The Witches of Huntingdon, Title page – Dedication
THE WITCHES OF HVNTINGDON, Their Examinations and Confeſſions; exactly taken by his Majeſties Juſtices of Peace for that County. Whereby will appeare how craftily and dangerouſly the Devill tempteth and ſeizeth on poore ſoules.
The Reader may make uſe hereof againſt Hypocriſie, anger, malice, ſwearing, Idolatry, Luſt, Covetouſneſſe, and other grievous ſins, which occaſioned this their downfall.
Profecto res ſtulta eſt nequitiae modus. Seneca.
LONDON, Printed by W. WILSON, for RICHARD CLUTTERBUCK. 1646.
TO The Right Worſhipfull the Iuſtices of the Peace for the County of HVNTINGTON.
Gentlemen,
IT hath beene a common fault of late, to commend things to the Preſſe taken up by heareſay and report, which frequently prove untrue. This common courſe makes many trueths doubted, ſpecially in difficult diſcoveries. That this enſuing diſcourſe is true, I need no other witneſſes then your ſelves: your paines was uſed in the diligent Examination of the Offenders, and the witneſſes againſt them. You were preſent, and Judges at the Tryall and Conviction of them, more full and cleare confeſſions, more ſatisfactory Evidence, and a clearer Conviction, could not be in a caſe of this nature. By particular ſervice, I was attendant in moſt of the Examinations: and waiting on you all at the Tryall, know what I aſſert to be true, and dare preſume to make you Patrons hereof. Knowing your integrities moſt ready to atteſt truth, and to maintain and countenance herein
Your Honourer and humble Servant, JOHN DAVENPORT.