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 information of Ioan Smith wife of Ro∣bert Smith, takē before mee Brian Darcey Esquire, the said day and yeere.

THe said Ioan saith, that one holy day in the after noone sithence Michaelmas last, shee had made her selfe readie to goe to Church, and tooke in her armes her young childe & opening her dore, her mother (grandmother to the child) one redworths wife, and Selles his wife were at the said dore readie to draw the latch, shee this examinat telling her mother she was comming out of dores to Churchward: whereat the grand mother to the child, tooke it by the hand & shoke it, saying, a mother pugs art thou comming to Church? And Redworthes wife loking on it, said, here is a iolie & likely childe God blesse it? after which speeches, Selles his wife saide, shee hath neuer the more children for that, but a little babe to play w^tall for a time. And she saith with∣in short time after her said childe sickned and died: But she saith y^t her cōscience wil not serue her, to charge the said Cysley or her husband to be the causers of any suche matter, but prayeth God to forgiue them if they haue dealt in any such sort. &c.