A familiar devil that appears in the form of a white dog to Hellen Clark. Clark claims she fed Elimanzer with milk-pottage. (10)

One of four spirits, or devils, that appeared to Margaret Flower "at eleauen or twelue a clocke at midnight" while she was imprisoned in Lincoln Gaol. Anonymous 146 stood at the foot of her bed, and is said to have "a blacke head like an Ape." he spoke to her, but she could not recount what he said because he would not speak plainly "or let her vnderstand his meaning." The purpose of the devils' visit is unclear, but Flower states that "shee neuer mistrusted them." (G)

A familiar from the Forest of Pendle in the county of Lancashire, known to be a shapeshifter and to belong to Elizabeth Southerns, alias Dembdike. Tibb first appeared to Southerns as she came home from begging, in the form of a boy with a coat half brown, half black. He requested her soul, said she could have anything she asked for in return, and introduced himself. She gave him her soul, but did not ask anything of him for five or six years though he would appear regularly to ask what she would have of him. At the end of six years, Tibb appeared while she was dozing in the sun with a child on her lap; he appeared in the shape of a brown dog and forced her to her knees to get blood from under her left arm. She sent him away by invoking Jesus' name, but was left mad for eight weeks after. Southerns claimed to have set Tibb to take revenge from Richard Baldwyn or his family, after he drove her out of his house calling her and her granddaughter Alison Device whore and witches and threatening them with burning and hanging; she had been there to collect payment for some work her daughter Elizabeth Device had done for him at his mill. Anne Whittle claimed that Tibb sometimes appeared in the shape of a spotted bitch, and that he once provided a feast for her and Southerns with her familiar Fancie. Southerns said that she and Tibb, who was in the shape of a black cat at the time, had witnessed Whittle and Anne Redferne making clay images of Robert, Marie and Christopher Nutter, but that Tibb knocked her into a ditch to prevent her from joining them and vanished. When she headed home, he reappeared in the shape of a hare. (B2v-B3)

A familiar from Pendle in the county of Lancashire, known to appear most often in the shape of a man, and sometimes in the shape of a bear, and to belong to Anne Whittle, alias Chattox. Tibb first appeared to Whittle when she was a guest of Elizabeth Southerns' where he provided a feast along with Southerns' familiar Tibb. At that feast, Southerns convinced Whittle to become a witch and accept Fancie as her familiar; at first, she would only let him suck from her. Fancie would appear to her regularly for the next four years, requesting her soul; at the end of those four years, she agreed. In exchange, he told her "Thou shalt want nothing; and be reuenged of whom thou list," and commanded her to call him by the name of Fancie whenever she wanted something. She set him on Robert Nutter for making advances on her daughter Anne Redferne and threatening her with eviction when she refused him; Nutter was ill for about three months before finally dying. She also sent Fancie to kill Anthony Nutter's cow for favouring Elizabeth Southerns. (B4-B4v)

The Devil appears in the form of two birds, one named Little Devil and the other Partner, which Old Alice allegedly has owned for over twenty years and which she keeps in two bottles, hidden under the all at the back of her home in Westwell and buried in the ground in Kensington. Partner is used to torment Mildred Norrington, causing "delaies, [such] as roring, crieng, striving, and gnashing of teeth; and otherwhile with mowing, and other terrible countenances, and was so strong in the maid, that foure men could scarse hold hir downe." Partner had attacked Norrington eight times over the course of a year, striking, in the garden, in the hall, in her bed, the field, in the court, in the water, (where he "cast hir into the moat"), and again in her bed. He also attacked her in the vicarage and in the loft at Westwell. Partner is also used to kill Edward Anger, Richard Anger, and Wolton's wife. Norrington later retracted her possession. (72)

The devil appears in the form of two birds, one named Little Devil and the other Partner, which Old Alice allegedly uses to torment Mildred Norrington, and to kill Edward Anger, Richard Anger, and Wolton's wife. (72)

