Skip to main content

Full text of "Records of Salem witchcraft, copied from the original documents"

See other formats 


••(  J 


SALEM 
WITCHCRAFT. 

1691-2. 


No.    II 


RECORDS 


OF 


SALEM  WITCHCRAFT, 


COPIED     FROM    THE 


VOL.  II. 


PRIVATELY    PRINTED    FOR 

W.   ELLIOT  WOODWARD,  ROXBURY,  MASS. 

MDCCCLXIV. 


V 


SALEM        CM 
WITCHCRAFT. 


Sarah  Vibber  i).  Jno.  Willard. 

June  the  3.  1692. 

ARAH  Vibber  aged  36  yeares  or  theara- 
bouts  teftifie  and  faith  the  day  before 
Jno  Willard  was  examined  at  the  uilleg 
I  being  in  Left  Ingerfols  Chamber  I 
ye  aporition  of  John  willard  com  to  mary  wol- 
cot  and  mary  luis  and  hurt  them  griuofly  and  al- 
moft  choked  Them  Then  I  tould  of  it  and  eme- 
diatly  ye  faid  wiliard  fel  upon  mee  and  tormented 
me  greuefly  and  pinched  me  and  threw  me  down. 
Sarah  uibber  ownid  this  har  teftimony  before  us  the 
Jurrers  for  Inqweft  this  3  of  June  1692. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Eliz  Hubbard  v.  Jno  Willard. 

The  depofiftion  of  Elizabeth  Hubburdagged  about 
17  years  who  teftifieth   and  faith  that  on  the  u 
Vol.  n.  A 


M8Q8G9 


2  Salem  Witchcraft. 

May  1692  I  faw  the  Apperifhtion  of  John  Willard 
of  Salem  Village  who  did  Immediatly  torment  me 
and  urged  me  to  writ  in  his  book  :  but  on  the  1 8th  of 
M?y  being  the  day  of  his  examination  John  Wil 
lard  did  moft  greviouily  tortor  me  during  the  time 
of  his  examination  for  if  he  did  but  look  upon  me 
ibe  would  Immediatly  ftrick  me  down  or  allmoft 
choak  me  and  allso  during  the  time  of  his  exami 
nation  I  faw  the  Apperifhtion  of  John  Willard  goe 
from  him  and  afflict  the  bodys  of  Mary  Walcott 
mircy  lewes  Abigaill  Williams  and  Ann  putnam 
Junr. 

Elizabeth  Hubburt  did  one  this  teftimony  after  the 
Reding  of  it  before  vs  the  Jurres  for  Inqweft  this 

3  day  of  June  :  92. 

Eliz  Booth,  v.  Jno  Willard, 

The  Depofiftion  of  Eliz  Booth  agged  about  1 8 
yeares  who  teftifieth  and  faith  that  feverall  times 
fence  the  later  end  of  June  1692. 1  have  been  moft 
grevioufly  afflicted  and  tormented  by  John  Willard 
or  his  Apperance  by  pinching  pricking  and  almoft 
choaking  me  to  death,  alfo  I  have  often  feen  John 
Willard  or  his  operance,  moft  grevioufly  tormenting 
and  afflicting  my  Brother  George  Booth  almoft 
Redy  to  kill  him. 

Sufannah  Shelden  alfo  teftfieth  that  within  this 
fortnight  me  hath  feen  John  Willard  or  his  Ap 
pearance  moft  grevioufly  torment  and  afflict  George 
Booth  almoft  Redy  to  prefe  him  to  death. 


Salem  finite  her  aft.  3 

Lydia  Nichols  Margaret  Knight  v.  Jno  Willard. 

The  depofition  of  Lydia  Nicoles  aged  46  yeares  & 
of  Margaret  Knight  aged  20  yeares,  who  teftify 
and  fay,  That  the  wife  of  John  Willard  being  at 
her  fathers  houfe  when  the  faid  Willard  lived  at 
Groton  me  made  a  lamentable  complaynt  how  cru 
elty  her  hufband  had  beaten  her ;  me  thought  her- 
felfe  that  me  mould  neuer  recouer  of  the  blows  he 
had  giuen  her,  the  next  morninge  he  was  got  into 
a  litle  hole  vnder  the  ftayres  and  then  me  thought 
fome  thinge  extra  ordinary  had  befallen  him,  then 
he  ran  out  at  the  dore  and  ran  vp  a  fteep  hill  al- 
mofl  impoffible  for  any  man  to  run  vp  as  me  fayd 
then  me  tooke  her  mare  and  rid  away,  fearing  fome 
euil  had  been  intended  as  againft  her  and  when  me 
came  to  the  houfe  of  Henery  or  Benjamin  Willard 
fhe  told  how  it  was  with  her  and  the  fayd  Henery 
Willard  or  both  went  to  looke  after  him  and  met 
him  running  in  a  ftrange  diftracted  manner. 

Sam!i  Wilkins  v.  Jno  fflillard. 

The  Depofiftion  of  Samuell  Wilknes  agged  about 
1 9  years  who  teftifieth  and  faith  that  fence  Jno 
Willard  has  been  in  prizfon  I  have  been  afflicted 
in  a  ftrange  kind  of  maner  for  about  the  later  end 
of  June  or  begining  of  July  as  I  was  a  weaving  the 
yarn  broak  exceeding  faft  and  as  I  was  a  tying  a 
thread  I  had  a  ftroak  on  my  hand  like  a  knife  the 
blood  being  almoft  Redy  to  come  out  and  I  was 
alfo  pinched  feueral  times  by  an  unfeen  hand  alfo 


4  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Riding  to  Marble  head  Juft  as  I  came  to  forrift  Ri- 
uer  Bridge  I  was  immediatly  feized  with  a  violent 
wait  on  my  back  and  I  faw  a  black  hate  and  was 
immediatly  pulled  ofe  my  horfe  or  mare  and  almoft 
pulled  into  the  Rivere  but  holding  faft  as  laft  I  gott 
vp  againe  awhile  affter  as  I  was  once  in  the  woods 
and  agoing  horn  and  a  little  boy  with  me  I  thought 
I  muft  run  and  I  said  to  the  by  let  us  Run  and  as 
foon  as  I  ran  there  was  a  black  hate  ran  along  by 
me  a  while  affter  one  morning  about  an  hour  by 
fun  I  was  afflicted  and  I  saw  John  Willard  or  his 
Appearance  with  a  darke  collored  coot  and  a  black 
hate  very  like  that  hate  which  I  formerly  faw  :  a 
little  while  affter  this  one  night  as  foon  as  I  was 
a  bed  John  Willard  whom  I  very  well  knew  or  his 
Appearance  cam  into  the  Room  where  I  was  a  bed 
and  another  man  and  woman  along  with  him  which 
I  did  not  know  and  they  tould  me  they  would  carry 
me  away  before  morning. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

'Thomas  Bailey  v.  "John  Willard. 

The  depofition  of  Thomas  Baly  aged   36  yeares 
who  teftifieth  and  faith. 

That  I  being  at  Groton  fome  fhort  tyme after  John 
Willard  as  the  report  went,  had  beaten  his  wife  I 
went  to  call  him  home  and  comeinge  home  with 
him  in  the  night  I  heard  fuch  a  hideous  noyfe  of 
ftrange  createres  I  was  much  affrighted  for  I  never 
had  heard  the  like  noyfe.  I  fearinge  they  might  be 
fome  evil  fpirits  I  enquired  of  thefaid  Willard  what 
might  it  be  that  made  fuch  a  hideous  noyfe  the 


Salem  Witchcraft.  5 

fayd  Willard  fayd  they  ware  Locuft.  the  next  day 
as  I  fuppofe  the  fayd  Willards  wife  with  a  young 
childe  and  her  mother  being  upon  my  mare  ridinge 
betweene  Groaton  mil  and  Chemsford  they  being 
willing  to  goe  on  foote  a  litle  defired  me  to  ride : 
then  I  taking  my  mare  being  willing  to  let  her  feed 
a  litle  there  as  I  remember  I  aprehend  I  heard  the 
fame  noyfe  agayne  where  at  my  mare  ftarted  and 
got  from  me 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Eliz :  Bailey  v.  yno  Willard. 

The  teftimonie  of  Elizabeth  Bayly  aged  twenty  fe- 
uen  yeares  ore  there-abouts  teftifyeth  and  faith  that 
John  Willard  lookeing  his  oxen  met  wth  this  depo 
nent  and  told  her  that  all  the  way  from  Francis 
Elliotts  houfe  to  his  owne  home  he  veryly  thought 
that  the  Deuell  came  before  him  or  behind  him  all 
the  way  which  dreadfully  frighted  him,  the  faid 
Deponent  afked  him  why  he  thought  fo  he  an- 
fwered  hee  could  not  tell  and  emediatly  fell  a 
fmging. 

The  marke  of  -J-  Elizabeth  Bayley 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Rebecca  Wilkins  v.  Jno  Willard. 

The  teftomony  of  Rebeckah  Wilkins  aged  ninteen 
years  Doe  teftifie  that  29th  July  at  night  fhee  fe 
John  Wilard  feting  in  the  Corner  and  hee  faid  that 
hee  wold  afflict  me  that  night  and  forthwith  hee 
did  afflick  me  and  the  nax  day  I  ded  fe  him  afflick 
me  foer  by  choaking  and  Polling  one  ear  into  Pea- 


6  Salem  Witchcraft. 

fes  the  nax  day  being  the  Lords  day  I  being  going 
to  meeting  I  ie  John  Willard  and  hee  afflickted 
me  uery  foer. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Thos.  Putnam  &  Edward  Putnam  v.  Jno  Willard. 

The  depofiftion  of  Thomas  putnam  agged  40  years 
and  Edward  Putnam  agged  38  years  who  teftifie 
and  fay  that  we  haueing  been  conuerfant  with  fe- 
ueral  of  the  afflicted  parfons,  as  namly  Mary  Wal- 
cott  mercy  lewes  Elizabeth  hubbert  abigail  Willi 
ams  and  Ann  Putnam  Junr  and  we  haue  feen  them 
moft  grevioufly  tormented  by  pinching  and  pricking 
and  being  all  moft  choaked  to  death  moft  grevioufly 
complaining  of  John  Willard  for  hurting  them  but 
on  the  1 8th  day  of  May  1 692.  being  the  day  of  his 
examination  the  aforefaid  afflicted  parfons  were 
moft  grevioufly  tormented  dureing  the  time  of  his 
examination  for  if  he  did  but  caft  his  eies  upon 
them  they  were  ftrochen  down  or  all  most  choak 
alfo  feuerall  times  fence  We  have  feen  the  Affbrelaid 
afflicted  parfons  moft  grevioufly  tormented  as  if 
their  bones  would  have  been  diljoyned  grevioufly 
complaining  of  John  Willard  for  hurting  them, 
and  we  veryly  beleue  that  John  willard  the  priz- 
foner  at  the  bar  has  feuerall  times  tormented  and 
afflicted  the  afforefaid  parfons  with  acts  of  witch 
craft. 

Thomas  Putnam 
Edward  putnam. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  j 

Henry  Wilkins  jr.  v.  John  Willard. 

The  depofition  of  Henery  Wilknes  fen  aged  41 
yeares,  who  teftifieth  and  fayth  that  upon  the  third  of 
May  laft,  John  Willard  came  to  my  houfe  and  very 
earneftly  entreated  me  to  go  uith  him  to  Boftton  wch 
I  at  length  contented  to  go  with  him.  my  fon  Daniel 
comeinge  and  underftandinge  I  was   goinge  with 
him  to  Bofton  and  feemed   to  be   much   troubled 
that  I  would  go  with  the  faid  Willard  and  he  fayd 
he  thought  it  were  wel  if  the  fayd  Willard  were 
hanged  wch  made  me  admire  for  I  never  heard  fuch 
an  expreffion  come  from   him   to  any  one  beinge 
fine  he  came  to  yeares  of  difcretion,  but  after  I  was 
gone  in  a  few  days  he  was  taken   ficke  and  grew 
every  day  worfe  and  worfe  whereupon  we  made  ap- 
lication  to  a  phyfitian  who  affirmed  his  ficknes  was 
by  Ibme  preter  natural   caufe  and  would  make  no 
aplication  of  any  phificke     Some  tymes  after  this 
our  neighbours  coming  to  vifit  my  fon  Mercy  Le 
wis  came  wth  them  and  affirmed  that  me  saw  the 
apparition  of  John  Willard  afflicting  him  quickly 
after  came  An  Putnam  and  me  faw  the  fame  appa 
rition  and  then  my  eldeft  daughter  was  taken  in  a 
fad  manner  and  the  fayd  An  faw  the  fayd  Willard 
afflicting  her  at   Another  tyme   mercy  lewes   and 
mary  Walcott  came  to  vifit   him  and  they  faw  the 
fame  apparition  of  Willard  afflicting  him  and  this 
not  but  a  little  tyme  before  his  death.     Sworne  in 
Court. 


8  Salem   Witchcraft. 


Benjm.  Wilkins  gTbo,.  Flint  v.  John  Willard. 

The  teftimony  of  benjamin  Wilkins  aged  about 

and  Thomas  fflint  aged  about  46  years  tefti- 
fieth  that  one  ye  1  6  day  of  May  laft  1  692,  we  being 
at  the  hous  of  henry  Wilkins  where  we  faw  his  fon 
daniell  Wilkins  as  we  judged  at  ye  point  of 

death  and  marcy  lues  and  Mary  wolcot  being  with 
us  Tould  us  That  John  Willard  and  goody  buckly 
were  upon  his  throat  and  upon  his  breaft  and 
preiTed  him  and  choked  him  and  to  our  bes  judg 
ment  he  was  preffed  and  choked  time  we 

faw  him  almoft  to  death, 

and  the  faid  benjamin  wilkins  continued  with  him 
till  was  about  3  hours  after  and  he  altered  not 
in  the  manner  condifthtion  only  grew  wors  and 
wors  till  he  died. 

Jurat  in  Curia  by  Ben  Wilkins 

Bray  Wilkins  v.  "John  Willard. 

The  depofition  of  Bray  Wilkins  of  Salem  Vil 
lage  aged  about  eighty  and  one  years  with  reference 
to  John  Willard  of  sd  Salem  lately  charged  with 
witchcraft,  when  he  was  at  firft  complained  of  by 
the  afflicted  perfons  for  afflicting  of  them  he  came 
to  my  houle  greatly  troubled  defiring  me  with 
fome  other  neighbours  to  pray  for  him.  I  told  him 
I  was  then  going  from  home  and  could  not  ftay, 
but  if  I  could  come  home  before  night  I  fhould  not 
be  unwilling,  but  it  was  near  night  before  I  came 
home  and  fo  I  did  not  anfwer  his  defire,  but  I 
heard  no  more  of  him  upon  that  account  whether 


Salem  Witchcraft.  9 

my  not  anfwering  his  delire  did  not  offend  him,   I 
cannot  tell  I  was  jealous  afterward  that  it  did  A  lit 
tle  after  my  wife   &  I  went  to   Bofton   at  the  laft 
Election  when  I  was  as  well  in   health  as  in  many 
yeares  before  &    the    Election   day  coming  to  my 
brother  Left  Richard  Way's  houle  at   noon   there 
were   many   iriends    to    dine  there,   they  were  fat 
down  at  the  Table  Mr.  Lawfon  and  his  wife  &  fe- 
verall  more  John  Willard  came  into  the  houfe  with 
my  fon  Henry  Wilkins  before  I  fat  down  &  fd  Wil 
lard  to  my  apprehenfion   look'd    after  fuch   a  fort 
upon  me  as  I  never  before  difcerned  in  any.    I  did 
but  ftep  into  the  next  room  &  I  was  prefently  taken 
in  a  ftrange  condition   fo  that  I  could  not  dine  nor 
eat  any  thing.      I  cannot  exprefs  the  mifery  I  was 
in  for  my  water  was  fuddenly  ftopt  &  I  had  no  be 
nefit  of  nature  but  was  like   a  man  in   a   Rock  and 
I  told  my  wife  immediatly  that  I  was   afraid   that 
Willard  had  done  me  wrong    my  pain  continuing 
and  finding  no  relief  my  jealoufie  continued:   Mr. 
Lawfon  and  others  there  were  all  amazed  &  knew 
not  what  to  do  for  me.     There  was  a  woman   ac 
counted  fkilful  came  hoping  to  help  me  and  after 
me  had  ufed  means  me  afked  me  whether  none  of 
thofe  evil  perfons  had  done  me  damage  I  faid  I  could 
not  lay  they  had    but   I  was   fore  afraid   they  had 
(he  anfwered  (he  did  fear  fo  too  as  near  as  I  remem 
ber  I  lay  in  this  cafe  3  or  4  dayes  at  Bofton  and  af 
terwards  with  the  jeopardy  of  my  life  (as  I  thought) 
I  came  home  and  then  fome  of  my  friends  coming 
to  fee  me  (and  at  this  time  John  Willard  was  run 
away)  one  of  the  afflicted  perfons    mercy  Lewes 
B 


io  Salem  Witchcraft. 

came  in  with  them  &  they  afked  whether  me  faw 
any  thing :  (he  faid  yes,  they  are  looking  for  John 
Willard  but  there  he  is  upon  his  Grandfathers  Belly 
(and  at  that  time  I  was  in  grievous  pain  in  the 
fmall  of  my  Belly)  I  continued  fo  in  greevous  pain 
and  my  water  much  ftopt  till  sd  Willard  was  in 
chains  and  then  as  near  as  I  can  guees  I  had  confid- 
erable  eafe,  but  on  the  other  hand  in  the  room  of  a 
ftoppage  I  was  vexed  with  a  flowing  of  water  fo 
that  it  was  hard  to  keep  myfelf  dry.  On  the  5  July 
laft  talking  with  fome  friends  about  John  Willard 
fome  pleading  his  innocenfy  and  myfelf  and  fome 
others  arguing  the  contrary,  within  about  1-4  of 
an  hour  after  that  I  had  faid  it  was  not  I  nor  my 
fon  Benj  Wilkins,  but  the  teftimony  of  the  afflicted 
perfons  and  the  jury  concerning  the  murder  of  my 
grandfon  :  Dan  :  Wilkins,  that  would  take  auay 
his  life  if  any  thing  did  and  within  about  1-4  hour 
after  this  I  was  taken  in  the  foreft  diftrefs  &  mifery 
my  water  being  turned  into  real  blood,  or  of  a 
bloody  colour  and  the  old  pain  returned  exceffively 
as  before  which  continued  for  about  24  hours  toge 
ther. 

Philip  Knight  &  Thos  Nichols,  v.  John  Willard. 

The  depnfition  of  Philip  knight  aged  46  yeares  and 
of  Thomas  Nicols  22  years  who  do  teftify  and  fay. 
That  Some  tyme  in  April  lad  there  was  difcourfe 
at  the  houfe  of  the  fayd  Philip  knight  about  ieue- 
ral  of  the  village  that  were  taken  vp  vpon  fufpition 


Salem  Witchcraft. 


1 1 


of  witchcraft.,  John  Willard  being  prefent  then  re~ 
plyed,  hang  them,  they  are  all  witches 

Mercy  Lewis  v.  John  Willard. 

The  depofiftion  of  Mircy  Lewes  who  teftifieth  and 
faith  that  I  have  often  feen  the  Apperifhtion  of 
John  Willard  amongft  the  witches  within  this  three 
weeks,  but  he  did  not  doe  me  much  hurt  till  the 
I  Ith  of  May  1692  and  then  he  fell  upon  me  moft 
dreadfully  and  dis  moft  grevioufly  afflect  me  allmoft 
Redy  to  kill  me  urging  me  moft  vehemently  to 
writ  in  his  book,  and  fo  he  hath  continued  euer 
fince  at  times  tortoring  me  moft  dreadfully  beating 
and  pinching  me  and  allmoft  Redy  to  choak  me 
threatning  to  kill  if  I  would  not  writ  in  his  book 
alfo  I  being  carried  to  wills  hill  on  the  14th  of  may 
at  euening  to  fee  the  afflicted  parfons  there.  I  faw 
there  the  Apperifhtion  of  John  Willard  grevioufly 
afflicting  his  grandffather  wilknes  and  I  alfo  law  the 
apperifhtion  of  John  Willard  there  grevioufly  af- 
flecting  the  body  of  Daniell  Wilknes  who  laid 
fpeachles  and  in  a  fad  condition  and  John  Willard 
tould  me  he  would  kill  Daniell  Wilknes  within 
Two  days  if  he  could  alfo  I  was  at  Henry  Wilknes 
the  1 6  May  a  little  before  night  and  their  I  law  the 
apperifhtion  of  John  Willard  a  choaking  Daniell 
Wilknes  alfo  on  the  i8th  May  being  ing  the  day 
of  his  examination  I  was  moft  grevioufly  tortured 
by  him  dureing  the  time  of  his  examination  for  if 
he  did  but  look  upon  me  he  ftruck  me  down  or 
almoft  choaked  me  to  death  and  feveral  times  fence 


1 2  Salem   Witchcraft. 

the  Apperifhtion  of  John  Willard  has  moft  grevi- 
oufly  afHecled  me  by  beating  pinching  and  allmoft 
choaking  me  to  death,  alfo  dureing  the  time  of  his 
examination  I  faw  the  Apperithtion  of  John  Wil 
lard  goe  from  him  and  afflidt  the  bodyes  of  Mary 
Wolcott  Abigail  Williams  Elizabeth  Hubbard  and 
Ann  Putnam  Junr> 

Benj*.  Wilkim  v.  Jno  Willard, 

The  teftimony  of  benjamin  Wilkens  aged  about  36 
years  faith  That  about  ye  12  or'  May  laft  Mary  lues 
being  at  my  fathers  houfe  tould  us  that  flie  law 
John  wilard  and  goody  buckly  upon  my  father 
wilknes  preffing  his  belly  and  my  father  complained 
of  extreme  paine  in  his  bely  at  ye  fametime,  then 
John  putnam  ftruck  at  ye  aperiftions  then  marcy 
lues  fell  down  and  my  father  had  eafe  emidiatly, 

John  Putnam  v.  'John  Willard. 
John  putnam  teftifieth  to  ye  fame  above  written. 

Indi5lment  v  Ann  Pudeater, 

EfTex  in  the  Province  of)  Annog3R.  Rd&  Reginee 
the  Maffachufetts  Bay  V  Gulielmi  &  Mariee  An- 
Jn  New  England  fs  )  glice&  c  Quarto.  Anno- 

gu  Dom.  1692  .  .  . 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sou5  Lord  and  Lady  the  Kino- 
and  Queen  Pfent,  That  Ann  Pudeator  of  Salem  in 
the  County  of  Effex,  aforefaid  widdow,  The  fecond 
day  of  July  in  the  yeare  aforefaid  and  diuers  othere 


Salejn   Witchcraft.  13 

days  and  times  as  well  before  as  after  certaine  de- 
teftable  arts  called  witchcraft  &  Sorceries  Wickedly 

j 

Mallitioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  ufed  pra&ifed  and 
exerciled  At  and  within  the  Townefhip  of  Salem 
aforefaid  in  &  upon  and  againft  one  Mary  Warren 
of  Salem  aforelaid  fingle  woman  by  which  (aid 
wicked  arts  the  faid  Mary  Warren  the  fecond  day 
of  July  aforelaid  and  diners  other  days  and  times 
both  before  and  after  was  and  is  tortured  Afflicted 
Pined  Confumed  wafted  and  tormented  and  alfo 
for  fundry  other  acts  of  witchcraft  by  the  faid  Ann 
Pudeater  Committed  and  done  before  and  Since  that 
time  Agft  the  peace  of  or  Soun  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  Dignity  and 
agft  the  forme  of  the  ftatute  in  yr  Cafe  made  and 
Provided. 

WitnefTes  Mary  Warren  Jurat. 

Sarah  Churchel  Jurat.     Ann  Putnam  Jurat. 

Warrant,  v.  Ann  Pudeater. 

To  the  Marfhall  of  EfTex  or  Conftable  in  Salem. 

You  are  in  theire  Majefts  names  hereby  required 
forthwith  to  apprehend  and  bring  before  vs  Allic 
Parker  the  wife  of  John  Parker  of  Salem  and  Ann 
Pudeater  of  Salem  widdow  who  ftand  charged  with 
fundry  acts  of  witchcraft  by  them  committed  this 
day  Contrary  to  ye  Laws  of  our  Soun  Lord  and  La 
dy,  ffaile  not.  Dated  Salem  May  the  12th  1692. 
Jvs.  JOHN  HATHORNE 

J/~* 
ONATHAN    CORWIN 

May  12th  1692.      I   have  apprehended  the'above 


1 4.  Salem  Witchcraft. 

named  perfons  and  Brought  them  att  ye  place  ap- 
ointed  by  your  honors 

P  mee     GEORGE  HERRICK  Marfhall 

of  Effex 

Sarah  Churchill  Confeffion. 

Sarah  Churchwell  confefTeth  that  Goody  pudeater 
brought  the  book  to  this  examinat  and  (he  figned 
it  but  did  not  know  her  at  that  tyme,  but  when  (he 
law  her  (he  knew  her  to  be  the  fame  and  that 
Goody  Bifhop  als  Oliver  appeared  to  this  Examin- 
ant  and  told  her  me  had  killed  John  Trafks  child 
(whofe  child  dyed  about  that  tyme)  and  faid  Bimop 
als  Oliver  afflicted  her  as  alfoe  did  old  George  Ja 
cobs  and  before  that  time  this  Examin1  being  af 
flicted  could  not  doe  her  fervice  as  formerly  and  her 
fd  Mafter  Jacobs  called  her  bitch  witch  and  ill 
names  and  then  afflicted  her  as  above  and  that 
pudEater  brought  3  Images  like  Mercy  Lewis  Ann 
Putnam  Eliza  Hubbard  and  they  brought  her 
thornes  and  (he  ftuck  them  in  the  Images  and  told 
her  the  perfons  whofe  likenefs  they  were  would  be 
afflicted  and  the  other  day  faw  Goody  Oliver  fate 
vpon  her  knee. 

Jurat  in  Curia  by  Sarah  Churchill. 

this  confeffion  was  taken  before  John  Hathorrie 
and  Jonathan  Corwiu  Esqrs  I.  Juni  1692.  as  atteft. 

Th°  Newton. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  15 

Examination  of  Ann  Pudeator. 

An  Pudeater  examined  before  ye  Majeftrates  of 
Salem  July  2.  i  692 

Sarah  Churchwell  was  bid  to  fay  what  fhe  had  to 
fay  of  her. 
You  have  charged  her  with  bringingye  book  to  you. 

A  :   Yes  faid  Churchwell. 

have  you  feen  her  iince.          A  :   no. 
Goodwife  puddeater,  you  have  former  ly  bin  com- 
playned  of  we   now  further  enquire  :   here   is  one 
perfon  faith  you  brought  her  ye  book  which  is  Sa 
rah  Churchell  look  on  ye  perfon  fes.  Churchill : 

you  did  bring  me  ye  book  :  I  was  at  Goodman  Ja 
cob  fes. 

Pudeater  fd  I  never  faw  yewoman  before  now.  it 
was  told  puddeater  this  mayd  charged  you  with 
bringing  her  ye  book  at  ye  lafl  examinat"  Puddeater 
fd  I  never  faw  ye  Devils  book,  nor  knew  that  he  had 
one. 

L'  Jer  Neal  was  alked  what  he  could  fay  of  this 
woman.  Neal  fd  fhe  had  been  an  ill  carriaged  wo 
man  and  fmce  my  wife  has  been  fick  of  ye  fmall 
pox  this  woman  has  come  to  my  houfe  pretending 
kindnes  and  I  was  gkd  to  fee  it  fhe  afked  whe 
ther  (lie  might  ufe  our  morter  which  was  ufed  for 
my  wife :  and  I  contented  to  it,  but  I  afterward  re 
pented  of  it  :  for  ye  nurs  told  me  my  wife  was  ye 
wors  lenc  fhe  was  very  ill  of  a  flux  which  (he  had 
not  before. 
When  the  officer  came  for  puddeater,  ye  nurs  fdyou 


\f>  Salem   Witchcraft. 

are  come  to  late  for  my  wife  grew  worfe  till  (he 
dyed  :  fd  Pudeater  had  often  threatened  my  wife. 

