The most true and wonderful NARRATION Of two women bewitched in Yorkshire: Who coming to the Assizes at York to give in Evidence against the Witch after a most horrible noise to the terror and amazement of all the beholders, did vomit forth before the Judges, Pins, wool, and hafts of Knives, &c. All which was done (to make the wonder more wonderful) without the least drop of blood or moisture from their mouths. Also a most true Relation of a young Maid not far from Luyck, who being bewitched in the same manner did (almost incredibly) vomit forth wadds of straw, with pins a cross in them, iron Nails, Needles, Points, and whatsoever she had seen in the basket of the witch that did bewitch her.  
As it is attested under the hand of that most famous physician Doctor Henry Heers  
Together, how it pleased God that she was afterwards recovered by the art of physic, and the Names of the Ingredients and the manner how to make that rare Receipt that cured her.  
Printed for Tho. Vere, and W. Gilbertson. 1658.   

The wonderful enchantment of two women not far from the City of York, who at the last Assizes were brought in as evidences against two old Witches and the most incredible Vomits which they made before the Judges on the Bench; with the deliberate counsel of the said Judges thereupon.  
THere are some who are of opinion, That there are no devils, nor any Witches; but reason itself, and the Rul● of contraries will easily detec● that gross error. Men in this Age are grown so wicked, that they are apt to believe there are no greater Dive●●s ●●en themselves and many of them do what they can to justify that belie●.  
Man indeed is a devil unto man both by Temptation, and by cruelty. To his own corruption he addeth the Suggestions of the devil, & though he starteth at his presence he is apt to entertain his Counsels. Hereupon when the devil appeareth, it is commonly at the first in the shape which he knoweth to be most agreeable to the person to whom he would appear.  
We have read in histories of some persons who h●ve laid great commands upon the devil, which for his own ends he hath readily obeyed: but women being the weaker vessel●, their apprehensions are more sudden and violent. and are therefore ready to be carried away with the least Temptation.  
Du Moulin a famous preacher in France, in his Discourse on The Love of God, representeth That if a man had a good sword, w●erewith he had archieved many great ●xploits, he would be sure to make much of that sword▪ he would keep it bright, and enamel the hilts with all the Arts of the Artificer. In the same manner (saith he) woman being the most dangerous weapon which the devil hath used to give so many a foil unto man, what doth he not contrive to commend and to increase the temptation of her beauties. He provideth hypocrisy for her heart, and ●able patches for her face: He is not wanting for inventions to keep high her Complexion, and upon all occasions he hath her ready in all mod●s & fashions for the Allurement, and the destruction of men.  
Certainly where there is much of vanity, there is but little of modesty or Religion to be expected. But he insinuates himself even into tender Maids, and by the Divine permission makes them the sad Subjects of his implacable malice, And this should warn us of both Sexes to be careful al●ayes to seek for the Divine protection.  
At the Assizes this last Lent at the City of York▪ there were some old women Arraigned for witches. The chiefest Evidences that came against them were two young women, who being brought before that judges▪ did both of them fall into wonderful fits: at the first time they were troubled with this strange visitation, it seemed to be convulsion fits, but the possessing disease growi●g by degrees upon them they began at last with great violence to cry out upon the gripings which tormented them, and swooning away they did vomit wool, an● crooked pins. and haf●s of knives, one whereof being of Marble made a great noise by reason of that weight of it, as it fell upon the floor. The judges desired to s●e it, and it was brought unto them amongst many other things which these young women vomited.  
The jury being sati●fied with the Evidence and some other judictments. did cast the Witches who ma●e these women to cast so l●mentably: But the judges were not thro●ghly satisfied, and therefore they thought it requisite to give some respite of time for a more deliberate determination, being uncertain whether this wonderful vomit proc●●ded from the devil, or whether i● were some artificial combinat●on of the two women to impose upon the Iu●ges, and the Court.  
I should insist lonegr upon this story, according to your expe●●ation, but havi●● 〈◊〉 same time, the same account in Latin as it is fully in print expressed by that great an● famous scholar Henry ab Heores who wa● but lately living, and physician extraordinary to the most Serene. the Prince Elect●r of Colen. I h●ve thought it fit in this place to Translate it into English, and to represent it to you because at large he doth declare the original and the whole manner of the Disease, and how it pleased God that he should fi●d a cure by the art of physic for so wonderful a Visitation but I begin with my author.  
