just Recorde of the Information, Examination, and
Confession of all the Witches, taken at S. Osees in the countie of Essex;
whereof some were executed, and other some entreated according to the
determination of lawe. Wherein all men may see what a pestilent people
Witches are, and how vnworthy to lyve in a Christian Commonwealth. Written
orderly, as the cases were tryed by euidence by W. W. Imprinted in London
at the three Cranes, in the Vinetree, by Thomas Dawson. 1582.'

[104] This was his manner of dealing with the accused, and its falsehood,
iniquity, and injustice need no comment.

[105] The names of the imps which haunted various persons was curious. A
Dutch boy had Pretty Betty, Cuckow, Longtail; and Bernard gives us his
list:--"Mephistophiles, Lucifer, Little Lord, Fimodes, David, Jude, Little
Robin, Smack, Litefoote, Nonesuch, Lunch, Makeshift, Swash, Pluck, Blue,
Catch, White, Collins, Hardname, Tibb, Hiff, Ball, Puss, Rutterkin,
Dickie, Prettie, Grissel, and Jacke;" together with "Pippin, Philpot,
Modu, Soforce, Hilco, Smolkin, Hillio, Hiaclito, Lustie, Huffe, Cap,
Killico, Hob, Fratello, Fliberdigibbet, Hoberdidance, Tocobatto, and
Lustie Jollie Jenkin." We have seen some of these already, and those who
read farther will find a few more, and some quite as quaint and odd not
set down in this list.

[106] 'A true and most dreadfull discourse of a Woman possessed with the
Deuill; who, in the likenesse of a headlesse Beare, fetched her oute of
her Bedde, in the presence of seven persons, most straungely roulled her
thorow three Chambers, and downe a high paire of stairres on the fower and
twentie of May last, 1584. At Ditchet, in Somersetshire. A matter as
miraculous as ever was seen in our time. Imprinted at London for Thomas
Nelson.'

[107] 'A compleat History of Magick, Sorcery, and Witchcraft.' By Richard
Boulton. 1715.

[108] Hutchinson's 'Historical Essay concerning Witchcraft.' Boulton's
'History of Magic.' Harsent's 'Discovery of the Fravdvlent Practises of J.
Darrel.' 'A True Relation of the Strange and Grevovs Vexation by the Devil
of 7 Persons in Lancashire, and William Somers of Nottingham.' By John
Darrel. 1600.

[109] 'A Dialogue concerning Witches and Witchcrafts.' 1603.

[110] This is an old story, found in all books on witchcraft.

[111] George Sinclair's 'Satan's Invisible World Displayed.'

[112] Hutchinson's 'Essay on Witchcraft.'

[113] 'The Witches of Northamptonshire.'