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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE,
_Sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _taken the seuen and
twentieth day of Aprill_, Anno Reg. Regis IACOBI, Angliae,
Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo, et Scotiae quadragesimo
quarto.

Before

ROGER NOWEL, _and_ NICHOLAS BANNESTER,
_Esquires; two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace,
in the Countie of Lancaster._

Against

KATHERINE HEWYT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES
_of Colne._ viz.

This Examinate saith, that vpon Good-Friday last, about twelue of
the Clock in the day time, there dined at this Examinates Mothers
house a number of persons: And hee also saith, that they were Witches;
and that the names of the said Witches, that were there, for so many
of them as he did know, were amongst others _Katherine Hewyt_, wife of
_Iohn Hewyt_, alias _Mould-heeles_, of Colne, in the Countie of
Lancaster Clothier; And that the said Witch, called _Katherine Hewyt_,
alias _Mould-heeles_, and one _Alice Gray_, did confesse amongst the
said Witches at their meeting at _Malkin-Tower_ aforesaid, that they
had killed _Foulds_ wifes child, called _Anne Foulds_, of
Colne:[P4_a_1] And also said, that they had then in hanck a
child[P4_a_2] of _Michael Hartleys_ of Colne.

And this Examinate further saith, that all the said Witches went out
of the said house in their own shapes and likenesses, and by that time
they were gotten forth of the doores, they were gotten on Horse-back
like vnto foales, some of one colour, some of an other, and the said
_Prestons_ wife was the last: And when she got on Horse-back, they all
presently vanished out of this Examinates sight. And before their said
parting away they all appointed to meete at the said _Prestons_ wifes
house that day twelue Moneths: at which time the said _Prestons_ wife
promised to make them a great feast, and if they had occasion to meete
in the meane time, then should warning be giuen that they all should
meet vpon Romlesmoore.

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_The Examination and Euidence of_ ELIZABETH
DEVICE, _Mother of the said_ IAMES
DEVICE.

Against

KATHERINE HEWYT, _alias_ MOVLD-HEELES,
_Prisoner at the Barre vpon her Arraignement and Triall,
taken the day and yeare aforesaid._ viz.

This Examinate vpon her oath confesseth, that vpon Good-Friday last
there dyned at this Examinates house, which she hath said are Witches,
and verily thinketh to bee Witches, such as the said _Iames Deuice_
hath formerly spoken of: amo