Witchcrafts, strange and wonderfull: discovering the damnable practices of seven witches, against the lives of certaine noble personages, and others of this kingdome, as shall appeare in this lamentable history. ; With an approved triall how to finde out either witch or any apprentice to witch-craft..

The Examination of Margaret Flower.

SHe saith and confesseth, That about foure or five yeare since her mother sent her, for the right hand glove of Henry Lord Rosse, afterward that her mother bade her goe againe into the Castle of Bever, and bring downe the glove or some other thing of Henry Lord Rosse, and she askt what to doe? Her mo∣ther replied, to hurt my Lord Rosse: whereupon shee brought downe a glove, and delivered the same to her mother, who stro∣ked Rutterkin her Cat with it; after it was dipt in hot water, and so prickt it often, after which Henry Lord Rosse fell sicke within a weeke, and was much tormented with the same.

Shee further faith, That finding a glove about two or three yeares since of Francis Lord Rosse, on a dunghill, shee delive∣red it to her mother, who put it into hot water and after tooke it out and rubd it on Rutterkin the Cat, and bad him goe up∣wards, and after her mother buried it in the yard, and said a

mischiefe light on him, but hee will mend againe.

Shee further saith, That her mother, and shee, and her sister agreed together to bewitch the Earle and his Lady, that they might have no more children: and being demanded the cause of their malice and ill-will; shee saith, that about foure yeares since, the Countesse (growing into some mislike with her) gave her forty shillings, a bolster, and an attresse, and bade her lie at home, and come no more to dwell at the Castle; which she not onely tooke in ill-part, but grudged at it exceedingly, swea∣ring in her heart to be revenged. After this her mother com∣plained to the Earle against one Peake, who had offred her some wrong, wherein shee conceived that the Earle tooke not her part, as she expected, which dislike with the rest, exasperated her displeasure against him, and so she watched an opportunity to bee revenged: whereupon shee tooke wooll out of the said mattresse, and a paire of gloves, which were given her by Ma∣ster Vavasor, and put them into warme water, mingling them with some blood, and stirring it together, then shee tooke the wooll and gloves out of the water, and rubd them on the belly of Rutterkin her Cat, saying, the Lord and the Lady should have more children, but it would be long first.

Shee further confesseth, that by her mothers commandment, she brought to her a piece of a handkerchiefe of the Lady Ka∣therine the Earles daughter, and her mother put it into hot wa∣ter, and then taking it out, rubd it on Rutterkin, bidding him flie, and goe; whereupon Rutterkin whined and cried Mew: whereupon she said, that Rutterkin had no power over the La∣dy Katherine to hurt her.