County: Hampshire
Code: D3049#2
Reference: Winchester, Hampshire Record Office: 21M65/A1/15, fol. 45v
Function: Abjuration
Jn the name of god Amen Jn the presence of you Maıstre Mıchael Clene Chaunceller Cōmyssary ın thıs
behalue suffícíently deputed to the Reuende fadre ın god my lord Petre by the gᷓce of go Bysshop of wınchest
myn ordynary J Jsabeỻ Gartrygge sƀgíet vnto my seı Reuen lor of hıs Díocíse of wynchestre detecte acuse
put vp for a mysbylyvyn wōman for that J haue belyve lernyd taūght [sic] ın the heretícal weys of sorcery
of Jncantacōn of wychecrafte Also haue enlured enduce oother to lerne the sey abhōínable craftys movı
theym exortyn to forsake almyghty god to bylyue on the deuel hís werkꝭ Confesse al thees erronyo~us,
wychecraftes abhōí̄able opynyons that doōn ensue me to haue holde wroūght doon̄ the same · Fírst that
J haue Stycked a Tode wyth a rodde put hym vndre the hows oves of Yngr Baker of Basynge Seíyng
thees woordꝭ Jn the devyls name Ferbe · J wıỻ the myspayre And thıs ın the name of the deuyl Ferbe J haue
dystroyed ıȷ qᷓrters of Malt of the seıd yngrams goodꝭ · / Also J haue holde taūght doon thıs wych~crafte
that wt suche a styke that J haue stycke a Toode J haue strekyn̄ An horse of the seıd yngrams seıy the
wodꝭ aboue rehersy he hath dye of my Crafte · Also J haue by my wychecrafte holpy a cowe
of the sey yngrams that was lykıly to ꝑyshe before tyme of myne owne wychecrafte · Also J haue
holde bylyued taūght that and ıf a horse or a kow wa hurte by any means of wyches or oother
wıse that wt the leıyng of an extre of a Carte ın the wey þt þe hors or kow mougħt goo ou ıt he shul
be hoole · An lykewyse J haue hol taūght bylyue that by the leıyn of a besom ın the wey
where pultry shul entre ınto an hous ıf they haue beēn by wyche before lykely to dye yet they
shul by the Jnuocacōn callyng of the devyls revyue · And so of hoggys or pyggys ıf they war by
wyche to ley on theyre entry the axtre of a plowe they shulde be hoole And besydꝭ thís J haue leyde a
Tode vndre a fate of oon Rıchar Mountefort of Basıng by my saı wychecrafte destroye hıs growte
Of aỻ thees erronyous bylyues wychecraftys to me here ın yo᷑ psence Judycíally obıecte by me
Confessyd J by myn owne · Confessıo as they haue beēn sıngꝉrly reherse lawfully Conuycte þt
J haue holde bylyuyd taūght the sey wychecraftes dāpne forbodyn̄ by o modre holly churcħ
And by the detmínacōn of the same J yelde me gılty culpable · Whıche craftys abhōı̄able doyngꝭ
dampnable to sowlys of symple vndrestandyn J · the seı Jsabeỻ Gartrycħ sory contryte very repēta
from thıs day forwar solemply abíure forswere forsake expsly renounce also the cōmpany of aỻ
oother wychıs heretykꝭ kepyn or cowncellyn of theyre doyngꝭ sƀmyttyng my self opynly an
expsly to the peyn̄ rygo sharpnesse of lawe that a ꝑson̄ relapse ougxht to suffre by the lawe ıf
J doo or psume to attempte the contrary of thís my psent abíuracōn or íf J wíttyngly to any wychís or
heretyquys drawe or any suche mysdoyn ꝑsons ın the fayth~ or to suche as ben holden suspecte or mysguyde
people geue any fauo Counseıl or ayde or assıste puatly or aꝑtly at any tyme hereaftre Seesıng ín al þees
abouesey al man of Frawde decepcōn malyngy cautels díssímílacōn Also go help me thees hoolly
euᷓngelystꝭ Jn to wytnesse herof to thees psentȝ myn Abíuracōn J putto my sígne [Latin: fecıt sıgnū Crucꝭ
Cor Magrō Cau mıltꝭ Alıȷs ın Capella de Fromonde Jnfra Coỻ ƀte marıe vgı̄s ꝓpe wínto
ıȷdo dıe Menss Septembrıs Ao dm̄ Mıllesímo CCCCxCmo Prímo · /]