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tha t wha t i s ba se a n d d e vili s h is oft e n bl e n d e d
,

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much d oubt a s t o th e r e a l a u th ors hip ofs uch

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la p i n s , d i s e a s e s cure d by d ivin e d r e a ms , a n d
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.

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, ,

oft e n fift e e n o r s ix t e e n Wi z a r ds a n d Wi tc he s wi t h t he

De vil s w h o we re the re i n t he form ofd ogs c a t s a n d , ,

h a re s : whic h Wi a r ds a n d Wi t c h e s s he w a s u n a ble
z

t o r e c og n i se ,be c a use t he y w e re a ll bl a c ke n e d a n d
di s figure d i t w a s t rue h owe ve r t h a t s he h a d h e a rd
, ,
“

t he De vil s u mm on t he m b y t he ir n a me s a n d she
,

r e m e mbe r e d a m on g ot he rs t h os e of Fa lla ise a n d

H a die ; c on f
r e s se d t ha t o n e n te rin g t he S a bba t h t he

De vil wis hi n g t o s u m m on t he m c o mm e n c e d wi th he r
s om e t im e s . A dmi tt e d tha t h e r d a ugh t e r Ma r ie wif ,
e

of Ma n y n ow c on de m n e d f
,
o r a s imil a r c rim e,
w as a

Witc h : a n d t ha t s he t ook he r t w ic e t o t he S abba th

wi t h h e r : a t t he S abba t h a ft e r h a vin g w or shippe d t he
,
-

De vil w ho u se d t o s t a n d u p on his hi n d le gs t he y h a d
, ,
 APPENDIX .
33

c on n e c t ion wi t h him u n de r t he form ofa d og ; t hen

t he y da n c e d b a c k t o ba c k A n d aft e r ha vin g da n c e d,
.

th e y dr a n k wi n e s he d i d n ot k n ow wha t c olou r i t
(
w a s) whic h t he D e vil
, pou r é d ou t of a j u g in t o a
s ilve r o r
pe w t e r g obl e t ; whic h win e d id n ot se e m t o
h e r s o g ood a s t h a t whic h w a s u s u a lly dru n k ; t he y
a l s o a t e whi t e bre a d whic h h e
p r e s e n t e d t o t h e m —s he

h a d n e ve r s e e n a n y s a l t a t t he S a bba th .

C on fe s s e d t h a t t he D e vil h a d c h a rge d he r t o c a ll, a s

s he pa sse d f or Is a be l [e Mo n e : whe n s he c a me t o t he
, yg
S a bba t h whic h s he h a d don e se ve ra l t ime s O n l e a vi n g
, .

t he S abba t h t he D e vil i n c i t e d h e r t o c ommi t va ri ous

e vil de e ds : a n d t o t ha t e f f e c t he ga ve he r c e rt a in
bla c k powde rs, whic h he orde re d he r t o t hr ow upon
suc h
pe rs on s a n d c a tt le a s s he wishe d wi t h t his
ow de r sh e pe r e t ra t e d se ve ra l wic k e d a c t s whic h s he
p p
d id n ot re me mbe r : a m on g ot he rs s he t hre w s ome
upon Mr B albe l l, pa ri s h min is ter : a n d w a s t he oc c a
s i on of h i s de a t h b y t he se m e a n s . Wit h this s a me
pow de r she be wi tc he d th e wife of ye a r: M ag u s : b u t
de n ie d t ha t t h e w om a n s de a t h w a s c a u se d b y i t s he
’

a l s o t ouc he d on t he s i de , a n d t hre w s ome oft his

powde r ove r t he de c e a s e d wife ofMr P e r c fia r d, t he

mi n is t e r w h o suc c e e de d t he s a id D olbe ll in t he pa ri s h,
s h e be i n g en c e z n t e a t t h e t im e , a n d s o c a u s e d t he de a t h
'

of h e r a n d he r i n fa n t —s he di d n ot k n ow th a t t he
de c e a s e d w oma n h a d give r h e r a n y c a use f
: or d oin g so .

