were bound to us and we
to them," answered the bad, with more words than explanation.

Good Spirit--"Lett me see the bond."

Bad Spirit--"Thou shalt not."

Good Spirit--"Lett me see it, and if I like it I will seale it alsoe."

Bad Spirit--"Thou shalt, if thou wilt not reveale the contentes thereof."

Good Spirit--"I will not."

At this point it was pretended that a spectral bond was passed from the
bad to the good ghost; and then broke out the "sweet and shrill voice" of
the ventriloquist with "Alas! oh, pittifull, pittifull, pittifull! What!
eight seales? bloody seales! four dead and four alive; oh, miserable!"
Then came in the man's natural voice, addressing the spirit: "Come, come,
prithee tell me why did they bewitch me?" Bad Spirit--"Because thou
didst call Johan Greedie witche." Man--"Why, is shee not a witche?" Bad
Spirit--"Yes, but thou shouldst not have said so," which was a fine bit of
worldly policy in the bad ghost. Good Spirit--"But why did Bull bewitche
him?" Bad--"Because Greedie was not strong enough."

On this evidence further messengers were sent off for Edward Bull, but
whether to Yeohull or not I cannot say. They were disappointed for the
moment, for Bull had run away; and then, in a future interview, and to
fill up the time until braver sport should be provided, the bad and the
good spirits had a wrestle for Dinham's soul, which, judging from what
evidence we have had left us, was not worth the struggle, and would be no
great gain to either party. In the struggle the good spirit speaks Latin.
"Laudes, laudes, laudes," says he, being well educated and not ashamed.
But the bad was, as befitted his nature, churlish and ill-taught, and did
not understand his opponent's talk, but translated it into "ladies," which
made a laugh among them all. Then they struggled for the Prayer Book; but
here again the bad was discomfited, and the man kept the talisman; after
which the good spirit made "the sweetest musicke that ever was heard."
When they set out to catch Bull again, they found him in bed; and now,
when both the Possessors were safe, Dinham was freed and his voices dumb
for ever. Perhaps he had caught cold. I do not know the fate of these poor
wretches, but I should not think it doubtful.

In 1627 Mr. Rothnell exorcised an evil spirit out of one John Fox; but
notwithstanding this John continued dumb for three years after; which was
rather an unfortunate comment on the exorcism, but not at all lik