Margaret Gurr is allegedly possessed by a witch on August 5, 1861, where "she spake in me with most hideous and strange Noises," and demands that Margaret Gurr not go to Dr. Skinner for help. The witch promises that if she does not seek Dr. Skinner, she "shall be well." Margaret Gurr experiences "a most lamentable pain in my Limbs" during this possession, and she was tempted not to pray, "but curse and sware."(3-4)