%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Damnable Practises/ Of three Lincolne-shire Witches, Joane Flower, and her two Daughters,/ Margret and Phillip Flower, against Henry Lord Rosse, with others the Children of the Right/ Honourable the Earle of Rutland, at Beauer Castle, who for the same were executed at Lincolne the 11. of/ March last. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1619 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/08/2008 20058

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1.132-133 S126176 1 the Ladies Fall In Peascod Time The Lady's Fall OF damned deeds, and deadly dole,/ I make my mournfull song. YEt did this noble minded Earle,/ so patiently it beare: Advertisement: There is a booke printed of these/ Witches, wherein you shall know/ all their examinations and confessions/ at large: As also the wicked practises/ of three other most Notorious Wit-/ches in Leceister-shire with all their/ examinations and confessions. Pepys 1.132-133 STC 11106 G. Eld for John Barnes, 1619. Woodblock 2: below title, above first column, left of right column: In a barnyard scene one hen and two roosters sit to the left of the henhouse or coop. The henhouse has a thatched roof and has three small windows. The hen sits on top of the fence, which appears to be woven, and the two roosters face each other on the ground. The waddle and comb of the roosters are visible, and the rooster on the left appears to be scratching his left foot. In front of the roosters is a kind of hill, and in front of the hill is another rooster that is being attacked by what appears to be a fox, wolf, or dog. The fox holds the rooster by the throat and the rooster's head is tipped back, and he cries as if in agony. : 85 x 68 Woodblock 1: centered above first two columns, below title, between cast fleuron: Three women, presumably witches, stand in a semi-circle looking at a mouse on the ground. The woman on the far left of the frame wears a plain dress with a long skirt and sleeves, a short cape tied around her neck, and an apron around the waist. She appears to have warts on her face and she leans on a staff she holds in her left hand. She points at the mouse with the index finger on her right hand. To her left sits a cat with its tail curled underneath her skirt. The witch in the middle is a hunchback and has a defigured face. She wears a cap with short flaps that hang over her ears and a simple dress with an apron and with some kind of kerchief tied around her neck. She leans upon two canes she holds in either hand and on her left shoulder sits an owl. The witch on the right wears a cap that looks like a turban and a kind of overskirt or apron. They have some kind of decorative thing around their neck. She holds a staff in her left hand and holds her right hand toward the group. The nails on her right hand are pointed. A puppy with a collar sits to her right.: 75 x 112 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 132 Damnable Practises/ Of three Lincolne-shire Witches, Joane Flower, and her two Daughters,/ Margret and Phillip Flower, against Henry Lord Rosse, with others the Children of the Right/ Honourable the Earle of Rutland, at Beauer Castle, who for the same were executed at Lincolne the 11. of/ March last. Damnable Practises Of three Lincolne-shire Witches, Joane Flower, and her two Daughters, Margret and Phillip Flower, against Henry Lord Rosse, with others the Children of the Right Honourable the Earle of Rutland, at Beaver Castle, who for the same were executed at Lincolne the 11. of March last. Damnable Practises of Three Lincolnshire Witches, Joan Flower, and Her Two Daughters, Margaret and Phillip Flower, Against Henry Lord Rosse, With Others the Children of the Right Honorable the Earl of Rutland, at Beaver Castle, Who for the Same Were Executed at Lincoln the 11. of March Last. The second Part. The second Part. The Second Part. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 288 x ?200 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 287 x 150 cropped top edge, cropped and torn left and right edges, torn bottom edge, creased, uneven inking cropped and torn right edge, uneven inking horizontal rule and cast fleurons horizontal rule and cast fleurons Printer G. Eld 1619 Printed by G. Eld for Iohn Barnes, dwel-/ ling in the long Walke neere Christ-Church/ 1619. John Barnes Weinstein: imprint Weinstein lists I:132-133 under John Barnes.

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OF damned deeds, and deadly dole, I make my mournfull song, By Witches done in Lincolne-shire, where they have lived long: And practisd many a wicked deed, within that Country there, Which fills my brest and bosome full, of sobs, and trembling feare. [O]ne Beaver Castle is a place, that welcome gives to all, [B]y which the Earle of Rutland gaines the loves of great and small: [His] Countesse of like friendlinesse, [Do]th beare as free a mind: [Al]so from them both rich and poore, [?] helps and succour find. [Am]ongst the rest were Witches three, [th]at to this Castle came, [?]Margaret and Phillip Flower, [An]d Joane their Mothers name: [Whi]ch Women dayly found reliefe, [and] were contented well: [Th]at the last this Margret was, [rec]eived there to dwell. [?]oke unto such houshold charge, [?] unto her belongd, [?] she possest with fraud and guile, [he]r place and office wrongd, [?] [s]ecretly purloyned things [t]o her mother home: [?] unlawfull howers from thence, [d]id nightly goe and come. [?]en the Earle & Countesse heard, [?]r dealings knew, [?]ved much that she should prove, [?] so untrue.
