XI. Farvis Ring, tefiifyed, that-about feven years"!

ago, he was oftentimes and grievoufly. Oppretied ot
the Night ; but faw not who Troubled him, undil!
at laft he Lying perfe@tly Awake, plainly favy Su
{anna Martin approach him. She came.to, him and"
forceably Bit him by the Finger; fo that. the Print’
of the Rice is now {fo long after to be feen upon}
hig. 3 tril i

i

XIE. But befides all of thefe Evidences, there was!
lene :

!

te eee

—— Snbiible Word 129
Ii moft wonderful Account of one ‘Fofeph Ring, pra-
Huced on this Occafion.
I] ‘This man has been ftrangely carried about by
WDzmons, from one Wicb-Aéeetmg to, afe-
lher, for near. two years together ; and for one
Quarter of this Time, they have made him, and
Were him Dumb,tho* he fs now again able to {peaks
Chere was one J; H. who. having as tis judged, a
{Defign of engaging this Fofeph Ring, in a Snare of
WDevillitm, contrived a wile, to bring this Rag two
hillings in Debt unto him. 7
if ‘Afterwards, this poer man would be vifited wich
Hinknown fhapes , and this T. H. fometimes among,
hem; which would force him away with them, un-
hb unknown Places, where he faw meetings, Feaft«
Jngs, Dancings, ; and after his Return, wherein they
Hhurried him a long thro® the Air, he gave Demon-
trations to the Neighbours, that he had indeed.
‘heen. fo tranfported. When he was brought
nto thefe Hellifh meetings, one of the Firft things
They fill did unto him, was to givehima knock on
he Back, whereupon he was:ever-as if Bound with
)Phains, uncapable of Stirring out of the place, tll
‘Vhey fhould \Releafe him. Fe. related, that there
}ften came to him a man, who prefented him a
300k, whereto he .would haveshim fet his Hand ;
omifing to him, that he fhould then have ever
what he-would ; and. prefenting him witly all: che
Jeleétable Things, perfons, and places, that he could
“Mmagine. . But he refufing to fubfcribe, the bufinefs
With dreadful Shapes, Neifesand Screech
: ¢

Sy

|

oe aie ee eS i eee ee SS —
SS = = = = —S= = == = ==

Se gigas ee

et
Se

—

ee ee

a ES

2606 «Ze Citonders of the |
es, which almoft {cared him out of his witts. One t
with the Book,- there was a Pen offered him, and
an Inkhorn, .with Liquor ‘in it, that feemed liki|
Blood : buc he never toucht it. | 1

This man did now affirm, that he faw the Prifoik
ner, at feveral of thofé Hellith Randezvouzes. |

Note, ‘This Woman was one of the moft Impu}}
dent, Scurrilous, wicked creatures in the world; &
the did now throughout her whole Trial, difcoveit
her felfto be furch an one. Yet when fhe was askec |
what fhe had to fay for her {clf, her. Cheef- Ple;
was, That. fhe had Led amet virtuous and Holy Life

foe oe Bok Oto

| sticl mice Btn eae \|

a The TRIAL sop os NOSe a
‘. ELIZABETH HOW, : 55 a
at the Court of )., y 3 ei

: ene eh

Dyer and Lerminer, — |

‘Held:by Mesunitiest at Sakene, j : i,

i
Le LIL ABETH HOW, pleading, Now Guilty,
flees t0 the Indictment of Withcrafts, chet

ehargea upon her 3 the Court, according to she hi

} Fune, 39 1692... " ik

Frvitible World = 127
Wal proceeding of the Courts in England, in fuch
Wafes, began with hearing the Depofitions of Seve-
id! Afflicted People, who were grievoufly Tortured

y fenfible and evident Witchcrafts, and all complat-
2d of the Prifoner, as the caufe of their Trouble.
was alfo found that the Sufferers were. not able
H » bear her Look, as likewile, that in their greateft
voons, they diftinguifhed- her ;Zouch from. other
Meoples, being thereby raifed out of them.

id) And there was other Teftimony of people to
’ hom the fhape of this How, gave trouble Nine or
(cn years ago.

Il. Ichasbeen a moft-ufual thing for che Bewitch-
A perfons, at the fame time that the Spec?res repre-
‘nting the Witches Troubled them,to be vifited wich
ppatitions of Gho/ts,pretending to have binMurder-
A by the Witches then reprefented. And fometimes
lhe confeflions of the witches afterwards acknow-
:dged thofe very Murders,which thefe Apparitions,
iWharged upon them; altho® they had never heard
yhat Informations had been given by the Suffe-
ers. «|
}} There were fuchApparitions ofGhofts teftified by
ibme of the prefent futferers, & the Gholts affirmed
aat this How had Murdered them: »which thing
Were Fear'd but not prov‘d. :

i} IIL... This How, had made fome Attempts of

Ipyning to the Church,at Ip/wich, feveral years agos

ijt fhg was dgny'd ay Admullion igto shat Holy So-
4 \

Civly,

Br,

eS a ers . » ou -
Se ee a eee) -- = a = Se

nn

SSS es

————————

RR te ee
SS

t25) «|B helbenders ofthe |
ciety; partly, thro a fufsicion of witchoraft; thal
urged againfther. And there now came in Lett
mony, of Preternaturab Milchiets, prefently befal
ling fome that“had»been Inftrumental .to: Debi
her from the Communion, whereupon the wi

intruding. na bnretole sv

. i