Grace Throckmorton, the youngest girl, has a fit while sitting in Agnes Samuel's arms and "on the suddaine fell on scratching of the maides hand, merveilous fiercely to see, but was not able to speake, her mouth was shut up: yet did she grone and weepe greatly as if she had bene doing of some thing against her will, but such was the childes short nayles and want of strength, that she could not once ripple the skinne of the backe of her hands." This is two days after Joan Throckmorton is allegedly informed by the spirit Smack that Agnes must be scratched by each of the girls.(89-90)