A True and impartial relation of the informations against three witches, viz., Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles, and Susanna Edwards, who were indicted, arraigned and convicted at the assizes holden for the county of Devon, at the castle of Exon, Aug. 14, 1682 with their several confessions, taken before Thomas Gist, Mayor, and John Davie, alderman, of Biddiford, in the said county, where they were inhabitants : as also, their speeches, confessions and behaviour at the time and place of execution on the twenty fifth of the said month.

The Information of Anne Wakely, the Wife of William Wakely of Biddi∣ford in the County aforesaid Husband∣man, taken the 3d day of July, Anno Dom. 1682.

Devon. ss.
Biddiford ss.

THe said Informant upon her Oath saith, That upon the second day of July instant, she this Depo∣nent, by order of the said Mr. Mayor, did search the Body of the said Temperance Lloyd, in the presence of Honor Hooper, and several other Women.

And upon search of her said Body, she this Informant did find in her Secret Parts two Teats hanging nigh to∣gether like unto a piece of Flesh that a Child had suckt. And that each of the said Teats was about an Inch in length. Upon which this Informant did demand of her the said Temperance whether she had been suckt at that place by the black Man? (meaning the Devil).

Whereunto the said Temperance did acknowledge, that she had been suck'd there often times by the black Man; and the last time that she was suck'd by the said black Man was the Fridy before she was search'd, (which was the 30th day of June last past).

And this Informant further saith, That she hath been an attendant of the said Grace Thomas about six Weeks now last past: And that on Thursday now last past (which was the 29th of June last past) in the Morning, she this Informant did see something in the shape of a Mag∣pie to come at the Chamber-window where the said

Grace Thomas did lodge. Upon which this Informant did demand of the said Temperance Lloyd whether she did know of any Bird to come and flutter at the said Window.

Unto which Question the said Temperance did then say, that it was the black Man in the shape of the Bird; and that she the said Temperance was at that time down by the said Thomas Eastchurch's Door of the House where the said Grace Thomas did lodge.

Thomas Gist Mayor. John Davie Alderman.