[A brief treatise containing the most strange and horrible cruelty of Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham and her confederates, executed at Abingdon, upon R. Galis]
- Title
- [A brief treatise containing the most strange and horrible cruelty of Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham and her confederates, executed at Abingdon, upon R. Galis]
- Author
- Galis, Richard.
- Publication
- [London :: J. Allde,
- 1579]
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- Subject terms
- Stile, Elizabeth, d. 1579 -- Early works to 1800.
- Executions -- Early works to 1800.
- Trials (Witchcraft) -- Early works to 1800.
- Link to this Item
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- Cite this Item
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"[A brief treatise containing the most strange and horrible cruelty of Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham and her confederates, executed at Abingdon, upon R. Galis]." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A72130.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Contents
- ¶ TO HIS SINGVLER good freend and loouing Cuntreyman, Maister Robert Handley Citizen and Grocer of London and Merchant Venterer into the Cuntries of Spaine Richard Galis wisheth long life and prosperitie to the pleasure of God and his soules helth.
- to the reader
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¶ The first attempt of Elizabeth Stile alias Mother Rockingam and her confederates Witches executed for their offences the twentiesix day of
February last past practi∣sed against the Author.- Hovv the Author occasioned to vvalke to Cluevvorth met vvith Mother Dutton vvhome he (least thinking on) brou∣ght to VVindsore before the Magistrates vvhich vvithout any examination set her at libertie.
- Hovv the said Mother Dutton after her deliuery from the Authors hands by the Mayor, practised vvith her Associ∣ates his ouerthroovve.
- Hovv the same foure VVitches after their departure from Maister Handley his house vvrought the Authors imprison¦ment and of his torments suffered during the time of his be∣ing in holde.
- Hovv by the helpe of Syr Henry Neuell Knight, Maister Ri∣chard VVarde Esquier, and other Gentlemen of vvor∣ship, the author gat leaue to passe the seas into Flaunders, vvhere for a time he serued vnder Captaine Morgaine.
- Hovv his Captaine leauing the Cuntrie the Author vvas pricked vvith a loouely motion to his natiue Cuntrie to make returne to his Father, vvho vpon his submission re∣ceiued him againe.
- Hhvve the Author after his fathers death abiding vvith his mother for her better comfort, framing him selfe to liue in the vvorld, vvas preuented by the sayd vvitches to his vtter vndooing to this daye.
- ❧ Hovv vpon complaints made by the Author to Sir Hen∣ry Neuel they vvere cōmaunded to be brought before him, and not beeing able to ansvvere him in the Articles of the Christian faith, they vvere publikly set vnder the Pulpit,
- ❧ Hovv the said VVitches vvere brought to the place ap∣pointed and hovv Audrey the Mistresse and Mother Nel∣son vvith in short time after died, vpon vvhose death the Author felt moste greeuous torments.
- The Author being almost spent vvith grief, complaineth him the third time to Sir Henry Neuell, before vvhome hee brought the said Elizabeth Stile bound vvith a cart rope on the market daye.
- Hovve the Author hauing occasion to be abroade one night at the houre of their meeting, hee savve the Deuell in a Carte sitting, and hovve by the helpe of God he put him to flight, and of other strange ac∣cidentes done by him.
- The cōfession of Elizabeth Stile, alias Rockinham, a vvitch dvvelling in VVindsore in the Countie of Barke, decla∣red in the gaile of Reading, in the said County in the xxi. yere ef the raigne of our most dread soueraigne Lady Eli∣zabeth. Queene of England, Fraunce and Ireland &c.
- The Conclusion to the Reader.