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PU LISHER'S PREFACE
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"This is a survey of t wide array of othe ghosts, apparations readable, yet well d fascinating quotes fr e Witch persecution in Ireland, as well as a paranormal events such as poltergeists, and even an early UFO account, Very cumented, this book has the extensive and m historical source documents,"
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CONTENTS
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE SOME REMARKS ON WITCHCRAFT IN IRELAND
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A.D. 1324 DAME ALICE KYTELER,THE SORCERESSOF KILKENNY15 A.D. 1223-1583 27 A.D. 1606-1656 A.D. 1661 A.D. 1662-1686 A.D. 1688 AN IRISH-AMERICAN WITCH A.D. 1689-1720 A.D. 1807 TO PRESENT DAY 45 61 76 101 111 128
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SOME REMARKS 0
WITCHCRAFT IN IRELND
is said, though we can at vouch for the accuracy of the T statement, that in a cert in book on the natural history of Ireland there occurs a remarkable and oft-quoted chapter on Snakes--the said chapter nsisting of the words, "There are no snakes in Ireland." In th opinion of most people at the present day a book on Witch raft in Ireland would be of equal length and similarly worded except for the inclusion of the Kyteler case in the town of Kilkenny in the first half of the fourteenth century. For, wi h the exception of that classic incident, modern writers see to hold that the witch-cult never found a home in Ireland as' did elsewhere. For example, the article on "Witchcraft" in the latest edition of the EncyclopCEdia Britannica mentions England and Scotland, then passes on to the Continent, and altogethe ignores this country; and this is, in general, the attitude ado ted by writers on the subject. In view of this it seems very str nge that no one has attempted to show why the Green Isle wa so especially favoured above the rest of the civilised world, a how it was that it alone escaped the contracting of a disease t at not for years but for centuries had infected Europe to the c reoAs it happens they may spare themselves the labour of see ing for an explanation of Ireland's exemption, for we hope to how that the belief in witchcraft reached the country, and to k a fairly firm hold there, though by no means to the extent t at it did in Scotland and England. The subject has never bee treated of fully before, though isolated notices may be fa nd here and there; this book, however imperfect it may b , can fairly claim to be the first attempt to collect the scatt red stories and records of witch-

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craft in Ireland from many out-of-the-way sour present them when collected in a concise and pala Although the volume may furnish little or nothing history or psychology of witchcraft in general, yet claim to be an unwritten chapter in Irish history, a that in this respect a considerable portion of our into line with the rest of Europe.
s, and to able form. ew to the may also d to show ountry fell
At the outset the plan and scope of this book mu be made clear. It will be noticed that the belief in fairies a d suchlike beings is hardly touched upon at all, except in thos instances where fairy lore and witchcraft become inextricably lended. The reason for this method of treatment is not h From the Anglo-Norman invasion down the count has been divided into two opposing elements, the Celtic and he English. It is true that on many occasions these coalesced in peace and war, in religion and politics, but as a rule they were distinct, and this became even more marked after the spre d of the Reformation. It was therefore in the Anglo-No man (and subsequently in the Protestant) portion of the coun ry that we find the development of witchcraft along similar lin s to those in England or the Continent, and it is with this t at we are dealing in this book; the Celtic element had its 0 n superstitious beliefs, but these never developed in this d rection. In England and Scotland during the medlseval and late periods of its existence witchcraft was an offence against the I ws of God and man; in Celtic Ireland dealings with the unsee were not regarded with such abhorrence, and indeed had the anction of custom and antiquity. In England after the Refor ation we seldom find members of the Roman Catholic Church ta king any prominent part in witch cases, and this is equally tru of Ireland from the same date. Witchcraft seems to have been onfined m the Protestant party, as far as we can judge from the material at our disposal, while it is probable that the existence 0 the penal
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laws (active r quiescent) would deter the Roman Catholics from coming i to any prominence in a matter which would be likely to attr ct public attention to itself in such a marked degree. A ce ain amount of capital has been made by some partisan write s out of this, but to imagine that the ordinary Roman Cathol c of, let us say, the seventeenth century, was one whit less cre ulous or superstitious than Protestant peers, bishops, or j dges, would indeed be to form a conception directly at va lance with experience and common sense. Both parties had their beliefs, but they followed different channels, and affected public life in different ways. Another pain with reverence to the plan of this work as indicated by t e title needs a few words of explanation. It will be seen by th reader that the volume does not deal solely with the question witchcraft, though that we have endeavoured to bring into pro inence as much as possible, but that tales of the supernatural, f the appearance of ghosts, and of the Devil, are also included, especially in chapters IV and VI. If we have erred in inserting t ese, we have at least erred in the respectable company of Sir Walter Scott, C. K. Sharpe, and other writers of note. We ha e included them, partly because they afford interesting re ding, and are culled from sources with which the average read r is unacquainted, but principally because they reflect as in mirror the temper of the age, and show the degree to whi h every class of Society was permeated with the belief in the rosser forms of the supernatural, and the blind readiness with which it accepted what would at the present day be tossed asid as unworthy of even a cursory examination. This is forcibly br ught out in the instance of a lawsuit being undertaken at the instigation of a ghost--a quaint item of legal lore. The judg who adjudicated, or the jury and lawyers who took their re pective parts in such a case, would with equal readiness hav tried and found guilty a person on the charge of
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witchcraft; and proba Iy did so far oftener than we are aware of. The question will nat rally be asked by the reader--what reason can be offered for I eland's comparative freedom from the scourge, when the ole of Europe was so sorely lashed for centuries? It is difficul fully to account for it, but the consideration ofthe following pints affords a partial explanation. In the first place Irela d's aloofness may be alleged as a reason. The "Emerald Gem of the Western Worldl' lies far away on the verge of Ocean, re ote from those influences which so profoundly affected opular thought in other countries. It is a truism to say that it as been separated from England and the Continent by more th n geographical features, or that in many respects, in its eccles astical organisation, its literature, and so on, it has developed long semi-independent lines. And so, on account of this rem teness. it would seem to have been prevented from acq iring and assimilating the varying and complex features w ich went to make up the witchcraft conception. Or, to p t it in other words, medieeval witchcraft was a byproduct of the civilisation of the Roman Empire. Ireland's civilisation d veloped along other and more barbaric lines, and so had no pportunity of assimilating the particular phases of that belief hich obtained elsewhere in Europe. Consequently, when t e Anglo-Normans came over, they found that the native Celts had no predisposition towards accepting the view of the witch as an emissary of Satan and an enemy of the Church, though hey fully believed in supernatural influences of both good a d evil, and credited their Bards and Druids with the possession f powers beyond the ord inary. Had this country never suffere a cross-channel invasion, had she been left to work out her estiny unaided and uninfluenced by her neighbours, it is quit conceivable that at some period in her
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history she would have imbibed the witc craft spirit, and, with the genius characteristic of her, would ha e blended it with her own older beliefs, and so would have ulti ately evolved a form of that creed which would have differed in many points from what was held elsewhere. As it happens, the English and their successors had the monopoly, and ret ined it in their own hands; thus the Anglo-Norman invaders ay be given the credit of having been the principal means of reventing the growth and spread of witchcraft in Celtic Ireland. Another point arises in connection wit the advance of the Reformation in Ireland. Unfortunately the persecution of witches did not cease in the countries here that movement made headway--far from it; on the contrary it was kept up with unabated vigour. Infallibility was transferr d from the Church to the Bible; the Roman Catholic persecut d the witch because Supreme Pontiffs had stigmatised her s a heretic and an associate of Satan, while the Protestant a ed similarly because Holy Writ contained the grim command" hou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Thus persecution flourishe equally in Protestant and Roman Catholic kingdoms. But in I eland the conditions were different. We find there a Roman atholic majority, not racially pred isposed towards such a beli f, debarred by their religious and political opinions from tak ng their full share in public affairs, and opposed in every w y to the Protestant minority. The consequent turmoil and lash of war gave no opportunity for the witchcraft idea to co e to maturity and cast its seeds broadcast; it was trampled into t e earth by the feet of the combatants, and, though the mino ity believed firmly in witchcraft and kindred subjects, it had no sufficient strength to make the belief general throughout the c untry. A third reason that may be brought forw rd to account for the comparative immunity of Ireland was he total absence of
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ltote rature (I I'll the su t hro u,ct1 out .d cou nt propagati ng any pa Ch ri5tian ity nav!! aqual r@LO,g nisad t @ trut h of t .always Lltili'S~d it to he u 11e~extent. Now in Eng nd from os;i:<tee tn ce ntu ry n fi d an enormo '3 lite rarv ou ut re la to witt ncraft. t ne m -or of the wer bei"g in su pe rt of t beli~. Ma nv of th ere small p.a ph 1@lI§., - 1'1 s~l'\I"@'d wh the "yellow press" f he day: they were well h:Lllated srou se the SiIJ per.otit u fee Ii ngs of tel r re aders, s tJ1ey written from (I se n ati na I stan d poi t--indeed it seems proba bla th.at 0 pi lars, in th ir d@sir@ prod uc sta rtling catch -pen n lch wou Id !;LI re to ave awe (Ire ulat Ion. occasion lIy drew iIJ pc I'll t el r Imagl nat- nos; 0 r t 1 fa cts, The evil that s wreugbt by ueh a mongst (I n ignor and S1.lPf! rstitious op @ COl n WE II e im agin@d; unbelia woLild be co nverted ile the O"ed loLlS wou Ide re nde
at
as
to
m@
a lr nt rs d
ultty.
practica enough q uestlon the rea lity s c h 1: hing§;,a r erarv wa r to k place. in thl"" ~battle of the bo ks" we find s en wen~~no n name Ri cha rd B(lJCter. Jeh n e. Me riot cas ubon, J osep G Ia nvi L Frant:is Hutchinson, ed on one- s- @ or the oth r. Thus orc:!ina rv Engl i'§:hna r u Id h.ave n reasona ble rou nds being ignora nt of t e pOINer of - ehes, or of the va ri op iniO"S held relaf t ttl em. '" I 1(1d, on the other tl n (with tha solita ry e 1'1 lat of 169 wh ich or mav not have be n I Ily printed) th ere is not he slight t ra c:e of ill I'IIV witc:ht r I erst ure be i pu bli""hed In the cou until we reach ttle 0 ng years of t e ninetee"t century, ou r • nformat ion the f re with resp to Irela nd comes fr incidental no-.: lees in b ks .3 nd fro m OU rees aero the wa We might IN Itt1 re ""0 e:w: ct tha the Impo pe nt trial Floren ce Newton at 0 ha I i" 1661. con ce rni"g e ni!itor to d
r. of aI
Irt~ Wft
can be no possible do bt.

rite rs and publi shers, but as a matte r
d for us in two Londo"
rint d boo
oks
rally, be the resu It of wit -trl k. but in the mea ns of spreading t1 e I ea a nd netice of pee! pie w no 0 he
It is sta
early ed
d by sc e lters (on the auth ority, W r of H dib ...,)hat during the ru Ie 0 t
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Engla nd, Oth srs, P ssi ng
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numbe r at tnree tho

'S!!e ms to b@ beyond
nd,
II d ou
the g.a 110M at that pa h I".;tory. Ireland see m have not bee n able to at that tim~. Pro ba ceu ntrv, the tre me ccnfscatlcns, an d t h
lcular to ha
ind an i
Iy t ha t rribly dist urbed do Lis u heaval of the va s difficulties: and rie need by t"e new 5ett1e uld largely a immunity.
no
d we 0 e at ross frequ IIs, & " wh Ich forces us -sio n thilt t ne i"-c raase of t"e ef in such subje wa 5 al most @ntirely ua to t @ adwnt of th settlers .3 nd the seeee colon' in UIste t; ineee t he latte r mad e the orth er IJ lnce a ml n iat t ni5i respect We ca n et bla tf1 e m for tI1 is~ @Is@ b@ @ xpected fro I'J'M! n o, C I@ rgy and Ia saturated with th e '!tLl erstitio s hat were then 0; t he two count ries fro wh ict1 h ir ran h had bee
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Dr. Note'5te In 1 ".;how".; knoclc"ings an d seran lit!!!rat'l.ln! of the PI! ow rwrought p Llblic indicatfve of a sim liar in eha pte r IV. T"ougn 'So boilrren with res p@ that du ring that pen ghosts, a p paritio., s, d
IeSi of a p pa rition e noi s wttn wh leh E

od is ind; imi la r stc rles in ate of e sien, some exa
he firs h If of t"e sew"te to w c raft, yet it s no
Th U'5. the 'S!!Ve-nt@!!ntn
centu
the-
p@ riod pa
of
witchcraft
l
demo nolo y . and
e sopernatu ral i
In hi'S Hi5010ry of Wi~(hc aft in [
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N~wton in 1661,
seems to h ve bee
rsts on
I trials
Club,
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e lrisn
.i3 rliament
Wi:.
in it5t!H a
'5
iCHmt rea Ify
t ive to t ne
ilene 5 t practise
ne i
a rt. No bel"
ground un i it is 10 idde n; th n t @ martyrs pi an d th ere' a COnse uent inc se n the nu m be
h ig est ci rei es
oW'Sthe npi nion t t as !!ntartaine in the we to t e ba nefu infl e nee of witc es and
saf
t he
enace thel Baros
at I rge; i" ttl is sati K:al verse s
th
would
of the co unity "evil eye." 0 of the

q u.a Ily cl.a sss with
w'
her.aft prope ,
of t e prevalene be i"fer red t at fa r

