DOCTOR LAMB REVIVED, OR, witchcraft condemned IN ANNE BODENHAM A Servant of his, who was Arraigned and Executed the Lent Assizes last at Salisbury, before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Baron Wild, Judge of the assize.  
Wherein is set forth her strange and wonderful Diabolical usage of a Maid, Servant to Mr. Goddard, as also her attempt against his Daughters, but by providence delivered.  
Being necessary for all good Christians to Read, as a Caveat to look to themselves, that they be not seduced by such enticements.  
By Edmond Bower an eye and ear Witness of her Examination and Confession.  
LONDON, Printed by T. W. for Richard Best, and John Place, and are to be Sold at their Shops at Grays-Inn-Gate and Furnivals-Inn-Gate in Holburn. 1653.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE Lord Chief Baron Wild.  
MY LORD,  
WHen your Honour was pleased to approve of my intentions of acquainting the World with this Narration, I beheld it with much fear, and had not your lordship's encouragements answered all the Objections I met with, I had chosen rather to deny the World a knowledge of it by my hand, than to expose it to the Critical view of this Censorious Age; But now since your lordship's former encouragements have transported me through all difficulties, I humbly lay my endeavours at your lordship's feet, and hope, that although I have not satisfied my own desires, nor others expectation, yet your Lordship will Condescend to the Acceptance of my Endeavours, which are in all things to be found at  
Your lordship's service. EDMOND BOWER. From my Chamber in Shaston, April 10. 1653.   

WITCHCRAFT condemned, OR, A Narration of the trial of ANNE BODENHAM.  
THere lived in Fisherton Anger, adjacent to the City of new Sarum, in the County of Wilts, one Anne Bodenham, Wife to Edward Bodenham Clothyer, aged 80. years, who formerly was (as she confessed) a Servant to Doctor Lamb of London long since deceased, but in her later years, taught divers young Children to read, pretending to get her livelihood by such an employment. She was a woman much addicted to Popery, and to Papistical fancies that she commonly observed, and would declare to her neighbours; she would often tell those, that had converse with her of lucky and unlucky days, which she would have them observe in their employments; she was likewise addicted much to Gossipping (as the vulgar call it) to tell strange unheard-of tales and stories of transactions, and things that have been, and might be done, by cunning and wise people; she was one that would undertake to cure almost any diseases, which she did for the most part by charms and spells, but sometimes used physical ingredients, to cover her abominable practices; she would undertake to procure things that were lost, and to restore stolen goods, upon which employments she was made use of by many people, and amongst the very many that came to her, there came one Anne Styles (Than a servant to Richard Goddard Esquire, of the Close in new Sarum) who had lost a silver Spoon of her Masters, and it was suspected by many servants of the house, that the Spoon was stolen, who amongst themselves resolved to send this Anne Styles to Anne Bodenham, or the cunning woman, to discover the person that had stolen the spoon; she whereupon having received from the Cook Maid Bread and Meat to give the witch, went to the Witches house, where she was entertained very kindly, and at her coming the witch shaked her by the hand, rubbed her Head and Temples, and told her she knew wherefore she came, but said the wind did not blow, nor the Sun shine, nor Jupiter appear, so that she could not help her to the spoon; withal told her, that she should shortly have occasion to come again to her about a greater matter; And then the witch took of the Maid 12. pence, and also bid the Maid give her a Jug of Beer, which she did; after which the witch told the Maid the spoon should be brought again shortly, by a little Boy which did use to her Master's house; And when the Maid came home, she told the Cook Maid, and Elizabeth Roswel an other of the servants in the same house, what the 
She named Mrs. Boddenham, but I name her Witch for distinction sake.  witch, had told her; At which time than Elizabeth Rosewel told Anne Styles, that Master Thomas Mason, Son in Law to Master Goddard, had lost three pieces of gold, of 22. shillings a piece, and that Master Mason desired her to go to the witch to know who had the same, and withal bid her give the witch what money she demanded, and he would repay her; whereupon the Maid went to the witches house again, who bade her come in, and told her she was welcome, and asked her wherefore she came; to whom the Maid answered, for gold that was lost; and the witch immediately replied, it was Mr. Mason's gold, and that Master Goddard's Boy, Robert Beck-ford, had been twice before with her about it; the witch put on her Spectacles, and demanding seven shillings of the Maid which, she received, she opened three Books, in which there seemed to be several pictures, and amongst the rest the picture of the devil, to the maid's appearance, with his Cloven feet and Claws; after the witch had looked over the book, she brought a round green glass, which glass she laid down on one of the books, upon some picture therein, and rubbed the glass, and then took up the book with the glass upon it, and held it up against the Sun, and bid the Maid come and see who they were, that she could show in that glass, and the Maid looking in the glass saw the shape of many persons, and what they were doing of in her Master's house, in particular showed Mistress Elizabeth Rosewel standing in her Mistress Chamber, looking out of the Window with her hands in her sleeves, and another walking alone in her Master's Garden, one other standing in a room within the kitchen, one other standing in a matted room of her Masters, against the Window, with her Apron in her hand, and showed others drinking with glasses of Beer in their hands; after the Witches showing this to the Maid, she then bade her go home, which when she came home, she asked the people (she so saw in the Witches glass) what they had been doing while she had been wanting, and by their answers to her she found that they had been doing what she saw they were in the glass, and the Maid relating this to Elizabeth Rousewel, she replied, that Mistress Boddenham, (meaning the said Witch) was either a Witch, or a woman of God. This being about one of the Clock in the afternoon the maid went about her employment till 6. a Clock in the evening, about which time Elizabeth Rosewel acquainting the Maid, that her Mistress going to borrow money of her Daughter in Law Mistress Sarah Goddard, the money was stained black, and thereupon Elizabeth Rosewel told the Maid that her Mistress was afraid of being poisoned by the said Mistress Sarah, and by her Sister Mistress Anne Goddard, for that she had been thrice before in danger of being poisoned, and therefore desired the Maid to go to the 
Under the name of Mrs. Boddenham.  witch, to know if there were any such things intended, and the Maid as it was almost dark went to the witches house, and to her apprehension there was a little black Dog that ran before her over Crane-Bridge, in the way between her Masters and the witches, and so brought her to the witches house, where the doors flew open without her knocking, and the witch met her at the second door, and told her, she knew wherefore she came, and that it was about poisoning, and told the Maid further that it was intended that her Mistress should be poisoned, and that there was moneys found in Mistress Sarah's Pocket, that was stained, but she would prevent it; And further said to her, that it was Mistress Sarah's intention to go a journey into Summersetshire, but she would show her a trick, as she spoke the words, she should break her neck before she went out of the Gate; and than the witch took five shillings of the Maid, (that she had received from Mistress Elizabeth Rosewel) and so the Maid left her and went home, and when the Maid came home, she went into Master Mason's Chamber, where Master Mason and Mistress Elizabeth Rosewel were, and acquainted them with what the witch had told her, and upon that, one of them replied, the devil appeared in the faces of Mistress Sarah and Mistress Anne, and desired the maid to go again the next day, to know of the witch what the time should be that her Mistress should be poisoned, and the next morning about six or seven of the Clock, the maid went to the witches house, and carried five shillings along with her, and gave it the witch, and told her she was come to know the time when her Mistress should be poisoned, and the Witch told her, it should be on a Friday, but she would prevent it before that time, and bade the Maid come again in the afternoon; and when the Maid returned home, Master Mason spoke to her immediately to go again to the Witch, to know of her, if one Master Raleigh did intend him any mischief, for winning his money from him at play, and gave the Maid two shillings to give the witch, And the Maid did accordingly go, and did ask of the Witch what Master Mason bid her, and the Witch told her that Master Raleigh had intended some mischief against him two several times, and had way-layd him, but she had and would prevent it, and would send him a charm, and took a piece of paper and put therein yellow powder, and so made it up in a cross figure, and gave it to the Maid to deliver it to Master Mason to wear about his neck; and the Witch further told her, that if the Charm were about him he need not fear what money he owed, for no Bayliff could take hold or meddle with him, and so the Maid returned home and gave him the Charm. The next day Master Mason sent the Maid again to the Witch, to tell her that he intended some Law suits with his Father in Law Master Goddard, and to know of her whether he should have the better of it, and gave the Maid three shillings to give the Witch, and when the Maid came to the Witches house and told her what she came for, the Witch took her staff, and there drew him about the house, making a kind of a Circle, and then took a book, and carrying it over the Circle, with her hands, and taking a green Glass, did lay it upon the book, and placed in the Circle an earthen pan of coals, wherein she threw something, which burning caused a very noisome stink, and told the Maid she should not be afraid of what she should then see, for now they would come, they are the words she used, and so calling Belzebub, Tormentor, Satan, and Lucifer appear, there suddenly arose a very high wind, which made the house shake, and presently the back Door of the house flying open, there came five spirits, as the Maid supposed, in the likeness of ragged Boys, some bigger than others, and ran about the house, where she had drawn the Staff, and the witch threw down upon the ground crumbs of Bread, which the Spirits picked up, and leapt over the Pan of Coals oftentimes, which she set in the midst of the Circle, and a Dog and a Cat of the witches danced with them; and after some time the witch looked again in her book, and threw some great white seeds upon the ground, which the said Spirits picked up, and so in a short time the wind was laid, and the witch going forth at her back Door the Spirits vanished, after which the witch told the Maid, that Master Mason should demand fifteen hundred pound, and one hundred and fifty pound per annum of Master Goddard, and if he denied it, he should prosecute the Law against him, and begone from his Father, and then he should gain it, with which message the Maid returned and acquainted Master Mason. She was sent by Mistress Rosewel divers