¶ A Brief Narration of the possession, dispossession, and, repossession of William summers: and of some proceed against Mr john Dorrell preacher, with answers to such objections as are made to prove the pretended counterfeiting of the said summers. (⸪)  
Together with certain depositions taken at Nottingham concerning the said matter.  
Anno M.D.XCVIII.   

THou shalt here receive (Gentle Reader) a short narration of a large matter, together with certain depositions taken at Nottingham, tending to the manifestation of a marvelous work of God, lately showed among us; written (as it seemeth) by some friend of this cause, and of the witnesses thereof: to stay if it may be the malice of some, and rashness of others, who will not be reclaimed from impugning, or basely esteeming of this glorious work, a greater then which, hath skarcelie been heard of (saving performed in like cases) either in our days, or in the days of our fore fathers for many years. If it were particularly and fully discovered (as we wish it might be) how strangely this William summers came to be possessed by means of a witch in Worcester shire, who sent a wicked spirit into him, witch he called Lucy: how he was tormented during his possession: how the foul spirit raged, and the Lord jesus prevailed at his dispossession: how he was subtly tempted, and eftsoons repossessed: how extraordinarelie he hath carried himself since his dispossession: how the Devil hath busied himself against the servant of Christ jesus, who was the chief means of the dispossession: and how some persons truly other wise fearing God, have been incredulous, some upon one fancy, and some upon an other: speaking jere. 23. 16. by vision out of their own heart, and not from the Lords mouth: or else giving credit to this work, and the witnesses thereof have not taken it to heart, much les vouchsafed to visit, comfort, and relieve them, or to use some lawful means, and mediation to our godly Magistrates, (as they should) in the behalf of the men of God their brethren whom God hath honoured to suffer for the testimony of this his holy truth: If (I say) all these things were fully discovered, and well weighed, doubtless a man must needs be astonished, and expect a rarer event of these things than can be yet conceived. By the way the providence of our merciful and heavenly father is to be wisely observed, and with great humility to be reverenced, that he hath suffered this matter to becalled in question, and for so long time to be ventilated, and sifted into as it hath been. Doubtless, as we have experience of our dullness in apprehending, and profitably meditating upon other marvelous acts of the Lord daily showed before our eyes, so if this work had not been mightily impugned, we should also have negligently slipped it over, and the residue of like nature of late performed, without yielding such due honour to God, and to the powerful exercises of prayer and fasting, as appertaineth. Albeit God thus turneth the rage of man to his glory, yet I would advise them who slander this work, and persecute the servanthes of God, without cause, to take heed lest they be found even fighters against God. For he that sitteth in the heaven sees their devises, and laughs them to scorn and they, and all their conspiracies, plots slaunderingh, and revelingh shall consume like a snail that melteth but this mighty work, seeing it is of God, and was without question a deed done according to the witness given unto it, cannot be reversed or destroyed but mager the malice, and subtlety of the Devil though Mr Dorrell should be consumed to ashes the truth thereof shall break forth as the light, and the glory thereof as a burning lamp. God hath lighted a candle, not in a corner, but hath advanced it as it were on a candelstick in the heart, or centre of our land that the beams thereof might shine forth, and give light to all the Realm. It is not in their power (though it hath been given out by a great man among them, that seeing they have taken it in hand they will have the credit of it) altogether to eclipse, or wholly to hide it under abus hell when they have had their swinge but a little, they willbe ashamed of their own folly. Now till the time appointed be expired, let all faithful hearted men beware, lest they take God's name in vain by basely esteeming of this mighty work or bear false witness against their neighbours, in crediting lying rumours against those men of God who do now, or hereafter shall suffer in this holy cause. I pray, consider with me a little these circumstances, and proceedings, and indifferently judge wihth whom the right standeth. Mr Dorrell and Mr Moor who are now imprisoned for giving testimony to this truth, have been both of them for many years approved godly ministers, just, and simple hearted men, fearing God, of good reputation among the best Christians, and painful preachers where they lived. God hath marvelouslie blessed their joint labours in dispossessing seven persons together in Lamashire: which is so notorious, and free from challenge, as the enemies to this Action of Nottingham dare not once to call it into question. The Papists take knowledge of the possession, and dispossession in Lamashire: but they would fain have us beleyve that their seminary Priests were the only actors: Yea this fancy hath taken such impression in them, that some of them have not doubted to say, if it can be proved that Mr Moor, and Mr Dorrell did perform that work, they would disclaim their religion, and embrace ours. They that have accused, and prosecuted, against Mr Dorrell be men that have blasphemed the Scriptures, Popish persons, and known enemies to the preaching of the Gospel. The wrath of God is already gone forth against one of Mr Dorrells greatest enemies, namely Mr Sale Official of Wesson whose child is lately vexed which an evil spirit: because (as his wife reporteth) he hath been adversary to Mr Dorrell. The proceedings against him, and others have been very violent. He was put to silence by the Archbishop of York without fufficient cause warranted by law: and as if this had been too little to be deprived of the use of his ministery, and of his livelihode, having a wife, and five children: he was called before the Commissioners of Canterbury province: and without hearing, or examining his cause was suddenly committed. Brought before the seat of justice: they who at the same time gave gentle audience to Papists. Arrians, Atheists, and blasphemers, would not permit him to speak any thing almost in his own defence: but (as though he had been the most damnable wretch in the world) before any conviction exceedingly reviled him. judges became parties, pleaders, and accusers: Some stormed that any should be present as witnesses to their doings: They would not suffer one of the depositions to be read before them: the Commissioners, and deponents, were contemptvouslie rejected: charge given that no copies of the depositions should be divulged. Committance was threatened to divers, only because they took acquaintance which Mr Moor. saying none ought to be countenanced, that was disgraced before them. Mr Dorrell having but one copy of the depositions, he delivered it unto them for their satisfaction, and though they gave him promise that it should be returned, when his wife required it, they menaced her to Bridewell. There hath been running to the court to forestall the Lords, and Ladies of honour, and to hinder the preferring of petitions in Mr Dorrels behalf to the right honourable Lords of the privy Counsel. And because Thomas Darling a boy of Burton upon Trent of the age of 15. Years, or thereabouts had been dispossessed by prayer upon advice taken from Mr Dorrell, (as appeareth by a book published some years ago): in hatred of Mr Dorrell the books were called in, and the printer imprisoned as if he had published a fined matter. Mr Bainbridge, a Gentleman of good reckoning in Derby shire was required by the Bishop of London to show his opinion touching the said Darling, he answered it was the common voice of the country, which he beleyved to be true, that he was in deed possessed, and dispossessed: the Bishop told him in great anger but that if he had not heard well of him, he would clap him in prison for so saying. Thus having dealt which the printer, and Mr Bainbridge, than he thought meet to examine the matter: belike to see whether he had done well or not, thus to determine, and then to hear. So he sent a Pursuivant for the boy of Barton. The Pursuivant having received 40.s. of the boy's friends: the boy was kept in the Bishop of London's house: and committed to the tuition of Mr Harsenet who lately had been vomited out of Cambridge for his erroneous opinions. None of the boys friends might be suffered to come unto him. He was alured by promises: terrified by threatenings: as that he should be hanged as the Burgonion was whom they showed unto him, hanging at London, all a day long for a murder: Also that he should be whipped, and laid in Newegate. He was close prisoner in a chamber two days, the boy of Nottingham appointed for his keeper, who with the profane serving men were always scorning at him being a stranger among them: letters were contrived in Mr Dorrells name unto him willing him to acknowledge a counterfeit possession: and letters were returned by him whereyn he protested the truth, and would not in any sort be removed from it. All this was practised to heap shame, if it might be upon Mr Dorrell: but when they percived that the power of God in the boy was stronger than the malice of Satan, they let him go: but I do not hear that the 40. shillings was again restored. Not finding any help herein to prove Mr Dorrell a practitioner in conterfeyting which this boy of Burton, a Commission was directed to five persons in Nottingham, (Satan could not have wished better): that is to the very same men who have persecuted Mr Dorrell at Nottingham, York, and London ever since this matter came in question. This was to encounter the former depositions taken by virtue of a Commission awarded from York as is set forth in this treatise. It fell out that Robert Cooper the Clerk of St Maries in Nottingham caused the 94. Psalm to be song before these Commissioners sat in Commission, which being done of purpose, or unawares, (I know not) but sure it is, it so galled them, because it describeth the like practises of old as they now had in hand, that the poor man was fetch up to London for this heinous fact. These proper Commissioners refused such as were willing to justify the truth upon their oaths, they picked out whom they listed, and wrote what pleased them▪ When they were to examine Mr Aldridge, and his Curate they caused them to swear that they would not reveal unto any others the things whereof they should be deposed. What goodly stuff they have returned, time and malice will make known unto us. Yet all this being not sufficient to obscure, and suppress the work of God, if any man about Nottingham do say that summers was possessed, and dispossessed, he is threatened to be bound to the good behaviour. Behold and wonder at the violence of these men. Do ye think that if they had a good matter in hand▪ they would be half so zealous. O Lord, (if it be thy good will) open their eyes, and turn their hearts that they may see and comprehend this great and wonderful work which thou hast done among us, that the faith of us all may be strengthened, our love to thee and thine Ambassadors increased▪ Satan confounded, and our sinful lives amended to the great praise of thy holy name and our everlastin comfort in Christ jesus. Amen.  
G. CO.   

A BRIEF NARRATION OF THE POSSESSION, dispossession, & repossession of w: summers, & of some proceed against Mr JOHN. Dorrel preacher, together with answers to such objections as are made to justify, or show the pretended counterfeiting of the said summers.  
