Page:The Examination and Confession of certain Witches at Chelmsford in the County of Essex.djvu/32

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The Examination

ſhe muſt fyrſte conſent that this Andrew ſhuld abuſe her, and ſhe ſo did.

And after when this Andrew had thus abuſed her he would not mary her, wherfore ſhe willed Sathan to waſte his goodes, which he forthwith did, and yet not beyng contentid with this, ſhe wild him to touch his body whych he forthewith dyd whereof he died.

Item, that euery time that he did any thynge for her, ſhe ſayde that he required a drop of bloude, which ſhe gaue him by prycking herſelfe, ſometime in one place and then in an other, and where ſhe pricked her ſelfe there remayned a red ſpot which was ſtyl to be ſene.

Item, when this Andrew was dead, ſhe douting her ſelfe with childe, willed Sathan to deſtroye it, and he bad her take a certayne herbe and drinke it, whych ſhe did, and deſtroyed the childe forthwyth.