Eliz  Hubbard  fd  me  had  Teen  fdP  udeater  fd 
Mary  Wolcot  but  flic  had  not  hurt  her  {he  had  feen 
her  with  Goodwife  nurs. 

goody  puddeater  what  did  you  do  with  y-  oint 
ments  that  you  had  in  ye  hous  fo  many  of  them, 
fhe  fd  I  never  had  ointment  or  oyl  but  meat  tried 
out  in  my  houfe  fince  my  hufband  dyed  :  but  the 
conftable  Jofeph  Neal  affirmed  me  had  (he  had  near 
2O  that  had  oyntment  or  greas  in  them,  a  little  in 
a  thing :  me  fde  fhe  never  had  any  ointment  but 
neats  foot  oy1  in  y-  hous,  but  what  was  in  thefe 
things  yc  conftablcs  fpeakes  of. 

A.  It  was  greafe  to  make  (ope  of.  but  why  did  you 
put  them  in  fo  many  things,  when  one  would  have 
held  all  but  anfwered  not  to  ye  porpofe,  but  the 
conftable  sd  oyntments  were  of  feveral  forts. 

Sarah  Vibber  did  you  ever  fe  this  woman  before 
now,  anfwered  no.  An  putnam  sd  fhe  had  never 
feen  her,  but  fince  fhe  come  to  Salem  Town  laft  : 
fd  Putnam  fell  into  a  fitt  and  sd  Puddeater  was  com 
manded  to  take  her  by  y-  wrift,  and  did  and  fd 
Putnam  was  well  prefently. 

mary  warin  fell  into  two  fitts  quickly  after  one 
another  and  both  times  was  helped  by  fd  Puddeators 
taking  her  by  yc  wrift. 


Salem  ff^itchcraft.  17 

Summons  to  vritnt/fes  i\  Anri  PuJeatsr. 

\\  m  5c  Marv  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England, 
Scottland  ffrance  «5c  Ireland  King  and  Queen, 
defend-  6cc. 

To  Y-  Sheriff"  of  Eif-x  or  deputy. 
L-  ^  Greeting. 

^  ee  commondyou  to  warn  John  Wefgate  John 
Bullock,  Martha  Dutch  Sufanna  Dutch  Lt.  Jere 
miah  Xeale  John  Beckett  John  Beft  Junr  Jno 
Loader,  Sarah  parott,  that  they  and  every  of  them 
appear  at  y*  next  Court  of  Over  6c  Terminer  holden 
at  Salem  en  ys  next  Tueiday  at  twelve  of  ys  clock 
there  to  Tertiryy*  truth  toy*  beftof  theire  knowl 
edge  on  certain  Indictments  to  be  exhibited  againft 

^-  ^ 

Alice  Parker  and  Ann  Pudeater,  hereof  make  return 
fail  not 

Dated  in  Salem  Septr  ^  1692.  in  y~  fourth  year 
ot  our  Reigne.  STEPHEN  SEWALL  cler 

Sept  5 -  1692.  I  have  lumoned  and  have  warned 
all  the  within  named  perfons  John  Bell  Junr  Ex 
cept  2-  Bert  being  Removed  to  Ipfwich  that  thay 
and  every  of  them  appeare  to  Giue  in  their  Euid 
jScc  att  time  and  place  within  written. 

P  me          GEORGE  HERRICK  depr  SherirT. 

Sarah  Churchill  i\  Ann  Pudeater. 

Sarah  Churchel  affirmed  to  ye  Jury  of  inqwert  that 
Ann  Puddeator  has  greatly  afflicted  her  id  Churchel 
by  choaking  her  pinching  her  and  sticking  pinfe 
into  her  and  by  prelling  of  her  and  making  her  iett 

^ 


1 8  Salem  Witchcraft. 

her  hands  to  ye  hook  upon  ye  oath  fhe  hath  taken 
Sept.  6th  1692. 

Sworn  in  Court. 

&  brought  poppits  to  her  to  ftick  pins  to  wch  fhe 
did  &  ye  Pfons  afflicted  by  it. 

Mary  Warren  v.  Ann  Pudeator* 

Mary  Warin  upon  her  oath  yc  fhe  hath  taken  af 
firms  to  ye  Jury  of  Inqweft  that  Ann  Puddeator 
hath  often  afflicted  me  by  biting  me,  pinching  me, 
flicking  pins  in  me  and  choaking  me  and  particu- 
larly  on  ye  2  day  of  July  att  her  examination  id 
Puddeator  did  afflict  me  greatly  alfo  fhe  on  her  Ap- 
perifhtion  did  offer  me  the  booktofign  to,  fhe  told 
me  alfo  yc  fhe  was  ye  caufe  of  Jno  Turners  ffalling 
off  ye  cherry  tree  :  to  his  great  hurt  and  which 
amazed  him  in  his  head  and  almoft  kiled  him,  fhe 
told  me  alfo  fhe  was  the  caus  of  Jeremiah  Neals 
wifes  death  and  I  faw  her  hurt  Eliz  Hubbard, 
Mary  Walcott  and  An  Putnam  ye  laft  night  fhe 
afflicted  me  alfo  laft  night  by  her  witchcraft  and  \ 
doe  verily  beleev  fd  Ann  Puddeater  is  a  witch  ;  fhe 
affirms  Puddeator  told  her  fhe  kiled  her  hufband 
Puddeator  and  his  firft  wife  and  that  fhe  was  an 
inftrument  of  John  Befts  wifes  death 
Septr  7  :  1692.  Sworne  in  Court. 

Eliz  Hubbard  v.  Ann  Pudeator. 

Eliz  Hubbard  affirmed  upon  yeoath  fhe  hath  taken 
that  fhe  hath  feen  Ann  Pddeator  afflict  Mary 


Salem  Witchcraft.  ig 

Kn  and  that  (he  or  her  Apperiftion  did  hurt  me  and 
Mary  Warin  ye  laft  night,  before  ye  Jury  of Inqueft 
Septr  7.  1692  &  that  (he  hath  afflicted  her  fince 
me  came  into  Court. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Ann  Pudeator. 

An  Putnam  affirmed  upon  her  oath,  to  ye  Jury  of 
Inqueft  that  me  hath  feen  Ann  Puddeater  afflict 
Mary  Warin  Mary  Walcott  and  Eliz  Hubbard  of 
ten  and  particularly  att  ye  time  of  her  laft  examina 
tion  before  ye  Majeftrates  at  Mr.  Tho  Beadles,  me 
alfo  hath  afflicted  me  both  then  and  at  other  times 
Septr  7.  1692. 

Owned  her  Euidence  in  Court. 

Sarah  Vibber  v.  Ann  Pudeator. 

Sarah  Vibber  upon  her  oath  affirmed  to  yc  Jury  of 
inqueft  that  mee  hath  feen  An  Puddeator  afflict 
Mary  Warin  Mary  Walcot  and  An  Putnam  both 
atyc  time  of  her  examination  at  Mr.  Tho  Beadles 
and  ye  laft  night  Ihe  together  with  Goodwife  Par 
ker  did  afflict  ye  fornamed  Warin  Walcot  and  Put 
nam  ;  fd  Puddeator  hath  afflicted  me  to,  and  i  do 
believe  (he  is  a  witch.  Septr  7.  1692. 

Mary  Walcott  <v.  Ann  Pudeator. 

Mary  Walcot  upon  oath  affirms  to  ye  Jury  of  In 
queft  that  me  hath  feen  An  Puddeator  afflict  Mary 
Warrin  An  Putnam  and  Eliz  Hubbard  at  ye  time 


2o  Salem  Witchcraft  * 

of  her  examination  at  Mr  Tho  Beadles  :  and  alfo 
yc  laft  night  I  law  her  afflict  Mary  Warin  An  Put 
nam  and  Eliz  Hubbard  by  witchcraft  and  I  verily 
beleiv  sd  Puddeator  is  a  witch  September  7:  92, 
&  that  this  day  fhe  hath  afflicted  this  deponent. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 
Sepf-  10.  92.  Atteft  S.  SEWALL. 

I  find  by  my  characters  :  which  I  took  :  at  ye  Ex 
amination  of  An  Puddeator,  that  it  was  in  yc  2 
day  of  July  that  (he  was  examined  at  Mr.  Tho. 
Beadles  thay  bearing  date  fo. 

Septr  7.  1692.  Simon  Willard, 

Sam11  Pickworth  v.  Ann  Pudeater. 

The  teftimony  of  Samuell  Pickworth  whoW  tefti- 
fieth  that  a  bowt  fix  weeks  agoo  :  I  this  deponant 
was  coming  along  Salem  Strete  between  Ann  Pud- 
eatres  hous  and  Captin  higilon  hous  it  being  in  the 
ewening  and  J  this  deponant  faw  a  woman  neare 
Captin  higifonn  corner.,  the  which  I  fuppofed  to 
be  Ann  Pudeatar  and  in  a  moment  of  time  me  pafid 
by  me  as  fwift  as  if  a  burd  flwe  by  me  and  I  faw 
faid  woman  goo  into  Ann  Pudeaters  hows. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

S,  SEWALL  cle. 

Sam11  Pickworth  affirmeth  yl  ye  above  written  eui- 
dence  is  ye  truth  :  upon  oath  to  :  ye  Jury  of  Inqueft 
Septr*  7.  92. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Ann  Pudeater. 
Septf<  7.  92,  Ann  Putnam  afarmed  to  the  grand 


Salem  Witchcraft. 


21 


Jhqueft  that  ann  Pudeatar  :    tould  bar  that  (he  flu 
by  a  man  in  the  neight  into  a  hous 

John  Bert  Sr.  v.  Ann  Pudeater. 

The  Teftimony  of  Jn°  Bert  Senior  aged  about  48 
yeres  Teftifieth  &  faith  ^  fome  yeers  paft  yf  I  this 
deponant  did  often  hear  my  wife  faye  yr  Ann  Pudeater 
would  not  Lett  her  alone  vntill  me  had  killd  her  By 
her  often  pinching  &  Brufeing  of  her  Till  her  Earms 
6c  other  parts  of  her  Body  Looked  Black  by  Refon 
of  her  ioer  pinching  of  her  in  ye  Time  of  her  fick- 
nefs  of  my  wife  did  affirm  agr  itt  woes  an  pudeater 
yfdid  afflict  her  &  flood  in  ye  Belefe  of  itt  as  Long 
as  me  Lived. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Sept  7.  th  92.  S.  SEWALL  cler. 

Jno  Beft  affirmed  to  ye  truth  of  ye  aboue  written 
before  ye  Jury  of  Inqueft.  Septr  7  ;  1692. 

"Jno.  Eejl  v.  Ann  Pudeater. 

The  testimony  of  John  beft  Jwnear  how  teftifieth 
uppon  his.  oath  before  the  grant  Inqweft,  that  his 
mother  did  feuerall  tims  in  bar  ficknis  complain  of 
ann  pudeater  of  Salem  the  wife  of  Jacob  pudeater 
how  me  had  bewitched  bar  and  that  me  did  belieue 
me  would  kill  hor  before  me  had  dun  and  foo  fhe 
laid  feuerall  timsduering  hear  ficknis  vntill  bar  death 
allio  I  this  deponant  did  feuerall  tims  goo  in  to  the 
woods  to  fech  my  fathers  Cowes  and  I  did  driue 


22  Salem   Witchcraft. 

goode  pudeaters  cow  bak  from  our  Cowes  and  I 
being  all  alone  ann  pudeater  would  chide  me  when 
J  came  howm  for  turning  the  cow  bak  by  Relon 
of  which  I  this  deponant  did  couclude  (aid  pudea^- 
ter  was  a  witch 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Petition  of  Ann  Pudeator. 

The  humble  Petition  of  Ann  Pudeater  unto  ye  ho 
noured  Judge  and  Bench  now  Setting  in  Judicature 
in  Salem  humbly  Sheweth. 

That  whereas  your  Poor  and  humble  Petitioner 
being  condemned  to  die,  and  knowing  in  my  own 
conference  as  I  fhall  mortly  anfwer  it  before  ye  Great 
God  of  heaven,  who  is  the  fearcher  and  knower  of 
all  hearts  :  That  the  Euidence  of  Jn°  Beft  Senr  and 
Jn°  Beft  Junr  and  Sam"  Pickworth  wch  was  given 
in  againft  me  in  Court  were  all  of  them  altogether 
falfe  and  untrue,  and  befides  the  abouefaid  Jno  Beft 
hath  been  formerly  whipt.  and  likewife  is  recorded 
for  A  Lyar,  I  would  humbly  begg  of  yor  honowrs 
to  Take  it  into  your  Judicious  and  Pious  confidera- 
tion,  That  my  life  may  not  be  taken  away  by  fuch 
falfe  Evidences  and  witnefles  as  theie  be  likewife  ye 
Euidence  given  in  againft  me,  by  Sarah  Church 
and  Mary  Warren  I  am  altogether  ignorant  off 
and  know  nothing  in  ye  lean:  mealure  about  it, 
nor  nothing  elfe  concerning  yc  crime  of  witchcraft 
for  wch  I  am  condemned  to  die  as  will  be  known 
to  men  and  angells,  att  the  great  day  of  Judgment, 
begging  and  imploring  your  prayers  att  the  throne 


Salem  Witchcraft.  23 

of  grace  in  my  behalfe  and  your  poor  and  humble 
petition1"  ihall  for  ever  pray  as  fhe  is  bound  in  duty 
for  your  honrs  health  and  happinefs  in  this  life  and 
eternall  felicity  in  ye  world  to  come. 

Warrant  v.  Rebecca  "Jacobs. 

To  the  Conftable  in  Salem. 

You  are  in  theire  Majeits  names  hereby  required 
to  Apprehend  and  bring  before  vs,  on  Tufday  next 
being  the  leauenteenth  day  of  this  Jnftant  month 
of  May  aboute  ten  of  ye  clocki  n  the  forenoon  at  ye 
houfe  of  Lr  Nathaniell  Ingerfons,  of  Salem  Village 
Daniell  Andrews,  of  Salem  Village  Bricklayer 
George  Jacobs  Junr  of  Salem  Village  hus  bandman 
and  Rebecka  Jacobs  the  wife  of  faid  George  Jacobs 
and  Sarah  Buckley  the  wife  of  Wm  Buckley  of  Sa 
lem  Village  Cordwayner  And  Mary  Withridge  the 
daughter  of  faid  Buckley  who  all  ftand  charged  in 
behalfe  of  theire  Majefties  with  high  fufpition  of 
fundry  acts  of  witchcrafts  by  them  donne  or  com 
mitted  on  ye  Bodys  of  Ann  putnam  Marcy  Lewis 
Mary  Walcot,  and  Abigail  Williams  and  others  of 
Salem  Village  (Lately)  Whereby  great  hurt  hath 
been  donn  them.  And  hereof  you  are  not  to  faile. 

Dated  Salem  May  the  14th  1692. 

JOHN   HATHORNE      |   A/r/1 
J.  ^  }•  AiTiits. 

JONATHAN   CORWIN  J 

In  profecution  of  this  Warrant  I  have  apprehended 
and  brought  the  bodyes  of  Sarah  Buckley  and  Mary 
withridg  and  Rebekah  Jacobs  all  of  Salem  velage 


24  Salem   Witchcraft. 

according  to  the  tenor  of  the  within  written  war 
rant,  and  haue  likewife  made  delegant  farch  at  the 
houfe  of  Daniell  Andrew  and  at  the  houfe  of  Georg 
Jacobs  for  them  likewife  but  cannot  find  them. 
P  me  Jonathan  Putnam  Conftable  in  Salem, 

Indictment  v.  Rebecca  Jacobs. 

EfTex  in  the  Prouince    Anno  R.  Rs  &  Reginee  Gu- 

of  the  MalTachufetts^lielmi&  Mariee  Anglice  &cc 

Bay  in  New  England  f  Quarto    Annog    3    Domini 

)  1692. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Soue  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doe  Psent,  That  Rebeccah  Jacobs  the 
wife  of  George  Jacobs  of  Salem  Villadge  in  the 
County  of  Eflex  aforsd  hufbandman  In  the  year 
aforefaid  In  Salem  Villadge  in  the  County  of  Eflex 
aforefd  Wickedly  and  fellonioufly  a  Couenant  with 
the  Euil  Spiritt  the  Devill  did  make  Contrary  to 
the  Peace  of  our  Soue  Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and 
Queen  theire  Crowne  and  Dignity.  And  the  forme 
in  the  Stattute  in  that  Cafe  made  and  Provided. 

Eliz  Hubbard  v.  Rebecca  Jacobs, 

The  depofiftion  of  Eliz  Hubbard  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  one  the  begining  of  May  1 692.  I  was 
afflicted  by  Rebecah  Jacobs  the  wife  of  George 
Jacobs,  but  on  the  i8th  May  1692.  being  the  day 
of  hir  examination  I  faw  Rebekah  Jacobs  or  hir 
apperance  moft  greviouily  afflict  Mary  Walcott 
Abigail  williams  and  Ann  putnam  tho  when  fhe 
began  to  confefs  (he  left  ofe  hurting  of  us  but  feuera.l 


Salem   Witchcraft.  2  5 

times  fenc  that  me  has  rnoft  grevioufly  afflicted 
me  and  I  beluee  in  my  heart  that  Rebeckah  Jacobs 
is  a  width  and  that  me  has  often  afflected  me  and 
the  aforefaid  parfons  by  acts  of  wicthcraft. 

Eliz  :  Hubbard  owned  ye  truth  of  ye  aboue  writ 
ten  evidence  before  ye  Jury  of  Inques.  Septr  10, 
1692. 

Warrant  v.  Roger  'Toothaker. 

To  the  Marmall  of  Effex  or  his  dept  or  Conftables 

in  Salern 

You  are  in  theire  Majeits  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  forthwith  and  bring  before  vs,  (Roger 
Toothaker  of  Bilrica  who  ftands  charged  with  fun- 
dry  acts  of  witchcraft  by  him  committed  or  donne 
on  ye  bodyes  of  Eliz  Hubert,  Ann  Putnam  Mary 
Walcot  &c  of  Salem  Village  in  order  to  his  exami 
nation  Relateing  to  ye  premifes.  faile  not 

Dated  Salem  May  i8th  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE      ) 
JONATHAN  CORWIN  j 

J  order  of  the  Goverr  and  Councill. 

the  perfon  fpicefied  in  this  warrant  was  Appre 
hended  this  day  and  brought  before  the  corte  Ac- 
ordinge  to  ye  tennor  of  this  warrant  by  mee 

JOSEPH  NEAL. 

Conftable  Jn  Salem  May  18  1692. 

D 


26  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Mittimus  v.  Roger  Toothaker. 

To  the  Keeper  of  Theire  Majefts  Goale  in  Bofton. 

You  are  in  theire  Majefts  names  hereby  required 
to  take  into  your  care  and  fafe  Cuftody  the  Bodys 
of  Roger  Toothaker  of  Bilrica  John  Willard  of 
Salem  Village,  hulbandman  Thomas  ffarrer  of  Lyn 
hufbandman  and  Elizabeth  Hart  the  wife  of  Ifaac 
Hart  of  Lyn  hufbandman  who  all  ftand  charged 
with  Sundry  acts  of  witchcraft,  by  them  and  Euery 
one  of  them  Committed  on  the  Bodys  of  Mary 
Walcot  Abigail  Williams  Mary  Lewis  Ann  Putnam 
and  others  of  Salem  Village  or  farmes  whom  you 
are  well  to  fecure  in  order  to  theire  tryall  for  the 
fame  and  vntill  they  mail  be  deliuered  by  due  order 
of  Law  and  hereof  you  are  not  to  faile. 

Dated  Salem  May  i8th  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE       )  by  order  of  ye 
JONATHAN  CORWIN  |  Gouernr&  Councill. 

+J  ./ 

Tbo  Gage  v.  Roger  Toothaker. 

The  Depofition  of  Thomas  Gage  Aged  aboute 
thirty  fix  years.  This  Deponant  faith  &  doth  tefti- 
fie  that  fometime  this  Laft  fpring  of  ye  year,  that 
Doctor  Toothaker  was  in  his  houle  in  Beuerly  (vpon 
fome  occafion)  &  we  diicourfed  aboute  John  Mar- 
ftons  Childe  of  Salem,  that  was  then  fich  and  haue- 
ing  vnwonted  fitts  and  Likewile  another  Childe  of 

o 

Phillip  Whites  of  Beuerly  who  was  then  ftrangely 
fick.  I  perfwaded  fd  Toothaker  to  goe  and  fee  I'd 


Salem  Witchcraft.  27 

Children  and  fd  Toothaker  anfwered  he  had  feen 
them  both  already  and  that  his  opinion  was  they 
were  vnder  an  Evill  hand  And  farther  fd  Toothaker 
fd  that  his  Daughter  had  Kild  a  witch  and  I  afked 
him  how  me  did  it  and  fd  toothaker  anfwered  rea 
dily  that  his  daughter  had  Learned  fomething  from 
him  J.  afked"  by  what  means  fhe  did  it  and  he  fd 
that  there  was  a  a  certaine  perfon  be  witched  and 
fd  perfon  complained  of  beeing  afHidted  by  another 
perfon,  that  was  fufpefted  by  ye  afflicted  perfon  & 
further  fd  Toothaker  fd  that  his  fd  Daughter  gott 
fome  of  ye  afflicted  perfons  urine  and  put  it  into  an 
Earthern  pott  and  ftopt  fd  pott  uery  clofe  and  putt 
fd  pott  into  a  hott  oven  and  ftopt  vp  fd  oven  and 
ye  next  morning  fd  childe  was  dead,  other  things  I 
haue  forgotten  and  farther  faith  nott. 

ias  Pickworth  Aged  aboute  thirty  foure  years 
teftifieth  to  all  that  is  aboue  written. 

Sworne  by  Thomas  Gage.  Salem  Village  May. 
20//6  1692 

,    c  JOHN  HATHORNE       |   Ajrr/, 

befor  vs.  %  ~  }•  Auifts. 

ONATHAN    CORWIN 

•^  J 

Complaint  of  Mary  Eajly. 

Salem  May  the  2oth  1692. 

There  being  complaint  this  day  made  before  mee 
by  John  Putnam  Junr  and  Benjamin  Hutchefon 
both  of  Salem  Village  for  themfelfes  and  alfo  for 
theire  Neighbours  in  behalfe  of  theire  Majefties 
again  ft  Marah  Eafty  the  wife  of  Ifaac  Efty  of  Topf- 
field  for  fundry  acts  of  witchcraft  by  her  Commit- 


28  Salem   Witchcraft, 

ted  yefterday  and  this  prefent  day  of  the  date  hereof 
vpon  the  bodys  of  Ann  putnam  Marcy  Lewis,  Ma 
ry  Walcot  and  Abigail  Williams  of  Salem  Village 
to  ye  urong  and  Jnjury  of  theire  bodys  therefore 
crave  Juftice. 

John  Putnam  Jun. 

Beniamin  Hutchinfon. 

Warrant  v.  Mary  Eafty. 

To  the  Marfhall  of  the  County  of  EiTex  or  dept  or 

Conftables  of  Salem. 

You  are  in  theire  Majefts  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  before  me  at  ye 
houfe  of  Mr.  Thomas  Beadles  in  Salem,  the  Body 
of  Mary  Eafty  the  wife  Ifaac  Eafty  of  Topffield  to 
Be  Examined  Relating  to  fundry  a£ts  of  witchcraft, 
by  her  committed  yefterday  and  this  prefent  day 
according  to  Complaint  aboucfd.  and  hereof  you  are 
not  to  faile.  Dated  Salem  May  2oth  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE  Affift 
May  2oth  1692.  J  order  of  ye  Councill. 

I  have  taken  the  body  of  the  abouenamed  Mary 
Eftiee  and  brought  her  at  ye  time  and  place  aboue 
named. 

Pe  me.   GEO  HERRICK  Marfhall  of  Eflex. 

Indictment  v.  Mary  Eafty  No.  i. 

Province  of  ye  MafTachu  ]  AnnoRegni  Regiset  Re- 
fetts,  Bay  In  New  Eng-  I  gineeGulielmiet  Mariee 
land  Eftex  is.  fnunc  Anglice  J"  Quarto 

j  Annog  Dom.  1692. 
The  Jure  for  our  Sovereigne  Lord  and  Lady  the 


Salem   Witchcraft.  29 

King  and  Queen  Prfents  that  Mary  Eafty  wife  of 
Ifaack  Eafty  of  Topsfield  hulbandman — -on  the 
twenty  third  day  of  May  in  the  fourth  year  of  our 
Sovereigne  Lord  and  Lady  William  and  Mary  by 
the  Grace  of  God  of  England  Scottland  ffrance  and 
Ireland  King  and  Queen  Defenders  of  the  faith  &c. 
and  divers  other  Day  and  times  as  well  before  as  af 
ter  certaine  Deteftable  arts  called  Witchcrafts  and 
Sorceries  wickedly  and  ffellonoufly  hath  vfed  Prac- 
tiled  and  Exercifed  at  and  within  the  Townefhip  of 
Salem  in  the  County  of  EfTex  aforefaid  in  Vpon  and 
againft  one  Marcy  Lewis  of  Salem  Village  Single- 
woman  by  which  faid  wicked  Arts  the  laid  Marcy 
Lewis  the  Twenty  third  day  of  May  in  the  year 
abovefaid  and  Divers  other  Days  and  times  as  well 
before  as  after,  was  and  is  Tortured  Afflicted  Pined 
Confumed  wafted  and  Tormented  agr  the  Peace  of 
our  Sovereigne  Lord  &  Lady  the  King  and  Queen 
and  agc  the  forme  of  the  Statute  in  that  cafe  made 
and  Provided— 
WitnefTes 

Marcy  Lewis  Jurat     Eliz  Hubbard  Jurat. 

Ann  Putnam  Jurat       Mary  Wolcott  Jurat. 

Indictment  v.  Mary  Eajiy  No.  2. 

Province  of  the  Mafia- 1  Anno  Regni  Regis  et  Re- 
chufetts  Bay  in  Newlginee  Gullielmiet  Mariee 
England  EfTex,  fs.  f  nunc  Anglice  &c  Quarto 

j  Annog  Dom  1692. 

The  Juros  for  our  Sovereigne  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  prfents  That  :   Mary  Efty  wife  of 


30  Salem   tf^itchcraft . 

Ifaack  Efty  of  Topsfield  hufbandman  the  twenty 
third  day  of  May — in  the  fourth  year  of  the  Reigne 
of  our  Sovereigne  Lord  and  Lady-William  and  Mary 
by  the  Grace  of  God  of  England  Scottland  ffrance 
and  Ireland  King  and  Queen  Defenders  of  the  faith 
&c  and  Divers  other  Dayes  and  times  as  well  be 
fore  as  after  certaine  Deteftable  Arts  called  Witch 
crafts  &  Sorceries  Wickedly  and  ffellonioufly  hath 
Vfed  Practifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  within  the 
Townfhip  of  Salem  in  the  County  of  Eflex  aforesd 
in  vpon  and  ag£  one  Elizabeth  Hubbard  of  Salem 
Single  women  by  which  faid  Wicked  Arts  the  faid 
Elizabeth  Hubbard  the  twenty  third  Day  of  May 
in  the  fourth  year  abouesd  and  Divers  other  Dayes 
and  times  as  well  before,  as  after  was,  and  is,  Tor 
tured  Afflicted  Pined  Confumed  wafted  and  Tor 
mented  agr  the  Peace  of  our  Sovereigne  Lord  and 
Lady  the  King  and  Queen  and  ag'  the  fform  of  the 
Statute  in  that  cafe  made  and  Provided. 
Witnefles 

Eliz  :  Hubbard  Jurat     Marcy  Lewis  Jurat, 
Ann  Putnam  Jurat. 

Geo :  Herrick  v.  Mary  Ea/ty. 