WIlliam summers of Nottingham: of the age of 19 or. 20 years, about the beginning of October 1597. begins to be strangely tormented in body and so continued for diverse weekx, to the great astonishment of the beholders, and trouble of his friends: and gave great tokens that he was possessed by a wicked spirit, whereupon the MAYOR and some of the Aldermen of Nott: understanding that Mr Dorrell, a minister of God's word dwellingh in Ashbie de la zouche, had by prayer and fasting restored 8. or 9 persons that in like sort had been vexed, did instantly sand for the said Mr Dorrell to come to Not. to bestwe some pains about the said summers: which he refused sundry times to yield unto: because he took upon him nogreatter power in such cases, than was incident to any godly minisster, or other people; with only was to entreat the Lord in the name of Christ jesus to dispossess the wicked spirit out of the possessed person: yet by their importunate letters and messengers he condescended to their desires. And came to Nott. the 5 of November in the year aforesaid: having never before that time (to his knowledge) seen the said Summers. The 7. day of November, being Monday, was appointed for the exercise of prayer, and fasting, to the end the said Summers might be dispossessed: which almighty God▪ only at the prayers of Mr Dorrell, and others to the number of 150. persons brought to pass. Hyereuppon Mr Dorrell was retained preacher in Nott: that populous town, having had no settled preacher before this time since the beginning of her majesties reign. summers being dispossessed, he discovered certain witches; whereof one was called Doll ffreeman, allied to one ffreeman an Alderman of Nott: This ffreeman offended that his kinswoman should be called in question, threatened summers that he was a which: laiing to his charge some presumptions tending that way. summers was committed to prison, where the Devil appeared unto him in likeness of a mouse: threatening that if he would not let him 
* That the Devil destreth to re-enter is proved by mat. 12. 42. and ●…are. 925. and by experience. and seem Thy●aus de 〈…〉 4. capit. 1. sect. 6. 7.  re-enter, and would not say that all that he had done touching his tormenting during his possession was but counterfeit, than he should be hanged: but if he would yield to him, he would save him. Thus anew stipulation being made between them, the Devil entered: And afterwards Some: still pretended that all which before he had done was only counterfeit. Yet this notwithstanding, upon his repossession he was as horribly (spite of his face) tormented as before, as appeareth by divers of the Deponents, if the time when the things which they deposed were done, be well observed. To search into the truth hereof a Commission was awarded from the high Commissioners for the province of york, to certify the matter, to 12. principal person of account there about. Mr Dorrell had taken the names of threescore persons: who were ready to have been deposed touching the extraordinary handling of the said Som. 17. of them being sworn, examined, and their depositions taken Some was called before the Commissioners to be examined himself, whether he had counterfeited, or not. He told them, all that he did, was but counterfeit. The high Sheriff exhorted him in the name of God to tell the truth: then suddenly Som. was violently cast into one of his fits before them all where he wallowed up and down the chamber where they sat, in a farefull manner. There were pius thrust deep into his hand, and leg, to try if he did counterfeit: but he was senseless, and no blood followed. At length being re●●●…ed as out of sleep: they asked what he had done. He said, he could not tell: whether he had not been pricked with pins, he said, yes: they asked where, and he showed the wrong hand: when he was examined, how the hole came in his other hand which had been pricked he said it was there before: being demanded, why he fell down? he answered, a qualm came over his stomach. Then he was conveyed away: and being absent he was worse tormented them before. They brought him back again to know if he would confess, who persuaded him to say, he had counterfeited. As he should have gone up a pair of stairs, through a gallery, if he had not been hindered, he had cast himself headlong over the gallery, to have broken his neck. When he was the second time brought before the Commissioners, he was more terribly handled them before, in so much that the Commissioners, and all that were present were fully satisfied, that he then was corporally possessed: and surcessed to examie any more witnesses Mr Walton Archdeacon of derbie being present, and a principal enime to Mr Dorrell acknowledged it was the finger of God upon this rare accident. Then was generally great rejoicing in Nott: in somuch as it had pleased God thus to manifest the truth when it came to trial. After, the Commission was returned to York, and Som. committed to the custody of certain honest persons where he was still tormented as before; and in his fits delivered, 
One of these is a great persecutor of Mr Dorrel and is suspected to be a which.  how the Devil had appeared unto him in prison in likeness of a mouse as afore said: and how the Devil and also certain persons had advised him to say, that he was but a counterfeit, and what promises they made unto him. Also he told of things that happened at that time elsewhere without having knowledge from any. Which things were taken in writing by some that heard him: and they are ready to be deposed thereof, if they might be suffered. And being come to himself he did confess his possession; and gave himself body, and soul to the Devil, if he did counterfeit. The Archbishop of York after the depositions came to his hands was satisfied that in deed Some: was possessed. Yet having receive● letters from some great personages/ he took occasion to silence Mr Dor: pretending this only cause, that Mr Dorrell should hold that the Devil might be dispossessed by prayer, & fasting. Which yet he told him was his private opinion, and that he would willingly alter it, if he might be better informed. But the A. B. never endeavoured to inform him better: But after goodwords, as that he was an honest man, ecc sent him aware silenced. The matter thus apprehended at york, the Commissioners of the province of Canterbury convented Mr Dorrell before them: he appeared a for the day and being used with hard speeches, was sent to the Gatehouse. Some: was brought up to London, and committed to a barber of East Smithfeild, a man of evil report. And afterward was taken into the Bisschop of London his house. The matter was so well handled that Some: persisted in saying that he had been a counterfeit: and at length seeing this to be so plausible, grew to be so impudent, that he said Mr Dorrell had hired him to counterfeit, and had been acquained with him 4. years before, and caused him to practise his feats in Ashbie park: and informed him after his coming to Nott: how he should demean himself in time of his dispossession. All which Mr Dorrell upon his oath denied, but Some: bare word (now growone to be a man of great credit, though he had confessed himself, heretofore to have been a counterfeit) was better believed than Mr Dorrell a godly, and faithful man, of honest conversation, long approved by the best Christians, and ministers where he lived. But Mr Dorrell for a week was hereupon close prisoner. And at length again he was convented at Lambeth. Where taken up with hard speeches: as if all that Some: had said was true, he not being suffered to answer for himself, and the depositions which might best show the matter being taken away, and detained from him, was remanded to the prison: where he yet lieth, till it please God, his cause may be heard. Now to the end that it may appear upon what ground Mr Dorrel hath been thus handled, and taken up with speeches, as, the most impudent varlet that ever came before them: ass, heretic, a Devil, one that had seven Devils: that he should be the Devil's mrthyr, & either recant, at Paul's, cross, or be burnt in Smithfeild, & such like: for this cause, and for the better clearing of the truth: I will deliver such objections, as have been made against him, with evident answers (as I hope) to every of them.  
There have been many counterfeits: 
〈…〉  therefore Som. did couterfeit  
This followeth not. for we may with as good reason say, 
Aus. 1.  many have not counterfeit: therefore Some: did not counterfeit.  
2. There could never any man counterfeit such things as summers in truth hath done.  
summers himself said he did counterfeit. 
2. obiectio●…   
1. summers likewise said, he did not counterfeit: yea gave himself body and soul to the Devil: 
Aus. ●.  if he ded counterfeit: as willbe deposed: why should he not be believed aswell with an exetration deniing, as barely affirming he did counterfeit?  
2. Somm. is not to be believed when he affirmeth an impossibility. for it appears by the depositions that he did such things, as by human power without the Devil are not possible for him to do  
3. Somm: for fear he should be counted a witch said he did couterfeit, as appears in the narration, and now perceiving that this is well pleasing to some great personages, he doth more impudently stand in defence of it.  
4. If Som. did counterfeit, he is to be burnt as a blasphemer for saying that he was God, Christ, and that he made Baptism. And if he be not punished, we must conclude he did not counterfeit. Else men will imagine that the reverend fathers would tolerate blasphemy; hitherto he hath been rather rewarded.  
summers own confession is more to be credited, 
3. ob.  than all the Deponents: he best knoweth what himself did: the depositions are not worth 2 D. the Commissioners simple men.  
1 summers being in his fits knew not what himself did, 
Answer.  or, said or was done unto him, as hath been confessed by himself, and is deposed, and further may be.  
2 There can no exception be taken against the witnesses: if it were in case of high treason, or in matters concerning any man's life, or lands in England: so many, and such witnesses are sufficient in any other court of justice in England. 6 of the Commissioners were in degree of Esquires, or better: the residue (save the Mayor of Nott: a very simple man) were men of learning: they can not be noted of partiality save such of them, as were enemies to Mr Dorrell. for the others if there be fault in them, let them be sent for, and punished. But it is not like that any shallbe called till more indifferency be procured, but such only as will seek rather to obscure then to reveal the truth of these proceed  
summers can act all those things again that are deposed. 
4. ob.   
1 If he can act them all in such manner, 
Ans.  and form as is deposed, than he is, either still possessed, or more than a man: for no human power can do the like.  
2 Let him be brought before some indifferent persons, let the depositions be read, and let him act the same in such manner, and form as is deposed, by natural, or artificial power, than Mr Dorrell will peeled that he did counterfeit. If he cannot, (as undoubtedly he cannot,) then plead no longer for the Devil: but punish that imp. of Satan as a wicked liar, and blasphemer of the mighty work of God  
He saith he seemed to be stronger then, 
●. ob.  4. or 5 men in his fits, because he looked rerriblie, & they were so afraid they durst not use their strength upon him.  
It appeareth, 
Ans.  by the depositions of Robert Aldridge, John wood joane Pie, John Slrellie, Richard Me, and William Langford, that they, and others laboured uviht all their might, and strength so as they sweat again and could not rule him: he neither sweeting, panting, nor changing colour.  
It was an easy matter for him to trouble 3. 
6. ob.  or 4 persons, being carried aloft upon their shoulders: such strength he can show again.  
It is deposed that being upon his bed, and on the ground, and sitting in a chair he was so strong, 
Ans.  he could not be mastered by 3. or 4. persons joining together their united forces; as appears by the depositions. 
