[P 3 a]. "Katherine Hewit, alias Movld-heeles.">[ Of this person, who comes next in the list of witches, our information is very scanty. She was not of Pendle, but of Colne; and as her husband is described as a "clothier," may be presumed to have been in rather better circumstances than Elizabeth Southernes or Anne Whittle's families. She made no confession.
[P 4 a 1]. "Anne Foulds of Colne. Michael Hartleys of Colne.">[ Folds and Hartley are still the names of families at and in the neighbourhood of Colne.
[P 4 a 2]. "Had then in hanck a child.">[ The meaning of this term is clear, the origin rather dubious. It may come from the Scotch word, to hanck, i.e. to have in holdfast or secure, vide Jamieson's Scotch Dictionary, tit. hanck, or from handkill, to murder, vide Jamieson, under that word; or lastly, may be metaphorically used, from hanck, also signifying a skein of yarn or worsted which is tied or trussed up.
[Q 2 a]. "Iohn Bulcocke, Iane Bulcocke his mother.">[ The condition of these persons is not stated. It may be conjectured that they were of the lowest class.
[Q 3 a 1]. "At the Barre hauing formerly confessed.">[ Why is not their confession given?
[Q 3 a 2]. "Crying out in very violent and outrageous manner, even to the gallowes.">[ The latter end of these unfortunate people was perhaps similar to that of Isobel Crawford, executed in Scotland the year after for witchcraft, who, on being sentenced, openly denied all her former confessions, and died without any sign of repentance, offering repeated interruption to the minister in his prayer, and refusing to pardon the executioner.
[Q 4 a]. "Master Thomas Lister of Westby.">[ See note on p. [Y a].
[Q 4 b]. "The said Bulcockes wife doth know of some Witches to bee about Padyham and Burnley.">[ Precious evidence this to put the lives of two poor creatures into jeopardy.
[R a]. "Accused the said Iohn Bulcock to turne the Spitt there.">[ What a fact this would have been for De Lancre. With all his accurate statistics on the subject of the witches' Sabbath, he was not aware that a turnspit was a necessary officer on such occasions, as well as a master of ceremonies. This artful and well instructed jade, Jennet Device, must have borne especial malice against John Bulcock.
[R 1 b]. "The names of the Witches at the Great Assembly and Feast at Malking-Tower, viz. vpon Good-Friday last, 1612.">[ In this list of fourteen individuals, Master Potts has omitted "the painful steward so careful to provide mutton," James Device, who made up the number to fifteen. Of these persons seven were not indicted: Jennet Hargraves, the wife of Hugh Hargraves, of Barley under Pendle; Elizabeth Hargraves, the wife of Christopher Hargraves; Christopher Howgate, the son of Old Demdike; Christopher Hargraves, who is described as of Thurniholme, or Thornholme, and as Christopher o' Jacks, and was husband of Elizabeth Hargraves; Grace Hay, of Padiham; Anne Crunkshey, of Marchden, or more properly, Cronkshaw of Marsden; and Elizabeth Howgate, the wife of Christopher Howgate. The two Howgates were, it may be, the "one Holgate and his wife," mentioned in Robinson's deposition in 1633. Alice Graie, or Gray, included in the list, was indicted, though no copy of the indictment is afforded by Potts, and, singular as it may seem, acquitted. Richard Miles' wife, of the Rough Lee, stated to have been present in some of the depositions, ([G 3 b],) was, beyond doubt, Alice Nutter, so called as the wife of Richard and mother of Miles Nutter.