of the fellonie & murder, conteyned in the
Indictment against her.

_Alice Nutter_, guiltie of the fellonie and murder conteyned in the
Indictment against her.

And

_Katherine Hewyt_, guiltie of the fellonie & murder conteyned in the
Indictment against her.

Whereupon Master _Couell_ was commanded by the Court to take away the
Prisoners Conuicted, and to bring forth _Iohn Bulcocke_, _Iane
Bulcocke_ his mother,[Q2_a_] and _Alizon Deuice_, Prisoners in the
Castle at Lancaster, to receiue their Trialls.

Who were brought to their Arraignement and Triall as hereafter
followeth.

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THE ARRAIGNMENT
_and Triall of_ IOHN BVLCOCK,
_and_ IANE BVLCOCK _his mother, wife of_ CHRISTOPHER
BVLCOCK, _of the Mosse-end, in the Countie
of Lancaster, for Witch-craft: vpon Wednesday in the
after-noone, the nineteenth of August, 1612. At the Assizes
and generall Gaole deliuery, holden at Lancaster._

Before

_Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY, _Knight, one of his Maiesties
Iustices of Assizes at Lancaster._

_John Bulcock_,
and
_Jane Bulcock_ his mother.

If there were nothing to charge these Prisoners withall, whom now
you may behold vpon their Arraignement and Triall but their poasting
in haste to the great Assembly at Malking-Tower, there to aduise and
consult amongst the Witches, what were to bee done to set at liberty
the Witches in the Castle at Lancaster: Ioyne with _Iennet Preston_
for the murder of Master _Lister_; and such like wicked & diuellish
practises: It were sufficient to accuse them for Witches, & to bring
their liues to a lawfull Triall. But amongst all the Witches in this
company, there is not a more fearefull and diuellish Act committed,
and voluntarily confessed by any of them, comparable to this, vnder
the degree of Murder: which impudently now (at the Barre hauing
formerly confessed;)[Q3_a_1] they forsweare, swearing they were neuer
at the great assembly at Malking Tower; although the very Witches that
were present in that action with them, iustifie, maintaine, and sweare
the same to be true against them: Crying out in very violent &
outragious manner, euen to the gallowes,[Q3_a_2] where they died
impenitent for any thing we know, because they died silent in the
particulars. These of all others were the most desperate wretches
(void of all feare or grace) in all this Packe; Their offences not
much inferiour to Murther: for which you shall heare what matter of
Record wee haue against