7. ob.   
Where some say he had a swelling in his body, it was nothing but the windcollick.  
A strange colic that should run in a variable bigness between the flesh and skin up, 
Ans.  and down his body, from leg to leg, them to his toe, belly, ear, root cheek, throat, tongue, and eye, changing the colour of the eye; and making the part in which it was inflexible, and heavy as iron. Yet if Mr Dorrell should by praer, and fasting cure such a colic, 
8. ob.  he ought rather to be reverenced then reviled.  
But Some: denieth that it ran up & down his body in that sort.  
It is deposed by eleven witnesses: 
Ans.  many more also willbe ready to depose.  
But where find you that in Scripture? 
9 ob.  qd. My L: of London.  
Mr Dorrell affirmed, 
Ans.  there were twelve things deposed concerning Some: his possession, which he could not possibly counterfeit: he was suffered to produce the running of this lump up and down his body, for one of them which was directly proved by manifold witnesses. When some that had seen the depositions knwe this to be most certainly deposed, thy had nothing to object but: Where find you that in Scripture. Whereby they shwe manifestly, that some of them do fight against the light of their own conscience. for themselves knowing that Some: could not counterfeit this, neither could Mr Dorrel possibly instruct him how to practise any such feat, they had nothing in reason to answer but least by their silence they should seem to be convinced and confounded, they object a matter nothing to the purpose, namely that this is not found in Scripture. The weight of which objection is this.  
All impossibilities are found in Scripture: this is not found in Scripture: therefore this is not an impossibility. Who feeleth not the grossness of this argument. as if a man mihht not name a 1000 things unposible to be performed by W Some: which yet are not to be found in Scrip: It is not possible for Some: to go to Rome in an hour, yet this is not found in Scripture. It is not possible for Some: to touch the stars, yet this is not found in Scrip: no more surely is it possible for Some: to counterfeit such a variable motion, as was evidently seen, and felt upon his body though it be not to be fond in Scrip. This one thing alone (if there were nothing else) is sufficient to convince any man whose heart is not hardened, that Some: did not counterfeit: much les cooled Mr Dorrell be accessary to him in such iniquity.  
2. All the signs mentioned in Scrip: might more easily be deluded by this conceit of counterfeiting▪ then this movable swelling net the Devil in those days was not so witty as to afcribe all possessions unto counterfeiting. 
Such swelling is observed in others as asigne of possession, vide Thyr: de demoniaris part. 1. cap. 3 sect. 3.  But seeing men in this matter are grown more incredulous than heretofore, it hath pleased God beside the signs of possessions mentioned in Scrip: to give other signs also, more free from cavil to make his glorious works most apparent, and certain.  
The kitlings that seemed to move under this coverlet, 
10. objection.  where he lay, was but the motion of his own hand: One put his hand under the coverlet, & caught Some: hand moving.  
1. If this be true than he had five hands in bed with him for there seemed to be five kitlings some time, 
Ans.  as is deposed by Rob. Aldridge.  
2. It may be after the time that he pretended to counterfeit, some confederate of his might catch his hand under the coverlet to delude the former accidents.  
3. This motion was, when Some: hands, and feet were held: deposed by Th. Grace.  
4. lastly deposed; that the rising up under the coverlet being felt, it yielded like a bladder full of wind when it is pricked: and filled again as with wind: and some times it patted, like the foot of a kitling.  
Those things which he told in his fits to be said and done in his absence, 
11. ob.  he understood by the people who were with him, that talked of such matters, supposing he heard them not.  
By the depositions it is plain, 
Ans.  he spoke of things done in his absence, at the instant when he spoke them: as that of the examination of Millecent Horselere, and of Mr Dorrells, and Mr Abdredges coming, unknown to any there present.  
Where it is said, 
12. ob.  he spoke, his mouth open, not moving tongue, chaps, etc. he can do so again: for gaping he can say, hang▪ hang.  
It is deposed by Richard Newto, 
Ans.  he spoke a continued speech. his mouth being wide open, his tongue drawn into his throat, uttering those words among others. Ego sum rex, ego sum Deus.  
He can foam as he did before by keeping soap in his mouth, 
13. ob.  & working it with his tongue.  
Belike he brought this concert from the barbers shop. 
Ans.  It is deposed by Mr Langford, that he continued his foaming the space of an hour, in such abundant manner, that the foam did hang down from his mouth to his breast, notwithstanding it was continually wiped with clats, in such abundance, as is not able to be uttered by any human creature, not having received any thing from 6 in the morning, till 5 at night to augment it.  
When he threw himself into the fire, 
14. ob.  he knew there were some present speedily to relcue him.  
He was thrown with such violence against the chimney as they that were present thought his neck had been broken, 
Ans.  he could not suddenly be taken out of the fire; for it is deposed, he was of such weight as is not possible to any natural body▪ so as there were 3. or 4. forced to join in taking him by: yet he had not his hair singed, nor was himself hurt.  
When he fell down before the Commissioners, 
15. ob.  it was done by the advice of the Mayor, and some of the Aldermen at Nott: who persuaded him to it; and should have given him a watchword, when to riseup, but it was forgotten: whereby (alas) the poor boy was in great pains through the majors forgetfulness.  
1. Then belike the mayor, 
Ans.  and Aldermen were complotters in this counterfeiting: me thinks they should aswell be punished as Mr Dorrell.  
2. Can they by teaching, or he by practising stay the issuing of blood when he was deeply pricked with a yin, both in his hand, and leg? how came it to pass that he had forgotten which hand was pricked? why did he purpose to counterfeit, and yet would tell them, that he fell down because a qualm came over his stomach, howesoever it is an easy matter to delude such as were absent by words, yet the Commissioners being choice men of the country, both for learning, and authority could not be deceyved by such a paltry companion. For the matter was so apparent unto them, that they held it superfluous to proceed any further to examination of witnesses: in so much as Mr Walton the Archdeacon confessed it to be the finger of God: and shrunk away ashamed, being convinced with the evidence, and demonstration of truth.  
He saith, 
16. ob.  Mr Dorrell taught him to counterfeit, & how to behave himself at the dispossession.  
1. This relieth upon the ariome and infallible principle whereupon most of the objections are founded, 
Ans.  namely this whatsoever Wt. Some: saith is true, he saith Mr Dorrell instructed him to counterfeit etc. let them prove the proposition: and we will yield the Conclusion. As if a godly minister were not better to be beleyved upon his oath, than the bare affirmation of a lewd voie whom they say was a counterfeit.  
2. If Mr Dorrell should say, or swear that Some: by his teaching can do these things; he were not to be credited: for none can by reaching, or learning practise impossibilities. Therefore it is a mere vanity to seek to draw Mr Dorrell into any confederacy in this action, unless they prove these witnesses to be all perjured persons.  
3. Mr Dorrell never came to him but with company finding also company always with him: he never (to his knowledge) did see him before the 5 of Novemb. 1597. us he hath deposed.  
4 Why should Mr Dorrell teach him to counterfeit more than others, whom he hath dealt withal in like cases of dispossession? especially the 7. in Lancashire? whereof 4 were under 12 years, troubled 2 years before he came to them; and 2 of them children to a gentleman of good credit; who was at 200 ll charges by occasion of their possession? and could not expect any advantage by giving out that 6 in his family were vexed by Satan: the procurer of their trouble was indicted and executed for conjuration: yet till this likewise be proved conterfeiting; a possession and dispossession must be held for granted.  
It is Popery to hold there is any possession since Christ's time: 
17. Objection.  and it is heresy to maintain that the Devil may now be cast out by prayer, & fasting. Miracles are now ceased: these are but devices to maintain your hypocritical fastings.  
To hold there are possessions, 
Answer.  and may be dispossessions by prayer and fasting, is neither Popery, nor heresy. If it be, why do they not send for Mr. John Ireton of Legworth a man known to be learned and sound in religion, as any of them: who shamefully confounded Arched: Walton in this question: and offered to maintain the same in the University? there being in deed (as I am verily persuaded) nothing in the Scripture, the Apology, or articles of rereligion proffessed in England, nor in the armonie of Confessions, nor in any sound Protestant Divine to the contrary. In this, and in other 
(a) Vr: Whether a Bishop, et Elder be all one in scrip. whether Christ suffered in soul et●  questions it is fit to be known, which men learned in the law do tell us 
(b) 1 Elizabeth. c. 1.  that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners ought not to determine any matter to be heresy, but only such as hath heretofore been determined to be heresy by authority of the Canonical Scripture; or by the first four General Counsels, or any of them; or by any other General Counsel, whereyn the same was declared to be heresy by the express, & plain words of the Canonical Scripture; or such as hath heretofore been judged heresy by the parliament with the assent of the Clergy in the Convocation; as appears by the statute made in the first year of her M.ties reign and the first chapter. There have been possessions before Christ's time, which may be seen by these things which are recorded of the 
(c) joseph. de antiq:  Exorcists among the jews, 
Mat. 12. 27  and of the 
(d) Levit. 20 27. 1 Sa 28. 7. who had the Devil in them. in their belly: called also Pythonists. Ad 16 16. 18. See hereof Orig lib. 7. count Cells: Chrys. hom. 29.  Oracles, Engastrimuthoj, and others among the Gentiles. Since Christ's time there have been infinite examples testied by the 
(e) Cyprian ad Deniet etc. de Idolor: Vanitate. Orig. hom. 244 in Ios. jact. lib. 4. Ca 27. justin. disp. count Fryph. Chrysost. hom. 4. Athanas: de incarnate. August. de temp. ser. 197. Cass. Coll. 7. c. 25. 27. Prosper de promise. Gregor. didlog. lib. 1. r. 10. Zanch. de operibus. l. 4. c. 10. Martyr in 1. reg. 8. Melanct. in Epist. Gualt. hom. in Luc. 8. Szeged. loc come. f. 400. Ches. Gevev. Giffard dialog. of with.  monuments of all ages. A thing so usual in the times of Antiquity, since Christ, and his Apostles, that I marvel any men who would seem to be learned, and do profess great reading, should beware their ignorance in such a trivial matter. Hierome in vita Hilariom speaks of one Hilarion who dipossessed very near 200. persons. omitting others I will only allege tertullian in his apology, who made the like offer in his time, as was made of late up Mr More a godly Minister, to the Bish: of London touching W. Some: for which he was committed to the prison of the Clinck. Let a man (saith tertullian) that is vexed by a Devil be brought before your judgement seat: & add the commandment of the meanest Christian, the spirit shall speak, & confess himself to be an unclean spirit. Let one of those folk be brought whom you think to be inspired of a God, etc. If he dare buy before a Christian, or if he confess not himself to be a Devil, take the Christian to be presumptuous, & let him die for it out of hand, etc. Now none will speak his own shame, but rather the which may sound to his honour. 
