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of _Anne Whittle, alias Chattox_, and claimed them to be parcell of the goods stolne, as aforesaid. And this Examinate further saith, That her father, called _Iohn Deuice_, being afraid, that the said _Anne Chattox_ should doe him or his goods any hurt by Witchcraft; did couenant with the said _Anne_, that if she would hurt neither of them, she should yearely haue one Aghen-dole of meale;[E4_b_1] which meale was yearely paid, vntill the yeare which her father died in, which was about eleuen yeares since: Her father vpon his then-death-bed, taking it that the said _Anne Whittle_, alias _Chattox_, did bewitch him to death, because the said meale was not paid the last yeare. And she also saith, That about two yeares agone, this Examinate being in the house of _Anthony Nutter_ of Pendle aforesaid, and being then in company with _Anne Nutter_, daughter of the said _Anthony_: the said _Anne Whittle_, alias _Chattox_, came into the said _Anthony Nutters_ house, and seeing this Examinate, and the said _Anne Nutter_ laughing, and saying, that they laughed at her the said _Chattox_: well said then (sayes _Anne Chattox_) I will be meet with the one of you. And vpon the next day after, she the said _Anne Nutter_ fell sicke, and within three weekes after died. And further, this Examinate saith, That about two yeares agoe, she, this Examinate, hath heard, That the said _Anne Whittle_, alias _Chattox_, was suspected for bewitching the drinke of _Iohn Moore_ of Higham Gentleman:[E4_b_2] and not long after, shee this Examinate heard the said _Chattox_ say, that she would meet with the said _Iohn Moore_, or his.[E4_b_3] Whereupon a child of the said _Iohn Moores_, called _Iohn_, fell sick, and languished about halfe a yeare, and then died: during which languishing, this Examinate saw the said _Chattox_ sitting in her owne garden, and a picture of Clay like vnto a child in her Apron; which this Examinate espying, the said _Anne Chattox_ would haue hidde with her Apron: and this Examinate declaring the same to her mother, her mother thought it was the picture of the said _Iohn Moores_ childe. And she this Examinate further saith, That about sixe or seuen yeares agoe, the said _Chattox_ did fall out with one _Hugh Moore_ of Pendle, as aforesaid, about certaine cattell of the said _Moores_, which the said _Moore_ did charge the said _Chattox_ to haue bewitched: for which the said _Chattox_ did curse and worry the said _Moore_, and sai
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