confessions from day to day. I shall set down only the principal points of her confession, following my undertaking to be brief.
Chapter III.
The Principal Points in the Confession of Françoise Secretain.
First, that she had wished five devils on Loyse Maillat.
Second, that she had long since given herself to the Devil, who at that time had the likeness of a big black man.
Third, that the Devil had four or five times known her carnally, in the form sometimes of a dog, sometimes of a cat, and sometimes of a fowl; and that his semen was very cold.
Fourth, that she had countless times been to the Sabbat and assembly of witches near the village of Coyrieres in a place called Combes by the water; and that she went there on a white staff which she placed between her legs.
Fifth, that at the Sabbat she had danced, and had beaten water to cause hail.
Sixth, that she and Groz-Jacques Bocquet had caused Loys Monneret to die by making her eat a piece of bread which they had dusted with a powder given to them by the Devil.
Seventh, that she had caused several cows to die, and that she did so by touching them with her hand or with a wand while saying certain words.