times to inquire concerning sweethearts, when she should be married, and how she should disengage herself from her sweethearts that formerly had solicited her in a way of marriage, the one now in France, the other with whom she broke a piece of Gold to bind their contract, to which the witch gave her directions, and told her what would be the result and issue of those passages, and of many more of the like nature, that she was sent to propound to the witch, And in a short time after, Mistress Rosewel sent her again to the witch, to know of her when the day should be, that Mistress Goddard should be poisoned, and delivered her eight shillings to give the witch, so the Maid went again to the witch accordingly, and gave her the eight shillings, and the Witch replied she could not tell her then, but gave the Maid one shilling, and bid her go to an Apothecary, and buy some white arsenic, and bring it to her to prevent it, which the Maid did, and carried it to the Witch, who said to her she would take it and burn it, to prevent the poisoning, but she burned it not as the Maid could see at all; then the Maid returned home, and told Master Mason and Mistress Rosewel what she had done, who laughed at it. The next day being Tuesday, she was again sent by Master Mason, to know where the poison should be found that should be given her Mistress, and when the Maid had proposed the question to the witch, she took her stick (as formerly is related) and making therewith a Circle, the wind rose forthwith, then taking a Beesom she swept over the Circle, and made another, and looking in her Book and Glass, as formerly, and using some words softly to herself, she stood in the Circle and said, Belzebub, Tormentor, Lucifer, and Satan appear; there appeared first a Spirit in the shape of a little Boy as she conceived, which then turned into another shape something like a Snake, and then into the shape of a shagged Dog with great eyes, which went about in the Circle; And in the Circle she set an earthen pan of coals, wherein she threw something which burned and stank, and then the Spirit vanished, after which the witch took her Book and Glass again, and showed the Maid in the Glass, Mistress Sarah Goddards Chamber, the colour of the Curtains, and the Bed turned up the wrong way, and under that part of the Bed where the Bolster lay, she showed the poison in a white paper; The Maid afterward returned home, and acquainted Mistress Rosewel with what the Witch had showed her in a Glass, that the poison it lay under Mistress Sarah's Bed, and also spoke to her that they might go together and take it away; but Mistress Rosewel replied no, let it alone for God's sake, and would not, neither did she take it or suffer it to be taken away. And the Witch further told the Maid (when she was with her the Thursday) that the next day being Friday, about 7. or 8. of the Clock at night, there should be Sage Ale made for her Mistress, And that there should be a white Pot set upon the Dresser in the kitchen wherein poison should be put, but Mistress Goddard should not drink it, and that Mistress Rosewel knew best what to do; And on the Friday Night, there was Aleset on the fire (as the Witch before related) the maid being that while sleeping in the Hall; Mistress Rosewel awaked her and bid her go into the kitchen, and see whether or no there was not poison in the Cup; And the maid looked and found something there, and called to Mistress Rosewel, and told her there was something in it, which swimmed on the top, and something in the bottom, as the Witch before had told the maid should be. And then Mistress Rosewel took the same and carried it up to her Mistress, and showed it her, and the maid afterward asking Mistress Rosewel if she had told her Mistress of it, she replied, that her Mistress knew well enough of it by her looks. The next day following being Saturday the maid was sent again to the Witch, to get some example shown upon the Gentlewoman that should procure the poison, upon which the maid went again to the witch, and told her for what she was sent. Then the Witch made a Circle as formerly, and set her pan of coals as formerly, and burned something that stank extremely, and took her book and Glass as before is related, and said Belzebub, Tormentor, Lucifer, and Satan appear, and then appeared five Spirits, as she conceived, in the shapes of little ragged boys, which the witch commanded to appear and go along with the maid to a meadow at Wilton, which the witch showed in the Glass, and there to gather Vervine and Dill, and forthwith the ragged Boys ran away before the maid, and she followed them to the said meadow, and when they came thither the ragged Boys looked about for the Herbs, and removed the Snow in two or three places, before they could find any, and at last they found some, and brought it away with them, and then the maid and the Boys returned-back again to the witch, and found her in the Circle paring her nails, and then she took the said Herbs, and dried the same, and made powder of some, and dried the leaves of other, and threw Bread to the Boys, and they eat and danced as formerly, and then the witch reading in a book they vanished away; And the witch gave the maid in one paper the powder, in another the leaves, and in the third the paring of the nails, all which the maid was to give to her Mistress; the powder was to put in the young gentlewomen's Mistress Sarah and Mistress Anne Goddards drink or broth, to rot their Guts in their Bellies; the leaves to rub about the brims of the Pot, to make their Teeth fall out of their Heads; and the paring of the nails to make them drunk and mad. And the witch likewise told the maid, that she must tell her Mistress, and the rest, that when they did give it them, they must cross their Breasts, and then say, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, grant that this may be, and that they must say the Creed backward and forward. And when the maid came home and delivered it to her Mistress, and told her the effects of the powder, and the other things, her Mistress laughed, and said that it is a very brave thing indeed. And her Mistress sent her again the same day to the Witch, to desire her to send her some Charm, or writing under her own hand, that should keep her from ill, and preserve her from danger. And the witch took Pen Ink and Paper, and wrote something, and put some yellow powder therein, and gave it to the maid to give it to her Mistress, and bade her tell her, that she must never look in it, and must carry it in her Bosom by Day, and lay it in a purse under her Head by Night; And the Monday following, the maid's Mistress, master Mason, and Mistress Rosewel importuned her to go again to the witch to know of her whether or no she could not make the young Gentlewomen exemplary some other ways, seeing that they could not give them the powder, and whether she could not send a Spirit to bring them upon their knees, to ask her Mistress forgiveness; but the witch told her she could not have any power of them unless she could get her the tails of their Coats, or of their smocks, and if she had but that she could make the house fall about their ears, and could do more than master Lily or any one whatsoever; which message the maid carried to her Mistress, upon which her Mistress replied, That would be pretty to be done, and Mistress Rosewel spoke to the maid to cut off the same when they should be a bed, but the maid refused to do it, the young Gentlewomen Mistress Sarah and Mistress Anne, hearing of these transactions about poison, and that it should be laid to their charge, that they had a design, and provided poison to poison their Mother; being much moved at it, and to vindicate themselves, that no such aspersion might lie on them (in regard it was also reported, that they should buy one Ounce and half of poison that cost 6 d. at an Apothecaries) they went about Sarum to inquire whether any such thing was bought, and by whom, that the truth might be discovered, and the aspersion might be removed; and having found where the poison was bought, the maid's fellow-servant Mirian and Mris. Rosewell told the Maid, that her Mistress wished her to go away and shift for herself, otherwise they supposed that she should be examined before some Justice, and so there might some trouble and disgrace come upon them in the business: And the same night the Maid went out of her Master's house, and lay at one Mattershawes the cooks: The next day in the morning Mris. Rosewell sent her word that she would speak with her at Longmans house, and the Maid went thither, where Mris. Rosewell brought her her clothes, and wished her to go to London, and brought her 9 s. which she laid out before to the Witch, and 12 d. as a gift from Mr. Mason; and Mris. Rosewell sent to the Witch, before she went, to know whether she did approve of her Journey to London, and the Witch wished her to go, and told her that she would send a Paper by her to Mr. Mason, and did then write in the paper divers Crosses and Pictures, and other things, and put black and yellow powder therein, and told the Maid she should give the same to Mr. Mason, and bid him use it how he pleased; which Paper the Maid carried along with her as far as Sutton towards London, and there burned it: But before the Maid went away from the Witch for London, the Witch asked the Maid whether she would go to London High or Low. To which she replied, What do you mean by that? She answered, If you will go on High, you shall be carried to London in the Air, and be there in two hours; but if you go a Low, you shall be taken at Sutton's Towns end, and before, unless you have help: But before she departed, the Witch earnestly desired the Maid to live with her, and told her, that if she would do so, she would teach her to do as she did, and that she should never be taken; then the Maid asked her what she could do? she answered, You shall know presently, and forthwith she appeared in the shape of a great Black Cat, and lay along by the chimney: at which the Maid being very much affrighted, she came into her own shape again, and told her, I see you are afraid, and I see you are willing to be gone, and told her, if she was, she should say so, and not speak against her conscience; and the Maid replied, she was willing to go, and not to dwell with the Witch; then the Witch said, she must seal unto her body and blood not to discover her; which she promising to do, she forthwith made a Circle as formerly she had done, and looking in her Book, and called Beelzebub, Tormentor, Lucifer, and Satan appear, than appeared two Spirits in the likeness of great Boys, with long shagged black hair, and stood by her, looking over her shoulder, and the Witch took the maid's forefinger of her right hand, in her hand, and pricked it with a pin, and squeezed out the blood, and put it into a Pen, and put the Pen into the maid's hand, and held her hand to write in a great Book, and one of the Spirits laid his Hand or Claw upon the Witches, whilst the Maid wrote, and when she had done writing, whilst their hands were together, the Witch said Amen, and made the Maid say Amen, and the Spirits said Amen, Amen; and the Spirits hand did feel cold to the Maid as it touched her hand, when the Witches hand and hers were together writing; and than the Spirit gave a piece of Silver (which he first bit) to the Witch, who gave it to the Maid, and also stuck two Pins in the maids' head-cloathes, and bid her keep them, and bid her be gone, and said also I will vex the Gentlewoman well enough, as I did the Man in Clarington Park, which I made walk about with a bundle of Pales on his back all night in a Pond of water, and could not lay them down till the next morning.  