Ir@ nd duri nc: !: one ima,gines. lh than
their
n IJ be r; WOIJ Id be a ble to
r 0 IJt th s state me t. a
rma-
,_. Llbject
of witch raft In genera l

work
ttl ems
e Ius
be
'.J.SJ:
Iy d !!voted deq uate

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w" ictl it in lude d,

one
r
h pain .and th ugh the non
cou ld l d ispo'_' I; it is; nee: matter. 0 rder to n ha ppin ss the v.alen of th is te
III de
It wit h n hew
by tom par" pi of Irela nd .bl CLIft a mongst
no
nowever, t .,;..ay a
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I rt~ Wrtctl'l:r 1ft '"
be cla ima t at torture: :iJ'5..iI was "ever IJ ed upon witche treatment of r nina of Meat
mOlY
mE!!
n s of e:Ktr:ilcti
n.c
e'lli
pu re Iv unoffk: work th rough

ofte n tortu r@
seems
to
ha
i" I re I nd (eJCcepti" by isho d@ tsdrade, may be te rest Ing Ind ose of see in
probably th e tl1 at tnis ternb
In 'Scotland
r {]
freq uency; the sorne of the u
G1n onty
be t@
th~
various m
seems the wo
one blush for dan r indeed,
1 Notestein.
10. p, it.
02010
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fl
imag ned a
or naral hint '500 I"I'le others as a itches were p t to death in tt was by ha n 1ng. Sub5eq u
the metnod
execution
the staka
agi ral
.iI rts
no ran k
witt craft
d irti ctjon b
co.,t
IJ ndec.
rt; the nms ge nera
sp red; the no bl equal tv wit the u re and deat n. Th 1"-' WG'5 especial true eme nt 'IN hen ercerv rath er t ha n @ c mrnhted. For hare is ;iI g!! aral o1 hough in man in'Stances th a re to saea kJ me of an a rl raee e masts r of e Deyil (u nt I !, is expir@dl. .a mp!!lIed him t do" is b iddin : the Iv belonge he IO"Wer class s, e mbod ied i her
ad 'SO un ha PPY. try in Europe.
in
ssor Wallac!! Nat@
-1718 (Wash ingto • 191 I bibliograph ic:aI n nces, to the trad itio al ve
is, op.. tit.
0201
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ma nd J F
rt( es, Wa necks, and hosts (re pri nted fro m Th blrd's-avs view of witc h nig 18M). For i1 g Co tj"e nt from tne ea jest tim es we can racom n~ - L' !l:gllse iIlt 101 Sorcel rla (POI ris: No urry. 1910),
A.D. 1324 D
LIC KYTELER THE SOH ..
CE....._... OF KILKENNY . ......

cee ings aga in st o.a e A.I ice Kyte le r tes 0 a ceo unt of t e ir deal ings in
to b found in
.1
M . in the British
!ted mong~ the piIJ IItallon s of the as Wight. who con de rs rt to be a 000 odern acceu n of it are given "Na rratives Witcht::rm and O~sory AKh~ loB leal Soc lety, an's Histo ry 0 the Diocese of
appa ntly be ing her rnaiden name), wit hes, wa'5- .a me ber of a good ha been !iettled in ths city of ln-sh aped tom ton ~ of o ne of ller. 1'10 died j n 128 ~ preserved at riptjo i'5-in Norma n f ren ch .a nd the lady in q uestion mu hoii!w been 141 r r co cept ion of a itch as .iI n o Id ss. or el.,;e he r pow of attraction r she had succeeded in leading fou r ha d bee n ma rried. to WilliG m ker; ec:ondly. to Ad m Ie 81un d of d da Vall!!!~~;ilil of om 5 k~ W.i3 5 by otsco. a nd fou lv, to Sir ic hn sh e d p rived of h I~ n tu ra I senses by
.~r
eerers, at
i.,g e a rges were
1.
Rich rd de Led red e, a h. H '5'00 n laa rnt that king a vi-&itation n In uisitjon, in wtlicn that there was in the e he d of whom was
id a
Th mont
'Sorce
of Chrirt a accordlng a ject they was of gre r or Ie s imponan
liev@d in no tkey not.ad re the Bodv mass, or rna ke U'S€'

2.
oft
Iy for a year or a ire to ga in t hrcugh - Our ng aUthat pened doctrines the Ch u rch: ttl ~V did bu ild ing to hea r nor enter !!iac crated brea ortl IVwater.
affu red in sa rifk@ d arnons Ii ne: a imals, wh ich they d i'!i me be red, a r.d ten d' ribuled at d'S to a ce rtal n evil sp rtt of low ra nk na me the Son of
Th
s, Ttl Y wught
demo
.II,
1
by thair
§;•
n h-eir nightlv of the Ch u ilh light~d e sele of the each a rt expressly, candl and by cryi
they bias
in ittin,c s@
exmm rnuniea-
nd les, ~1oJe n .again thei O'IN n h usban d'S:. r foot 0 ttl e crow of t eir head, ns m 1"8 and t en condud d by xti"gu isn ing the Fil Fil d, or to inflict mad e use of fat, whic h were nt rails of cocks vario us u nspecind sh reds of the
r ha e Mu Ir powd rs, u n,c usnts, intm , and ca res tomp u nded as to IO'WS. hey look he '5acrif eel to demon , ce rt n horrible rms fied h rbs, dead me 's na i th-e hair, a ins,
nev
(I-
2010F[)ft~
wt1 0
inations, all
rs buried u ba pti:z
,witn
ot
ne r
wI'. lch th~
coo kad, with v rious incanta-
ove r a fire of oa k-Iog ina vs-ssel

pitned thief.
ad e c ..n of ths sku II of
ne-
c nild re n the Bisnop

n th e
lice's four usba nd accused he r killed thei r f t rs sorcery, and
ne
ving brought
such stolid i
of th ir
'5@n'5@S
that
beq ueathee a I the ir alth to he r nd her m Ouda-we. the ~m everts hrnent of t he alse state d tlol t her p rsdu eed to s ch a nd iti on by s rC@ry a ers th at he h d beco e terribly e aeiate IDDiDea off, an d t ere w.a no h.air left n his b ou Id nave die had h e not been wa ad by
at was ha p en i ng. n conseq ua
c@
vourlte son, he r cni Idren.

d th!! use of his naik had dy. No doubt
ma jd-se rvant
ic h be h ad
of
Iy possessed
d1em In able t ni"gs

n s of two prie
imse If f his wif~ '0; Y'i..3 n had opened icl'1 be 10und a sa kful of herrib Ie and htch 1'1 tra nsmittad to the ishcp by the
dace aIn de mon, n incub (If Art who lola ca aI kn d made 0; a ppea ran 1CoI'"II~-imesas a cat or as a airy bl.a c k d ro (JEt hiops], ecom p nied by two
II!!nh.an ha, nd of
'S-,
named Son ledge of 1'1 er,
rom who m '5 a h. Th is incu b
did m - @d that sh
e ived all he r
-I 'SPirit io3 saId cocks' eyes,

A IjOE!: as.a w
o.a ccu
d of having I'swe pt
.3 nd
ha streets of
ny betwee ne com pie ne
twil· ht ra ki g.a II th e filth
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
deere
ni r
Si!!!Hi!!!
(If hi r son ne Wil ham thesa word'§.:
•. t I J
no
s@
of Willia m my son ne
II
a Ith of k i lkenn ie- towne-.
i"g tl1e above the 8 i-&hopwrot

r OutlaW"e. who was also Prio of t for the- arrest of the5€- pe-I"SCI s. U rmed a ~ron8 pa rty to Ollll(~
rno n8st
whit: h were the Cnan
lor,
and Si A
proba reply
old Ie Po@r, the Sanascha I tv a in to Da me Ali ce '0; to LI tth h us b rot to the Bi~hop -;tau ng that a w
Kil d.
not be obt i"ed u nti I a pu bl ic precess of

beoE!: n n ref! for forty days, wh ik!: Si requ P::! il'lg him to wit:hd raw the case. Findjn 5~ h obstacles placed in h Is way
nis own hands, and cited the house in I( i Ike n ny. to a ppe ar
~ . she i.g nored the- citation,
and
Sir
caus
subjed to an interdict; the Sacra e nt a"d it was bre ught to him in ip~o
er - All t ne clergy, both se U evl!!! side to tha prison to offe , a n their fee Iings were rou p r@.a hi ng of .a Dom.n H::a wh n, h ~y it h .3 re pe rsecuted, &c. S OIJ~ Informed SIr A me Id of i ep t h B lshc p in closer restra i nt min d, .a nd allowed nim to hava m n ion'S wit" nigh and a 1-;0 gra nted free a tssl n to all bls
After
De L
rad I!
ad bel! n datai ned in prj

attain ~
to se-Vt!nte !!n
is
days . and tl1e d yon
Arne d h aloJingthereby
e d. vi:. that
11 ich
the
illiam O~t lawe was cited t pp r ~11 u Id In o by. ne sent by the ha n h s I,U1t Ie the M ile-r II! Poe-r)r an d ttl I! '50 iff Kilk!!n ny .a sta ble of the priso n to Ii ate the B ishop, to sneak cu t like a sed felon. but ats, and. accornpa n ied (I I t h clergy and PI!!!O • rnada h is ~y solarn I s.. Ca n iCI!''S ere e g.ave th.an ks to God. W' inacity we d m I t1 e again cited Wi Iliam by pu bll c to a pear before him. but b the day arrfvad
se-tf [itl!d to a nswl!r in D bli for having
on his d loeese. He ~X( s d h m5-e1f from a that tl1 e road th Itt1 er ed h rough the and tl1 at in cons.ectuence i life u Id be in
n arrested by LeoPoe r' s or "day foUowi"g ttl e oct

[0
in Lent In the of Ea'5ter the
urt in I(ilk~n ny r to w ic
ishcp but th e latter. fu Ily rob~. nd a gol en vs se. made 11 way In 0 he is;
u rt~roo m,
(I- 2(11 F~~ 0
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
20 and II '5-Cendi of Ctl ist, sou ht fro a he i"8 sh u lei be two as @:Itt r ordi na bea r nc:len --s~ffice allud :d to 81 P as -t nat ~h itt1 nj~ i rt (ho rd
doas not neschal "8 mo.,k
.,g in !, is
him any
igl'rt 10 r a wh ile of Da me A erfy w.at hi ng the trend i s the Bi hop summcnec ommiIJ n I ted her, u ncite d of tne rime of so rce ry. d the King' ;iI nd the Arcn bis LIt the LI Citof the matter Ir Am old s humbled. .a n e had d e him, T!'~ wa~ tn@ assarnblad
i • yet ~he
that the
ugt1t his r ted. a"d

r
tes
the:y
peace.
acto ry cen d usie e Bisno p m@nti n to the bU'50i n@s that had
a-s;ide for some litt Ie time. H directed
turn
e n la i , p rayl g
lso di
t
t he cha cellor to se 12e th d tne V- (I r·Ge ne ral of ttl

r@spon en a cartain
aid Alice c nbisho p

i K ilk@ nny
da
t e hand of
sion from
her way
thf! rsma ind f!r hf!r
erates we re s
ppa re nt Iy in a itted to prlson,
d.ays equently
humble
h ir narnss
W rt (1'1'1:1' 1ft '"I"d 0et?1 0 I"lO I on
'\.._tf. ~
re: Robe n of Bristol. a clerk k God ssyn, W illia m Pay n lru ugttter Sa ra h. J. Alice the w· a d lEva de Brown estcwn. Wh 10nu nate" me nbon ed a tf1 e eh arges la id agai"st the mini ng ot ha r crimes of wh i b t .accord ing to them, na stress of them all. Upon thl h of June to t tu:! Cha neeller, p, requesting tha m to orda these pee pl~ a nd put the s rehJ sec, owing to ttl e tat ion of ttl e one a nd a e lose Bi-shcp obtained it ttl nse nte d to des I with th ~ C3
iI.I
0"!loly, lrussvn n Ga Pet ron

or:!!
~.11
of Henry Fa the Bi"hop a he prise n, an d

ey all Imme
and even wen no JI'M! ntien Alice 'WaO:; he EIshop w i "d to the Tre
in safe keep in
Elle I.. of , An lved lnte iate tot
!!!
.B
Outl er;
tnat
William
gtl tn@ Justi iary. hen he came o Kil
rn h is a rrival the Bisnop a '5ow@r in S. Marys Chu rch, cempa n ied by a ba nd of m y ow rawed by th.s 'Show cused him of he res,y. of fa h rettes, .a s 'W@II as of U'50U ry, e co mmu nication'S-- in .all th I"'!Na rd agaj nst him, and ne a ill.aI of the J usti cia ry, W h comp.a n lad by the Cha nc!!:11 C u no I, the Bi5l'lop in their p re 0 me Alice, a nd with the c p sent deda red her to be (I a d derna ndad that she s hou
@ latta r a PP!!! red .3 rmed to the teet f force, De dre ring, receivin @rjurv. adu It@ four it~JtlS; s perm itted t the latter
mon censen reeress, mag be- h an ded 0
u ..... *:-. '- ..~arm and

jud,gjng fr
On
tne sa
Fu nt1 er t ruble arose wtt Wi liG m Ou Ia we, who WG-S; the Cnan nor and Treas but th Bishop finally s
him
0
submit on his
red to hea r at Ie
"tn
year,
feed lead t ne eha

