only by one man alone and a woman, and so accused or acquitted._


Answ.

The parties so judging can justifie their skill to any, and shew good
reasons why such markes are not meerly naturall, neither that they can
happen by any such naturall cause as is before expressed, and for
further answer for their private judgements alone, it is most false
and untrue, for never was any man tryed by search of his body, but
commonly a dozen of the ablest men in the parish or else where, were
present, and most commonly as many ancient skilfull matrons and
midwives present when the women are tryed, which marks not only he,
and his company attest to be very suspitious, but all beholders, the
skilfulest of them, doe not approve of them, but likewise assent that
such tokens cannot in their judgements proceed from any the above
mentioned Causes.



Quer. 6.

_It is a thing impossible for any or woman to judge rightly on
such marks, they are so neare to naturall excressencies and they
that finde them, durst not presently give Oath they were drawne
by evil spirits, till they have used unlawfull courses of
torture to make them say any thing for ease and quiet, as who
would not do? but I would know the reasons he speakes of, how,
and whereby to discover the one from the other, and so be
satisfied in that._