Up on t he re fusal oft he wife ofCa l la s Tarta r/in t o

g ive he r s om e milk : she c a u se d he r c ow t o dry u p,
34 APP EN D I X .

by thr owin g upon i t s ome ofthis powde r whic h c ow

s he a ft e rw a rds c u r e d a g a i n
-
b y m a ki n g it e a t s om e
bra n , a n d s ome t e rre s t ria l he rb t ha t t he D e vil ga ve he r .

C ON F E SS I O N O F MA R I E BE C Q UET .

M r ci wife ofP ie r r e Ma ssy, a ft e r s e n t e n c e ofde a t h

,

h a d be e n pr on ou n c e d a g a i n s t h e r, h a vin g be e n pu t t o
t he q u e s t i on , c on f e s se d t ha t s h e w a s a W i t c h ; a n d t ha t
a t the
pe rs ua s i on oft h e D e vil, w h o a ppe a r e d t o h e r
i n t he form ofa d og : s h e ga ve h e rse lft o him t ha t
wh e n s he g a ve h e r s e lf t o him he t ook he r b y t he ha n d
wi t h h is pa w : t h a t s h e u se d t o a n oi n t he rse lf wi t h
t he s a m e oi n t me n t a s h e r m ot h e r use d : a n d h a d be e n

t o t he S a bba t h upon t h e ba n k n e a r R oc q u a in e C a s t l e

wi t h he r, whe re t he re w a s n o on e b u t t he D e vil a n d
h e r a s i t se e m e d : i n t h e a fore sa i d form i n whic h s h e
h a d s e e n him s e ve r a l t im e s She w a s a ls o a t t he
S abba th on on e oc c a s i on a m on g ot he rs in t h e r oa d n e a r
.

C al la s Tort e w n s ; e ve ry t ime t h a t she w e n t t o t he

'
’

S abba t h , t he De vil c a m e t o he r, a n d i t s e e me d a s
thou gh h e t ra n sforme d he r in t o a fe m a l e dog ; she
s a i d t h a t u on t he s h or e n e a r t he s a i d R oc u a in e : t he
p .
, q
De v il, in t h e form ofa d og , h a vi n g h a d c on n e c t i on
wi t h he r, ga ve h e r bre a d a n d win e , whic h s he a t e a n d
d ra n k .

T h e D e vil g a ve he r c e r t a i n pow de rs : whic h pow de rs

he pu t i n t o he r h a n d, f or h e r t o t hr ow u pon t hose
whom he orde re d he r : she thre w s ome oft he m b y
his orde r s n pon pe r son s a n d c a ttle n ot ably u pon t he
 36 APPEN DI X .

a ft e r ha vin tha n ke d he r he m a de a n a ppoin t me n t f

g or

he r t o b e pre s e n t t he n e x t m or n in g be fore da yligh t a t

t h e S a bba th pr omi s in g t h a t h e w ould s e n d f
,
or he r

a c c ordi n g t o whic h pr omi s e d uri n g t he e n s ui n g n igh t ,

,

t he old w oma n C ol l e tt e da Mon t c a me t o f ,

e t c h he r , a n d

g a ve h e r s ome bl a c k oi n t me n t whic h s he h a d h a d,

fr om t he D e vil ; wi t h t hi s (a ft e r ha vin g s t ri ppe d he rse lf)

s he a n n oin t e d h e r ba c k a n d be lly t h e n ha vi n g d r e s s e d
,

h e r se lf a ga in s h e w e n t ou t ofhe r h ou se d oor : whe n

'

s h e w a s i n s t a n t ly c a ug h t u p a n d c a rri e d a c r os s h e dge s

an d bushe s t o t he ba n k on t he se a s hore , i n t he
n e ighbourh ood ofR oc u a i n e C a s t le , t he u s u a l pl a c e
q
whe re t he De vil k e pt h is S a bba t h n o soon e r ha d s he
a rrive d t h e re t ha n t he De vil c a m e t o h e r i n t he for m

