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CHAP. V. Of M. Darrels cunning instructing of Somers, by speaking to o∣thers in his hearing such thinges, as he meant he should prac∣tise in the detecting of witches: from about the xxi. of Nouem∣ber, vntill about the vii. of December.
AFter that Somers had played his pranks by starting and rayling, and making of motions vnder a Couerlette, for the space of about a fortnight: then M. Darrell brought him on to an other matter concerning the detecting of Witches: affirming in the presence of Somers to diuerse, that it was ordinary with those that were lately dispossessed to detect Witches, and that So∣mers would doe the like. These thinges M. Darrell deny∣eth, saying: After William Somers beganne to detect some women for Witches, I haue affirmed at some time or other, that Sathan vseth sometimes to discouer by the parties possessed such lewd persons, as he had before stirred vp, and made instrumentes for the possessing of them. But I deny that euer I said that Sathan vseth in seeking to repossesse a man to detect any Wit∣ches.
And here M. Darrell was very much plunged: for being demanded whether Sathan in seeking to repossesse Somers, did not by him detect certaine Witches, hee aun∣swereth, that for ought he could perceiue, Sathan did not seeke againe to repossesse Somers, during those daies, wherein he de∣tected certain for Witches. This answere seeming strange, he was asked how he knew, that Sathan did not for that time seeke to repossesse him. Whereunto hee said, that