A young maid, about nine years of Age; second to none in the City where she lived. either for beauty or birth. having given unto a witch y● beg●● at the door both bread and beer, did receive from her a leaf of Sorrell, which having unwarily put into her mouth, and swallowed it down, not long after she w●s troubled with convulsion 〈◊〉 ●wounding awa● she did fall down as dead. There were c●ll● to her help P●ysitians both male and Female (for at Tralectum upon the river of M●sa where this came to pass) both sexes pr●ctice physic, It was in the month of May; in the year 1652.  
Many remedies for many days were applied but to no effect 〈◊〉 the poor maid being Tormented with 〈◊〉 grievous fits it was thought expedient (according to y● 〈◊〉 of y● 〈◊〉) yt●hey should ha●e recourse to the Religious man, who 〈◊〉 appeared, and began ●o exercise his Function, b●● the Ma●d began to turn●● w●e●t● her body into those form● which 〈◊〉 man 〈◊〉 conce●ve but those that saw her, After that she spewed Horse-dung, 〈◊〉 pins, hair, feathers, knots of thread, pieces of broken glasses, 〈…〉 from 〈◊〉 k●ife 〈◊〉 then a spa● y●●hels of E●gs 〈◊〉. In the mean time her parents, sisters and neighbours▪ did observe that if at any ti●e 〈◊〉 witch ca●● 〈◊〉 to the house▪ or but looke● 〈◊〉 it the poor maid was Tormented more than before, nor could be 〈◊〉 ●rom her▪ fits▪ or gi●e any sign of life ●ill the was go●● further off. The witch was therefore apprehended▪ who confess●ng this & many other▪ Witch ●●a●ts, was deservedly Hanged▪  
The reverend man who did go alongwith her to the place of Execution, did desire her (as the hangman was fitting the halter to her neck) in this her last agony, and moment on which Eter●ity doth depend to un-bewitch the Maid, she ma●e answer to the holy Father y●●he could not do it in regard the four times (w●ich we call days) had interuéened since ●he had swallowed down the Witchcraft, morover she affirmed that if she could do it The young Maid would not so easily recover, for she named two other witches who had practised upon her their deadly Arts, and if ever she escaped, she said it would ask a long time.  
Her Father and her Mother therefore despa●ring of her Recovery, did bring their daughter unto my house about the middle of September▪ whom I entertaine● for some weeks: what things I then saw, and heard and touched because I know that many who differ in Religion from me will hardly believe. So God shall save me. I will give you here a perfect account of▪ and of no more ●hen what I saw.  
The day after that she came unto m● house, I sent to ●uick for the Reli●ious man who is yet alive. Before he came near unto the Threshol● by fifty paces, the Maid fell down I did believe she had been dead for there was not the least sign of breath to testify she was: living, The fingers of her hands, and her toes (I should hardly have believed it, if I ha● not seen and touched them) were by a strange convulsion so contracted that the third joint was so sunk down a●d knotted to the second, which could ne●er come to pass by nature, that you would h●v● thought they h●d been both but one joint. I attempted but in vain, to i●terpose a golden Bo●kin which I h●d, the like I made trial of with a nail, and at last with a hot Iron but could not pre●ai●e. The mother (who was so indulgent to her that she was a hardly ever from her) tol● me that the holy man sent for to Lu●ck w●s not far off, And indeed so it was, for she scarce had spoke the wor● but he knocke● at the door, and being come into the c●●m●er, he no sooner pronou●ced the first words out of the gospel when the poor maid who lay before more senclesse than a carcase was so veh●men●ly shaken all h●r bo●● over (the joints of her finger● and her toes being still t●ed in a knot) that six of us were not able to hold her I who endeavoured with all the strength I h●d to hold her head▪ did perceive both with my eyes & hands y● do what I could she by a formid●b●e convulsion did turn both head and neck towards her shoulders▪ In the mean time the lower part of her belly being swelled high & into a great bulk, did seem more nearer her throat then her groin, and her guts made so great a noise that plainly they might be heard of all being ten paces from her. This sounding of her Bowels was much like unto the sound of the waters which the wind doth make under the stern of a ship when the tide and the tempest do begin to scold she did vomit forth all this while some of those things which I have already mentioned: I took compassion on the innocent Maid & besought the Divine that he he would forbear to read any more. He was no sooner silent but in that instant she lay most quiet and when he was gone out of the house the young Maid rose up opening her eyes▪ and her fingers and toes being reduced to their first natural posture she did weep a little, and did chide her Mother that she had sent for the divine, although she protested that she neither saw him nor heard any word he spoke. Immediately afterwards as if she had suffered nothing at all, she played with her companions▪ and did eat and drink with them until the reverend man returning to his office, she returned to her torments as before. I did then behold her to vomit many feathers and w●●ds of straw, thicker than my thumb with pins stuck a cross in them and po●nts made of thre● of several colours. I did b●hold her also at that same time to vomit four rows of p●ns stuck in a blue paper whole and fresh, as if they had been newly bought at the Haberdashers-shop.  