May  20th  1692.  The  teftimone  of  Geo:  Herrick 
aged  thirty  four  or  thereaboutes  and  John  Puttnam 
Junr  of  Salem  Village  agid  thirty  five  yeares  or 
there  aboutes  teftifieth  and  faith  yr  beeing  att  the 
houfe  of  ye  aboue  fd  John  Puttnams  both  faw  Mercy 
Lewis  in  a  very  Dreadfull  and  Solemn  Condition  : 
So  yr  to  our  aprehention  fhee  could  not  continue 


Salem  Witchcraft.  31 

long  in   this  world  without  A  mittieation  of  thoes 

O  o 

Torments  wee  (aw  her  which  Caufed  us  to  Expediate 
A  hafty  difpatch  to  apprehend  Mary  Esftick  in  hopes 
if  poflable  it  might  faue  her  Life  and  Returneing 
ye  fame  night  to  fd  John  Puttnams  houfe  aboute 
middnight  wee  found  ye  fd  Mercy  Lewis  in  a 
Dreadffull  fitt  but  her  reafon  was  then  Returned 
Againe  me  faid  what  haue  you  brought  me  ye  wind 
ing  Sheet  Goodwife  Esftice,  well  J  had  rather  goe 
into  ye  winding  Sheet  then  Sett  my  hand  to  ye  Book 
but  affter  that  her  fitts  was  weaker  and  weaker  but 
ftill  Complaining  yl  Shee  was  very  lick  of  her  Sto- 
make  aboute  break  of  Day  She  fell  a  Sleep  but  ftill 
Continues  Extream  fick  and  was  taken  wth  A  Dread 
fitt  Juft  as  wee  left  her  fo  yr  wee  perceaued  life  in 
her  and  that  was  all.  Jurat  in  Curia. 

Sepr  9th  92.  Ateft.          Geo.  Herrick. 

John  putnam  Jun. 

"Jonathan   Putnam,   James   Darling,   Benja  Hutcb- 
infon  &  Sam.  Bray  brook  v.  Mary  Eafty. 

The  depofition  of  Jonathan  Putman,  James  Dar 
ling,  Benja  Hutchinfon  &  Sam  :  Braybrook  w°  tef- 
tify  and  fay  that  we  together  with  divers  others  the 
20  :  May.  1692.  between  eight  and  eleven  oclock 
at  night  being  with  Mercy  Lewes  whom  we  found 
in  a  cafe  as  if  death  would  have  quickly  followed, 
and  to  whom  Eliz:  Hubbard  wasbrought(faid  Mercy 
being  unable  to  Speak  moft  of  the  day)  to  difcover 
what  fhe  could  fee  did  afflict  laid  Mercy,  heard  and 
obferved  that  thefe  two  fell  into  fits  by  turns,  the 


32  Salem  Witchcraft. 

one  being  well  whilft  the  other  was  ill,  and  that 
each  of  them  complained  much  of  Mary  Eaftie, 
who  brought  the  book  to  faid  Mercy  feverall  times 
as  we  heard  her  fay  in  her  trances,  and  vexed  and 
tortured  them  both  by  choking  and  feemingly 
breathlefs  fits  and  other  fits,  threatning  faid  Mercy 
with  a  winding  meet  &,  afterwards  with  a  Coffin 
if  faid  Mercy  would  not  figne  to  her  book,  with 
abundance  more  of  vexations  the  both  received 
from  her. 

Examination  of  Mary  Eafty. 

The  Examination  of  Mary  Eaftie. 

At  a  Court  held  at  Salem  village  22  :  Apr.  1692, 

By  the  Wop.  John  Hathorne  &  Jonathan  Cor- 
win. 

At  the  bringing  in  of  the  accuted  feverall  fell  into 
fits. 

Doth  this  woman  hurt  you. 

many  mouths  were  ftopt,  and  feveral  other  fits 
feized  them 

Abig  :  Williams  faid  it  was  Goody  Eaftie,  and 
me  had  hurt  her,  the  like  laid  Mary  Walcot,  &  Ann 
Putman,  John  jackfon  faid  he  faw  her  with  Goody 
Hobbs. 

What  do  you  fay,  are  you  guilty  ? 

I  can  fay  before  Chrift  Jefus,  I  am  free. 

You  fee  thefe  accufe  you. 

There  is  a  God. 

Hath  (he  brought  the  book  to  you  ? 

Their  mouths  were  ftopt. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  33 

What  have  you  done  to  thefe  children  ? 

I  know  nothing. 

How  can  you  fay  you  know  nothing,  when  you 
fee  thefe  tormented,  and  accufe  you  that  you  know 
nothing  ? 

Would  you  have  me  accufe  myfelf  ? 

Yes  if  you  be  guilty. 

How  far  have  you  complyed  wth  Satan  whereby 
he  takes  this  advantage  agr  you  ? 

Sir,  J  never  complyed  but  prayed  againfl  him  all 
my  dayes,  J  have  no  complyance  with  Satan,  in 
this.  What  would  you  have  me  do  ? 

Confefs  if  you  be  guilty. 

J  will  fay  it,  if  it  was  my  laft  time,  J  am  clear 
of  this  lin, 

Of  what  fin  ? 

Of  witchcraft. 

Are  you  certain  this  is  the  woman  ? 

Never  a  one  could  ipeak  for  fits. 

By  &  by  Ann  Putman  faid  that  was  the  woman, 
it  was  like  her,  and  me  told  me  her  name. 

It  is  marvailous  to  me  that  you  mould  fometimes 
think  they  are  bewitched,  and  fometimes  not,  when 
feverall  confefs  that  they  have  been  guilty  of  be 
witching  them. 

well  Sir  would  you  have  me  confefs  that  J  never 
knew  ? 

Her  hands  were  clinchd  together  and  then  the 
hands  of  Mercy  Lewis  was  clincht. 

Look  now  you  hands  are  open,  her  hands  are 
open. 

E 


34.  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Js  this  the  woman  ? 

They  made  lignes  but  could  not  fpeak,  but  Ann 
Putman  afterwards  Betty  Hubbard  cryed  out  Oh. 
Goody  Eafty,  Goody  Eafty  you  are  the  woman,  you 
are  the  woman 

Put  up  her  head,  for  while  her  head  is  bound 
the  necks  of  thefe  are  broken. 

What  de  you  fay  to  this  ? 

Why  God  will  know. 

Nay  God  knows  now. 

I  know  he  dos. 

what  did  you  think  of  the  actions  of  others  be 
fore  your  fitters  came  out,  did  you  think  it  was 
Witchcraft  ? 

I  cannot  tell. 

Why  do  you  not  think  it  is  Witchcraft  ? 

Jt  is  an  evil  fpirit,  but  wither  it  be  witchcraft  J 
do  not  know,  Severall  faid  me  brought  them  the 
Book  and  then  they  fell  into  fits, 

Salem  Village  March  24th  1692. 

Mr  Sam1  parris  being  defired  to  take  in  wright- 
ing  the  Examination  of  Mary  Eaftie  hath  deliuered 
itt  as  aforefaid. 

Upon  heareing  the  aforefaid,  and  feeing  what  we 
did  then  fee,  together  with  the  Charge  of  the  per- 
fons  then  prefent,  Wee  Committed  fd  Mary  Eaftie 
to  theire  Majefts  Goale. 


JOHN   HATHORNE       ]    *rrn 
•I  ^  >  Amits. 

JONATHAN   CORWIN  J 


Salem  W^ itch  craft.  35 

Sarah  Vibber  <u.  Mary  Eajiy. 

Sarah  Viber  :  afirmed  vpon  her  oath  :  that  (he 
Taw  Mary  ye  wife  of  Ifaac  Efty  upon  Jn°  Nortons 
bed  ;  when  fd  Norton  was  ill :  and  fd  goody  Efty 
flew  out  upon  her :  and  afflicted  her  :  fd  Vibber  : 
and  fd  Vibber  affirmed  :  that  iince  ye  time  of  the 
laft  examination  of  fd  Efty  :  fd  Efty  has  hurt  and 
afflicted  mercy  Lewis:  and  mary  walcot  and  Ann 
Putman  :  fhe  or  her  Apperition  :  and  me  fd  Efty 
has  fome  times  hurt  and  afflicted  her  :  fd  Vibber  alfo 
fince  fd,  Efty  her  laft  examination  :  alfo  :  fd  Vibber 
fd  that  fd  Efty  or  her  apperition  has  Afflicted  Elis. 
Hubbard  :  this  fd  Vibber  owned  to  be  ye  truth  : 
before  ye  Jury  of  Inqueft 

Augst :  3  :    1692. 

Mary  Warin  11.  Mary  Eafly. 

Mary  Warin  affirmed  before  the  Jury  of  Inqueft: 
that  Goodwife  Efty  of  Topsfield  has  afflicted  her 
fhe  or  her  Apperition  :  and  that  fd  Efty  hath  af 
flicted  Marcy  Lewis  :  Elizabeth  Hubbard  &  Mary 
Walcot  and  Ann  Putman  :  upon  ye  oath  :  yr  (he 
has  taken.  Augst  3  :  1692. 

Mary  Walcott  v.  Mary  Eafly. 

The  Depoeftion  of  Mary  Walcott  :  who  Tefti- 
fieth  and  faith  on  the  2oth  of  may  1692  :  about 
twelve  of  the  clock  :  I  faw  the  Apparition  of  good- 


36  Salem  Witchcraft. 

dy  Eaftleck  come  and  pinch  and  choake  me  :  and 
terrified  me  much  and  me  told  me  that  me  had 
blinded  al  our  eyes,  that  ware  afflicted  only  merfy 
Lewis  for  me  faid  that  (he  had  not  power  anought 
to  doe  itt  on  that  day  me  was  cleared  :  on  this  2oth 
Inftante  of  may  :  92  about  an  hour  by  fun  J  went 
to  mr  John  Putnams  to  fee  merfey  Lewis  :  and 
their  J  faw  the  apparition  of  the  aboue  faid  gooddy 
Eafheck  :  a  choaking  of  merfy  Lewis  and  prefling 
upon  her  breaft  with  her  hands  and  J  faw  hur  put 
a  chane  aboute  her  neck  and  choaked  her :  and  all 
the  while  J  was  their  J  law  her  hurting  of  her  gre- 
vioufly :  and  fhe  told  me  that  me  would  kill  her 
this  night  if  fhe  could. 

Sworne  Salem  Village  May  23d  1692. 

,    c  JOHN  HATHORNE       )   A/r/1 

before  vs  •;  ~  [  AfMs. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN 

•/  J 

mary  Walcott  fturther  teftifieth  yl  on  23  may 
1692.  mary  Eftick  did  moft  grevioufly  torment  me 
during  the  time  of  hir  examination  alfo  ye  day  J  faw 
hir  or  hir  Apperanc  moft  grevioufly  torment  mercy 
lewes  Eliz  :  Hubbrt  and  ann  putnam  arid  I  veryly 
beleve  in  my  hart  that  Mary  Eftick  is  a  moft  dread- 
full  width  and  that  fhe  hath  very  often  moft  dread 
fully  tormented  me  and  perfons  aboue  named  by 
her  acts  of  witchcraft. 

Mary  walcot  declared  before  ye  Jury  ot  Inqueft 
y1  ye  above  written  evidence  and  that  on  ye  other 
fide  of  this  paper  is  ye  truth,  upon  oath  :  Augst  4  : 
1692. 


Salem  Witchcraft*  37 

The  Depofiftion  of  Abigail!  williams  Ann  Put 
nam  who  teftifieth  and  faith  that  we  both  goeing 
along  with  goodman  Abby  and  Sarah  Trafk  the 
2oth  of  may  1692.  to  the  houfe  of  Conftable  Jn° 
Putnam  to  fe  Mercy  lewes  as  we  ware  in  the  way 
we  both  faw  the  Apperimtion  of  Gooddy  Eftick 
the  very  fame  woman  that  was  fent  whom  the  other 
day  :  and  alfo  the  apperifhtion  of  that  woman  that 
was  with  hir  the  other  day  :  and  the  Apperimtion 
of  Gooddy  Eftick  tould  us  both  that  now  (he  was 
affiecting  of  mrcy  lewes  becaufe  me  would  not  clear 
hir  as  others  did  and  wn  came  to  nircy  lewes  who 
laye  fpeachlds  and  in  a  fad  condition  we  faw  there 
the  Apperimtions  of  gooddy  Eftick  and  Jn°  willard 
and  mary  witheridge  afflec~ting  and  choaking  mer 
cy  lewes  in  a  moft  dreadfull  maner,  which  did  moft 
grevioufly  affright  us  and  jmmediately  gooddy  Ef 
tick  did  fall  upon  us  and  tortor  us,  allfo  Redy  to 
choake  us  to  death. 

Abigail  Williams  and  An  putnam  Teftified  toye 
truth  of  ye  aboufd  Evedence. 

Salem  Village  May  the  23d.  1692.— 

n  c  JOHN  HATHORNE       ]    .^r^ 

Berore  vs  -4  ^  }•  Amfts. 

JONATHAN  C^RWIN 
•j  i 

Ann  putnam  further  teftifieth  on  23  may  1692. 
being  the  laft  day  of  the  examination  of  Mary  Ef 
tick  me  did  moft  grevioufly  torment  me  dureing 
the  time  of  hir  examination  alfo  on  the  fame  day  J 
faw  Mary  Eftick  or  hir  Apperance  moft  grevioufly 
torment  and  afflecl:  mary  walcott,  mercy  lewes  Eliz. 
Hubbard  and  abigail  william  and  J  veryly  beleue 


38  Salem  Witchcraft. 

in  my  hart  that  mary  Eftick  is  a  moil  dreadfull 
width  and  that  me  hath  very  often  afflected  me  and 
the  perfons  affore  named  by  hir  acls  of  witchcraft. 
Ann  Putnam  declared  to  ye  Jury  of  Inqueft  y£ 
ye  her  above  written  evidence  :  is  ye  truth  upon  her 
oath.  Augst.  4:  1692. 

Eliz.  Hubbard  v.  Mary  Eafty* 

The  Depofiftion  of  Elizabeth  Hubburt  who  tef- 
tifieth  and  faith  J  being  caryed  vp  to  Conftable 
Jn°  putnams  houfe  on  the  2oth  of  may  1692  to  fe 
Mircy  lewes  who  laid  fpeachlels  and  in  a  lad  con 
dition  J  law  there  the  apperifhtions  of  gooddy  eft- 
ick  the  very  lame  woman  that  was  fent  whom  the 
other  day  :  and  Jn°  willard  and  mary  witherridge 
Afflecl:ing  and  tortoring  of  Mircy  lewes  in  a  moft 
dreadfull  maner  which  did  affright  me  moft  gre- 
vioufly  and  jrnmediately  gooddy  Eftick  did  fett  upon 
me  moft  dreadfully  and  tortoree  me  almoft  Ready 
to  choak  me  to  death  and  urged  me  vehemently  to 
writ  in  his  book. 

Sworne  Salem  Village  May  the  23d:  1692. 

n  c  JOHN  HATHORNE       )   A/7~n 

Before  vs.  •;  ^  \  Amfts. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN  J 

we  whole  names  are  under  writen  heaving  been 
along  with  Elizabeth  Huburd  this  time  aboue  men 
tioned  herd  hir  declare  what  is  aboue  writen  and 
we  read  it  to  hir  when  we  came  away  and  fhe  laid 
it  was  all  true  this  21  may  1692. 

Thomas  putnam  John  putnam  Jun. 

Jurat  in  Curia  Septm  9th  1692. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  39 

Eliz.  Hubburd  further  teftifieth  that  on  the  23 
may  1692,  being  the  laft  day  of  the  examination  of 
mary  Eftick  me  did  moft  grevioufly  afltct  and  tor 
ment  mary  walcott  mercy  lewes  Abigail  williams 
and  ann  putnam  by  twifting  and  allmoft  choaking 
them  to  death  and  I  verily  beleve  in  my  heart  that 
Mary  eftick  is  a  moft  dreadfull  witch  and  that  me 
hath  very  often  afflected  and  tormented  me  and 
perfons  aboue  named  by  hir  acls  of  witchcraft. 

Eliz.  Hubbard  declared  ye  two  aboue  written 
evidences  :  in  this  paper  before  ye  Jury  of  Inqueft 
to  be  ye  truth  upon  oath  :  Auguft  4.  1692. 

Excufe  of  Mary  Towne. 

To  the  Honered  Court  now  Seting  in  Salem 

Right  honered  :  the  Conftable  of  Topsffild  hath 
farved  a  warant  on  me  and  too  of  my  dafters  ;  to 
Apere  this  day  at  Salem  I  humby  baig  that  your 
honer  will  not  Impuet  anything  concerning  our  not 
coming  as  Contempt  of  athority  for  ware  I  myfelf 
or  any  of  my  famely  fent  for  in  any  capafete  of  Co 
ming  we  would  com  but  we  are  in  a  ftraing  con 
dition  and  moft  of  vs  can  fears,  git  of  of  our  beds 
we  are  fo  wake  and  not  abell  to  Reid  at  all :  as  for 
my  dafter  Rebeka  me  hath  ftraing  fitts  fometimes 
me  is  knoked  downe  of  a  fodin  : 

Mary  Towne. 
Date  ye  7th  of  September  1692. 


4_o  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Summons  of  Mary  Town. 

Wm  &  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
Scotland  {Trance  &  Ireland  King  &  Queen  de 
fend"  of  ye  faith. 

L.  S.  To  Mary  Towne  Widow  and  Rebecka 
Towne  her  daughter. — Greeting  : 

Wee  Comand  you  all  Excufes  Set  apart  to  be  and 
appear  at  ye  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  holden 
at  Salem  to  morrow  morning  at  Eight  of  ye  Clock 
precifely  there  to  Teftify  ye  truth  to  ye  beft  of  your 
knowledge  on  Seuer11  Jndiclments  Exhibited  againft 
Mary  Eafty  hereof  fail  not  at  your  vtmoft  perill 

Dated  in  Salem  Sepr  8th  1692  and  in  ye  fourth 
yeare  of  our  Reign. 

STEPHEN  SEWALL  cler 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Topsfield  hereof  make  return 
fail  not. 

I  have  warned  the  Widow  town  and  her  dafter 
to  apear  at  the  corte  acording  to  time  fpoken  of  in 
the  warant  as  atefted. 

by  me  EPHRAIM  WILDES 

conftable  of  Topsfield 

Thomas  FfoJJe  &  Elizabeth  Ffojfe  for  Mary  Eafty. 

this  may  fartifie  home  it  may  cuncern 
that  wee  hows  names  are  vnder  Kitfen 
Being  dafired  by  fome  of  the  Realeations  of 
mary  eftwcke  to  giue  our  abfarvations  how 


Salem  Witchcraft.  41 

me  behaued  hurfelf  while  fhe  Remain^ 
in  Iplwech  priion  we  dow  afarme  that 
wee  fawe  noe  ell  carreg  or  behav/0#r  in 
hure  but  that  hure  daportment  wofi 
Sobor  and  civell  as  witnes  own  haWj-  this 
5  Saptem.  92,  thomos  ^[jfofle 

his  mark 

elefebeth  Fffije 


hu 


r  m 


Samuel  Abby  v.  Mary  Eafty. 

The  Depofiftion  of  Samuell  Abby  aged  about  45 
years  who  teftifieth  and  faith  that  on  the  2oth  of 
may  1692  I  went  to  the  houfe  of  conftable  Jn° 
putnam  about  9  a  clock  in  the  moring  and  when  J 
came  there  :  Mircy  lewes  lay  on  the  bed  in  a  fad 
condition  and  continueing  fpeachlefs  for  about  an 
hour  :  the  man  not  being  at  whom  :  the  woman 
defired  me  to  goe  to  Tho  :  putnams  to  bring  Ann 
putnam  to  fe  if  me  could  fe  who  it  was  that  hurt 
Mircy  lewes :  accordingly  J  went  :  and  found  Abi 
gail  williams  along  with  ann  putnam  and  brought 
them  both  to  fe  mercy  lewes  :  and  as  they  ware 
a  goeing  along  the  way  both  of  them  faid  that  they 
faw  the  Apperifhtion  of  Goody  Eftick  and  faid  it 
was  the  fame  woman  that  was  fent  whom  the  other 
day ;  and  faid  alfo  that  they  faw  the  Apperifhtion 
of  the  other  woman  that  appered  with  gooddy  eft- 
ick  the  other  day,  and  both  of  them  allfo  faid  that 
the  Apperifhtion  of  gooddy  Eftick  tould  them  that 
now  fhe  was  affledting  of  mircy  lewes  and  when 
they  came  to  Mircy  lewes  both  of  them  faid  that 

F* 


42  Salem   Witchcraft. 

they  law  the  Apperifhtion  of  gooddy  Eftick  and 
Jn°  willard  and  mary  witheridge  afflecting  the  body 
of  mircy  lewes  :  and  J  continueing  along  with  mircy 
who  contineued  in  a  lad  condition  the  greateft  part 
of  the  day  being  in  fuch  tortors  as  no  toungue  can 
exprels  ;  but  not  able  to  fpake  :  but  at  laft  faid 
Deare  lord  Received  my  foule  and  againe  laid  Ior4 
let  them  not  kill  me  quitt,  but  at  laft  (he  came  to 
hir  felf  for  a  little  whille  and  was  very  fenfable  and 
then  fhe  faid  that  goody  eftick  faid  (he  would  kill 
hir  before  midnight  becaufe  fhe  did  not  cleare  hir 
fo  as  the  Reft  did,  then  againe  prefently  fhe  fell 
very  bad  and  cried  out  pray  for  the  falvation  of  my 
foule  for  they  will  kill  me. 

Jurat  in  Curia     Sepr  9th  '92. 

Sarah  Trajk  v.  Mary  Eajiy, 

Sarah  Trafk  aged  about  19  years  teftifieth  that 
fhe  went  along  with  Abigaill  williams  and  Ann 
putnam  and  alfo  hard  them  fay  what  is  aboue  writ- 
en  they  faid  :  and  alfo  hard  mercy  lewes  declare 
what  is  aboue  writen  fhe  faid. 

Edward  Putnam  v.  Mary  Eajiy. 

the  depofiftion  of  Edward  Putnam  aged  abought 
38  years  he  teftifieth  and  faith  abought  18  day  of 
may  1692.  mary  eafty  the  prifner  now  at  the  bar 
being  then  feat  at  liberty  but  one  the  20  and  21 
days  of  may  marcy  lues  was  fo  greuioufly  aflicl:ed 
and  tortred  by  her  (as  fhe  herfelf  and  mary  walcott 
ann  putnam  Elizabeth  hubbart  abjgel  williams) 


Salem  Witchcraft.  43 

faid)  I  myfelf  being  ther  preient  with  feueral  others 
with  marcy  lues  looked  for  nothing  elfe  :  but  pre- 
fent  death  with  marcy  lues  for  all  moft  the  fpace 
of  two  days  and  a  night  me  was  choked  allmoft  to 
death  in  Co  much  we  thought  fumtimes  me  had 
banded  her  mouth  and  teath  (hut  and  all  this  uery 
often  untill  much  time  as  we  under  flood  mary 
eafty  was  laid  in  Jrons,  allfo  upon  the  fecond  day  of 
mary  eftys  examination  at  the  uilag  marcy  lues 
mary  wallcott  elizabeth  hubbart  ann  putnam  mary 
warin  and  abigell  williams  when  mary  eafty  came 
to  the  mar  was  choked  in  much  a  moft  greuious 
maner  that  the  honred  mageftrats  cold  not  profeed 
to  her  examination  untell  they  delired  mend  haile  to 
go  to  prayer  and  in  prayer  time  and  fumtime  after 
it  they  remaned  in  this  fad  condition  of  being  all 
moft  choked  to  death  and  when  they  ware  abul 
againe  to  (peak  they  all  with  one  Confent  charged 
her  that  me  did  them  that  milchief.  J  all  fo  haue 
hard  sum  of  them  Complain  uery  often  of  hur 
hurting  them  with  the  fpindall  of -a  wheel. 
Jurat  in  Curia.  Edward  Putnam. 

Samuel  Smith  v.  Mary  Bafty. 

The  depoiiftion  of  Samuell  Smith  of  Boxford 
aged  about  25  yers  who  teftifieth  and  faith  that 
about  fiue  years  fence  J  was  one  night  at  the  houfe 
of  Ifaac  Eftick  fenr  of  Topsfield  and  J  was  as  farr 
as  I  know  to  Rude  in  difcorfe  and  the  aboue  faid 
Efticks  wife  laid  to  me  J  would  not  haue  you  be  fo 
rude  in  difcorfe  for  J  might  Rue  it  here  after  and  as 


44  Salem  Witchcraft. 

J  was  agoeing  whom  that  night  about  a  quarter  of 
a  mille  from  the  faid  Efticks  houfe  by  a  ftone  wall  J 
Received  a  little  blow  on  my  moulder  with  I  know 
not  what  and  the  ftone  wall  rattled  uery  much 
which  affrighted  me  my  horfe  alfo  was  affrighted 
very  much  but  I  cannot  give  the  refon  of  it, 

Margaret  Redington  v.  Mary  Ea/iy. 

the  depefiafion  of  mafgret  Redengton  aged  about 
feuenty  yees  teflifieth  and  faith  that  about  three 
yers  a  gow  J  was  at  goodman  Efties  and  tallking 
with  his  wife  about  an  Jnfermety  J  hade  and  pre- 
fently  after  J  fell  jnto  a  moft  follorri  condition  and 
the  threfday  before  the  thanklgiuing  that  wee  hade 
laft  Jn  the  afternone  J  was  exfeding  elle  and  that 
night  godey  Eftiey  apered  to  mee  and  profered  me 
a  pece  of  frem  mete  and  J  tolld  hare  twas  not  fete 
for  the  doges  and  J  woulld  haue  non  ofite  and  then 
me  vanifhed  awaye. 

Petition  of  Mary  Eajiy. 

The  humbl  petition  of  mary  Eaftick  unto  his 
Excellencyes  Sr  Wm  Phipps  and  to  the  honourd 
Judge  and  Bench  now  Siting  Jn  Judicature  in 
Salem  and  the  Reuerend  minifters  humbly  fhew- 
eth. 

Thatwheras  your  poor  and  humble  Petition  be 
ing  condemned  to  die  Doe  humbly  beggof  you  to 
take  it  in  your  Judicious  and  pious  confederations 
that  your  Poor  and  humble  petitioner  knowing  my 
own  Jnnocencye  Blifed  be  the  Lord  for  it  and  fee- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  45 

ing  plainly  the  wiles  and  fubtility  of  my  accufers  by 
myfelfe  cannot  but  Judg  charitably  of  others  that 
are  going  ye  fame  way  of  myfelfe  if  the  Lord  ftepps 
not  mightily  in  i  was  confined  a  whole  month  upon 
the  fame  account  that  J  am  condemed  now  for  and 
then  cleared  by  the  afflicted  perfons  as  fome  of  your 
honours  know  and  in  two  dayes  time  J  was  cryed 
out  upon  by  them  and  have  been  confined  and  now 
am  condemned  to  die  the  Lord  aboue  knows  my 
Jnnocencye  then  and  likewife  does  now  as  att  the 
great  day  will  be  known  to  men  and  Angells — I 
Petition  to  your  honours  not  for  my  own  life  for  J 
know  J  muft  die  and  my  appointed  time  is  fett  but 
the  Lord  he  knowes  it  is  that  if  it  be  poffible  no 
more  Jnnocent  blood  may  be  med  which  undoubt- 
idly  cannot  be  Anoydd  Jn  the  way  and  courfe  you 
goe  in  J  queftion  not  but  your  honours  does  to  the 
uttmoft  of  your  Power  in  the  difcouery  and  Select 
ing  of  witchcraft  and  witches  and  would  not  by 
gulty  of  Jnnocent  blood  for  the  world  but  by  my 
oun  Jnnocencye  I  know  you  are  in  the  wrong  way 
the  Lord  in  his  infinite  mercye  direct  you  in  this 
great  work  if  it  be  his  blefled  will  that  no  more 
Jnnocent  blood  be  fried  J  would  humbly  begg  of 
you  that  your  honors  would  be  pleafed  to  examine 
theis  Aflicted  Perfons  ftrictly  and  keep  them  apart 
fome  time  and  Likewife  to  try  fome  of  thefe  con- 
fefing  wiches  J  being  confident  there  is  feverall  of 
them  has  belyed  themfelves  and  others  as  will  ap- 
peare  if  not  in  this  word  J  am  fure  in  the  world  to 
come  whither  J  am  now  agoing  and  J  Queftion  not 


46  Salem  Witchcraft. 

but  youle  fee  an  alteration  of  thel  things  they  fay 
myfelfe  and  others  haueing  made  a  League  with  the 
Divel  we  cannot  confeiTe  J  know  and  the  Lord 
knows  as  uill  mortly  appeare  they  belye  me  and  fo 
J  Queftion  not  but  they  doe  others  the  Lord  aboue 
who  is  the  Searcher  of  all  hearti  knowes  that  as  I 
mail  anfwer  it  att  the  Tribunall  feat  that  I  know  not 
the  leaft  thinge  of  witchcraft  therefore  J  cannot  J 
dare  not  belye  my  own  foule  J  beg  you  honers  not 
to  deny  this  my  humble  petition  from  a  poor  dying 
Jnnocent  perion  and  J  Queftion  not  but  the  Lord 
will  giue  a  bleffing  to  yor  endeuers. 