to
a5tW.a rd, .as we khJ 11'1 agreed to I s obligations,
we have g n above. is. t h m, nilla of Meath, pa rtit!.! la r sta nee- One t ke SC".ape oat for 1'1!!! r mi time s, an u nder the rerture sh mad e t ne ui r come ",jo n of magica I ices. Sn-e atim- ed the denla of her fa" hand tne "Sac- - i g to Ro bert, n of An, a nd las @II t h 5 h@ had ca U5 wome n he-r acq ua in nee- to .3 pp a r a'S if they h he rns, sh also eenfesse that t he ",ugg~ion of Da 'She had f que ntfy cons Ite de mon and rnc:eNed from tha ,an d tf1 at s;1'1!! ha .a "l"I'l@diu rn" ( betwe en er and th e sa i R bert. S e dec la red that
ice's.a com pi lees, wi'! os. ecifica I recorded, e)(ce
she t1erse
wa'S: mistress d1 e !.at k rt.. yet she W3'" a n with the 0 me from w om she had lear
knowtedge, a sn t:t1 <In she. 51'1 also stated th t Wi as mue h a'S e, for he was pro
y had worn @d ame Alice's 'Sa cramenta I rea d, ha~ng instead of Je us Cnri!it, a nd greased a sta ,u pon wh lc thicke and th n, when and in was accord i gly cond em n execution of nis santen ce t KiIk@ oy on :) d Nov!!m her 1 24, n a Su nday, Th i w.a s the ti I"rt i sta n by fire being flitted in lrela d to ot Pe1ro nina's Ie lie not clear, bu the word s of the tl1 at the bu ring of that u fort begin n i"8 tn n rhe end of Wneth@r or
othe r susp@ ad P@~ ns
ere wa
ii's nam of oi nt rrt wtl e bled a d g.a Ilop through an ner s e listed.' Petron ill.a be bur alive, a nd the
II due
ernn ity in
ing to Iyn fe lion n ish me of death
prisone
o nvmou narrat
ate w
en
was
icn--ttl
rowed
shared her erribl e fate, pu n I"-'hme nt re meted .0 gu i It. He sa ~Witn regard wh 0 helong@ to the pest il th e ord er of w being pre,
bu mt to dea h: ot he rs, con of all the pe pie, in an up

fro nt with a ross afte r ths OJ stem, ot h were §;olem tl1 e market~ lace: ethe I"'-'i
ent a
ju red th ir h@re
pea th r
nished
d itxese; oth
w!'o evaded
,as is the ugh the tOWl'l and rom ttl city and f ttle C reh were
purpose Bose in :5 Glo!isai'e agnetlc belts, &c. at d~ so
(I-
(I10F~~
24
'-
..;}.._ ~.again
fl
of aftar. And th s, b th!!! 1'1. and by the spe ial gr ce of cattared and dast d."
Sir hOI
nold Ie ~r,
whe
aft i , was next attack€-
was a ppoi nte d J us kind ness, .a nd traa i~ho p that he actu com mlttee of el
it ia ad h i wit" u man ity. Th is '50 @ Ily a Lised e just~cia ry of he rics indicat th e 0 rthodo)C'f • ...pen w htch rspa r d a 'So mptuo us ba nqu et d ars, l.@ POE!: r diad in pr son sa me Vf!ar. 1331, tte r W.3"S fina ltv ttle..a nd 'S he was Linder a n of m unication nis be V lav un b ur d 10 r a long pe riod, Iti matelv the tab s we tu r., d with a vengea" e, De d@ w.a 5 h ims!!lf a use of he @"5V by h is Metrop litanr
ne
t"
nd er de Bicknor. u
n w ich he
p pea I~d to the H 0 See.

fro m
et out in person 10 Avig on, 1-1 e end u red along exl
eess, suHered m
by the Crown
hh
fu
as w@lI.
ship, nd 1'1ad his tempo In 133: ha recovered tI1!! mya I

he r a u sancn s w~re bro
LJ
r, but te n years rat r
ht to
.ng aga in~t him, in on se uen ee f w hie h t he tempo a seec nd time til n UP. (I nd ot er sellere rneasur 13 tI1!!! orm had blown o d lst rb~d e isec pate in 1360 . a
lit les
, ca
to mark t h
e's on the nort h side of th cgee· tleaded can py is
last rest in -place of th is tu r ulent
g pages we have 0 apt that t h@ pc rti n'5 rel a t i!!! to he pra i i!!! of sen fully dea tt wit" as perti ent to II as en account 0 the im Iri-sh witchc:r.ati:. Th ~otY Ledrede cecu pie forty ages iety's publ cation 5, wt1 iIe a dd it nal illu trat· o ined fro @xt!!rn:al sou roe ind!!e d if.a II the 5C ateria I we gathered togeth e r 1'1 d eare Lilly s ed it we a ke a s hert but nte resti b 10 ra pny 0 that ou td throw censi e rable ht (I the rei
tne foregoi !! '51:0 ry, ex reery t1 ave is book, .as e anna Is of a d Bishop
is oPPO her w h him,
wa-s s ready nestt e to f high st jn th

n r did fua r of .atta ck Of imp son me (wh - h ha a ffered) ava to tu rn him a'Side from fa lowing the COLI t1 ma pped ut for njm~elf.
5
to be
an
a"d,
ally he
It she uld be- n ticed
ttl at t he .ap ~ of O~'!iO a lmcst ~vnch('(l n' II to the P p.a r:y. 111e attit~de
of DE! edr@d@ he el at.on pe wards
lG
.....~
I.
fl
arts
uncertain one.
I!!!m:PB- on h
uently t sendlng s. Con-;eq u ntly euneee ttl Ir ill--
• an th~ punish ent r was; the ",arne as tha r the a er, \liz:. bu ning attitude ti'lis a ke and conflscanen of p P rty, T evid ntly fou nd a sympatt! it necessa to follow t • with what results Ia nd a ripple (If the
rcery were now iden i
rv
It Is
ba ble, too. that t here eh we ean kn'YIN little the d isin n@rit@d ch ildr e Alice h ad bereft the
re ma nett-. i
u nderlving oca I ; t ne disco
02(110F~~
Irt
A.D. 1223· 583

HE KYTELER CASE AND ITS S AND HERBY .rMICHA n 5C
DESMON
~ TH f fO
O--JAM ES I AN 0 HE IRIS H ROP RY ACCUSAl ION 0 F 1447 ~~ ITCHCAAFT RIA
IN
th
te
a
th
Ie
H of
e res pec:t the case of oa me istory of rnagica Ideal i"85 in n h century, Wr! have of the en nd contempora aecount, or eo few years. after t he death CI )!clte ment prod ueed by tI"I e s e.,gtl'1y a IIu~io" s to it in e ariy h (ca rew MSS-l, tne- Ar-." ak ,M.a ry''S A b b~y (vol, i &c. It is; t e fact that those who are
0
rv
ice Kyteler relan d prie r@ proceedi latest one Petronilla
i.',
c craft ca n be- fou nd in the v.ario bl n Record Office. en t ne- story is to"sidere d wi it tak@s on a diff@ rent sig mber 1317 (WrlB ht savs 1!20) oct at wh itl'l severs I ca no n 5 i" so me degree introd urtory c ding cha pter, I n it he spea lentla I sect In 0 ur pa rts. d ifferl
'5
okl ReI 115-
ific.nic n. 0 BI.,hop de
were pas
0
the event from a II th in e W .1 nd fa tt ful I the
18
.....*:-. '- ~athens Hign
..
iii ng ., d ran "8 the of Ossory a nd W 0 utts r c ps and the i r inlste rs

-SpCJ
mpt t h i"der the co
ion ntempt of GOO.a d t n@ heresy and LI orthod in the d lecese, In 132 g bur bseq ronilla.
, and ( bV va..io us mea ns) si ns and tne sa ien of

hurc h. ~ 1 F
"/ had 3
m th is adv
the Kvte r ease at the ke, wh ant Iv folio ed up, orna of In 1327 am Dub, of the
liege
Holy rei III.
en for
nity. as
St!~.~ n 1335
ssorv,
of his h their
a mere
sins:
0201
F~~~
and second tv I 5, fa mi har spirits,

J
(I-
(11 F~~~
I
iO
'.
-;
in'5.i.gn ifiCl nca in cornparis
nd he r • mferna I crew.
II
sha II endeaveur to dea I

ch ronological order. It is
tth t
ne subject 41'&
rha ps not g!!!n!! r Ily
On~ ti me .an Irish See na r owly esea poe-d (to it!;

it sa Id) havl ng a m aglcia n s tt'5 Cnjet Sheph rd. bist1 op ric of cast1 e I beta vaea nt. upon w h
odV @I@cb!das their Arch bi hop tha then Bi!i
hom the te mpo ralitie-s re r~'StCI~d in r foil wi 8 a . But so me Itttle time prior th is t he Pope 41 ttl lett io" and II p rovided a no inee of t1is OW", r to fill tha vaca ncy: he Wl!V!!r dedi ned ity en th e gro u nd that h ~ w ign oraot of t he I p.a p.a I can d id ate was none t1er t ha n t he fa m us
puted a wiza rd of
.3 nca 's
5Ut h pot
n cy tnat--
cave sagle wa nd to wave u d ri"g in Notre Oil me. II nd P.a rls (whe re he
t eo t ttl€! of
II
mathematic us"]: he the n passed to

(I
ren IN eel c re ite w-
nd su b-s,eq entiv co nti n ued do. H is refusal ot the ot Casha I Wi1!i ss tc the lrio:;h Ch Lireh, to. he w.a s sO wi h I~ va ried and e:<ten s;ive I arnjng tt1 at t1e h su pe rnat ura I powe rs: a nu ber of legends g
00 to Pa IermOr
, and t.. n'5fo rmed a

oE!!
I
Bordi!!! r
COD
ntry
Botta« io allu des
icna@1 Sect," whil@
e Ranks.
I powers we e attributed sole Iv

as G@raldr he fourth fa rl of
he died rat er myrte riolJosly in in t eir Ann als e-s.cribe him a s "s I b u nty, mirth chee rfu Ine 5iS of varsat on, c ha rita
en io Lis compcser nkle • No legen
Ir@1a nd, th t dept ha rsa If as .a

_cit. p, 18.
02(110F~~
I
!ill
..... *:-. '- ~Th
..
Ie ud voice, S;jJ n.c th us: IMy Ie rd king. ;jJ yo~ sha II ne tu m aga.n alil.re. I The .a sto niad of ha worn s: for but a little: b prophecy th at the -S~Hsame yea r th e i $Ia in: a nd the witt1 al ttl e king, as he rod • c e ped to him his kn ignn, a n gave t1im in com mand spea k with th woma n, an d .a sk of r what th ing she mea nt with her loud c ryi told him as ye ave t1eard of the K.n.gof e ki"g asked her, how s 'Said, th at Hut art told her so, 'Sire, ' • ca Ia nt· y~ ta ne heed of yon we man's d ru n ke n fool. nd -wot not what she sa i '
soothsayer.
ne
passed the w
town."
r dept the Scottisn sea Th@ na ator states so I"Il@ d rea

II
mu rei e r, a nd a erwa rds proce ecs th Lis: 10ng afte r .n to q ua rte r of the nigt1t. in Athol! (Athete I I [l"d Robert Stewa rd
wh@(@ th@y
re oecu pied at the playio ta bles, in read i g of roma noes. in singing

and in other
of great rance.a nd dls The rewitn ca m the sa id werna n of Ire Ia , t nat de pt he

onest solaces @ntered d ivi ne(@'5S, an
the
k ing's cou
straight to th king'o; ch.amber-door. abode beta use that it was ~ ut. And fast last t ne us ne r ope ned t ne door, ma J\I'
till that she c m e she stco , an

knocked,
till
th
of that w
being th@r!! th !: tiJll@ of night,. .a nd aski n 'let me in, o;ir,' q uot h she, 'to r I have sc tell unto the ki ,for I am the same wo desired to ha spoke n with t1im at t ne p.iI'5'5 the Scotti h sea,' U sher w@ot i woma n, "'fe-a.' uoth the king. 'let he-r co omcrrcw': that he was 0 up led wit h such disports t at time t1im tne tnambe hen- Ti'le usher came aga i
,..,!!!
02(110F~~~
'\...~n
t1e told her that tt1e king was busy
e.g .. in u pc n thi!!! mo row. man. lit (III re pent you a II that ye wlll" t let ith the i .' Thareat the usher Ia ughed a nd her to go her way, and the-re ith al 01. charg .. Her I ermam II H ut na n wa s evlde Iy a
mi!!! soon
p
nd(l nee en her.
of In~h records 0 n the subj rds us no sma II Siatisfactio n t fl nd t1e Statute Rolls of the Pa rna ent ~ lsts of a most i nd ign.a ntly-w rd !!d s a nd Common'S. wh ich wa'S d wn h igh Iy~placed personage had e en ry wit h tt1 e j ntent to do gri veu s king rt the remonstrants .a pp a r to like M~ mbe rs of pari la ment in he r o forget for the nonce the K le r ntu ry. Of the pa rticu la r ca sa here d~ils arE' g;iven, nor is .ilny d @ for The re menstran ee I'\J M a s fol Art nbi$ho p of Arm agh (and ot ers]. rna lice an d rna hcleu s suits of e rta in of ra nk th is I.a nd W:iI'§. i!!n ir@ly sla nde reus matters as never re s in ru in ing or d e'Stroyl ng any man the whicn they tni nk and b lieve in :iI rt~~ ls erda i ned an d agr!! d by It rlia ment, with the em: ire ass of porn I and (om mons of ".;3 Id g be cenified of the truth i sla ndar of t his Idin d in com
2(110F~~~
nat
such
It
wa-s. ane
n or umour d .amon_c ltai n of t same by the lay

ms lik@ly
mpted the peop satjon
any
time
.a s prom ptemity and w s grou ndless in f.act; but the ann raft 'Snow that 'S- ch a I'll indictme nt uId prove a
;jU::CU
hat the
by
apen i I'll
the nands of
u nserupu
us
persons.
to hf! a laa m that I reb nd s coming in ngl nd. r in e latter couot rv du ing t he tift of so ce ry were freq ue n Iv raised a their politi cal adve t ha kind oeeu rrsd at of th ~ ouehess
th ~
n the ubject is ra eordad u til t ha ye-.a r S44r wh i h d.at w~ fin the- followi noS entry in the ta ble thebook of Ire la d: witek to the lord
alising one, The r "tabk!" of its eonten
has • from wh i c tha • and which wM a p.a re-ntly com iled s bee n p rase Ned i Add. MSS. 792, 5, Comm, 15th Re n, appe"d i ill, pan the 0 rigina I Ms.. @v@als noth i Gin passage: so. u nti I the- lost k i!; aj n In ignorance Ith re'Spect t the 4ch,
raft in Ire Ia nd ccc LI
place at Kilken ny.

