Fryday spell can, His Childe to learne; A Crosse of Blew, and another of Red, As good Lord was to the Roode._ Gabriel laid him downe to sleepe Vpon the ground of holy weepe:[K2a_1] Good Lord came walking by, Sleep’st thou, wak’st thou_ Gabriel, No Lord I am sted with sticke and stake, That I can neither sleepe nor wake:  Rise vp Gabriel and goe with me, The stick nor the stake shall neuer deere thee.[K2a_2] Sweete Iesus our Lord, Amen._
                               Iames Deuice.

What can be said more of this painfull Steward, that was so carefull to prouide Mutton against this Feast and solemne meeting at Malking-Tower, of this hellish and diuellish band of Witches, (the like whereof hath not been heard of) then hath beene openly published and declared against him at the Barre, vpon his Arraignement and Triall:  wherein it pleased God to raise vp Witnesses beyond expectation to conuince him; besides his owne particular Examinations, which being shewed and read vnto him; he acknowledged to be iust and true.  And what I promised to set forth against him, in the beginning of his Arraignment and Triall, I doubt not but therein I haue satisfied your expectation at large, wherein I haue beene very sparing to charge him with any thing, but with sufficient matter of Record and Euidence, able to satisfie the consciences of the Gentlemen of the Iury of Life and Death; to whose good consideration I leaue him, with the perpetuall Badge and Brand of as dangerous and malicious a Witch, as euer liued in these parts of Lancashire, of his time:  and spotted with as much Innocent bloud, as euer any Witch of his yeares.

After all these proceedings, by direction of his Lordship, were their seuerall Examinations, subscribed by euery one of them in particular, shewed vnto them at the time of their Triall, & acknowledged by th[=e] to be true, deliuered to the gentlemen of the Iury of Life & Death, for the better satisfaction of their consciences:  after due consideration of which said seuerall examinations, confessions, and voluntary declarations, as well of themselues as of their children, friends and confederates, The Gentlemen deliuered vp their Verdict against the Prisoners, as followeth. viz.

The Verdict of Life and Death.

Who found Anne Whittle, alias Chattox, Elizabeth Deuice, and Iames Deuice, guiltie of the seuerall murthers by Witchcraft, contained in the Indictments against them, and euery of them.

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THE WITCHES OF
SALMESBVRY.[K3_a_]

The Arraignement and Triall of IENNET
BIERLEY ELLEN BIERLEY, and IANE
SOVTHWORTH of Salmesbury, in the County of
Lancaster; for Witchcraft vpon the bodie of GRACE
SOWERBVTS, vpon Wednesday the nineteenth of
August:  At the Assises and generall Gaole-deliuery,
holden at Lancaster.