To this Examination were diuerse witnesses examined in open Court _viua voce_, concerning the death of the parties, in such manner and forme, and at such time as the said _Iennet Deuice_ in her Euidence hath formerly declared to the Court.
Which is all, and I doubt not but matter sufficient in Law to charge him with, for the death of these parties.
For the proofe of his Practises, Charmes, Meetings at Malking-Tower, to consult with Witches to execute mischiefe, Master _Nowel_ humbly prayed, his owne Examination, taken and certified, might openly be read; and the rest in order, as they remaine vpon Record amongst the Records of the Crowne at Lancaster: as hereafter followeth, _viz._
_The Examination of_ IAMES DEVICE, _Sonne of_ ELIZABETH DEVICE, _of the Forrest of Pendle: Taken the seuen and twentieth day of Aprill aforesaid_,
ROGER NOWEL _and_ NICHOLAS BANESTER _Esquires, two of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace within the said Countie_, viz.
And being examined, he further saith, That vpon Sheare-Thursday last, in the euening, he this Examinate stole a Wether from _Iohn Robinson_ of Barley, and brought it to his Grand-mothers house, old _Dembdike_, and there killed it: and that vpon the day following, being Good-Friday, about twelue of the clocke in the day time, there dined in this Examinates mothers house a number of persons, whereof three were men, with this Examinate, and the rest women; and that they met there for three Causes following, as this Examinates said Mother told this Examinate.
1 The first was, for the naming of the Spirit which _Alizon Deuice_, now prisoner at Lancaster, had, but did not name him, because she was not there.
2 The second Cause was, for the deliuerie of his said Grand-mother; this Examinates said sister _Alizon_; the said _Anne Chattox_, and her daughter _Redferne_; killing the Gaoler at Lancaster; and before the next Assises to blow vp the Castle there, to the end the aforesaid persons might by that meanes make an escape & get away; all which this Examinate then heard them conferre of.
3 And the third Cause was, for that there was a woman dwelling in Gisborne Parish, who came into this Examinates said Grandmothers house, who there came and craued assistance of the rest of them that were then there, for the killing of Master _Lister_ of Westby, because (as shee then said) he had borne malice vnto her, and had thought to haue put her away at the last Assises at Yorke, but could not: and this Examinate heard the said woman say, That her power was not strong ynough to doe it her selfe, being now lesse then before time it had beene.