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 was Indicted at Cork Assizes, and the Evidence is as follows.

Elenor Jones Relict of the said David Jones, being Sworn and Examined in open Court, what she knew concerning any practice of Witchcraft by the said Florence Newton, upon the said David her Husband, gave in the Evidence, That in April last, the said David her late Husband having been out all the Night, came home early in the Morning, and said to the said Elenor his Wife, Where dost thou think I have been all Night? To which she answered, She knew not: Whereupon he replied, I and Frank Besely have been standing Centinel over the Witch all Night: To which she the said Elenor said, Why, what hurt is that? Hurt, quoth he, marry I doubt it's never a jot the better for me; for she hath kist my Hand, and I have had a great pain in that Arm, and I verily believe she hath Bewitched me, if ever she Bewitched any Man. To which she answered; The Lord forbid. That all the Night, and continually from that time, he was restless and ill, complaining exceedingly of a great pain in his Arm for 7 Days together, and at the 7 Days end he complained that the pain was come from his Arm to his Heart, and then kept his Bed Night and Day, grieviously afflicted, and crying out against Florence Newton, and about 14 Days after he died.

Francis Besely, being Sworn and Examined, said, That about the time afore-mentioned, meeting with the said David Jones, and discoursing with him of the several Reports then stirring concerning the said Florence Newton, (who was then in Prison at Youghal, for Bewitching Mary Longdon) viz. That she had several Familiars resorting to her in sundry Shapes; the said David Jones told him, the said Francis Besely, that he had a great mind to Watch her, the said Florence Newton, one Night, to see whether he could observe any Cats or other Creatures resort to her through the Grate, as 'twas suspected they did, and desired the said Francis to go with him, which he did. And that when they came thither, David Jones came to Florence, and told her, that he had heard she could not say the Lord's Prayer; to which she answered, She could: He then desir'd her to say it; but she excused her self by the decay of Memory through old Age: Then David Jones began to teach her, but she could not, or would not say it, though often taught it.

Upon which the said David Jones and Besely being withdrawn a little from her, and discoursing of her, not being able to learn this Prayer, she called out to David Jones, and said