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in the body of his wife. On which the devil replied that her sister 

 could not leave your petitioner's daughter, who now treated her 

 with good things, and performed her daily sacrifices. 



" Your petitioner has likewise a female relation, named Johye, 

 who is skilled in these mysteries, and understands all the conjuring 

 business; she was a great friend to Framjee's wife, but because 

 she would not assist her in getting the devil to leave your peti- 

 tioner's daughter, and return into her own body, she quarrelled 

 with the said Johye, and accused her falsely before your worship, 

 in the Court of Adawlet, of having performed certain magical 

 ceremonies, by which she almost conjured her only son to death. 

 On Framjee's son being carried on his bed to your garden house, 

 and shown to you in those dreadful fits which left him without any 

 appearance of life, you was pleased to hear all the stories and 

 accusations of Framjee and his wife against the said Johye, and 

 to order her to be confined in the chowkey of the adawlet until 

 the next court day, when she is to be tried upon this false accu- 

 sation. 



" But your petitioner begs leave to say, that this is all a false 

 story against the said Johye; for it is God who has been pleased 

 to afflict Framjee's son with a sickness almost unto death; and it 

 is not in the power of Johye to cure him, although Framjee has 

 assured you that she can ; and you have, in consequence of his 

 assertion, ordered her to take off* the spell, and to effect his cure. 

 And further as your petitioner knows that his daughter will die 

 whenever the devil leaves her body, he begs leave to inform you, 

 that the said Johye cannot assist Framjee's wife in callino- her out, 

 and sending her again into her own body. 



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