All which things, when he heard his sister vpon her Oath affirme,
knowing them in his conscience to bee iust and true, slenderly denyed
them, and thereupon insisted.
To this Examination were diuerse witnesses examined in open Court
_viua voce_, concerning the death of the parties, in such manner and
forme, and at such time as the said _Iennet Deuice_ in her Euidence
hath formerly declared to the Court.
Which is all, and I doubt not but matter sufficient in Law
to charge him with, for the death of these parties.
For the proofe of his Practises, Charmes, Meetings at Malking-Tower,
to consult with Witches to execute mischiefe, Master _Nowel_ humbly
prayed, his owne Examination, taken and certified, might openly be
read; and the rest in order, as they remaine vpon Record amongst the
Records of the Crowne at Lancaster: as hereafter followeth, _viz._
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_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE,
_Sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _of the Forrest
of Pendle: Taken the seuen and twentieth day of
Aprill aforesaid_,
Before
ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER
_Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace within
the said Countie_, viz.
And being examined, he further saith, That vpon Sheare-Thursday
last, in the euening, he this Examinate stole a Wether from _Iohn
Robinson_ of Barley, and brought it to his Grand-mothers house, old
_Dembdike_, and there killed it: and that vpon the day following,
being Good-Friday, about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there
dined in this Examinates mothers house a number of persons, whereof
three were men, with this Examinate, and the rest women; and that they
met there for three Causes following, as this Examinates said Mother
told this Examinate.
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