ch the Kings maiestie vsed to her with the rest of his
counsell, might not prouoke or induce her to confesse any thing, but stood
stiffely in the deniall of all that was laide to her charge: whervpon they
caused her to be conueied awaye to prison, there to receiue such torture
as hath been lately prouided for witches in that country: and forasmuch as
by due examination of witchcraft and witches in Scotland, it hath latelye
beene found that the Deuill dooth generallye marke them with a priuie
marke, by reason the Witches haue confessed themselues, that the Diuell
dooth lick them with his tung in some priuy part of their bodie, before
hee dooth receiue them to be his seruants, which marke commonly is giuen
them vnder the haire in some part of their bodye, wherby it may not easily
be found out or scene, although they be searched: and generally so long as
the marke is not seene to those which search them, so long the parties
that hath the marke will neuer confesse any thing. Therfore by special
commaundement this _Agnis Sampson_ had all her haire shauen of, in each
parte of her bodie, and her head thrawen with a rope according to the
custome of that Countrye, beeing a paine most greeuous, which she
continued almost an hower, during which time she would not confesse any
thing vntill the Diuels marke was found vpon her priuities, then she
immediatlye confessed whatsoeuer was demaunded of her, and iustifying
those persons aforesaid to be notorious witches.

Item, the saide _Agnis Tompson_ was after brought againe before the Kings
Maiestie and his Counsell, and being examined of the meetings and
detestable dealings of those witches, she confessed that vpon the night of
_Allhollon_ Euen last, she was accompanied aswell with the persons
aforesaide, as also with a great many other witches, to the number of two
hundreth: and that all they together went by Sea each one in a Riddle or
Ciue, and went in the same very substantially with Flaggons of wine making
merrie and drinking by the waye in the same Riddles or Ciues, to the Kerke
of North Barrick in Lowthian, and that after they had landed, tooke handes
on the land and daunced this reill or short daunce, singing all with one
voice.

_Commer goe ye before, commer goe ye,_
_If ye will not goe before, commer let me._

At which time she confessed, that this _Geilles Duncane_ did goe before
them playing this reill or daunce vpon a small Trump, called a Iewes
Trump, vntill they entred