A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex whereof some were executed, and other some entreated according to the determination of lawe. Wherein all men may see what a pestilent people witches are, and how vnworthy to lyue in a Christian Commonwealth. Written orderly, as the cases were tryed by euidence, by W. W.

The saide Brian Darcey then promising to the saide Vrsley, that if shee would deale plaine∣ly and confesse the trueth, that shee should haue fauour: & so by giuing her faire spee∣ches shee confessed as follloweth.

THe saide Ursley bursting out with wee∣ping, fel vpon her knees, and confessed that

shee had foure spirits, wherof two of them were hees, and the other two were shees: the two hee spirites were to punishe and kill vnto death, and the other two shees were to punishe with lame∣nes, and other diseases of bodyly harme, and also to destroy cattell.

And she this examinate, being asked by what name or names shee called the sayde spirits, and what maner of thinges, or colour they were of: confesseth and saith, that the one is called Ti••••ey, being a hee, and is like a gray Cat, the seconde called Iacke, also a hee, and is like a blacke Cat, the thirde is called Pigin, being a she, and is like a blacke Toad, the fourth is called Tyffin, being a shee, and is like a white lambe.

This examinate being further asked, wh••che of the saide spirites shee sent to punishe Thor∣lowes wife▪ and Letherdalls childe, confessed and sayed, that shee sent Tyttey to punishe Thor∣lows wife, and Pigen Letherdalls Childe.

And this examinate, without any asking of her owne free will at that present, confessed and saide, y^t shee was the death of her brother Kemps wife, and that she sent the spirite Iacke to plague her, for that her sister had called her whore and witche.

And this examinate further confessed,

that vpon the falling out betweene Thorlowes wife and her, shee sent Tyffin, the spirite vnto her childe, which lay in the Cradle, and willed the same to•••••• ••e the Cradle ouer, so as the childe might fall out thereof, and breake the necke of it.

These foresaide 5. last recited matters, being confessed by the saide Ursley priuately to me the sayde Brian Darcey, were afterwardes (supper being ended, and shee called agayne before mee, the saide Brian) recited and particularlie named vnto her all which shee confessed, as before in the presence of vs, whose names bee herevnder sub∣scribed.

Also after this examinates aforesaide confes∣sion, the saide Thorlows wife, and Letherdalles wife being then in my house, and shee the saide Letherdalls wife hauing her chylde there also, were brought in my presence before this exami∣nate: who, immediatly after some speeches had past betweene them, shee this examinate burst out in teares and fell vpon her knees, and asked forgiuenesse of the sayde Letherdalls wife, and l••••ewise of Thorlows wife, and confessed that shee caused Newmans wife to sende a spirite to plague the childe, asking the saide Letherdalls wife, if shee were not afraide that night that the spirite came vnto the childe, and telled her a∣bout

the same houre, and said that shee her selfe by reason thereof was in a great swett. And this examinate confesseth, that shee caused the saide Newmans wife, to send a spirite to Thorlowes wife, to plague her where that thought good, &c.

The said Letherdals childe (being a woman childe)) at the time of this examination, appea∣red to bee in most pitious sort consumed, and the priuie and hinder partes thereof, to be in a most strange and wonderfull case, as it seemed to ve∣rye honest women of good iudgement, and not likely to liue and continue any long time.

Note also that it is specially to be consi∣dered, that the saide childe beeing an infante and not a yeere olde, the mother thereof carrying it in her armes, to one mother Ratcliffes a neigh∣bour of hers, to haue her to minister vnto it, was to passe by Ursley this examinates house, and passing bye the wyndowe, the Infante cryed to the mother, wo, wo, and poynted with the finger to the wyndowe wardes: And like∣wise the chyld vsed the like as shee passed home∣wards by the said window, at which she confessed her conscience moued her, so as shee went short∣ly after and talked with the said Ursley, where∣vpon

••hee vsed suche speeches as mooued her to complaine.