The Maid took her journey immediately for London, and about Park Cooner, two miles on her journey, there overtook her a man on horseback, who asked her, whether or no she was going for London? and she telling him yes, he lighted, and set her on horseback, and went a foot by her about two miles, and then carried her behind him to Stock-bridge, and then she went a foot through the Town, but afterwards rode again, until she was overtaken by Mr. Chandler and others, at Sutton Towns end.  
Friendly Reader, what is here related was delivered upon oath at the assizes before the Judges by the Maid herself, and is not a fancy, but a truth; yet if thou shouldest doubt it, suspend thy judgement till the last, and hear what others depose besides her, and many witnesses usually fully confirm what may be dubious upon one Information.  
I must confess I have used some other names in the Narration before going, Mris. Goddard, Mr. Mason, Mris. Betty Rosewell, Mris. Sarah and Mris. Anne Goddard, and others, but I could not avoid them, for I have related as the maid's Evidence was, and should I not have related the ground and foundation of the business, or if any of these passages should have been omitted, I should have much covered the wickedness, and sewed fig-leaves to hide the vileness of the Witch.  
And further know, Judicious Reader, I am not here to give a partial relation of any thing, or to speak in the praise or dispraise of any person, neither doth it behoove me to meddle with any actions of any persons besides the Witches and the Maids, therefore mistake me not, my intention was not, neither is it, by this, to lay any calumnies or prejudices on Mris. Goddard, Mr. Mason, or others, far be it from me; I must confess they were something to blame in sending up and down the Maid, if they knew the woman to be a Witch, and no doubt but they are sorry for it, that such an accident should happen, but the title and drift of the following part of my book, shows, my intent is to discover the practice of the Witch, and should willingly let pass any thing else that relates not to it; but, since I am digressed a little, let me here insert a word or two, and that is thus:  
There was for some short time some conceivings or thinkings that the young Gentlewomen, Mris. Sarah and Mris. Anne Goddard, should plot and attempt to poison their Mother in law: I need not say much in their vindication, they have already sufficiently cleared themselves, and the relation before shows they knew of no such thing; besides their stirring and going about to the Apothecaries, to find out the groundwork of the plot, was the first rise and ground of the discovery of the Witch: so that they are so far from lying under any imputation, that it is to be acknowledged by all that they were the instruments of its discovery, and therefore Mris. Goddard or others have no ground to conjecture any such thing against them: I speak not any thing partially, for Mris. Goddard is a Gentlewoman altogether unknown to me, Mr. Mason is one whom I never to my knowledge saw, and the young Gentlewomen I never had any acquaintance with, and should I speak any thing to their dishonour or disesteem, I should speak it not knowingly: Therefore friendly Reader, harbour not any prejudicate opinion against any of them, by reason of what is here inserted; for my own part I bear none against them, and I hope this will not raise or stir up any in the Reader; for what is before said, is not enough to make them much faulty, but it shows and much aggravates the lewdness and wickedness of the Witch.  
But now to return where I left; you have heard what hath been the practice of the Witch in some measure, now I shall proceed to show how she got power over the Maid, and what miserable torments she was an instrument in bringing on her.  
Mr. Chandler Son in law to Mris. Goddard, hearing that his Mother in law was in danger of being poisoned, and that a Servant of hers had bought the poison, and was fled or gone away, he forthwith with one other man, William Atwood (that gave intelligence which way she was gone) made after her, and overtook her near Sutton, and had her into the inn at Sutton, and up into a room, she being then and at the time of her being apprehended in a great trembling and shaking, and so continued, and after a while Mr. Chandler and the other man bringing back the Maid towards Sarum, upon the way between Sutton and Stockbridge, the Maid did confess and acknowledge all the transactions and passages between the Witch and her, as are related before: And when the Maid was brought to Stockbridge, in the inn at night, she also confessed the Contract she had made with the devil, as is before related, and said she had received a piece of Silver of the devil, which she showed and delivered to Mr. Chandler, which is accounted to be Ten pence halfpenny, and the two Pins which the Witch stuck on her head, she also delivered to him, which he took of her and threw them into the fire, and presently took the Money out of the fire again, but found not the Pins; and this was about twelve of the clock at night: And the Maid then said upon delivery of the said Money and Pins, that she should be troubled, for that the Devil had promised her that she should never be troubled as long as she kept it secret, and now having revealed it, she feared she should be troubled: And about one hour after, the Maid sitting by the fire, upon a sudden fell into a trance, and cried out she should be thrown into the fire; and upon that, Mr. Chandler with the rest that were present with her, held her as fast as they could, yet could hardly keep her out of the fire; and when the Trance was leaving her, the man that went along with Mr. Chandler, cried out to him, and bid him look there, pointing behind the Maid, and Mr. Chandler looking (as he conceived) he saw a black shade go from her, and then she coming to herself, Mr. Chandler with her and the rest went to prayers, and the Maid seemed to have such a carriage in prayer as if she minded it, and prayed fervently, holding fast about Mr. Chandler's leg, and as they were concluding their prayers, William Atwood called to the Maid, and asked her what it was that she had thrown into the fire, and she said, it was something that the Devil had given her to throw upon Mr. Chandler: And after prayers were ended, the Maid arising from her knees, was not able to go, and then said, That base and plaguy Witch Mris. Boddenham hath bewitched me; and afterwards the Maid would cry out, and say that the devil, the Witch, and the five ragged boys did appear before her as they formerly had done when she was at the Witches house: And about two of the clock at night, the Maid found herself very sleepy, & said, Pray God bless me, I wish it may be for my good, I am very sleepy: whereupon Mr. Chandler persuaded her to lie upon the Truckle bed, which she did, and then Mr. Chandler lay down on the high bed, leaving the servants of the house with William Atwood by the fire side; and shortly after hearing a great noise, and a groaning, Mr. Chandler found the Maid in a great agony, and much perplexed, and notwithstanding he himself, William Atwood, and the Servants of the house held her as much and as fast as they could, yet she was taken from them, and those parts which were holden by them were thrown from them upon the floor, only her feet which were not holden continued upon the bed, but the head and the rest thrown down, and all the while making a hideous noise, with skrieking and crying out, in an agony she continued about one quarter of an hour; and then about four of the clock the same night she was taken again, in the same manner, but only the people then in the room were able to hold her, and she was not thrown away from them as before; and about daybreak the Maid was taken with another terrible fit, and continued in the same about one quarter of an hour, but Mr. Chandler, William Atwood, and the Servants in the house could hardly keep her from tearing herself: And when the day appeared, and the night was past; they brought the Maid to Sarum, and being examined before Edw. Tucker Esq; one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Wilts, she was committed on suspicion of the poison pretended to be provided for her Mistress, as before, and the Witch also apprehended, and both put into prison, where the Maid remained about three weeks till the assizes, and was constantly taken with violent fits, as strange, as strong, not parallel to any fits that ever any person was known to have naturally, and so strong in them, that sometimes six men, sometimes more could not keep her from being hurried from them, although holding her at the greatest advantage that possibly they could take her, keeping her down on a low bed, lying on the same, and every man holding a particular part of her body: so violent were her fits, and so strong was the motion of her body in them. These fits were also as frequent as violent, she having not for the most part one quarter of an hours respite from torment between them, and they continuing half an hour, sometimes an hour and more, and in this sad condition she continued sometimes two hours; and so, many days together: And the Monday morning following I coming to Sarum, where there was a great rumour about the City of a Witch that was found out, that had bewitched a Maid, and they both were in prison, and that the Maid was often troubled with such strange fits that drew both pity and admiration from the beholders, through the persuasion of some friends I accompanied them to the prison, and when I came into the Chamber where she lay, she was then in her fit, and so had been half an hour before I came, and I continued there one hour and half, and all that while her fit seized on her, she lying on a low bed in the midst of a Chamber, and several compassing her, holding her down: The nature of her fits I am unable to demonstrate by my pen, only thus far, they suddenly seized on her, and would cause an exceeding trembling in all the members of her body, causing her to tear herself unless held, and she was so strong in them, that two men could not hold one arm, but many times would be pulled from them, she miserably groaning and skrieking, being deprived of her speech and sight, and many times she grinded her teeth, and sweat in her fits continually, constantly in motion, seeking to tear herself, and when her fits were taking their leave of her, she usually had an exceeding trembling, and a little reposed frame for two or three minutes before her violent hurryings would cease: This being the first time I saw her, and beholding so sad a spectacle, I could not but pity her, and by enquiry of other beholders, I understood she was sensible of what was said in her presence during her fits many times, though she was not able to speak herself, (as she said between her fits) and did desire the prayers of all such as came to her, to seek God on her behalf: but there being no Minister then in the room, we ourselves went to seek God for her, and after we had concluded our prayers, the Maid continuing in her fits not able to speak or discourse, I then left her for some time, afterwards went (being accompanied with a multitude) into the room where the Witch was, where she sat near the fire in the midst of a room, with many spectators, and she in a very senseless idle manner and discoursing with them, and now and then cursing them if they used any distasteful words to her; I finding others conversing with her, after them began to propound some questions unto her, and asked her whether she was sensible of her miserable condition? she answered, I am not beside my senses. I told her, I did not mean, whether or no she had lost the common reason (all men and women naturally (more or less) had) by a frenzy, madness, or the like; but I told her I meant in respect of her spiritual condition, whether she was sensible of her damnable estate by nature, and the guilt she had contracted on herself by reason of her wicked living, and the vile and abominable practices she had (as it was to be feared) used, and whether she had any mind or desire to be saved? she answered, Yes, from the Jury; I replied, But have you any mind to be saved from Hell? Yes, said she, I hope I have. Q. On what do you ground your hope on? A. A good faith in Christ. Q. Do you know what faith is? A. My good meaning. Q. do you know the fundamentals of Religion? which must be known, or else there is no hope of any salvation. A. If I do not, I wish you or some body would teach me, I desire to learn any thing for my good. Q. Why do you not desire the prayers of Ministers, and their company, to reveal your mind to them, and learn from them, which way you may forsake these wicked courses, and abominable practices, for now it is time to shame the devil? A. I would very gladly have Mr. Connant, Mr. Stickland, Mr. Stone or any Minister come to me to teach me, and to pray for me, but I am resolved never to hear our Minister of Fisherton more, if I am released, but I know I shall never be, but hanged I will warrant you; and I wish you would now teach me, and I will learn; pray with me and I will with you. Q. Can you pray for yourself, and do you make it your constant business to beg guidance and assistance from God, to direct you in the whole course of your life, and daily return him praise and thanks for the mercies you receive? A. I can say a great many good prayers, and I say them constantly; I do always say the Creed forward and backward every night, and other good Prayers that I find in my Book.  