Tertul in Apolog.  Surely they will not tell you that jesus is a deceyver, or of the common stamp of men: or that he was stolen out of his grave, as hath been reported unto you: but that he is the power the wisdom, & the word of God: that he sitteth in heaven, & that he shall come to judge us. And on the contrary part that themselves be Devils, damned for their naughtiness, & waiting for their dreadful doom: and this because that being afraid of Christ in God, & of God in Christ they yield to God & Christ, & to the servants of God, & Christ. 
and Scap. cap. 3.  And again else where he saith, We do not only despite the Devils, but also we bind them, & do daily traduce them, & expel them out of men, as it is well known unto very many. Of corporal possessions also even in these days. 
Lirie & others.  We do read in credible histories of the west Indies.  
But to seek no further, there hath been evident demonstration hereof in our own land. Where the Symptoms, or signs of possession mentioned in Scripture have been apparent in the parties possessed, as namely 
a Luk. 8. 29.  extraordinary strength 
b Luk. 8. 28.  knowledge, 
Act. 16. 16. & 19 15.  & tormenting of the bodies, 
c Mar. 9 20.  Foaming, wallowing, beatting of themselves gnashing which the teeth. 
d Marc. 9 22  casting into the fire, & such lick. 
Moat this ye Atheisis:  When the signs of possession, and dispossession have been delivered out of the Scripture, the very same at the naming of them (the work corresponding with the word, sufficient to confound all Actheists) have at that instant been showed in the persons affected, being themselves senseless, not remembering afterward what had happened unto them. When the godliemen have called upon the Lord to dispossess the wicked spirit out of the tormented creature, he hath answered, as it were from heaven, be it unto you, as you have desired. lastly when Saran hath been dispossessed, he hath (as the Scrip: sayte) walked in dry & barren places, 
Mat. 12. 43.  seeking rest, but finding none: & returning back into the house from whence he came, he hath appeared in divers shapes, persuading the parties by promises, and threatenings to let him ●reenter. 
Marc. 9 25.  Some have yielded, as jane Ashton in Lancashire, this Some: and others: and have been greivouslie tormented as before without giving hope of recovery: seeing ouwr Saviour saith, 
Mat. 12. 45.  that in such case, the spirit taking 7. worse dwelleth there & of such is worse, than the beginning. Others have repulsed him, and would not relent, either by this allurements or threathnings. Whereof he hath outwardly in their body so pinched, and tormented them, that they could not go without halting for a good time after. Yet he being still resisted in faith, hath after many assaults surceased to trouble them any further. The miraculous curing of fevers, palsae●, leprosies, and other diseases by Christ, and his apostles gave credit to the Gospel: Yet the like diseases remain at this day. Seeing therefore there may be possessions at this day, as before (for what hath been done, that may not again be done, the Devil being as malicious, and powerful as in times past) What shall we do (saith P. 
in 1 Reg. 8.  Martyr) with them that be taken, and tormented with Devils, Shall we forsake them. Undoubtedly they must not be forsaken; yet we must not by adjurations command them to go forth. Wherefore (saith he) we will use faithful prayers for the recovery of them. 
in Epist. Demonology.  The like is the opinion of Philip. Melanthon, and the godly learned King of Schoth: men more judicious, and better grounded in religiom, than these that speak at random of Popery, and of heresy. To remove the Devil by prayer and fasting is no miracle: 
Mat. 17. 21.  this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting. saith our Saviour. If God by prayer should heal the falling, sickness, or frenzy, or should grant rain, drought, victory, or such like requests, where this a miracle? Christ, and his apostles spoke the word only (as the Centuriom saith) and it was done: 
Mat. 8. 8. Act. 16. 18. Mat. 10.  they commanded, and it came to pass. The Disciples had power given them against unclean spirits, and to heal all diseases. This in deed was miraculous. But Mr Fox, Mr Greenham, Mr Dorrel, Mr More nor others in these days, neither challenge, nor have any power only in an extraordinary case, wherein the Physicians say there is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, somewhat divine, or supernatural, not curable by any human ordinary skill, they use in extraordinary, and supernatural lawful mean of cure, that is by long, and earnest entreaty to beseech Almighty God by mediation of Christ jesus, to release the party. This God hath done, and these men for our good are witnesses hereof: and woe be to them who have prevailed against Satan, and heard with their ears, and seen with their eyes the great works of almighty God, if they should relinquish the truth of God, for the fear of man, Touching the ceasing of miracles there is no determination thereof in holy Scripture: neither is that article in this action to be controversed. Sure w●are that the Scripture, the deity, and all religion is by some among us as much called in question, as ever heretofore. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners can witness, how many Atheists and blasphemers have been brought before them, likewise there be some who call themselves Christians, and also Ministers of the Gospel, who yet in their practised live Atheists, and make a scorn at the exercises of religion, as namely at preaching, praying, fasting, sanctifiing the Saboth, reading the word of God, giving thanks at meate-using the phrases of the Scriptures and do revile, and hate others because they refrain from swearing liing, filthy speaking, gaming, plays, and such abominations of this age where in we live. It is to be doubted. that neither the word, nor miracles can prevail with those men. when God shutteth no man can open: when Lazarus was raised from the dead, many believed: but some were hardened, & complained upon our Saviour.  
Though some saw Christ visibly risen from the dead, yet they still doubted. Therefore all is to little to unbeleivers. The greater, and more noble the works of God be, the more earnest is the Devil in obscuring them. If there were no other proof hereof but this matter of Nottingham: it were sufficient to exemplify unto us, the exceeding subtlety, and malice of Satan. For by disgracing this wonderful work of God, the powerful preaching of the Gospel is hindered in Nottingham, where it hath been a strannger for many years: a number of people in that town whose hearth were opened hereby to receive the Gospel are left to the wolf: the holy exercise of prayer, and fasting are shamefully scorned: wicked and Popish persons are kindly entertained: and highly commended: the witnesses of Christ jesus, and enemies of Satan are evil entreated: the Papists opinion who hold that Satan cannot possibly by the ministery of any Protestant be dispossessed, is mightlie countenanced: the Atheists, and carnal Gospelers (who not knowing the power of godliness, and holy exercises do attrebute all things to art, chance, or nature) are exceedingly hardened.  
It cannot be endured that those kind of men which be accounted the of scouring of the world should be thought to have such interest in CHrist Jesus, as that their (falsely termed) verbal prayers, and hypocritical fastings, he should, as it were visibly descend from heaven, and tread down Satan under their feet: where as other men who account themselves more learned, excellent, and wise than they, do not with all their Physic, Rhetoric, pomp, and primacy accomplish the like. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world. to confound the wise, & the weak things of the world to confound the mighty.  
THus much touching the objections which have been made to prove the pretended counterfeiting of W. summers. But how by counterfeiting he could speak a quarter of an hour together his mouth being shut: how he should stay his temples, and pulses from and beating: how his eye, hands, and face should be unnaturally black and turn by and by into their natural colour: how there should be extraordinary smells in the place where he lay: how he should violently be with great force cast-against the iron bars, and posts of the chimneys receyving no heart: how he could be taller than the highest man in Nott: how all his body should be as cold as ice, and heavy as iron: how his face should be turned quite backward his neck thrown round about without hurt unto him: how he being naturally weak should so oftentimes belabour so many strong men, himself not panting, sweatting, or changing colour: how he made his tongue to swell to the bigness of a Calf's tongue, and his eyes as great as beasts eyes: how he should forget continually what he did, or was done unto him in his fits: how his legs crooked with falls, should be inflexible as any iron: how the colic should run along all his body, in a variable quantity: How such a colic should be cured by prayer, and fasting: how in his fits he should utter strange voices, which at other times he could not do again, as is deposed: how he did counterfeit all these impossibilities, when the Sadduces, Galenists, and Naturalists of our time have considered of the matter, we will expect some new objections suitable in discretion to the former. In the mean season, Let him that is filthy, be filthy still: but do Satan what he can, Wisdom shallbe justified of her children.  Surely the rage of man shall turn to thy praise: Psalm. 76. 10.  

Depositions taken at Nottingham the 20. of March. An. 1597. by virtue of a Commission granted from the right reverend father in God Mathewe Archbisschop of York, and others her Mties high Commissioners before john Therrald Esquire high sheriff of the County of Nott. sir john Byron Knight, john Stanhop, Robert Markham, Richard Parkins Esquires, Peter Clerk Mayor of the town of Nottingham.  
Miles Leigh Official of the Archdeaconry of Nott. john Ireton Parson of Legworth john Browne parson of Loughborrowe, Robert Evington parson of Normanton upon Sore, and Thomas Bolton, Ministers, and preachers of God's Word.  
Commissioners appointed for the taking of the same.  