To  his  Excellencye  Sr  Wm  Phipps.  Gouern1"  and  to 
the  honoured  Judge  and  Magiftrates  now  fetting 
in  Judicature  in  Salem. 

Petition  of  Mary  Eajiy  &  Sarah  Cloys. 

The  humble  Requeft  of  Mary  Efty  and  Sarah  Cloys 

to  the  Honoured  Court. 

Hambly  fheweth,  that  whereas  we  two  Sifters 
Mary  Efty  and  Sarah  Cloys  ftand  now  before  the 
Honoured  court  charged  with  the  fufpition  of 
Witchcraft,  our  humble  requeft  is  firft  that  feing 
we  are  neither  able  to  plead  our  owne  caufe,  nor  if 
councell  alowed  to  thofe  in  our  condicion,  that  you 
who  are  our  Judges,  would  pleafe  to  be  of  councell 
to  us,  to  direct  us  wher  in  we  may  ftand  in  neede, 
Secondly  that  wheras  we  are  not  conicious  to  our- 
felves  of  any  guilt  in  the  leaft  degree  of  that  crime, 
wherof  we  are  now  accufed  (in  the  prefence  of  ye 
Living  God  we  fpeake  it,  before  whole  awfull  Tri- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  47 

bunall  we  know  we  fhall  ere  Long  appeare)  nor  of 
any  other  fcandloufe  evill,  or  mifcaryage  inconfiftant 
with  Chriftianity,  Thofe  who  have  had  ye  longeft 
and  beft  knowledge  of  vs,  being  perions  of  good 
report,  may  be  luffered  to  Teftifie  upon  oath  what 
they  know  concerning  each  of  vs,  viz  Mr.  Capen 
the  paftour  and  thofe  of  ye  Towne  and  Church  of 
Topsfield,  who  are  ready  to  fay  fomething  which 
we  hope  may  be  looked  upon,  as  very  confiderable 
in  this  matter  :  with  the  feven  children  of  one  of 
us,  viz  Mary  Efty,  and  it  may  be  produced  of  like 
nature  in  reference  to  the  wife  of  Peter  Cloys,  her 
lifter,  Thirdly  that  the  Teftimony  of  witches,  or 
fuch,  as  are  afflicted,  as  is  fuppofed,  by  witches 
may  not  be  improved  to  condemn  us,  without  other 
Legal  evidence  concurring,  we  hope  the  honoured 
Court  and  Jury  will  be  foe  tender  of  the  lives  of  fuch 
as  we  are  who  have  for  many  yeares  lived  vnder  the 
vnblemifhed  reputation  of  Chriftianity  as  not  to 
condemne  them  without  a  fayre  and  equall  hearing 
of  what  may  be  fayd  for  us,  as  well  as  againft  us, 
And  your  poore  fupplyants  fhall  be  bound  always  to 
pray  &c. 

Complaint  v.  Sarah  Prottor, 

Salem  May  the  21st  1691.  Thomas  putnam  and 
John  Putnam  of  Salem  Village  yeomen  made  Com 
plaint  (before  vs)  on  behalfe  of  theire  Majests 
againft  BafTet  ye  wife  of  BalTet  of  Lyn  hufband- 
man  and  Roote  of  Beverly  widow,  and  Sarah 

proctor  of  Salem  ffarms  daufter  of  John   procter  of 


48  Salem  Witchcraft, 

fayd  place  for  Sundry  acts  of  Witchcraft  by  them 
doune  and  Committed  on  the  Bodys  of  Mary  Wai- 
cot  Abigail  Williams,  Marcy  Lewis,  ann  putnam 
and  others  Lately  whereby  great  hurt  and  Jnjury 
hath  benne  donne  them  therefore  Craves  Juftice, 

Thomas  putnam 
John  putnam  Jun. 

This  Comp11  was  Exhibited  Salem  2ist  may 
1692. 

n  r  JOHN  HATHORNE 

Berore  vs.  -i  ^ 

JONATHAN  CORWIN 

J  ordr  of  yc  Govern1"  and  Councill, 

Eliza  Booth  v.  Sarah  Proffer, 

May.  20th  :  1692.  Elizabeth  Booth  aged  18 
years  or  thereabouths  Teftifieth  and  Saith.  That 
Sarah  Procter  apeared  vnto  her  and  brought  her  a 
Book  and  bid  her  fett  her  hand  to  it,  this  Deponent 
told  her  that  me  would  not,  ever  fence  this  Depo 
nent  hath  been  grevioufly  afflicted  by  her  ye  laid 
Procter,  and  John  Procter  and  his  wife  hath  Pinch1 
and  Pricked  this  Deponent  Likewife  feverall  times  : 
and  ftill  continues  to  do  fo :  day 

Etiz*  Booth  v.  Sarah  Protter  &  Mary  Derijh. 

May  ye  23.  1692.  Elizabeth  Booth  aged  18 
years  or  thereaboutes  depofeth  and  faith.  That  Sa 
rah  Procter  and  Mary  Derifh  the  wife  of  Michell 
Derifh  apeared  to  this  deponent  in  the  night  and 
called  her  Jade,  Mary  Derifh  afked  her  what  made 
her  fay  any  thing  about  Sarah  Procter,  faid  it  was 


Salem  If^itcbcraft.  49 

well  (he  did  not  come  to  the  Village  that  Day  :  and 
with  all  afflicted,  and  Pinched  her,  this  Deponent 
mod  grevioufly  and  fo  Continues  to  afflict  her  this 
Deponet  ftill,  and  John  Procter  and  his  wife  Like- 
wile  whos  name  is  Elizabeth  Procter: 

Mary  IValcott  «u.  Sarah  Proffer. 

The  Depoeftion  of  mary  Walcott  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  on  the  2Oth  omay  1692.  law  the  appari 
tion  of  Sarah  Procter :  come  and  choake  me  and 
pincht  me  and  terrified  me  much  and  urged  me 
greuioufly  to  write  in  her  book:  but  J  told  her  I 
would  not  touch  it  and  then  fhe  tormented  me 
dreadfully. 

Sworne  Salem  Village  May  23d,  1692. 

.    c  JOHN  HATHORNE       )   A/r/1 

before  vs.  •;  ^  \  Amfts. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN 

J  J 

Sufanah  Sheldon  *u.  Sarah  Proffer. 

The  complaint  of  Sufanah  Shelden  of  Mr  andras 
and  Sarah  Procter  20  of  this  may  they  both  a  flicked 
me  the  next  day  Sarah  Procter  brought  the  book  to 
me  and  Sarah  Procter  and  andres  and  irog  yato  fo 
they  mad  me  def  and  dumb  and  blind  al  nigh  and 
the  next  day  teh  10  of  clock  then  cam  inges  and 
brought  his  book  and  drod  his  knife  and  laid  if  I 
would  not  touch  it  he  would  cut  my  throt,  then 
thar  A  pered  to  me  a  ded  man  he  told  me  his  name 
was  Joieph  rabfon  then  he  looked  upon  ingles  and 
told  him  that  he  murdered  him  and  drounded  him 
in  tho  fe  thar  was  a  nother  man  in  the  boot  Along 
G* 


50  Salem  Witchcraft. 

with  me  and  the  boot  tofed  vp  and  doun  and  turend 
ouer  and  my  hand  es  ware  clunched  that  J  could 
not  lay  hold,  the  other  man  layd  hold  and  was  fa- 
ued  then  he  told  me  that  J  muft  tell  mufter  hath- 
eren  and  told  me  that  J  mould  not  reft  tel  J  had 
told  it  then  inglim  told  me  that  if  J  did  he  would 
cut  my  leges  of  then  ther  a  pered  to  me  a  fhinging 
and  told  me  J  mould  tell  of  it  to  morah  then  inglefh 
told  me  that  he  would  go  kill  the  gouernor  if  he 
could  he  would  go  try  he  was  the  gretes  innemy  he 
had  then  he  fayd  that  he  would  kil  10  folck  in 
bofton  before  next  fix  day  if  he  was  not  tacken  up 
the  greter  weemen  a  flicT:  me  ftil  not. 

David  Ferneax  &  Jona  Walcott  jr.  v.  Sarah  Proffer. 

The  Depofition  of  David  Furneax  Aged  23  or 
their  abouts  and  Jonathan  Walcott  Junior  aged  21  : 
who  teftifieth  and  faith  yron  the  2othof  may  1692. 
about  i  2  of  the  clock  we  hearde  mary  Walcott  in 
one  of  her  fitts  fay  that  (he  faw  the  apparition  of 
Sarah  Prodltor  come  and  hurte  her  by  choaking 
and  pinching  of  her  we  both  allb  heard  her  fay  that 
(he  brought  the  book  to  her  and  urged  her  to  write 
in  her  book  we  ware  then  both  prefante  and  heard 
her  fay  J  would  not  write  in  your  book  though  you 
kill  me. 

David  Furneax 
Jonathan  Walcott  Junior. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  51 

John  Putnam  jr.  v.  Sarah  Proffer. 

John  putnam  Juner  teftifieth  that  very  latly  he 
hath  hard  Elizabeth  Huburd  complaine  of  Sarah 
procter  that  me  hath  tortored  hir  very  much  and 
urgeth  her  vehemently  to  writ  in  hir  book. 

^Thomas  Putnam  v.  Sarah  Proffer. 

The  Depofiftion  of  Thomas  putnam  who  teftifi- 
eth  and  faith  that  within  thele  few  days  I  have  hard 
Elizabeth  Hubbard  and  Ann  putnam  Two  of  the 
afflected  perfons  grevioufly  complaine  of  Sarah 
procler  that  (he  did  tortor  them  very  much  and  ur 
ged  them  vehemently  to  writ  in  hir  book. 

Warrant  v.  Sufannah  Roots. 

Salem  May  21  — 1692. 
To  ye  Conftables  of  Beuerly. 

Whereas,  Complaint  hath  been  this  day  made  be 
fore  us  by  Sergent  Thomas  Puttnam  and  John  Putt- 
nam  both  of  Salem  village  yeomen  againft  Sufannah 
Roots  of  Beuerly  widdow  for  Sundry  acts  of  witch- 
crafFt  by  her  commited  on  the  bodys  of  Mary  wall- 
cott  Abigal  williams  Marcy  Leuis  Ann  Puttnam 
and  others.  You  are  therefore  in  their  Majefties 
names  hereby  Required  to  apprehend  and  forthuith 
bring  before  us  Sufannah  Roots  of  Beuerly  widdow 
who  ftands  charged  with  Committing  Sundry  adts 
of  witchcraft,  as  abou  fd  to  the  wrong  and  Jnjuryof 
the  bodys  of  the  abouenamed  perfons,  in  order  to 


52  Salem   Witchcraft. 

her   Examination    Relating   to   ye  aboufd  premifes 
faile  not.  Dated  Salem,  May  the  2ist  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE 
JONATHAN  CORWIN 

To  the  Marlhall  of  EfTex  or  his  Deputy, 
pr  order  of  ye  Gouerner  &  Councell. 

vera  Copia  atteft 

GEO.  HERRICK  Marfhall  of  EfTex, 

May  21.  1692.  J  doe  apoint  mr  Jonathan  Biles 
to  bee  my  LawfTull  Deputy  to  ierve  this  warrant. 
GEO.  HERRICK  Marfhall  of  EfTex, 

I  haue  prefented  the  within  written  warant  and 
haue  aprehended  the  perfon  of  the  within  men 
tioned  Sufanah  Roots  and  Brought  her  before  au 
thority. 

By  me  JONATHAN  BILES 

Cunftible  of  Beuerly. 

Andrew  Rlliott  v.  Sujannah  Roots. 

An  "  information  if  it  might  be  any  help  in  the 
examination  of  ye  perfon  before  you  goode  Roots, 
J  being  in  ye  houfe  of  mr  Lauvonco  Dennis  fome 
time  fince  (he  was  fufpedled  for  what  me  is  now 
before  you  and  there  was  Likewife  Leonard  Auften 
of  our  Town  of  Beuerly  fd  Auften  then  fd  that  he 
thought  me  was  a  bad  woman,  his  reafon  was  that 
he  Living  in  ye  houie  with  fd  Roots  not  Long  Since 
and  when  he  went  to  prayer  at  any  time  with  his 
wife  and  thought  fd  Roots  would  accompany  them 
in  fd  Duty  but  did  not  at  any  time  but  would  with- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  53 

draw  and  abfent  herfelfe  and  farther  when  my  felf 
and  wife  were  gone  to  bed  and  me  vnto  her  bed 
(he  would  rife  in  ye  night  and  we  could  hear  her 
talk  in  ye  roome  below  J  lying  in  ye  Chamber  over 
fd  roome  a  if  there  were  5  or  fix  perfons  with  her 
more  id  Auften  might  fpeak  it  called  therevnto  as 
far  as  know  more  concerning  Roots 

Andrew  Eliott. 

Complaint  v.  Benja  Proffer. 

Lc  Nathanell  Ingerfall  and  Thomas  Rayment 
both  of  Salem  village  yeoman  Complained  on  be- 
halfe  of  theire  Majests  againft  Benjamin  procter  the 
fon  of  John  Procter  of  Salem  ffarmes,  and  Mary 
Derich  ye  wife  of  Michall  Derich  and  daufter  of 
William  Baffet  of  Lyn  and  peafe  the  wife  of 

Robert  peafe  of  Salem  weaver  for  Sundry  a<5ts  of 
Witchcraft  by  them  Committed  on  ye  bodys  of 
mary  Warren  Abigaile  Williams  and  Eliz.  Hub- 
bard  &c  of  Salem  Village,  whereby  great  hurt  is 
donne  them  therefore  Craues  Juftice. 

Salem  May  23d  1692.          Nathannil  Jngerfoll 

the  mark  of 

Thomas  c  Rayment 
Warrant  v.  Benja  Proffer  &  als. 

To  the  Marfhall  of  ErTex  or  dep:  or  Conftables  in 

Salem. 

You  are  in  theire  Majests  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  before  us  Benja 
min  procter  the  fon  of  John  Procter  of  Salem 
farmes  and  Mary  Derich  the  wife  of  mic1  Derich 


54  Salem  Witchcraft. 

of  Salem  ffarmes  hufbandman,  and  Sarah  peafe  the! 
wife  of  Robert  peafe  of  Salem  Weaver  who  all  ftand 
charged  of  haueing  Committed  Sundry  acts  of 
Witchcraft  on  the  Bodys  of  Mary  Warren  Abigail 
Williams  and  Eliz.  Hubbert  of  Salem  Village 
whereby  great  hurt  is  donne  them  Jn  order  to  theire 
examination  Relating  the  abouelaid  premifes  and 
hereof  you  are  not  to  faile.  Dated  Salem  May  the 
23d  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE, 
JONATHAN  CORWIN, 

J  order  of  ye  Gour  &  Councill 

I  doe  apoint  mr  John  Putnam  to  bee  my  lawffull 
Deputy  to  ferue  this  warrant 

pr          GEO  HERRICK  Marfhall  of  Efx. 

I  haue  fefed  the  body  of  Beniemin  prokter  and 
haue  brought  him  to  the  place  w'in  exprelfed. 
by  me,     JOHN  PUTNAM  marmell  Debety, 

Complaint  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

Salem  May  the  28th  1692.  Jofeph  Houlton  and 
John  Wallcot  both  of  Salem  village  yeoman  made 
Complaint  in  behalfe  of  theire  Majests  againft 
Carrier  of  Andover  the  wife  of  Thomas  Carrier  of 
fd  Towne  hufbandman  ffoldick  of  maulden  or 
charleftown  Reed  of  Marblehead  the  wife  of 

Samull  Reed  of  fd  place  Rice  of  Reding  the 

wife  of  Nicholas  Rice  of  fd  Towne  How  the 
wife  of  James  How  of  Topsfield  Capt.  John  Alden 
of  Bofhon  mariner,  William  procter  of  Salem  fFarmes. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  55 

Capt.  John  fflood  of  Rumney  mardi  mariner,  Mary 
Toothaker,  the  wife  of  Roger  toothaker  of  Belrica 
and  Toothaker  the  daufter  of  fd  Roger 

Toothaker  Abbott  yt  Hues  between  Jps  Tops- 
field  &  wenham  ffor  (undry  acts  of  Witchcraft  by 
them  and  every  one  of  them  Committed  on  the 
bodys  of  Mary  Walcot,  Abigail  Williams  Marcy 
Lewis  Ann  putnam  and  others  belonging  to  Salem 
Village  or  farmes  Lately  to  the  hurt  and  Jnjury  of 
theire  bodys  therefore  Craues  Juftice. 

Jofeph  houlton 
John  Walcott. 

Warrant  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

To  the  Marfhall  of  EfTex  or  his  depr  or  to  the  Con- 
ftables  of  Andover 

You  are  in  theire  Majefts  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  forthwith  fecure,  and  bring  be 
fore  us  martha  Carrier  the  wife  of  Thomas  Carrier 
of  Andover  on  Tuelday  next  being  the  3ist  day  of 
this  Jnftant  month  of  Maye  about  ten  of  the  clock 
in  the  forenoon  or  as  foon  as  may  be  afterwards  at 
the  houfe  of  L1  Nathaniell  Jngerfalls  in  Salern  Vil 
lage  who  ftands  charged  with  haueing  Committed 
Sundry  acts  of  Witchcraft  on  the  Bodys  of  Mary 
Walcot  and  abigail  Williams  of  Salem  Village  to 
theire  great  hurt  and  injury  in  order  to  her  Exam- 
nation  Relating  to  ye  prcmifes  abouelaid  faile  not. 

Dated  Salem  May  28th  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE      )   A/r/1 
I  vs.    \  r>  r  Aunts. 

J          JONATHAN  CORWIN  ] 


56  Salem  Witchcraft. 

J  haue  apprehended  the  w'in  named  parfon  and 
brought  her  to  the  place  appointed. 

by  me          JOHN  BALLARD.  conft  and  ouer. 

Examination  of  Martha  Carrier. 

The  Examination  of  Martha  Carrier  31  May, 
1692. 

Abigail  Williams  w°  hurts  you  ? 

Goody  carrier  of  Andover. 

Eliz.  Hubbard  who  hurts  you  ? 

Goody  carrier 

Sufan  Shelden  who  hurts  you  ? 

Goody  carrier,  fhe  bites  me  pinches  me,  and  tells 
me  me  would  cut  my  throat  if  I  did  not  figne  her 
book. 

Mary  Walcot  faid  (he  afflicted  her  and  brought 
the  book  to  her. 

What  do  you  lay  to  this  you  are  charged  with  ? 

I  have  not  done  it. 

Sus :  Sheldon  cried  me  looks  upon  the  black 
man. 

Ann  Putman  complained  of  a  pin  tuck  in  her, 

What  black  man  is  that  ? 

J  know  none. 

Ann  Putman  teftifyed  there  was. 

Mary  Warrin  cryed  out  (he  was  prickt 

What  black  man  did  you  fee  ? 

J  law  no  black  man  but  your  own  prefence. 

Can  you  look  upon  thefe  and  not  knock  them 
down  ? 

They  will  difTemble  if  I  look  upon  them. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  57 

You  fee  you  look  upon  them  and  they  fall  down. 

Jt  is  falfe  the  Devil  is  a  liar. 

J  lookt  upon  none  fince  I  came  into  the  room 
but. 

Sufan  Sheldon  cryed  out  in  a  Trance  J  wonder 
what  could  you  murder  1 3  perfons  ? 

Mary  Walcot  teftifyed  the  fame  that  there  lay  1 3 
Ghofts.  All  the  afflicted  fell  into  moft  intolerable 
out  cries  and  agonies. 

Eliz  Hubbard  and  Ann  Putman  teftifyed  the 
fame  that  fhe  had  killed  13.  at  Andover. 

Jt  is  a  mamefull  thing  that  you  mould  mind 
thefe  folks  that  are  out  of  their  wits. 

Do  not  you  fee  them  ? 

Jf  J  do  ipeak  you  will  not  believe  me? 

You  do  fee  them  laid  the  accufers. 

You  lye,  I  am  wronged. 

There  is  the  black  man  wifpering  in  her  ear  faid 
many  of  the  afflicted. 

Mercy  Lewes  in  a  violent  fit,  was  well  upon  the 
examinants  grafping  her  arm. 

The  Tortures  of  the  afflicted  was  fo  great  that 
there  was  no  enduring  of  it,  fo  that  fhe  was  ordered 
away  and  to  be  bound  hand  and  foot  with  all  ex 
pedition  the  afflicted  in  the  meanwhile  almoft 
killed  to  the  great  trouble  of  all  fpectators  Magif- 
trates  and  others. 

Note.     As  foon  as  fhe  was  well  bound  they  all 
had  ftrange  and   fodain   eafe.     Mary  Walcot  told 
the  Magiftrates  that  this  woman  told  her  me  had 
been  a  witch  this  40  yeares. 
Ha 


58  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Indictment  v.  Martha  Carter. 

Anno   Regis  et   Reginee  Willm  et    Maria  nune 
Anglia  &c.  Quarto  : 

EfTex  fs.  The  Jurors  of  our  Sovereigne  Lord  and 
Lady  the  King  and  Queen  prfents  That  Martha 
Carier  wife  of  Thomas  Carier  of  Andover  in  ye 
county  of  ErTex  hufbandman  the  31  day  of  May 
in  the  forth  year  of  the  Reigne  of  our  Sovereigne 
Lord  and  Lady  William  and  Mary  by  the  Grace  of 
God  of  England,  Scottland  ffrance  and  Ireland 
King  and  Queen,  defenders  of  the  faith  &.  c.  And 
divers  other  Dayes  and  Times  as  well  before  as  af 
ter,  certaine  deteftable  Arts  called  Witchcraft  and 
Soceries,  Wickedly  and  ffellonioufly  hath  vfed 
Praftifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  within  the  Towne- 
mip  of  Salem  in  the  County  of  Eflex  aforesd  in, 
and  Upon  and  ag1  one  Elizabeth  Hubbard  of  Salem 
in  ye  County  of  ErTex  aforesd  by  which  faid  Wicked 
Arts  the  faid  Elizabeth  hubbard  the  thirty  firft  day 
of  May  in  the  fforth  year  abouefd  and  Divers  other 
Dayes,  and  times,  as  well  before  as  after  was  and 
is  Tortured  Afflicted  Pined  Confumed  Wafted  and 
Tormented  agr  the  Peace  of  our  Sovereigne  Lord 
and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen  :  and  agr  the  fforme 
of  the  Statute  in  that  cafe  made  and  Provided. 
Witneffes. 

Elizabeth  Hubbard       Jurat.  Ann  Putnam 

Mary  Walcutt  Jurat.     Mary  Warren  Jurat. 


Salem   Witchcraft.  59 

Summons  to  witnejjes  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

Wm  &  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
Scotland  ffrance  &  Ireland  King  and  Queen 
defendrs  of  ye  faith  &ca 

L.  S.  To  ye  Conftable  or  Conftables  of  Ando- 
ver  Greeting. 

Wee  Comand  you  to  Warn  and  give  Notice  vnto 
Allen  Toothaker  Ralph  fFarnum  Junr  John  fFarnum 
ton  of  Ralph  farnum  fenr  Benjamin  Abbot  and  his 
wife  Andrew  ffofter  Phebe  Chandler  daughter  of 
Wm  Chandler  :  Sam1  Holt  Senr  Samuel  Prefton 
Junr  that  they  and  Euery  of  them  be  and  perfonaly 
appear  at  ye  Court  of  Oyer  and  Termina  to  be  hed 
by  adjournment  on  Tuefday  next  at  Ten  of  ye 
clack  in  ye  Morning  there  to  teftifye  ye  truth  to  ye 
beft  of  their  knowledge  on  certain  Jndictment  to 
be  Exhibited  againft  Martha  Carrier  of  Andover 
hereof  fail  not  at  your  vtmoft  perill  and  make  re 
turn  of  your  doings  herein. 

Dated  in  Salem   July  3oth  1692. 

STEPHEN  SEWALL  Cler. 

Jn  obedence  to  this  writ  J  haue  timely  warned 
the  perfons  hofe  names  are  herein  written  and  euery 
one  of  them  this  i  day  of  Auguft  1692. 

By  me  JOHN  BAILAY  conftable  of  Andover. 

Benja  Abbott  v.  Martha  Carter. 

The  teftymony  of  Beniamin  Abbutt  aged  about 
3 1  years  Saith  :  laft  march  was  twelfe  months,  then 


60  Salem   Witchcraft. 

haueing  fome  land  granted  to  me  by  the  Townc 
of  Andover  near  to  goodman  Carriers  his  land, 
and  when  this  land  came  to  be  laid  out  good- 
wiffe  Carrier  was  very  Angery,  and  faid  me  would 
flick  as  Clofs  to  Benjamin  Abbut  as  the  bark  Stooke 
to  the  Tree  and  that  J  fhould  Repent  of  it  afore 
feuen  yeares  Came  to  an  End  and  that  docter  pref- 
cott  could  neuer  cure  me  :  Thefe  words  were  heard 
by  Allin  Toothaker  fhe  alfo  faid  to  Ralph  farnam 
Junr  that  fhe  would  hold  my  nofs  fo  Clofe  to  the 
grindflone  as  Ever  it  was  held  Since  my  name  was 
Beniamin  Abbut  prefently  after  J  was  taken  with 
a  Swelling  in  my  ffoot  and  then  was  taken  with  a 
payne  in  my  fide  Exkfedingly  Tormented,  wich 
bred  to  a  fore,  which  was  lancit  by  dofter  prefcott 
and  Seuerall  gallons  of  Corruption  did  run  out  as 
was  Judged  and  fo  Continued  about  fix  weeks  very 
bad,  and  then  one  other  fore  did  breed  in  my  grine 
wich  was  lancit  by  do6t.  prefcott  alfo  and  Contin 
ued  very  bad  awhile  and  then  another  fore  breed  in 
my  grine  which  was  alfo  cutt  and  putt  me  to  very 
great  mifTery,  So  that  it  brough  me  almoft  to 
Deaths  doore,  &  Continued,  untill  goodwiffe  Car 
rier  was  Taken  and  Carried  a  waye  by  the  Confta- 
ble,  and  that  very  day  J  began  to  grow  better,  my 
foers  grew  well  and  J  grew  better  Every  day  and 
fo  haue  been  well  ever  fince  and  have  great  caufe 
to  think  that  the  fd  Carrier  had  a  great  hand  in  my 
ficknefs  and  mifery. 

beniamin  Abbut. 
Jurat  in  Curia  Augf  3d  1692. 

Atteft     STEP.  SEWALL  Cler. 


ISalem  Witchcraft.  61 

Sarah  Abbott  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

The  depofition  of  Sarah  Abbott  aged  about  32 
years  teftifieth  that  fince  my  hufband  had  a  parcell 
of  land  granted  by  ye  Towne,  lying  near  ye  land  of 
Thomas  Carrier,  (which  as  J  have  heard)  his  wife 
martha  Carrier  was  greatly  troubled  att  and  gaue 
out  threatning  words  that  my  hufband  Benjamin 
Abbott  has  not  been  only  afflicted  in  his  body,  as 
he  teftifies,  but  alfoe  that  flrange  and  unuluall  things 
has  happened  to  his  Cattle,  for  fome  have  died  fud- 
denly  and  ftrangely,  which  we  could  not  tell  any 
naturall  reafon  for,  and  one  Cowe  Cleaned  a  fourth- 
night  before  me  Calved  but  ye  Cowe  died  after 
wards  ftrangely  though  fhe  calved  well  foe  far  as 
we  could  perceive,  and  fome  of  ye  Cattle  would 
come  out  of  ye  woods  wth  their  tongues  hanging 
out  of  their  mouths  in  a  ftrange  and  affrighting 
manner,  and  many  fuch  things,  which  we  can  give 
noe  account  of  ye  reafon  of,  unlefs  it  mould  be  ye 
effects,  of  martha  Carrier  threatings. 

her  mark 

Jurat  in  Curia.  Sarah  *j~  Abbott 

Augc  3d  1692.     atteft.  STEPH.  SEWALL  Cler. 

