NONSUCH 



found he had no power to strike it. Att which this 

 examanate was so amazed and affrighted that his 

 hayre stood up right on his head, and he departen- 

 ing from yt looked backe, & sawe the said creatuer 

 turn the heade and look wishfully after this examt, 

 but he ran away & left yt: reporting the same to 

 the servant in his house, with much feare. And 

 further saith not." 



After prolonged evidence and examination, the 

 account of the trial concludes : 



" The Jury for the keeper of the Commonwealth 

 of England doth present John Middleton of Sandys 

 Tribe in the Somer Islands, Planter, for that he 

 not having the feare of God before his eyes hath 

 feloniously wickedly and abominably consulted and 

 consented to and with the Devil to become a witch. 

 As doth appear by severall signes and markes upon 

 his body, and that diabolicall sin of witch-craft 

 hath put in practice now lately upon the Body or 

 person of John Makaraton, a skotsman of about the 

 age of 50 years : and him hath vexed and tormented 

 and disquieted contrary to the peace of the Com- 

 monwealth of England and the dignity thereof. 



" This Bill being put to the consideration of the 

 Grand Inquest was found Billa vera and for his 

 further triall he put himselfe upon God and Coun- 

 try, whereof a jury of 12 men sworne did find him 

 guilty, and sentence of death was pronounced upon 

 him, and he wase executed at Georges towne at the 

 common place of execution the 9th day of May 

 1653." 



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