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Examples will be found in the act-books cited supra. Hale, Crim. Hale, op. cit., 182 . Cf. Whitgift's Articles for Sarum diocese in 1588, art. viii: "Whether your ministers used to pray for the quenes majestie ... by the title and style due to her majestie." Cardwell, Doc. Ann., ii, 14. Dean of York's Visit., 320 . Hale, op. cit., 159 . 3 Rep. Hist.
The first was The examination and confession of certaine Wytches at Chensforde in the Countie of Essex before the Quenes maiesties Judges, the XXVI daye of July Anno 1566. The pamphlet a black letter one was issued, in three parts, from the press of William Powell at London, two of them on August 13, the third on August 23, 1566.
Immediately after this eightpence is given "to a pore lame sowldior hurted in the quenes servyce in yrland having a lisens." The town could make merry at times, as we find when sixpence was paid "for a pynte of Secke when our burgesse Mr. Harrys was chosen" which is very moderate compared with Falstaff's payments for the same liquor.
The churchwardens acc'ts occasionally allude to the Queen's commissioners, e.g., the Great Witchingham Acc'ts, where they are dubbed by the right name: "for my expenses when I was before the quenes inquisitors for lands and goods" . Norf. and Norw. Arch. Soc., xiii, 207. Jas. Copeman in Norf. and Norw. Arch. Soc., ii , 64.
It was entitled The examination and confession of certaine Wytches at Chensforde in the Countie of Essex before the Quenes Maiesties Judges the XXVI daye of July anno 1566. The trial there recorded is one that presents some of the most curious and inexplicable features in the annals of English witchcraft. The personnel of the "size" court is mysterious.
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