of a d og , wi t h t w o gr e a t h or n s s t ic ki n g u
p an d wi t h
on e ofhi s pa w s (whic h se e me d t o h e r like h a n d s )

t ook he r b y t he h a n d a n d c a lli n g he r b y he r n a me
t old he r th a t sh e w a s we lc om e t he n imme dia te ly
t he D e vil m a de he r k n e e l d ow n : whil e h e him se lf

s t ood u h e t he n m a de he r e x pre s s
p on hi s hi n d le g s
de te s t a t i on oft he E t e r n a l i n t he s e w or ds : I r e n ou n c e
G od t ae Fa rn e r , God t lz e § on
,
an d God tfie H oly Glz ost
an d the n c a use d he r t o wor shi p a n d i n v ok e him s e lf in
t he se t e rm s Ou r Gr e a t Ma ste r , ke lp u s "wi t h a Spe c ia l
c om pa c t t o b e fa i t hful t o him
; a n d whe n t his w a s
d on e h e h a d c on n e c t i on wi t h he r i n t he a fore s a i d form
of a do
g b u t a li tt le l a rg e r : t he n s h e a n d th e o t he r s
,

da n c e d wi t h him ba c k t o ba c k aft e r ha vi n g da n c e d ,

t he D e vil pour e d ou t of m bl c k wi n e whi ch

a
j g
u -
s o e a ,
 APPE N DIX .
37

he pr e se n t e d t o t he m i n a w oode n bowl, from whic h

s he dra n k , b u t i t d i d n ot se e m t o h e r s o g ood as t he

wi n e whic h is u s u a ll y drt he re w a s a lso bre a d

n k
p
b u t s he di d n ot e a t a n y Lc on f e s se d t h a t s he g a ve he r
“

se lf t o him f or a m on t h : t he y re t urn e d from t he

S a bba t h in t he sa me m a n n e r t ha t t he y we n t the re .

T he se c on d t im e s he w a s a t t he S a bba t h w a s a fte r
t he ol d w o m a n C olle tt e ha d be e n t o fe t c h he r , a n d she

a n oi n t e d he r se lf wi t h t he oin t m e n t a s a bove s t a t e d

de c la r e d t ha t on e n t e ri n g t he S a bba t h, s he a ga i n ha d
,

c on n e c t i on wi t h t h e D e vil a n d da n c e d wi t h him a ft e r
;
h a vi n g dan c e d a n d u pon his sol ic i ta t ion t o prol on g t he
,

t ime , s he ga ve h e rse lf t o h im f or t hre e ye a r s a t t he

Sabb a th t he D e vil use d t o s umm on t he Wiz a r d s a n d

.

Witc he s in re gul a r orde r (she re me mbe re d ve ry w e l 1

h a vi n g he a rd him c a ll t he ol d w oma n C olle t te t he firs t ,

i n t he s e t e rm s : Ma da m e t ae Ol d W om a n B a gu e t te )
t he n t he w om a n Fa lla zs e ; a n d a fte rwa r ds t he wom a n
'

H a r die . It e m he a lso c a lle d Ma r ie wife ofl ll a ssy,

, ,

a n d d a u g h t e r of t he sa i d C oll e tte S a id t ha t a ft e r t he m
.

s he h e rse lf w a s c a l l e d b y t he De vil : in t he se t e rms :

Tb e L ittl e B e c q u e tte : s he a ls o he a rd him c a ll t he re
C al l a s B ec q u e t s on of t he sa id ol d w oma n (w h o
,

[C alla s] he ld he r b y t he h a n d in da n c in g a n d ,

s om e on e
[a w om a n
] wh om she di d n ot k n ow, h e l d

h e r b y t he o th e r h a n d) : t he re we re abou t s ix ot he rs
t he r e s he d id n ot k n ow : t he
i d ol d w om a n w a s sa

a l w a ys n e a r e s t t o t he D e vil oc c a s i on a lly while som e

w e re da n c in g ot he rs we re ha vin g c on n e c t ion wi t h t he
,
 38 APPEN DI X .

