Witchcraft farther display'd. Containing I. An account of the witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne, in Hertfordshire, since her condemnation ... II. An answer to the most general objections against the being and power of witches: ... To which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the assizes held at Cork, anno 1661; as also of two witches ... at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, anno 1664.

  • Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.
Date:
1712
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Credit: Witchcraft farther display'd. Containing I. An account of the witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne, in Hertfordshire, since her condemnation ... II. An answer to the most general objections against the being and power of witches: ... To which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the assizes held at Cork, anno 1661; as also of two witches ... at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, anno 1664. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ■ , ( 23 ) mice between bewitching and overlooking; and that (he could not have done her any Harm, if (he had not touch’d her, and therefore (he had kifsd her. And (he faid, that what Mifchief fhe thought upon at that Time (he kifs’d hetf, would fall upon her; and that (lie would not but ' eonfefs, that lhe had wrong’d the Maid, and thereupon fell down on her Knees, and pray’d God to forgive her wronging the poor Maid. They wiflVd that (he might not be wholly deftroy’d by her; to which (lie faid it muft he another that snuff help her, and not they that did the Harm. And then (he faid there were others, as Goody Halfpenny and Goody Dod, in Town, that could do thefe Things as well as (he, and that it might be one of them fhat had done the Maid Wrong. Obfervation. Jill this Uft Paragraph f altering only fhe Names) is true of Jane Wenham. She eonfefs’d to feveraf that fhe had look’d ttp(M Anne Thorn ; which dark Expreffion, / muft own, I was at a Lofs to under ft and, ’till this very Paffage explain'd it n me, l fee now by it, that this is a Term of Art among the Witches, by which *tis probable they mean fome lefts Degree of miftchievous enchanting ; whereas, according to Another New- ton, the Word Bewitching fteems to fignify ftmething Jitill greater, perhaps hurting even to Death. Whatever be its Mean¬ ing, l declare that 1 very well remember Jane Wenham’s fay¬ ing that (lie had look’d upon Anne Thorn* The Conjc- Bme of the Editor of this Edition of Mr. G1 anvil IV Book, in. Ms Advertiftement annex'd to this Relation, fteems to be, that this overlooking, or (in Jane WenhamV Expreffion J look¬ ing upon, relates to *Q$clKuU PchncM®-, and that the Ada¬ pted Venom came out at her Eyes when fhe lifts d the Aiaid„ And he leaves it to the Cri ticks in that black School, to determine whether this ’OtpQaApot p>d<ncctv©- be not the firft Sort of Witch¬ craft, dift in ft from that of bewitching People by Images made of Wax ; and whether aftowards this Sort of bewitching bymeer looking or touching, might not be call'd overlooking. To which / add, that it is a common Expreffion almoft in every Body's Mouth, when they ftpeak of a Per]on ftuppgs'd to be be¬ witch'd, that he or fhe lies under an ill Tongue; and why they may not as well fay under an evil Eye, as an ill Tongue, 1 do not fee any Reajon. However, / offer this only as Csnjefture, and proceed farther to pbfterve the Agreement ef this whole Pay ragraph.