IAMES DEVICE, her brother, Prisoner at the Barre,
vpon his Arraignement and Triall. viz.

Being sworne and examined in open Court, she saith, That her brother Iames Deuice hath beene a Witch for the space of three yeares:  about the beginning of which time, there appeared vnto him, in this Examinates mothers house, a Blacke-Dogge, which her said brother called Dandy, which Dandy did aske her said brother what he would haue him to doe, whereunto he answered, hee would haue him to kill Iohn Hargreiues, of Gold-shey-booth:  whereunto Dandy answered that he would doe it:  since which time the said Iohn is dead.

And at another time this Examinate confesseth and saith, That her said brother did call the said Dandy:  who thereupon appeared in the said house, asking this Examinates brother what hee would haue him to doe:  whereupon this Examinates said brother said, he would haue him to kill Blaze Hargreiues of Higham:  whereupon Dandy answered, hee should haue his best helpe, and so vanished away:  and shee saith, that since that time the said Hargreiues is dead; but how long after, this Examinate doth not now remember.

All which things, when he heard his sister vpon her Oath affirme, knowing them in his conscience to bee iust and true, slenderly denyed them, and thereupon insisted.

To this Examination were diuerse witnesses examined in open Court viua voce, concerning the death of the parties, in such manner and forme, and at such time as the said Iennet Deuice in her Euidence hath formerly declared to the Court.

     Which is all, and I doubt not but matter sufficient in Law
     to charge him with, for the death of these parties.

For the proofe of his Practises, Charmes, Meetings at Malking-Tower, to consult with Witches to execute mischiefe, Master Nowel humbly prayed, his owne Examination, taken and certified, might openly be read; and the rest in order, as they remaine vpon Record amongst the Records of the Crowne at Lancaster:  as hereafter followeth, viz.

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The Examination of IAMES DEVICE, Sonne of ELIZABETH DEVICE, of the Forrest of Pendle:  Taken the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill aforesaid,

Before

ROGER NOWEL and NICHOLAS BANESTER Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace within the said Countie, viz.

And being examined, he further saith, That vpon Sheare-Thursday last, in the euening, he this Examinate stole a Wether from Iohn Robinson of Barley, and brought it to his Grand-mothers house, old Dembdike, and there killed it:  and that vpon the day following, being Good-Friday, about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there dined in this Examinates mothers house a number of persons, whereof three were men, with this Examinate, and the rest women; and that they met there for three Causes following, as this Examinates said Mother told this Examinate.