Imps or devils that appears in various forms, including a toad, a frog and a mouse. It is believed to torment the demoniac, Jane Stretton, who suffers from violent fits. The witnessing of such imps is believed to be proof of the involvement of witchcraft "and such Diabolical means," with her fits, which last some nine months, although the visitation of imps and devils never ceases for Jane Stretton. These imps may have been sent by Anonymous 322, the wife of a cunning man who was insulted by Jane Stretton's father. (8)

A spirit from Keyston in the County of Huntingdon, known to appear as a man wearing with black clothing, to have ugly feet, and to sometimes appear old, who allegedly gave Jane Wallis her familiars Grissell and Greedigut and visited her repeatedly with them to give her two or three shillings at a time. When Blackeman first appeared to her, he scared her by first seeming to grow taller, then smaller, then vanishing altogether. There are conflicting accounts of his relationship with Wallis: She claims that "shee would not suffer him," but Edward Wingfield alleged that she told him she had allowed Blackeman the use of her body as often as three times a week. In addition, Wallis claimed that Blackeman first appeared to her six weeks before her examination, while Wingfield placed the first meeting at a year prior. (12-13)

A mouse-like spirit that Robert Aldridge witnesses running up William Sommers' leg and then into his belly, causing it to "swell to a verie great quantitie, twise so big as his bodie." After the mouse spirit enters Sommers' body "remayned there for the space of a quarter of an houre." (22)

A being that takes the form of five kittens, and is found by Robert Aldridge in William Sommers' bed while he is having a violent fit. The being manifested after Aldridge had knelt "downe to prayer" next to Sommers' bed, the appearance causing "the bed clothes at the feete to shake, move, and leape as the leaves of an Aspen tres shaken with the winde." (23)

A black rabbit allegedly owned by Anne West of Lawford, Essex. This familiar may have been one of the one two familiars which Elizabeth Clark claimed also sucked on her, and which is represented in the wood cut of Matthew Hopkins, Anne West, and Elizabeth Clark. According to an unnamed man in Manningtree, this familiar may have also been one of the three or four rabbit shaped spirits he saw leaving Anne West's home one dusky morning. He caught one of them, tried to brain and drown it, but it would not die. Anne West claimed she had sent the familiars out on a different errand and seemed rather annoyed that this man was bothering her so early in the morning. Although Sugar and Sack is only ever mentioned by John Sterne and Edward Parsely as discovered in terms of her being watched, and is not mentioned in the criminal accusations against Clarke, he is named as part of the legal indictment against her, and she is found guilty of entertaining, employing, end feeding him with the "intention of obtaining [its] help in "Witchcraftes, inchtement, charmes and sorecrices." Clarke is hanged on a different charge. (2)

A rat that appears to James Barrow and enters his body, causing him to look and act like a Changeling (a fairy child). Barrow's Master "caused him to rise and put on his clothes, and a very good dinner was provided, but [Barrow] not a bit could he eat." (9)

A spirit that appears to Edmund Newton in the form of a bearded man with cloven feet, "cloathed in russet." Anonymous 30 offers to heal Newton's sore leg, a proposition that Newton does not accept. (57)

A familiar that appears in the forms of a black rabbit, and is allegedly owned by Anne West of Lawford, Essex. This familiar may have been one of the one two familiars which Elizabeth Clark claimed also sucked on her, and which is represented in the wood cut of Matthew Hopkins, Anne West, and Elizabeth Clark. According to an unnamed man in Manningtree, this familiar may have also been one of the three or four rabbit shaped spirits he saw leaving Anne West's home one dusky morning. He caught one of them, tried to brain and drown it, but it would not die. Anne West claimed she had sent the familiars out on a different errand and seemed rather annoyed that this man was bothering her so early in the morning. (6, 39-40)

An evil spirit familiar which is allegedly the Devil, who possesses Richard Dugdale during his final fit on March 24, 1690, and takes his leave of him, "it left him with a strange kind of vomiting, yet nothing visible appearing." After this fit, the evil spirit is gone, and Richard Dugdales no longer suffers from fits. (79)

