nates said mother fell on crumbling the said Picture of Clay,
euery day some, for some three weekes together; and within two dayes
after all was crumbled or mulled away, the said _Iohn Robinson_ died.

Being demanded by the Court, what answere shee could giue to the
particular points of the Euidence against her, for the death of these
seuerall persons; Impudently shee denied them, crying out against her
children, and the rest of the Witnesses against her.

But because I haue charged her to be the principall Agent, to procure
a solemne meeting at _Malking-Tower_ of the Grand-witches, to consult
of some speedy course for the deliuerance of her mother, _Old
Demdike_, her daughter, and other Witches at Lancaster: the speedie
Execution of Master _Couell_, who little suspected or deserued any
such practise or villany against him: The blowing up of the Castle,
with diuers other wicked and diuellish practises and murthers; I shall
make it apparant vnto you, by the particular Examinations and Euidence
of her owne children, such as were present at the time of their
Consultation, together with her owne Examination and Confession,
amongst the Records of the Crowne at Lancaster, as hereafter
followeth.

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_The voluntary Confession and Examination
of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _taken at the house of_
IAMES WILSEY, _of the Forrest of Pendle, in the
Countie of Lancaster, the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill_,
Annoq: Reg. Regis IACOBI Angliae, &c. Decimo,
& Scotiae Quadragesimo quinto.

Before

ROGER NOWEL and NICHOLAS BANISTER,
_Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of the Peace within
the same Countie._ viz.

The said _Elizabeth Deuice_ being further Examined, confesseth that
vpon Good-Friday last, there dined at this Examinates house, called
_Malking-Tower_, those which she hath said are Witches, and doth
verily think them to be Witches: and their names are those whom _Iames
Deuice_ hath formerly spoken of to be there. And she further saith,
that there was also at her said mothers house, at the day and time
aforesaid, two women of Burneley Parish, whose names the wife of
_Richard Nutter_ doth know. And there was likewise there one _Anne
Crouckshey_[G3_a_] of Marsden: And shee also confesseth, in all things
touching the Christening of the Spirit, and the killing of Master
_Lister_ of Westbie, as the said _Iames Deuice_ hath before confessed;
but denieth of any talke was amongst them the sa