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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01558	The life and death of Levvis Gaufredy a priest of the Church of the Accoules in Marceilles in France, (who after hee had giuen him selfe soule and bodie to the Diuell) committed many most abhominable sorceries, but chiefly vpon two very faire young gentle-women, Mistris Magdalene of the Marish, and Mistris Victoire Corbier, whose horrible life being made manifest, hee was arraigned and condemned by the Court of Parliament of Aix in Prouince, to be burnt aliue, which was performed the last day of April. 1611. Together with the 53. articles of his confession. To which is annexed, a true discourse of a most inhumaine murther, committed by foure women witches, vpon a young gyrle, of about tenne yeares olde, who were all executed the 28. of Iune last past. Translated and faithfully collected out of two French copies, the one printed at Paris, the other at Roane. Anno. 1612.		1612 (1612)	STC 11687; ESTC S102950	21,142	38

breathed on this Damosell manie times For the oftner I breathed the madder she was of my loue and enioyance I desired that the effect of our concupiscences might come from her And so déepely I infected her by my breath as she was ready to die with impatience when I was not with her for shée hunted after me in the Fieldes and in the Church and desired to haue mee alwayes about her Fathers And thus I had knowledge of her at my pleasure I confesse that thrée dayes after I gaue her to a Diuell called Fimodes to assist serue and preserue her and to heate her the more in my loue when I saw her so transported with ioy delight therein and euen to bende her knées to my desires I thus debated with her Magdalene the height of my desires and shée for whose sake I haue so often called on the internall powers I will marrie thee to the Prince of Diuels Belzebub by name She freely consented there vnto And then I caused him to come in forme of a Gentleman which being done I saide so Magdalen how it was requisite that shee must make a promise to Belzebub the Diuell the which I set downe vnto her in manner as followeth I here protest in the presence of God of all the celestiall Court of you M. Lewys Gaufredy and of the Diuell Belzebub heere present that I absolutely renounce with all my heart all my power all my might God the Father God the Sonne God the holie Ghest the most holie mother of God all the Angels but especially my good Angell the Passion of our Lord Iesus Christ and his blood and all the merites thereof my part in Paradise all the good inspirations that God may hereafter put into me all praiers that haue bene or may be made for me I further protest that I absolutely giue my selfe bodie soule force and power to the Diuell and you withdrawing my selfe presently out of the hands of God that I may entirely fall into the hāds of the Diuell In Testimonie whereof I doe signe and subscribe the same with my blood Magdalen saith that M. Lewys Gaufredy in the presence of the Diuell Belzebub pricked her with a slender thinne Bookin he had made like a néedle in the ioynt of the right hands little finger that so he might come to blood wherewith to subscribe the said promise I confesse further that I made seuen or eight promises to hun tending to divers ends all concerning the Diuell and mee and I brooke or went backe from thrée or foure of them once when he brought me a certaine number I also confesse that the Diuell detained the iurisoiction and custodie of all the aboue said promises as well from Magdalen as from my selfe to carry them whether hee would and when he thought good I likewise confesse that the Diuel said vnto me that if I burnt the said promises he would make such an horror and terror that I should fall downe dead to the ground I also confesse that I kept all the said promises in my chamber with the aboue mentioned booke of Magicke and one day when I came from Aix which was the second time that I went thither to speake with the Fathers Michaell Iacobyne and Antonie Capuchin when I came backe to my chāber I burnt the said booke of Magicke not vpon any intention to amend my life but rather for feare to be found possest therewith the Ashes of which booke are yet in my chamber for the couenants I was much astonished when I found them not because the diuell had carried them away euen as I told those Fathers I confesse moreouer that the first time we goe to the Sabbath all Sorcerers Witches and Magicians are marked with a diuels little finger who hath an office and charge thereto belonging I confesse that when this diuell markes one shall féele a little piercing heate and there where he toucheth the flesh remaines somewhat sunck and hollow I further confesse that I was marked at the Sabbath by my owne consent and that I also caused Magdalen there to be marked She is marked in the head in the heart in the bellie in the thighes in the legges in the feete and in many other parts of her bodie she hath also a needle in her thigh that she féeles not which I sée him put in and when the needle enters you would say that one pierced a péece of parchment I also confesse that there are many sorcerers inchaunters and Magicians who couer their markes but afterwards they growe againe of themselues and returne to their ancient forme for this marke remaines alwaies with them by reason of their vow of perseuerance which they make in particular when they giue themselues to the diuell I confesse also that the said markes are made for a protestation and vow that they shall alwaies continew good and faithfull seruants to the diuell throughout the whole course of their life I confesse in like manner that I haue bene abroad at the Saboth in diuers places that is to say at la Baume de Rolla●●● La Baume de Loubiers that twice or thrise I desired to goe to Saint Baume And thither once I went expressely to cause the diuell to bring backe Magdalen and to carrie her through all the woods of Saint Baume I confesse in like manner that when I would goe to the Saboth I would sometimes put my selfe out at an open windowe otherwhiles I went out of my chamber locking my chamber doore and putting my keyes into my pocket Lucifer would then take me and in an instant I was transported to the place where the Saboth was held remaining there somtimes on two thrée or fower houres and for the most part according to my humor and occasions I declare and testifie that at the entrie into the Saboth all enchaunters sorcerers and Magicians doe worship and hoimnage to the diuell euery one according to his degrée That is to say the Enchaunters worship him groueling vpon the earth The sorcerers being on their knées and bending their bodies and the Magicians in that they are the principalls of the Saboth bend themselues onely on their knées I confesse that as soone as we are entred into the Sabboth there is a diuell that is commaunded in particular to make euery one of them renounce God all the Saints but more specially Saint Francis I also confesse that I haue bene often at the Saboth with Magdalen and cald her to swallow downe Caracters out of a spoone by the ministration of diuels and so others for my selfe the more to enrage her in my loue I also confesse that at Saboth I had knowledge of her and of a Princesse of Freefeland I confesse that I haue abused many Maides whom I breathed vpon out of the Saboth I confesse also that the diuell is the true Ape of the Church performing at his Sabeth whatsoeuer is performed in the Church Also I confesse that they baptise in these Saboths and euery