A very handsome young man who appears at the threshold of John Bishop's home in Much Clacton, purportedly there to see Rebecca Jones. He asks Jones how she is, asks to see her wrists, and pricks her until she bleeds, carrying away her blood on his fingertip. This may or may not be the first form of two forms in which the Devil appears to Jones; Jones also encounters a man in a ragged suit who allegedly gives her three familiars. (61-62)

A man who appears to Rebecca Jones on the road between Great Clacton and St.Osyth as she is en route to sell her master's butter. Jones describes him as eerily frightening, "being in a ragged sute, and having such great eyes, that this Examinant was much afraid of him." This man, who seems to be another form of a devil (Anonymous 61), or the Devil himself. He also told her to nurse them on blood and milk and, although her promised that they would do her no harm, he instructed Jones to use them to seel vengeance "on her enemies, and bid her murther some, but not too many, and he would forgive her; and then went away." (36-37)

A being in the shape of an ugly fiend with fiery eyes that Richard Galis alleged to see on the road late at night; it was sitting in a poor man's cart when Galis attacked it with his sword. Galis thought it was Satan himself, and bid it leave in God's name. A great light allegedly appeared around the cart, and the fiend dispersed with the light leaving nothing but the stench of brimstone behind. (Image 11-12)

One of five spirits that appears to Anne Bodenham in the form of a ragged boy. The group of ragged boys appears to Bodenham after she "took her staff, and there drew him about the house, making a kind of a Circle, and then took a book, and carrying it over the Circle, with her hands, and taking a green Glass, did lay it upon the book, and placed in the Circle an earthen pan of Coles, wherein she threw something, which burning caused a very noysome stinck." Bodenham also called upon "Belzebub, Tormentor, Satan, and Lucifer" during the conjuring process. After they appear, the ragged boys "run about the house, where she [Bodenham] had drawn the Staff," and ate the crumbs of bread Bodenham threw on the ground. (4-5)

One of five spirits that appears to Anne Bodenham in the form of a ragged boy. The group of ragged boys appears to Bodenham after she "took her staff, and there drew him about the house, making a kind of a Circle, and then took a book, and carrying it over the Circle, with her hands, and taking a green Glass, did lay it upon the book, and placed in the Circle an earthen pan of Coles, wherein she threw something, which burning caused a very noysome stinck." Bodenham also called upon "Belzebub, Tormentor, Satan, and Lucifer" during the conjuring process. After they appear, the ragged boys "run about the house, where she [Bodenham] had drawn the Staff," and ate the crumbs of bread Bodenham threw on the ground. (4-5)

One of five spirits that appears to Anne Bodenham in the form of a ragged boy. The group of ragged boys appears to Bodenham after she "took her staff, and there drew him about the house, making a kind of a Circle, and then took a book, and carrying it over the Circle, with her hands, and taking a green Glass, did lay it upon the book, and placed in the Circle an earthen pan of Coles, wherein she threw something, which burning caused a very noysome stinck." Bodenham also called upon "Belzebub, Tormentor, Satan, and Lucifer" during the conjuring process. After they appear, the ragged boys "run about the house, where she [Bodenham] had drawn the Staff," and ate the crumbs of bread Bodenham threw on the ground. (4-5)

One of five spirits that appears to Anne Bodenham in the form of a ragged boy. The group of ragged boys appears to Bodenham after she "took her staff, and there drew him about the house, making a kind of a Circle, and then took a book, and carrying it over the Circle, with her hands, and taking a green Glass, did lay it upon the book, and placed in the Circle an earthen pan of Coles, wherein she threw something, which burning caused a very noysome stinck." Bodenham also called upon "Belzebub, Tormentor, Satan, and Lucifer" during the conjuring process. After they appear, the ragged boys "run about the house, where she [Bodenham] had drawn the Staff," and ate the crumbs of bread Bodenham threw on the ground. (4-5)

