she was taken with those strange fits, with which she was tormented a fortnight together, night and day.  And several apparitions appeared to the deponent in the night.  The first night, a humble-bee, the next night a bear, appeared, which grinned the teeth and shook the claw:  ’Thou sayest thou art not afraid.  Thou thinkest Harry Blazdall’s house will save thee.’  The deponent answered, ’I hope the Lord Jesus Christ will save me.’  The apparition then spake:  ’Thou sayst thou art not afraid of all the devils in hell; but I will have thy heart’s blood within a few hours!’ The next was the apparition of a great snake, at which the deponent was exceedingly affrighted, and skipt to Nathan Gold, who was in the opposite chimney-corner, and caught hold of the hair of his head; and her speech was taken away for the space of half an hour.  The next night appeared a great horse; and, Thomas Hayne being there, the deponent told him of it, and showed him where.  The said Tho.  Hayne took a stick, and struck at the place where the apparition was; and his stroke glanced by the side of it, and it went under the table.  And he went to strike again; then the apparition fled to the ... and made it shake, and went away.  And, about a week after, the deponent ... son were at the door of Nathan Gold, and heard a rushing on the ...  The deponent said to her son, ‘Yonder is a beast.’  He answered, ’’Tis one of Goodman Cobbye’s black oxen;’ and it came toward them, and came within ... yards of them.  The deponent her heart began to ache, for it seemed to have great eyes; and spoke to the boy, ‘Let’s go in.’  But suddenly the ox beat her up against the wall, and struck her down; and she was much hurt by it, not being able to rise up.  But some others carried me into the house, all my face being bloody, being much bruised.  The boy was much affrighted a long time after; and, for the space of two hours, he was in a sweat that one might have washed hands on his hair.  Further this deponent affirmeth, that she hath been often troubled with ... black cat sometimes appearing in the house, and sometimes in the night ... bed, and lay on her, and sometimes stroking her face.  The cat seemed ... thrice as big as an ordinary cat.”

“THOMAS HAYNE testifieth, that, being with Goodwife Holdridge, she told me that she saw a great horse, and showed me where it stood.  I then took a stick, and struck on the place, but felt nothing; and I heard the door shake, and Good.  H. said it was gone out at the door.  Immediately after, she was taken with extremity of fear and pain, so that she presently fell into a sweat, and I thought she would swoon.  She trembled and shook like a leaf.

     “THOMAS HAYNE.”

“NATHAN GOULD being with Goodwife Holgreg one night, there appeared a great snake, as she said, with open mouth; and she, being weak,—­hardly able to go alone,—­yet then ran and laid hold of Nathan Gould by the head, and could not speak for the space of half an hour.

     “NATHAN GOULD.”