u
deta il have been preserve
in the- yea r 578. ough he re a ain,
wo witc has by n atu ra law, to th.at we fi d no law to try by in t his: rea 1m.· l It easy t see why w-':cheos were death, but ttl e rea 5 for t he neg ro's e:< c bon is not so
ted. a mo ngst wt1 om
ar §ess· ns wen! h thera by the ustice Dn.Iry and Sir en ry F- on, who, tl eir letter to ivy Co u nei I on ttl eo:2 h ot th 5dim@ m r .nfo rm that that upon arriv.n.g n ''the j I e ing fLl11 we d -.;.e",,.,.IOM imme d iate rd. Ttl irty~ j pe rsens were
NO'lff!milrer of that
ere
SOl
e good on
a blaekamoo r
o
a
us. It ean hard tv tl
e boo n
a'S much
of "is skin,
h no d ou bt .a black an w.a of Kil Le nny as a blac swan, time the unfort un
r.a av~ in the been written ve exda imed,
h in vain, to his judge:

ke me not for my (;0 adowed livery of t he uld it h diV@b@@ n th dIt @ Wa'§. t @ unhapp rd· nee logy I for in 01 cI writ rs the rna ncy, • as if dfvi tion W 5 praetis i i im of.a fa 1Sf! a ncv" ~ spelt
through
I'
the
m
voc
m of negroes instea of daa persc ns: u Ia ry of 1475 ~N i.e ro ntia' i d@fin!!:d.a
eed i., an old ivin ano fatta

of (;omplici-
tv
per
igros:." He may the - h t he 'tY.aIo itches. w
een ~U!!i:pe
th@ I' natu ra I law" ha 5waV i Irelan d, b t !!:rv soon t his ry wa-s; to be fulty equ pped . h a Stat I to it!!ietf. TWO es again 5t witm craft ad a Ire dy been p s d in England,
POI rtlv no dou bt on
1541. wh it!' was re P (lIed si~ ea rs later

;iI
(I
d a second in
ca 51! of 1578.
cou nt
t ha :Kilkf!n
n, op. cit., iii. p, 18.
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
place lrela n on th e sam footing as En Statut W.i3S pa ssad by t Irish Pa rl ta I!!! nt in 1586. inc ipal point (If it may be much ega I verbiage the
and to
rttv
from t e fo Ilow ing !!xtr.a rt
at th 1"-' p rese nt
pu nish ent prev id ed o"ffenc '5 of conju rati ons, of scr ries, encha u ntme
in !it the p d of invocat
here 1"-'no ordinarie ne c ndlg e ct ices of the wic d

ns of evill spi r
ad
man ie
spi rite
me nts and g
a"d to
s, cha m1~,.a d w ikhcraft!!i, illsn pe I""-' ns t1 ave devi fa nta""tica II and co "jurat ion (If evi II and , an d hava use d d prac:.ti5.@d witc., c rafts, en eharms, and scree i ~,to the de Llct ion of th ~ s of their ne I,g hb !"S, and oth r $U b~e of t hi ers
wic
hau t·
erso s real
pu rposes, con ra ry c the p!!!ril 0 their own!!! '5.0 U s, a d d i~qu ietne se of th fs; rea . F r atlon t hereef, be en acted by the Quee n'~ .Ie e, witt1 t e assent of ttl e I s spi ritu all nd tern para II nd t e rliament ass mb I@d.
od1 e r lewde a nd
-II intents a
s of Aim igltty God, great inf.3 mie a
~1. Tn next,
t If a nv pe rson or nd immed iately a
rsons after t e end of th ree

r the end
prese pa rliament, s h US!!, pra isa, or ex!!!rd e witchc aft enc haontmen . eha rme, cr scrcerv wher perso $haII happe n to illed 0 r d rclee. ttl at the n as
a"y
s u h offen der or offe
.a S is a orasa id, their aydo offenc s l.3wfu Ily r::on'Victe
deat h as a felo n or fe 10
ben
persn
of dergie a nd sa n
her tit Ie of dower, nd also the e i res .a nd su eca sors such a pe t!;cn all right§;. f I s, &r::.. a'St h ugh no such a
had b
n made.
s or t @ire 0; LIffe dear
HOD
n[@. and fo r as a fe Ion. s ying.. &c. (.a s

rand
tift
pai es
nder in a ny of tha CoiI'5o@S d ~ath shall ensue, shall
h is,
eel
no oth@rwM.
j"
1m: hen nis t riaII here in to be ases of mlo ny and trea 50n, and
i'4. A.nd further, t
ent at all manner of p ctioo, use, or eneh unt e nt, eha rrne, (I r scree ry.
h rly a id@, .a 00 list! d. and ta kan
of th is prese t pari lament ~t1aU take u on them by at place a t rsas ure of

i,ght
!!
fo n d or had in th@ @.a rth

s or thing'§; I
0r
st or stollen • or sha II se or pratt Ie a ny scree tv. voice ny p rso n to un la IJI love (10 r
as i ela U'5@ it convit:t!!d t e Queen's M je§;ty a II bls pri nme nt durin life. ~ bu
here g
2l.
ds and ch attel . and
On t
U'5o@
n@ who I@, con'5ideri n.c the t~1'\oEII'" wa 5 elilceedingiv mild. It mad e n
of tortu n! to axtract !!vidan p.a rtku la r e ncou rage me nt to man ne r of j nflictl ng t he death relo"y, viI, hangi"g. drawi ng. bu rn i n.c (pf@c@ded by strs ogu I u npleasant. no dcu bt, but f.3 r m at ttl e stake, In some way I rsla nd was fortu na of that keen witt h h IJ nte r, Kin otherwl se we have Ittt Ie deu bt b Th@ .a OO'lff! w.a 5 th@~""""'_ witchcraft passed by the Irish P never repss led. an d 'SO no dcu bt An eeh er Act of the fa rlia ment designed to facilita't@ t h@.ad me ntlon of witchcraft, an d it is; recogn ised methods by wnicn 0 another,
reign.
lia Is I
Ire
n
the
a s the mort necessa preserve a nd save the Iife of m a persons that unlawfully or wi Ifill
• F erasmuch
. . . and when! it aft!!n
ha flfM!n
st ruck.en in 0 ne co LII'Ity, an d d· case it hath not boo n fou nd bV t e 'Sufficient i ndictme"t thereof tan
H!dr@55 an d p u be it enacted , .. that where .3 ny felon io usly Sit ric ke n, poY9)n ec, 0 die in a nether, or (I ut of the kin
cou nti as, , • • For
ish
@nc@s . , .
pe
a erou'!tty or
unty (and
,
be 0
ndictment
(I- 2010 F[)ft~
'INW'rN. r~[Jlt~tI']jJ(I~-II'i-
e reof found h pPi!!! , sha]] bs n ),
.d 5
jurors in the good ;jJ nd
wne e th e deati'l hall
ay nota c uric ... aUu ion s hi tI was intended to p t a
ted
Cat 1 (din by itche-s; COli Id u m pigs, wt1 ic h hey
the
T e be lief in ttl
these wnom
doer" ilIustrati
E.I za baths n t i
de nee in the Thomas MV 1 61). a certai
pow~r of witche they hated, of ns in ttl e conch..! mas in ttl is COD following paso;ag in his Perfect 0 amount of w
.quari ~. 3rd series r

F n~ajs m ~t.iOO5 a 'Swis.~ sorce~r ~ V the same on pe~e.
me
INhat 0
a INOla. lNho u
i_ to
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40
.....*:-. '- ~-
..
fl
coming guided. tu
Gera kI. the lou rt h E.a rl (If Desmo anth holde r ot t n@ tit la, ro m nly ra r who was betrayed .3 nd killed in 15 3. n of h i~tory to t nat of myth ology as
to
II
"e busba nd Cor 50 n) of a goddess. ot lime rick is a Ie n@lv. pia ures as inclu ded in h is e~ nsive pos m of wh eh h e is su pposed to ths lege"d ~ wa 5 a very
ided in
.iI
ot
ue
eslie a
ca51 Ie which was bu ilt
"e
To th is; he brought h i s bride. a yo ng

he lOlled wit h a too 10nd love, fc r he pe n h im to gratify tle-r 5elfi de-si r s ha prasentsd he rsalf in the cham
5"
l Ulnt"f J ~AI the Yea
• vel, iv, (fo.- 1858),

'11870),
rbidden
a It, an d
ev~ I sc ianee.
begged With the
pOI ra hers it h, on comme n d, COu Id n lther be a bridged no r it !gated, IN de if she 0; eke a sin e rei d u ling the proceed ~ i gs the cast e an d a II it nta ined Id sin k to the bottom of
!!
rned her t nat she must st frighth.l I P hencrnena,
lake.
ed on by cu rios.ity s e galle th
m me"ced. MutterinE spe II as s
ui red prom is-e. a nd he od before he r, feat
routed
ked, a - h beats
ttl i
(;0
d swept
im, his Ia bacarna contracted and se-l ike s e II filled tar, a nd win no wing the air its heavy Ing" a giga t I vu ttu re rose Innis stead, un d and u nd ttl e as if 0" the poi nt of
o'lf@r
Iy
ne rs
ldidy ron ro I@d herseff through t his
in les'5i than a min ute

.a nonibly rfls h ha who, with
"WLJng d ~rl"l'1@d and
i ng .a bout her face, and
ve rnous e es,
r mouth
. h a f~art
herse If on c r tdl eo;towa rclis the lady, ami"g wit" fu ry, (I nd f rimaces a nd ecntortien s
hidsous moment, till ski!! rollad rrible co nv Lils:ion at the
I dy'"
reet
I y~ II en t floor in a d t hen ch ngOO Into d arch ing tewa rds
h ge se rpe nt. wh icl'1 ca me e wit:t1 crest erect and
dde n!y, as It seemed n d1 e poi darting at nero "he saw r h usba nd in its stead stand ing before her, (I nd with his g@r on h is lips @ nfc re ng the co ti ued nscass ity of siif!nce. then pia him-s;elf t fu II len n the floor and began to retch hi If cue, 10 er and I r, until nis hea d nea r!y
(I- 2010 F[)ft~
'-
..;}.._ ~.t
ed to one end
tterly u nn i!!!1'\1"@ upon t ne eastl
he vast
and tl is. feet to ttl e oth sr. a wikl scream of 1'1On'"Crz
nk to the bottom
of the
On his
in seven y.ears; he great Earl r s, a nd ride", by 1'1 ight 0 n steed is shod witn si Ive r h ite horse reu n Lougn G u r.a nd when thes 01 re we rn 0 he sp!!:11 that" olds t" I! Earl
J
broke n. and h will reg.ai n and e mi--rega I powe , In the ope -cent ry ths re was Ii -.,g a rna n
cia i ed II to
WG$
havt!
SI! n him
on t
meel Te igue 0' Nei It who occasion of on I! of his
sess ion of h is va~ estates yea rs of ttl e 1'1 ineteent h
nn ia I a pp~a ranc
.a
black~m
rlooki ng the on lis". On@ n ig
wo 'ng ve ry late .a n
he hea rd d1e rl
man on
01
Linde r the 0 lowing cu rlous co nditioM. tn, and 1'1 is f : stood 0 n t he brow of a Ia ke, on a ely pa rt of tne road to t, when ttl!! 01'5. i3I bright moon, he was q Lift€. a lone, lone of the pau ses of hi!; of ma ny h asee nd 11'18 stee p road the
a nd, sta ndi gin his doorwayz he sa w a ., orsa, who s dressed in .a Iash ion the
whi
wI'I kh he had n ve r seen be
e. Th is man was accomaadress, Tney seemed to be
e pa ce
door. He d-
slackened as they he rsa, IN no seemed fro m
-we
f t n@ horse's he 10 n.s enOLig h t
in one place w -on was made raco ed IN ith oil tarrif t appa re nt to praYI!r. Th
'" worn .a s
p.a in an d fLiry. struc at him su wh I led In t ne a Ir Iik a w nip; an i

h is
rew bridle, .and came to a ot speak, and all his train 5 ithz an d pointed down at @d an d ra i5.@d it. an d held s shed wi1: h a s ilver shoe. i a s a ."h In 11'18.n'Stantly nis I im by ttl is sign. a nd he om Iv rider, with 01 100k of n Iy with semeth ing that strea k seemed to t raverse
saw the whole cavakade
V. a nd at the sa me time
in
t
the I is ge ne rally .d n i!!!n to d i5 parted of

'5(1 meo"
nill.
I ad
eo siie: net! .a nd 'S ing, wou Id be the
hat, in th@ LI d bmll the persc n thu s
en to fi rst @'lfEnt of his
, no CI ne kn O'WS.
r
1
writt@ n in
, the
Ea rl ass urna s .a
t a ppoearanee, W n his way to the anc a few miles fro
t hat 3~ a ou ntryman ..:r&CI.'~ted fa Ir Knockaney,

gentleman
horse. H@
but £4.10
The fellow
r Hugo's
h@
u that
(a pp
ant Iy) w.a s
2(10F~~~
44
..... *:-. '- ~it into

ys:teriou
.i! nge:1"!i
..
FCII'IO
fl
tra sformed bym

ho
to
!!·de:.illi ection
wit"
are: tokl in
ith t e celeb
ed rhernas
tne R
ott nd in ym r. of
Ere [doune,
D.1606·1656
ANDTH clergyman for the ra ee of u halearlv in 1606-~jnterestj gad va lu a Ie. if ha n that It Is the first I sta ce of s ch a Office (not e hop that
.3
ca'S€'
.1nd l.1wful I1l@n of 1::h
, that 10 n A on. late of M eilifont. C he of od before n is eyes, by the on Oe-ce mbe r ast at .ays and places, wid::l!!d oil d fe.lon i u sly xs rclses d rver.; invocatj ns a d con]u 'ng~ irits w tth the inte nt an p~ pose th t he r (I certa in si Ive r eu p fo ta ken way and n~r@ rl ofTy one,
rea
as, and what he
as contrivi
t Mellifont
d tha State af t s kingdom ln divers t find out and 0