One of five spirits that appears to Anne Bodenham in the form of a ragged boy. The group of ragged boys appears to Bodenham after she "took her staff, and there drew him about the house, making a kind of a Circle, and then took a book, and carrying it over the Circle, with her hands, and taking a green Glass, did lay it upon the book, and placed in the Circle an earthen pan of Coles, wherein she threw something, which burning caused a very noysome stinck." Bodenham also called upon "Belzebub, Tormentor, Satan, and Lucifer" during the conjuring process. After they appear, the ragged boys "run about the house, where she [Bodenham] had drawn the Staff," and ate the crumbs of bread Bodenham threw on the ground. (4-5)

The Devil in the shape of a snake, who visits Anne Styles in Stockbridge while a Gentleman prays for her, after she signed her soul to the Devil. Anne Styles is physically tormented during the four days of prayer when Anonymous 75 (the Devil) visits her. (2)

The devil who allegedly appears in the form of a "Tall Slender Black Man, of a thin Visage, and a thick Speech," who appears to James Day at his request in writing in blood. The black man spends some offering James Day "money and worldly goods," as long as James Day should agree to be his servant. He also suggests James Day should become quite good at "games," and in fact, may enchant James Day to have luck at the lottery that evening. (1)

A spirit that appears in the form of a "great black man with no head" to Anne Styles during her fits and asks her for her soul. When Styles replied that it was not hers to give even though he had her blood, Anonymous 85 tumbled and threw her about, before vanishing in a great gleaning fire. (6)

One of two spirits that appear in the form of ragged boys before Anne Styles at the behest of Anne Bodenham. Styles claims that Bodenham took the"fore-finger of her right hand, and pricked it with a pin, and put it into a pen, and put the pen into [her] hand, and held her hand to write in a book," at which point "one of the Spirits laid his hand or claw upon the Witches, whilest the maid wrote," with the spirit's hand being noticeably cold. According to Styles, after this malefic compact was made, she, Bodenham and the spirit all said "Amen," and the spirit gave Bodenham a piece of silver that he had bitten. (5)

One of two spirits that appear in the form of ragged boys before Anne Styles at the behest of Anne Bodenham. Styles claims that Bodenham took the"fore-finger of her right hand, and pricked it with a pin, and put it into a pen, and put the pen into [her] hand, and held her hand to write in a book," at which point "one of the Spirits laid his hand or claw upon the Witches, whilest the maid wrote," with the spirit's hand being noticeably cold. According to Styles, after this malefic compact was made, she, Bodenham and the spirit all said "Amen," and the spirit gave Bodenham a piece of silver that he had bitten. (5)

One of two spirits that possess the young Maid from Arpington (Annoymous 32) in the county of Kent, causing her to suffer from tormenting fits. The two spirits (Anonymous 18 and Anonymous 88) speak from within the Maid and chant, "Weaker and weaker, weaker and weaker," as well as cause her to "bark like a little Dogg twice together." One of the spirits (Anonymous 18) is exorcised from the Maid after Doctor Boreman prays for her, with the spirit emerging from her mouth in the form of a serpent. Anonymous 88, however, remains within the maid, causing her face to contort so horribly, it is believed that not even her closest relatives would recognize her. This spirit would also make noise whenever Anonymous 32 moves, sometimes answering questions posed to it, and "at other times, making a hideous murmuring, as if it disliked its present habitation." This spirit appears to remain in possession of the maid. (3-6)

A devil in the shape of a grey-hound, who allegedly possess the seventeen year old male servant of Henry Chowning in Kent. The Devil appears before the servant (Anonymous 384) and afterward, causes the servant to fall very ill. Dr. Skinner attends to the boy, and concludes that the devil possessed him, tempting him "to strange things, as to go to Sea," speaks through him, and causing him much pain. Dr. Skinner casts out the spirit from the boy with medicine, so that "he was made perfectly well in 18 days time." (1)

