And although shee were neuer indicted for this offence, yet being matter vpon Record, I thought it conuenient to joyne it vnto her former Fact.
Here the Iurie of Life and Death hauing spent the most part of the day in due consideration of their offences, returned into the Court to deliuer up their Verdict against them, as followeth.
Who vpon their Oathes found _Iohn Bulcock_ and _Iane Bulcock_ his mother, not guiltie of the Felonie by Witch-craft, contained in the Indictment against them.
_Alizon Deuice_ conuicted vpon her owne Confession.
Whereupon Master _Couel_ was commaunded by the Court to take away the Prisoners conuicted, and to bring forth _Margaret Pearson_,[S3_b_] and _Isabell Robey_, Prisoners in the Castle at Lancaster, to receiue their Triall.
Who were brought to their Arraignement and Trialls, as hereafter followeth, _viz._
THE ARRAIGNMENT _and Triall of_ MARGARET PEARSON _of Paddiham, in the Countie of Lancaster, for Witchcraft; the nineteenth of August, 1612. at the Assises and Generall Gaole-deliuerie, holden at Lancaster_,
_Sir_ EDWARD BROMLEY _Knight, one of his Maiesties Iustices of Assise at Lancaster._
Thus farre haue I proceeded in hope your patience will endure the end of this discourse, which craues time, and were better not begunne at all, then not perfected.
This _Margaret Pearson_ was the wife of _Edward Pearson_ of Paddiham, in the Countie of Lancaster; little inferiour in her wicked and malicious course of life to any that hath gone before her: A very dangerous Witch of long continuance, generally suspected and feared in all parts of the Countrie, and of all good people neare her, and not without great cause: For whosoeuer gaue her any iust occasion of offence, shee tormented with great miserie, or cut off their children, goods, or friends.
This wicked and vngodly Witch reuenged her furie vpon goods, so that euery one neare her sustained great losse. I place her in the end of these notorious Witches, by reason her iudgement is of an other Nature, according to her offence; yet had not the fauour and mercie of the Iurie beene more than her desert, you had found her next to old _Dembdike_; for this is the third time shee is come to receiue her Triall; one time for murder by Witch-craft; an other time for bewitching a Neighbour; now for goods.