The Witches of Huntingdon, Part 14
The Information of John Browne of Raunce in the County of Northampton, Tailor, taken upon oath the ſecond day of May, 1646. before me John Caſtell, Eſq; one of his Majeſties Juſtices the Peace for the County of Hunt.
WHo ſaith, That upon the Sabbath day laſt was ſeven-night, he (this Informant) comming from Higham-Fer…is to Raunce in the County of Northampton aforeſaid, where he quartereth, and ſitting downe by Stanwick Townes end, ſaw one comming from Artlebroward; who when hee came neare to this Informant, this Informant ſaid, I have ſtaid for you a long time; but he anſwered, I ſaw you not all the way I came. Then this Informant ſaid to him, from whence came you? who anſwered, that hee came from his Uncles at Artlebrow: Then this Informant asked him who was his Uncle? and hee ſaid one Clarke: this Informant asked him, if hee were not Clarks ſonne of Keiſton, he anſwered, he was: And then this Informant asked him, What haſte he was in? who ſaid he was in haſte; for his Father and Mother were accuſed for Witches, and that hee himſelfe had beene ſearched; and this Informant anſwered, and ſo have I. Then Clarke asked this Informant, whether any thing were found about him, or not? he (this Informant) anſwered that they ſaid there were marks: Clarke ſaid againe, had you no more wit but to have your marks found? I cut off mine three dayes before I was ſearched. And then after ſome further communication paſt concerning who ſearched them, Clark ſaid to this Informant, I doe not beleeve you are a Witch, for I never ſaw you at our meetings: who anſwered, that perhaps their meetings were at ſeverall places, and ſo fell out and parted.
JOHN CASTELL.
VVHo deſires to be reſolved in caſes of …onſcience touching Witches and Witch-crafts, let them read that learned diſcourſe of Mr. JOHN GAULES, lately ſet forth, and Printed for Richard Clutterbuck STATIONER.
FINIS.
End of the text · John Davenport, The Witches of Huntingdon (1646)