John  Roger  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

The  depofition  of  John  Rogger  of  Billreca  aged 
50  yeares  or  Thereabouts  Saith,  That  about  Seven 
yeares  Since  Martha  Carrier  being  a  Nigh  Neigh 
bour  vnto  this  dpon1  and  there  hapening  fome  dif 
ference  betwixt  vs,  She  gave  forth  seueral  threat- 


62  Salem   Witchcraft. 

ning  words  as  me  often  vfed  to  doe  and  in  a  fhort 
time  after  this  deponent  had  two  large  lufty  fowes 
wch  frequented  home  daily  that  were  loft  and  this 
deponent  found  one  of  them  dead  nigh  ye  fd  Car 
riers  houfe  wth  both  Eares  cut  of  and  ye  other  fow 
J  Neuer  heard  of  to  this  day,  and  ye  fame  fummer 
to  ye  beft  of  my  rembrance  J  had  a  Cow  wch  vfed 
to  give  a  good  Mess  of  milk  twice  a  day  and  of  a 
fudden  She  would  giue  little  or  none  Every  Morn 
ing  though  a  Night  (he  gaue  as  formerly  and  this 
continued  about  ye  fpace  of  a  month  in  wch  time  J 
had  three  meals  milke  on  three  Severall  Mornings 
not  Succeffively  and  no  more  though  One  Night 
three  of  vs  Watched  ye  Cow  all  night  yet  J  could 
have  no  milke  in  ye  morning  of  her  and  about  ye 
monthes  End  She  gave  milke  as  formerly  me  vfed 
by  all  wch  J  did  in  my  Confcience  belieue  then  in 
ye  day  of  it  and  have  fo  done  euer  iince  and  doe 
yet  belieue  that  Martha  Carrier  was  ye  occafion  of 
thofe  Jll  accidents  by  Meanes  of  Witchcraft  fhe 
being  a  very  Malicious  woman  and  further  faith 
not. 

John  -f-  Rogger 

marke  of 

Phebe  Chandler  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

The  depolition  of  Phebe  Chandlr  aged  about  1 2 
years.  Teftifieth  that  about  a  fourtnight  before 
Martha  Carrier,  was  fent  for  to  Salem  to  be  exam 
ined,  upon  ye  Sabbath  day  when  ye  pfalm  was  fing- 
ing,  fd  Martha  Carrier  took  me  fd  deponent  by  ye 


Salem  Witchcraft.  63 

moulder  and  (haked  me,  in  ye  meeting  houfe  and 
afked  me  where  I  lived,  but  J  made  her  no  anfwer, 
(not  doubting  but  that  me  knew  we,   hauing  liued 
Tome  time  the  next  door  to  my  futhers  houfe,  on 
one  fide  of  ye  way)  and  that  day  that  fd  Martha 
Carrier  was  ceafed,  my  mother  fent  me  to  Carry 
fome  bear  to  ye  folks  y1  were  att  work  in  ye  lott, 
and  when  I  came  within  ye  fence,  there  was  a  voice 
in  ye  bufhes  (which  J  thought  was    Martha  Car 
riers  uoice,  which  J  know  well)  but  faw  noe  body, 
and  ye  voice  afked  me  what  J  did  there  and  whe 
ther  J  was  going  :  which  greatly  frighted  me,  foe 
that  J  run  as  faft  as  J  could  to  thofe  att  work,  and 
told  them  what  J  had  heard,  about  an  hour  &  half 
or  two  hours  after,  my  mother  fent  me  again  upon 
ye  fame  occaiion,  to  ye  workmen  abouid  and  Com- 
ming  home,  near  ye   place    aboufd  where  I  heard 
that  voice  before,  J  heard  ye  fame  uoice,  as  J  judg 
ed,  ouer  my  head,  faying  J   mould  be   poyfoned 
within  two  or  three  days,  which  accordingly  hap 
pened,  as  J  conceiue,  for  J  went  to  my  fifter  Al 
iens  farm  ye   fame  day,  and  on   friday  following, 
about  one  half  of  my  right  hand  was  greatly  fwo- 
len  and  exceeding  painfull,  and  alibe  part  of  my  face, 
which  J  can  give  nn  account  how  it  came  and  Con 
tinued  uery  bad  fome  days,  and  feueral  times  fince 
J  haue  been  troubled  with  a  great  weight  upon  my 
breaft,  and  upon  my  leggs,  when  J  haue  been  go 
ing  about,  fo  that  J  could  hardly  goe,  which  J  haue 
told  my  mother  ojf :  And  yc  laft  fabbath  day  was 
feauennight,  J  went    to  meeting  very  well  in   ye 


64  Salem  Witchcraft. 

morning,  and  went  to  my  place  where  J  ufed  to 
fitt  (ye  minifters  not  being  come)  and  Richard  Car 
rier  fon  of  abouefd  Martha  looked  uery  earneftly 
upon  me,  and  imediately  my  hand  which  had  for 
merly  been  poyfoned  as  abouefd  began  to  pain  me 
greatly,  and  J  had  a  ftrange  burning  att  my  ftom- 
ake  and  then  was  ftruck  deaf  that  J  could  not  hear 
any  of  ye  prayer,  nor  tinging  till  ye  two  or  three 
laft  words  of  ye  finging. 

her  mark 

Jurat  in  Curia  Phebe  -j-  Chandler. 

Bridget  Chandler  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

Bridget  Chandler  aged  40  years  mother  ye  fd 
Phebe  Teftifieth  y1  in  ye  day  of  it  her  daughter 
Complained  as  aboue  is  exprefTed. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Allen  Toothaker  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

The  Depofition  of  Allin  Toothaker  aged  about 
22  years  Saith,  J  heard  martha  Carrier  fay  that 
Beniamin  Abbutt  would  wim  he  had  not  medled 
with  that  land  fo  Near  our  houfe  for  She  would 
flick  as  Cols  to  him  as  the  barck  to  the  tree  afore 
feauen  years  Com  a  but,  and  that  do6ter  preicott 
mould  Neuer  Cure  him,  and  about  laft  march 
Richard  Carrier  and  my  felfe  had  Som  difference 
and  faid  Richard  pulled  me  downe  by  the  hair  of 
my  head  to  the  ground  for  to  beat  me,  J  deflred 
him  to  lett  me  Rifle,  when  J  was  up  J  went  to 
ftrike  at  him,  but  J  fell  down  flatt  upon  my  back 


Salem  Witchcraft.  65 

to  the  ground  and  had  not  power  to  ftir  hand  Nor 
foote  then  J  toold  fayd  Richard  J  would  yeald  to 
him  and  owne  him  the  beft  man  and  then  J  faw 
Martha  Carrier  goe  of  from  my  breft,  butt  when 
J  was  Rifen  up  J  faw  non  of  her,  J  was  Wounded 
in  the  Warre,  Martha  Carrier  tould  me  J  mould 
never  be  Cured,  afore  me  was  Aprehended  J  could 
thruft  in  my  Wound  a  knitting  nedle  four  Jnches 
deep  but,  fmce  She  have  been  taken  J  am  tho 
roughly  healed,  and  haue  had  more  Eafe  then  J 
haue  had  in  halfe  a  year  before  Sometimes  when 
Martha  Carrier  and  J  had  fome  difference  me  would 
Clap  her  hand  at  me  and  fay  J  mould  get  nothing 
by  it,  and  fo  with  in  a  day  or  two  J  loft  a  three  year 
old  heffer  :  Next  a  yealin,  and  then  a  Couw,  and 
then  had  fom  little  difference  againe  and  loft  a 
yearlin,  And  J  know  not  of  any  naturall  Caufes  of 
ye  death  of  the  aboufd  Creatures,  but  haue  always 
feared  it  hath  been  ye  effect  of  my  Aunt  Martha 
Carrier  her  malice  : 

Jurat  in  Curia.  Allen  -f  Toothaker 

his   mark 

Samuel  Prefton  v.  Martha  Carrier. 

Samuel  Prefton  aged  about  41  years  Saith  yl  about 
2  yeares  Since  J  had  fome  difference  wth  Martha 
Carrier  wch  alfo  had  hapened  Seuer11  times  before 
and  foon  after  J  loft  a  Cow  in  a  Strange  manner 
being  Caft  upon  her  back  wth  her  heels  vp  in  firm 
ground  when  me  was  very  Lufty  it  being  in  June 
Ia 


66  Salem   Witchcraft. 

and  within  abo1  month  after  this  ye  fd  martha  and 
J  had  fome  difference  again  at  which  Time  me  told 
me  J  had  loft  a  Cow  lately  and  it  mould  not  or 
mould  not  be  long  before  J  mould  loofe  another 
wch  accordingly  came  to  pafs,  for  J  had  a  Cow  y* 
was  well  kept  wth  Englim  Hay  and  J  could  not 
pceive  yl  me  aild  any  thing  and  yf  me  pined  and 
quickley  lay  downe  as  if  me  was  afleep  and  dyed. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Francis  Dane  Senr  for  Martha  Carrier. 

R.vd  Sr  Whereas  there  haue  been  divers  reports  rayf- 
ed,  how  and  by  what  hands  Jknownot,  of  theTowne 
of  Andover,  and  the  Jnhabitants,  J  thought  it  my 
bounden  duty  to  giuean  account  to  others,  fo  farr 
as  J  had  the  vnderftanding  of  any  thing  amongft 
us.  Therefore  do  declare  that,  J  beleeue  the  reports 
haue  been  Scandalous,  and  unjuft  neither  will  bear 
ye  light.  As  for  that,  of  the  Sine,  and  bifers  J  ne 
ver  heard  of  it,  till  this  laft  Summer,  and  the  Sab- 
both  after  J  fpake  publiqly  concerning  it  fince 
which  J  beleeue  it  hath  not  been  tryed,  As  for  fuch 
things  of  Charmes,  and  ways  to  find  their  cattle, 
J  never  heard,  nor  doe  J  know  any  Neighbour  that 
ever  did  fo,  neither  have  J  any  grounds  to  beleeue 
it,  I  haue  lived  above  Fortie  foure  yeares  in  the 
Towne,  and  haue  been  frequent  among  ye  Jnhab 
itants,  and  in  my  healthfull,  yeares  oft  at  their  ha 
bitations,  and  mould  certainly  heard  if  fo  it  had 
been.  That  there  was  a  fuipicion  of  Good  wife  Car 
rier  among  fome  of  us  before  me  was  apprehended, 


Salem  Witchcraft.  67 

J  know.  As  for  any  other  perfons,  J  had  no  fuf- 
picion  of  them,  and  had  Charity  been  put  on  the 
Diuel  would  not  haue  had  fuch  an  advantage  againft 
us,  and  J  beleeve  many  Jnnocent  perfons  haue  been 
accufed,  and  Jmprifoned  ye  Conceit  of  Spectre  Evi 
dence  as  an  infallible  mark  did  too  far  prevaile  with 
us  Hence  we  fo  eafily  parted  with  our  neighbours 
of  honeft  and  good  report,  arid  members  in  full 
Comunion,  hence  we  fo  eafily  parted  with  our 
Children,  when  we  knew  nothing  in  their  Hues, 
nor  any  of  our  neighbours  to  fufpect  them  and  thus 
things  were  hurried  on,  hence  fuch  flrange  breaches 
in  families,  feverall  that  came  before  me,  that  fpoke 
with  much  fobriety,  profeffing  their  innocency, 
though  through  the  Devils  Subtilty  they  were  to 
much  urged  to  confeiTe,  and  we  thought  we  did  doe 
well  in  fo  doing,  yet  they  flood  their  ground  pro 
feffing  they  knew  nothing,  never  fay  ye  deuil,  never 
made  a  Covenant  with  him,  and  ye  like,  and  fome 
children  that  we  haue  caufe  to  feare  that  dread  has 
overcome  them  to  accufe  themfelves  in  that  they 
knew  not.  Stephen  Johnfon  Mary  Barker  ye 
daughters  of  Lieftenant  Barker,  and  fome  others  by 
what  we  had  from  them  with  fuitable  affections  we 
haue  caufe  to  beeleeve  they  were  in  the  truth,  and 
fo  held  to  it,  if  after  many  indeavours  they  had  not 
been  overcome  to  fay  wc  they  never  knew.  This 
hath  been  a  trouble  to  me,  confedering  how  oft  it, 
hath  been  fayd,  you  are  a  witch,  you  are  guilty, 
and  who  afflicts  this  maid  or  the  like,  and  more 
then  this  hath  been  fayd,  charging  perfons  with 


68  Salem  Witchcraft. 

witchcraft,  and  what  flatteries  haue  paft  from  ;  and 
threats  and  telling  them  they  muft  goe  to  prifon 
and  this  I  feare  haue  caufed  many  to  fall,  our  Sinne 
of  Jgnorance  wherein  we  thought  we  did  well, 
will  not  excufe  us  when  we  know  we  did  amille 
but  whatever  might  be  a  ftumbling  block  to  others 
muft  be  removed,  elfe  we  mall  procure  divine  dif- 
pleafure,  and  Euills  will  unavoidably  breake  in  upon 
us. 

Yours  Sr  who  am  though  unworthie  a  friend  to 
them  yt  are  friends  to  Sion. 

Andever  Jan  2.  92. 

FRANCIS  DANE  Ser. 

Concerning  my  Daughter  Elizabeth  Johnfon,  J 
never  had  ground  to  fufped:  her  neither  have  J  heard 
any  other  to  accufe  her,  till  for  Spedre  evidence  me 
was  brought  forth,  but  this  J  muft  fay,  me  was 
weake,  and  incapacious,  fearfull,  and  in  that  ref- 
pect  J  feare  me  hath  falfely  accufed  herfelf  and 
others  Not  long  before  that  me  was  lent  for  me 
fpake  as  to  her  owne  particular,  that  me  was  fure 
me  was  no  witch,  and  for  her  daughter  Elizabeth, 
me  is  but  fimplim  at  ye  beft,  and  J  feare  the  com 
mon  fpeech  that  was  frequently  fpread  among  us, 
of  theire  liberty,  if  they  would  confeffe,  and  the  like 
expreflion,  ufed  by  fome,  haue  brought  many  into 
a  fnare,  the  Lord  direct  and  guide  thofe  that  are  in 
place,  and  giue  us  all  fubmiffiue  wills,  and  let  the 
Lord  doe  with  me,  and  mine,  what  feems  good  in 
his  owne  eyes. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  69 


Warrant  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Topsfield 

You  are  in  theyre  Majeftyes  Names  hereby  Re 
quired  to  Apprehend  and  bring  before  us  Elizabeth 
How  yc  wife  of  James  How  of  Topsfield  Hufband- 
man,  on  Tuefday  next  being  yc  thirty  firft  day  of 
May  about  Ten  of  ye  Clock  in  ye  forenoon  at  ye 
houfe  of  Lev1  Nathan  iell  Ingerfolls  of  Sallem  Village, 
Whoe  Stand  Charged  wth  Sundry  A&s  of  Witch 
craft  done  or  Committed  on  ye  bodyes  of  Mary 
Walcott,  Abigail  Williams  and  others  of  Salem  Vil 
lage,  to  theyr  great  hurt,  in  order  to  hir  examina 
tion,  Relateing  to  ye  abouefd  premifes,  and  hereof 
you  are  nott  to  fayle. 

Datd  Salem  May  28th  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE      )   A/r/1 
I  vs.    JT  r^  r  Affifts. 

J          JONATHAN  CORWIN  J 

In  obedence  to  this  warrant  J  have  apprehended 
Elizabeth  How  the  wife  of  Jems  how  on  the  29th 
of  May  1 692,  and  haue  brought  har  unto  the  houfe 
of  leftenant  nathaniell  englofons  according  too  to 
warant  as  atefted  by  me. 

EPHRAIM  WILDES  conftabell 

for  the  town  of  Topsfield. 
Dated  may  31"  1692. 

Examination  of  Elizabeth  How. 
The  examination  of  Eliz.  How.  31.  May  1692. 


70  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Mercy  Lewis  and  Mary  Walcot  fell  in  a  fit  quickly 
after  the  examinant  came  in. 

Mary  Walcot  faid  that  this  woman  the  exami 
nant  had  pinchd  her  and  choakt  this  month.  Ann 
Putman  faid  me  had  hurt  her  three  times.  What 
lay  you  to  this  charge  ?  Here  are  them  that  charge 
you  with  witchcraft. 

If  it  was  the  laft  moment  I  was  to  live,  God 
knows  J  am  innocent  of  any  thing  in  this  nature. 

Did  not  you  take  notice  that  now  when  you 
lookt  upon  Mercy  Lewis  (he  was  ftruck  down  ? 

J  cannot  help  it, 

You  are  charged  here,  what  doe  you  fay  ? 

J  am  innocent  of  any  thing  of  this  nature. 

Js  this  the  firft  time  that  ever  you  were  accufed  ? 

YesSr 

Do  not  you  know  that  one  at  Ipfwich  hath  ac 
cufed  you  ? 

This  is  the  firft  time  that  ever  J  heard  of  it. 

You  fay  that  you  never  heard  of  thefe  folks  be 
fore. 

Mercy  Lewis  at  length  fpake  and  charged  this 
woman  with  hurting  and  pinching  her.  And  then 
Abigail  Williams  cryed  (he  had  hurt  me  a  great 
many  times,  a  great  while  and  me  hath  brought 
me  the  book,  Ann  Putman  had  a  pin  ftuck  in  her 
hand. 

What  do  you  fay  to  this  ? 

J  cannot  help  it. 

What  confent  have  you  given  ? 

Mary  Warren  cryed  out  me  was  prickt 


Salem  Witchcraft.  71 

Abig  Williams  cryed  ou.t  that  me  was  pincht, 
and  great  prints  were  feen  in  her  arm. 

Have  not  you  feen  fome  apparition  ? 

No,  never  in  all  my  lite. 

Thole  that  haue  confeffed,  they  tell  us  they  ufed 
images  and  pins,  now  tell  us  what  you  haue  ufed. 

You  would  not  haue  me  confefs  that  which  J 
know  not. 

She  lookt  upon  Mary  Warren,  and  faid  Warren 
violently  fell  down.  Look  vpon  this  maid  viz  : 
Mary  Walcot,  her  back  being  towards  the  Exami- 
nant,  Mary  Warren  and  Ann  Putman  faid  they  faw 
this  woman  upon  her,  Sufan  Sheldon  faith  this  was 
the  woman  that  carryed  her  yefterday  to  the  Pond, 
Sus.  Sheldon  carried  to  the  examinant  in  a  fit  and 
was  well  upon  grafping  her  arm. 

You  faid  you  never  heard  before  of  thefe  people. 

Not  before  the  warrant  was  ferved  upon  me  laft 
Sabbath  day,  John  Jndian  cryed  out  O  me  bites, 
and  fell  into  a  grevious  fit ;  and  fo  carried  to  her  in 
his  fit  and  was  well  upon  her  grafping  him, 

What  do  you  fay  to  thefe  things,  they  can  not 
come  to  you? 

Sr  I  am  not  able  to  give  account  of  it. 

Cannot  you  tell  what  keeps  them  ofF  from  your 
body  ? 

J  cannot  tell,  J  know  not  what  it  is  ? 

That  is  ftrange  that  you  mould  do  thefe  things 
and  not  be  able  to  tell  how. 

This  a  true  account  of  the  examination  of 
Eliz  :  How  taken  from  my  characters  written  at  the 
time  thereof.  Witnefs  my  hand 

Sam.  Parris. 


72  Salem  Witchcraft. 

WitneJJes  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

WitnefTes  againft  goody  How. 
Samuel  Pearly  &  his  wife.     Deborah  Pearly 
Timothy  Pearly  Sarah  Andrews 

deacon  Cumnins  his  wife        Thomas  Heafons  wife 
Sofeph  Andrews  &  his  wife          of  boxford 

Boxford  J°nn  fherring  of  Ipf- 

Jofeph  SafFord  Jpfwich  wich 

Abram  Howe  wife 

IndiElment  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

Anno  Regis  et  Reginee  Willm  et  Mariee  nune 
Anglice  &c  Quarto. 

EfTex  fs.  The  Juror5  for  our  Sovereigne  Lord 
and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen  Prfents  That  Eliza 
beth  How  wife  of  James  How  of  Ipfwich  the  thir 
ty  firft  day  of  May  in  the  forth  year  of  the  Reigne 
of  our  Sovereigne  Lord  and  Lady,  William  &  Mary 
by  the  Grace  of  God  of  England  Scottland  flrance, 
and  Jreland  King  and  Queen  defenders  of  the 
ffaith  &c.  and  Divers  other  dayes  and  times  as  well 
before  as  after  CertaineDeteftable  Arts  called  witch 
craft,  and  forceries  wickedly  and  ffellonioufly  hath 
vfed  Practifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  within  the 
Townemip  of  Salem  in  the  county  of  EfTex  afore- 
faid  in  upon  and  againft  one  Mary  Wolcott  of  Sa 
lem  Villiage  finglewoman  by  which  faid  wicked 
arts  the  faid  Mary  Walcott  the  3ist  day  of  May  in 
the  forth  year  as  aboueiaid  and  Divers  other  Dayes 
and  times  as  well  before  as  after  was  and  is  Tor- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  73 

tured  Afflicted  Pined  Confumed  wafted  and  Tor 
mented  and  alfo  for  fundrey  other  Acts  of  witchcraft 
by  faid  Elizabeth  How  Committed  and  Done  be 
fore  and  fince  that  time,  agt  the  Peace  of  our  So- 
vereigne  Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen,  and 
againft  the  forme  of  the  Statute  in  that  cafe  made 
and  Provided. 

Mary  Wolcott  Jurat,  Jofeph  Andrews  &  wife 
Ann  Putman  Jurat,  Sarah  Jurat 

Abigail  Williams  Jno.  Sherrin  Jurat. 

Sam11  Pearly  &  wife  Jos.  Safford  Jurat 

Ruth.  Jurat  ffrancis  Lane  Jurat. 

Abraham  ffofter  wife  Jurat  Jfack  Cumins  Junr  Jurat. 

Timothy  Perky  &  Deborah  Per  ley  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

the  firft  of  iune  1692.  the  deposition  of  timothi 
Perley  and  Deborah  Perley  his  wife,  timoth  Perley 
aged  about  39  and  his  wife  about  33  there  being 
fom  diferance  betwene  goode  how  that  is  now 
feiled  namely  Elizabeth  How  wife  of  James  How 
Junr  and  timothi  Perli  abouefaid  about  fom  bords 
the  night  folowing  thereof  our  cous  lay  out  and 
finding  of  them  the  next  morning  we  went  to  milk 
them  and  one  of  them  did  not  give  but  two  or 
thre  fpoone  fuls  of  milk  and  one  of  the  other  cous 
did  not  give  above  halfe  a  Pinte  and  the  other  gave 
aboute  a  quart  and  thefe  cous  ufed  to  give  three  or 
four  quarts  at  a  meale  two  of  thes  cous  continued 
to  giue  litle  or  nothig  four  or  five  meals  and  yet 
thai  went  in  a  good  inglefh  pafture  and  within  four 
K> 


74  Salem  Witchcraft. 

dais  the  cous  gave  ther  full  Proportion  of  milk  that 
thai  ufed  to  give. 

furder  deborah  Perley  teftifieth  and  as  confern- 
ing  hanah  Perley  Samuel  Perleys  daughter  that  was 
fo  fore  afflicted  her  mother  and  fhe  coming  to  our 
houfe  hanah  Perley  being  fuddinli  feared  and  fd 
thers  that  woman  me  goes  into  the  oven  and  out 
againe  and  then  fell  into  a  dredful  fit  and  when  J 
have  afked  her  when  fhe  faid  that  woman  what 
woman  fhe  ment  me  tould  me  ieams  howfwife 
fometime  hanah  Perley  went  along  with  me  to 
ieams  hows  an  fone  fell  into  a  fitt  goode  how  was 
ueri  loving  to  her  and  when  the  garl  and  J  came 
away  i  afked  whi  fhe  talked  fo  of  goode  How  being 
fhe  was  fo  louing  to  her  fhe  tould  me  that  if  i  were 
aflicted  as  fhe  was  that  i  would  talk  as  bad  of  her 
as  fhe  did  at  another  time  i  faw  goode  how  and 
hanah  Perley  together  and  thai  were  veri  louing 
together  and  after  goode  How  was  gone  i  afked  her 
whi  fhe  was  fo  louing  to  goode  how  when  thai 
were  together  fhe  tould  me  that  fhe  was  afraide  to 
doe  other  wife  for  then  goode  how  would  kil  her. 

deborah  Perley. 

Timothy  Pearly  And  Deborah  his  wife  declared 
to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft  to  all  of  ye  above  written  evi 
dence,  on  this  fide  of  this  paper,  that  it  is  ye  truth 
upon  oath  :  June  3oth 

Sam1  Perky  &  ux  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

the  firfl  of  iune  1692.  the  depofition  of  Samuel 
Perley  and  his  wife  aged  about  52  an  his  wife  about 


Salem  Witchcraft.  75 

46  years  of  age  we  hauing  a  dafter  about  ten  years 
of  age  being  in  aforowful  condition  this  being  fone 
after  a  faling  out  thai  had  bene  betwen  ieams  how 
and  his  wife  and  and  mifelf  our  daughter  told  us 
that  it  was  ieams  hows  wife  that  afflicted  her  both 
night  and  day  fomtimes  complaining  of  being 
Pricked  with  Pins  and  fometimes  faling  doun  into 
dredfull  fits  and  often  fai  i  could  never  aflict  a  dog 
as  goode  how  ailifts  me  mi  wife  and  i  did  often 
chide  her  for  naming  goode  how  being  loth  her 
name  mold  be  defamed  but  our  daughter  would 
tell  us  that  though  we  would  not  beleue  her  now 
yet  you  wil  know  it  one  day  we  went  to  feveral 
dockers  and  thai  tould  us  that  me  was  under  an 
evil  hand  our  daughter  tould  us  that  when  me  came 
nere  the  fire  or  water  this  witch  Puls  me  in  and 
was  often  foreli  burnt  and  me  would  tel  us  what 
cloaths  me  wore  and  would  fai  there  me  goes  and 
there  me  goes  &  now  me  is  gone  into  the  ouen  and  at 
thefe  fights  faling  down  into  dredful  fits  andthusour 
daughter  continuing  about  two  or  three  years  con- 
ftantli  afirming  to  the  laft  that  this  goode  how  that 
is  now  feifed  was  the  caufe  of  her  forows  and  fo 
Pined  a  wai  to  Skin  and  bone  and  ended  her  forow- 
ful  life,  and  this  we  can  ateft  vpon  oath  nith  Per- 
leys  mark 

Sam11  Pearly  and  his  wife  declared  ye  above 
written  to  be  ye  truth  upon  oath,  after  this  the 
abouefaid  goode  how  had  a  mind  to  wyn  to  ipf- 
wich  church  thai  being  unfatisfied  fent  to  us  to 
bring  in  what  we  had  againft  her  and  when  we  had 
declared  to  them  what  we  knew  thai  fee  caufe  to 


Salem  Witchcraft. 

Put  a  Stop  to  her  coming  into  the  Church  within 
a  few  days  after  J  had  a  cow  wel  in  the  morning  as 
far  as  we  knew  this  cow  was  taken  ftrangli  runing 
about  like  a  mad  thing  a  litle  while  and  then  run 
into  a  great  Pon — -and  drouned  herfelf  and  as  fone 
as  me  was  dead  mi  fons  and  mifelf  towed  her  to  the 
fhore  and  fhe  flunk  fo  that  we  had  much  a  doe  to 
flea  her.  As  for  the  time  of  our  daughters  being 
taken  ill  it  was  in  the  yere  of  our  lord  1682. 