1 THomas Hais of Kirkbie in Ashfeild in the county of Not. 
1 Thomas Hais.  Clerk, and preacher of God's word sworn, and examined, saith that being at Nott. upon All Saint's day to attend upon Sir Charles Candish, the said day was entreated to come to the house where William summers was, by the said Som. mother: 
At the name of jesus cast down.  and there found the said Som. wonderfully tormented, and at the name of jesus suddenly oftentimes cast on the earth, the one leg being bended crooked towards this examinant: not able to straighten the same. In which leg he saw something run, 
The leg bound.  and so out of that leg into the other: thence forth with into his belly greatly swelling the same, in so much that the same was much bowned upwards: and when the same departed thence, he saw it plainly in his throat, 
a running swelling.  in his tongue, and in his cheek near unto his ear roo●e, appearing there as at that time he conceived the quantity of the yelke of aneg and liing his hand upon it, ann taking it between his fingers found the same in softness, and quam try to the yelke of an egg. And bein doubtful what to think, or say of such a strange sight this Examinant went thence to Mr Arkinson of the same town of Nott. with whom he had often been, and sent for such as were troubled with Melancholies, or temptations, to cry out some natural cause, if he might. But after many answers of his touching convulsions, falling sicknesses, and such others, he could conceive none that might lead him to the finding of a natural cause. 
No disease, but the Devil.  So he procured Mr Ebings, and Mr Aldredg the same day to come to him, where in their prayers, and presences, he had divers fits as before, giving out words, that it was no disease, but the Devil.  
2. 
2. Robert Aldridg.  Robert Aldridge Clerk vicar of Sanct Maries in Nott: sworn, and examined saith, that first he coming to William Somm: upon Thurs' day being the 3 of November (as he thinketh) he found him lying upon a bed, no bed clothes lying upon him, 
Running swelling.  but only his own hose: and saw a thing running up his right leg to the quantity of a mouse, and he calling unto God by prayer, immediately it removed out of the right leg, into the left, and laying his hand thereupon immediately it removed into his belly, where it did swell to a very great quantity, twice so big as his body as he thinketh, and from thence into his breast, and there it was the bigness of his fist, and from thence into his neck, and from thence under his ear, where it remained in the bigness of a french walnut, not changing his former colour, and so remained there for the space of a quarter of an hour: and the said summers liing upon his back, his hands were holden by two there standing by the whole time this examinant was there.  
And this examinant further saith, 
A hollowish voice.  that he heard in a strange hollowish voice, that he was his, and this examinant answering said that he lied, he was Gods: and that he had made a promise unto God in Baptism to be his, 
Blasphemy.  than the voice answered that he was God, Christ, and a king; & that he made Baptism, & that he made him his by a new Covenant, for he had given him 3. pen: & that it was in the boys sleive, which beingh searched, there was noon such to be found, than it said again that it was in his glove.  
This Examinant also further saith, that the said William summers: the xvij. of November last, from the hour of 7. off the clock, unto 3. off the Clock in the afternoon off the same day continued strangely, 
Extrrordinarie strength.  and diverselie vexed, and tormented: and had such strength as five men had much a do to keep him down during which time he exceeded in swelling, stritching, roaring, and yelling very fearfully gnashinsh of his teeth, and foaming at his mouth. And also saith that upon the xviij. th' of November betwixt 7, and 8. of the clock in the morning, he went into the house of Robert Cooper, where William Some: lay to hear how he had done the night before, 
knocking  and he standing in the hall heard a great knocking in the Parlour where the boy lay, and suddenly he rushed in, where he found the boy alone in his bed, lying with his face upward in his fit, with his mouth drawn awry, and his eyes staringh as though they would have started out of his head. And this Examinant kneeling down to prayer heard the knockingh again under his knees as he thought. And in the bed under the coverlet, he saw the form, 
5 kitlings  and shape as it were of five kitlings in quantity to the view of his eye. And again this Examinant saw the bed clothes at the feet to shake, move, and leap as the leaves of an Aspen tres shaken with the wind.  
3. William Hyinde of the town of Notthingham tailor sworn, 
3. w. Hind.  and examined saith that at his coming unto the said Summers he found Master Aldridge there (being upon Frydaie the fourth of November as this Examinant thinketh) and did see a swelling in his neck to the bigness off a great walnut, 
The running. swciling.  and from thence unto the bone of the check, and there was to the bigness of a great hasselnut: and from thence it removed into his eye, and the skin of his eye waxed black, and became this Examinant had heard before that he the said summers did counterfeit, 
Eye skin-black.  he did lay his hand upon the said swelling upon the chekebone which swelling did tremble like an Aspen leaf in a calm wind, and was very soft, but in that place did not change his natural colour.  
4. Thomas Westfeyld in the county of Nottingham Clerke, and preacher of God's word savorne, 
the running swelling.  and examined saith, that upon Sondaye at night, being the 6. of November last passed (as he thinketh) being desirous to see the strange things which he had heard of the said Summer: came thither with Master Dorrell to see him, 
The ey● changed colour 8. times.  where he found him with a great swelling under the left ear, to the bigness of a walnut, and from thence it removed into the eye, where it seemed not so great, but caused a great blackness in his eye, and upon that this Examinant laid his hand where he felt a certain moving, and his eye changed into his natural colour immediately: and so changed 8. times betwixt 3. and 6. a Clock in the morning.  
5. William Aldred of Colwick in the county of Nottingham Clerk, and preacher of God's word sworn, and Examined saith, that upon the 6. of November last being the Saboth, Mr John Dorrell, and divers other Ministers, whereof this Examinant, was one, together with the Major of Nottingham and others, being about 7. of the clock in the Evening came into the house where the said summers was. And after prayers made to GOd, the said John Dorrell exhorted with many words all such whose hearts GOd should touch with his fear, to prepare, and assemble themselves the next day against 7 of the clock in the morning, and to consecrate that day wholly unto the Lord with fastings and praper, 
150. persons present  and so departed from them at that time. And the Ministers withdrawing themselves, and conferring about the keeping of the said excercise, it was thought good that this said Examinant should begin the next day. 
Mouth distorted.  There were assembled at the time appointed about an hundred, and fifty Persons: and this Examinant beginning with prayer preached against the sins of our time. 
Tongue doubled into his throat.  The boy in the mean time being tormented by fits in his body wonderfully, as by heaving up his body by hailing his lips awrire, one towards the one ear, and tother towards tother ear: opening his mouth wide, as if it where foursquare, thrusting out his tongue, and putting it double again into his throat: with many fearful cries, and strikes and sometimes lay silent. This examinant having ended his sermon the above named John Dorrell began with prayer, at which time the torments in the boy seemed to be doubled: and after exhortation to the people ended, and the said John Dorrell discoursing of the signs of possession as they buy in order in the 9 of Mark, the very same signs there spoken of appeared most evidently in the said William Some: 
The signs appear according to the word.  in most terrible manner, for he striked, and roared with a loud voice, he foamed abundantly, he gnashed with his teeth his body distracted several ways, and the preacher coming to these words: all things are possible to him that beleyveth, answer was made from the boy, thou liest, and with terrible countenance staring with his eyes, gaping with his mouth, stretched out his hands with bended fingers like eagle's poun●s towards the preacher, as menacing him, with leaping up with his body, and other threatening gestures, but that he was restrained by his keepers. And thus he continued the whole discourse of faith. But when he began to speak of the signs of dispossession, (as it followeth in the same chapter) the said William summers was again tortured with the former torments moon forcibly. And the said John Dorrell dilating upon this speech. He came out out of him, the said W. Some: made as though he would have vomited. And the said john Dorrell besought God to glorify his word, and work: then the whole congregation breaking their hitherto continued silence cried out all at once as it were with one voice unto the Lord, to releyve the distressed person: and with in a quarter of an hour, or thereabouts it pleased God to hear their prayers: for the body of the boy was taken, and thrown thwart the bed grovelling, in which manner he lay as if he had been dead for a season. The preacher then glorifying God, and willing the people to be thankful (the which being accordingly performed) the boat turned himself over, and upon his knees rendered thanks unto God for his delivery By which time the sun being seth the exercise ended, and the boy went home with his master.  
6. joane Pie wise of Robert Pie of the town of Nott: baker sworn, and e●a●●●…ed deposeth, and saith that about a week before M. Dorrell was sent for to come to W. Some: being the saturday before all Saintsdaie at night this Examinant coming to the house of Thomas Porter where the boy lay, 
His body doubled etc.  and after a while he fell into a fit of laughing, and then presently he was threwen suddenly into the bed's feet, his body doubled, and his head between his legs: and then suddenly he was plucked round upon an heap, as though his body had leave like a great brown loaf, of a strike: and so rolled in the bed, cast up from the bed like a ball, 3. or 4. times together, about half a yard in height, the coverlet being so fast wrapped about him, as all that were present had much a do to pull the clothes from him: and this Examinant tame many times to the said Summers, of purpose to see the accidents that did show his possession, wherein she desired to be satisfied. And this Examinant also saith, that about Allhallowtide, and many others times she hath seen the said summers handled with such violence, as when his fit had come, he could have been so strong as sometimes there have been 4. 