These and many more such questions I propounded to her, she answered me in such manner as abovesaid.  
Before I had ended my discourse with the Witch, one came to me, and told me that the Maid was now out of her fits, and desired to speak with me; upon which I went to the Maid again, where I found her freed from the violent tormenting of her body; who sitting up, desired to discourse with me; upon which I propounded these Questions:  
Quest. How do you apprehend your own state and condition to be?  
Ans. Oh very damnable, very wretched; this hand of mine writ my name in the devil's book, this finger of mine was pricked, here is yet the hole that was made, and with my blood I wrote my own Damnation, and have cut myself off from Heaven and eternal life; the devil came, oh! in a terrible shape to me, entered within me, and there he lies, swelling in my body, gnawing at my heart, tearing my bowels within me, and there is no hopes, but one time or other will tear me all in pieces; had I not been held, I had been in hell, the Devil never leaves but tells me so; I see him also now standing on the top of the house, looking on me, and now and then he strives to get me from the people, and I think I were as good go with him, for than I shall be at better ease and quiet; I am not able to bear his beating and tearing me, he will kill me, there is no hope, I can scarce breathe already, he will torment me as long as I am here, and will carry away my soul, he tells me so, and I must go.  
Qust do you not know salvation is to be had for the worst of sinners, if they are willing to be saved? greatness of sin cuts not off mercy, if any have a mind to be saved; Manasseh voluntarily consulted with familiar Spirits, yet had mercy; Christ himself when he was in the world made it much of his work to dispossess evil and wicked Spirits, he crossed the Sea once on purpose, and all the work he did, was to dispossess one possessed, and lodged among the tombs; your case is not worse than theirs, for yours was a forced act, theirs voluntary, you may have salvation; are you but sensible of the dishonour you have done to God, and have a mind to break off your league with the devil, and would have salvation.  
Answ. Oh, my act was willingly done as well as theirs; the Witch persuaded me indeed, but I freely consented, yet I do heartily desire salvation with my whole soul; Oh, what would I do to be freed from hell! any thing in the world would I do if I might for all this be saved; sure I have deserved hell, but if God would have mercy on me, I do with my heart desire it, and I would beg all the world to bless God for it: Oh the devil's torments! how can I be saved, when it was my own act to sell myself into the hands of the devil! I cannot have one hours' rest, and long I cannot be in this condition, the Devil in a while will have me, do what I can for my life, I shall not be able to help myself, I perceive he is too strong for me, and will get the masterdom of me at last: Oh this base Witch, this wicked damnable woman, that should make me murder my own soul, and would have carried me along with her into hell! Oh how shall I abide her company, it would be my death to see her, I was well enough before I saw her; no indeed, I was an ignorant wicked creature, and should then have gone to hell, but yet I was not in such torments; not one man or woman in the world knows my pain how great it is, but I hope this shall be the worst of my misery; But how can I hope so that deserve hell, and the devil is within me, and if any thing at the present would give me ease, it must be the burning of the Witches Cat and Dog, for than I know and am sure that the devil will leave me, and go and torment the Witch. But a while I was persuading her that it was but a fancy, and a cure of the Devils own suggestions, and not a lawful cure; she then fell into another violent fit, and the night approaching, I left her, to follow my occasions that called me thither, and it was not in my thoughts to return to the prison; but on the next day being Tuesday, as I was going in the street, a Gentlewoman altogether unknown to myself, met me, and told me that the Witch in prison earnestly desired to speak with me, and if I would come to her, she would reveal that to me which she was resolved to keep secret from all the world besides. And also that the Maid did wish for my company, and did desire, if any knew me, to find me forth if they could, and persuade me to come to her. Whereupon, I did go to the prison, and when I came, found her in one of her former fits, not able to speak or see any man, lying foaming, raving, groaning, skrieking, trembling in an unheard of manner, impossible to be related so exactly as it deserves for the novelty; in which condition she remained all the time I was there, which was about one hour and half, and had been in that fit half an hour before I came; in which time, the violence thereof had wearied Six men that held her; and such had been her condition all that night before, having not one quarter of an hours respite between her fits.  
Upon serious consideration of which, it was thought, that in all human probabilities 'twas impossible for her body and soul long to keep together; and by her words there was some ground of hope that she had not quite sinned away mercy, but that mercy might be obtained for her: The result of our thoughts that were then present (being many) was, to spend that afternoon in seeking God for her; having a great many there in the presence, and also one Mr. Allena Prisoner, very well gifted in prayer, and some knowledge concerning the nature of this wicked Art: I (for the present) departed, and saw not the Witch, but in the afternoon came to the prison again, about One of the clock; and when I came, the Maid was in her fits, in such manner as formerly, and was not able to speak, being by the violent hurryings of her body (quite) almost wearied, which were so strong, that it was impossible any natural strength could support her long.  
Before we began our Exercise, the Maid was set up in a Chair, and four or five men endeavoured to hold her in it; but she got out of it notwithstanding their endeavours, and tore the Chair in pieces, and being hurried half way to the end of the room, they were scarce able to recover her to the bed, that so laying her along they might have the advantage of holding her, but at last by very much strength they got her down, and so had such advantage an they held her; at which time there came into my thoughts a Story which I had long before read in Mr. Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft:  
That one way of Discovery was, to bring the Suspected party into the afflicteds' presence; upon which I desired that the Witch might be in the room that afternoon, while we were seeking God for mercy on the behalf of the Maid; I had my desire granted, and authority to bring them together; and so the Witch was brought up into the maid's Chamber, but unknown to the Maid, she lying this while under most grievous hurryings and tortures of body; and as the Witch came into the room, divers stood between the Maid and the door that they could not see each other; at the very instant of time as the Witch set one foot within the room the Maid gave a most hideous glance with her eyes, and shut them presently after, and fell asleep in a moment, before it could be spoken almost. there were at that time in the room some women that were friends to the Maids, that had taken up a resolution to fall foully on the Witch and get some blood from her; for prevention of which I stood by the Witch to save her, she being very much afraid, and crying out, The wicked people will scratch and tear me: Now to insinuate into her, I began to enter into discourse with her, and said to her as followeth: Mris. Boddenham, you see here is a Maid in a very sad condition, and thus she hath been manydayes; while I was thus speaking, she broke forth into bitter speeches against the Maid; saying, Ah Whore! ah Devil! she hath belied me, and the Devils will tear her for it, I will warrant you. I replied to her, Mris. Boddenham, the business now is to know if you can prescribe any thing that can cure her, you have formerly cured divers (many people say) that have been in the like condition; Pray prescribe a cure likewise for this Maid. She answered, I have cured hundreds, and believe can cure this Maid also, if you will let me alone with her; but we suffered her not to meddle with her, but desired her to prescribe what means she used in the same case: To which she replied, Nothing but good prayers, and also hanging something about her neck. And being asked what it was she hung about the neck? she answered, a Spell written in a piece of paper: And being demanded to whom she did pray for cure? she answered, to Jupiter, he is the best and fortunatest of all the Planets, and in such a case as this we always pray to the Planet Jupiter. I then told her (after a long discourse of the like nature) that the business that we had her here for, was, to the intent, that since the purpose of our hearts here present was to call on God, and wait on him at the throne of grace that afternoon, to show mercy to the afflicted Maid, it being a lawful way, and that which hath been a means formerly of prevailing with God in the like nature; and the way that Christ taught his Disciples, when they would learn to cast out Devils, telling them that it was to be done by Fasting and prayer; therefore we would know of her whether she would willingly join with us? We told her our prayers should be, that God would cast an eye of pity on the Maid, and release her from her misery; that he would acquit the Innocent, discover the Guilty, and bring to light the hidden and abominable works of darkness: She answered, Yes, she would join in prayer with us.  