Tipperary.
the Ki n.g. It • and bei~

of Dublin by arrant of th , the refore f her procee fate is not kne t meted out
cont @n@dsection 4
was: u ique, and sc i exa I e in person s uc help yea r 1609 there

story
of mag
t ien of a noly
mes fro m I spoell"" be he; this i"S s,

there
e County of Ti P
COiIJ
nte raeted
• the Tri u p ha lia S. Cn..I[is.
wa'§; rese r'\red for rna
ion .a 'S-up fragme nt of st numbers f peopler an d by m i rades w@ @ work@d. A mo wa s d rna ny wonde that c me thlther in t yea r wa'S •An astasla So be inha - ant of the dmr of calla n ( . Kil ken nv). to rt I spells (venefi i"ta"Ution U'S coil i&al. wh in presE'n[@ of !! Rev. lord Ab bot Berna rd I ou Ie a girdle round h body that h d touc hed the h Iv re lc, II pieces of loth and wood, a d 10 a tv ~e vom ited month 'She- 'Spat t from her odV 'Such th i"8s he s id '5. ta ld this mi rae: to the Ft~v. ord Abbot whil@ he
I
em of f'h~liJS,6 Ja
I. memb, 2 (
een's Benrh).
u e of tl1 e holy CfOS'S" T
is be
took ea re to set
gle- nar of thi ng'5o str ng.f! .a nd uncommon, wh m w~ are deep indebted for mu eh of e. informs U'S In nis Me moria lis that In l'lltee nth centu ry 11 re was to be fou nd e or of Divinity in Holy Orders of the pal Chu h, who ossessee eJrtre adroitneYi in ra ising II--a p tnt so me WO~ Id ave us boelleve to be rdy pra i e d in IreIa"d at tf1 e p sent day by person 5 o have no p s to a knowledg of tha Black Artl Mr, Ise .sive'S h m s ope rand i at fu length, A serva nt-girl employ e t of aJor~Ge neral M ntgornerle at Irvine In t)Ccmand 'Wa'5i sed f having stelsn s me silver-work, "the tak '50 it ill, a nd tells ttl rn, If she s hou Id rEI ise Id wh 0 to ok th thing-s;. The reu pen, at Personage s e went into a cellar, er, an d draws a c4rde about ne r, and nd m sout h to no, or from ttl f! right to e eft hand Ii, . co tra rv 1:.0 1:he pa h of the 5 LIn i n the ns], havl in h r rig In. hs nd nin feathers which she out (If t e il a black cock, a n having read the 51 st ?I forw.a s ha ads backwards ha pte r ix., ve~ 19. of k of R ation • Up" n 1:h.s:the evil ap~a r~d to h er, Id he r IN 0 was e gu itty person. e the n east tl1 ree of imp a d bade h.m ret m to t ne place from recass she repe ta d ttl re@ time s, until nformatio n she s.red; 5 he t hen went lstress, wh:h the re su It that the good s red. But e'5icapi Sc'ylla s ne Ie II into practices [.a m to tha e-.a of the rs he as .a pp rehe nded. Whe n in p rrson she h ha d arnt d1is particu ar bra nch of the Blad:
t
II
4, ..... ..
'-
*~:-.
in
Art in the house of

practised it.
• wno ha bit ua Ify
Th.at instructor of yoLlt in su ch u c hristia n Alexa nd er Cotv ilie. D.O., .3 ordal ed in 162 ney, t e preben held ttl e vicarage of car t ne Preee nto rslo!ip (If Co n wealth, with which n@ he resid ed: th is subse fa mily th rough ttl e ma Ste p n Moore, first 8a Wh@ re Dr. Colville got t @ on@y p urchas no CI ne COLild im.agi ne. a cI lasson POrte r in rei ate'S:10 r us ttl e m.a nn r n wtl ic popu Ia r problem. It was said th t e had old hirnse t kat tI!! ha d p urchased @ state ith tha 'SOLI I h ad rea Iised. Sean I ven nt hJ rthe exact te rms wh Ich Dr. Co iIIe h d made Th-ese ~ re, that the i hat fu II ot gold, and t nat th spec ifi~d d.3y, to deliver hi appointed piace of me in was a t nought that ttl is wa s a e I ate e ot tha PE!C ulia rly home ik atm Doctor had different des. Th whereupon Dr. Coillille duced c rown, wh leh he bold Iv h d ~ result that by the time h terms of the ba complied wit h• a very n ide rab amou nt Doctor'." di.,;posa L wh I e pru e ntly u 'WOrldly weffa re,
on wI'1icn
ne
uoteashel hter with
pamphlet
umou r
to the oney hi
fwd the eVil. and

body and
still, an
itl1 t n Evil One.
gave the
n account , but the he gOld. lit In the

in
of go kI
So fa r, -:;0 good. B LIt the a rolled by. brl ngi n.g ever e
two ides to e r and nearer th
rv q Lie
~ me a
a C«I un t had to be setd
,a"d at e"gt h tf1 e futa I d
o cI aim niSi victim, a Couse raadi ng h ~ Bib1e by the light 0 .i3 COl nd !!, wn irected h im to e me a long wit!' tl im The D or ken away until the candle, by wn d ou t. To this the D v il a nted, tlv e>.1:ingui~nedth ca nd , and of tne II ible lot ke it up i t ne e !! k@pt his &0 Id. Th@ ca ndla was t hu de fety where the W3o:; no danger of ny p~ , a nd ttl U'5 of be ing the In., ocen ca use estru ct ion. It is: en sa id that he ga orde that ho u Id 1M! put int h is roffin an d bu ri d with him. resu me, Dr. Co 'lie evaded the p ment f h i-s aders may pe r a nee we nder wny ueh st nes a s he uId "ave be e con ne cted wittl ne rev rend g nd an @xplanat- n is not ha rd to be: oun d. r. Co 11- known d wi e. possessed of reat aIth awf~ ny, we may resu me), and enjo " the COY ntry-si e- At ttl is time UIs h.ant Pr@sbyt@ri ism, which tha Do orr as firm u pi§;co pacy. opp ed witt! all his mi ht. anther po ken of with at ace rbity by tl ls oppo n nts, It neha rita b le, ttl ere, to assume these - h some I"I'1E'm r of tnat body, wh at 5 uch had act ally happened.
h hi!!! as here pen putti tt est w ere p l.a of
he a o~
ntle a",
ilk!
tn
n nettie n with ra I.a nd w@ are co m nf.ne s of OU r c u ntry. Though in t hi roo n tsle ls Siligh , yet tt is of intere t hat blend i ng of f.airy lore witn nrommon fe.i1I: U of Smtti5.h wn:t: her woma n nam ~d Margaret Sa rclav, eusee of navi caused her b reehe
supe natur I in go b yo nd the the co necti

as rd ing.a oreerv wnjch ft-trial , In th Irv.n e in Sc ~I., -law s ~nip wit the exa pie
(I-
2010 F~~
B-o-ob
'50
..... *:-. '- ~-
..
away by mag ital Jonn SteWiil rt, WCI i1 ppreh and (preba b tv u nde r ertu re] t nat
teach he-r kye's milk.
'50 I'll@'
lov.e
had den e her w gra nted tl e r rsq u

man ner in wh ich ha had ga in know ledge with h lch he was
him bV what mea s he p refess t nings to co me, ne said J oh twenty..-sill: ye a~ night betwe en th met wit h the Kin
Ki ng of Fa irie& a town of Dublin.~
i o prison, a" com m lrtsd S'I.Iic id by ha ngi ng ims@1f ro the ~cru ik of he door with hls ga er or bon n -string, an sO "ended his Irfe mise r-ably with ttl he Ip of the d il n 1$ IE!: slightly res m blmg portfe IN yea rs Ia true," says Robe law I., hi.,; lrela nd, wtl 0 tyi witt1 du mbness
A ta
no rth of I rela nd
i~
In
c:k
Oemonolog i nd Wll(:htJ'i .Letter ~ Ed. C. X. ShiJJpE! (E inb...-sh, 1818 .

l
'S("Qlt,
(I-
2010F[)ft~
51
ge
of
d did,
knew
rna ne r he in bls s pi tt. Thi~ ben Blair. to Mr,

what
BlaIr M ,A., was a eelebra ed man. if 10r no (I n aecou nt of h i dis pu s with Dr. Et nlin, r fo his dascri pti n of a N@r Cmm II as .a ingl d ~vil, On the nvitat. n of te rd CI ne boy nd i 1623, a nd in the sa e year w.a 5 5enl ed min ister at 8a ll80r in Co. 0 ,witt1 tro .a nd people he ra amed th@ until 5 5U pend~d by 0 . Echli and w.as: d pos:ed
~d In Novembe r 1634, He
h as Ie
few
the poet Robert
t1is m~nirtfy.at Ba go r ttl follow.n.g i cident wt1 i h he of cou e an bytes to d mon i c

hom int@ a rich m cs lied upon im in c m pa ny w It. ning he ba ptizing the I rter's cndd. I t ou.cnt nec@ ss ry..a 0 w.a s rEadV icida I rna nia su ttio r the truth. One cI perat@ n, the one of
"Wt1en
0
tu m
1 Withe
02(110F~~~
'5l
.....~*:-. '-
..
sing
@.
looking
upon him
;iJW
he @nt@(@d ithin ing. Hi~ tre bling approa ched to hi eeu lei ha rd sit, T ot tha saat, La id him? But f
ling, and I, awon in wit hout any spee to .a seat, w, here In was li!ce to th row him
ar,I
he ut
.a n ishe . But
50m!!
n hcu
. na
r and gold that days thera inoShim by h r.; na
his na mer and he

(I suppcse
il
o.a m LIS).
t nat
he
Be ing
rltions of the D
he did ofte n like
'The better
02(110F~~~
to mer
hee.'
tI@ full a.ca i n atrem b ling • .a nd

n
ne aim at; t hen ne fell a crying d hirn the horriblen sss of nis ignora nee
lamenta b Iy at me. de-;ign in
a nle
is
Majesty snowed
h is- res ect
e con sta b I D vii ~t1ould hi m all Ha rofita bly in n to defy a , that he b e"tirely re
ave so @xpla ined itl had a W.3"S in su eh an a bjec:t stat arry hlm off that he begged rytN. night, wh eh t1e did, spa n praY"! r din d exhortat ion. ta n .3 nd .a II h ls works. The LIP me l,iIery eh aritable to the p OU"-ced t1is inte mpe rate t1abit
attack
of deli rium tre
en s
st
of Mr. i"g
ictl
hot or,
. J.
!i@'5. (]
leme nt in the a bove as bing mind, there Is no reason to d ubt f t e ste ry Mr. lair alse met wit h 'Some str nge r I i.e i u hyst@ria, w ich bacarna man if@st in outb rsts
I
SA
..... ::" '- ~.
..
M( Blair, warm Iy he had p raetts
to tha R
per,
CI
it must
the rnarve I he hysterical

accu ra!:!!!ly ugad, The balllon
th ~ Cromw~m n confi-;cati ns, that trou wh n t h CCluntr; was t rn by d ssent n, and rava rd. n cI pestilence, as aptlv us ered in by
d pen d by fi
merick
,
A
new!!i
Lymeri
~ k"r
antme ts
rts of noV'S!!, om@tymes f d rums an OJ rio s mu §:iq Lie IN h heaven tv reeehes, and s c:h euee ries t at the ne Ig
s of other
epe. Pnests ., ve a clve"tur

n cr @11y be-aten for how. some t
to be the
r
., air payn as • .a nd rarryed way th miles .3 nd so e to ur mile . MCreo
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
ma ssacre of P r
•ut a h u ndred ns, men, into the . and sO the head . It is not
G!!I Rev!!ng!! I
COWl"l. 'SWOre t epo ne nt"-' made sl m la r statewe re t hrewn f at bridge
02(110F~~~
singi
ollowi DC: n t ha testlrno n ere igh 1'1, m i iste r of i rgi ma, co. ca ~d!\le wome brought to tl is HO~$e a
We h
'In!!
ths
na ked te
wtl m a Reg e ca me upon ttl

im h r me
r
being
ra sent, .a nd req u rad har to give
he wo kI kill r an d drew his: s:word; her nswer ca n n kill men less G give yo~ leave. a nd is will TI1-ere pe n tne Rogu-e ttl ust ttl roo ti mes a tl er a ked
his d
02(110F~~
tl ave boon prov

