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These accounted for it by saying that, fearing lest the sight of so much wealth should lead to their being murdered, they had taken a great part of their merchandise and sunk it in the water, committing it to the care of their "devill," who was charged "not to lett them to be wett nor rusted, wch he promised faithlesse" that he would do; all of which the simple creatures believed "as ye Christians the Gospell."
French Pathfinders in North America William Henry Johnson
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May 20, 2008 at 9:33 am mista devill iz reddy furr mai clowssup.
Hmmm…the zebra looks good, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Hmmm, not realy the devill is in the detail by Andris on Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 6: 21: 28 PM
Our Deteriorating Democracy Can Be Rescued by Those Here and Outside of OpEdNews 2007
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Reply: Hmmm, not realy the devill is in the detail
Our Deteriorating Democracy Can Be Rescued by Those Here and Outside of OpEdNews 2007
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Reply: Hmmm, not realy the devill is in the detail
Our Deteriorating Democracy Can Be Rescued by Those Here and Outside of OpEdNews 2007
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Why the devill then, am I to be treated as I am? —
Pamela 2006
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And yt ye said devill or spirit badde her call him by the name of _Mamilian_.
Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster Thomas Potts
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Shee further saith, yt ye said _Mamilian_, her devill, (by her consent) did abuse and defile her body by comittinge wicked uncleannesse together.
Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster Thomas Potts
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And if any desyre to have a greate and more wonderfull devill, whereby they may have more power to hurt, they may have one such.
Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster Thomas Potts
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And sayth, yt such witches as have sharp bones given them by the devill to pricke them, have no pappes or dugges whereon theire devill may sucke, but theire devill receiveth bloud from the place, pricked with the bone.
Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster Thomas Potts
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