And when we had concluded our seekings of God, it was desired that the Maid might be awaked, for that she had slept ever since Mris. Boddenham the Witch came into the room, which was almost three hours, and had not been known to sleep, or take any rest in many days and nights before; and I did apparently see, that the Maid was, and is the better at ease for the Witches presence: The Witch presently took hold about me, crying out, Oh pray by no means do you awake the Maid; for if she should awake, I should then be torn in pieces, and the devil would fetch me away bodily; yet, notwithstanding her cryings out and persuadings to the contrary, I desired the people to awake her; and they tried what they could, stopped her breath, put things up into her nostrils, took her from lying along, and held her upright, and struck her extremely; yet all the means we possibly could use did not awake her; which was a great admiration to all spectators, that she could not take any rest for many days and nights before, and should be in such violent fits until the Witch came into the room, and then she should be on a sudden so eased of her torments and pain, and fall asleep that no art or means could awake her. I then desired the Witch to use what means she could to awake her, which she was very loath to do, saying, The Maid hath an Ague, and this sleep would make her well, yet we made her to try to awake her: The Witch only took her by the hand, but trembled extremely, and called the Maid by her name, Awake, Awake; and that was the most we could make her do; but still begging and desiring the people not to awake her: We seeing there was no remedy or means to awake her, (for my intention was to have caused them to have discoursed together, thinking by their discourse something might be found out to prove the suspected a Witch, and to convict her the more evidently) I caused the Witch to go forth of the Chamber, but she would not go unless I went along with her, for she then said, I should awake the Maid, and then she should be torn in pieces; but I would not yield to go along with the Witch, but was resolved to see the Maid awake out of her sleep; but when (partly by force and partly by entreaty) we had gotten the Witch out of the Chamber down the stairs, as soon as ever she was gone from under that roof where the Maid was, into the prison-house where she used to reside, the Maid began immediately to awake, in such an orderly manner, as if she had been at the sweetest repose and rest that possibly could be, and afterward having recovered her senses both to look abroad and speak, she said, I bless God the devil went away from me but even now, and to my own thinking I have been in so sweet a sleep as ever I had in my life, and to my apprehension was in the most sumptuous pleasant place that ever my eyes beheld, where all the most pleasant sights of flowers and delights are: Oh how sorry am I that I slept no longer! yet blessed be God I am now at ease, the devil went forth of my stomach even now; indeed he made my body tremble when he went out, but that was the worst he did to me; he is now departed, he hath stood all this day on the top of the house, in the likeness of a lion, with flaming eyes, but he is now likewise gone from thence, and I see him nowhere, and I hope never to be vexed more: Indeed I have deserved to be torn in pieces by him, but my Lord Jusus Christ in mercy hath now freed me, and I am verily persuaded shall not be tormented more, the hour of mercy is now come; I have indeed had mercy in being kept out of hell, but now I have more mercy to be freed from my pain; 'tis a wonder to me, I should be so well in so short a time, that had more pains on me then ever I could, or shall be able to express: My body is now free from pain, my mind is now quieted, sure God hath heard your prayers for me, the Lord hath stirred up some people to call on God for my salvation, and I trust he hath heard them; sure I shall never in the least requite you all for your love, I hope God will likewise show you all the same mercy, as (blessed be the Lord) I am this hour made partaker of. I now begin to be hungry, and I thank the Lord I have an appetite to my food, I would now eat any thing, and if you would help me upon my feet, I am confident the Lord would enable me of myself to go about the Chamber: which she did do, and said, the greatest pain she felt was the bruisings of her body, by reason of the people's forcible holding her, and a swimming in her head by reason of the long distractions of her mind she had lain under, but said, Blessed be the Lord it is so well as it is with me, I am resolved to serve this God that showed me this mercy; I will hereafter heedfully live, and will for ever avoid such base company as this Witch, and for her I will never have any thing to do with, while I live; yet I bless God, she can do me no harm, she hath done the worst she can already; the devil hath told me many times, if I would keep counsel I should not be tormented, but I will not harken to him, I will speak the truth, though it be my death, for I have dishonoured God too much already.  
Many more such like expressions she used, but are too many to be enumerated.  
The night being come, we returned praise to God for his seasonable deliverance of the Maid, and because he had mercifully and suddenly given a gracious hearing to our prayers: In this time I desired some to eye the person and carriage of the Witch, that was in the prison-house some distance from the Maid: Who informed me, that as soon as ever the Maid awaked, and began to be at ease, the Witch began to be tormented, and to roar and cry out, Oh the devil, the devil, the devil will tear me in pieces, running from one corner of the room to the other, shaking and rattling her fetters, striking with a stick in her hand those that were in the room, Prisoners and others; crying out, and cursing the Maid, saying, Oh this Whore will be the death of me, she will hang me, and I shall be killed and torn in pieces: And she was in such an hideous rage, that the people were fearful to stay near her: I being made acquainted that she was very importunate to speak with me, I left the Maid, and was going away, but I at a distance called to her, having then no great mind to come very near her, she being in such a furious condition, and to satisfy her, told her that the Maid was now very well, and I make no doubt but she would in a while be released: She replied, Yes, at the gallows, nowhere else, for I am sure I shall be hanged; and said to me, For your part, I see you are a knowing man; and if you will come to me to morrow morning, when I may speak privately with you, I will tell you all my Art: I told her, I would harken to any thing she would tell me, and would come to her the next morning.  
The next day, being Wednesday, in the morning I went to the prison, where I found the Maid then very well freed from her former fits, and was informed, had been all that night before freed from them, and had took her rest very well.  
I then went to the Witch, who desired me to go into a room by myself with her, which I did, and she shut the door after we were in; she then would have called for some beer to drink to me, but I would not permit her, telling her, I was resolved not to drink; she then made me sit down by her, and she took a piece of silver, I think it was a Shilling, and offered it to me, telling me I must take that piece of silver of her, if I intended to learn any thing of her: I replied, I had no need of a shilling, and would not take it, for I was able to give her a shilling; said she, Give me one then, and that will be as well: I replied, Not so neither, you do not want one. She then fell a cursing and swearing that I must take that silver of her, otherwise she could not teach me any thing: I replied, Tell me what you can do first, happily I can do already what you can, if not, I may learn it afterward: She replied, Thou must keep my counsel, or else all will do thee no good; and thou must now promise to me, that thou wilt not come to undermine me, to undo me: I answered, you need not think so, for you see I am come into a room privately, that none else might know what you teach me. She then said, she could cure Diseases by Charms and spells, and had prayers that would do so likewise; and they could cure such Diseases as the best Doctors could not do; she could discover stolen goods, and show any one the thief that had them, in a glass; and that she could raise Spirits by reading in her Books.  
I asked her, what Books she had, and where she had them? She answered, she had a great many notable books, and she had most part of them of Dr. Johnson; and withal told me, if I would keep them secret, she would let me have them, if I would accept of them: I told her Yes, she should let me have what books she would, and I should be very thankful to her for them; but desired her to let me see the red Book that the Maid set her hand to, that was written half over with blood (being the names of Witches that had listed themselves under the devil's command.) She replied, I cannot help you to that book, for Withers hath that, a man that lives in Hampshire. But then said I too her, Pray let me have what Books you can help me to: So she sent her Husband with me to her house, with one man more, to deliver me her Books: And when I had them, I left them with a Gentleman in Sarum to keep them safe, that they might be brought to the fight of the Judges at the assizes. I then went to the Witch, and told her, that the Books I had were nothing concerning her art; I would willingly have that Book that did raise the Spirits: Ah! (saith she) that is safe enough from my Hu●band, that is a book of Charms, he is hid safe, but that thou shalt have it, if I could have my liberty to go home, for that book is worth thousands of other books, and can do more; I will show the use of him, and what Charm thou shalt use to find out a 1000 l. that lies hid in the North part of Wilton Garden, being hid by the old Earl of Pembroke, Father to the last deceased, and 'tis not to be found but by a Charm: But for the present I could not have her liberty to go for it, so that I had it not.  
And she then also told me that she had been a Servant to Dr. Lamb, and the occasion she came to live with him, she said was, that she lived with a Lady in London, who was a Patient many times to him, and sent her often in business to him, and in particular, she went to know what death King James should die; and the Doctor told her what death, and withal said that none of his Children should come to a natural death; and she said she then saw so many curious sights, and pleasant things, that she had a mind to be his Servant, and learn some of the art; and Dr. Lambe seeing her very docile, took her to be his Servant; and she reading in some of his Books, with his help learned her Art, by which she said she had gotten many a penny, and done hundreds of people good, and nobody ever gave her an ill word for all her pains, but always called her Mris. Boddenham, and was never accounted a Witch but by reason of this wicked Maid now in prison, and then fell a cursing of and reviling at the Maid extremely.  
