_Beside that unreasonable watching, they were extraordinarily
walked, till their feet were blistered, and so forced through
that cruelty to confesse, &c._


Ans.

It was in the same beginning of this discovery, and the meaning of
walking of them at the highest extent of cruelty, was only they to
walke about themselves the night they were watched, only to keepe them
waking: and the reason was this, when they did lye or sit in a chaire,
if they did offer to couch downe, then the watchers were only to
desire them to sit up and walke about, for indeed when they be
suffered so to couch, immediately comes their Familiars into the room
and scareth the watchers, and heartneth on the Witch, though contrary
to the true meaning of the same instructions, diverse have been by
rusticall People, (they hearing them confess to be Witches) mis-used,
spoiled, and abused, diverse whereof have suffered for the same, but
could never be proved against this Discoverer to have a hand in it, or
consent to it; and hath likewise been un-used by him and others, ever
since the time they were kept from sleepe.



Quer. 10.

_But there hath been an abominable, inhumane, and unmercifull
tryall of these poore creatures, by tying them, and heaving them
into the water; a tryall not allowable by Law or conscience, and
I would faine know the reasons for that._