480 THE SUFFOLK WITCHES. 



While she was sitting there, Amy Duny came to depo- 

 nent's house to buy herrings. They were refused, and she 

 went away mumbling came and denied twice came and 

 denied thrice. Mumbled something what, not evident ; but 

 at same instant said child was taken with most violent fits, 

 feeling most extreme pain in stomach, like pricking of pins, 

 shrieking in most dreadful manner like unto a whelp. 



Continued in this state until thirtieth of same month. 

 Doctor came; could not conjecture what might be amiss. 

 Another child taken ill. Sometimes both children would 

 be lame ; sometimes not lame, but deaf. Then would they 

 s wound; then recovering, cough and bring -up pins; said 

 pins amounting to forty or more : once a twopenny- nail with 

 a very broad head (nail produced). 



Deponent often caused said children to read New Testa- 

 ment. Would read until they came to the name of Lord, 

 or Jesus, or Christ ; then before they could pronounce these 

 words they would suddenly fall into fits. 



When they came to the name of Satan or devil, then 

 would they be in ecstasies. At such time as they be re- 

 covered out of their fits (occasioned, as this deponent con- 

 ceives, upon their naming of Lord, or Jesus, or Christ), 

 deponent hath demanded of them, what is the cause they 

 cannot 'pronounce those words. They reply, and say that 

 Amy Duny saith I must not use that name. 



The children are next sent for change of air to an aunt 

 (father's sister), one Margaret Arnold. Sworn and examined, 

 saith : Deponent gave no credit to the witch-tales, conceiving 

 that the children might have used deceit in putting pins into 

 their mouths themselves. Wherefore deponent unpinned all 

 their clothes, leaving not so much as one pin upon them. 

 All unavailing. The children raised at several times at least 

 thirty pins in deponent's presence. At some times the 

 children (only) would see things run up and down the house 

 in the appearance of mice; one of them suddenly snapt at 



