VIL. Richard Coman teltity“d, that eight yeat|

ago,-ashe lay Awakein his Bed, witha Ligh}.
Burning in the Room, he was annoy‘d with rhe)
Apparition of this Bifhop,and ef two more that web,
firangers to him ; who came and opprefled him fe},
that he could neither ftir himfelf, nor. wake 4
one elfe: and that he was the night after, moleftes,
again in the like manner; the faidBijfbop taking bit)
by the Throat, and pulling him almoftourof che
Bed. His kinfman offered for this caufé to lo ig
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Icourfing together: this Comas was ofice more
Reed, by the Guefts whichhad formerly been fo
Mublefome; his kinfman being at the fame time
ok fpeechle& and unable to move Hand or foot.
i had laid his fword by him 5 which thefe unhap-
i {pectres, did ftrive much to_wreit from him;
ly he held too faft for them. He then grew able
ficall the People of hishoufe; but altho‘* they heard
Pha, yet they had not power to fpeak or ftirr, until
Mlaft, one of the people crying out, what's the mat-
f) the fpedtres all vanithed.
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WAX. Sannuel Shattock teftify'd, That in the Year
NS. this Bridger Bifhop, often came to his houte
tion fuch fiivolous and foolifh errands, that they
Wpeéted fhe came indeed with a purpofe of mil-
Misf. Prefently whereupon his eldeft child, which
iis of as promifing Health & Senfé,as any child of
i] Age, began to droop exceedingly ; & the oftener
tht Bifhop came to the Houfe, the worle grew the
Whild.As theChild would be ftanding at theDoor,he
Spuld be thrown and bruifed againft the Stones, by
ii Invifible Hand, and inlike fort knock his Face a-
aft the fides of the Houfe, and bruife ic after a
iferable manner. Afterwards this Bihop would
Ikag him things to Dy, whereofhe could not Ima-
he any ufé; and when fhe paid him a piece of
oney, the Purfe and Money were unaccountably
nveyed out of a Lock‘d box,and never {een more.
he Child was immediately hereupon taken
ch sgprible fits, whereof his Friends thought a
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would have. dyed : indeed -he did almoft nothing)})
but ery and Sleep for feveral Months together : anc
at length bis inderftanding was utterly: taken away
Among other Symptoms of an Inchantment upon
him, one was, that there was a Board in the Gar I
den,:-whereon.he would walk; and all the invitati ,
ens-in.the world could never tetch him off, About;
Seventeen or Eighceen years after, there came al;
Stranger to Shartecks Houle, who iceing the Child),
faid, This poor Child is Bewitched ; and you have a@y
Neighbour living not far off, who isa Witch. He ads;
ded, Your Neichbour has had a falling out with JOUR |
Wifes and {he [aid in-her Heart, your Wife isa prond |
Woman, and fhe would bring down ber Pride in this in
Child: He then Remembred,that Bifhop had parted
from his Wife in muttering and menacing ‘Terms) +
a little before the Child was taken Hl. The aboves +
faid Stranger would needs carry the Bewitched,
_ Boy with him, to Bifhops Houfe, on. pretence of |
buying a pot of Cyder. The Woman Entertains,
ed-him in furious manner; and flew-alfo upon the ih
Boy, icratching his Face till the Blood came, andy
faying, Thou Rogue, what? dost thou bring this Fels\\
low here to. plague me? Now it {2ems the man hadiin
faid before he went, that he would fetch Blood -o i
her. Ever after the Boy. was follow‘d with Sica
vous. Fits, which the Doétors themfélves generally) |
aicribed unto Wirhcrafi ; and wherein he would be
thrown ftill into the Fire or the Warer, if he were}
not conttantly look‘d after ; and it was verily bos)
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1X. Fobn Louder teftify’d, that upon fome little
Introverfy wich Bifbop about her fowles, going
Hil to Bed, he did awake in the Night by moon-
ht , and did fee clearly the likenefs of this wo-
hha grievoutly opprefling him ; in which miferable
Indition the held him unable to help him ‘elf, till
ar Day. He told Bifhop of this ; but the deny‘d.
Hand threatned him, very much. Quickly alter
ss, being at home on a Lords Day,with the doors
fact about him, he faw a Black Pig approach him;
which he going to kick, it vanilhed away. Ini-
Wediately after, fitting down, he faw a Black thing
mp in at the Window, & come & ftand betore
Win. The Body, was like that of a Monkey, the
Wet like a Cocks, but the Face much like a mans.
‘e being fo extreemly affrighted, that he could
1 fpeak ; this Monfter {poke to him, and faid,

