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[reference in margin: r) [Sen Triall? p. 40.43.45] inocent persons and not accused shall have the Same Effect. It is related in the account of the Tri= alls of witches at [Underlined: Bury in Suffolke [seen?] (r) during the time of the triall ther were Severall Experim'ts made with the persons afflicted by bringing the ac= cused to touch them, and it was observed that by the [Least?] touch of one of the supposed witches they that were in their fits, to all mens apprehension depri

ved of all sense and understanding, would sud=

dainly shreik out and open their hands. Mr Sergeant Kooling did not think that sufficient to covict the prisoners. For admitting that the Children were in truth bewitched, yet (said he) it can not be applied to the prisoners, upon the Imaginations only of the Afflicted parties: for if that might be al: lowed no person whatsoev'r can be in Safety, for perhaps they might fancie another person who might be altogether inocent in such matters. To avoid this Scruple it was desired privately by the Judge, that some Gentlemen ther in Court would attend one of the distempered persons in the fur= ther part of the Hall, whiles she was in her fitts, and ther to send for one of the witches, to try what would happen and they did accordingly. One of them was conveyed from the Barre, and brought to the afflicted Maid; they put an apron before her Eyes and then another person (not the witch) touch= ed her, which produced the Same Effect as the touch of the witch did in the Court. Ther upon the=