James Day, an apprentice smith, complains to a journey-man smith (Anonymous 535) under the same Master about money. The journey-man smith tells James Day that if she shakes hands with "the Old Gentleman, he should never want Money." James Day allegedly goes to a field, and writes in blood, "In the Name of the Devil, I command you to appear."(1)

After James Day goes to a field, and writes in blood, "In the Name of the Devil, I command you to appear," a "Tall Slender Black Man, of a thin Visage, and a thick Speech," appears before him. The black man offers money and goods to James Day if he should become the Devil's servant. He also promises James Day that he will win many games.(1)

James Day is offered money, goods, and that "he should win at all sorts of Game" by the a "black man." After parting with the man, James Day wins eleven shillings and four pence at the lottery.(1)

James Day meets a man "in colour'd Cloths"(Anonymous 354) on his way home from fetching water, who bids him meet a Gentleman in the fields, and to bring a knife, a piece of paper, and a pen. James Day ventures to the field, and finds the Devil, and agrees to sell himself in exchange for "seventeen years Life and Happiness."(1)

James Day agrees in consultations to sign himself over to the Devil, and the Devil bids him write out a lease in his own blood, "having cut his Finger for that purpose." The Devil interrupts this, in order to do it faster himself. James Day does not understand some of the words in the new lease, and so he refuses to sign it, but agrees to meeting the following Saturday "for the perfecting of it."(1)

James Day is allegedly carried by the Devil to an unknown tavern, where they have "Sack and March Beer sugar'd, with other Liquours," where the Devil pressures him to sign the lease of his soul. In this tavern, there was no barman, but "cups were always full." Upon returning home, and informing his master, Roger Day, and neighbours (Anonymous 355) of these events, James Day is told he must meet the Devil the following week, and that there was nothing they could do.(1)

"Several Persons of Credit" believe the confession of James Day, when the journey-man (Anonymous 353) admits to telling James Day to shake hands with "the Old Gentleman," when cuts are found on James Day's fingers, when he displays "symptoms of a disturb'd mind"; and several pieces of paper are found in a field, written in blood. When the scraps are allegedly put together, the date and the words "promise and law" were visible. (1)

Patrick Dawson, a papist, sends a coach for his nephew, James Day. James Day goes to stay with Patrick Dawson for some time, and upon returning to his Master's, Roger Day, declares he will turn Papist and leave Roger Day's service for his Uncle James Tuit, also a papist. James Day claims his actions are because "no one but a Priest could do him any good." (2)

James Day claims he went to his uncle Patrick Dawson's house, where his Aunt Dawson sent a girl (Anonymous 357) to fetch Father Barwell. "Soon after a Person came in," who was an old woman (Anonymous 358) dressed in friar's clothing. She allegedly tells James Day she is risen from the dead, and that he should "change his Religion and turn to Mass."(2)

Mr. Travers, a minister, is informed by Roger Day of James Day's desire to turn papist. Mr. Travers investigates the events that caused this decision, and discovers that James Day was allegedly visited by an old woman (Anonymous 358), who claimed to be risen from the dead. Upon searching for the old woman, she was impossible to find, and further identified as "a begger Woman." Mr. Travers suspects James Day's story "had been designedly forg'd."(2)

James Day confesses in writing and by oath to Mr. Travers and Sir Humphery Jervise, that his Uncle James Tuit and Patrick Dawson, and their wives, pressured James Day to become papist like them. In order to help him do so, James Tuit fabricated a story about signing his soul to the Devil. Joan Tuit, James Day, one man (Anonymous 359), and two supposed priests (Anonymous 360 and Anonymous 361) swore to keep the story secret.(2)

James Day confesses in writing and in oath to Mr. Travers and Sir Humphrey Jervise, that his Uncle James Tuit asked him to leave his master Roger Day's service to work for himself, and that James Tuit advised James Day to "leave a torn Paper written in blood," in a field, that people may find it. James Day was also instructed to go to the lottery to win money. The con was to culminate in James Day's visit to St. John's Well, on June 23, 1686 the day before he allegedly was meant to perfect the lease of his soul to the Devil, "and that he was to return on Monday in his right mind, thro the miraculous Virtue of that Well." In his confession, James Day expresses deep repentance, and promises to work diligently for his master.(2)

Upon the discovery of the "popish cheat" developed by the Dawson and Tuit family through the confession of James Day, Patrick Dawson, his wife, James Tuit, and Joan Tuit are all "apprehended and bound over to the next Quarter Sessions" by Sir Humphrey Jervise. The old woman (Anonymous 358) and the priests (Anonymous 360 and Anonymous 361) are not discovered.(2)

Joan Tuit confesses to intending to take James Day with her to St. John's Well, in order to facilitate their "popish cheat" to allow James Day to change religion to Roman Catholic from Protestant. This allegedly confirms the confession of James Day himself.(2)