The voluntarie confession and declaration of IAMES DEVICE, Prisoner in the Castle at Lancaster.

Before

WILLIAM SANDS, Maior of Lancaster, IAMES
ANDERTON, Esquire, one of his Maiesties Iustices of
Peace within the Countie of Lancaster:  And THOMAS
COVEL, Gentleman, one of his Maiesties Coroners in the
same Countie. viz.

Iames Deuice, Prisoner in the Castle at Lancaster, saith, That his said Spirit Dandie, being very earnest with him to giue him his soule, He answered, he would giue him that part thereof that was his owne to giue:  and thereupon the said Spirit said, hee was aboue CHRIST IESVS, and therefore hee must absolutely giue him his Soule:  and that done, hee would giue him power to reuenge himselfe against any whom he disliked.

And he further saith, that the said Spirit did appeare vnto him after sundrie times, in the likenesse of a Dogge, and at euery time most earnestly perswaded him to giue him his Soule absolutely:  who answered as before, that he would giue him his owne part and no further.  And hee saith, that at the last time that the said Spirit was with him, which was the Tuesday next before his apprehension; when as hee could not preuaile with him to haue his Soule absolutely granted vnto him, as aforesaid; the said Spirit departed from him, then giuing a most fearefull crie and yell, and withall caused a great flash of fire to shew about him:  which said Spirit did neuer after trouble this Examinate.

     William Sands,
     James Anderton.
     Tho.  Couel, Coroner.

The said Iennet Deuice, his Sister, in the very end of her Examination against the said Iames Deuice, confesseth and saith, that her Mother taught her two Prayers:  the one to get drinke, which was this. viz.

     Crucifixus hoc signum vitam
     Eternam. Amen.

And shee further saith, That her Brother Iames Deuice, the Prisoner at the Barre, hath confessed to her this Examinate, that he by this Prayer hath gotten drinke:  and that within an houre after the saying the said Prayer, drinke hath come into the house after a very strange manner.  And the other Prayer, the said Iames Deuice affirmed, would cure one bewitched, which shee recited as followeth. viz.

    A Charme.[K_b_1]

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