Finally the poor M●id affirmed that she did vomit forth all those things which she saw in the W●tches basket when she begged of her, which being contrary to all Philosophy must certainly proceed from the devil. Else it was impossible that so long & sharp a knife as that which she vom●ted should not cut her bowels and her throat: I therefore affirmed that there was some mist cast on our eyes, & that which this young M●id seemed to vomit did only fall from her lips into my hands by the illusion of the devil: but the young maid being then with us & of an app●ehension above her age, di● interpose, and doubt not (saith she but these things do proceed out of my own body, and taking me by the hand she did put it into her mouth, and sa●d you may feel a pin coming up without a head: I did feel it. & thinking I had taken fast hold of it in her throat I did perceive that it was suddenly plucked down into her body by force from me, as some tags of her points were heretofore by others. ●ut seeing her prone to vomit I put my right hand into her mouth and with my fingers in her throat I did take out a needle with thread, points and straw an● other things. Which I still preserve to satisfy the curious. Being sent afterwards to several places but to no effect, she was returned to me again in a sad condition, not only loathing wine and beer, but bread and all manner of meat; for forty days together she lived only on Grapes Almonds, Apples, and the cold fruits of Autumn; neither did the rose fall from her cheek, nor the lily wither f●om her brow.  
At the last for fifteen days together she would take no sustenance at all, how she could live so long without any food I must confess I cannot tell, but that she did do it, both I and my servants are ready to take the greate●● and most obliging Oath that can be propounded to us  
On the sixteen day she of her own accord did call for drink, and ●o longer did refuse her wheat. Not long afterwards, I prepared her a deco●tion of Mugwort, St Johns Southernwood, Vervin, maidenhair, Rorida, & other Ingredients which are behind to have a virtue to dispel the power of witchcraft, & having for certain days u●'d her bo●y to this drink, I did send her h●me. In the mean time turning over all Books of physic that were written on this sub●ect, I did light upon the Secrets of Charichterns, who prescribeth a remedy for this Inch●ntment, which when I found to be highly commended by Schlandius the physician of Wormtz, I did write to him, and to some Ap●thecaryes in Frankford in whose shops he said it was to be sold, being resolved to give any money for it, But wh●n I found that they were loath to part with s● great a secret and being studious night an● day to do the young maid good, I took Cha●ichtorus into my hand again▪ & having at the last understood him, for the Print●r by a great fau●t had made Holtzbletterbeer but one wo●d, which should be 3 words in the German Tongue, I made the ointment at last myself▪ and I will describe unto you th●● way to make it.  
Take of the fat of a young Dog wel● melted & cleansed 4 ounc●s, Of the fat of a 〈◊〉 Eight ounces of the fat of a Capon 24. ounces. Three stems of the green and cor●ell tree, tree that hath the gum on it, Cut the pieces small and beat them till they grow moist, beat the wood, leaves and berries together, Then take all and put them into a pot, which having set in the sun 9 weeks; you shall extract from thence a green balsam, with which anoint the joints and those places of the bewitched which do most pain them & by a sure experiment you shall cure them, as appeareth by this Maid, who eversince hath been perfectly recovered.  
This we have thought fit to put into English, and who will refuse to read it? And because this young Maid had more violent fits then those in Yorkshire, it may please God that using the same remedy they and all others who are bewitched in the same manner may find the same recovery which is the happy end that in this paper we do aim at.  
The End.