extraordinary strength  or 5 women, and could not hold him liing flat upon the ground: and that notwithstanding all their force he could have beat his menbers one after an other, as his legs, arms, and head, as though he would have beat his head in pieces, if he had done it in God's name and that part, or members with the fit did possess 3 or 4 could not hold it, 
leg massy inflexible.  or bow it. This Examinant further saith that on Allhallowe even at noon, or thereabouts, she with sundry others, being with the said boat, he was sitting in a chair about two yards from the fire side, and suddenly was cast towards the fire, his head lighting upon the iron that kept up the fire, and one of his hands in the fire: 
Cast into the fire.  and they being 3 or 4 taking him up to save him from burning, they could not set him in the chair again: for his legs were so bowed as they could not not all straight them: and he so heavy, 
leg bowed  as they could scarce lift him, and that neither his head heir, nor any part of his body was hurt, or burned by the fire, and she further saith, 
though so heave as hardly by 3. or 4. taken out yet unhurt.  that there was a small line, which tied up a painted cloth: which was hung over the bed: to which the said Somm: stretched his hand, but could not reach it: and then to their imagination he seeming to exceed the stature of the tallest man in the town suddenly got his chin over the said line: 
extraordinary stature.  and so with his hands plucked the line so fast about his neck, as that they with stood by had much a do to save him from hanging. She further saith that the boy in one of his fiths (the night before Mr Dorrell came) said that Dorrell was coming, 
extraord: knowledge.  when neither she nor any other to her knowledge had any certain intelligence that Mr Dorrell would come. for the messengers which went for him brought answer, that he purposed not to come till the next week. And she also further saith, that the said saturday which Mr Dorrell came to the town he was more extremely handled then before: 
Speech without moving tongue, othps.  and that he late many times with his mouth extraordinarily void, and strangely open, and that he spoke these words vz I will use with: S his tongue, and members for 3 days without moving, or stirring his tongue, or lips in speaking any of the said words. And that the speech was in the ordinary voice of with: Somm: And this deponent further saith, that an hour and half before Mr Dorrells coming to the town, the boy fell into an extreme fit in such manner as she, 
For dead.  and those with were prefent judged verily he was dead: for he lay senseless, and speechless, his eyes out of his head, like walnuts: his face black in a strange manner, 
No remembrance.  and all his members, and the parts of his body instanlie cold upon the sudden by the space of an hour. And being asked when his fits were passed, whether he remembered the extremlie or any part denied, that he remembered any thing, and that during the time off his extremity they many times endeavoured to recover him by giving him Aquavitae, and other comfortable things, but it wrought nothing in him to revive him. And Mr Dorrell being come into the town, the boy instantly spoke of it with these words: I have but a small time now to stay, 
Extraord. knowledge.  but I will shortly return: And that Mr Dorrell coming in at the backside of the house without knowledge off the boy (as she verily thinketh) the boy fortold off his coming, 
strange smells like brimstone.  and he also had foretold of Mr Aldridg his coming at sundry times. This Examinant saith likewise that at divers times when the boy was in his fits she hath felt smells like brimstone: 
Running swelling.  and also saith that being in his fits she hath seen a swelling in his foot, which removed, from toe to toe, and so to his leg, and from thence in his body to the bigness off a 3. penny white leaf: and so to his throat to the bigness off a rat, and under his ear to the bigness off a walnut, and in his eye breeze like a black clock, and so removed from place to place. which this Examinant, and others have sensibly seen, and felt. And this deponent further saith that after the time of his dispossession, the hope discovered by speech certain which he named to be witches, amongst the rest he named one Milicent Horselie, who dwelled at Bridgeford: which Master Dorrel and Mr Aldred carried to Mr Parkins to be examined, and the boy about one of the clock in the same day in his fits uttered these words. 
extraord. knowledge.  Now they have her, and are examining her: and she saith she doth all by prayer, & now she is saying her prayer, and this was not known to this Examinant, or any other then present to her knowledge. And she further deposeth, and saith that at divers times she hath heard a clapping in his bed, as though it had been the clapping of 3. hands. and that she hath seen a motion in the bed, 
kitlings.  as though it had been the creeping off 3. kitlings, which she, and divers others have endeavoured to take hold of, but never could, for when they have attempted the same: 
knocking.  It hath vanished: and his hands and feet never stirring to their sights and that at other times, at his beds feet a knocking as though it were under the bed to their understanding: and in some of those extreme fits, he would cry, 
Nec troend & mouth drawn aside immeasurablie.  Now she comes, now she comes, now she will break my neck, and thereupon his neck was thrown about▪ as though it had been broken, with his mouth drawn of the one side unmeasurably, some time on th'one side, and some times on the other.  
7. Richard Newton of the town of Nottingham glover, sworn, and examined saith that he heraing off the strangeness off this extremities of the said Summer: came unto him with a full determination to understand whether his strange actions were counterfeited, or not: and thought to satisfy himself with a full understanding of the truth of the cause, and found he the said Some: in his fit: and heard him speak plainly with a continued speech with his mouth wide open, 
Speech with mouth open, his tongue drawn into his throat, neither lips nor chaps moving.  his tongue drawn into his throat, so that there could be seen nothing of it but the roots in his throat, neither lips, nor chaps moving: and uttered this speech among others Ego sum rex, Ego sum Deus, with some other speeches, which he (this Examinant) could not understand well for that he is no good Latinest: and this was done in the sight of many.  
8. Henry Nussie of the town of Nott: locksmith, sworn, and examined, deposeth, and saith, that he came unto the said Some: to wake with him: and about 10. or 11. of the Clock in the night, he saw him with his mouth wide open: and he spoke certain words unto John Wigan in Latin: which this Examinant understood not, 
speech. without moving chaps.  his chaps nor tongue moving, and did so speak, and this Examinant saw these things evidently: for he came very near him to behold him.  
9 William Langford of the town of Nottingham Chirurgiam sworn, and examined deposeth, and saith that it is true, that the same day of his dispossessing being the 7. of November he did gnash, wallow, 
Foaming exceeding.  and foam in such abundant manner, that the foam did hang down from his mouth unto his breast: notwithstanding it was wiped away continually with clothes: and that he continued for the space of an hour: and that it was in such abundance, that this Examinant did not think it possible to be uttered off any human creature, and so much the more he did marvel at it, for that the said Summer had not taken any thing from 6. 
Skriking hideouslie. like a bull, & a bear & a small voice uncounterfeyt able  of the Clock in the morning until 5. of the clock in the after noon to augment it any ways: and that he did strike with 3. several voices so hideouslie, and so terribly as they were not like any human creature, but rather th'one of them was like unto a bull, the other like unto a bear, and the third a very small voice, and such as this Examinant thinketh cannot be counterfeited. 
extra ordinary strength. Feb. 17.  And this Examinant further saith, that the said Summer did show extraordinary strength: and specially upon the 17. of February last, when he this Examinant, a kisman of his, 
temples. pulses. not beating.  and one other servant to Mr Grace could not hold him: and that then this Examinant felt his temples, and his pulses of his arms which had no motion: but was as he had been senseless, and like a dead man: and that he was cold of all outward parts of his body: which he purposely then did try, for the strangeness thereof: neither did he extraordinarily pant, or blow, that this Examinant could perceyve. And this Examinant saith that he hath heard him make rhyme of the Scriptures, 
a small tunable voice.  and heard him sing so small a tunable voice, as that out of his fit he could not sing the like, as this Examinant made proof of, of very purpose: and hearing him sing many times before in his perfect memori, he did never hear him sing with so small a voice. And this examinant further saith that on the said 7. of Novem. last (with day the said exercise for his dispossession was appointed) this Examinant came to the house of the said Thomas Porter, where the said W. Som. was, and there finding the said Some: upon his knees praying, and with him some company in prayer, this deponent told secretly some in the company, that it was appointed that instantly the said Some: 
Extraord. knowledge.  was to be conveyed to the place where the said exercise was to be used: and thereupon (without the understanding of the said Som. 
5. or 6. with much a do carry him.  by audible speech) he was cast suddenly thwart upon the bed: and this deponent with 5. or 6. others had much trouble (though they used their whole strength) to carry him to the said place, where the said exercise was appointed, and kept: and that this examinant haviug only the guiding of his head could not continually keep it by his strength: but sometime it was taken from him. He also saith, that upon the said 7. of November the said Som. being extremely tormented, and toiled, and his buttons therewith opened he saw a rising, 
the running swelling.  or swelling in the bottom of his belly, which to his knowledge moved the clothes: and his breast, and stomach being hare he saw visibly the same rising, or swelling in bigness of a goose egg, or a half penny white loaf, ascend up to his breast, and so to his throat, with which he would have offered, as though he would have vomited, and therein continued till the time of his dispossession as was generally thought by all the standers by. for in a trice he was suddenly thrown over, by what motion they which were then present could not conceive by any human experience, or practise.  
10. Thomas Grace of Gray Langlie in the conntie of Leicester Esquire, sworn, and examined saith that about the 3. day of Decemb. last, he was in the house of one Cooper Clerk of St. Mary's in Nott. wherein he saw W. Some: liing upon a bed, being hold by sundry persons, 
Decemb. 3.  at his feet, and also at his head: so that it seemed unto this deponent thereby that he was in some fit but by the countenance of his face it seemed to this Examinant, that he the said Somm: did but dissemble. whereupon this Examinant considering the strange report which he had heard by diverse credible persons concerning matters in fact done by the said W. summers in the time of his possession, and dispossession desired of God in his heart that some manifest token might beshewed unto him this Examinant for his better understanding of the truth in that behalf. And immediately he saw a moving under the uppermost covering of the bed (not far distant from the small of the said with Some: 
the running swelling.  leg) which lay in a round lump panting: which this Examinant perceiving pointed at, and said to the standers by, what might this be: whereupon one of them said it is his foot: than it was answered by those that sat upon the bed's feet, thus: We have his feet here, and do hold them. Then this deponent for the better understanding thereof laid his hand upon the said lump, and felt it move, and clasping his hand together, he felt that it yielded, as air, or wind, and opening his hand again it filled the same in very full manner: And this Examinant taking away his hand, saw the clothes settle very softly down, like as a bladder being blown full of wind falleth together after it is pricked: and immediately the like moving was on the other side of the said W. Some: and this deponent seeing it said (laiing his hand upon the place, where before it was) here it was even now: 
patting like the foot of a kicing.  and at that very instant this deponent (without moving of his hands) sensibly felt something under the clothes part very fast in the palm of his hand, like the foot of a kirtling, or such like thing.  
