iustifiable, and argued but a small measure of religion, and the
knowledge of God in him) who first tolde vnto him the cause of his
comming, that is, to seeke help for his daughter, and then added, that
she was so farre spent, that if hee had stayed but one day longer, the
woman who had wronged her, would haue spent her heart, and so become
vnrecouerable, and thereupon shewed him her face in a Glasse; and
further, opened the beginning cause of falling out, which was for a hen,
which before this, _Drake_ neyther knew nor heard of, and then gaue his
counsell for remedy, which was the matter sought for & desired, & that
was in this order. To make a cake with flower from the Bakers, & to mix
the same instead of other liquor, with her own water, and bake it on the
harth, wherof the one halfe was to be applyed and laid to the region of
the heart, the other halfe to the back directly opposit; & further, gaue
a box of ointment like triacle, which must be spread vpon that cake, and
a powder to be cast vpon the same, and certaine words written in a
paper, to be layd on the likewise with the other, adding this caueat,
that if his daughter did not amend within six houres after the taking of
these receits, then there was no health or recouery to be looked for: &
further, wished silence to be kept herein, for the womã who had done
this, would know any thing.

And being thus furnishing with instructions, and returning home, as shee
alighted from his horse to enter into that house where his daughter lay
(being the next vnto _Mary Smiths_) shee then stood leaning ouer her
shop window, whom hee knew to be that person, which was shewed vnto him,
and she cursed him passing by, and told his daughter that her Father had
beene with a Wisard. And the next day following after they had put in
practise the directions giuen, she affirmed to diuers of the neighbours,
that _Drake_ the afflicted womans father, had beene to aske counsell,
and made a Witch Cake, but shee would learne how they came to haue that