THE
CONFESSIONS
OF
HELEN TAYLOR IN EYEMOUTH,
AND
MENIE HALYBURTON IN DIRLTON,
ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT, 1649.
WITH THE
DECLARATION
OF
JOHN KINCAID, PRICKER.
COPIED FROM THE ORIGINALS.
THE
CONFESSIOUN
OF
HELENE TAILZEAR.
Jul 8, 1649.
Being the Sabbath day, Mr Samuel Dowglas, preaching at Eymouth, after sermon, Helen Tailzear desyred to speik with the said Mr Samuell, who coming to hir, thair being also present Samuel Lauder and George Halliday, she confessed these particularis, viz. first, at Candilmas bygon two yeirs, scho cam into Isobell Brown's hous, quhair the divill was sitting in the liknes of a gentill man at the tabill drinking with Isobell Brown, who took hir in his armes without any moir speiking at that tyme.
Secondlie, Scho declairs, that after shee cam to Isobell Brown's hous * * * * * whair the divill was in the same likness as befor, and layd his hand upon hir head, and sayd, you sall be on of myne so long as you live. And that he gave hir two dolleris, and when shoe cam home they wer butt twa stanes.