i. Français mentions a Swiss sorcerer, somewhat of a wag, who used to play

the same trick on people.

[18] _Ulster Journal of Archæology_, vol. iv. (for 1858).

[19] _All the Year Round_ (for April 1870).

[20] Lenihan, _History of Limerick_, p. 147.

[21] Enrolment of Pleas, 6 James I, memb. 2 (Queen's Bench).

[22] Scott, _Demonology and Witchcraft_, Letter V.

[23] Ed. C. K. Sharpe (Edinburgh, 1818).

[24] Witherow, _Memorials of Presbyterianism in Ireland_.

[25] Quot. in Law's _Memorialls_.

[26] Witherow, _op. cit._, pp. 15-16.

[27] Lenihan, _History of Limerick_, p. 147.

[28] Hickson, _Ireland in the Seventeenth Century_, vol. i.; Fitzpatrick, _Bloody Bridge_, p. 125; Temple's _History of the Rebellion_.

[29] Baxter, _Certainty of the World of Spirits_ (London, 1691); Clark, _A Mirrour or Looking-Glass for Saints and Sinners_ (London, 1657-71).

[30] Fitzpatrick, _op. cit._, p. 127.

[31] Hist. MSS. Comm. Report 13 (Duke of Portland MSS.).

[32] No. 25 in _Sadducismus Triumphatus_ (London, 1726).

[33] _Dict. Nat. Biog._

[34] _Cork Hist. and Arch. Journal_, vol. x. (2nd series).

[35] _Ibid._, vol. vii. (2nd series).

[36] Furnished to the writer by T. J. Westropp, Esq., M.A.

[37] Glanvill, _Sadducismus Triumphatus_, Rel. 26.

[38] _Ulster Journal of Archæology_, vol. iii. (for 1855).

[39] Glanvill, _op. cit._, Rel. 27.

[40] Law's _Memorialls_.

[41] Baxter, _Certainty of the World of Spirits_.

[42] William Turner, _Compleat History of Most Remarkable Providences_ (London, 1697).

[43] Seymour, _Succession of Clergy in Cashel and Emly_.

[44] O'Donoghue, _Brendaniana_, p. 301. See Joyce, _Wonders of Ireland_, p. 30, for an apparition of a ship in the air in Celtic times. See also Westropp, _Brasil_ (Proc. R.I.A.); that writer actually sketched an illusionary island in 1872.

[45] _Memorialls._

[46] Glanvill, _op. cit._, Rel. 18; Baxter, _op. cit._

[47] _Op. cit._; W.P., _History of Witches and Wizards_ (London, 1700?).

[48] John Lindon (or Lyndon) became junior puisne Judge of the Chief Place in 1682, was knighted in 1692, and died in 1697 (_Cork Hist. and Arch. Journal_, vol. vii., 2nd series).

[49] Egmont MSS. (Hist. MSS. Comm.), ii. 181.

[50] "An experiment was made, whether she could recite the Lord's Prayer: and it was found that though clause after clause was most carefully repeated unto her, yet when she said it after them that prompted her, she could not possibly avoid making nonsense of it, with some ridiculous depravations. This experiment I had the curiosity to see made upon two more, and it had the same effect."

[51] _The Devil in Britain and America_, chap. xxiv.

[52] C. K. Sharpe, _op. cit._

[53] A man in the Orkneys was ruined by nine knots tied in a blue thread (Dalyell's _Darker Superstitions of Scotland_).

[54] The Rev. Dr. Tisdall, who has given such a full account of the trial, was Vicar of Belfast. For his attitude towards the Presbyterians, see Witherow's _Memorials of Presbyterianism in Ireland_, pp. 118, 159. Yet his narrative of the trial is not biassed, for all his statements can be borne out by other evidence.

[55] James Macartney became second puisne Justice of the King's Bench in 1701, puisne Justice of Common Pleas (vice A. Upton) in 1714, and retired in 1726. Anthony Upton became puisne Justice of Common Pleas, was succeeded as above, and committed suicide in 1718. Both were natives of co. Antrim.

[56] In the shorter version of the poem this line runs--

"He cured the kye for Nanny Barton,"

which makes better sense. Huie Mertin was evidently a rival of Mary Butters.

[57] South-running water possessed great healing qualities. See Dalyell, _Darker Superstitions of Scotland_, and C. K. Sharpe, _op. cit._, p. 94.

[58] When a child the writer often heard that if a man were led astray at night by Jacky-the-Lantern (or John Barleycorn, or any other potent sprite!), the best way to get home safely was to turn one's coat inside out and wear it in that condition.

[59] _Notes and Queries_, 4th series, vol. vii.

[60] Henderson, _Folklore of Northern Counties of England_, (Folklore Society).

[61] _Journal of Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland_, xxii. (consec. ser.), p. 291.

[62] _Irish Times_ for 14th June; _Independent_ for 1st July.

[63] _Journal of Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland_, xxi. (consec. ser.), pp. 406-7.

[64] _Folklore._

[65] _Journal of Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland_, xxv. (consec. ser.), p. 84.

[66] _Folklore_, vi. 302.

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Transcriber's note:

Footnote 40 appears on page 156 of the text, but there is no corresponding marker on the page.