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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 ye like Nefandous wickedness, if he doth freely confesses ye 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, yt Persons in discontent may falsely accuse themselves; I say if they do so, & it can not be proved yt they are false accusers of themselves they ought to dy for their wickedness as their blood will be upon their owne heads. The Jury, ye Judges, & ye Land is cleer. I have read a verry sad & amazing & yet a true story to this purpose. There was in ye year 1649 in a towne called Laudar in Scotland a certain woman accused and Imprisoned on suspicion of Wichcraft. wn others in the same prison wth her were convicted & their Execution ordered to be on ye Monday following, she desired to speake wth a Minister to whom she declared freely yt she was guilty of wichcraft; acknowledging also many other crimes comitted by her, desiring yt she might dy with ye rest. She said particularly yt she had covenanted wth ye Devill, & was becom his Servant about twenty yeares before, & yt he kissed her & gave her a Name, but yt since he had never owned her. Severall Ministers who were jealous yt she had accused herselfe untruely, charged it on her Conscience, telling her yt they doubted she was under a Temptation of ye Devill to destroy her owne body & soul, & adjuring her in ye Name of God to declare ye Truth. Notwith standing all ys, she strictly adhered to wt she had said, & was on Monday morning condemned & ordered to be executed yt day. Wn she came to ye place of Execution she was silent untill ye prayers were Ended. Then gooing to ye stake where she was to be burnt she thus Exprest herselfe. All you yt see mee this day, know yee yt I am to dy as a Witch by my owne confession, & I free all men especially ye Ministers & ye Magistrates from the Guilt of my blood, I take it wholly on myselfe. And as I must 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