Joan Throckmorton has a fit before supper that leaves her unable to stand until the after-dinner thanksgiving is said. She stands up during the thanksgiving to stand with her sisters while they say grace and "presently when grace was ended she fell upon the maide Nan Samuell, and tooke her head under her armes and first scratched the right side of her cheeke, and when she had done that now saide she, I must scratch the left side for mine Aunte Pickering, and scratch that also until bloud came forth of both sides very aboundantly." Agnes stands unmoving for the scratching, though she "cried very pittifully, desiring the Lord to be mercyfull unto her." (97-98)

Joan Throckmorton sits calmly upon a stool after scratching Agnes Samuel and asks for scissors while Agnes trembles. Mistress Dorington pares her fingernails for her. Joan collects the parings, throws them on the fire, washes her hands and then throws the wash-water onto the fire as well. Joan then falls on her knees to pray and demands Agnes do the same. They say the Lord's Prayer and the Creed, but Agnes continually says them wrongly. Dr. Dorington reads prayers from a book over them both.(97-98)

Joan Throckmorton exhorts Agnes Samuel at length after scratching her until Joan begins to weep and sob so hard that she cannot get the words out. She then manages to claim "she would not have scratched her, but y she was forced unto it by the spirite." At these words, Elizabeth Throckmorton falls into a sudden fit and tries to scratch Agnes, but is restrained by the onlookers. Joan then "tooke one of the maides hands, and held it to her sister, Elizabeth, and shee scratched it untill bloud came, and seemed to be merveilous ioyfull that she had gotten bloud, she pared her nayles also, and washed her hands and threw all into the fire." After, Agnes is made to say her words to bring both girls out of their fits.(97-98)