Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	pot_n	put_v	set_v	2,327	4	5.4711	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77144	Doctor Lamb revived, or, VVitchcraft condemn'd in Anne Bodenham a servant of his, who was arraigned and executed the lent assizes last at Salisbury, before the right honourable the Lord Chief Baron Wild, judge of the assise. Wherein is set forth her strange and wonderful diabolical usage of a maid, servant to Mr. Goddard, as also her attempt against his daughters, but by providence delivered. Being necessary for all good Christians to read, as a caveat to look to themselves, that they be not seduced by such inticements. By Edmond Bower an eye and ear witness of her examination and confession.	Bower, Edmund.	1653 (1653)	Wing B3869; Thomason E705_24; ESTC R207115	35,934	48

of a little Boy as she conceiv'd which then turned into another shape something like a Snake and then into the shape of a shagged Dog with great eyes which went about in the Circle And in the Circle she set an earthen pan of Coles wherein she threw something which burned and stank and then the Spirit vanished after which the VVitch took her Book and Glass again and shewed the Maid in the Glass Mistriss Sarah Goddards Chamber the colour of the Curtains and the Bed turned up the wrong way and under that part of the Bed where the Bolster lay she shewed the poyson in a white paper The Maid afterward returned home and acquainted Mistriss Rosewel with what the Witch had shewed her in a Glass that the poyson it lay under Mistriss Sarahs Bed and also spoke to her that they might go together and take it away but Mistriss Rosewel replyed no let it alone for Gods sake and would not neither did she take it or suffer it to be taken away And the Witch further told the Maid when she was with her the Thursday that the next day being Friday about 7. or 8. of the Clock at night there should be Sage Ale made for her Mistriss And that there should be a white Pot set upon the Dresser in the Kitchin wherein poyson should be put but Mistriss Goddard should not drink it and that Mistriss Rosewel knew best what to do And on the Friday Night there was Aleset on the fire as the Witch before related the maid being that while sleeping in the Hall Mistriss Rosewel awaked her and bid her go into the Kitchin and see whether or no there was not poyson in the Cup And the maid looked and found something there and called to Mistriss Rosewel and told her there was something in it which swimmed on the top and something in the bottom as the Witch before had told the maid should be And then mistriss Rosewel took the same and carried it up to her mistriss and shewed it her and the maid afterward asking mistriss Rosewel if she had told her mistriss of it she replyed that her mistriss knew well enough of it by her looks The next day following being Saturday the maid was sent again to the Witch to get some example shewen upon the Gentlewoman that should procure the poyson upon which the maid went again to the VVitch and told her for what she was sent Then the Witch made a Circle as formerly and set her pan of Coles as formerly and burnt something that stank extremely and took her book and Glass as before is related and said Belzebub Tormentor Lucifer and Satan appear and then appeared five Spirits as she conceived in the shapes of little ragged Boyes which the VVitch commanded to appear and go along with the maid to a meadow at Wilton which the VVitch shewed in the Glass and there to gather Vervine and Dill and forthwith the ragged Boys ran away before the maid and she followed them to the said meadow and when they came thither the ragged Boys looked about for the Herbs and removed the Snow in two or three places before they could find any and at last they found some and brought it away with them and then the maid and the Boys returned-back again to the VVitch and found her in the Circle paring her Nayls and then she took the said Herbs and dryed the same and made powder of some and dryed the leaves of other and threw Bread to the Boys and they eat and danced as formerly and then the VVitch reading in a book they vanished away And the VVitch gave the maid in one paper the powder in another the leaves and in the third the paring of the Nayls all which the maid was to give to her Mistriss the powder was to put in the young Gentlewomens Mistriss Sarah and Mistriss Anne Goddards drink or broth to rot their Guts in their Bellies the leaves to rub about the brims of the Pot to make their Teeth fall out of their Heads and the paring of the Nayls to make them drunk and mad And the VVitch likewise told the maid that she must tell her Mistriss and the rest that when they did give it them they must cross their Breasts and then say In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ grant that this may be and that they must say the Creed backward and forward And when the maid came home and delivered it to her mistriss and told her the effects of the powder and the other things her mistriss laughed and said that it is a very brave thing indeed And her mistriss sent her again the same day to the Witch to desire her to send her some Charm or writing under her own hand that should keep her from ill and preserve her from danger And the VVitch took Pen Ink and Paper and wrote something and put some yellow powder therein and gave it to the maid to give it to her mistriss and bad her tell her that she must never look in it and must carry it in her Bosom by Day and lay it in a purse under her Head by Night And the Monday following the maids mistriss master Mason and mistriss Rosewel importuned her to go again to the VVitch to know of her whether or no she could not make the young Gentlewomen exemplary some other ways seeing that they could not give them the powder and whether she could not send a Spirit to bring them upon their knees to ask her mistriss forgiveness but the VVitch told her she could not have any power of them unless shee could get her the tayls of their Coats or of their smocks and if she had but that she could make the house fall about their ears and could do more than master Lilly or any one whatsoever which message the maid carryed to her mistriss upon which her mistriss replyed That would be pretty to be done and mistriss Rosewel spoke to the maid to cut off the same when they should be a bed but the maid refused to do it the young Gentlewomen mistriss Sarah and mistriss Anne hearing of these transactions about poyson and that it should be laid to their charge that they had a designe and provided poyson to poyson their Mother being much moved at it and to vindicate themselves that no such aspersion might lie on them in regard it was also reported that they should buy one Ounce and halfe of poyson that cost 6 d. at an Apothecaries they went about Sarum to enquire whether any such thing was bought and by whom that the truth might be discovered and the aspersion might be removed and having found where the poyson was bought the Maids fellow-servant Mirian and Mris. Rosewell told the Maid that her Mistris wished her to goe away and shift for her selfe otherwise they supposed that she should be examined before some Justice and so there might some trouble and disgrace come upon them in the businesse And the