〈…〉 isbury Assizes. 〈…〉 ard of Witchcraft.  
Being a true Relation of one Mistress Bodnan living in Fisherton, next house but one to the Gallows, who being a Witch seduced a Maid, called by name, Anne Styles, to the same abominable and detested action of Witchcraft; which Witch for that action was executed the 19 day of March 1653.  
To ●he tune of Bragandary,  
 
 

WHen men and Women leave the way  
of God, and goodness quite,  
They practice mischief every day  
and therein take delight  
The Devil than is nigh at hand  
When these things he doth understand,  
You that will go,  
High or low  
Resolve upon this doubt.   

As by the Story you shall hear  
if you will list a while  
The Devil lately did appear;  
and a Woman did beguile  
But she did make the way before,  
And in her heart did him adore  
You that will go, etc.   

In Fisherton this dame did dwell  
of conversation bade  
She did converse with the Devil of Hell,  
which made her friends all sad,  
Unto the Devil she gave her soul  
Sealed in a bloody serouls,  
You that will go, etc.   

Mistress Rodnam was her name,  
who daily undertooks  
To help men to stolen goods again,  
even with her cunjuring book  
A looking glass she had likewise,  
To show the Théeves before their eyes  
You that will go, etc.   

Among the rest a Maid then went,  
her name was Annis Styles  
About stolen goods in discontent  
but the Devil her beguiles  
The Devil did the Witch persuade  
For to seduce this silly maid  
You that will go, etc.   

She gave the Maid a Looking glass  
on which she looked on  
But at the length it came to pass  
she was to soon undone,  
For want of wisdom and true grace,  
She was undone in little space,  
You that will go, etc.   

Sweet heart quoth she if that you please,  
I will teach you my art,  
So you may live in wealth and ease  
according to your heart  
If you your Soul the Devil will give  
In health and wealth you then may live,  
You that will go, etc.   

To soon alas she did consent  
and sealed it with her blood,  
Which made her afterwards repent,  
when as she understood  
That she must lose the joys of heaven  
For some Toys unto her given  
You that will go,  
High or low,  
Resolve upon this doubt.   

〈…〉 part  
to the same tune.  
 

AT length it came for to be known,  
how she had simply run  
Then to the Witch she made her moan.  
and said she was undone  
She said to London she would fly,  
For fear least both of them should die,  
You that will go  
High or low,  
Resolve upon this doubt.   

The Witch was willing there unto,  
and bid her fly with speed  
She was at Stockbridge taken though,  
for that notorious deed,  
The Devil cast her to and fro  
As all the company did know  
You that will go, &c,   

When in the chamber she came in,  
the Devil tossed her about  
She asked the devil where heed been  
to give her such a flout,  
Then all the standers by amazed,  
Upon each other than they gazed,  
You that will go, &c,   

A Gentleman great pains did take,  
with her the people say,  
And she to him her mind did break  
and for her he did pray,  
She told him the old witch was cause  
That she had broke Gods holy laws  
You that will go, etc.   

Four days together she was vexed  
tormented ●rieviously  
And in her mind was sore perplex●…  
that some thought she would 〈…〉  
The Devil like a Snake apeard  
Which all the country people feared  
You that will go, &c,   

But when the old Witch came in sight,  
than did she take her rest,  
And she did sleep well all that night  
as plainly is expressed,  
She said when as she walked again,  
She praised God she felt no pain  
You that will go, etc.   

She told the Gentleman that she  
would tell him all her art  
And that he should enriched be  
by what she should impart  
She told him that she knew full well,  
She should be a great Lady in hell,  
You that will go, etc.   

The old Witch executed was,  
this month the 19 day,  
She ever had a face of Bras  
as all the people say,  
Instéed of pensiveness and prayer  
She did nought but curse and swore,  
You that will go, &c,   

God nothing had to do with her  
she said most desperately  
She swore and cursed and kept a 〈◊〉  
and desperately did die  
Let all good people therefore say  
〈…〉 hearts with me and pray,  
〈…〉 go 〈◊〉