Mary Glover is pricked inside her nostril during a fit with a hot pin to see if she is pretending to be possessed. She remains unresponsive to this stimuli.(93, 96)

Mary Glover, a fourteen year old girl from London, suffers from an unknown affliction "for the space of almost 8. monthes." Upon being examined by two physicians from the College, who applied "their utmost skill vppon her with their phisicall receiptes, (yea, with some practises beyond good artt) for the space of 9. or 10. weekes," determined that her "affliction did exceed both arte and nature." However, "two other learned and christian, professours likewise of phisicke," determined her affliction to be natural causing the "acquittinge of the Witch" Elizabeth Jackson, creating a "weightie controversies" amongst all involved with Mary Glover, as to whether or not her affliction was caused by possession or a disease known as "the suffocation of the mother," as suggested by one of the physicians, Edward Jorden, who published an article because of Mary Glover's case detailing how rare possessions are "now adayes" and how easy it is to mistake the suffocation of the mother for a possession, since many of the symptoms and cures such as prayer and fasting are similar. Mary Glover's case becomes quite controversial, and a symbol of the controversy between doctors of physick who believe her symptoms can be explained with "natural" causes, and doctors of divinity who believe her symptoms are caused by "supernatural" causes, including possession and bewitchment.(3-5)

The student of divinity, John Swan, reflects on the case of Mary Glover, a fourteen year old girl from London who allegedly suffered fits caused by the woman, Elizabeth Jackson, and the manner of her release from these fits. John Swan admits that "whether Mary Glouer were possessed or dispossessed, I will not maintaine." He admits that understanding the difference between the signs of possession and of simple affliction is hard to say. Further, John Swan reflects that God may use extraordinary punishment as well as ordinary, including sickness. However, it is notable that physicians that suspect witchery "will not meddle." In such cases, it is important to call upon God. John Swan concludes that "Mary Glouer was vexed by Sathan, by the meanes of a witch." He is supported by the jury and judges of the case.(57-58)

The reputation of the parents of Mary Glover, a fourteen year old girl from London, is restored when Mary Glover is able to return home after her alleged dispossession. The events of Mary Glover's dispossession "pleased God to cleare their innocencie, both by open triall in face of Courte, and stretchinge as it were his owne hand from heaven."(65)

John Swan, a student of divinity, admits that upon publication of the exorcism performed by several preachers on Mary Glover, a fourteen year old girl from London, allegedly suffering from an affliction caused by the woman, Elizabeth Jackson, several conflicting opinions may emerge. Some physicians may believe it is caused by natural causes such as the disease "the suffocation of the mother," others that "it is either diabolicall, or at least supernaturall." Many doctors can account that Mary Glover's case was not counterfeit, including "a worthy Magistrate who had tryed her with fire." John Swan alleges that some men claim "there were no Witches at all" which he akins to claiming there is no Devil. These men provide evidence in the form of, for example, the impossibility of Noah's Ark; John Swan attests that such claims is to question the Apostles themselves. Mary Glover's case is demonstrated as an intense debate between religious and natural causes.(67)

At the trial of Elizabeth Jackson, a woman from London accused of bewitching the fourteen year old girl Mary Glover, allegedly causing the girl a number of violent fits, one Doctor Bancroft, at the time, the Lord Bishop of London, came forth, and informed the judge, Judge Anderson, who was at the time also Lord Chiefe Justice that Elizabeth Jackson was innocent, and that Mary Glover "did counterfeit." This prompts Judge Anderson to give order to Sir John Crooke, the Recorder of London, to "make triall of them in his Chamber at the Temple." This turn of events is significant, for it demonstrates the court's willingness to consider natural causes as well as supernatural in the case.(12)

Dr. Bradwell of the Physician's College in London, reflects upon the case of Mary Glover, a fourteen year old girl who is allegedly bewitched by Elizabeth Jennings, an old woman who cursed and threatened her. He points out that the Devil controlled Mary Glover's case, "namely that thence forth the maides bodie should either move at her touching, or not at hers only." He compares Mary Glover's case, to "a verie like case" of notable witcherie, which affected the children of one Mr. Throgmorton in Warboy, Huntington shire. In this case, "the Divell caused the Children to accuse mother Samuell," as the children were only well and not in fits in her presence. Once, Mother Samuell left the children, however, and "the spirit then talking with them (as it used to doe) saied; that now Mother Samuel was feeding of her spirits, and making a new League and composition with them," so that the children would be worse in her presence. This seemed to be the case for the children of Mr. Throgmorton, "And surely in this our case of M. Glover, Sathan purchased a large field of comodeties, by doing so."(Fol. 91r - Fol. 91v)

Dr. Bradwell, a physician from the College in London, assesses Mary Glover, a fourteen year old girl from London allegedly suffering from fits caused by witchcraft on the part of the old woman, Elizabeth Jackson. He feels that while the girl "maie have the semblaunce of natural, touching the outward figure, which is supernaturall, as touching the cause," of her symptoms. He claims this is "an efficient trans naturam, or (as we use to speake) supernaturall." Dr. Bradwell assesses many of Mary Glover's symptoms, explaining them in medical terms and comparing them with diagnoses, such as opisthotonus, and Emprosthotonus. Citing Mary Glover's age, Dr. Bradwell concludes that "she had not the mother, through menstrual suppression." Although Dr. Bradwell acknowledges that there is some room for interpretation of Mary Glover's symptoms, such as the interpretation of the voice coming from Mary Glover's nostrils saying "hunger," instead of "hang her." However, the conclusion Dr. Bradwell reaches is "that by the hands of Sathan her bodie was then tormented."(Fol. 100v)