This Examinate saith, that vpon Good-Friday last, about twelue of the Clock in the day time, there dined at this Examinates Mothers house a number of persons:  And hee also saith, that they were Witches; and that the names of the said Witches, that were there, for so many of them as he did know, were amongst others Katherine Hewyt, wife of Iohn Hewyt, alias Mould-heeles, of Colne, in the Countie of Lancaster Clothier; And that the said Witch, called Katherine Hewyt, alias Mould-heeles, and one Alice Gray, did confesse amongst the said Witches at their meeting at Malkin-Tower aforesaid, that they had killed Foulds wifes child, called Anne Foulds, of Colne:[P4_a_1] And also said, that they had then in hanck a child[P4_a_2] of Michael Hartleys of Colne.

And this Examinate further saith, that all the said Witches went out of the said house in their own shapes and likenesses, and by that time they were gotten forth of the doores, they were gotten on Horse-back like vnto foales, some of one colour, some of an other, and the said Prestons wife was the last:  And when she got on Horse-back, they all presently vanished out of this Examinates sight.  And before their said parting away they all appointed to meete at the said Prestons wifes house that day twelue Moneths:  at which time the said Prestons wife promised to make them a great feast, and if they had occasion to meete in the meane time, then should warning be giuen that they all should meet vpon Romlesmoore.

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The Examination and Euidence of ELIZABETH DEVICE, Mother of the said IAMES DEVICE.

Against

KATHERINE HEWYT, alias MOVLD-HEELES, Prisoner at the Barre vpon her Arraignement and Triall, taken the day and yeare aforesaid. viz.

This Examinate vpon her oath confesseth, that vpon Good-Friday last there dyned at this Examinates house, which she hath said are Witches, and verily thinketh to bee Witches, such as the said Iames Deuice hath formerly spoken of:  amongst which was Katherine Hewyt, alias Mould-heeles, now Prisoner at the Barre:  and shee also saith, that at their meeting on Good-Friday at Malkin-Tower aforesaid, the said Katherine Hewyt, alias Mould-heeles, and Anne Gray, did confesse, they had killed a child of Foulds of Colne, called Anne Foulds, and had gotten hold of another.

And shee further saith, the said Katherine Hewyt with all the rest, there gaue her consent with the said Prestons wife for the murder of Master Lister.

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The Examination and Euidence of IENNET DEVICE,

Against

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.