11. John Wood of Lenton in the county of Nott: clerk, sworn, and examined saith, that upon friday being the 17 of Februa. last, he being credibly informed that W. Som. was very miseserablie tormented, and piteously vexed with most strange fits, was desirous to visit him: and to that end going with some other of his friends to the house of Robert Cooper clerk of St Maries in Nottaforesaid, where the said W. Some: then was at this coming thither. 
Extraord. strength.  and this Examinant found him in a fit, wherein he perceived that 3. or 4. men had enough to do to hold him: and this Examinant thinking with himself that it was impossible that a boy of his age, and strength, should in such wise toil 3. or 4. lusty fellows, being desirous to know whether his strength was such as they pretended, or not: in another of his fits which lasted from between 9, and 10. of the clock, until it was passed twelve, this Examinant was desirous to deal with him himself for satisfaction of his own mind: and to the end he might have the better advantage (as he thought) he stepped behind him as he was sitting in a chair, and got fast hold of the brawns of his arms, as though he would have pinioned him. But when this Examinant preceived that he could not hold him, but that he would slip from him, whether he would or not, he was enforced to let go his hold there, and with his fingers fast locked one into another, so that he could not any way slip from him as before, by reason both his arms under his arms were fast closed about his body, 
ext. strength  he so held him: but the said S: so laboured this Examinant, that both his hat fell of from his head, and his cloak from his back with struggling with him. But when the standers by saw that this deponent was almost overcome with striving with him: two of them laid hold on him with him, the one, by the one leg, and the other by tother leg, and this Examinant still at his body: who so belaboured them all for the space of an hour, or thereabout, as that in the end they were all breathless, and constrained to give place to others standing by. Whereupon this Examinant presently stepping before him upon purpose to see whether he either panted, or drew his breath, short, or not, found him with his eyes shalt, 
no panting.  and his mouth, and lips fast closed: and so far from panting, as that this Examinant could not preceive him draw his wind: and where as they all were very hot, and this Examinant in a very great sweet, 
nor redness.  he for his part neither sweat, neither yet had so much as any redness in his cheeks. Afterwards this Examinant hearing that it was noised abroad, that the said W. Som. had confessed that all that ever he had done was counterfeited and that he was delivered to John Cooper, and Nicholas Shepherd as his keepers: for trial of the truth, and learning also that the said W. Some, was with his said keepers. at Lentom: this Examinant was desirous to talk with him to the end that he might make trial whether he counterfeited, or not: for he thought with himself, that if he did counterfeit he could remember something that this Examinant did unto him, considering that he never came at him but once. And to the end no exceptions might be taken against this Examinants' words, he requested his neighbour Mr Forster a very honest man, and one fearing God, to accompany him thither telling him before hand the end of his going: who willingly went with him. When this Examinant came unto him, after they had given over their work, and all the workmen were departed: he asked leave of his said keepers that he might talk with him the said W. summers not secretly, but openly, which request being granted, openly before the said Mr Forster, and his said keepers this Examinant asked him first whether he did remember that he was ever with him in any of his fits? he answered, he did: then this Examinant asked him if he could remember any thing that he did unto him: he answered, he could: beiing asked by this Examinant, what it was he did, he said, that he nipped him by the finger with his thumb nail, 
He remembrance.  and with that made a sign with his own nail, upon his own finger, saying you nepped my fingers thus, but this Examinant answering it was an untruth that he spoke, he willed him in the name of God to shame the Devil in speaking the truth: for said this deponent) every lie is of the Devil. Whereto the said summers answered, that in deed he did not nip his finger: but (said he) you did bend my finger thus: and with that he buckled his finger with his own hand: to the end said he you might try whether I had any sense, or feeling, or not. This Examinant likewise affirming that to be an untruth also: Exhorted him again in the fear of God to speak the truth: then after he had paused a pretty space, this Examinant asked him the third time what he did, and then he answered directly, and said, if you did not so unto me, I cannot tell any thing that you did. When this Examinant preceived he could not remember any thing that he did, after a short exhortation used unto him to serve, and fear God, he went away, with Mr Forster: and when they were gone as far as a man may rove an arrow, his said keeper John Cooper called unto this Examinant saying, Mr Wood, Mr Wood, the lad remembreth, now what you did. And this deponent ask him what it was, his said keeper answered that the lad said he read of a book and prayed over his sister lying on a trendle bed: but when he this Examinant had answered that to be an untruth also: for (said he) witness all that were in that house I touched no book in that house that day, he answered again after a little space, that although he read not over her, yet he prayed over her: whereunto this Examinant answered, that he but guessed at that, (as he thought) because he might well know that no CHRIstian man seeing them in such eytremities could forbear to pray for them, and thus they left them.  
12. John Strellie of the county of Nottingham Gentleman, sworn, and examined, deposeth, and saith that he being desirous to see William summers of whom he had heard strange reports of being possessed with a Devil, and dispossessed, and as it was thought repossessed again, came to the house in Nottingham where the said Somm: was kept about the 18 of Febrarie, where finding him in one of his fits in the presence of John Dorrell, 
ext: strength,  and with: 
4 with holding, abundantly the sweatting, he not breathing.  Aldred preachers of the word of God with others, the said Son. amongst many other strange things, did show himself of that great strength, that this Examinant with 3 others could scarce hold him: but that he made them all to sweat in great abundance, the said Som. neither sweatting, nor breathing to their perseverance, and so for that time he left him. And coming unto him on Monday the 20. 
Feb. 20.  of February in the presence of the parties above named with others finding him very well to their thinking, and exhorting him out of the word of God, 
Cast against the post of the chimney.  he was on the sundaine thrown from the place where he sat with his head in such violent manner knocked to the furthest post of the chimney, as they thought his nec had been broken: being of so great weight as they thought was impossible for any natural body: 
Exceeding massy.  and being laid upon a bed, and liing in his fit about half an hour, many strange things were seen, as his neck being doubled under him, 
neck doubled.  being (as it seemed) tormented in his inward parts, with one of his legs being of a very massy weight: a little thing seen to move in diverse parts of his body, swelling the body, 
one leg very massy.  and rising into several parts of the face, to the bigness of a crab or walnut, and after coming to himself again, and continuing well a small time was on a sudden cast into the fire in the presence of them all: 
the running swelling.  and being suddenly taken out without any hurt to him, 
Cast into the fire.  by the fire being of weight as aforesaid, many strange things appeared in their presence, as foaming, wallowing, gnashing his teeth, striking, roaring, and seeming to be strangely tormented in his body with the same swelling through his body, 
speech his mouth wid open.  and face as before uttering in his trance diverse strange speeches, his mouth wide open his tongue drawn into his throat, (but not speaking in that time) and other things which be now out of memory.  
13. Richard Me of Nott. butcher, sworn, and examined deposeth and saith, that on sunday at night (being as he thinketh) the 6. of November, he came to the said Son. to watch with him about 9 of the clock at night, and found with him Mr Westfeild, and others and between 3. and 6. a clock in the morning heard a voice saying that he would have his right eye, 
blackness in his eye.  & then he would have his left: And immediately a great blackness was in his left eye, the voice being (as he thinketh contrary to his natural voice. And this Examinant further saith that a day or two before, and sundry other times this Examinant did see a swelling in his arms, 
the running ●welling.  and legs, (they being naked) to the bigness off a walnut, and removing from place to place into his body, and that he felt it in his belly to the bigness of a 6. 
Face turned directly, backward his body not mvoing eyes great as beasts eyes.  pen: brown loaf, and that it was so hard that he could not press it down with his hand: which this Examinant assayed to do by putting his hand under the bed clothes. This deponent also saith, that he hath seen him stand, and turn● his face directly backwards, not moving his body: and that his eyes were as great as beasts eyes, ready as he thinketh to start out of his head.  
And further saith that he hath seen him fallen down before them, 
leg crooked with falls.  and that one of his legs would be crooked with his fall, and that this examinant hath assayed to pull his leg straight out, 
Yet by no means to be streigted. mouth strangely draune aside.  but could not by any ways move it. And that he hath seen him drawn his mouth very strangely to one side, so as he imagineth could not be done by any natural course for that he did never see any do the like. And that his tongue would be thrust out of his mouth to the bigness of a calf's tongue. 
tongue big as a Calves.  This Examinant further saith, that he hath seen him laugh very strangely, and suddenly strich like a swine when he is in sticking, 
Laughter strange & then skiking.  and wallow, gnash his teeth, foam at mouth very strangely, and be (as he thought) senseless, and these things were done before Mr Dorrells coming unto him, and that the said Some: 
Cast into the fire un hurt.  would be violently cast into the fire, standing from the fire, a yard, and half of: and none of his clothes burnt, or hair singed.  
And further this Examinant saith that the said Some: in many off his fits, 
ext: strength 6 or mor scarelie able to hold him  did show extraordinary strength so as sometimes 3. sometimes 4. sometimes 6, sometimes more could scarcely hold him, and keep him down, and during his said fits he was not prceived to pant, or blow more than if he had not strained his strength, or struggled at all. 
not panting  and this Examinant further saith, that from the said Summer there came a big voice, 
Blasphsmie.  uttering these words, that there was no God, that he was God. that he was king & prince of darkness. 
exceeding sweet smells.  And in saying of the Lords prayer, he could not be persuaded to say lead us not into temptation, but lead us into temptation. And also he saith that he hath felt such exceeding sweet smells in the room where the said Summer was, that he, this Examinant could not endure the same for the exceeding sweetness thereof.  
14. 