P!!!~ ns bea ring
diabolical charms."
Sim a tal s of
lied
th e records of e
ed livEs cou Id nod ou bt be r that has bee n fot.l8nt 0" t
into th e m iracu Dr. Tate .and his in-su rge nts, On t cove red witn sn sucking eh ild, Jo to lay it dow n in she found a SLI
app earing j n the fro many Habit]

baca ma a Bless above was ~'Vid Natl u m Tate of II
h tea ccide neaI or un 1,1"-' ua I wa,,-, rs sfo m ed ttl is period is SnOW" by t ne 0 lowi ,A d cni ldren W!!!r@ flying to Du i fro the y t hey we re wa nde ring ov r hout a food. Tne wife IN having no mi Ik to give it sh p.a r, when sudd@ntv "o n t n@ 8 r b e wit h sweet milL in it. n any that sheu lei brln s tt tn I tl h lch p reserved the eh ild IS Ii the Churth, ~ Th!!! Dr. Tat@ he Rev. Faithfu I Tate. D.D, a d 8 rady· fa me. ~
nv
On the night of hail .and rain ca tt1 ey att rib uted t

we re in a thri ce kt!!!!p fi ra, or any seve ra lis of the
er, It was not possible for
(I
- r 0 handls his musket or yet ~d that night of mee re co lei. 0 LI
tt1 at no ttl n be ttl e prod uet (If nature ,

o (who
-5U p pose
t:t1 is hu rnkan
Apparently the Hickso." lfe.;n Bloody s.idi8e, p. 1 ; re
1
d ivi lis" skill ot some Irish
BEl :aer, C.ertain Miirrour or l.OOki
eo wood of Spirits (london, 1 ass for Saints. iii nd s,j nners _(London,.
$e'lJlenteenth centu"" '1,1'0" i' le's History of the Re bel lion.
~ Fitlp.midi:. 011.(- , . 1 7.
'-
..;}.._ ~.nts of
similar
the
nh abi
in
inerl and were
on the
witch
no
ight be ad ed, b lit. lest we should Wf!a ou r aders, s h II content r5!!Iv@s with giv_n.g two more marv 1I0u'Sre la iOM from this p 11iCIJ Ia r pe riod 510 full of t he a rve II us. 0' Da In is; H Irtory f t he Gera IcUnes relates that uri"8 the siege Lie-rick th portents appea red. Thefirst as a urninous Ie ,brlght@r t .a n tha moo n a nd little r to he su n, h leh for twe Ie gues a nd a half sh ed a I ligh on the C ,a d the n fad Into dark., ess over the '~me IS ea p; tne on was ttl e pparition of the Virgi"r pan - d by s@-v@al the Sa i nts: nd t n@ th ird was .a Ius us; natu ,of he Siam se-t i ns type: a I th ree of which O'Daly inter rets t h 1'-' ow., satl ction. The fl rst of t ne'S€' w.a s 'S-Ome form of tne- no rthe r., ig • and is a lse reccrde-d in ttl e diary of certa n Pu ita n affk rs. Th.at laa m d. but somawhat too c r~d leu s tiq u ry, John ubrev. re 1.a1:~'S hls in Mi~ Iianj th last battle etween ttl e conte nd 1"8 pa It co rno n Statu e a II in wn ite a ppearing to t ke cM.a 0 n, whom Aubrey terms V@n@rdls] to. rO'S'S the R r fir'S! to. assa u It the Ene y, but Sil,rffe th r to do it, whe by he '-'hou Id obtain the Victo - Th t if the- Ir sh t ok th e wat r fi rst to move towa rds I Rou!, wh ich CiI rna to were both killed there. d d 1'-''-' uaded ttl e BI'-'hop prevail UPO" hlrn,"
S(I rne
st ain
stanc
of a n rlsh an -.;LIffe ri g from th ~ effects of Llt$ide Ire and is affo rded s I., a pattl et le petitio n p to he E.,glis Pa ament bet ee n ttl e yea rs 1649 and
1653. I The petit i

smoa h i!!! lest his ight in co. Ant im,
S@!!k W
fve yea
re ha '5 born, nat "e w s forced
of
y
0
wt1 it: h "e was red ted to such

rome OVf!r to En land to
s me mans
litlood f r
hlmself in crav i n the charity well- ls pos;ed eople. b t contra ry to ni~e pectat Ion he h s been ofte n ere bled the wit h dream sand a rfu I visions in nis sIe e • and ha been twi b!!!witch@dr insom c h tnn tI!! can and so prays for a ss to retu m t Tne '&aintly James ushs r, A rd1 bls wh 0, if h@ had ppaned to Ii\!' ce rta i nly have be n n Limbe red a
of t n@ propheo pamph let of eig Prop hecies and P James Us"e r, &t, t:t1 is Exc@ II~nt p@ in 1656. Accord in
profou nd lea min it was, be was pc
10 r thems U 141 rIy c red ited

'WO n
attri buted to page0:; , entit I • Stra ge and edictions of the Hoty, Larned, a ,. W ritte n by ne pe rs "who" on's own Mo ." 01 nd .a p parent to it be foret Id th e be IIion 1641 in a sermon on Ezekle 1'1,1,6, preathed n Dubll in 1601, 'Ar.d of t s Sermon tne Bisno reserved the etes, a d put a in the Ma ~ nt his Bibk!, and r tw@ yea rs b lived in the e:.: e tion of the fu I ill i ng t h r~of, an p tl1 e ti me was th more confide he s that rt accompli'sh me rrt he ugh t nere wa such th ing. I' H@011 0 foretold the d com ing po~ ny nd loss of p.ro experle need for any ve iUS befo Turner in his C pi eat History (London. 1697 g' !!S a premoniti n of a
1 Hin.
MSS, Com rn, epert 13 (DukE'
Portl;jjl n MSS.I.
(I-
2010 F~~
B-o-ob
60
"
-;
in his s ep• .d nd invited him to s p w" h har t n@ n axt n
bis" op received. A lady
aCO! d the invitation. and died t ne March 6S6. Ttl is, ch pte r may be brought to story f m Gla nvill' 5 Relations. 1 in Ire l.a d W:iI'§. made bV his n !!igh t rustee for his c hild re n in mi nor' dyi n.g: t d1 e foot of h is, bed stco t nree I ks, in wt1 it h were the people and friends we re '5itti ng they su denly o;aw the lee ke d eh be in to pe n, lock witl10lJ the aid of any vlsible nan un II at I ngtn me I upright The dyi ~ rnan, who ha n spo n for twe he U~, at up in the bed r looka d th chs an d said: true. y u o;ay true. you a re in the ight fa urite exp hi"), I'll he witn you by and by. nd t en I down a never oke afte r. Tne ehsst s 10 Iv 10 ked _ sarna nner .is it had opene
Jo
Brown
No. .2 5- in 'Sid dudsrnus Triumph.lrus
lm
0,]
6',
'\..~.
&1
A.D. 166
RORENCE NEWTON)
HEW
W
e)l.1 rdina r30
of Kin ct cease: on ttl e othe un i mpa ired vigour, nd s

a rK.@ • .a I a south
H the Restoration
brought to tria lin Engldind. In n!! in appeara nC€: in Irei an d. th is
Florence ewto .a nd tl r rs lated below, forms ttl e sev nth Ratio n i dsrn U'50 Tri umph.at us (London, 1726, it m together with some E r.,slis;h eases of not 8ragge' s Wrtctl craft fu rd1 e r d - laved (Lon do , th ~ flM of these 'iCI urces that ha ta ken tl ere verbatim, except t nat s me re u n.dan omittedr i.a, wne re ene wd ess reo tes fa alrt!.aldy be-!! n brought forwa rd e ta
a prevlc us wltnes;~. and whj
rv
re of
t me fa
.a
in F ). It is.
eprod r has een
knowledge. tl'lou.g h no deu they strengthen t ne case (I~ inst the

Hayman
hid'1 h~'LIe rnmati n of add t o ...r tribut d to
Id
n,
in his G u id!!: to Youe. .ill att
th ~ credu litV of the piIJ rita n se ers, such th in.gs. In th is he ls cor ect n bom e it'll mi!'lld by tne read ar t t $UC
to the
n@'W~colll@~
at Youe. .ill.
th roughoLit Engla nd an d Ir~lan
The ta Ie sI1 oW'S that d1e re

witch@s in "fougha I at t hat dat • as
itt Ie
II as
50
wttch-f~ndef"S; (Mess N. Perry.
reat ra
s, an
(I- 2(1 0 F~~
'INW'rN. rlJ"f1l[Jlt~tI'UI(l~_II'i-
Eil
',_ .
fl
experi
-s,wimm
tha b@ preces did no
a witcl1
of the u hlch, as ct~iJlly cs b tied to
right th
great toe, he "Sinks (.iI n ety establi~ c 1"-'proven, ~ uses to re
by ny ch din @!) d; if, on the ther h d. for wate r, a be ing he ~e 5UCl1 a

d row ns,
~Floren
Mayor Longdo w no cav@ @vi @nee
Vougha I pr son by 1, for bew- Chi"8 agai n

he r at the crk Ass
he ry
@5
{11th
e mber], a foil om. an d upon

was
prisone],
her cou n
n.a c@ c ha
5
n.c 'd
he
ry
fearful look tcwa whed1 e ,,-,11knew e had, Big asked h t krl!f! r fou r y@a rs
ca me t
r, bLrt at la e r, ne said she Id, an d WiSih' w I "g she l1ad k"own her.
An
ne
e in.g as d she n e r
said for
thst at Ch i5tmas the s id Fie r@ ca
he D~ pen nt,
t t he house of J oh n PyI'I e in "(oug a I.
where
piece
Depone n wa a se rva nt, a d
a s:ked
he r
give h r a
Beef
t he sal
.,!!r that
out
t h Powderi Il8 TYb; and th Defen d nt he ou k:I not If away her M ster's B e:fr
F lore nee s em d to be ve had 'st s good give LIt
a n.srv, and said, T 0 u Y gru mbling

water it h
.a week &0 ing to th loth on h r h d -she met t e ~aid Fiore e full in he Fac , and threw he Pall off h kiss'd he-r, nd ~,Mary. I ay thee let t
ce Ne r head, ee a"d
n. nd he
me nona, And tha
........r....
·,iud'5 Wf!nt he
an
that withi n a
erna n wit" a
r he-r Face sta n

a I' Ie okl Ma n i to
to be a Spirit sh knew it to be
t wit hin a me t h afte r the Oere nd a nt rei very III of F

on a S~ dden, i tnat viole hold he r: .a nd har Fits sh
wOU
had k iss'd h~r, he wh ich wou Id ke
p Needl~s, pin s, Ho n ik. s.: Llbb§:. Wo II, St raw. an d th t ve ry ofte . And bing ,_. ked whetne r e ived at th tim es wha she \1'0 ite 7 S rep lied,
Id vomit
wou ld
n as in othe-r p
beginning
ne
of er
Id fall upon he as
low ner from plate to

d
ould bit her en n@ rou nd an d va lsh see the m both II
0201
F~~~
'-
..;}.._ ~.an must luck th rl!oE!! or fo ur ti

@
Ia it, thaji a
to
g.et out the
Pins, an th y were stu k between the skin "So he wo uld !! remov'd out of th u Id be ca rried to th
d tI1 e flssh, That

d into an otha r p of the House. , "5 0 met lmes put oolt sernet irnes sad to li~, and in her M.arter's she knew that
en two Sellar
e ea
Is",'d he r she fell tormenting, And y advica of the ent for Flo renee I 'ljS worse whe n vlela nt tha., at was oomm itt@d IJt was very well tnC\led to Cork, re, An d then the May roY ugh al, one Mr. Mayr@, "Sf! nt to ow wh@th!!r the -s:aid Flo n e w.a-s: be eel (as t he Defend n w.a-s:told). and findi g s e as not, ttl e on:ler w.asgiven to p he r Bolts on her; wh i b ng done, the eponent saith she we II again, and
skad how h!! cou Id th ink it w judice? She said, ause after she h.a she 5.aW and felt !, r
lore-net! Newto n
, beca Lise she
Irt~ Wftdl
&5
iss, she it h the k iss she
such like
sa itt1 she
Pyne a nd
ever
na
b!!!witch'd herr and

the rs th
longd
!!ped
that i
oil
otl1 her
into.a m
hour (the aid Flo pinch inc. er own ob$erved e r), the and take Into a
s nd oil rms, as WoiI'50 s as CI rde r~d to be
brougnt
FO.3 m
rd. tha
brought i ssveral
liLe Sp.ittle, 11 aving U n n oti wt1 en the id Fto n t:t1!! rn, ti II h~y 'W@
she were in BOtts
put on bar, dam n to wh lch he sa i
manacles Upon w
upon putt ng thern
er was given to
cried out that sh

i
undone, And then
'5
w.as s
cantin ued com
plai i
a me in a
02(110F~~~
ee irnrne
well~!
iate tv
and nd boeing
r say the (] rds, oil he said, b in,s old and di5q et~d. and er.ng~. B t the M id be ing asona bly as, before he Co u kne-w an of itr
stl e sa id 0, t"oug h d YI@ said if '5.hed id,
n."c
nail, and
ilis h practi
,shf!
Court n, to tl d n lad it, a d Iikf!wise

is doWl"l. rn to by
ds, and t e s:ayin , Now sh

he fir.ot, an the IN
Thomas arnson @nee Pf!@P at her,
s were s
swore
th t be had
nd use t t mctie n W th e Ma d fall i med iately upon that wo rds, she .s d wn, utte d.
~N ich as Stout was who
ing 5Wom an her, tl IIlng heard s Praye whether she