Sam11  Pearly  Declared  to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft  that 
all  ye  above  written  isye  truth  upon  oath,  June  3Oth 
92. 

Samuel  Phillips  Jor  Elizabeth  Ho<W. 

The  teftimony  of  Samuel  Phillips  aged  about  67, 
minifter  of  the  word  of  God  in  Rowly,  who  fayth, 
that  mr  payfon  (minifter  of  gods  word  alfoe  in 
Rowley)  and  myielf  went,  being  defired  to  Samuel 
pearly  of  ipfwich  to  fe  theire  young  daughter  who 
was  vifeted  with  ftrang  fitts  and  in  her  fitts  (as  her 
father  and  mother  affirmed)  did  mention  good  wife 
How  the  wife  of  James  How  Junior  of  Ipfwich, 
as  if  fhe  was  in  the  houfe  and  did  afflict  her:  when 
we  were  in  the  houfe  the  child  had  one  of  her  fitts 
but  made  noe  mention  of  goodwife  how  :  and  when 
the  fitt  was  over  and  fhe  came  to  herfelf,  goodwife 
how,  went  to  the  child  and  took  her  by  the  hand 
and  afkt  her  whether  fhe  had  ever  done  her  any 
hurt  And  fhe  anfwered  noe  never  and  if  J  did 
complain  of  you  in  my  fitts  J  knew  not,  that  J  did 
foe  :  J  further  can  affirm  vpon  oath  that  young 


Salem  Witchcraft.  77 

Samuel  Pearly,  Brother  to  the  afflicted  girle  look 
ing  out  of  a  chamber  window  (I  and  the  afflicted 
child  being  without  dores  together)  and  fayd  to  his 
lifter  fay  goodwife  How  is  a  witch,  fay  fhe  is  a 
witch,  and  the  child  fpake  not  a  word  that  way, 
but  I  lookt  up  to  the  window  where  the  youth 
flood  and  rebuked  him  for  his  boldnefs  to  ftir  up 
his  fifler  to  accufe  the  faid  goodw  :  How  when  as 
me  had  cleared  her  from  doing  any  hurt  to  his 
fitter  in  both  our  hearing,  and  J  added  no  wonder 
that  the  child  in  her  fitts  did  mention  Goodwife 
How,  when  her  neareft  relations  were  foe  frequent 
in  expreffing  theire  fufpitions  in  the  childs  hearing 
when  me  was  out  of  her  fitts  that  the  fayd  Good- 
wife  How,  was  an  Inftrument  of  mifchief  to  the 
child. 

Rowley  3  June  1692,  Samuel  Phillips. 

I  Edward  Paifon  of  ye  Towne  abovefd  tho'  pre- 
ient  at  ye  place  and  time  aforeid  yet  cannot  evidence 
in  all  the  particulars  mentioned  :  Thus  much  is  yet 
in  my  remembrance,  vizc  being  in  ye  abovefd  Pear- 
leys  houfe  fome  confiderable  time  before  ye  fd 
Goodw  How  came  in  :  their  Afflicted  Daughter 
upon  fomething  that  her  mother  fpake  to  her  with 
tartnefs,  prefently  fell  into  one  of  her  ufual  ftrange 
fitts,  during  which  me  made  no  mention  (as  I  ob- 
ferved)  of  ye  above  fd  How  her  name,  or  any  thing 
relating  to  her,  fometime  after,  the  fd  How  came  in, 
when  id  Girl  had  recovered  her  capacity,  her  fitt 
being  over  fd  How  took  fd  Girl  by  ye  hand,  afked 
her  whether  me  had  ever  done  her  any  hurt  ?  ye 


7  8  Salem   Witchcraft. 

child  anfwered  no  never  :  with  feveral  expreffions 
to  y*  purpofe  which  I  am  not  able  particularly  to 
recount,  &c, 

Rowley,  June   3    1692.  Edward  Paifon. 

Deborah  Hadley  v.  Elizabeth  How, 

The  Depofition  of  Debory  Hadley  aged  about 
70  yeares :  this  Deponant  teftifieth  and  fth  that  J 
have  lived  near  to  Elizabeth  How  (ye  wife  of  James 
How  Junior  of  Ipfwich)  24  year  and  have  found 
her  a  Neighbourly  woman  Confciencious  in  her 
dealing,  fatthfull  to  her  pmifes  and  Chriftianlike  in 
her  Converiation  fo  far  as  I  have  obferved  and  fur 
ther  faith  n1 

June  24.  1692.  Deborah  Hadley. 

Daniel  Warner  John  Warner  G?  Sarah  Warner  for 
Elizabeth  How. 

from  Jpfwich  Ju-  ye  25  :  1692.  this  may  fer- 
tify  horn  it  may  conferne  we  being  defired  to  wright 
fome  thing  in  ye  behalfe  of  ye  wife  of  Jeams  how 
Junior  of  Ipfwich  hoe  is  aprehended  upon  fufTpition 
of  being  gilty  of  ye  Sin  witchcraft  and  now  in  Sa 
lem  priflbn  upon  ye  fame  acount  for  ouer  oun  partes 
we  haue  bin  well  aquainted  wc  hur  for  aboue  twen 
ty  yeers  we  never  fee  but  y1  fhe  cared  it  very  wel 
and  yl  both  hur  wordes  and  adtions  wer  always  fuch 
as  well  become  a  good  criflian  :  we  ofte  fpake  to 
hur  of  fome  things  yc  wer  reported  of  hur  y1  gave 
fome  fufTpition  of  y1  fhe  is  now  charged  w1  and  fhe 


Salem  Witchcraft.  79 

always  profeffing  hur  Inofency  yr  in  ofFen  defiring 
our  prayers  to  god  for  hur  yf  god  would  keep  hur 
in  his  fear  and  y1  god  would  fupport  her  under  hur 
burdin  we  have  offen  herd  hur  Speaking  of  thos 
perfons  yf  raifd  thos  reports  of  hur  and  we  never 
heerd  hur  Speake  badly  of  y —  for  ye  fame,  but  in 
ouer  hering  hath  offen  faid  yt  me  defired  god  that 
he  would  iantify  yc  affliction  as  well  as  others  for 
hur  fpiritual  good. 

Daniel  Warner  fenr      John  Warner  fenr 

Simon  Chapman  &  Mary  Chapman  for  Elizabeth 

How. 

Ipfwich  June  the  25th,  1652.  The  teftimony 
of  Simon  Chapman  agid  About  48  years  teftifieth 
andfayth  that  he  hath  ben  Aquainted  with  the  wiuef 
of  James  how  iunr  as  a  naybar  for  this  9  or  10  yers 
and  he  never  faw  any  harm  by  hur  but  that  That 
hath  bin  good  for  J  found  hur Jouft  Jn  hur  delling 
faythfooll  too  hur  promicilis  I  haue  had  ocation  to 
be  in  the  compiny  of  good  wief  howe  by  the  fort 
night  togathar  at  Thayar  hous  :  and  at  othar  times 
and  I  found  at  all  Tims  by  hur  difcors  fhee  was  a 
woman  of  afliktion  and  mourning  for  fin  in  hur 
felves  And  othars  and  when  me  met  with  eny 
Afliktion  me  femid  to  ioftifi  god.  and  fay  that  Itt 
was  all  better  than  me  derTufid  that  it  war.  By  falls 
aqufations  from  men  and  me  yuft  To  bles  god  that 
me  got  good  by  afliktions  for  it  med  hur  exfamin 
hur  oun  hart.  I  neuar  herd  hur  refil  any  perfon 
that  hath  akufid  hur  with  wichcraft  but  pittied 


8o  Salem  Witchcraft. 

them  and  fayid  i  pray  god  for  giue  them  for  thay 
harm  them  felves  more  then  me  Thof  i  am  a  gret 
finar  yit  i  am  cler  of  that  fayid  me  and  Inch  Kind 
of  afliktions  doth  but  fet  me  a  exfamining  my  oun 
hard  and  J  find  God  wondarfolly  feportining  me 
and  comfarting  me  by  his  word  and  promilis  me 
femid  to  be  a  woman  thron  in  that  gret  work  of 
conuiktion  and  conuertion  which  J  pray  god  mak 
us  all. 

Simon  Chapman 

my  wiuef  Mary  Chapman  cane  Teftifi  to  the 
moft  of  this  abou  retan  as  witnes  my  hand 

Mary  Chapman. 

Ifaac  Cummins  Sr  v.  Elizabeth  How, 

Jvn  27.  1692.  The  difpofition  of  Ifaac  commins 
fyner  aged  about  fixty  years  or  thare  abouts  who 
teftyfyeth  and  faith  that  about  aight  yers  agon 
James  how  ivnr  of  ipfwech  came  to  my  hous  to 
borow  a  hors  J  not  being  at  home  my  fon  ifaac, 
told  him  as  my  fon  told  me  whan  i  cam  home  i 
hade  no  hors  to  ride  on  hot  my  fon  ifaac  did  tell  the 
faid  how  that  his  father  hade  no  hors  to  ride  on 
but  he  hade  a  mare  the  which  he  thovght  his  fa 
ther  wovld  not  be  wiling  to  lend  this  being  vpon  a 
thvrfday  the  next  day  being  fryday  J  took  the  mare 
and  my  felf  and  my  wif  did  ride  on  this  maer  abvte 
half  a  mile  to  an  naighbours  hovs  and  home  again 
and  when  we  came  home  J  tvrned  the  maer  out 
the  maer  being  as  well  to  my  thinking  as  ever  me 


Salem  Witchcraft.  81 

was  next  morning  it  being  faterday  abovt  fun  rifing 
this  faid  maer  flood  neer  my  doore  and  the  faid 
maer  as  i  did  aperehend  did  (how  as  if  fhe  had  bin 
much  abvfed  by  riding  and  here  flefh  as  J  thovg 
mvch  wafted  and  her  movth  mvch  femenly  to  my 
aperehantion  mvch  abvfed  and  hvrt  with  ye  bridel 
bits  J  feing  ye  maer  in  fvch  a  fad  condition  J  toke 
vp  the  faid  maer  and  pot  her  into  my  barn  and  me 
wold  eate  no  maner  of  thing  as  for  provender  or  ary 
thing  wc  i  gave  her  then  J  fent  for  my  brother  tho- 
mas  andros  which  was  living  in  boxford  the  faid 
Anderos  came  to  my  hovs,  J  not  being  at  home 
when  J  came  home  a  letil  afore  night  my  brother  an- 
deros  told  me  he  head  giving  the  faid  mear  fonthing 
for  the  bots  bvt  as  he  coold  pvrfeve  it  did  do  her  no 
good  bvt  faid  he  J  cannot  tell  but  fhe  may  have  the 
baly  ach  and  faid  he  i  wil  try  one  thing  more  my 
brother  anderos  faid  he  wold  take  a  pipe  of  tobaco 
and  lite  it  and  pot  itt  in  to  the  fvndement  of  the 
mare  J  told  him  that  I  thought  it  was  not  lawfvll 
he  faid  it  was  lawfvll  for  man  or  beaft  then  I  toke 
a  clen  pipe  and  filled  it  with  tobaco  and  did  lite  it 
and  went  with  the  pipe  lite  to  the  barn  then  the 
faid  anderos  vfed  the  pipe  as  he  faid  before  he  wold 
and  the  pipe  of  tobaco  did  blaze  and  bvrn  blew  then 
I  faid  to  my  brother  anderos  you  mall  try  no  more 
it  is  not  lawfvl  he  faid  I  will  try  again  once  mor 
which  he  did  and  then  thar  arofe  a  blaze  from  the 
pipe  of  tobaco  which  feemed  to  me  to  cover  the 
bvtocks  of  the  faid  mear  the  blaz  went  vp  ward  to 
wards  the  roof  of  the  barn  and  in  the  roof  of  the 
J> 


82  Salem  Witchcraft, 

barn  thar  was  a  grate  crackling  as  if  the  barn  wovld 
have  falen  or  bin  bvrnt  which  femed  fo  to  vs  which 
ware  within  and  Torn  that  ware  with  ovt  and  we 
hade  no  other  fier  in  the  barn  bvt  only  a  candil  and 
a  pipe  of  tobaco  and  then  J  laid  I  thought  my  barn 
or  my  mear  muft  goe  the  next  day  being  Lords  day 
J  fpoke  to  my  brother  anderos  at  noone  to  come  to 
fee  the  faid  mear  and  faid  anderos  came  and  what 
h  did  J  fay  not  the  fame  Lords  day  at  night  my 
naighbour  John  Hvnkins  came  to  my  hovs  and  he 
and  J  went  into  my  barn  to  fee  this  mear  faid  hvn- 
kins  faid  and  if  I  ware  as  you  i  wolvd  cut  of  a  pece 
of  this  mear  and  burn  it  J  faid  no  not  to  day  bvt  if 
me  lived  til  to  morrow  morning  he  might  cut  of  a 
pece  off  of  her  and  bvrn  if  he  wovld  prefentely  as 
we  hade  fpoken  thefe  words  we  ftept  ovt  of  the 
barn  and  emedeiatly  this  faid  mear  fell  down  dade 
and  never  ftvred  as  we  coold  pvrfeve  after  me  fell 
down  but  lay  dead. 

Jfac  Comings  fenr  declared  to  ye  Jury  of Inqueft 
that  ye  above  written  evidence  is  ye  truth  upon 
oath  June  30th  1692. 

Jofepb  Knowlton  for  Elizabeth  C.  How. 

from  Ipfwich  June  27,  1692.  Jofeph  knoulton 
being  acquainte  with  the  wife  of  James  How  Junr 
as  a  neighbour  and  fomtims  hording  in  the  houfe, 
and  at  my  firft  coming  to  live  in  thofe  parts  which 
was  about  ten  years  ago  J  hard  a  bad  Report  of 
her  about  Samuell  perleys  garle  which  caufed  me 
to  take  fpemall  noates  of  her  life  and  conversation 


Salem   Witchcraft.  83 

ever  fence  and  I  have  afked  her  if  (he  could  freely 
forgive  them  that  Railed  fuch  Reports  of  her  (he 
tould  me  yes  with  all  her  heart  defiering  that  God 
would  give  her  a  heart  to  be  more  humble  vnder 
fuch  a  prouidences  and  further  (he  fayd  (he  was 
willing  to  doe  any  good  me  could  to  them  as  had 
don  vnneighbourly  by  her  alfo  this  I  have  taken 
notes  of  that  (he  would  deny  herfelf  to  doe  a  neigh 
bour  a  good  turn  and  alfo  J  have  known  her  to  be 
faithfull  in  he  word  and  honeft  in  her  dealeings  as 
fare  as  ever  I  faw 

Jofeph  knoulton  aged  forty  tu 
mary  knowlton  aged  thury  tu 

James  Howferffor  Elizabeth  How. 

information  for  Elizebeth  How  the  wife  of  lames 
How  Iunr  Jams  How  Senr  aged  about  94  fayth 
that  he  liuing  by  her  for  about  thirty  years  hath 
taken  notes  that  (he  hath  caried  it  well  becoming 
her  place  as  a  daughter  as  a  wife  in  all  Relation  fet 
ing  a  fide  humain  infurmitys  as  becometh  a  Chrif- 
tion  with  Refped:  to  myfelf  as  a  father  very  duty- 
fully  and  a  wifife  to  my  fon  uery  Carefull  loveing 
obediant  and  kind  confidering  his  want  of  eye  fight 
tenderly  leading  him  about  by  the  hand  now  de 
fiering  god  may  guide  your  honours  to  fe  a  differans 
between  predigous  and  Confentes.  I  Reft  yours  to 
Sarve  James  How  fenr  of  Ipfwich. 

Dated  this  28  day  of  June  1692. 


84  Salem   Witchcraft. 

IJaac  Cummins  jr  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

June  28th  1692.  The  teftiniony  of  Jfack  Com-* 
ings  Juner  aged  about  27  years  Teftifieth  and  faith 
yr  James  Hough  Juner  came  to  my  fathers  houfe 
when  he  was  not  at  home  he  afked  me  if  my  father 
had  ever  a  hors  and  J  told  him  no  he  afked  me  if 
he  had  Ever  a  maer  and  I  told  him  yem  he  afked 
me  if  J  Thought  my  father  would  lend  him  his 
maer  and  J  told  him  J  did  not  Think  he  would 
vpon  wch  in  a  fhort  Tyme  after  my  father  and  mo 
ther  Ridd  their  maer  to  Their  Neighbours  houfe 
ye  fame  maer  wch  fd  hough  would  have  Borowed 
wch  femingly  was  well  when  my  fathr  and  mothr 
came  home  J  feeing  ye  fame  fd  maer  ye  nex  morn 
ing  could  Judge  noe  other  butt  y1  (he  had  bin  Rid 
ye  other  part  of  yl  night  or  othr  ways  horibly  abu- 
fed  vpon  wch  my  fathr  feeing  w1  a  condition  his 
maer  was  in  fent  for  his  Broth1  Thomas  Andros 
wch  when  he  came  he  gin  her  feuerall  Things  wch 
he  Thought  to  be  good  for  her  butt  did  her  not 
any  good  upon  wch  he  faid  he  would  try  one  thing 
moer  wch  was  a  pipe  and  fome  Tobaco  wch  he  ap- 
plid  to  her  Thinking  itt  might  doe  her  good  againft 
ye  Belly  ake  Thinking  y1  might  be  her  difceale  wch 
when  they  vied  ye  pipe  wth  Tobaco  in  itt  abought 
ye  fd  maer  yc  pipe  being  Litt  itt  Blazed  fo  much 
y£  itt  was  as  much  as  two  perfons  could  putt  itt 
ought  wth  both  of  Their  hands,  vpon  wch  my  father 
faid  we  will  Trye  no  more  brother  my  vncle  fd  he 
would  trye  once  more  ye  wch  he  did  ye  pipe  be- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  85 

ing  Litt  ye  fyed  Blazed  out  of  ye  fame  fd  pipe  more 
vehemently  than  before  vpon  wch  my  father  an- 
fwered  he  had  Rather  Loofe  his  maer  yn  his  barn 
ye  uery  next  night  folio— ing  ye  fd  maer  folloing 
my  father  in  his  barn  from  one  fide  to  ye  other  fide 
fell  down  imediately  Dead  againft  ye  fell  of  ye  Barn 
before  my  fathr  had  well  cleered  him  felfe  from  her 
— furthr  faith  not. 

Mary  Cummings  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

Jvn  27,  1692.  The  difpofition  of  mary  com- 
mings  ye  wif  of  ifaac  commins  lenr  aged  aboot  fixty 
yers  or  thare  abovts  tefeifieth  and  faith  my  hufband 
not  being  at  home  J  was  tent  to  by  fom  parfons  of 
ipfweg  fent  to  me  for  to  have  me  to  write  what  J 
cold  fay  of  James  how  ivnr  his  wife  elefebeth  con- 
fcarning  her  life  or  converfation  and  that  J  woold 
fay  what  I  cold  fay  for  or  againft  her  when  the  faid 
hows  wife  fovght  to  aioyn  with  ythe  church  at 
ipfweg  and  I  fpoke  to  my  Ton  Jfaac  to  write  that 
we  hade  vfed  no  brimfton  nor  oyl  nor  no  combvf- 
tables  to  give  to  our  mear  becavs  thare  was  a  report 
that  the  faid  hows  wife  hade  faid  that  we  hade 
given  the  mear  brim  brimfton  and  oyl  and  the  like 
and  a  ftort  time  after  J  hade  written  my  teftemony 
confarning  this  hows  wife  my  fon  Ifaac  his  maer 
was  miffing  that  he  coold  not  find  her  in  to  or  thre 
days  and  in  a  fhort  time  after  my  fon  iiaacs  maer 
came  in  fight  not  fare  from  the  hovs  and  my  fon 
ifaac  praid  me  to  go  ovt  and  look  on  his  maer  when 
J  came  to  her  he  afked  me  what  J  thovght  on  her 


86  Salem   Witchcraft. 

and  J  faid  if  he  wold  have  my  thoughts  i  covld  not 
compair  it  nothing  elce  but  that  (he  was  riden  with 
a  hot  bridil  for  (he  hade  divirfes  broles  as  if  (he  had 
bin  runing  over  rocks  an  mvch  wronged  and  where 
the  bridil  went  was  as  if  it  had  been  burnt  with  a 
hot  bridil  then  J  bide  Jfaac  take  ye  mare  and  have 
her  vp  amongft  the  naghbors  that  peopl  might 
fee  her  for  I  hered  that  James  how  wnr  or  his  wife 
or  both  hade  faid  that  we  kept  vp  ovr  maer  that 
popel  might  not  fee  her  and  ifaac  did  (how  his 
maer  to  faveril  and  then  the  faid  how  as  i  hered  did 
report  that  ifac  had  riden  to  Sin  fpring  and  caryed 
his  gairl  and  fo  fvrfited  the  maer  the  which  was  not 
fo. 

Mary  Comins  owned  this  har  teftimony  to  be 
truth  before  the  Juryes  for  Inqueft  this  29  of  June 
1692  Jurat  in  Curia. 

Jvn  27,  1692.  J  mary  comins  ageed  abovt  (ixty 
yers  or  thar  abovts  the  wife  of  ifaac  comins  fyner  J 
being  at  my  neighbour  Samul  parlys  hovs  samvel 
parlys  davgter  hannah  being  in  a  (Iraing  condition 
afked  me  if  J  did  not  fee  godee  how  in  the  hovs 
going  round  vpon  the  wall  as  the  gvrl  directed  her 
finger  along  rovnd  in  won  place  and  another  of  the 
hovs  J  teled  her  no  J  loked  as  dilegently  as  i  cold 
and  i  covld  fee  nothing  of  her  the  gorls  mother 
then  did  chek  her  and  told  her  (he  was  alwas  fvll 
of  fvch  kind  of  notions  and  bid  her  hold  her  tovng 
then,  (he  told  her  mother  me  wovld  belive  it  one 
day  and  fomthing  mor  which  (hold  have  bin  man- 
tionedas  the  garl  poyntedto  (howmewhare  goode 


Salem  Witchcraft.  87 

how  was  me  afked  me  if  J  did  not  fe  her  go  ovt 
at  that  crak  which  me  poynted  at  Mary  Comins 
owned  this  har  teftimony  one  her  oath  to  be  the 
truth  before  the  Juriars  of  Inqueft  this  29  of  June 
92.  Jurat  in  Curia 

Jvn  27-1692.  The  difpofi-tion  of  Mary  com- 
mins  aged  abovt  fixty  yers  or  there  aboots  ho  tefte- 
fieth  and  faieth  that  above  too  yeres  agon  J  went  to 
vifet  my  naighbovr  fherins  wife  and  me  told  me 
that  James  how  ivnr  had  bin  thare  to  give  her  a 
vifet  and  he  did  fharply  talk  to  her  afking  her  what 
hopes  me  hade  of  her  falveation  her  anfwer  was  to 
him  that  me  did  bild  her  hopes  vpon  that  fver  rock 
Jelvs  chrift  this  the  faid  ferins  wife  did  tell  me  and 
me  told  me  alfo  that  me  had  never  talked  of  the 
faid  how  or  his  wife  bot  me  was  the  wors  for  it  af 
terwards,  and  me  faid  alfo  when  me  lay  fick  of  the 
fame  fiknefs  whareof  me  dyed  that  the  faid  how 
would  come  fom  times  into  the  roome  to  fee  her 
but  me  covld  not  tell  how  to  bare  to  fe  him  nor 
that  he  fhovld  be  in  the  hovs. 

Mary  Comins  ownid  that  this  har  teftimony  on 
har  oath  before  the  Juryars  for  Jnques,  this  29  of 
June.  1692.  Jurat  in  Curia 

Francis  Lane  i).  Elizabeth  How. 

Francis  Lane  g-ged  27  yeares  teftifyeth  and  faith 
that  about  feauen  yeares  agoe  James  How  the  huf- 
band  of  Elizabeth  How  of  Ipfwich  farmes  hired 
fd  Lane  to  get  him  a  parcell  of  pofts  and  railes  and 
fd  Lane  hired  John  Pearly  the  fon  of  Samuell  Pear- 


88  Salem  Witchcraft. 

ly  of  Ipfwich  to  help  him  in  getting  of  them  And 
after  they  had  got  faid  Ports  and  railes,  the  faid 
Lane  went  to  the  faid  James  How  that  he  might 
goe  with  him  and  take  delivery  of  faid  Pofts  and 
railes,  and  Elizabeth  How  the  wife  of  fd  James 
how  told  faid  Lane  that  fhe  did  not  beleiue  that  fd 
Pofts  and  railes  would  doe  becaufe  that  fd  John 
Pearly  helped  him  and  (he  faid  that  if  he  had  got 
them  alone  and  had  not  got  John  Pearly  to  help 
him  (he  beleived  beleived  that  they  would  have 
done  but  feing  that  faid  Pearly  had  helped  about 
them  me  beleived  that  they  would  not  doe,  fo  fd 
James  How  went  with  faid  Lane  for  to  take  deliu- 
ery  of  fd  Pofts  and  railes  and  the  fd  James  How 
toke  feverall  of  the  faid  railes  as  they  lay  in  heaps 
up  by  the  end  and  they  broke  of,  fo  many  of  them 
broke  that  faid  Lane  was  forced  to  get  thirty  or 
forty  more  and  when  faid  How  came  home  he  told 
his  wife  thereof  and  me  faid  to  him  that  fhe  had 
told  him  before  that  they  would  not  doe  becaufe 
faid  Pearly  helped  about  them  which  railes  faid 
Lane  teftifyeth  that  in  his  Aprehention  were  good 
found  railes. 

ffrancis  Lane  declared  to  ye  Jury  of  inques  to  ye 
truth  of  ye  above  written  evidence  upon  oath  June 
39th  1692.  Jurut  in  Curia. 

John  How  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

The  Teftimony  of  John  How  aged  about  50 
yers  faith  that  one  that  day  that  my  brother  James 
his  wife  was  Caried  to  Salem  farmes  upon  exami- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  89 

nation  (he  was  at  my  houfe  an'd  would  a  have  had 
me  to  go  with  her  to  Salem  farmes  J  tould  hur  : 
that  if  me  had  ben  fent  for  vpon  allmoft  any  aCount 
but  witchcraft  J  would  a  have  gone  with  hur  bvt 
one  that  aCount  I  would  not  for  ten  pounds,  but 
faid  I  If  you  are  a  witch  tell  me  how  long  you  have 
ben  a  witch  and  what  mifcheve  you  have  done  and 
then  J  will  go  with  you  for  faid  I  to  hur  you  have 
ben  acufied  by  Samuell  pearleys  Child  and  fufpact- 
ed  by  Daken  Cumins  for  witchcraft :  (he  femed  to 
be  aingry  with  me,  jftell  afked  me  to  come  on  the 
morow  I  told  hur  I  did  not  know  but  I  might  com 
to  morow  but  my  ocafhons  caled  me  to  go  to  Ipf- 
wich  one  the  morow  and  came  whome  a  bout  fun 
faet  and  {landing  nere  my  door  talking  with  one  of 
my  Naibours,  I  had  a  fow  with  fix  fmall  pigs  in  the 
yard  the  fow  was  as  well  fo  fare  as  I  know  as  ever 
one  a  fuding  (he  leaped  up  about  three  or  fouer 
foot  hie  and  turned  about  and  gave  one  fqueake  and 
fe}l  4owne  daed  I  told  my  naibour  that  was  with 
me  I  thought  my  fow  was  bewitched  for  faied  I 
think  (he  is  daed  he  lafed  at  me  but  It  proued  true 
for  (he  fell  downe  daed  he  bed  me  cut  of  hur  eare 
the  which  I  did  and  my  hand  I  had  my  knif  in  was 
fo  numb  and  full  of  paine  that  night  arid  fauerall 
days  after  that  I  could  not  doe  any  work  and  is  not 
wholy  wall  now  and  I  fofpedted  no  other  perfon  by 
my  f*  fifter  Elizabeth  How. 

