To the 16th, 17th, 18th she cannot depose say nothing. 19 To the 19th she sayeth that in regard that the said Susan had before told this examinate that the spirits did tell the said Susan that her husband was a lewd and wicked liver, and that she and her husband ?had been were then […]
23 To the 23rd shee 24th she sayeth that she can say nothing, for that she knoweth not any thing contained in that interrogatory to be true. 24 To the 24th she sayeth that the said Susan did come unto this examinate and said “they do require you to send unto them half a sheet”, […]
28 To the 28th she can say nothing, neither doth did she this said examinate ever speak any such words or saw any such any such vision as is mentioned in the said interrogatory. 29 To the 29th interrogatory, she sayeth that the first time that she saw the apparitions in the glass windows, was […]
did tell will her that she should look up into the element*, and she accordingly did look up, and did see appear unto her six candles, and tw to her judgment. And after that, there appeared unto her two angels in her chamber, and one of them had in their hand white fan, and the […]
Master Mayor, under correction I will declare unto your worship and the rest of your brethren, as near as I can remember, divers speeches which the wife of Roger Swaffer hath delivered unto me, concerning spirits which did frequent her. First, I talked with her, as I remember, about certain sights which did appear in […]
I asked her Whether in all her familiarity with these spirits, none of them had showed ?comrryed her any strange sights out of town at any time? And she answered Yes, Richard appointed to meet her at Weeks Green, and so did. And there caused her to sit down upon a molehill, and she did, […]
Last of all, I asked her of these spirits How she knew whether they were good spirits, or evil spirits? And she told me She thought they were good spirits, because she saw them continually in prayer. I asked her Whether she [saw] their prayer book? And she told me she did. I demanded of […]
The examination of Master George Taylor of Rye in the county of Sussex gentleman taken the 16th day of October anno domini 1607 annoque regni domini nostri Jacobi dei gratia regis nunc anglie etc. quinto before Thomas Higgons Mayor of Rye aforesaid and the jurats of the same town upon certain articles or interrogatories as […]
2 To the second he sayeth that the said Swapper’s wife did tell unto this examinate and his wife that Certain spirits that had appeared unto her had revealed unto her that certain treasure and plate was hid in the garden of this examinate, and that the said treasure and plate should not be delivered […]
But the said Pywall feared to dig alone there, and therefore he but desired this examinate to stand by him till he h whilst he did dig there, which accordingly this examinate did. And the said Pywall did dig three foot deep, and then desired this examinate to help him to a piercer to pierce […]
