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 5. Exam. Elizabeth Styles her Confession of her Witchcrafts, Jan. 26 and 30, and Feb. 7, 1664, before Rob. Hunt Esq; She then confessed, That the Devil about 10 Years since, appeared to her in the shape of a handsome Man, and after of a Black-Dog; that he promised her Money, and that she should Live gallantly, and have the Pleasure of the World for 12 Years, if she would with her Blood sign his Paper, which was to give her Soul to him, and observe his Laws, and that he might suck her Blood. This after four Solicitations, the Examinant promised to do; upon which, he prickt the fourth Finger of her Right-hand, between the middle and upper Joint, (where the sign at the Examination remained) and with a Drop or two of her Blood, she signed the Paper with an [O] Upon this, the Devil gave her Sixpence, and vanisht with the Paper.

That since he hath appeared to her in the shape of a Man, and did so on Wednesday Seven-night past, but more usually he appears in the likeness of a Dog, and Cat, and a Fly like a Millar, in which last he usually sucks in the Poll about four of the Clock in the Morning, and did so Jan. 27, and that it usually is pain to her to be so suckt.

That when she hath a desire to do harm, she calls the Spirit by the Name of Robin, to whom when he appeareth, she useth these words, O Satan give me my purpose! She then tells him what she would have done. And that he should so appear to her, was part of her Contract with him.

That about a Month ago he appearing, she desired him to Torment one Elizabeth Hill, and to thrust Thorns into her Flesh, which he promised to do, and the next time he appeared, he told her he had done it.

That a little above a Month since this Examinant, Alice Duke, Ann Bishop, and Mary Penny, met about 9 of the Clock in the Night, in the Common near Trister Gate, where they met a Man in Black-cloaths, with a little Band, to whom they did Courtesie and due Observance, and the Examinant verily believes that this was the Devil. At that time Alice Duke brought a Picture in Wax, which was for Elizabeth Hill. The Man in Black took it in his Arms, anointed its Fore-head, and said, I Baptize thee with this Oyl, and used some other Words. He was God-Father, and the Examinant and Ann Bishop God-mothers. They called it Elizabeth or Bess. Then the Man in Black, this Examinant, Ann Bishop, and Alice Duke stuck Thorns into several places of the Neck, Hand-Wrists, Fingers, and other Parts of the said Picture. After which they had Wine, Cakes, and Roast-meat, (all brought by the Man in Black) which