V. Bernard Peache teftify’d, That being in Bed."

on a Lords-day*Night, he heard a {crabbling at!
the Window, whereat he then faw, Sufanna Mar:
tin come in, and jump down upon the Floor. She
took hold of this Deponents Feet, and drawing?
his Body up into an Heap, fhe lay upon him, neail!
Two Hours; in all which dime he could neither
fpeak nor ftirr, Ac length, when he could begir'l
to move, he laid hold on her Hand, and pulling
it up to his mouth, he bit three of her Fingers, 2
he judged, unto the Bone, Whereupon fhe went:
© from the Chamber, down the Stairs, out at che!
Door. This Deponent thereupon called unto tht
people of the Houle, to advile them, of what pal”
fed ; and he himfelf did follow her. The peopky
faw her not ; but there being:a Bucket at the Left!
hand of the Door, there was a drop of Bloot'
found on it; and feveral more drops of Bleod up!|l
onthe Snow newly fallen abroad. There wath
Yikewifé the print of her two Feet juft without thd
‘Threfhold ; but no more fign of any Footing far'h
ther off. | | ef

At another time this Deponent was defired by
the Prifoner, to come unto an Husking of Cosn’
at her Houfe ; and the faid, If be did not come, |

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vere better that he did! He went not; but the
Night following, Sufayna Martin, as he judged,
nd another came towards him. One otf them
uid, Here be is! but he having a Quarter-{taff,
nade a Blovv at them. The. Roof of the Barn,
ioke his Blow; but fcllowing them to the
Vindow, he made another Blow at them, and
ruck them down; yet they got up, and got
ut, and he faw no more ofr them.

About this time, there was a Rumour about

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ne Town, that Méartixs had a Broken Head ;

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uit the Deponent could fay nothing to that.
The faid Peache alfo teftify'd, the Bevvitching
if Cattle to Death, upon Adartins Difcontents.
VEL Rebert Downer teftifyed, That this Prifoner
tbeing fome years ago profecuted at Court for a
Witch, he then faid unto her, He believed {he was a
Witch. Whereat the being Didlatisfied, Said, That
Mbome Shee-Devil would Sho tly fetch him away | Which
Mivords were heard by others, as well as himfelf.
he Night following, as he lay in his Bed, there
Hame in at the Window, the likenefs of a Car, which
Flew upon him, took faft hold of his Throat, lay
Wn him a confiderable while, and almoft killed him.
At length he remembred, what Su/anna Martin, had.
@areatned the Day before ; and with much ftriving
ye cryed out, Avoid, thou Shee-Devil ! In the Names
Nf God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, Avoid.
Whereupon it left him, leap‘d on the Floor,
lew, out. at the Window.

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before ever Downer fpoke a word of this Accident, }}
Sefanna Martin and her Family, had related, How ih
this Downer had been Handled! , |

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