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the Reason of her Knowledge, she said, that they had a se- cret marke all of that sort in their eyes, whereby she could surely tell how soon she looked upon any whether they were witches or not. And in this she was so redily [beleined?] that for the space of 3 or 4 months she was carried from Towne to Town to make discoveries in that kind. many were brought in Question by her Relations, especially at Glasgoe where diverse innocent women, through the credulity of the Mi- nister Mr John Cowper were Condemned and put to Death. In the End she was found to be a [meer?] deceiver and sent back to Fife where she was first apprehended. At her Tryall she affirmed all to be false and she had Confessed of her [sorte?] or others and per[crossed out:s]ished in this to her Death, which made many [forethinke?]--their too great forwardness that way and mooved the King to recall his Commissions given out against such persons discharging all proceedings against it, Except in case of Voluntary Confession [Text in Left Margin: till [illegible, a?] solid order should be taken by the estates [within?] the form that should be kept in their Trial.] Thus that ffamous Historian . If Two Credible persons shall affirme upon Oath, that they have soon the Party accused doing things, which non but such as have Familiarity with the Devill ever did or can do, that's a sufficie[nt] ground for Conviction. Some are mad [i] to say that Wisards are [illegible] so [unuese?] as to do Such things in the Sight or Hearing of [?] the[illegible] often have they bin soon by others useing Inchauntments? Co[n-] juring to raise Stormes. And have bin know to use Spells [and?] Charmes, and to [shew?] in a Glasse poisons [absont?], And to [ie-ea?] secret such could not be discovred but by the Devill. And hav[e] not men bin soon to do such things, which are alone humane strenth, that no man Living could do [without?] Diabolical Assis- tace. Claudia was soon by witnesses Enough to [drau-? draw?] a Ship which no humane strenth could move. Succia a Vestal Virgin was soon to carry water in a Sieve. The