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The things which have been mentioned make way for, and bring us unto the second case which is to come under our consideracon. Viz. If one bewitched be struck down [crossed out - witches?with the?] at the looke, or Cast of the eye of another and after that recovered again by a touch [crossed out: o] from the same person, is not this an infallible proof that the party sus= pected & complained of is in league with the divel. ANSWER it must be owned that by such things as these Witch= crafts have been discovered more than once or twice & that an ill fame or other circum stances attending the suspected party, this may be a good ground for Examination: but this alone doth not afford sufficient matter for Conviction. As spectres or Divels appearing in the shape of persons that have been murdered, de= claring that they were murdered by such persons in Such a place, may give Just occasion for the magistrates enquiry into the matter. One [?] [Sidenote - Webster displaying of Suppos'd witchcraft p. 2g [illegible] 30d] great witch Advocate(d) confeseth that by this means ^murders have brought to light: yet that alone if Other circumstances did not concur would not by the [Son?] of God take away the site of any man. If any Reader please he shall [hear?] what old [in?] [Jaernard?] of Batcomb saith to a Case, like this & the former. His