One of four spirits, or devils, that appeared to Margaret Flower "at eleauen or twelue a clocke at midnight" while she was imprisoned in Lincoln Gaol. She recognized this spirit as Spirit. The purpose of the devils' visit is unclear, but Flower states that "shee neuer mistrusted them." (G)

The Devil in the shape of a "flying Hourse in a black and ugly shape and colour." The flying horse is transmogrified from the Devil's first disguise as a carrier with four horses. As a carrier, the Devil bound Joseph Buxford as his apprentice for eight days with the permission of his father, when Joseph Buxford refused to apprentice to a weaver and wanted to join the army instead. As soon as Joseph Buxford is bound, and his father leaves, "his new Master metamorphosed in a trice," and takes Joseph Buxford onto his back, and "snatches him up forthwith into the aire." From the air, the flying horse and Joseph Buxford see the Earth so that "London and other magnificent Cities on greater then small Cottages." They also fly past the moon, and into "watrie dominions," only to end in "a profound Cell or Cave." All of this is described as the beginning of a "stupendious Miracle," and the sights the flying horse shows Joseph Buxford are greater than what astrologers and philosophers can ever imagine. Upon landing in the cave, "the earth seeming to open it selfe," the Devil "now dischargeth his burthden, and assumeth a more terrible shape then that of the flying Horse," as the Devil. (3-4)

A familiar spirit from Catworth in the County of Huntingdon, known to belong to Elizabeth Weed, which appears in the form of a young man or boy. This spirit allegedly appeared to Elizabeth Weed and offered its services, in addition to two other spirits named Lilly and Priscill, if Weed would renounce God and Christ and worship them instead. This spirit had her sign a compact in her blood, which he extracted from her left armpit; the compact gave Weed 21 years of service from the familiars and required that she give up her soul. Thereafter, this spirit's role was "to lye with her carnally, when and as often as she desired, and that hee did lye with her in that manner very often." (1-2)

The Devil "in the shape of a Black Dog with terrible Eyes," who appears before Anonymous 407 in Colchester in Essex, when Anonymous 407 "in a Bravado, and Defiance of the Devil," would walk at night in a churchyard. This apparition brings "terrors" to the mind of Anonymous 407, so that Anonymous 407 is "never quiet in his Mind till he got into good Society. The Devil follows Anonymous 407 to Colne in the county of Essex when he moves, appearing to Anonymous 407 while he prays, as "the Black Dog," and made like "he would have torn Mr. Harlakenden's Throat out," although Mr. Harlakenden seemed unaware of this apparition. Anonymous 164 also appears on occasion as "a Fly or a Flea, and various shapes," and continues to follow Anonymous 407 until his deathbed. However, by that time, Anonymous 47 is so "ferious Christian," that "this Dog or Flea made no impression upon him." (153)

A devil or familiar from Feversham in the County of Kent, alleged to have appeared to Joan Cariden, alias Argoll, in the form of "a black rugged Dog". Cariden claimed this familiar came to her in the night and "spake to her in mumbling language." He returned the next night to demand that she deny God and rely on him instead, promising her that he would revenge her of anyone she wanted. Caridan agreed and allowed the familiar to suck from her; he did so numerous times thereafter and the sucking did not cause her pain. (3)

A devil or familiar from Feversham in the County of Kent, alleged to appear in the form of a mouse and belong to Elizabeth Harris. Harris claimed during her examination that this familiar first appeared to her 19 year before and told her that he would fulfil her desire to be revenged; she called him her Impe. Anonymous 217 demanded that she forsake Christ and rely on him instead, so she scratched her breast with her nails and gave him the blood to write the covenant with. A fortnight later, he sucked from her for the first time and she felt no pain. When she wanted it to revenge her on someone, she would say that "she desired that God would revenge her of him." In this manner, she called on Anonymous 217 to go after Goodman Chilman, who had accused her of stealing a pig. Chilman soon pined away and died. She also bid Anonymous 217 to revenge her on John Woodcott's "High," for her son had drowned while out in it, and soon after the boat was cast away. (5-6)