Cap1  Jn°   How  declared  ye  above  written  evi 
dence  to  be  ye   truth    before  ye  Jury  of  inqueft. 
June  3Oth  1692.  upon  his  oath  in  court, 
M" 


90  Salem  Witchcraft, 

Jacob  Fojler  v.  'Elizabeth  How, 

The  depofion  of  Jacob  fofter  aged  about  29 
yeares  this  deponant  faith  that  fome  years  agoe 
good  wife  How  the  wife  of  James  how  was  a  bout 
to  Joyne  with  the  church  of  Ipfwich  My  father 
was  an  inftrumentall  means  of  her  being  denyed 
admifion  quickly  after  my  mare  was  turned  out  to 
grafs  on  the  tufday  arid  on  thurfday  J  went  to  feek 
my  mare  to  go  to  lecture  I  fought  my  mare  and 
could  not  find  her  I  fought  all  friday  and  found  her 
not  on  Saturday  I  fought  till  noon  and  I  found  my 
mare  (landing  leaning  with  her  butocks  againft  a 
tree  I  hit  her  with  afmall  whipfhegave  a  heave  from 
a  tree  and  fell  back  to  the  tree  again  then  I  took 
of  her  fetters  and  ftruck  her  again  (he  did  the  fame 
again  then  J  fet  my  moulder  to  her  fide  and  thruffc 
her  of  from  the  tree  and  moued  her  feet  then  (he 
went  home  and  leapt  into  the  paufture  and  my  mare 
lookt  as  if  me  had  been  miferably  beaten  and  abu- 
fed  Jacob  ffofter  declared  ye  evidence  to  be  ye 
truth  before  ye  Jury  of  inqueft,  on  oath  June  30. 
92. 

Jofepb  Sajford  V.  Elizabeth  How. 

The  depofiftion  of  Jofeph  Safford  aged  about  60, 
he  teftefyeth  and  faith  that  my  wife  was  much 
afraid  of  Elizabeth  how  the  wife  of  James  how 
upon  the  Reports  that  were  of  her  about  Samuell 
perlleys  child  but  upon  a  tim  after  thes  Reportes 
James  how  and  his  wife  coming  to  my  houfe  ne- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  91 

ther  myfelfe  nor  my  wife  were  at  home  and  good- 
wife  how  afked  my  children  wher  ther  mother  was 
and  thay  faid  at  the  next  nayboaers  hovs  fhe  difired 
them  to  Coll  ther  mother  which  they  did,  when 
my  wife  cam  whom  my  wife  told  me  that  fhe  was 
much  ftartled  to  fe  goode  how  but  me  took  her  by 
the  hand  and  faid  goode  Safford,  J   beliue  that  you 
are  not  ignorant  of  the  grete  fcandall  that  I  Ly  un 
der  upon  the  euill  Report  that  is  Raifed   upon  me 
about  Samuell  perlleys  child  and  other  things  Jofeph 
Safford  faith  that  after  this  his  wife  was  taken  be 
yond  Rafon  and  all  parfwafion  to  tekthe  part  of  this 
woman  after  this  the  wife  of  this  Jams  how  pro 
pounded  herfelfe  to  com  into  the  church  of  Ipf- 
wich  wherupon  fum  objection  aRofe  by  fum  un- 
fatisfied  brethren  wherupon  ther   was   a   meeting 
apinted   by  our  elders  of  the  church  to  confidar  of 
things  brought  in  againft  her   my  wife  was  more 
then  ordenery  ernift  to  goe  to   Leclur  the  church 
meeting  being  on  that  day  notwithftanding  the  ma 
ny  arguments  I  ufed  to  perfwed  her  to  the  Contrery 
yet   I  obtained  a  promis  of  her  that  fhe  would  not 
goe  to  the  church  meeting  but  meeting  with  fom 
of  the  naybourhood  they  perfwaded  her  to  go  with 
them  to  the  church  meeting  at  eldar  pains  and  told 
her  that  fhe  need  fay  nothing   ther,  but  goodwife 
how  then  being  Rether  Rendred  guilty  than  cleer- 
ed  my  wife  took  her  by  the  hand  after  meeting  and 
told  her  though  me  wer  condemned  before  men 
fhe  was  Juftefyed  befor  god,   the  next  Sabath  after 
this  my  fon  that  caried  my  wife  to  Leftur  was  ta- 


92  Salem   IV itch  craft. 

ken  aftar  a  ftrang  manar  the  Saturday  aftar  that 
my  wife  was  taken  after  a  Raving  frenzy  manar 
expref-ing  in  a  Raging  manar  that  goode  how  muft 
Com  into  the  church  and  that  mee  was  a  precious 
faint  and  though  mee  wer  condemned  befor  men 
fhee  was  Juftefyed  befor  god  and  continued  in  this 
fram  for  the  fpace  of  thre  or  four  hours  after  that 
my  wife  fell  into  a  kind  of  a  tranc  for  the  fpac  of 
two  or  thre  minits  mee  then  coming  to  herfelfe 
opened  her  eye  and  faid  ha  J  was  miftaken  no  an- 
fwer  was  med  by  the  ftandars  by,  and  again  fhee 
faid  ha  J  was  miftaken  majar  appletons  wife  ftand- 
ing  by  faid  wherein  art  miftaken  J  was  miftaken 
faid  me  for  I  thought  goode  how  had  bene  a  pre 
cious  faint  of  god  but  now  I  fee  me  is  a  witch  for 
fhee  hath  bewitched  mee  and  my  child  and  we 
mall  neuer  be  well  till  ther  is  teftemoney  for  her 
that  fhe  may  be  taken  into  the  church,  after  this  ther 
was  a  meeting  of  the  eldars  at  my  hous  and  thay 
defired  that  goode  how  might  be  at  the  meeting 
infign  wallis  went  with  myfelfe  to  inuite  goode  how 
to  this  meeting  fhe  coming  in  difcours  at  that 
time  fhee  faid  two  or  thre  times  fhee  was  lory  to 
fe  my  wife  at  the  church  meeting  at  eldar  pains 
aftar  this  fhee  faid  fhe  was  aflid:ed  by  the  aparifh* 
tion  of  goode  how  a  few  dayes  after  fhe  was  taken 
fhee  faid  the  caus  of  her  changing  her  opinion  con- 
farning  goode  how  was  becaus  fhee  apeared  to  her 
throug  a  creuie  of  the  clambouerds  which  fhe  knew 
no  good  perfon  could  do  and  at  thre  feuerall  tims 
after  was  aflidted  by  the  aperifhtion  of  goode  how 


Salem  Witchcraft.  93 

and  goode  olleuer  and  furdir  this  deponit  faith  that 
Rifmg  erlly  in  the  moring  and  kindling  a  fir  in  the 
other  Room  in  wife  fhricked  out  I  prefently  Ran 
into  the  room  wher  my  wife  was  and  as  foon  as 
euer  I  opened  the  dore  my  faid  ther  be  the  evill  one 
take  them  wherupon  I  Replyed  whar  are  they  I 
will  take  them  if  I  can  fhee  faid  you  will  not  tak 
them  and  then  fprang  out  of  the  bed  herfelfe  and 
went  to  the  window  and  faid  thar  they  went  out 
thay  wer  both  biger  than  me  and  thay  went  out 
ther  but  me  could  not  then  J  Replyed  who  be  thay 
me  faid  goode  how  and  goode  olleuer  goode  olleuer 
faid  J  you  never  faw  the  woman  in  your  Life  no 
faid  me  I  never  faw  her  in  my  Life  but  fo  me  is 
Reprefented  to  me  goode  ollever  of  Sallam  that  hurt 
william  ftace  of  Sallam  the  millar. 

Jofeph  Safford  declared  to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft 
that  ye  evidence  above  written  and  on  ye  other  fide 
of  this  paper  is  ye  truth  upon  oath, 

June  30th  1692.      Jurat  in  Curia. 

Thomas  Andrews  v.  Elizabeth  How. 

July  Ist  1692. 

The  Teflimony  of  Thomas  Andrews  of  Boxford 
aged  about  50  years  this  deponant  Teftifieth  and 
faith  yt  Jiiah  Comings,  fenior  of  Topsfield  fent  for 
me  to  help  a  mare  y£  was  not  well  and  when  I  came 
thare  ye  mare  was  in  fuch  a  condition  yl  I  could  not 
tell  wf  fhe  ailed  for  J  never  fawe  ye  like  her  lips 
ware  exceedingly  fwelled  y£  ye  Jnfides  of  Them 


94-  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Turned  outward  and  Looked  Black  and  blew  and 
gelled,  her  Tung  was  in  ye  fame  Condition  J  told 
ye  faid  Comings  I  could  not  tell  wl  to  doe  for  her 
J  perceived  me  had  not  ye  Botts  wch  J  did  att  firft 
think  me  had  butt  J  faid  me  might  have  forne  great 
heat  in  her  Body  and  I  would  applie  a  pipe  of  To 
bacco  to  her  and  y£  was  concented  to  and  I  litt  a 
pipe  of  Tobaco  and  putt  itt  vnder  her  fundiment 
and  there  came  a  Blew  flame  out  of  ye  Bowie  and 
Run  along  ye  ftem  of  fd  pipe  and  took  hold  of  ye 
haer  of  fd  maer  and  Burnt  itt  and  we  tryed  itt  2  or  3 
times  together  and  itt  did  ye  fame  itt  femed  to 
Burn  Blew  butt  Run  Liki  fyer  yr  is  fett  on  ye  grafs 
to  Burn  itt  in  ye  spring  Tyme  and  we  (truck  itt  outt 
wth  our  hands  and  ye  fd  Comings  fd  yl  he  would  trye 
no  more  for  fd  he  J  had  Rather  loofe  my  mare  y11 
my  barn  and  J  this  deponant  doe  teftin*  yf  to  yc 
Beft  of  my  vnderftanding  was  ye  farrie  mare  y1 
James  Hough  Junior  Belonging  to  Ipfwich  farmes 
hufband  to  Elizabeth  Hough  would  have  have 
Borowed  of  ye  fd  Comings. 

Tho.  Andrews. 

Warrant  tv.  William  ProEier. 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Salem, 

You  are  hereby  required  in  theyr  Majeftys  Names 
to  Apprehend  and  bring  before  us  William  proper 
of  Salem  ffarmes  fon  of  John  procter  of  fd  rTarmes 
Hufbandman,  upon  Tuefday  next  being  ye  Thir 
ty  ffirft  day  of  May  about  Tenne  of  the  Clock 
in  ye  morning  att  ye  houfe  of  Lev1  Nath11  Jnger- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  95 

foils  in  fd  Village,  Whoe  ftands  charged  wth  Sundry 
Acts  of  Witchcraft  done  or  Comitted  upon  the  Bo- 
dys  of  Mary  Walcott  and  Sufanah  Shelden  and 
others  of  Salem  Village  to  theyr  great  hurt,  in  order 
to  his  examination,  Relateing  to  ye  above  fd  premi- 
ies  and  hereof  you  are  nott  to  fayle. 
Dated  Salem  May  28th  1692. 


JOHN  HATHORNE 

I        170  -J 

J         JONATHAN  CORWIN 


Affifts. 


I  have  apprehended  the  parfon  above  named  and 
brought  him  to  the  place  apinted 

by  me  JOHN  PUTNAN  Cunt  of  Salem. 

Indictment  v.  William  Proffer  No.  i. 


ElTex  in  the  Province 

of  the  MafTachuetts, 

Bay  in   New  Eng- 


Anno  R  Rs&  Reginee  Guliel- 
mi  &  Mariee  Angliee  Quarto 
Annoq  Domini  1692. 


land  fs.  ) 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  doe  prefent  that  William  Procter 
of  Salem  Jn  the  county  of  Eflex  Hufbandman  Jn 
and  Vpon  the  Thirty  firft  4ay  of  May  Jn  the  yeare 
aforefaid  and  divers  other  days  and  times  as  well 
before  as  after  Certaine  deteftable  arts  called  Witch 
crafts,  and  Sorceries  Wickedly  Mallitioufly  and  fel- 
lonioufly  hath  ufed  practifed  and  Exercifed  at  and 
in  the  Townemipe  of  Salem  aforefaid  in  upon  and 
againft  one  Elizabeth  Hobert  of  Salem  aforefaid 
Single  Woman  by  which  faid  Wicked  acts  the  faid 
Elizabeth  Hobart  the  day  and  year  aforefaid  and  di- 


g6  Salem  Witchcraft. 

uers  other  days  and  times  both  before  and  after, 
was  and  is  Tortured  Afflicted  Confumed  pined 
Wafted  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for  fundry  other 
acts  of  Witchcraft  by  the  faid  William  procter 
Comitted  and  done  before  and  fince  that  time 
againft  Our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and 
Queen  theive  Crowne  and  Dignity  And  the  forme 
in  the  ftattute  in  that  Cafe  made  and  Provided, 
Witnefs,  Mary  Warren, 

Indictment  v.  William  Proffer  No.  2. 


EfTex  in  the  Province 
of  the  Maflachufetts 
Bay  in  New  Eng- 


Anno  R  Rs  &  Reginee  Gul- 
lielmi  &  Mariee  &c.  Quarto 
Anonq.  Domini  1692. 


land  fs. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doeprefent  that  William  Procter  of  Sa 
lem  Jn  the  county  of  Effex  hufbandman  in  and  vpon 
the  thirty  firft  day  of  May  Jn  the  yeare  abovefaid 
and  diuers  other  days  and  time  as  well  before  as 
after  Certaine  deteftable  art  called  Witchcrafts  and 
Sorceries  Wickedly  mallitioufly  and  fTellonioufly  hath 
ufed  practifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne- 
fhip  of  Salem  aforefaid  in  upon  and  againft  one 
Mary  Warren  of  Salem  aforefaid  Single  woman  by 
which  faid  Wicked  Acts  Mary  Warren  aforefaid 
the  day  and  year  the  aforefaid  and  diuers  other  days 
and  times  tothe  before  and  after  was  and  is  Tor 
tured  aflicted  Confumed  Pined  Wafted  and  Tor-^ 
mented  and  alfo  for  fundry  other  acts  of  Witch- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  97 

craft  by  the  faid  William  Procter  Comitted  and  done 
before  and  fince  that  time  againft  Our  Sour  Lord 
and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and 
Dignity  and  the  forme  in  the  ftatute  in  that  cafe 
made  and  Prouided. 

Wittnefs,  Eliz.  Robert. 

Eliza  Hobert  v.  William  Proffer. 

elizabeth  hubart  dooth  teftify  one  har  oath  before 
the  grand  inqueft  that  William  Procter  did  aflidle 
me  this  deponant  the  3 1  day  of  may  92.  at  the  time 
of  his  examination,  and  allib  I  did  lee  faid  William 
proper  aflicte  mary  Warren  at  the  time  of  his  ex 
amination,  and  faid  William  Proper  hath  aflikted 
me  this  deponant  feuerall  tims  fins  : 

feptember  the  8  day  1692. 

Warrant  v.  Willmot  Reed. 

To  the  Conftables  of  Marblehead, 

You  are  in  theire  Majefts  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  bring  before  vs  willmot  Reed  the 
wife  of  Samuell  Reed  of  Marblehead,  on  Tuefday 
next  being  the  3ist  day  of  this  Jnftant  month  of 
May  aboute  ten  of  the  cloak  in  the  forenoon  at  ye 
houle  of  Lr  Nathaniell  Ingerfalls  in  Salem  Village; 
who  ftands  charged  with  hauing  Committed  Sun 
dry  a6ts  of  Witchcraft  on  ye  bodys  of  Mary  Walcot 
and  Marcy  Lewis  and  others  of  Salem  Village  to 
theire  great  hurt  &c.  in  order  to  her  Examination 


98  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Relateing  to  yc  abovefd  premifes  and  hereof  you  are 
not  to  faile. 

Dated  Salem  May  28th  1692. 

Pvs.    J°HN  HATHORNE       I  Affifts_ 

ONATHAN  CORWIN 
•J  j 

Jn  anfwer  to  ye  within  mentioned  warrant  J 
have  apprehended  Willmot  Reed  wife  to  Sam1 
Reed  of  Marblehead  and  brought  her  to  ye  houfe 
of  Lc  Jngerfals,  May  ye  3ist,  92. 

JAMES  SMITH  Const  for  Marblehead. 

Indictment  v.  Wilmott  Reed  No.  i. 

EfTex  in  the  Province  ]  Anno  R  Rs  &Reginee  Guli- 

of  the  MafTachufetts  ':  elmi  &  Mariee  Anglice  &c 

BayinNewEnglandls.  I  Quarto     Annoq2      Domini 

J  1692. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sou1'  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  doe  prefent  that  Willmott  Redd 
wife  of  Samuel  Redd  of  Marblehead,  Jn  the  Coun 
ty  of  EfTex  ffifherman  vpon  the  Thirty  firft  day  of 
May  Jn  the  yeare  aforefd  and  diuers  other  days  and 
times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine  deteftable  arts 
called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries  Wickedly  Malli- 
tioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  ufed  practifed  and  exer- 
cifed  At  and  in  the  Towne  of  Salem  in  the  Coun 
ty  of  EfTex  aforefaid  in  upon  and  againft  one  Eliza 
Booth  of  Salem  aforefaid  Single  Woman  by  which 
laid  Wicked  acts  ye  faid  Eliza  Booth  the  day  and 
year  aforefaid  and  diuers  other  days  and  times  both 
before  and  after  was  and  is  Tortured  Aflicled  Con- 
fumed  Pined  Wafted  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for 


Salem  Witchcraft.  99 

Sundry  other  adts  of  Witchcraft  by  the  faid  Will- 
mot  Redd  Comitted  and  done  before  and  fince 
that  time  againft  the  peace  of  our  Sour  Lord  and 
Lady  the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and 
Dignity  and  the  forme  of  the  Stattute  in  that  cafe 
made  and  Provided. 

Indictment  v.  Wilmott  Reed  No.  2. 

Eflex  in  the  province |  Anno  RRS&  Reginee  Guli- 
of  the  MalTachufetts  }-elmi  &  Marie  Anglice  &c 
Bay  in  NewEngland  fs,  ]  QuartoAnnoq  Domini  1 692. 
The  Jvrors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  doe  prefent  that  Willmott  Redd 
wife  of  Samuel  Redd  of  Marblehead  Jn  the  Coun 
ty  of  EiTex  ffimerman  vpon  the  Thirty  firft  day  of 
May  In  the  year  aforefaid  and  divers  other  days 
and  times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine  Deteft- 
able  Arts  called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries  Wicked 
ly  Mallicioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  vfed  pra&ifed 
and  Exercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  Salem  in  the 
County  of  Effex  aforefaid  in  Vpon  and  againft  one 
Eliza  Robert  of  Salem  aforefaid  in  the  County  of 
Effex  aforefaid  Single  Woman  by  which  faid  wicked 
Afts  the  faid  Eliza  Robert  the  day  and  year  afore 
faid  and  Divers  other  dayes  arid  times  both  before 
and  after  was  and  is  Tortured  articled  Confumed 
Pined  Wafted  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for  fvndry 
other  ads  of  Witchcraft  by  the  faid  Willmot  Redd 
Comitted  and  done  before  and  fince  that  time 
againft  the  peace  of  our  Soueraigne  Lord  and  Lady 
the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  Dignity 


ioo  Salem   Witchcraft. 

And  the  forme  of  the  Stattute  in  that  Cafe  made  and 
Prouided. — 

Examination  of  Wilmott  Reed. 

The  examination  of  Wilmot  Redd  wife  of 
Sam1  Redd  of  marblehead  ffi(herman,3  i  May  1692. 

When  this  examinant  was  brought  in  Mercy 
Lewis  Mary  Walcot  and  Abigail  Williams  fell  into 
fits. 

Mercy  Lewis  laid  this  Woman  hath  Pinch1  me 
a  great  many  times  Mary  Walcot  fais  this  woman 
brought  the  Book  to  her. 

Ann  Putman  junr  Saith  fhe  never  hurt  her,  but 
fhe  hath  feen  her  once  upon  Mercy  Lewis  and 
once  upon  Mary  Walcot  the  laft  faft  day, 

Eliz.  Hubbard  laid  this  Examinant  had  brought 
the  book  to  her,  and  told  her  fhe  would  knock  her 
in  the  head,  if  fhe  would  not  write. 

Ann  Putnam  faid  fhe  brought  the  Book  to  her 
juft  now. 

Eliz.  Booth  fell  into  a  fit,  and  Mary  Walcot  and 
Ann  Putnam  faid  it  was  this  woman  afflicted  her, 

Sufan  Sheldon  was  ordered  to  go  to  the  examin 
ant  but  was  knockt  down  before  fhe  came  to  her, 
and  being  fo  carryed  to  faid  Redd  in  a  fit,  was 
made  well  after  faid  Redd  had  grafpt  her  arm. 

Eliz.  Hubbard  dealt  with  after  the  fame  man 
ner. 

This  examinant  was  bid  by  the  Magiflrates  to 
look  vpon  Eliz  :  Hubbard  and  upon  the  examin- 
ants  cafling  her  eye  vpon  faid  Hubbard,  fhe  the 
faid  Hubbard  was  knodt  down. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  101. 

Abig.  Williams  and  John  Jndian  being  carried 
to  the  examinant  in  a  grevious  fit  were  made  well 
by  her  grafping  their  arms. 

This  examinant  being  often  urged  what  me 
thought  thefe  Perfons  ailed,  would  reply,  J  cannot 
tell.  Then  being  afkt  if  me  did  not  think  they 
were  Bewitched :  me  anfwered  I  cannot  tell,  And 
being  urged  for  her  opinion  in  the  cafe.  All 
me  would  fay  was :  my  opinion  is  they  are  in  a 
fad  condition. 

Summons  v.  Willmott  Reed. 

Wm  and  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
Scottland  fFrance  and  Jreland  King  and  Queen 
L.  S.  defendrsofye  faith  &c  Eflex  is.  To  ye  Sheriff 
of  EiTex  or  deputy  or  Conftable  of  Marble- 
head.  Greeting. 

Wee  Comand  you  to  Warm  and  give  notice  vnto 
ye  wife  and  daughter  of  Thomas  Dodd  ye  Wife 
and  Daughter  of  Thomas  Ellis  John  Caley  David 
Shapley  wife  and  daughter  John  Chin  Marthah 
Beale  Elias  Henly  junr  and  wiffe  Benjamin  Gale 
Joane  Bubbee,  Charitty  Pittman,  and  Jacob  Worm 
wood,  That  they  and  Every  of  them  be  and  perfo- 
naly  appear  at  yc  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer 
holden  at  Salem  to  morrow  at  Eight  of  ye  clock  in 
ye  Morning  there  to  Teftify  ye  truth  to  ye  beft  of 
your  knowledge  on  Seuerall  Indictments  Exhibited 
againft  Wilmot  Redd  hereof  make  return  fail  not 
dated  in  Salem  Septr  I3ch  1692.  and  in  ye  fourthe 
year  of  our  Reign.  STEPHEN  SEWALL  Ce. 


.to  2  Salem  Witchcraft. 

J  haue  warn  and  fumoned  all  yc  peribns  with 
in  mentioned  accordingly  except  John  Galley  and 
Ellis  henly  who  are  at  Tea,  and  beni.  gale  not  well. 
Sep'ber  ye  14th  by  7  o'clock  in  yc  morning. 

P  me  JAMES  SMITH  Con!1  in  Marblehead. 

Mary  Walcott  v.  Willmott  Reed. 

The  depofiftion  of  mary  Walcott  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  J  was  for  a  confiderable  time  afflefted 
by  a  woman  which  tould  me  hir  name  was  Redd 
and  that  me  came  from  marblehead  but  on  the  3  i 
of  may  1692  being  the  day  of  the  examination  of 
willmott  Redd  then  J  faw  that  me  was  the  very 
fame  woman  that  tould  me  hir  name  was  Redd, 
and  (he  did  moft  dreadfully  afflict  and  torment  me 
dureing  the  time  of  hir  examination  for  if  fhe  did 
but  look  upon  me  me  would  ftrike  me  down  or 
almoft  choak  me,  alib  on  the  day  of  hir  examina 
tion  J  faw  willmott  Redd,  or  hir  Aperance  moft 
greviouily  affect  and  torment  marcy  lewes  Eliz : 
Hubberd  and  ann  putnam  and  J  beleue  in  my 
heart,  that  willmott  Redd  is  a  witch  and  that  me 
has  often  affleted  and  tormented  me  and  the 
aforefd  perfons  by  acts  of  witchcraft 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Mary  Walcot  upon  her  oath  Affirmed  to  ye 
grand  Jnqueft  yc  ye  above  written  evidence  is  ye 
truth,  Sep1  14.  1692. 

Mary  Warren  v.  Wilmott  Reed. 
The  depofiftion  of  mary  warren  who  teftifieth 


Salem   Witchcraft.  103 

and  faith  J  canot  fay  that  willmott  Redd  ever  hurt 
me  but  J  law  willmott  Redd  on  the  31  may  1692. 
moft  grevioufly  afflecT:  and  torment  mary  walcott 
Abigaill  williams  and  Eliz.  Booth  and  elizabeth 
Hubard  and  Ann  putnam  and  J  verily  beleue  in 
my  heart  that  willmott  Redd  is  a  witch  and  that 
(he  has  often  hurt  the  above  laid  perfons  by  acts  of 
wiclhcraft. 

Mary  Warin  vpon  oath  affirmed  to  ye  grand  In- 
queft  to  ye  truth  of  ye  above  written  evidence 
Septr  14th  1692. 

and  this  day  me  hath  aflicted  this  deponant 
mod:  Grevioufly. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Wilmott  Reed. 

The  depofition  of  Ann  putnam  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  J  was  for  a  confiderable  time  affected 
by  a  woman  that  tould  me  hir  name  was  Redd 
and  that  me  came  from  marblehead  but  on  the  31 
may  1692,  being  the  day  of  the  examination  of 
wilmott  Redd  then  J  faw  that  (he  was  the  very 
fame  woman  that  tould  me  hir  name  was  Redd 
and  me  did  moft  grevioufly  torment  me  dureing 
the  tim  of  her  examination  for  if  me  did  but  look, 
on  me  me  would  ftrick  me  down  or  almoft  chook 
me  alfo  on  the  day  of  her  examination  J  faw  will 
mott  Redd  or  hir  aperance  moft  grevioufly  afflet 
and  torment  mary  walcott  Eliz  Hubbard  Eliz  Both 
and  Abigail  williams  and  J  very  beleve  that  Will 
mott  Redd  is  a  witch  and  that  (he  has  often  affle- 


IO4  Salem  Witchcraft. 

ted  me  and  the  aforefaid  perfons  by  acts  of  witch- 
craff. 

Ann  Putnam  ownd  ye  truth  of  ye  above  written 
evidence  to  ye  grand  inqueft  Septr.  14.  1692.  upon 
oath  Jurat  in  Curia. 

E/zza  Hubbard  v.  Wilmott  Reed. 

The  depofiftion  of  Eliz.  Hubburd  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  J  was  a  confiderable  time  afflected 
by  a  woman  wct  tould  me  hir  name  was  Redd  and 
that  me  came  from  marblehead  but  on  the  3  \  may 
1 692  being  the  day  of  the  examination  of  willmott 
Redd  then  J  law  that  me  was  ye  very  fame  woman 
that  tould  me  hir  name  was  Redd,  and  me  did 
moft  grevioufly  afflect  and  torment  me  during 
the  time  of  hir  examination  for  if  ihe  did  but  look 
upon  me  me  would  ftrick  me  down  or  almofl  choake 
me,  alfo  on  the  day  of  hir  examination  J  faw  will 
mott  Redd  or  hir  Apperance  moft  dreadfully  afflecT: 
and  torment  mary  walcott  Abigail  williams  and 
Ann  putnam  and  J  beleue  that  willmott  Redd  is 
width  and  that  me  hath  often  affleted  me  and  the 
affore  faid  perfons  by  acts  of  widthcraft. 

Eliz  Hubbert  upon  her  oath  to  ye  grand  inqueft 
to  ye  truth  of  ye  above  written  evidence,  Septr  14.. 
1692-  Jurat  in  Curia. 

Charity  Pitman  v.  Wilmott  Reed. 

