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Excerpt from Papers Relative to the Marriage of King James the Sixth of Scotland, With the Princess Anna of Denmark: A. D. 1589, and the Form and Manner of Her Majesty's Coronation at Holyroodhouse, A. D. 1590 About this tym, (1591) many witches wer tane in Lowdien, wha deponit of fome l: j maid be the Erle Bodowell, as they allegit, againf't his Maiefteis perfone. Quhilk commyng to the faid erlis cares, he entred in ward within the cafiell of Eden brouch, defyn'ng to be tryed; alleging that the deuell, wha was a lyer from the be gynning, nor yet his fworn witches, aucht not to be credited. Specially ane renowned midwyf callit Anny Sampf'oun, affirmed that fche, in company with nyu vthers witches, being convenit in the nycht befyd Prefiounpannes, the deuell ther maifter being pre fent fianding in the midis of them; ther a body of wax fchaipen and maid be the [aid Anny Sampfoun, wrappit within a lynnyng claith, was firf't delyuerit to the deuell; quhilk eftir he had pronuncit his verde, delyuerit the faid pictour to Army Sampfoun, and fohe to hir nyxt marrow, and fa euery ane round about, faying, this is K. James the fext, ordonit to be confumed at the inf'tance of a noble man Francis Erle Bodo well. Efterwart again, at ther meting be nycht in the kirk of Northberick, whet the deuell, cled in a blak gown with a blak hat Vpon his head, preachit mm a gret nom ber Of them out of the pulpit, having lyk leicht candelis rond about him. The effect of his langage was till knaw, what fkaith they had done, whow many they had won to ther Oppinion fen ther laf't meting, what fucces the melting Of the pictour had tane, and fic vain toyes. And becaufe ane auld fely pure plowman, callit Grey Meill, chancit to fay that nathing ailit the King yet, God be thankit, the deuell gaif him a gret blaw. Then dyuers amang them enterit in a raifonyng, maruelling that all ther deuellerie culd do na harm to the K. As it did till others dyuers. The deuell anf'werit, Il efi: vn home de Dieu. And certanly he is a man of God, and dois na wrang wittingly, hot is inclynit to all godlynes, juftice, and vertu, therfore God hes preferued him in the midis Of many dangers. Now efter that the deuell had endit his admonitions, he cam down out of the pulpit, and caufed all the company to com and kits his ers, quhilk they faid was cauld lyk yee his body was hard lyk yrn, as they thocht that handled him hisfaice was terrible, his noife lyk the bek of ane egle, gret bournyng eyn; his handis and legis wer berry, with clawes Vpon his handis and feit lyk the iffon, and fpak with a how voice. - [sir James Melville's Memoirs, p. 395. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
