Therefore by special commandment, Agnes Sampson had all her hair shaven off, in each part of her body, and her head "thrawen" (constricted) with a rope according to the custom of that Country, being a pain most grievous, which she continued almost an hour, during which time she would not confess any thing until the Devil's mark was found upon her privates, then she immediately confessed whatsoever was demanded of her, and justifying those persons aforesaid to be notorious witches.
As a consequence of the decree, Agnes Sampson underwent a gruesome ritual involving the shaving of all her hair and constriction of her head with a rope in accordance with local customs, resulting in extreme pain that she endured for nearly an hour before making a false confession to those accused of witchcraft.