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Magicians in Ephesus did. Act 19. 18, 19. Nothing can be more cleer. Suppose a man be suspected for murder or for Com mitting a Rape, or the like Nefandous wickedness, if he doth freely confesses the accusation, that's ground Enough, to condemn him. The Scripture approveth of judging the wicked Servant out of his own mouth. Luke. 19.22. It is by som objected, that Persons in discontent may falsely accuse themselves; I say if they do so, & it can not be proved that they are false accusers of themselves they ought to dy for their wickedness as their blood will be upon their owne heads. The Jury, the Judges, & the Land is cleer. I have read a verry sad & amazing & yet a true story to this purpose. There was in the year 1649 in a towne called [Laudar?] in Scotland a certain woman accused and Imprisioned on suspicion of Wichcraft whom others in the same prison with her were convicted & their Execution ordered to be on the Monday following, she desired to speake with a Minister to whom she declared freely that she was guilty of wichcraft; acknowledging also many other crimes comitted by her, desiring that she might dy with the rest. She said particularly that she had covenanted with the Devill, & was become his Servant about twenty years before, & that he kissed her & gave her a Name, [but?] [that?] since he had never owned her. Severall Ministeres who were jealous that she had accused herselfe untruely, charged it on her Conseince, telling her that they doubted she was under a Temptation of the Devill to destroy her owne body & soul, & adjuring her in the Name of God to declare the Truth. Notwith standing all this, she strictly adhered to what she had said, & was on to the place of Execution she was silent untill the prayers were Ended. Then gooing to the stake where she was to be burnt she thus Expressed herselfe. [All you that see mee this day, know yee that I am to dy as a Witch by my owne confession, & I free all men especially the Ministers & the Magistrates from the Guilt of my blood, I take it wholly on myselfe. And thus I make Answer to the God of Heaven, I declare I am as free from Witchcraft as any child, but being accused by a malicious woman, and] underscored