David! David! come hither, I can say the Lord's-Prayer now: Upon which David went towards her, and the said Deponent would have pluckt him back, and persuaded him not to have gone to her, but he would not be persuaded, but went to the Grate to her, and she began to say the Lord's Prayer, but could not say, [Forgive us our Trespasses] so that David again taught her, which she seem'd to take very thankfully, and told him she had a great mind to have kist him, but that the Grate hindred, but desired she might kiss his Hand; whereupon he gave her his Hand through the Grate, and she kist it, and towards break of Day, they went away and parted, and soon after, the Deponent heard that David Jones was ill.
Whereupon he went to visit him, and found him about 2 or 3 Days after, very ill of a pain in the Arm; which he exceedingly complained of, and told the Deponent, that ever since he parted with him, he had been seized on with that pain, and that the old Hag had Bewitcht him when she kist his Hand, and that she had him now by the Hand, and was pulling off his Arm. And he said, Do you not see the old Hag how she pulls me? Well, I lay my Death on her, she has Bewitcht me. And several times after, would complain that she had tormented him, and had Bewitched him, and that he laid his Death on her. And after 14 Days languishing, he, the said David Jones died.
ADVERTISEMENT.
This Relation is taken out of a Copy of an authentick Record as I conceive, every half Sheet having W. Aston writ in the Margin, and then again W. Aston at the end of all, who in all likelihood must be some Publick-Notary or Record-keeper. But this Witch of Youghal is so famous, that I have heard Mr. Greatrix speak of her at my Lord Conways at Ragley, and remember very well, he told the Story of the Awl to me there. There is in this Relation an eximious Example of the Magical Venom of Witches; (whence they are called Veneficæ) in that all the Mischief this Witch did, was by Kissing, or some way touching the party she Bewitcht, and she confest unless she toucht her, she could do her no hurt. Which may be called a Magical Venom or Contagion. But how Over-looking and Bewitching are distinguished with those of this