Having spent out this forenoon likewise, I then left the prison, and departed; and heard no more of any thing concerning the Witch or the Maid, only that the Maid remained well, and that the Witch would tell those she esteemed her friends, that surely she did believe that I was a Witch, and did think I should do many notable things with her books.  
And about three weeks after I received a Letter from Edw. Tucker and Francis Swanton Esq; two Justices of the Peace, to be at the assize to prosecute against the Witch, who withal in their Letter acquainted me that the Maid was now troubled as formerly, and desired me to come to Sarum again, to see if I could discover any thing more of the Witches practise, and I came on the Friday following the Tuesday night in which the Maid began to relapse into her former fits, and was tormented as formerly; and at night about eleven or twelve of the clock, the Maid was miserably tormented, crying out, the devil would carry her away before the morning; and in short time after she was pulled from those that held her, and the people in the room run away for fear: The Maid being thrown from the low bed whereon she lay, to the top of the high bed, and her clothes torn off her back, and a piece of her skin torn away, the Candle in the room standing on a Table, was thrown down, and put out; at which time, there being a little Boy that was almost asleep, but with this noise being frighted, had not power, with the rest, to go out of the room, stayed there, and saw a Spirit in the likeness of a great black man, with no head, in the room scuffling with the Maid, and took her and set her into a Chair, and told her that she must go with him, he was come for her soul, she had given it to him: But the Maid answered, that her soul was none of her own to give, and he had already got her blood, but as for her soul he should never have; and after a while tumbling and throwing about of the Maid, it vanished away.  
It came into some of our thoughts that were affrighted out of the maid's Chamber, to go into the Witches room to see whether she was asleep, and when they came, they found her running about the room with her clothes off, and her iron fetters about her legs, and asked her what was the reason she was not in her bed asleep at this time of the night, and why she run about the room? The Witch answered, I cannot keep my bed, nor lie in it at quiet, but am pulled forth by violence. They asked her the reason why? She replied, Pray what is the matter in your Chamber: who being not willing to discover the truth said, Nothing, but a child is not well, that we are troubled with. The Witch replied, Do you not lie to me? for I know what is the matter as well as yourselves. The Witch sat then down by her bed side, and there cursing and banning the people, they left her, and went again to the Maid, where they stayed all that night, holding the Maid from mischieving herself in her fits.  
That the Witch might yet more evidently be discovered, Melier Damer, Alice Cleverly, Grace Stockes, and other Women, searched the Witch in the Gaol, and they delivered on their oaths at the assizes, that they found on her shoulder a certain mark or Teat, about the length and bigness of the nipple of a woman's breast, and hollow and soft as a nipple, with a hole on the top of it: And searching further, they likewise found in her secret place another Teat, soft, and like the former on her shoulder: And afterward, when the Witch was on her trial, as the Women were giving in this their Evidence, they were ordered to look on that Teat again on her shoulder, as she stood at the Bar, who did, and they then said, that the Teat was more drier then, and something less than it was before, and did seem not to be so freshly pulled and sucked as before.  
After which time, I coming to the prison, went to the Maid, who was at the present under some inward conflict and horror of conscience, who complained very much of her damnable condition, and said, there was now no hope of her salvation, for the devil was returned again to her, and had got faster hold of her then ever; and also said, My hope is now quite gone, in vain is it for me to expect salvation: How can God save me? I know he cannot, and the worst is, He will not; and it cannot be long before the devil will tear me in pieces.  
I then told her the occasion of her present trouble might be in giving way to some suggestions of Satan. She replied, I do as little as I can: But he tells' me I shall near be at quiet, until I get my name blotted out of the Red book, that the Witch made me set, when I sealed with my blood to be a slave all the days of my life to Lucifer; and if I could have that piece of silver I had at that time given me, to give again to the devil, I should then be at rest: But after a while I persuaded her not to harbour any such fancies within her, for that they were the mere suggestions of Satan; which she was at last brought to believe: she in a short time after began to fall into her former fits, but not so violent as the former were: But after it was over, I asked the Maid whether she was willing the Witch should be brought into her Chamber, (knowing that the other time it was a means of her ease) to which she would not consent for some time: At last I persuaded her to let her come and they should talk together.  
Then I went to the Witch to bring her; and when I came to her, she pretended she did not remember me; for I heard she was prejudiced against me at this second coming; for that some had persuaded her that I did but ensnare her, and did what I could only to discover her; so that I could not without much persuasion cause her to own any acquaintance with me.  
I asked her how she did? who replied, Very nought, not well; and the Maid and I had undone her, for she should be hanged: I persuaded her to go to the Maid, and talk with her: But she replied, Ah Whore! Ah rascal! I will see her in hell first, I will never see her more, she hath undone me, by raising these reports of me that am an honest Woman; 'twill break my husband's heart, he grieves to see me in these Irons: I did once live in good fashion, and did not lie as now I do; I am sick in my stomach, I am tormented that I cannot sleep at night, and am almost torn in pieces; and being not well, I will not go forth without the door this day.  
I seeing I could not persuade her, went to the Maid, and persuaded her to come into the presence of the Witch; and after many entreaties I persuaded her to go to her, which she did: But being come into the room, with multitudes of people pressing in along with her; (the Witch was in a very spacious upper room, that was capacious enough to hold 300 people) so soon as ever the Witch saw the Maid, she ran skrieking and crying out from the Maid to the further side of the room, where a bed stood, and fell down, she fell on her knees, and went to creep under the bed, but the people pulled her out again, whereupon she cried out exceedingly, that there was not any talking to her; maliciously-cursing those that held her, striking them with her stick, and scratching and biting them, making a most hideous noise; words cannot express the manner of it; crying out, Have out of my sight this devilish Maid, I shall be torn in pieces.  
I went to persuade her to be quiet, telling her, none shall do her any harm. She answered, Oh! the devil will tear me if I see her: And constantly she kept crying out and roaring. I thought that in half an hour she would be tired out, making such a noise, and then she must of necessity be silent: But all the while the Maid was there, she kept such a roaring and hideous noise, which was almost an hour: Now the Maid looking on her, seeing her in such a torment, was at ease; and the maid's ease was her trouble.  
I being in the presence of the Witch this while, had it come into my thoughts, that Mr. Holland Mr. Tucker's Clerk, had told me the morning before, that he being a day or two before in the prison with others, in company with the Witch, he saw about her neck a green silk string, with something tied at the end of it, like a little bag, hanging down her stomach: he asked her, What was that about her neck? She replied, It was a thing that she could do many things with; and if he would give her but half a dozen of Ale, she would make a toad spring out of it: The remembrance of which, caused me to observe if I could see any such thing about her neck, which I did; I then desired a Gentleman that stood by me to endeavour the secret getting it away from her; and to that end some kept a great disturbance, pulling about her: Which while they were so doing, the Gentleman got away the bag and string about her neck; which she felt gone immediately: She then roared and cried out much more than before; saying, Now she was undone, her jewel was taken from her, her life was lost; now there was no hope but that she should be hanged.  
But seeing there was no remedy, or possibility of pacifying her, we all left her in her rage, and the Maid went again to her own Chamber; So her being in the presence of the Witch, was a second time of freeing her from her torments.  
We then went and opened the bag so taken away, that hung to the string about her neck: It was a little silk bag, in which there was some powder and pieces of white paper, with several sorts of seeds in them; probably such a Charm as she did often use: And for the powder, both myself and those that were physicians that saw it, could not otherwise judge of it, but that it was some sympathetic powder, that should have caused such Evidence that came in against her, not to have testified any thing prejudicial to her: And probably it might be such a powder, in regard of her trouble of losing it. And Magicians write much of the nature of an herb called Anacrampferos, and the herb showbread will work love and affection in any party whose good will and love they desire to obtain; and this foolish conceit without doubt she had, to think that the wearing such a powder about her neck would have wrought such a love in the Judge and Jury, that the one should not have found her guilty, nor the other condemned her.  
But in this, as well as in the rest, the Devil deceived her: For the assizes being held at Sarum for the County of Wilts, the Witch was there arraigned on three several bills of Indictment touching her compact and practise of Witchcraft; and found guilty on all three, and sentence passed on her most justly for such practices, by the Lord Chief Baron Wild, then Judge of life and death at that assizes.  
After that Sentence was passed on her, she was brought from the Court to the prison again; but never valued it, or was much troubled that she was to die.  
In the Evening after her Condemnation, Mr. Langley a Grocer of Sarum, with others came to the prison to her, and entering into discourse with her, she began to rail against me, and said I had betrayed her and wronged her, and they (to please her) spoke against me: Likewise, she hearing that, began to be familiar with Mr. Langley, and told him that she lived with Dr. Lamb, and he taught her to raise Spirits, and she told him how people came to learn it: If those that have a desire to it, do read in books, and when they come to read further than they can understand, than the Devil will appear to them, and show them what they would know; and they doing what he would have them, they may learn to do what they desired to do, and he would teach them: And further she did in general terms confess to him, that she did what the Maid had told of her, and did likewise promise him her books, but because I did prosecute her, and informed the Judge what she told me, she would not teach me any thing; but because (as she said) Mr. Langley seemed to be a good honest man, she would let him have her books, and teach him her Art.  
