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5. Exam. Elizabeth Styles her Confession oflier Witchcrafts, Jan. 26. and zo. and Feb. y.1664. before Rob. Hunt Esq; She then confessed,that the Devil about Ten years since, appearedto her in the shape, of a handsome Man, and af-ter of a black Dog. That he promised her Mo-ny, and that she should live gallantly, and havethe pleasure of the. World for Twelve years, ifshe would with her Blood sign his Paper, whichwas to give her Soul to him, and observe hisLaws, and that he might sock her Blood. Thisafter four solicitations, the Examinant promisedhim to do. Upon which he priekt the fourthFinger of her right hand, between the middleand upper Jaynt ( where the sign at the Exa-mination remained) and with a drop or twoof her Blood, she signed the Paper with an [ 0. ]Upon this the Devil gave her Sixpence, and va-nished with the Paper.

That since he hath appeared to her in the shapeof a Man j and did so on Wednesday seven-nightpast, but more usually he appears in the likenessof a. Dog, and Cat, and a Fly like a Millar, inwhich last he usoally socks in the Poll about fourof the Clock in the Morning, and did so Jan. 27.and that it usoally is pain to her to be so sockt.

That when she hath a desire to do harm, shecalls the Spirit by the name of Robin , to whomwhen he appeareth, she useth these words, 0Sathan give me my purpose. She then tells himwhat she would have done. And that he shouldso appear to her, was part of her Contract with