SOl
she
d she rou Id s
es ired by her time s gedl €orafter bread, sh e contin ual

being
ext produ d by r. Attom~ ~Gen@l"3l.r xammed, ith. Th t he h ad ft~n tried ttl at Witt es co ul not ~y ne Lord's u Id or "0, nd sh e e u Id net. hereu po n it, 01 nd ha often oil id it, .a n the Co urt hear her y it ga her lea ; and four
tl e""e
wo rd
,Give
.a:ltoge her ttl f! wor wh i eh he COli rt a p p i U!d one n ar he r she I CI ut. But she it he r cou Id not, or usi"8 n Iv these or t like wo rei wt1 e n Ay, ay tra spa ssss, th . And b utte r t e word s as th were rep ted to
being me mo sked
s th I"" d.a our da Ily fOrgi e d1em, I aving out us ur t rf!spa as, U pc n teach he ou Id not in& often
h ~ word!;
-s;ay ttl em,

repeate d, re ssed to
er, 5he d
old a nd se rved
not, And
ad a bad er so well
the
rea
n, she sa -
~ and bei"8
ed now
(I-
2 10 F~~
B-o-ob
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
fu r
her p.a I't5, of t e Prayer, and en 5.i3 id s e knew not, i!!!it ha r cou Id she h
"Joh n Pyne ba in.g ikewis~
'5\110
rn
01 n
abo u Jan ua ry last [1661]
-ITM!"S the Mai wh ic he a Iso cor borated I, That '50 be re ding in a Bib ,and en a sudee he hath seen t e ~ruc out of he r H nd Into the mid d of the Room, n imme iate Iv east in 0 a v10le nt Fit_ Tha in th e fits he tl tw"o blas 101 id on h r Bf@distr and in ttl win kli n.c of a n a ewou be east b wixt the two Be the Maid la imes th rown into the middle 41"5Pyne held tl e Bible in the M b!!ing sudda n Iy snat h'd diway, two of t
Serva t was much rou bled wtt n small c nes that were at ne [&c, as in l1e Deponentls "5- e ment, other .
t he sa id
examine-d, sajt r ry L.ongden. in
i'Nid.
th at
Marc
be i he Wrtc h ha
las Pyne
bee n in Prison,
last, ha .a nd J ph Them pson, went to. sp ak with her con ce
tl er t at tt was ttl e gene ra I opin 10., bewit hed her, and esired her to
wh!tt e-r she- had bewi hed he-r. but ttl e re wa..,.a great d ing, a d that stl e not t uch'd her, .a n said at what m
0
witc ned tl!! r or n may be she had
ren ce between uld not nave do ne

ttl at t ha re-fur@ sh hi~f ~h~ th ought e ceu Id not but
0
is 'e:!
tl er, tat would fa II pon he r, and t nat she 11 d wronged e Ma i d, and t ne re

din d
o
od to fo rgiv@ ha for wro n.c ing t ethat ~he might n be- wholly destr by which she s Id, It mu~ be an er that would h fp tl r, prayed Th ~y wi~h'
on feU down u
02(110F~~~
6. ..... *:-. '- ..~t did t e "a rrn, A nd the

we re ethers,
eeu lei do the
she said. ttl at there oody .i3 Hpenn .i! nd Go dy Dod, in Town, that ing& a -well as e, a nd hat it might be one of n@the Ma id w
~!-Ie furth er it, That shook, and s e hers t his tim 'Some body
down the
Ro
@
[l"d wh at it
nath i neit not wi'! at, Bu Familiar, In
n.c.
eo Door of the Pri.,;.on hastily and sai , What makest thow nd ttl I! ry &r@.at n oi5@• as if nd Cha n'!i. h ad en ru nn ing up and and th V.a sked he r wh It WG-S; -s;hespoke to, that ad e th nd she sa id she saw did, it W:iI'50 '5ohe-knew
W3O:;
oward"-' Yen Ing
a Spirit. and h e r
t
, ,.., at a Tile d carri d a a nd M .
Edw:iI PI!
rry .a nd others
for
th e P son, we
t to
1 he place where
rt
to t
H OU'3e
he re the Mal d live d, d then drip ped seme was ttl!! n griavo us;1y
[l"d put it in ot tha MOl id"s;

tormented, ad
!;h e wa'S well agai n,
a id, a nd Mr. G re'atrix itcl'l, wh kh he would nd 'Set her on a StooL
I ende va... s d to stick it into r

ird ti
but 'She'Said sh
" And then the-V badewas v~ry w~ary and

ar
of the
pulled
pped i to d@ of ' , and t

5t\J ek, ut
CCI ul
.a II looked to h.aw
find no place where took a not her AwL e
n.s 1'1 a"d with
off,
and the Man
ha If
any entry h.a [l"d put rt: i
en m
0
by it.
Then
tle M id"s han ,and
of them took the
(I-
(I10F~~~
Id not anter m could p nt:@r .and lau a a quarter I" nc'd the eth e That afi@r she ot he rs to di5CO asked w nat it some den i(ll sh
bent that non I!!! of
r- BlackwaU took a
nch an d a ha If long. not at all, Then he
rison h~ we nt wit" ith the WitdJ about
had done her an
rl'ress'd she had
ked herr at tnat time

h@lp her, for none ot he rs, Fu rther the
saes at cashel wim tne tile. &e,I.
her. he we
r F it. crying
t1
It her. And
w ubled her: (I n
, Why, she
b d slde, Th e D~
sh related fro k- sing" a nd 'So b got up, and e. pretendl s well. 111 en
Ma id''S Ie n.c with him to id, .iI nd fou nd her in gain §;t Ga mme r ...."...........,... she pnck'd and that I'll she came to t1 e aske d her what t1 ad he'Said G(I mrne r - A"d t he Deponent he, I '5.aW ha r by my orig i nal of all. wi'! ich the Beef. and afte r
ns with the
caused t ne Maid to
nt for F Icf@nce but sh ~ refused to
she wa-s; -s;ick, th I) it nd eed appe.ared she Mayor of Youg h II ca e In, a nd spoke witt1
02(110F~~~
10
.....*:-. '- ~-
..
the Maid, and ttl
aga in st her by t
'S~@
ral til'llE!:s. An
t he Maid wo!.! lei affections of he r
r senses.
Witch '.,; prese nee,
~Ri[ hOI d Mayre, r 24th of Ma rch la
yo r of Y enle
he sent her about the Mid. and s e at first Goodwiffi Ha Ifpen y a nd Go whad caused a Boat
Water- E:q)~ rime n
0
be: P
311th
ided
.0 n
e, F
ove rlooking. Then

but tl1ev
wh@(@upon he
e1 ikewi~ axa utterty d n ied it a d

used Do
11 er tw Women, a bid a"y tria I;

on to be
carried to the Mai : and he one of tl1 e m.. we ~aid by hurt, but she sai Ga m rner N@wton IShe wa~ then b fu rt he r de pc set 11
omen. or done her r but it is ot far off.
02(10F~~~
I
heard tnem a - rm, and
om, sail h [th~ same .a s - Fam ilia r.]
ccnsidera ble Evide n.ce

u pc n M.a ry Lo gdon,
fo r rison, 241: h M reh 1661. Oa\lid Jone-s, t death by
tle Priso n, for
h ich s"e
Jon es, be Ing rn an.d co nc:ernj"C an practice on upon theid David

hat in April 13 the said 'Ij In the
bee" all
upon
h@
inel over
hy, what
a jot t"e
r fcr
in that eve she he
pai
fur idl That
co
an
n days
2(110F~~~
n ..... *:-. '- ..~~Ffa aei s EJe seley be i g

t k~ time aforement
'5-'INCI
rn and axa
w- h t e SOl id of t ne se ra I eperts
Newto. at sha
5, th
P::!
nad meeting
[l"d d istou rs ing wit nim con re m inc. th@ sa id f lorenca

Familia rs resc rting
t he r in su ndry sha
rest mind to wa
r 01'5
sai
told h 1m he ha d.a
wheth
er
"13" could
her t:t1 rough the G r
t he sa id Fra ncis to t hey came th ithe r 0 vid Jones; ca me t that 11 heard -&he e lei not say the L e .a:nswe rad, 51'1!!:cou I • 1-1 e then dasir' excu §;ed herself by t e decay of Memo Davl d J ones bega n t tead. t1 er, b~t sh $ay it. tho ugh ofte n ta ught it, Upon 1'1 it the-sa
8I!seley bI!.ng wit hd wn a littI@ fro her not bei ng able t lea m thi-s prav~
'twas sus with him. wh ic
WOLl
d ot
Jcne
s, and s;aid, Oa", • David, come

@
hi he r
;iI
Praye r "OW, Upo n O@pc nent wou Id ha
ictl David went t

pluckt 1'1 bac k im
to have go ne to her, but h e we uld n
to the G rate to her, nd ~he bega n to eeu lei not say Forgus ou r trsspas ta ught her. wh icl'1 s saam'd to taka
him
0;
av
be
es, so tn(lt o.a~d @ tha n lIy. an
he had a great
ind to have kio;'i'
hi ,but t
t the
ired stle might k he ,gave her his Ha" tl'l rough the G ra towards brea k of D V they went ;ilW
hind e red her, but d
.after the Deponent
be went to "J Islt n 1m. an d was told bV by t"13" Hand, and s pulling oft his
saa the old hag
d me, About fou
ea rd that David j n
wao; ill, Whe:

(I
nat
m t at ttl e m. nd he ow s ha pu lis me W II, I lav

ee d fjV'$
asl h
id,
her. she has hewit dled.~
Ia
02(110F~~~
'INW'rN.
~~jJ(I~_II'i-
ewto., Is. tria I. as given

take n wi II ba allud i!!!dto a'S indicted upon two - chi n the 'Sf! rv.ant-girl, M.a ry de ath David ro nes, The case co m m Ion In Yo ughal. and wa s e Attor ey-&!!n e ral went down Iv t har is no reeerd of the
eha rg.@s, viz. ith b a nd with ca u ing the
mu
ha e created con" de ra bl
so imperta c uta, but un rtu nat
feu nd ,g Llilty ( n d we n have little dOLIbt but that she wou Id have ben se enced t de-adl in pu rs ua nee of
reatrilt' wa s Va IeMine r "stre k r," who a Iso rna ke s nis ce in the tala of the .a u nt@d butla r {'5@@ p. 164}. H@ in 1629, and d ed in 1 3, He j ined the parli arne nta rv d when tt wa d I" ban ed in 1 6. beca me a ceu ntry eprived of h is oHices. gave nims@1f p to.a I" of co amplation. In 1662 the d him that he ad the pow~r healing the king''S-evil. fer s me tim , but at last com mu ni~ joki n V bade im try his powe r on a t @ na ighbou rho d. A£. rdi nglv @ 101 id his h an ds on tha ~d parts with p y~ r, an with in .a mont h the boy w.a s t1 eal d. rad ua Ily his f me "P ad, u.,t I patie nes ca me to him
the a crors in he r were d ca n be ide., lfied. T e • Mr.
rscn s of local promi-
fro
va
ieus pa rts of "8la nd f!d an invitation f m lo is
a'S
well as Ireland. In 1665 he Co n to coma to Ftagley to
·fe of pe rpetu I head ehes, H $laved at RagleV .3 bout eks, and wh 11ethere h en te Ined nis hosts with the of Floren ce N " (I nd e r dOi., s; a 1tI10ugn he did net d Con iJV. Y@t m.a nv p!!~ ns in the d by hi treat nt. The form of word s od AI ighty h a I d1ee for His me rev's;
0201
F~~~
14
'-
..;}.._ ~.professed to r
FCII'IOII:ter'I8-0~
sake ~ and if
had
them ,gi
which
ni I"I\aII m~ natism,
ate rtord. l Scm e

Ion of him; Int rea Y ous tv to lithe la Ire la nd r Valenti
II
"S!! rv.a nt-gir],
'Sf!
berea jn.g Ma
usua type, Ri
ry in 1664, the latt r sme n' s tOkeM of t ougha lin 1642. a" OD d was a ppoi nt
the Com me nwe a h

~ in 1654 hiSi ~tl P€ar he got a fy rd1 r
sworn in a fre
n preseoted by
a n at la rg~ in iSS e Grand hJry in 16
02(110F~~~
the time
51:!:
(If t1
i
rved in t ~ royc.li5t ar
n lor puisn e jug
CI ry a ccorcUng
appo i nted
r 1660 ne W.i35 ee, and died in
ving
previ ously
16 71. ~ The Ju dge befo con-s:icle-rabl eye ·witr1eSiSi Irelan din th
who m the ca va lu e, In that
on ten rough
tes taken by the is th erefore of re, d.-,a IN n by an
n fu II pcssessi
mid d Ie of the
a witt h-rnal in
1 Ibid"
'li'oI. vi i (2nd series),
(II
2 10 F[)ft~
I
fl
EVI L AT DAM ERVILLE--A 0 AT 8A U NAGA DE-NER AND HA.DDOCK'S G OST~-HUN R AND THE.
LV OLD WOMAN--A W CH RES ED BY TH E ILLIAMS AND TI-IE I-IAU D HOU IN DU IN-SEEN IN TH E AIR IN TIPPE RA Y--A CLE VMAN AN 0 IS WifE BE. ITCH ED TO W E.A TH~~8E ITCHI N OF
OOR -THe FAIRY-POSSESSED B TLER--A HOST I STIAPR SECUTION~~SUPPOSE:D WI CHe RAFT NCO. C NG TI1 E QUAKE RS,
the e rlie5t ti mes the D~lJil has
goo raph ica I in Irela nd; the nornencla ure of any tes that t hey are hi., exc I ~ive prop tty, wi'! il the arian nnot be suffK:ientlv rha n ul to him r de
indj
tv.
a de his m
rk. hi~o ita 1-
Ie of ashe I wh ere he did, But e riod of his act iv ity. Aqua int
IJ L
a roy 0. a rna n ba rgajn ing with hj~ MaJ~ r th e prl in htch a s usu al the Devil 1'1 orstec by si mple h ing for ., is treu ble - Nea Si'I rene II i that e s@~n the ru ins of D.11'Jl@ the ca me r fa mlly, and of Ba ro ns Milton of Shre n Ie ir. Irela nd, Je seph Oa mer, h d been e Parliame nt, but not d@@:
of
r the Resto ration, ca me adv tage of the thea pness Pu rot ased I rge estates. It w.a s evide" of is fa mil th at @ following ta I@is told. H pD'5'5@sse great w and was rkly hj nted that t hj~ ha co me to him fro
t"
no
02(110F~~~
I rt~ Wrtctl'l:r 1ft ,I"d
lawhl I sou roo, tt1
ba r a in witt1 tf1 e Devil