jk are in (ome Trouble of Mind, and if you will be
iled by me, you {hall want for nothing in this world.
Mhereupon he endeavoured to clap his hands
jon it; but he could feel no fubitance, and it jum-
Md out of the window again ; but immediately
Mime in by the Porch, though the Doors were shut,
iid faid, You had better rake my Counfel! We then
Muck at ic wich a ftick,but ftruck only the Ground-
dj, and broke the Stick. The Arm with wnich he
Huck was prefently Difenabled , and it vanifhed
vay.He prefently went out at the Back-Door,and
iyed, this Bifhop, in her Orchard, going toward her
Houfesbut he had mot power to fet one foot forward
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unto her. Whereupon returning into the Ponfelh
he was immediately accofted by the Monfter hot
had feen before; which Goblin was ‘now going tol
Ply at him: whereat he cry‘d' out, The whole Ark
our of God, be between me and yeu? Sovie {pranell
back, and flew over the Apple ‘Tree : ihaking may
ny Apples off the Tree, in is fying over. All
its Leap, it flung Dire with’ its Feet, againft the}!
Stomach of the man 3 wheteon he was'then ftruekh
Dumb, and fo continued for three Days together
Upon the producing of this Teitimony, Bihop dé
ny‘d that fhe Knew this Deponent: yet their two!
Orchards joined, and they had often had their Licdleti
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XE William Stacy, Teflifyed, That receiving
Money of this Bifiop, for work done by hin, hel
Was gone but a miatter of Three Rods frorh ‘hens
dnd looking for his money, found it tinaccountablyii
sone from him. Some time after, Bifop askéd him
whether his Father would grind her gril for her #
He demanded why? the Reply'd, Becauje Pork
count mea witch. He anfwered, No Question, biel
ke wibsrind it for you Being. then gone about fix'tl
Rods tromher, witha fesall Load in his Cart, {ude},
denly the Off wheel flump‘t. and funk’ down: into |
ai Fiole upon plain ground; fo that the Deponest |
was forced to get help for the’ Recovéritig’of thet)
wheel. But ftepping Back to leok for the Holi}
which might give him this difafter, there was nongt
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i} the Night; butit feem‘d as Light as Day,andhe
Perfectly faw the thape of this Bifhop, in the Room,

| roubling of him ; but upon her going ont, all was
jack again: He charg‘d Bifbop atterwards with it:
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wed the deny ‘dit not 5 but-was very angry. Quick
Wj after, this Deponent having been threatned by
fp/bop; as he was in a dark Nightgoing to the Barr,
pwas very fuddenly taken or lifted frory the
qound, and thrown againft a ftone wall ; After

at; he wasagain hoilted up and thrown down 2
wenk, at the end of his Houfe. After this again,
i fling by this Bifhop, his Horfe with a fmall load,

i iving to Draw, all his Gears flew’ to pieces, and
ic Cart fell down ; and this deponent going ‘therr
liftta Bag of corn, of about: two’ Buthels 4
gjuld not budge it, with all his might, |
) Many otherpranks,of this Bifbops, this deponent
Ms Ready to: teftify. He. alfo teltify°d, that he
Mrily Believed;the faid Bifhop, was the Inftrament
this Daughter, Prifcilla‘s Death sof which fufpi-
fbn, pregnant Reatons were alligned.

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JXIL To Crown all, fobs Bly; and Willian Bly;
“itify‘d, That being Employ‘d by Bridger Bi-
fh, to help take down the Cellar-wall, of the
tll Houfe, wherein fhe formerly Lived, the

Cl in Holes of the faid old Wall, find fevera}
Fipets, made up of Rags, and Hogs: Bruffels,
Wh Headlef Pins in them, the points being out-
Wicd. Whereof the ceuld now give no ‘Account
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