Dead to their seeming an hour & half.  Elizabeth Milward of the town of Nott: spinster, sworn, and Examined, saith that the Saturdaye in which Mr Dorrell came to the town, the said William Some: was extremely tormented, 
cold as Ice face & hands black.  in such sort as he lay for an hour, and half for clean dead to their judgement being senseless, speechless, and without breath to their sight, on which time presently he was as cold as Ice, and hands black annaturallie, the rest of his body being coveres which they could not see. And though they gave him Aquavitae, and other comfortable things to revive him, yeth they could not in all that time: and his body so heavy as that they could not heave it up. 
massy.  And the first word he uttered was this Dorrell comes, Dorrell comes, he will have me out, but I will come again for Noottingham and Lenton are jolly towns for me. And she further saith, that the first time she called any of their neighbours in to help him, she heard a thumping, or knocking in his bed: and she putting her hand into his bed, 
a fearful knocking.  felt the said knocking (as she thought) at a hallow place above the chest of his body: which knocking she heard as she went down the stairs being so fearful as she durst not stay above with him.  
15. 
15.  john Pair of Plumtree in the county of Nottingham Clerk, sworn, and examined deposeth, and saith that he came to the town of Nottingham on the Mondaye which was the day of the exercise of fasting, and prayer for William summers, about 9 off the Clock the forenoon: and hearing the exercise in hand at the house of one Small, went theither about 10. of the Clock to hear what was done, and found Mr Dorrell, and Mr Aldredge, and divers other there, where they continued till the hour of 3. of the Clock in the afternoon in preaching, and prayer: and that the press was so great that he could not come to the sight of the boy till about the said hour of 3. of the Clock, and then he saw the boy lie grovelling upon his face upon the bed, and a certain swelling or rising under his clothes to the bigness of a mouse: 
the running swelling.  which removed from place to place, to divers parts off his body. and this Examinant also saith that he heard a thumping, or knocking in the boy's bed in three several places at once, 
a knocking in 3. several places at once.  and he putting his hand into the bed felt it sensibly knock under his hand: and that he was persuaded it was not the boy's hands: because they could not reach so low.  
16. 
16.  john Clerk off the town off Nottingham Cordwinder, sworn, and examined deposeth, and saith, that on Sondaye being the 6. th' off November (as he remembreth) coming to wards the Church, of Sint Maries in Nottingham, and hearing the boy (meaning William summers) was in some torment went into the house off Thomas Porter, and found the said boy in a fit in which he uttered to one Edward Garland, these words, uz. Edward Garland art thou there, how do thy children, I will have one of them, even the youngest, to which the said Garland answered I defy the Devil: for he can have no power off me, nor my children.  
And this Examinant saith, that after a little time, the boy came to his senses, and then being asked whether he would rise, he ansanswered, he would: and so the clothes being taken of this Examinant saw in his breast being in his shirt a swelling, 
the running swelling.  or rising to the bigness off a rat: which this Examinant took hold off: and found it as soft to his feeling as a down pillow, and he thinking to hold it fast, it presently avoided, and then the boy said it was gone down into his leg. And this Examinant saith, that he saw him at sundry times, when diverse of his members, as his legs, arms, and others were inflexible, and exceeding heavy, above nature, as iron. 
Members ● in flexible; and heavy.  And this Examinant being asked to what purpose he came to see the boy, he said he came to be persuaded in his opinion hearing such strange things, and accidents.  
17. 
17.  W. Hunt of the town of Nott: baker, sworn, and examined, deposeth, and saith, that he did see W. summers in his fit liing for dead to his thinking in which fit he did hear a voice proceed from the said Summers and his lips were close shut, 
Speech, mouth shut.  and did neither move his lips or jaws to his understanding, and he continued so speaking by the space of a quarter of an hour. 
the running swelling.  And this deponent further saith that in the same fit he did see a thing to the bigness of a walnut running in the flesh of the said W. summers about his face, forehead, and eyes, and so run about his face to his ear.  

The several answers of W. Power, John Pepper, John Cooper, an Nicholas Shepherd upon certain questions propounded unto them for the discovery of the practises with W. Som. for the causing him the said W. Som. to affirm his dissembling of possession.  
1 William power of the town of Nottingham Gentleman sworn, and examined saith, that John Cooper being demanded by this Examinant whether the said W. Some: was a counterfeit, or no, did say, that when Mr Dorrell did cast out the Devil, he had not appointed him any place to go unto: but we have sent him into a heard of zwine at the townesend: or words to that effect: which words were spoken about amonets past.  
2. John Pepper of the town of Nott. taflour, sworn, and examined saith, that he did hear the said John Cooper say, that when Mr Dorrell had cast out the Devil, he had not appointed him any place to go into: but now that I have cast him out. I have sent him into an heard of swine, and now he will come no more: or words to that effect.  
3. John Cooper of Saint Ihons' in Nottingham and one of the keepers of the said summers sworn, and examined saith that he did not know any which persuaded the said Summers to confess himself to be a dissembler saving this Examinant himself threatened to whip him: he also confesseth that one Wilkinson, and two others came to the house of St. Ihones about 8. or 9 of the clock at night: and he thinking it an unlawful hour would not suffer them to come to the boy: but said he would indite him, if he came upon the ground, for that he was not his friend. This Examinant also saith, that he never knew one Nicholas Air to have access to the boy, to his knowledge. This Examinant further saith, that it is true, there was an ointment brought to the said boy by Nicholas Shepheard one of his keepers, appointed thereunto by William Gregory the majors clerk: with which the said summers was annoyted: because he might be the more nimble to show his tricks: but words of charm he heard not at the anointing of the said boy. He also confesseth he said that Mr Dorrell hath cast out the Devil (as he saith) but hath not assigned any place to go into: but he had sent him into Collwick hill.  
This Examinant also saith that the said boy since his coming to St Ihons had no fits, save at 3 times: one immediately after his coming: and the last when some of the wives came to the house, and then he fell down: but after this Examinant had put the said wives out of the house, and given him some words of Correction, he presently arose.  
4 Nicholas Shepherd of the town of Nottingham fletcher, sworn, and examined saith, that he never knew of any promises made, or other matter used to the said boy to make him to say, that he counterfeited: but that in one of the boy's fits: he himself treatned to have a pair of pincers to pinch him by the toes, if he used those tricks: but remembreth that Mr jackson promised that if he would declare the truth, he would be good unto him, and help him to service in London. This Examinant also confesseth that Mr Hurt, Mr jackson, and Mr Freeman Aldermen, and William Gregory the majors clerk desiring to have the boy to use some of his tricks answered, that his leg was so sore he could not show them: and the said Gregory commanded that some ointment might be given him: which this Examinant did, and the boy anointed his knee, and gave some to his sister to anoint her finger which was strained. (⸪)    

A BRIEF OF THE FORESAID DEPOSItions, proving that William summers of Nottingham of the age of 20. years was possessed by Satan, & did not counterfeit as some pretend.  

1 THere seemed to run along his leg, and thence into his toe. belly throat, tongue, cheek, eye, & other parts a lump sometimes less, sometimes bigger than an egg: being soft, deposed by eleven. 16. 17.  
2 The lump being in his leg, it was heavy, & inflexible like iron by 4. the 6. 12. 14. 16.  
3 He had such extraordinary strength that sometimes 3. 4. 5. 6. or more, were scarce able to rule him deposed by 6: the 2. 6. 9 11. 12. 13th.  
4 When 4. or 5. struggled with him so as they were wearied; he did not sweat pant, or change colour. deposed by 3. the 9 11. 13.  
5 He wallowed, gnashed with his teeth, stared with his eyes, & foamed at his mouth excessivelie: by 5. the 2. 5. 9 12. 13.  
6 There seemed to run under the coverlet where he lay as it were kitlings to the number of 4. or 5 deposed by 3. the 2. 6. 10.  
7 His face, and mouth fearfully distorted one lip toward one ear & the other toward tother deposed by 3. the 5. 6. 13.  
8 His face turned directly backward not moving his body at all, by 2. the 6. 13.  
9 His neck doubled under him. by Richard Me. the 13.  
10 His body doubled, his head between his legs, suddenly plucked round like a round brown loaf, cast up like a ball from the bed 3. or 4. times together, half a yard high. deposed by joane Pie. 6.  
11 Being cast into the fire against the walls, & iron bars of the chimney with great violence, & there liing some time, he received no appearance of hurt at all, deposed by 3. the 6. 12. 13.  
12 His boy seemed to be extented to the height of the tallest man when once he ondevoured to hang himself, deposed by joane Pie 6.  
13 He told of divers things done in his absence, without notice given by any person: deposed by 2. the 6. & 13.  
14 Strange speeches uttered by him in his fits, in a strange voice, that he was his, that he was God, Christ, & a King, that he made Baptism & I will use with: Some, tongue, & member for 3. days; EGO SUM REX, EGO SUM DEUS: that there was no God, that he was King & Prince of darkness. Also before Mr Dor. had seen him he said Dorrel comes; Dorrel comes he will have me out, but I will come again; for Nott. & Lenton are jolly towns for me. deposed by the 2. 7. 13. 14.  
15 Being recovered out of his fits, he knew nor what he had said, or done by the 6. 11.  
16 In his fits, strange smells were in the place where he lay, by the 6. & 13.  
17 A strange knocking perceived about his bed in his fits, his both feet, & hands being field unmovable. by 4. the 2. 6. 14. 15.  
18 He cried hideouslie sometimes like a bull, bear, swine, & in a small voice unpossible to be counterfeit, by 3. the 2. 9 13.  
19 His leg would be crooked with his falls, & remain inflexible. by 2. the 1. 13.  
20 He spoke in a continued speech, his mouth being wide open, his tongue drawn into his throat, neither lips, nor chaps moving, by 4. the 6. 7. 8. 12.  
21 He spoke a quatter of an hour together his mouth being close shut. by the 17.  
22 In his fits, his temples, & pulses did not beat, he lay for dead, cold as Ice. deposed by the 9 14.  
23 His eye was black, & changed colour in his fits, by the 3. 4. 13.   
FINIS.