And so discharg'd her of the house, therein to come no more: For of heer lewd and filching prankes, of proofes there were some store. And likewise that her Mother was, a woman full of wrath, A swearing and blaspheming wretch, forespeaking sodaine death: And how that neighbours in her lookes, malitious signes did see: And some affirm'd she dealt with Sprits, and so a Witch might be. And that her Sister Phillip was well knowne a Strumpet lewd, And how she had a young mans love, bewitched and subdued, Which made the young man often say, he had no power to leave Her curst inticing company, that did him so deceave. When to the Earle and Countesse thus, these just complaints were made, Their hearts began to breed dislike, and greatly grew affraid: Commanding that she never should, returne unto their sight, Nor back into the Castle come, but be excluded quite. Whereat the old malitious feend, with these her darlings thought: The Earle and Countesse them disgrac't, and their discredits wrought: In turning thus despightfully, her daughter out of dores, For which revengement, in her mind she many a mischiefe stores.
Heereat the Divell made entrance in, his Kingdome to inlarge. And puts his executing wrath, unto these womens charge: Not caring whom it lighted on, the Innocent or no, And offered them his diligence, to flye, to run, and goe. And to attend in pretty formes, of Dog, of Cat, or Rat, To which they freely gave consent, and much rejoyc't thereat: And as it seemd they sould their soules, for service of such Spirits, And sealing it with drops of blood, damnation so inherits. These Women thus being Divels growne most cunning in their Arts: With charmes and with inchanting spells, they plaid most damned parts: They did forespeake, and Cattle kild, that neighbours could not thrive, And oftentimes their Children young, of life they would deprive. At length the Countess and her Lord, to fits of sickness grew: The which they deemd the hand of God, and their corrections due: Which crosses patiently they bore, misdoubting no such deede, As from these wicked Witches heere, malitiously proceeds. Yet so their mallice more increast, that mischiefe set in foote, To blast the branches of that house, and undermine the roote: Their eldest sonne Henry Lord Rosse, possest with sicknesse strange, Did lingring, lye tormented long, till death his life did change. Their second sonne Lord Francis next, felt like continuing woe: Both day and night in grievous sort, yet none the cause did know: And then the Lady Katherin, into such torments fell: By these their devilish practises, as grieves my heart to tell.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second Part. To the same tune.</hi></seg>
YEt did this noble minded Earle, so patiently it beare: As if his childrens punishments, right natures troubles were: Suspecting little, that such meanes, against them should be wrought, Untill it pleas'd the Lord to have to light these mischiefes brought. For greatly here the hand of God, did worke in justice cause: When he for these their practises them all in question drawes. And so before the Magistrates, when as the yongest came, Who being guilty of the fact confest and tould the same. How that her mother and her selfe, and sister gave consent: To give the Countesse and her Lord, occasions to repent That ere they turnd her out of dores, in such vile disgrace: For which, or them or theirs should be, brought into heavy case. And how her sister found a time, Lord Rosses glove to take: Who gave it to her mothers hand consuming spels to make. The which she prickt all full of holes, and layd it deepe in ground: Whereas it rotted, so should he, be quite away consum'd. All which her elder sister did, acknowledge to be true: And how that she in boyling blood, did oft the same imbrew, And hereupon the yong Lord Rosse, such torments did abide:
That strangely he consum'd away, untill the houre he died. And likewise she confest how they, together all agreed: Against the children of this Earle, to practise and proceed. Not leaving them a child alive, and never to have more: If witchcraft so could doe, because, they turnd them out of dore. The mother as the daughters told, could hardly this deny: For which they were attached all, by Justice speedily. And unto Lincolne Citty borne, therein to lye in Jayle: Untill the Judging Sizes came, that death might be their bayle. But there this hatefull mother witch, these speeches did recall: And said that in Lord Rosses death, she had no hand at all. Whereon she bread and butter tooke, God let this same (quoth she) If I be guilty of his death, passe never thorough me. So mumbling it within her mouth, she never spake more words: But fell downe dead, a judgment just and wonder of the Lords. Her Daughters two their tryalls had, of which being guilty found, They dyed in shame, by strangling twist, and layd by shame in the ground. Have mercy Heaven, on sinners all, and grant that never like Be in this Nation knowne or done, but Lord in vengeance strike: Or else convert their wicked lives which in bad wayes are spent: The feares of God and love of heaven, such courses will prevent.
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There is a booke printed of these Witches, wherein you shall know all their examinations and confessions at large: As also the wicked practise of three other most Notorious Wit- ches in Leceister-shire with all their examinations and confessions. Printed by G. Eld. for John Barnes, dwel- ling in the long Walke neere Christ-Church 1619.