When they would bewitch Man, Woman or Child, they do it sometimes by a Picture made in Wax, which the Devil formally Baptizeth. Sometimes they have an Apple, Dish, Spoon, or other thing from their evil Spirit, which they give to the party to whom they would do harm. Upon which they have power to hurt the person that eats or receives it. Sometimes they have power to do mischief by a touch or curse by these they can mischief Cattle and by cursing without touching; but neither without the Devils leave.
That she hath been at several general meetings in the night at High Common, and a Common near Matcomb, at a place near Marnhull, and at other places where have met John Combes, John Vining, Richard Dickes, Thomas Boster or Bolster, Thomas Dunning, James Bush a lame Man, Rachel King, Richard Lannen, a Woman called Dunford, Alice Duke, Anne Bishop, Mary Penny and Christopher Ellen, all which did obeysance to the Man in black, who was at every one of their meetings. Usually they have at them some Picture Baptized.
The Man in black, sometimes plays on a Pipe or Cittern, and the Company dance. At last the Devil vanisheth, and all are carried to their several homes in a short space. At their parting they say [A Boy! merry meet, merry part.]
That the reason why she caused Elizabeth Hill to be the more tormented was, because her Father had said, she was a Witch. That she has seen Alice Dukes Familiar suck her, in the shape of a Cat, and Anne Bishops suck her in the shape of a Rat.
That she never heard the name of God or Jesus Christ mentioned at any of their meetings.
That Anne Bishop, about five years and a half since, did bring a Picture in Wax to their meeting, which was baptized by the Man in black, and called Peter. It was for Robert Newman's Child at Wincaunton.
That some two years ago, she gave two Apples to Agnes Vining, late Wife of Richard Vining, and that she had one of the Apples from the Devil, who then appeared to her and told, That Apple would do Vining's Wives business.
Taken in the presence of several Grave and Orthodox Divines before me
Robert Hunt.