A spirit or devil from Nottingham in the county of Nottinghamshire, known to appear in the shape of a black dog. According to John Darrell, this being was seen by numerous witnesses sniffing at William Sommer's head while he was in a senseless fit. Sommers allegedly retracted his claim of having been possessed because "the blacke dogge which brought him the bag of golde, did bidde him say so." (3)

The devil in the form of a gentleman in black, who appears before the fourteen year old Sarah Bower while she is at a neighbour's house. He speaks "many kind Words to her," and offers her gold and silver, as well as "fine suits of Head-Cloths, and very high Top-knots if she would be his, and let him take some Blood out of her Arm." He then takes out a knife, as though to cut her arm, causing the girl to cry out and her neighbours to come. When they appear, the gentleman in black vanishes. When Sarah Bower attempts to describe what happened, she finds herself speechless, and her neighbours assume that "some Rogue had attempted to Rob the House." On the Thursday following, when Sarah Bower's speech returns, she tells of the gentleman in black's visit, and how "he had sort of broad Feet like a Cow." Later, Sarah Bower predicts that she must visit the Black Man at two in the afternoon. When such time came around, Sarah Bower entered the yard, and "was thrown to the ground in a strange manner," presumably by Anonymous 237, although to witnesses present (Anonymous 100) can see "no form or shape [...] that could occasion her Fall." (3 - 4)

A devil in the form of an evil spirit, who possesses Sarah Bower, a fourteen year old girl from Wapping in London. The evil spirit causes her fits "to be somewhat quiet just before any Divine comes into the Room where she is." However it causes her to be "troublesome, sometimes falling out a Laughing," as well as spitting on those who pray for her. The spirit also causes Sarah Bower to "bark like a Dog, or make other most hedious Noise." It also tossed her from one end of the bed to another, and would make her tear her clothes, giving her strength so that "scarce six Men can hold her in." It also causes her to low like a bull, and roar like a lion. The spirit sometimes presents itself to Sarah Bower in the shape "of a Monstrous Fiery Dragon, other whiles a Lyon," and pulls her towards hell, even as an Angel (Anonymous 27) pulls her towards Heaven. (6 - 7)

A monstrous evil spirit, is possibly the Devil, who appears in the middle of the night to Stephen Hooper, the entire household, and his bewitched wife Margaret Hooper (who has predicted the devil's arrival). Before it appears, the household hears "a great noise in the street, as if it had beene the comming of foure or five carts." Then, suddenly, upon looking up, Stephen Hooper sees something coming towards the bed, "much like a beare," but without a head or a tail, and much larger in size. At first, Stephen Hooper tries to fight off the monster by throwing a stool at it, but it simply bounces off it as if it were a "feather bed." The monster then turns towards Margaret Hooper, and "strokes her" (or hits her) on the foot three times. It then takes her out of the bed and rolls her around the chamber and under the bed. Finally, the apparition causes Margaret Hooper to put her head between her legs, and rolls her around like a hoop through the house and down the stairs. Her husband does not dare go after at her, but instead weeps to see her carried away. The hall was filled with "an horrible stinke [...] and such fiery flames." Eventually, Margaret Hooper calls out to her husband, claiming the spirit is gone, and she comes up the stairs back to him. Together, with the rest of the household, Stephen and Margaret Hooper pray. (3 - 4)

The devil in the shape of a snail, who allegedly appears to Margaret Hooper during one of her fits. Margaret claims that the candle in her bedchamber was suddenly burned out, and she saw "a strange thing like unto a snale, carrying fire in a most wonderfull sort" out of her room. Stephen Hooper, her husband, calls for a new candle to be brought in, "seeing the candle was cleene burnt out," and hoping this will calm his wife. He also assembles his household to come sit with her. However, Margaret Hooper remains fearful, claiming that she can still see the Devil. (6)