A true and exact relation of the severall informations, examinations, and confessions of the late witches, arraigned and executed in the county of Essex.: Who were arraigned and condemned at the late sessions, holden at Chelmesford before the Right Honorable Robert, Earle of Warwicke, and severall of his Majesties justices of peace, the 29 of July, 1645. Wherein the severall murthers, and devillish witchcrafts, committed on the bodies of men, women, and children, and divers cattell, are fully discovered. Published by authoritie.

The Examination of Anne Cate, alias Maidenhead, of Much-Holland, in the County aforesaid, taken before the said Justices the 9^th day of May, 1645.

THis Examinant saith, that she hath four Familiars, which shee had from her mother, about two and twenty yeeres since; and that the names of the said Imps are James, Prickeare, Robyn, and Sparrow: and that three of these Imps are like Mouses, and the fourth like a Sparrow, which she called Sparrow: And this Exami∣nant saith, that to whomsoever shee sent the said Imp called Spar∣row, it killed them presently; and that first of all shee sent one of her three Imps like mouses, to nip the knee of one Robert Freeman,

of Little-Clacton, in the County of Essex aforesaid, whom the said Imp did so lame, that the said Robert dyed on that lamenesse within half a yeere after: And this Examinant saith, that she sent her said Imp Prickeare to kill the daughter of John Rawlins of Much-Holland aforesaid, which died accordingly within a short time after; and that shee sent her said Imp Prickeare to the house of one John Tillet, which did suddenly kill the said Tillet: And this Examinant saith, that shee sent her said Imp Sparrow, to kill the childe of one George Parby of Much-Holland aforesaid, which child the said Imp did presently kill; and that the offence this Exami∣nant took against the said George Parby to kill his said childe, was, because the wife of the said Parby denyed to give this Examinant a pint of Milke: And this Examinant further saith, that shee sent her said Imp Sparrow to the house of Samuel Ray, which in a very short time did kill the wife of the said Samuel; and that the cause of this Examinants malice against the said woman was, because shee refused to pay to this Exami∣nant two pence which she challenged to be due to her; And that afterwards her said Imp Sparrow killed the said childe of the said Samuel Ray: And this Examinant confesseth, that as soon as shee had received the said four Imps from her said mo∣ther, the said Imps spake to this Examinant, and told her, shee must deny God and Christ, which this Examinant did then assent unto.

Notes

• Executed at Chelmesford.