Joan Williford alleges during her confession that, seven years before her trial, the Devil came to her in the shape of a small dog and demanded that she forsake God and rely on him instead. She replied that "she was loath to forsake him." Nevertheless, he promised that she would not lack and sometimes brought her money. Williford named this familiar Bunne. (1-2)

Francis Moore, at her examination before Justice Nicholas Pedley, alleges that she had received her first familiar eight years before from Margaret Simpson. The familiar was in the form of a little black puppy Simpson had named Pretty, and Simpson instructed her to keep Pretty with her all her life. If she did, and she ever cursed any cattle, she could set Pretty on them, and the cattle would soon die.(5)

Frances Moore alleges in her confession that, eight years before, she received a second familiar from Elizabeth Weed, in the form of a white cat Weed had named Tiffy. Weed told Moore that, in order to receive Tiffy's services, she must renounce God and affirm it with blood. If she did so, she could set Tiffy on anyone she cursed, and they would soon die. Moore renounced God, pricked her finger with a thorn, and allowed Tiffy to lick the blood. (5)

Frances Moore allegedly pricked her finger with a thorn, drawing blood, which she used to seal the contract with her cat familiar Tissy.(5)

Elizabeth Harvey allegedly claimed that Marion Hocket made her into a witch circa 1638 by making her have witch's mark. Hocket has allegedly brought her "three things were of a reddish color," which in pulling and sucking at her, "made her have the said marks or bigs," These familiars, which Harvey claimed she tried to send back, allegedly "tormented her in her bed, in the places aforesaid, as if they had pulled her in pieces."(31)

The shoe-maker, Peter Pain, living in the city of Bristol, "was extreamly disturbed with most surprizing and unaccountable noises for some time." One night, around midnight, "the usual noise was accompanied with so great a light through the whole House, as if every Room had been full of burning Tapers, or Torches."(164-165)

Peter Pain, a shoemaker from Bristol, turned to Mr. Toogood, the minister, to visit his house, which was troubled by "unaccountable noises," and one night, "so great a light through the whole House, as if every Room had been full of burning Tapers, or Torches." As soon as Mr. Toogood entered the house, "he became an Ear-witness of the most dreadful and accustomed noises." The minister goes to a chamber, where at one end lay "a large bulky Trunk," that was so heavy, "four or five men were not able to lift it." Here, the minister prayed, during which time, "the noise continued" when suddenly "something was flung against the Chamber door, with extraordinary violence." When the prayer had ended, the minister could not open the chamber door. The neighbours had to be called, and they found "the door barr'd close with the great Trunk aforesaid." It was concluded that the trunk was "cast there in that violent manner, when they heard that mighty shock against the door." However, after this, the noise ceased, and came no more.(165-166)