possess him, and also in few days carried him out of this world by
death; I say, Satan did take him and possess him: I mean, so it
was judged by those that knew him, and had to do with him in that
his lamentable condition. He could feel him like a live thing goe
up and down in his body, but when tormenting time was come (as he
had often tormenting fits) then he would lye like an hard bump in
the soft place of his chest, (I mean, I saw it so,) and so would
rent and tare him, and make him roar till he died away.

I told you before, that I was an ear and eye witness of what I here
say; and so I was. I have heard Ned in his Roguery, cursing his
Father, and his Father laughing thereat most heartily; still
provoking of Ned to curse, that his mirth might be encreased. I
saw his Father also, when he was possessed, I saw him in one of his
fits, and saw his flesh (as 'twas thought) by the Devil, gathered
up on an heap, about the bigness of half in Egge; to the
unutterable torture and afflict[i]on of the old man. There was
also one Freeman, (who was more than an ordinary Doctor) sent for,
to cast out this Devil; and I was there when he attempted to do it.
The manner whereof was this. They had the possessed into an out-
room, and laid him on his belly upon a Form, with his head hanging
over the Forms end; then they bound him down thereto: which done,
they set a pan of Coals under his mouth, and put something therein
which made a great smoak; by this means (as 'twas said) to fetch
out the Devil. There therefore they kept the man till he was
almost smothered in the smoak, but no Devil came out of him; at
which Freeman was somewhat abashed, the man greatly afflicted, and
I made to go away wondering and fearing. In a little time
therefore that which possessed the man, carried him out of the
World, according to the cursed Wishes of his Son. And this was the