at that place by the black man? (meaning the Devil.)

Whereunto the said Temperance did acknowledge, that she had been sucked there often times by the black man; and the last time that she was sucked by the said black man, was the Friday before she was searched, (which was the 30th day of June last past.) And this informant further saith, That she hath been an attendant of the said Grace Thomas about six weeks now last past: And that on Thursday now last past (which was the 29th of June last past) in the morning, she, this informant did see something in the shape of a magpie, to come at the chamber-window where the said Grace Thomas did lodge. Upon which this informant did demand of the said Temperance Lloyd, whether she did know of any bird to come and flutter at the said window.

Unto which question the said Temperance did then say, that it was the black man in the shape of the bird; and that she the said Temperance, was at that time down by the said Thomas Eastchurch's door of the house, where the said Grace Thomas did lodge.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor.
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman..

The like is deposed by Honor Hooper, servant unto the said Thomas Eastchurch, as appears by her information, taken upon her oath the day and year abovesaid, before the said Thomas Gist Mayor, and John Davie Alderman, two of his majesty's Justices of the Peace, within the borough, town, and manor

of Biddiford.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor.
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss. Temperance Lloyd, her Examination taken the 3d day of July, in the 34th year of the reign of our sovereign lord Charles the Second, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, king, defender of the Faith, &c. before us, Thomas Gist, Mayor of the borough, town,

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and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and |
John Davie, Alderman, two of his Ma-
jesty's Justices of the Peace within the
same borough, &c.

The said informant being brought before us by some constables of the said borough, upon the complaint of Thomas Eastchurch of Biddiford aforesaid, gent. and charged upon suspicion of having used some magical art, sorcery, or witchcraft, upon the body of Grace Thomas of Biddiford aforesaid spinster; and to have had discourse or familiarity with the Devil in the shape of a black man: And being demanded how long since she had discourse or familiarity with the Devil in the likeness or shape of a black man,

Saith, That about the 30th day of September last past, she met with the Devil in the shape or likeness of a black man, about the middle of the afternoon of that day, in a certain street or lane in the town of Biddiford aforesaid, called Higher Gunstone lane: And then and there he did tempt and solicite her to go with to the house of the said Thomas Eastchurch, to torment the body of the said Grace Thomas; which this examinant at first did refuse to do: But afterwards by the temptation and persuasion of the Devil in the likeness of a black man as aforesaid, she did go to the house of the said Thomas Eastchurch, and that she went up the stairs after the said black man; and confesseth, that both of them went up into the chamber where she the said Grace | Thomas was, and that there they found one Anne Wakely the wife of William Wakely of Biddiford, rubbing and stroking one of the arms of the said Grace Thomas.

And the said examinant doth further confess, That she did then and there pinch with the nails of her fingers the said Grace Thomas in her shoulders, arms, thighs and legs; and that afterwards they came down from the said Grace Thomas, her chamber into the street together; and that there this examinant did see something in the form or shape of a grey or braget cat; and saith that the said cat went into the said Thomas Eastchurch's shop.

The said examinant, being further demanded, whether she went any more unto the said Thomas Eastchurch's house, saith and confesseth, that the day following she came again to the said Thomas Eastchurch's house invisible, and was not seen by any person; but there this examinant did meet with the braget cat as aforesaid; and the said cat did retire and leap back into the said Thomas Eastchurch's shop.

The said examinant, being further demanded when she was at the said Thomas Eastchurch's house the last time, saith, that she was at the said Mr. Eastchurch's house upon Friday the 30th day of June last past; and that the Devil in the shape of a black man was there with her: And that they went up again into the said chamber, where she found the said Grace Thomas lying in her bed in a very sad condition. Notwithstanding which, she this examinant and the said black man did torment her again :

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And further saith, that the black man (or rather the Devil) did promise this examinant that no one should discover her.

And further confesseth, that the said black man (or rather the Devil, as aforesaid) did suck her teats which she now hath in her secret parts: And that she did kneel down to him in the street, as she was returning to her own house, and after that they had tormented the said Grace Thomas in manner as last above mentioned.

Being demanded of what stature the said black man was, saith, that he was about the length of her arm: And that his eyes were very big; and that he hopt or leapt in the way before her, and afterwards did suck her again as she was lying down; and that his sucking was with a great pain unto her, and afterwards vanished clear away out of her sight.

This examinant doth further confess, That upon the 1st day of June last past, whilst the said Mr. Eastchurch and his wife were absent, that the said examinant did pinch and prick the said Grace Thomas (with the aid and help of the black man, or rather the Devil) in her belly, stomach, and breast; and that they continued so tormenting of her about the space of two or three hours, with an intent to have killed her.

And further saith, that at the same time she did see the said Anne Wakely rubbing and chafing of several parts of the said Grace Thomas her body: Although the said Anne Wakely, being present at taking of this examination, doth affirm that she did not see the said examinant.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor.
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford ss.
Whereas the said Temperance Lloyd hath made

such an ample Confession and Declara-
tion concerning the said Grace Thomas,
we the said Mayor and Justices were in-
duced to demand of her some other ques
tions concerning other witcheries which
she had practised upon the bodies of seve
ral other persons within this town, viz.

