The Examination

Eighth, being asked original: "demaunded" whether he ever had any familiar spirit or not: he says that he had one from his said master. Regarding this familiar spirit (after his book of circles was taken from him by one Robert Baber of Crewkerne original: "Crokehorne." Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England., who was then the Constable, in the year 1565), he could never do anything relating to his familiar spirit or the use of it; instead, his familiar spirit then departed from him and will never come to him again, he says. And furthermore, he says upon his oath that his familiar spirit would sometimes come to him like a gray-blackish dove original: "Culuer," an archaic term for a dove or pigeon., and sometimes like a brindled dog original: "brinded Dog," meaning a dog with a streaked or spotted coat., and sometimes like a man in all proportions, except that he had cloven feet.

Ninth, being asked how long he had the use of the familiar spirit: he said one year during his said master’s life, and four years after his death. And when when he would call him for a stolen horse, or for any other matter in which he would use him: he says he must give him some