g his most vngodly lyfe, shewing that he had too much
folowed the allurements and entisements of Sathan, and fondly practised
his conclusions by coniuring, witchcraft, inchantment, sorcerie, and such
like, hee renounced the deuill and all his wicked workes, vowed to leade
the life of a Christian, and seemed newly connected towards God.

The morrow after vpon conference had with him, he granted that the deuill
had appeared vnto him in the night before, appareled all in blacke, with a
white wand in his hande, and that the deuill demaunded of him if hee would
continue his faithfull seruice, according to his first oath and promise
made to that effect. Whome (as hee then sayd) he vtterly renounced to his
face, and sayde vnto him in this manner, _Auoide Satan, auoide_, for I
haue listned too much vnto thee, and by the same thou hast vndone mee, in
respect whereof I vtterly forsake thee. To whome the deuill answered,
_That once ere thou die thou shall bee mine_. And with that (as he sayde)
the deuill brake the white wande, and immediatly vanished foorth of his
sight.

Thus all the daie this Doctor Fian continued verie solitarie, and seemed
to haue care of his owne soule, and would call vppon God, shewing himselfe
penitent for his wicked life, neuerthelesse the same night hee founde such
meanes, that hee stole the key of the prison doore and chamber in the
which he was, which in the night hee opened and fled awaie to the Salt
pans, where hee was alwayes resident, and first apprehended. Of whose
sodaine departure when the Kings maiestie had intelligence, hee presently
commanded diligent inquirie to bee made for his apprehension, and for the
better effecting thereof, hee sent publike proclamations into all partes
of his lande to the same effect. By meanes of whose hot and harde
pursuite, he was agayn taken and brought to prison, and then being called
before the kings highnes, hee was reexamined as well touching his
departure, as also touching all that had before happened.

But this Doctor, notwithstanding that his owne confession appeareth
remaining in recorde vnder his owne hande writing, and the same therevnto
fixed in the presence of the Kings maiestie and sundrie of his Councell,
yet did hee vtterly denie the same.

Wherevpon the kinges maiestie perceiuing his stubbourne wilfulnesse,
concerned and imagined that in the time of his absence hee had entered
into newe conference and league with the deuill his master, and that he