II
(I
gokl.
His Satanic
n he day appointed d wl h oil sufficii!! ney of

V be the name of i to a room, In the t; i to th is he pcu red pty as before. H@ t:t1!! gold, but to hi haste ned away to s 'th th sam resu It. Re peated s h su p I~~ st I left he boot as empty jou rnevs to .a nd fr as when he bega , uti n t1 in seer isgust he took nis final departure, teo vi f the gold, .and as well {for a few ri of th.al $pi ritu al com modrty he ha 'oJ I cess of time the secret lea ked out- Th the sole off tne boot, and had t h th~ floor. In the st re cell.a~, In whict1 h h
Anot he r 'Story
J.
rs siden ce of the
point of tilll@; in upcn a time Mr. tt1 e cou ntry was v t1ou nd 5- The cha and .a h dindsorne d horse, we re a Ie com pa n Ion 's pro we re kept up fast
Wi1S
shown to a b
1 Fumished
to the
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I
B-o-ob
l' ..... *:-. '- ..~e with the
fl
h d di'&ap OIl§. sea rad by a r ri nted on e flo r e to d1e rv we ne peasa n ry ttl at h@ D@v il w '5 in 8dil d there a_sa rece ntl i A
~hot hoof, wh ill! of the horse 's II. C3 nnot tell. but t ere u ch-a nd-s aeh a h ing in aga rd@~; wh i Ie .
most
5 from
proceed ing'& ths co.
wn
ne F ra ncis Tave ner. me on horse bad: late
nis
ss-road, nt his wn w:ay. lmmadi tl!ly spectre t h re ares .a mighty wind, and lGlarM.
J
02(110F~~~
I
wit ha I ne hea rd amaz i!!! nt, At comfo . he a lig
hes a nd
@ (I
Noises, to his gre at cocks crow r to his graat
nd fa IIi rl8 to prayer desired
Ilow I.,g n i,g t the

fire, and
gt1~
a red again to him a'S; he sat
t ereupon d
I ed
to
t1im the reason for its
i1ppe-a .anee, a nd It bad him go
wni[h it wisn@d to send him. . its widow. w be was now
to one 0 vis, and s;ay t sea nd tha their son

of a 1@i15@ h ich the f.at
h
er that It was the will of he r
t he ~~
fu r on d@mEmt!!: by ap aring to h promj ed to fuHi woma named E P!!!~ , but who

upon htch
st1ou Id be righted i" the had bequ aathed to him, but -fathe r had n stly de prived him. Taw rne r rtly because did n ot cesi re to ga in the iII~ rs, and part ea use 1'1 e feared be i n8 ta ken • but the gh the roughly frighten@d h im eve ry nigh r a mont hr that in the en d he its w lshes, went to Malone, fo ..nd .a
he proved to be the wro"g

n.a m@"Si3Ikf!living ha rd by, e r trou b Ie in th ~ matter, and age.
;a
Tave
wltho LIt e live ring his
mend cio IJsly rep d that t1e h f laan r Wals;h. pon wh ich t
by somath ing pressing upon ddock in a wh it€! coat, wi'! ich m essage, to wh Ic:h laverne r en to Malone and t1ad seen
ghost looked wit h i3I more
upon i m, bidd ing not to be afraid r an d th en in .a flas of bright nes . ut havl ng lea rnt the trut n of , it aga in a ppea rs d, t hi5i time tt1e in a g at fur .and a r him to places if ha did nat do as it d ~sired. d bV these u n ea rt hly 'Vi$it'i, O~ nta I., s a nd went Into the lave r e r left his. friend vs n isn
.3 ir
0201
~~~
80
.....*:-. ~-
..
fl
st, wt1 ere
ne
s
foE!!
arned Pi:!irc!!, wh y be-he-I d ToiIv!!r t rem ling fa II upon him; w m ppcr;lte him, an d lut tv ask' d it in the repl !!d, B!!ca USf! ha h repe ted 1: he tbreat of ~pee 11v: and se, tha , it v ";she-d in wtl ite Ii
were als two or

nt@
servants. "About midnigl'Yt, as

r's cou
0
pr~sently eek up t he arne of God d not de IWe arin.g him i pi~ce-; ging itself i to
rition
wen to It
rt ha nted
a Ghost- II
he in ident ,Mr.
jected fra me of i nd Tave me of crd CI'! idl este r's f mify, and th advi eel him to go an deliver t ne
he
rv d
em rd i n.c Iv did, dI d thersupo @xpe f mind, Two ni hts later t e ap itio n d on learn Ing wI'! t had been one, en rged im to
tne
arne me ssat:e
un n rally hlm a V ha
the exec tors, T vern e

u kI
skad if Davi5r th , to which the s but a len h reassured h.m 'tJ tl'!reate n I an ni"g to his injury and ttlen va
s irit.a pe.a re-d to ask it he followin are u? you a good or a bad spirit? What at 10 do you nold? Hare you 'WOrld Wn t is the reason tnt yo U (I ppea
t ke
oil
II ;iI matte r, wh
d, a nd none fro
rigt1t ttl e m?
~. 61 That n i,gnt Tave rne r went to La nw' s house com _n.g prese noa of the .iI ppi1 (i n, a n baing create distu rIM nee with in d rs, he nd his b
a"v
out into
the
00
u rtvard,
wh@f@ th
th e wall. He tol d it wh.at he had
tro ubI€! him any me re, but th rea not see- tne boy rigtlted. M He re h
ask the Spirit whoat th!! EHshop bl But Jt gave h im no an-s-wer. but over the wan aga in. a nd "-'0 va me-Iod ieus ha rmolW _ Tne boy's f 41 (.alppar!!otly in tha Bishop''§. Co ... trustees: 0 ne of th e latter. Ich n unde. tried the effi:!.c:t of bluff. appa ritio n co uld an d migl'1t do to of just ice. A bout flv@ Ve.all"!i later, Costlet bega n to threaten 1: he l'1ome dru nk one nIgM, he fe II off above there is nome ntion of the Whateve r expl.an.at ion we mav e
se to giv~ of
'See ms to
t~ra I element in the above, the suet, a" incide nt oceu rred, and
be n
t the
true to fac.tr .a 5 it was ta k@n bv 'rhemas Alcock',!!;. t he §;~r::retary sown must therefo re hal/e he ard t he en lips, The i ncide nt is vividly re me from wh ic h many pictu r!!'5q ua data i wit" David referen ce to 1he tria I. the su bse ~nt rig ing of Had dock, and the ult Imate pu I bme nt of Dav· on whicl'1 pOint'S Glanvi II is ratt1 e r u nsa this so u n:::e.] Ta'lff!roer (or Ta'lll1f!Y, .al1'Jl@is oca I prn-
1 Uln~r
JOlJniiill of AITh~oloSV.
'li'oI. iii for 1SS "
02(110F~~~
u ..... *:-. '- ..~no unted) felt 80m et h ng get u

he me.
;jJ
nd from the a ri@fee Iin
from the m ou Idy smel p.e!:rc!!ivEd t hat h ls ro ghO'it urged 'raverne r up for tria I .at ca rrlc browbeat Tavern er to 'Story about his ne i.e desiring him to ca II hi
of the g
pa n ion c bring 1: rgus, Tn
sceptka I sne er, es lie

rnpetitio n of t!'e na hOI nd was !i@@n on t
-saying, Is th is enou ju rv. Davis 'Siunk a wa

II
ho rse and broke hi

shorta r cat@ •Are you ha PPV in yo of anger. ~VO~ were n VO~ a r pieces for asking such a questie ~; and t n ot fi ra II.....wh ich, we a r, a rded bu
Taylor'!i
i r!!! was convin ad feU f ou nding skad the plied in ould tear
haa rd
the m his isno p ghost,
ry an
.an-swe r to his queselon ,

year, 1663. a ua indy most :p~r'5iste nt .a n d u blase @ gt1O'51: the same pan of the rid. tho. h in thi effort.... to right the ron.g d I not p In t ne followil18
1
of a
narrater wa s Mr. AI
H unte r, w {Jer~my Tavlorl at his he was ca rrvi n.g a Ie whom did"ot
Ona David
k. wt1 0 ppea rs i
{] was n t-herd t
ne
h OLJo;e n r POrt .of -wood into the cogn ise, but a p

at sheas not
intu ition to Id hi m
incontinent
l
he flu ng
way the IoJ:!:. nd a
GlarM., op, cit, Rei. 2
02(110F~~~
t1OUS-e. SI'1e a ppe.a red again to him the ne>Ct on nearly i!!!very n i.e ht for the ne:(t nin mon eame he must go wit" her tI1 rough Wo rate: and ths poor f.E!:UOW look'd as if he travell'd off h ls legs.· Even if be wt! re in be
tn
fu now her wherever she went. and b aus re!it rain" im st1 e wou lei rise fUld llow
ahhough no apparition w.as visible- to her. th e fa mily t hat took th e matte r ph i P little dog. and he became SiO acee sto ed would i"evita b tv bri ng up the rear of he st it b~ true th.at the lower classes dis p@ sed ga rme nts wh en in bed. t he -sight m u t ru
rs markable CI ne.
All th is tirT"l@ the ghost affordad no i
and object of he r freq~ ~nt app.e.a n ra Oa\lid gol ng over a Hedge into t he High
ajiai"st him. and t1e cryld out, 'Lord less d !!ad; s;hall I neVf!r b!! del ivered fro 'And the Lord btess me too.' -sa'i!!ish ~poke flNt, for till t hen I had no pow r to followed you '50 long, My name,' sa she, 1lived hare before the Wa r, an d had wi'! en h e di~d I ma rried .a 'iCl1dler, mild ren wn.ch t he 10rmar So., rna I t1ave sta rved, He li\fe5i beyond the n-w and bid him dig under such .a haarth, a d ttl r let him pay what I owe in suchap ce, marge u.,pay'd at my Funeral. a nd go CI S nth t IIv wI'1ich I had by my lmer HU5iba.,d, a d tell h Vf!ry wicke:d dind dissolute life, .a n U ngr.aleful to his; Brothe r th at nurture mend hi s Itfe GxI will de~trov n 1m.·..
the
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
'-
..;}.._ ~.ve r knew her. I' No, t says SiI'1!!,~I d iE!:d me into t nis CoU"try"; but she (3 rry 1'1!! I'Jl@S'5.a&e', r she wou kI n@vl:!: r oing what the a ppa rit ion bade him. pea red the njgl'1t after. a'S he lay in t e s nou lder ve ry t1 ard; at wI1 ich he h r tI1 at sh I:!: had promised to do him as if he did her message; if not, she e he ecu Id not go now. beca U'S€' the 1'1 at she was eente nt t nat he should ; but margl:!:d him :ilherw.a rds not to i h er e rra nd, and afierwa rc:I-sshe . • For now, ~ 'SaId she, "I 'Sha II be at ... Iitt me up from the greu nd. a nd I Hunte r lift@d her up, and declared Ii ke a ba,g of feath e rs in h i-sa rms: sc mort de licate musIe a'S she went off
pro ised h LI rt him. witl1 the beet and out, nd re mi no h rt. S e pi ie kill i He
she on ded that old
in Scotland in 1678, the rest to U'S as it Incidenta IIv rna kes tha ne of t ne gu i ltv persons had bee n d mne d in .re-Ian d for the cri me- of n one man were 'Strangl~d .and bl.lrnt pted to kill bV magic Sir George cI formed a wax image of him, into sa If h d stuck tI1 I:!: n !!Cf!ssacy pins; it Wa'§. be th e fire. the entlre ba nd re pe.at ing im whose death they d esi red to ., was "one Bess ie We ir, w no was u r (on@ that had bee n t.a ken bf!fure ned to the tv re to r rna lifice before: ere was about to cast her over the e aw.ay from the m 0 ut of their sigl'rt;
OJ rred
I rt~ Wrtctl'l:r 1ft ,I"d Oet?1ol'lOl
tl er dfttay lind i ct me nt] t:t1 is tymi!!!, whf!n s k~ ~ raven, a nd a p preach es t flye-s away again. All the sight of it.· I
A. de rgyman, the Rev. 0 n ie was pastor of Wood St Dr. Williani"S'o; library .n tl e freed a gl rl from
d istu rood he r; ttl e incid t:t1 mg dinalogous to the D

th e whole WCI rks out year 1678 the niece
trc ubled by nois-es in
ne
t:t1!! raupon betook herss th e gate, but to n I) pu tt1 me me nt hs, an d we o'clock in the morn i ng. praye r wit" her, heard t in ca Lising the ir cessatle ea lied In, an d came upo
sevs ra I pe rsons had as H@brews ii. 1:8, .a nd cont th e Noi~e u-sed to be re est, W he n Woma n, knee ring bv m , etched vic Ie t
me rwa rd s told
us that
at my A and w a te rrible Si ht- but it pi a sed
1 LoIIw''S Memoriiiiliis.
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'INW'rN. rlJ"f1llllt~tI'uJ(I~_II'i-
86
',_ -;
from that
ime
God
ern,
unt
tke
5
by"
Tipper roy on
wh@(@
witt! a
mada .a gr~
, to
r
ck a bout, an d sa il'd upon a d.a rk s ClotI'I sea.

t.a
m sout to n ereh-we -row min t s she sunk bV d
. Hal,illng es into
d as sh!! n k ttl!!y pe-rc.@ivt! h !! r I'll@: n klings in h forepart of the Ship. 3$ it fro m d r ins. Then sppea ed a Fort.. p of it; out of t e ~ides of

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can be no possible do bt.

d for us in two Londo"

d by sc e lters (on the auth ority, W r of H dib ...,)hat during the ru Ie 0 t

..... *:-. '- ~;yea !ttl Pa rI ia ment th i

numbe r at tnree tho

IeSi of a p pa rition e noi s wttn wh leh E

he firs h If of t"e sew"te to w c raft, yet it s no

Th U'5. the 'S!!Ve-nt@!!ntn

demo nolo y . and

In hi'S Hi5010ry of Wi~(hc aft in [

.....*:-. '- ~re being wh St.iltut@ by

iCHmt rea Ify

ground un i it is 10 idde n; th n t @ martyrs pi an d th ere' a COnse uent inc se n the nu m be

enace thel Baros

at I rge; i" ttl is sati K:al verse s

of the co unity "evil eye." 0 of the

of t e prevalene be i"fer red t at fa r

of witch raft In genera l

Iy d !!voted deq uate

w" ictl it in lude d,

cou ld l d ispo'_' I; it is; nee: matter. 0 rder to n ha ppin ss the v.alen of th is te

by tom par" pi of Irela nd .bl CLIft a mongst

I rt~ Wrtctl'l:r 1ft '"

pu re Iv unoffk: work th rough

probably th e tl1 at tnis ternb

freq uency; the sorne of the u

rt; the nms ge nera

ad 'SO un ha PPY. try in Europe.

is, op.. tit.

LIC KYTELER THE SOH ..

CE....._... OF KILKENNY . ......

of Chrirt a accordlng a ject they was of gre r or Ie s imponan