Part 4

H. What did he do when he came to thee?

T. He caused me to go and do harm.

H. And did you go?

T. I did hurt a woman sore against my conscience: he carried me up to her door, which was open: The woman's name was Mrs. Grace Thomas.

H. What caused you to do harm? What Malice had you against her? and did she do you any harm?

T. No, she never did me any harm: but the Devil beat me about the head grievously, because I would not kill her: but I did bruise her after this fashion (laying her two hands to her side).

H. Did you bruise her till the blood came out of her nose and mouth?

T. No.

H. How many did you destroy and hurt?

T. None but she.

H. Did you know any mariners that you or your associates destroyed by overturning of ships or boats?

T. No. I never hurt any ship, bark, or boat in my life.

H. Was it you or Susan that did bewitch the children?

T. I sold apples, and the child took an apple from me, and the mother took the apple from the child, for which I was very angry; but the child died of small-pox.

H. Did you know one Mr. Lutteris about these parts, or any of your confederates? Did you or them bewitch his child?

T. No.

H. Temperance, how did you come to hurt Mrs. Grace Thomas? Did you pass through the keyhole of the door or was the door open?

T. The Devil did lead me up stairs, and the door was open, and this is all the hurt I did.

H. How did you know it was the Devil?

T. I knew it by his eyes.

H. Had you no discourse or treaty with him?

T. No. He said I should go along with him to destroy a woman, and I told him I would not. He said he would make me: and then he beat me about the head.

H. Why did you not call upon God?

T. He would not let me do it.

H. You say you never hurt ships or boats; did you never ride over an arm of the sea on a cow?

T. No. No, Master: 'twas she (meaning Susan), when Temperance said "'twas she," she said "she lied" and that she was the cause of bringing her to die "for she cried when she was first brought to gaol, if that she was hanged, she would have me hanged too; she reported I should ride on a cow before her, which I never did."

H. Susan, did you see the shape of a bullock? At the first time of your examination you said it was like a short black man about the length of your arm?

Susan. He was black, Sir.