I went from Sarum to Dorchester after the Judges to the assizes, and after I had accomplished my business I had there I returned to Sarum again, to speak with her, and to see her executed: She hearing I came from the Judges, and some persons informing her (though without cause) I had endeavoured for a reprieve for her, she was willing to speak with me.  
The morning before she was to be executed, I went to her; and when I came there, there was only with her (the door being shut) Mr. Foster a Minister, who comforted her up to bear death Christianly, boldly, and cheerfully; and after he had brought her to that pitch as to promise him she would go a true penitent to her place of Execution, and to die as a Lamb, he then kneeled down, and read over to her much of the Book of commonprayer, and she repeated it after him: I being at the door, when he had done, spoke to him to propound some questions, which I told him were very requisite should be discovered: he did go and say something to her, then returned to me, and told me that she would say nothing to it, and that it was not fit she should now be troubled, but to be left to her devotion; he also told me that she denied the things she was condemned for, and that she wrongfully suffered death, and did lament extremely, and desired to die quietly: I replied to him, God would have more honour by her confession of other Witches, than she can have comfort by a few prayers, and a little smoothing up at last. I was resolved to put it home to her, and make her confess what I could of her practice, and whom she knew that practised such Art; though what she said would not be enough to convict any, yet it would he enough to suspect and examine them. He replied, he was very willing truth should be discovered, and so went away. I then told her that this morning was to be the time of her Execution, and there was no hope of any Reprieve, but die she must; if any thing moved the Judge to mercy, it would be her confessing her faults, and to say truth, and to confess other Witches, and to tell what things they had done, that they might be convicted: She answered me, If I must die this morning, I care not; and swore three times one after another, by the name of God, she was prepared to die: And for Confessing she said she would never say that the Maid told truth, but the Maid belied her, and the Devil would torment her for it; and as she had dealt with her, she said, she prayed to God that he would deal with her; and for her part, she would never forgive the Maid the wrong she had done her: And further said, that before she had been put to this shame, she would have given Forty pounds for the saving her life; but now she would not live if she should, but was resolved to be hanged, and her earnest desire was that she might be buried under the gallows: And she said, she had made her Will, and given Legacies to many of her friends. But I told her, her Husband might choose whether he would let them have them: she replied, If he do not, the devil shall never let him be quiet. She also said she had writ a Letter, and put it into her pocket, which was to her Husband, that he should never live in his own house more; and that her will was to go directly to the gallows, and there be hanged, and then brought back into her own house, and there to be shrouded, and then to be carried back to the gallows, and there buried. Her will was also, that the Women that shrouded her should go into her Garden, and gather up all her herbs, spoil all her flowers, and tear up the roots. She also was very desirous for drink, and had not Mr. Undersheriffs prudence been such as to restrain her from it, she would have died drunk: She said, she would not have any Psalm sung, or any prayers for her at the Gallows; but she would have a Psalm sung at the Gaol, and immediately she herself began to sing. I also asked her who she knew to be Witches? She said, she knew none but Withers, that lived by Rumsey in Hampshire, he did use to make Charms for her; and he did help the Woman that was Owner of the Brick Kill by Sarum to a Spell, and she did frequent him for a while; and he could do the most tricks of any one she knew: she did also name one or two more that she said was able to do many such things as she could.  
I asked her, whether she had any ground or testimny that repentance was wrought in her? She replied, I hope for all this to be saved by my Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ: and I defy the devil; and I am wronged and abused, and so these Rogues and Rascals shall all know, for all this yet; and then she swore an oath, I that they should. She then would make a show of sorrow, complaining, I have not been in bed these three nights, but have been abused, and the Maids that were with me last night stole the money out of my purse, that I had there to pay for my supper, and to buy me some drink; and then she would make a noise as if she wept; that I myself, and I also desired others to observe, but she was never seen to let fall a tear; but yet many times she would make such an artificial noise, that one would have thought she wept: And in such discourse she spent the morning: And if any did bid her pray, she would swear at them, and revile them.  
Mr. Under-sheriff coming into the prison to her, told her, She must go along with him to the place of Execution. She replied, Be you ready, I am ready, in a jolly manner, and forth she went: But before Mr. Undersheriff came in, I had so persuaded her, that when she came to the place of Execution, she would confess every thing; and in regard she should not be able to speak loud enough, she desired me to stand by her, and she would tell it unto me, and I should speak it out to all the people: Which I told her I would: And she said, she would then tell every thing, and keep nothing secret.  
Afterwards she fell into a rage, and wished for a Knife, she said she would run it into her heartblood: Being replied unto by some, Oh Mris. Boddenham you would not offer to do such wickedness, would you? She swore by the name of God, but she would, had she a Knife. She then went forth to the place of her Execution, where a numerous company were spectators; and as she went along towards the gallows, by every house she went by, she went with a small piece of silver in her hand, calling for Beer, and was very passionate when denied; one of the men that guarded her on the way, told her that Mr. Sheriff would not let her be buried under the gallows, upon which she railed at the man extremely that told her so, and said, she would be buried there. When she came to the place of execution, she went immediately to go up the Ladder, but she was pulled back again and restrained: I then pressed her to confess what she promised me she would, now before she died, but she refused to say any thing. Being asked whether she desired the prayers of any of the people, she answered, she had as many prayers already as she intended, and desired to have, but cursed those that detained her from her death, and was importunate to go up the Ladder, but was restrained for a while, to see whether she would confess any thing, but would not: they then let her go up the Ladder, and when the rope was about her neck, she went to turn herself off, but the Executioner stayed her, and desired her to forgive him: She replied, Forgive thee? A pox on thee, turn me off; which were the last words she spoke: She was never heard all the while she was at the place of Execution to pray one word, or desire any others to pray for her, but the contrary.  
Thus you have her wicked life, her woeful death. Those that forsake God in their lives, shall be forsaken of him in their deaths.   

A Postscript.  
HIstory often speaks, and common observation assures us, that Bees gather excellent honey out of the bitterest herbs: So, were we wise, we might make good use of this foregoing Relation: Wherein we may consider how the devil gulls and deceives the souls of the Sons of men, He (without doubt) to bring them into such an unhappy league with himself, promiseth them to be no Inferiors to the greatest in the World. To the Poor he promiseth Food; to the Sick, Health; to the ireful, to be revenged; to the Curious, Knowledge; to the Ambitious, Honour; and the Satisfying lusts to the lustful: He makes large promises when he means no such thing: Could ever any man at the last say he was a Gainer by his Contract with Satan? indeed he promised Adam fair, but the conclusion was a turning out of Paradise; he promised Sodom fair, but the conclusion was Burning: And how many can our experience testify of, that (without doubt) after their league with him, built many Castles of Hope in the Air of their Thoughts, of their future happiness; But what a sad end have they came unto! How many hanged and burned! And when they need most protection from the Devil, they have been most disappointed by him: Shall any therefore wilfully be deceived by his allurements? Suppose the best, That such a shameful end shall not betide them: Yet is there any happiness or any good to be found in the devil's service? Can he procure lost goods, can he restore decayed health, can he satisfy a proud heart, can he content the ambitious mind, can he satisfy a fleshly lust, can he bestow on thee and let thee really enjoy all the glory of the world; yet he cannot save thee from death: can he prolong thy life in the land of the living, he cannot create comfort to thee in the day of God's wrath: What will you then do? Indeed your lusts perhaps by him have been satisfied, your health by him recovered, your lost goods by him restored, your ambitious mind something for a while quieted: But all this while your soul is not saved. Consider how God himself pities thee: What will you do, saith the Lord in the day of my Wrath? Intombing your souls in the world will not shelter you, nor your agreement with Hell and Death cannot relieve you: Besides, what outward, temporal, forenamed accommodations you have by him, as Health, Wealth, and the like; you give a dearer rate than the most chargeable Physician in the world would or possibly could demand of you for the restauration ofyour lost health; and it is much sweeter, easier, and less charge, to go so long a voyage as to the Indies, and there dig for gold and silver, accounting all its difficulties, then to have it of the devils sending or bringing it to us.  
In this sad foregoing Relation, thou hast the great and glorious attributes of God's Justice and just Judgement, and of his rich Mercy and free grace.  
