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 kist her, that would fall upon her, and that she could not have hurt her except she had toucht her, and then she fell on her knees and confessed she had wronged the Maid, and desired God to forgive her. And then they put her upon saying the Lord's Prayer, but she could not say the words, and forgive us our trespasses.

Mr. Wood a Minister being likewise sworn, and Examined, deposeth, That having heard of the Stones dropt and thrown at the Maid, and of her Fits, and meeting with the Maids Brother, he went along with him to the Maid, and found her in her Fit crying out against Gammer Newton, that she prickt her and hurt her. And when she came to her self, he asked her what had troubled her, and she said Gammer Newton. And the Deponent said, why, she was not there. Yes, said she, I saw her by my bed side. The Deponent then askt her the original of all, which she related from the time of her begging the Beef, and after Kissing, and so to that time. That then they caused the Maid to be got up and sent for Florence Newton, but she refused to come, pretending she was sick, though indeed it appeared she was well. Then the Maior of Youghal came in and spoke with the Maid, and then sent again and caused Florence Newton to be brought in, and immediately the Maid fell into her Fit far more violent, and three times as long as at any other time, and all the time the Witch was in the Chamber, the Maid cried out continally of being hurt here and there, but never named the Witch; but as soon as she was removed, then she cried out against her by the name of Gammer Newton, and this for several times. And still when the Witch was out of the Chamber, the Maid would desire to go to Praters, and he found good affections in her in time of Prayer, but when the Witch was brought in again, though never so privately, although she could not possibly, as the Deponent conceives, see her, she would be immediately senseless and like to be strangled, and so would continue till the Witch was taken out, and then though never so privately carried away, she would come again to her senses. That afterwards Mr. Greatrix, Mr. Blackwall, and some others, who would nee satisfie themselves in the influence of the Witches presence, tried it and found it several times. Although he did it with all possible privacy, and so as none could think it possible for the Maid to know either of the Witches coming in or going out.

Richard Mayre, Maior of Youghal, being likewise Sworn, saith, That about the 24th of March last, he sent for Florence Newton, and Examined her about the Maid, and she at first denied