Observations for the discovery of witches contd

7) Thier apparition to the sick party in his fits.

8) The sick party in his fits naming the parties suspected, and where they be or have been, or what they do, truely.

9) The common report of their neighbours, especially if the party suspected be of kin, or servant to, or familiar with a convicted witch.

10) The testimony of other witches, confessing their own witchcrafts, and witnessing against the suspected, and that they have spirits, or marks; that they have been at their meetings; that they have told them what harm they have done, etc.

11) If the dead body bleed upon the witch’s touching it.

12) The testimony of the person hurt, upon his death.

13) The examination and confession of the children (able and fit to answer) or servants of the witch; especially concerning the first six observations of the party suspected. Her threatenings and cursings of the sick party; her inquiring after the sick party; her boasting or rejoicing at the sick parties trouble. Also, whether they have seen her call upon, speak to, or feed any spirit or such like; or have heard her foretell of mishap, or speak of her power to hurt, or of her transportation to this or that place, etc.

14) Their own volentary confession (which exceeds all other evidences) of the hurt they have done, or of the giving of their souls to the Devil, or of the spirits which they have, how many, how they call them, and how they came by them.

15) Besides, upon the aprehension of any suspected, to search also their houses diligently for pictures of clay or wax, etc. hair cut, bones, powders, books of witchcrafts, charms; and for pots or places where their spirits might be kept, the smell of which will stink detestably.

(Quick question: how the hell does no. 12 work?)

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