D e vils in the form ofdogs ; t h e y re ma i n e d a t t he

S a bba t h a bou t t hre e or four h ou rs , n ot m ore .

While a t t he S abba th t he De vil m a rk e d he r a t t he

u ppe r pa r t oft he t high : whic h m a rk h a vi n g be e n

e xa mi n e d b
y t he mi dw ive s , t h e y re por t e d t h a t t he y
h a d st uc k a s m a ll pi n de e ply i n t o i t a n d th a t s he h a d
,

n ot fe l t i t a n d t h a t n o bl ood h a d i s s u e d
, s he d i d n ot

k n ow i n wha t pa rt t he De vil h a d m a rk e d t he ot he rs
t hose w h o c a me firs t t o t he pla c e oft he S abba th,
wa ite d f or t he ot he r s a n d a ll t he Wiz a rds a n d
Wit c he s a ppe a re d in th e ir pr ope r form s b u t bl a c ke n e d
a n d di s fi g ure d s o t h a t t he y c oul d n ot b e r e c og n i se d .

T he D e vil a ppe a re d s ome t im e s i n t he form of a g oa t

a t t h e S a bba t h ; n e ve r sa w h i m i n ot h e r form s : on
t he ir de pa r t ure he m a de t he m ki s s him be hin d a n d ,

a s k e d t he m whe n t he y w oul d c om e a g a i n : he e xh or t e d

t he m a lwa ys t o b e t r ue to him a n d t o do e vil de e ds,

“

a n d t o t hi s e n d h e g a ve t he m c e r t a i n bla c k powde rs ,
wra ppe d i n a c l ot h f or the m t o t hr ow u on
,
.

p those
wh om t he y wi s he d t o be wi t c h on le a vi n g t he
S a bba t h, t he D e vil we n t a w a y i n on e dire c ti on a n d '

t he y in t he othe r : a fte r he ha d t a k e n t he m a ll b y t he
h a n d : At t he in s t iga t i on oft he De vil she t hre w som e
of t he pow de r ove r s e ve r a l pe r s on s a n d c a tt l e : n ot a bly

ov e r
j ea n j e/ Ia n
,
whe n h e c a me t o he r h ou se t o l ook
f or a pi g
'

. It e m, ove r t he c hild of7 a m e s Ga llie n n e ,

a n d ove r o t he r s Ite m, ove r t he c a tt le ofB r aua r t,

.
'

a n d of o t he r s .

It w a s t he D e vil t ha t w a s se e n a t t he sa id Ga llien n e s ’
 APPENDI X .
39

h ou s e i n t he form o fa ra t an d a w e a z l e , s he he r s e l f
be i n g t he n in t he ighbourh ood ofGa llie n n e s
n e
’
h ou s e ,
t he D e v c a me t e r i n t he form of
a n d he
[ i l ] h a m an ,

a n d s t ruc k he r s e ve ra l b l ows on t h e fa c e a n d h e a d
t

b y whic h s he w a s brui se d a n d t or n i n t he w a yt h a t
s he w a s s e e n t he n e x t d a An d she
y b y TAon za s Sofiie r .

be lie ve d t ha t t h e c a u s e oft hi s m a l t re at me n t w a s
be c a u s e she w oul d n ot g o wi t h t he D e vil t o t he hous e
of t he s a i d Ga llien n e .

She n e ve r w e n t t o t he S abba t h e xc e pt whe n h e r

husb a n d re ma in e d a ll n ight fi shi n g a t s e a .

Whe n e ve r she wa n te d t o be wi tc h a n yon e a n d he r

pow de r h a ppe n e d t o h a ve be e n a ll us e d u p, t he De vil
a pe a r e d t o h e r a n d t ol d he r t o g o t o s u c h a pla c e ,
p
.

whic h he n a m e d, f or s om e m ore , a n d whe n s he d id

s o, s h e n e ve r fa il e d t o fw d i t t he r e .

TH E

P r i n te d by E 69 G Gol d s m za , E d i n bu rg h
° '
. .