She the said examinant did confess, That about the 14th day of March, which was in the year of our Lord 1670, she was accused, indicted, and arraigned, for practising witchcraft upon the body of one William Herbert late of Biddiford aforesaid, husbandman: and that although at the trial of her life at the castle of Exeter, she was there acquitted by the judge and jury then; yet this examinant doth now confess, that she is guilty thereof, by the persuasion of the black man; and that she did prick the said William Herbert unto death.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor,
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss.

And whereas upon or about the 15th of May, which was in the year of our Lord 1679; she was accused before the then Mayor and Justices of the town of Biddiford aforesaid, for practising witchcraft upon the body of one Anne Fellow the daughter of Edward Fellow of Biddiford, gent. And although her body was then searched by four women of the town of Biddiford aforesaid, and the proofs then against her not so clear and conspicuous, the said Mr. Fellow did not further prosecute against her; yet this examinant doth now confess that the said black man or Devil, (or some other black man or Devil) with her this said examinant, did do some bodily hurt to the said Anne Fellow, and that thereupon the said Anne Fellow did shortly die and depart this life.

THOMAS GIST, Mayor,
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss.

Whereas we,

Thomas Eastchurch and Elizabeth Eastchurch his wife, Honor Hooper, and Anne Wakely, upon yesterday, which was the 3d of July, 1682, did give in and deliver our several Informations upon our oaths, before our oaths, before Thomas Gist, Mayor of the burough, town, and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and John Davie alderman, two of his majesty's Justices of the Peace within the said borough, &c. of Biddiford, against Temperance Lloyd of Biddiford aforesaid, widow, for using and practising of witchcraft upon the body of Grace Thomas of the same town, spinster, as by our several examinations it doth and may appear. But because we were dissatisfied in some particulars concerning a piece of leather which the said Temperance had confessed of unto the said Elizabeth Eastchurch, in such manner as is mentioned in the said Elizabeth Eastchurch's examination, and we conceiving that there might be some inchantment used in or about the said leather :therefore upon this present 4th day of July, we, with the leave and approbation of the said Mr. Gist the Mayor, did bring the said Temperance into the parish church of Biddiford aforesaid, in the presence of Mr. Michael Ogilby rector of the same parish-church, and divers other persons, where the said Temperance was demanded by the said Mr. Ogilby how long since the Devil did tempt her to do evil.

Whereupon she the said Temperance did say and confess, that about twelve years ago she was tempted by the Devil to be instrumental to the death of William Herbert named in her said examination.

And that the Devil did promise her that she should live well and do well. And she did then also confess that she was thereupon an instrument of the death of the said William Herbert.

And as to the said Grace Thomas, she further said and confessed, that on Friday was sevennight, (which was the 23d day of June last past) she the said Temperance came into

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the said Thomas Eastchurch's shop in the form and shape of a cat; and fetcht out of the same shop a puppet or picture, (commonly called a child's baby) and that she carried the same up into the chamber where the said Grace Thomas did lodge, and left it about the bed whereon the said Grace Thomas did lie; but would not confess that she had prickt any pins in the said puppet or baby-picture, although she were demanded particularly that question by the said Mr. Ogilby.

Also the said Temperance did then and there confess, that she was the cause of the death of Anne Fellow, the daughter of Edward Fellow named in her said examination.

Also she did then and there confess, That she was the cause of the death of one Jane Dallyn the late wife of Symon Dallyn of Biddiford, mariner, by pricking of her in one of her eyes, which she did so secretly perform, that she was never discovered or punished for the same.

Also the said Temperance Lloyd did confess and declare, that she did bewitch unto death one Lydia Burman of Biddiford aforesaid, spinster, because she had been a witness against her the said Temperance at the trial for her life and death at the assizes when she was arraigned for the death of the said William Herbert, and had deposed that the said Temperance had appeared unto her in the shape of a red pig at such time as the said Lydia was brewing in the house of one Humphry Ackland of Biddiford

aforesaid.

Being further demanded again in what part of the house of the said Mr. Eastchurch, or in what part of the bed whereon the said Grace Thomas lay, she left the puppet or baby-picture above mentioned, saith, that she would not nor must not discover; for if she did discover the same, that the devil would tear her in pieces.

And afterwards the said Mr. Ogilby desired the said Temperance to say the Lord's Prayer and her Creed, which she imperfectly performing, the said Mr. Ogilby did give her many good exhortations, and so departed from her.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 4th day of July, in the 34th year of the reign of our sovereign lord Charles the 2nd, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, Anno Dom. 1682.

July 4, 1682, sworn before us,
THOMAS GIST, Mayor,
JOHN DAVIE, Alderman.

Devon. ss.-Biddiford, ss. The Information of Thomas Eastchurch of Biddiford, in the County aforesaid, gent. taken upon his oath before us, Thomas Gist, Mayor of the borough, town, and manor of Biddiford aforesaid, and John Davie, Alderman, two of his majesty's Justices of the Peace within the same bo rough, &c. the 3d day of July, a. D. 1682. The said informant upon his oath saith, That upon yesterday, which was the 2d day of July, 3 Ŭ

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