The Verdict of Life and Death
WHo vpon their Oathes found Iennet Bierley, Ellen Bierley, and Iane Southworth, not guiltie of the offence of Witch-craft, conteyned in the Indictment against them.
Anne Redferne, guiltie of the fellonie & murder, conteyned in the Indictment against her.
Alice Nutter, guiltie of the fellonie and murder conteyned in the Indictment against her.
And
Katherine Hewyt, guiltie of the fellonie & murder conteyned in the Indictment against her.
Whereupon Master Couell was commanded by the Court to take away the Prisoners Conuicted, and to bring forth Iohn Bulcocke, Iane Bulcocke his mother,Q2a and Alizon Deuice, Prisoners in the Castle at Lancaster, to receiue their Trialls.
Who were brought to their Arraignement and Triall as hereafter followeth.
THE ARRAIGNMENT
and Triall of Iohn Bvlcock,
and Iane Bvlcock his mother, wife of Christopher
Bvlcock, of the Mosse-end, in the Countie
of Lancaster, for Witch-craft: vpon Wednesday in the
after-noone, the nineteenth of August, 1612. At the Assizes
and generall Gaole deliuery, holden at Lancaster.
Before
Sir Edward Bromley, Knight, one of his Maiesties
Iustices of Assizes at Lancaster.