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Gille | A familiar that appears in the form of a black cat, and is allegedly kept by Mother Devell. Gille is used to aid Mother Devell in her witchcraft, and is fed daily with a mixture of milk and Mother Devells blood. | Mother Deuell, dwellyng nigh the Ponde in Windesore aforesaied, beeyng a verie poore woman, hath a Spirite in the shape of a Blacke Catte, and calleth it Gille whereby she is aided in her Witchcrafte, and she daiely feedeth it with Milke, mingled with her owne bloud.
Appears in:
Anonymous. A Rehearsal both Strange and True. London: 1579, 10
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