Part 12

Joan Robinson, another S. Osees witch, was to blame for various acts of sorcery and witchcraft--hurting one woman's brood goose, and another's litter of pigs, drowning cows, laming ambling mares, and the rest of the witch's playful practices; all of which she, too, denied strenuously, but nevertheless formed one of the thirteen victims whom the offended justice of the times found necessary to condemn and execute. So this sad trial came to an end, and Brian Darcy covered his name with infamy so long as W. W. has a black letter copy extant.

The following singular table is drawn up at the end of the book:--

"The names of XIII Witches and those that have been bewitched by them.

The Names of those persons that have beene bewitched and thereof haue dyed, and by whome, and of them that haue receyved bodyly harme, &c. As appeareth vpon sundrye Enformations, Examinations, and Confessions taken by the worshipfull Bryan Darcey, Esquire; and by him certified at large vnto the Queene's Maiestie's Justices of Assise of the Countie of Essex, the XXIX of Marche, 1582.

S. Osythes. The Witches. } {Kempes wife, 1. Ursley Kempe,} bewitched {Thorlowes Childe, alias Gray } to death {and Strettons wife.

2. Ales Newman } and Ursley } bewitched {Letherdalles childe, Kempe } to death {and Strettons wife.

Confessed by} The said Ales} Ursley and} and Ursley } bewitched {Strattons Childe,}whereof Elizabeth.} Kempe } {Grace Thorlowe, }they did }languish.

{William Byet, and Joan his 3. Elizabeth } bewitched { wife, and iii of his Bennet } to death { beasts. {The wife of William Willes, { and William Wittingalle.

Elizabeth } {William Bonners Wife, John Bennet } bewitched { Butler, Fortunes Childe; { whereof they did languish.

Ales Newman } bewitched {John Johnson and his Wife, }to death { and her own Husband, as it { is thought.

Confessed } 4. Ales Hunt } bewitched {Rebecca Durrant and vi the cattell.} } to death { beasts of one Haywardes.

5. Cysley Celles} bewitched { Thomas Deaths Childe. } to death {

Little } Cysley Celles bewitched {Rosses Mayde, Mary Death, Clapton. } { whereof they did languish.

Cysley Celles} bewitched Richard Rosses horse and and } beasts and caused their Impes to Thorpe. 6. Ales } burne a barne with much corne. Manfielde }

Confessed by} 7. Ales } bewitched {Robert Chesson, and Ales } Manfielde } to death { Greuell husband to Manfield. } and Margaret} { Margaret. Greuell }

Ales } bewitched the widdow Chesson, and her Manfielde } husband, v beasts and one bullocke, and Margaret} and seuerall brewinges of beere, and Greuell } batches of bread.

Thorpe. 8. Elizabeth } bewitched {Robert Stannevettes Childe, Ewstace } to death { and Thomas Crosse.

Elizabeth } bewitched Robert Stanneuet, vii milch Ewstace } beasts, w{h} gaue blood in steede of milke, and seuerall of his Swine dyed.

Little Okley. 9. Annys Herd } bewitched {Richard Harrisons wife, and } to death { two wives of William { Dowsinge, as it is { supposed.

Annys Herd } bewitched Cartwright two beasts, } made, sheepe, and lambes xx; West } swine, and pigs; Diborne, a brewing } of beere, and seuerall other losses } of milke and creame.

Walton. 10. Joan Robinson} bewitched beasts, horses, swine, and } pigs, of seuerall men.

"The sayd Ursley Kemp had foure spyrites, viz., their names Tettey a hee like a gray Cat, Jack a hee like a black Cat, Pygin a she like a black Toad, and Tyffin a she like a white Lambe. The hees were to plague to death, and the shees to punish with bodily harme, and to destroy cattell.

"Tyffyn, Ursley's white Spirit, did tell her alwayes (when she asked) what the other witches had done: and by her the most part were appelled, which spirit telled her alwayes true. As is well approved by the other Witches confession.

"The sayd Ales Newman had the sayd Ursley Kemps spirits to vse at her pleasure. Elizabeth Bennet had two spirits, viz., their names Suckyn, a hee like a blacke Dog: and Lyard, red lyke a Lyon or Hare.

"Ales Hunt had two spirits lyke Colts, the one blacke, the other white.

"11. Margery Sammon had two spirits lyke Toads, their Names Tom and Robyn.

"Cysley Celles had two spirits by seuerall names, viz., Sotheons, Hercules, Jack, or Mercury.

"Ales Manfield and Margaret Greuell had in common by agreement, iiii Spirits, viz., their names Robin, Jack, Will, Puppet, alias Mamet, whereof two were hees, and two were shees, lyke vnto black Cats.