To demonstrate the last first: Friendly Reader, Thou hadst in this Narration the torments of a poor Maid, so fully expressed, that in the reading thereof thou mayst take notice of the goodness of God in her support; sure I am, no natural strength could have subsisted under such violent and strong racks, tortures and pangs as did seize on her for almost five weeks: Besides, a Maid so poorly principled as she was; for as she could not read, so she could not answer, neither did she know, but was altogether ignorant of the fundamental grounds of Religion; and besides, lived profanely, yet in the extremity of her condition, and in the lowest ebb of her sorrows, there was a ground of hope, and expressed by herself in such terms as these:  
Being asked whether she gave way to the devil, in yielding to any thing that he suggested into her thoughts and mind: She answered, No: Indeed (saith she) the devil now appears to me from the top of the house in a fearful shape, with flaming eyes, and calls to me to come away: But I tell him, I cannot, I am held, and glad I am that I am held, else I am afraid I should be carried away by force. And at any time, when she had a little ease from the violent hurryings of her body, she was desirous to discourse, and said, she would not keep the devil's counsel; The Devil (saith she) claims his promise, and would have me away, for I have given him my soul: But, saith she, I know my soul is none of mine own to give, Christ hath bought it, and his it is, & none of my mine; and though I did so wickedly as to promise it him through the persuasions of a Witch, which I am heartily sorry for, yet I have not my soul in my own custody to dispose of as I will; and this (saith she) I tell him, but it will not satisfy him. What ever questions she was asked against herself between her fits, when she was able to speak, she would freely relate it, though never so much against herself; replying, I have deserved death and hell a thousand times over, and if God show me mercy, sure I do not deserve it, yet I hope God will: I find (saith she) that the devil is within me, he is got into my stomach, and there he lies, and hath broken all my bones, yet I hope to be saved at last; I know God is merciful, the devil had else torn my body in pieces, he hath tried what he can, but God hath yet kept me, and I believe he will still for all the devil and this wicked base Woman: And further she said, I heartily desire the prayers of the Ministers and all good people, I do desire it surely with my whole soul, for though I am a sinful wretch, yet sure I do believe God will hear their prayers for me. And many other expressions she used, which are set down in the former Narration. I only relate these here, to show the divine support she had in her distress.  
And Reader, Hadst thou seen the strength of her spirit, and of her mind in giving in her Evidence, thou wouldst have believed she spoke truth: And I think there are none of an unprejudicate opinion, but did believe what she then said: She sometimes in her Accusation, or rather in her Evidence, accused her own obnoxiousness, and how guilty she herself was of death and hell: And after sentence was passed on the Witch, I came to the Maid, and asked her whether she was willing the Witch should be reprieved? She replied, With all my heart, and glad I should be if anybody could prevail for her reprieve; and I do wish some body or other would try, if they did think they should not sin in so doing: She then at the same time wept exceedingly, and complaining, Oh my madness and my folly! Oh wicked Creature that I am, that ever I should sin against so good a God, that hath been so merciful to me in my torments! Surely the devil in one of those long nights would have carried me away, had not God been merciful to me: How hath Christ preserved me! Did I ever deserve such mercy? Sure I did not; and it will be my sorrow so long as I live, should I sin against so loving a Christ, and give away my soul from so good a God, and all by the perswafions of so base a Woman: How can I forget this? Surely I shall never forget it as long as I live: I am resolved to serve such a God as this is, I will not count any thing too hard to do for him that would have mercy upon me, that had given my soul to the Devil. I am not yet too old to learn, I will learn to read, sure, if God will be pleased that I shall, though I break my sleeping time to learn; and I will, if possibly I can, get into some good Ministers house or service, because I would not have any let from living a holy life: I will learn the knowledge of Religion, that I may serve God, since I have done so much to his dishonour. I am this day to go away home, I hope now to begin a holy life: and many more gracious expressions she used, that those that were present can testify as well as myself. All which she spoke weeping bitterly: And longer discourse I had had with her, but by reason of her much weeping, she had not freedom of speech.  
I relate not here any fancy, but a real truth, and I believe all my own actions are under divive observation, and I should much offend, if I should under pretence of relating truth, do otherwise; and truly I doubt not but all these transactions and providences, are but the forerunners of her day of conversion, and God usually, or at least sometimes, makes use of a wilderness condition to be a passage into Canaar. O how many souls hath God in Heaven, that have had their passage thither by hell's gate? Manasses prison was a means to break off his league with familiar spirits, so may I say, a Prison was the place, where God in mercy visited this poor Maid, and did there disthrone Satan, and gave her freedom of spirit and liberty of body in one day; and I make no doubt but the same God, that hath brought to the birth, and I believe brought forth, will not suffer to be despised the day of small things, but will make her a monument to his own praise, and although Jacob is but small, yet he shall arise.  
I come to the period of my Narration, and shall close up all with a word or two of the discovery of God's judgement, and Justice on the Witch. I need not reiterate what formerly hath been said, I have showed something of her miserable life, and of her woeful death, but nothing in respect of what might be said; I have only spoken of her practice concerning this Maid, but at her trial there were many other things brought in against her, and there was at the least eight witnesses that gave in their Accusations against her on oath, and it was not solely this business that she was condemned for, but many other passages were brought in against her, of many of her vile and abominable practices, which would take up too much time to Insert; but here is enough already said sufficiently to evidence unto the world how vile and wicked she was; and notwithstanding this her miserable condition (to the apprehension of all spectators) she desired nothing more than her end; thus the devil makes such people willing slaves to himself, and notwithstanding she came to such misery and sad condition, by reason of her wicked practices, yet she would keep the devil's council to the last, and would not discover others in League with herself, although she saw the issue of the Practitioners by herself, neither would she forewarn spectators of the like practice; we may see much of the Justice of God herein, that those that will rebelliously harden their hearts against God, shall be judicially hardened by him; all judgements cannot break the heart, or humble the sinner, if God soften it not; outward miseries may break the back, not of themselves melt the heart; all the torments the devils endure cannot bring down their pride, but they remain still proud, though in Hell. What a madness rests in the sons of men, to think they can repent when theywill? I am confident this Witch could not shed one penitential tear, though thereby she might have been reprieved from death. 'Tis dangerous to follow that trade will harden the heart, and 'tis usual that those that are so besotted and hardened, as to sin under daily mercies, are in time so hardened, that the worst of judgements and torments cannot mollify them. This Narration was penned to reclaim poor people from running after such persons, for the restauration of lost health, or recovery of stolen goods, they may read the Issue thereof by this Maid, she can and doth speak forth, both by word of mouth, and also by her sufferings she lay under, the misery of such as resort to them; thou hast heard before how low she was brought, into as sad an estate as poor creature could be brought, and live, both in respect of her bodily torments and inward condition. I have not related every particular word she spoke of her condition, neither indeed can I remember them all, but one time she was brought so low with her pain, being in a trance, that when she came to herself, she said to a God●y Minister of the City of Sa●um then with her, that she was just then falling into hell, and the devil was too strong for her, do what she could for her life, and was carrying her by might and force to hell, and she had Irrecoverably been thrown in, had not one little twig (or stick) held and stayed her, she had no refuge in the world but that twig, and no support by any, or assistance from any, but that twig, which was the greatest comfort to her she ever met with in all her sorrows, that such a seasonable support should come to her, when she was as she apprehended swallowed in at hell's mouth. Here see a poor creature, as to its own apprehension, could not lie under greater misery, why then should the devil prevail with any, thus to treasure up to themselves sorrow? Besides the condition of the Maid, the Witch herself infinitely more bespeaks all not to follow after, or practise such wicked arts. Who would willingly have lived her life? but who then would die her death? she had sorrows enough entailed to her practice here, while she lived, but infinitely more now dead; 'tis no indifferent thing, such a practice, but without infinite mercy 'tis damnation to the followers of it, and very few are reclaimed from it, but as they live, usually they die. And my friendly Reader, not to detain thee from thy more serious employment any longer, I say, thou hast this relation, truly and faithfully related unto thee; for what good or advantage would it be to me, to give a false relation of the same? which if I should, many hundred spectators can disprove me; but my own heart knows, and all observers can testify, that the foregoing History, is the birth and true issues of the life and death of the Witch; neither hast thou it penned or illustrated with counterfeit colours of curious language, for I know it matters not what Speech we use in telling truth, and I obliged myself in my undertakings to use the same words and expressions as both the Witch and Maid used, and have not made them speak my words in this relation. It is expected by some, having been urged thereto, to annex to this Narration, a word or two concerning the practice of Witches, their nature and compact, how they may be discovered, and wherein there power consists; what power Witches have over others, more than any other person, and how they came by their power, and that the practice of this Witch, is the way and common practice of such as make compacts with devils; but those to whom myself am known, do also know, that I have other public employment, to exercise my Pen, and Head about, than such a work as this; but providence casting me on the afore-related business, I could not bury what I knew of it in oblivion, knowing that myself knew the passages in general, as welll as any, and I know none that would take the task to publish it but myself, and I could not (being solicited by many Justices of the Peace, that were at the Bench and heard the trial, and other men of eminent worth) wave i●; but for clearing any objections in writing, that partial Readers might raise on the same, I think it a work needless; but for the Narration, if any notwithstanding what hath been said doubt the truth of it, if it be any living in the Western Circuit, Master Clark of the assizes, or any of 〈◊〉 Clarks or servants, can fully satisfy them the truth of it, and also the truth of it will be made manifest by eminent persons to be believed to every clerk of Assizes of every Circuit in England, and they will be able throughout, their whole Circuits to satisfy the truth of it to any that are dubious as to the belief thereof.  
And now friendly Reader, having given thee as brief a Narration of the Judicial proceeding against this Witch, as possibly I could, I beg thy candid peru●al thereof, and such an observation of the passages therein, as they call for from thee.  
FINIS.