It was found that she could not say the Lord's Prayer, even when it was repeated to her clause by clause, and…
- Date of account
- Published 1908
- Source
- The book of witches
- Reference
- The book of witches · selected passage 237
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
It was found that she could not say the Lord's Prayer, even when it was repeated to her clause by clause, and when she was committed it was found that all the children "had some present ease." The supposed witch was brought to trial, but, being an Irishwoman, there were difficulties in her understanding the questions, …
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIt was found that she could not say the Lord's Prayer, even when it was repeated to her clause by clause, and when she was committed it was found that all the children "had some present ease." The supposed witch was brought to trial, but, being an Irishwoman, there were difficulties in her understanding the questions, which told very badly against her. Orders were given to search her house, and several small images--dolls, perhaps--made of rags and stuffed with goat's-hair, were found. The old woman then confessed "that her way to torment the objects of her malice was by rubbing of her Finger with her spittle, and stroaking of those little Images." When one of the images was brought to her, she took it in her hand, and immediately one of the children fell into fits before the whole assembly. Witnesses were easily found against her, one of whom said that Glover had sometimes come down her chimney.
Historical context
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Modern context
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