The  Teftimony  of  Charity  Pitman  of  Marblehead. 
This  deponent  aged  twenty  nine  years  affirms, 


Salem   Witchcraft.  105 

that  about  five  years  agoe,  Mrs  Syms  of  ye  Tovne 
haveing  loft  fome  linen  which  fhe  fufpe&ed  Martha 
Laurence  the  girle  which  then  lived  with  Wilmott 
Reed  had  taken  up  defired  the  deponant  to  goe  with 
her  to  Wilmott  Redds,  and  demanding  the  fame, 
having  many  words  about  the  fame,  mrs  Syms  told 
her,  that  if  me  would  not  deliver  them,  me  would  go 
to  Salem  to  mr  Hathornes  and  gett  a  fpeciall  war 
rant  for  her  fervante  girl,  upon  which  the  fd  Redd 
told  her  in  my  hearing,  that  me  wifhed  me  might 
never  mingere,  nor  cacare,  if  me  did  not  goe,  and 
fome  fhort  time  after  the  deponent  obierved,  that 
the  fd  Mrs  Syms  was  taken  with  the  diftemper  of 
the  dry  Belly-ake  and  fo  continued  many  moneths 
dureing  her  ftay  in  the  Towne,  and  was  not  cured 
whilft  me  tarryed  in  the  Countrey, 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Sarah  Dod  v.  Wilmott  Reed. 

Sarah  Dod  Affirmed  upon  her  oath  to  ye  grand 
Jnqueft  that  fhe  heard  Mrs  Simfe  threatened  to 
have  Wilmot  Redd  before  a  Majeftrate  for  fome  of 
fd  Redds  mifdemeanures  fd  Redd  wifht  fd  Simfe 
might  never  any  wayes  eafe  nature  before  fhe  did 
it,  and  foon  aftar,  to  this  deponants  knowledge  it 
fell  out  with  Mrs  Simfe,  according  fd  Redds  wifh 

this  fhe  ownd  before  fd  Jury  of  inqueft,  Septr 
14:  1692. 

Ambrofe  Gale  v.  Wilmott  Reed. 

Mr  Ambros  Gale   Affirmed  that  Mrs  Simfe  was 
O 


io6  Salem   Witchcraft. 

abo1  that  time  or  foon  after  fo  aflicled ;  as  was  then 
reported.     Septemr  14,  1692. 
Juriat  in  Curia. 

Complaint  v.  E/iza  Fofdick  &  E/iza  Paine, 

Salem  May  the  3oth  1602. 

Lt  Nathaniell  putnam  and  Joieph  Whipple  both 
of  Salem  Village  made  Complaint  in  behalfe  of 
theire  majests  againft  Elizabeth  fFofdick  of  Maulden 
the  wife  of  John  fTofdick  aforefd  Carpenter  &  Eliz 
abeth  paine  of  Charlftown  the  wife  of  Stephen  paine 
offd  hufbandman  for  fundry  acts  of  Witchcraft  by 
them  Committed  Lately  on  the  bodys  of  Marcy 
Lewis  and  Mary  Warren  of  Salem  Willage  or 
farmes  to  theire  great  hurt  therefore  craues  Juftice. 

Nathanell  Putnam 
Jofeph  whipple. 

The  abouefayd  Complaint  was  Exhibited  before 
us  Salem  May  the  3oth  1692. 


JOHN   HATHORNE       )   A/r/1. 
0  \  Aililt. 

JONATHAN   CORWIN 

•^  J 


peter  Tuft  of  Charlftowne  alfo  appeared  before  vs 
Salem  June  2d  1692  and  alfo  Complained  againft 
both  ye  abouefd  for  acls  of  Witchcraft  by  them 
Committed  on  his  negro  Woman. 

The   mark  of 

Peter  f  Tufts 


Salem  Witchcraft.  107 

Warrant  v.  Elizabeth  Fofdick  &  Elizabeth  Paine. 

To  the  Marfhall  or  Sheriff  of  the  County  ofMid- 

dleiex  or  depr 

You  are  in  theire  Majeft3  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  bring  before  vs  at  Salem  forthwith 
or  as  foon  as  may  be  Elizabeth  ffofdick  the  wife  of 
John  ffofdick  of  Maulden  Carpenter  and  Elizabeth 
paine  the  wife  of  Stephen  paine  of  Charleftowne 
huibandman,  forfundry  acts  of  Witchcraft  by  them 
Committed  Lately  on  ye  Bodys  of  Marcy  Lewis 
Mary  Warren  &c  of  Salem  Village  or  farmes  to 
theire  great  hurt  and  Jnjury  accords  to  Complaint 
Exhibited  before  vs  appears,  fail  not,  Dated  Salem 
June  the  2d  1692 : 


JOHN  HATHORNE      )   .^^ 
•i  ^  Y  Amlts. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN 

•J  J 


I  doe  Appoint  Sam11  Gibfon  of  Cambridge  To 
Serue  this  warrant  To  Effect.     June  2d  1692. 
SAN!I  GOOKIN  Marfh11  for  Mddx. 

June  2d  1692.  J  haue  Appehended  the  aboue 
named  Elizebeth  paine  and  delivered  her  unto  the 
Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Elfex  att  Salem  in  ye  Coun 
ty  aforefd  in  order  to  her  examination  and  waite  in 
expectation  of  the  above  fd  Elizabeth  Fofdick  by 
mee. 

June  3,  92  J  haue  all  fo  apprehended  the  body 
of  Elizabeth  ffofdick  of  mauldin  and  delivered  her 
to  the  above  laid  Sheriff  of  Effex, 

SAMIJ  GIBSON  ye  marsh  dep. 


io8  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Deacon  Edward  putnam  and  Thomas  Rayment 
both  of  Salem  Village  Complained  on  behalfe  of 
theire  Majesfties  againft  Mary  Irefon  the  wife  of 
Benjamin  Jrefon  of  Lyn  hufbandman  for  Sundry 
acts  of  Witchcraft  by  her  Committed  Lately  on  ye 
bodys  of  Mary  Waren  Sufana  Shelden  and  Mary 
Walcot  and  others  of  Salem  Village  whereby  great 
hurt  hath  beene  donne  to  theire  bodys  therefore 
Craves  Juftice, 

Salem  June  4th  1692, 
alfo 


Eliz  both 
Abe  Williams 
Ann  Putnam 


Edward  Putnam 


the  mark  of 


Thomas  -f-  Rayment 

alfo 
To  the  Sheriffe  of  the  County  of  EfTex  or  his  de- 

putie  or  conftable  in  Lyn. 

You  are  in  theire  Majests  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  brig  before  vs  Mary  Jrefon  ye 
wife  of  Benjamin  Irefon  of  Lyn  hufbandman  on 
Munday  next  about  ten  of  ye  Clock  in  the  forenoon 
at  ye  houfe  of  Thomas  Beadles  in  Salem  who 
ftands  Charged  on  behalfe  of  theire  Majeft5  with 
hauing  Committed  Sundry  ads  of  Witchcraft  on  ye 
bodys  of  Marry  Warren,  Sufanah  Shelden  Mary 
Walcot  and  others  whereby  great  hurt  is  donne  to 
theire  bodys,  in  order  to  her  Examination  Relate  - 
ing  to  the  aboue  fd  premifes  faile  not. 

Dated  Salem  June  4f  1692. 

JOHN  HATHORNE 


BARTH°  GEDNEY 
JONATHAN  CORWIN 


Jpeace 


Salem  Witchcraft.  109 

Examination  of  George  Eurrough. 

The  examination  of  Geo :  Burrough.  9  May, 
1692. 

[Wm  Stoughton      ] 
By  the        i  John  Hathorne     I  p^  s 
Honourd        Sam.  Sewall, 

Jonath.  Corwin    j 

Being  afk1  wm  he  partook  of  the  Lords  fupper, 
he  being  (as  he  faid)  in  full  comunion  at  Roxbury. 

He  anfwered  is  was  fo  long  fince  he  could  not 
tell  :  yet  he  owned  he  was  at  meeting  one  Sab  :  at 
Bofton  parr  of  the  day,  and  the  other  a  Charleftown 
part  of  a  Sab  :  when  that  facrament  happened  to 
be  at  both,  yet  did  not  partake  of  either.  He  de- 
nyed  that  his  houfe  as  Cafko  was  haunted,  yet  he 
owned  there  were  Toads.  He  denyed  that  he  made 
his  wife  fwear,  that  me  could  not  write  to  his  father 
Ruck  without  his  approbation  of  her  letter  to  her 
Father.  He  owned  that  none  of  his  children,  but 
the  eldeft  was  Baptized  The  above  was  in  private 
none  of  the  Bewitched  being  prefent,  At  his  en 
try  into  the  Room  many  (if  not  all  of  the  Be 
witched)  were  grevioufly  tortured. 

i.  Sus.  Sheldon  teftifyed  that  Burroughs  two 
wives  appeared  in  their  winding  meets,  and  faid  that 
man  killed  them. 

He  was  bid  to  look  upon  Sus.  Sheldon, 

He  looked  back  and  knockt  down  all  (or  moft), 
of  the  afflicted  w°  flood  behind  him. 


no  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Sus :   Sheldon    .  .   (one  line  gone)     the  foldiers 
2.  Mary  Lewes  depofition  going  to  be  read  and 

he  lookt  upon  her  and  me  fell  into  a  dreadful  and 

tedious  fit, 

7.  Mary  Walcot  [^  a. 

T-T     TT  uu     j        leltimony  gomor  to  be  read 

4    Ehz  Hubbard  \         ,    ,     '  f ;  r  ,9  .        ~ 

c   r      01    11  and  tnev  all  fell  into  ntts 

oulan  sheldon  ^ 

f  affirmed  each  of  them  that 
Sufan  Sheldon  he    bought    the    Book 


Ann  Putman  junr 


and    wd     have     them 


write. 

Being  alk1  w1  he  thought  of  thefe  things.  He 
anfwered  it  was  an  amazing  and  humbling  Provi 
dence,  but  he  underftood  nothing  of  it  and  he  laid 
(fome  of  you  may  obferve,  that)  when  they  begin 
to  name  my  name,  they  cannot  name  it. 

.  .      rf  Teftifyed  that  his  2 

Ann  rutman  iunr  Xi-u 

c   r       c,    I,  •{       2,  Children  were 

buian  oheldon  ,      ,  . 

[      by  him. 

The  Bewitched  were  fo  tortured  that  Authority 
ordered  them  to  be  taken  away  fome  of  them. 

6.  Sarah  Bibber  teftifyed  that  he  had  hurt  her, 
tho  fhe  had  not  feen  him  perfonally  before  as  (he 
knew. 

Abig.  Hobbs.  | 

Deliverance  Hobbs  I-    Teftimony  read 

Elizar  Keifer 

Capt  Willard  frp  n-  u        •  • 

Teitimony  about  his  great 


Jno  Brown 
Jno  Wheldon 


ftrength  and  the  Gun. 


Capt  Putman  teftifyed  about  the  Gun. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  in 

Cap'  Wormwood  teftifyed  about  the  Gun  and 
the  Mallaflbes  He  denyed  that  about  the  nalaf- 
foes  About  the  Gun  he  faid  he  took  it  before  the 
lock  and  refted  it  upon  his  breaft, 

John  Brown  teftifyed  about  a  bbl  Cyder. 

He  denyed  that  his  family  was  affrighted  by  a 
white  calf  in  his  houfe 

Cap1  Putman  teftifyed  that  he  made  his  wife  en 
ter  into  a  covenant.  11  May  1692. 

Abig  :  Hobbs  in  prifon  affirmed  that  Geo.  Bur 
roughs  in  his  fhape  appeared  to  her,  and  urged  her 
to  let  her  hand  to  the  Book,  which  (he  did,  and  af 
ter-wards  in  his  own  peribn  he  acknowledged  to 
her,  that  he  had  made  her  fet  her  hand  to  the 
Book. 

The  original  minutes  (of  which  the  above  is  a 
true  copy)  is  in  the  porTeffion  of  I.  F.  Andrews 
Efq.  and  was  found  among  Judge  Hathornes  pa 
pers.  Aug.  8.  1843. 

I.  B.  Curwine 

Summons  v.  Geo.  Burrougb. 

Wm  &  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
L.  S.  and  Scotland  ffrance  &  Ireland  King  defend1" 

of  ye  faith  &ca 
To  James  Greenilit  Greeting — 

Wee  comand  you  all  Excufes  fet  apart  to  be  and 
perfonaly  appr  at  ye  next  Court  of  Oyer  and  Ter- 
mina  held  at  Salem  on  ye  firft  Tueiday  in  Auguft 
next  There  to  Teftify  ye  Truth  on  certain  Jndict- 


112  Salem  Witchcraft. 

ments  to  be  Exhibited  againft  George  Burroughs 
and  not  depart  ye  Court  without  lycenfe  or  leave 
of  fd  Court  hereof  faile  not  on  penalty  of  One  hun 
dred  poundes  money  to  be  leuied  on  your  Goods 
chattels  &ca  Dated  in  Salem  July  26th  1692. 
To  ye  Sheriffe  of  ErTex.  STEP.  SEWALL,  Cle. 

July  26th  1692.  J  haue  Sumoned  the  within 
named  James  Greintley  according  to  this  within 
Sub.  pena  to  Give  in  his  Euidence  att  the  time  and 
place  within  mentioned,  by  me 

GEO  HERRICK  Dept.  Sheriff. 

View  of  body  of  Geo.  Burroughs. 

Wee  whoes  names  are  under  written  hauing  re 
ceived  an  order  from  ye  freife  for  to  fearch  ye  bo- 
dyes  of  George  Burroughs  and  George  Jacobs  wee 
find  nothing  upon  ye  body  of  ye  above  fayd  bur 
roughs  but  w1  is  naturall,  but  upon  ye  body  of 
George  Jacobs  wee  find  3  tetts  wch  according  toye 
beft  of  our  Judgments  wee  think  is  not  naturall  for 
wee  run  a  pinn  through  2  of  ym  and  he  was  not 
finceible  of  it.  one  of  them  being  within  his  mouth 
upon  yelnfide  of  his  right  cheake  and  2nd  upon  his 
right  (boulder  blade  an  a  3rd  upon  his  right  hipp. 
Ed.  Welch  fworne  Tom  flint  Jurat 
Will.  Gill  fworne.  Tom  Weft  fworne 

Zeb.  Hill  Jurat  Sam  Morgan  fworne 

John  Bare  Jurat. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  113 

Samuel  Webber  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

Samuell  Webber  aged  about  36  yeares  Teftifieth 
and  fayth  yl  aboute  feauen  or  eight  Yeares  agoe  J 
liued  at  Cafco  Bay  and  George  Burroughs  was  then 
Minefler  there,  and  haueing  heard  much  of  the 
great  ftrength  of  him  fd  Burroughs  ;  he  Coming 
to  our  houfe  wee  ware  in  difcourfe  aboute  the  fame 
and  he  then  told  mee  y1  he  had  put  his  fingers  into 
the  Bung  of  a  Barrell  of  Malafes  and  lifted  it  vp, 
and  carryed  it  Round  him  and  fett  it  downe  againe. 
Salem  Auguft  2d  1692, 

Jurat  in  Curia.  Samuell  Webber. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

The  Depofition  of  Ann  putnam  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  on  2oth  of  April  1692  at  euening  me 
faw  the  Apperifhtion  of  a  minifter  at  which  me 
was  grevioufly  affrighted  and  cried  out  oh  dread- 
full  :  dreadfull  here  is  a  minifter  com,  what  are 
Minifters  wicthes  to  :  whence  com  you  and  What 
is  your  name  for  J  will  complaine  of  you  tho  you 
be  A  minifter:  if  you  be  a  wizzard  :  and  Jmmedi- 
ately  i  was  tortored  by  him  being  Racked  and  all- 
moft  choaked  by  him  :  and  he  tempted  me  to  write 
in  his  book  which  J  Refufed  with  loud  out  cries 
and  faid  J  would  not  writ  in  his  book  tho  he  tore 
me  al  to  peaces  but  tould  him  that  it  was  a  dread- 
full  thing  :  that  he  which  was  a  Minifter  that 
mould  teach  children  to  feare  God  mould  com  to 

perfwad  poor  creatures  to  giue  their  fouls  to  the  de- 
pa 


H4  Salem   Witchcraft. 

vill :  Oh,  dreadfull  dreadfull,  tell  me  your  name 
yl  J  may  know  who  you  are  :  then  againe  he  tor- 
tored  me  and  urged  me  to  writ  in  his  book :  which 
J  Refufed :  and  then  prefently  he  tould  me  that  his 
name  was  George  Burroughs  and  that  he  had  had 
three  wives :  and  that  he  had  bewitched  the  Two 
firft  of  them  to  death  ;  and  that  he  kiled  Mif1  Law- 
fon  becaufe  (he  was  fo  unwilling  to  goe  from  the 
village  and  alfo  killed  Mr  Lawfons  child  becaufe 
he  went  to  the  eaftward  with  Sir  Edmon  and 
preached  foe  to  the  fouldiers  and  that  he  had  be 
witched  a  grate  many  fouldiers  to  death  at  the  eaft- 
word  when  Sir  Edmon  was  their,  and  that  he  had 
made  Abigail  Hobbs  a  width  and  feuerall  wicthes 
more  :  and  he  has  continwed  ever  fence ;  by  times 
tempting  me  to  write  in  his  book  and  greviouily 
tortoring  me  by  beating  pinching  and  almoft  choak- 
ing  me  feuerall  times  a  day  and  he  alfo  tould  me 
that  he  was  above  a  width  he  was  a  conjurer. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Thomas  Putnam,  Peter  Prefcott,  Robert  Morrell  & 
Ezekiel  Cbeever  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

wee  whofe  names  are  under  writen  being  prefent 
with  Ann  putnam  att  the  time  aboue  mentioned 
hard  hir  declare  what  is  aboue  writen  what  me  faid 
{he  faw  and  hard  from  the  Apperifhtion  of  Mr 
George  Burroughs  and  allfo  beheld  hir  tortors  and 
perceived  her  hellim  temtations  by  hir  loud  out 
cries  J  will  not  J  will  not  writ  tho  you  torment  me 


Salem  Witchcraft.  115 

al  days  of  my  life,  and  being  converfant  with  hir 
euer  fence  have  feen  hir  tortored  and  coplaining  that 
Mr  Burroughs  hirt  hir,  and  tempts  hir  to  writ  in 
his  book, 

Thomas  putnam  peter  prefcott 

Roburt  Morrell, 

Ann  Putnam  declared  her  above  written  evidence 
to  be  ye  truth  before  ye  Jury  of  Inqueft.  Augst  3. 
92.  upon  her  oath 

Ezekiel  Cheever  made  oath  to  ye  latter  part  of 
this  paper.  Jurat  in  Curia. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

The  depofiftion  of  Ann  putnam  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  on  the  3th  of  may  1692,  at  euening 
J  faw  the  Apperimtion  of  Mr  George  Burroughs 
who  grevioufly  tortored  me  and  urged  me  to  writ 
in  his  book  which  J  refufed  then  he  tould  me  that 
his  Two  firft  wives  would  appear  to  me  prefently 
and  tell  me  a  grat  many  lyes  but  J  mould  not  be- 
lieue  them,  then  Jmmediately  appeared  to  me  the 
forme  of  Two  women  in  winding  meats  and  nap 
kins  about  their  heads,  att  which  J  was  gratly  af 
frighted,  and  they  turned  their  faces  towards  Mr 
Burroughs  and  looked  very  red  and  angury  and 
tould  him  that  he  had  been  a  cruell  man  to  them, 
and  that  their  blood  did  crie  for  vengance  againft 
him :  and  alfo  tould  him  that  they  mould  be 
cloathed  with  white  Robes  in  heauen,  when  he 
mould  be  caft  into  hell,  and  immediately  he  van- 
ifhed  away,  and  as  foon  as  he  was  gon  the  Two 


n6  Salem  Witchcraft. 

women  turned  their  faces  towards  me  and  looked 
as  pail  as  a  white  wall :  and  tould  me  that  they 
were  Mr  Burroughs  Two  first  wives  and  that  he 
had  murthered  them :  and  one  tould  me  that  me 
was  his  firft  wife  and  he  ftabed  her  under  the  left 
Arme  and  put  a  peace  of  fealing  wax  on  the  wound 
and  me  pulled  afide  the  winding  (heat,  and  mewed 
me  the  place  and  alfo  tould  me  that  me  was  in  the 
houfe  Mr  parifh  now  lived  wr  it  was  don,  and  the 
other  tould  me  that  Mr  Burrough  and  that  wife 
which  he  hath  now  kiled  hir  in  the  verTell  as  (he 
was  coming  to  fee  hir  friends  becaufe  they  would 
have  one  another :  and  they  both  charged  me  that 
J  mould  tell  thefe  things  to  the  Magisflrat.es  before 
Mr  Burroughs  face  and  if  he  did  not  own  them 
they  did  not  know  but  they  mould  appere  their : 
thes  moring.  alfo  Mis  Lawfon  and  hir  daughter 
Ann  appeared  to  me  whom  J  knew,  and  tould  me 
that  Mr  Burroughs  murthered  them,  this  morning 
alfo  appered  to  me  another  woman  in  a  winding 
meat  and  tould  me  that  me  was  goodman  ffullers 
firft  wife  and  Mr  Burroughs  kiled  hir  becaufe  there 
was  fum  differance  between  hir  hufband  and  him, 
alfo  on  the  9th  may  dureing  the  time  of  his  exam 
ination  he  did  moft  grevioufly  torment  and  afflecl: 
mary  Walcott  mercy  lewes  Eliz.  Hubberd  and 
Abigail  williams  by  pinching  pricks  and  choaking 
them.  Jurat  in  Curia. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  117 

Edward  Putnam  and  Thomas  Putnam  v.  Geo.  Bur 
roughs. 

we  whofe  names  are  under  writen  being  prefent 
with  ann  putnam  at  the  times  aboue  mentioned, 
law  hir  tortured  and  hard  hir  refufe  to  writ  in  the 
book  alfo  hard  hir  declare  what  is  aboue  writen  : 
what  me  faid  me  faw  and  hard  from  the  Apperifh- 
tion  of  Mr  George  Burroghs  and  from  thol  which 
accufed  him  for  murthering  of  them. 

Edward  putnam          Thomas  putnam 

Ann  putnam  ownid  this  har  teftimony  to  be  the 
truth  uppon  her  oath  before  the  Juriars  of Jnqueft 
this  3d  of  Aguft  92. 

Mercy  Lewis  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

the  depofiftion  of  mircy  Lewes  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  one  the  7th  of  may  1692.  att  evening 
J  faw  the  apperifhtion  of  Mr  George  Burroughs 
whom  j  very  well  knew  which  did  grevioufly  tor- 
tor  me  and  urged  me  to  writ  in  his  book  and  then 
he  brought  to  me  a  new  famon  book  which  he 
did  not  ufe  to  bring  and  tould  me  J  might  writ  in 
that  book  :  for  that  was  a  book  that  was  in  his 
ftuddy  when  J  lived  with  them :  but  J  tould  him 
J  did  not  beleve  him  for  I  had  been  often  in  his 
ftuddy  but  J  never  faw  that  book  their :  but  he 
tould  me  that  he  had  feverall  books  in  his  ftuddy, 
which  J  never  faw  in  his  ftuddy  and  he  could  raife 
the  diuell :  and  now  had  bewitched  Mr.  Shep- 


1 1 8  Sak?n   Witchcraft. 

pards  daughter  and  J  afked  him  how  he  could  goe 
to  bewitch  hir  now  he  was  keept  at  Salem  ;  and  he 
tould  me  that  the  divell  was  his  farvant,  and  he 
fent  him  in  his  map  to  doe  it,  then  he  againe 
tortored  me  moft  dreadfully  and  threatened  to  kill 
me  for  he  faid  J  mould  not  witnes  againft  him 
alfo  he  tould  me  that  he  had  made  Abigaill  Hoobs 
a  width  and  feverall  more  then  againe  he  did  moil 
dreadfully  tortor  me  as  if  he  would  haue  racked 
me  all  to  peaces  and  urged  me  to  writ  in  his  book 
or  elce  he  would  kill  me  but  J  tould  him  J  hoped 
my  life  was  not  in  the  power  of  his  hand  and  that 
J  would  not  writ  tho  he  did  kill  me :  the  next 
night  he  tould  me  J  mould  not  fee  his  Two  wifes 
if  he  could  help  it  becaufe  J  mould  not  witnes 
againft  him  :  this  9th  may  mr  Burroughs  carried  me 
up  to  an  exceeding  high  mountain  and  mewed  me 
all  the  Kingdoms  of  the  earth  and  tould  me  that 
he  would  give  them  all  to  me  if  J  would  writ  in 
his  book,  and  if  J  would  not  he  would  thro  me 
down  and  brake  my  neck  :  but  J  tould  him  they 
ware  non  of  his  to  give  and  J  would  not  writ  if  he 
throde  me  down  on' 100  pichforks :  alfo  on  the 
9th  may  being  the  time  of  his  examination  mr. 
George  Burroughs  did  moft  dreadfully  torment  me  : 
and  alfo  feueral  times  fence. 

marce  Iwis  uppon  har  oath  did  owne  this  har 
teftimony  to  be  the  truth  before  the  Juriors  for 
Jnqueft  ;  aguft  3:  92. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  119 

'Thomas    Putnam   Edward   Putnam   v.    Geo.   Bur 
roughs. 

we  whofe  names  are  under  writen  being  prefent 
hard  mircy  lewes  declare  what  is  above  written 
what  (he  faid  me  faw  and  hard  from  the  Apper- 
ifhtion  of  Mr  George  Burroughs  and  alfo  beheld 
hir  tortors  which  we  cannot  exprefs  for  fume  times 
we  wore  redy  to  fear  that  euery  joint  of  hir  body 
was  redy  to  be  difplaced  :  alfo  we  perceived  hir 
hellim  temtations  by  hir  loud  out  cries  mr  Bur 
roughs  J  will  not  writ  in  your  book  tho  you  doe 
kil  me. 

Thomas  putnam  Edward  Putnam. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Simon  Willard  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

The  Depofition  of  Simon  Willard  aged  about 
forty  two  years  fayth  J  being  at  ye  houfe  of  Mr 
Rob1  Lawrance  at  ffalmoth  in  Cafco  Bay  in  Sep- 
tembr  1689  ld  Mr  Lawrance  was  commending  Mr 
George  Borroughs  his  ftrength :  faying  that  we 
none  of  us  could  doe  what  he  could  doe  :  for  fd  Mr 
Borroughs  can  hold  out  this  gun  with  one  hand  ; 
Mr.  Borroughs  being  there  :  fayd  J  held  my  hand 
here  behind  ye  lock  and  took  it  up,  and  held  it  out, 
J  fd  deponant  faw  Mr  Borroughs  put  his  hand  on 
ye  gun  :  to  fhow  us  :  how  he  held  it  and  where  he 
held  his  hand,  and  faying  there  he  held  his  hand 
when  he  held  fd  gun  out :  but  J  faw  him  not  hold 
it  out  then,  fd  gun  was  about  feven  foot  barrill 


I2O  Salem   Witchcraft. 

and  very  hevie  J  then  tryed  to  hold  out  fd  gun  with 
both  hands,  but  could  not  do  it  long  enough  to 
take  fight.  Simon  Willard 

Simon  willard  owned  to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft,  that 
ye  above  written  evidence  is  ye  truth, 

Augst  3  :  1692.  Jurat  in  Curia, 

Wm  Wormall  v.  Geo.  Burroughs, 

Cap1  Wm  Wormall  Sworne  to  ye  above  and  yl  he 
faw  him  Raife  it  from  ye  ground,  himfelfe. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

The  Depofition  of  Simon  Willard  aged  about  42 
years  faith  J  being  at  Saco  in  ye  year  1689  fome  in 
Cap1  Ed  Sarjants  garifon  was  fpeaking  of  mr  George 
Borroughs  his  great  ftrength  faying  he  could  take  a 
barrill  of  molafles  out  of  a  Cannoe  or  boat  alone, 
and  that  he  could  take  it  in  his  hands  or  arms  out 
of  ye  Cannoo  or  boat  and  carry  it  and  fet  it  on  ye 
more  and  mr  Burroughs  being  there  fayd  that  he 
had  carryed  one  barrill  of  molafles  or  fider  out  of  a 
cannoo  that  had  like  to  have  done  him  a  difplea- 
lure:  fd  mr  Borroughs  intimated  as  if  he  did  not 
want  ftrength  to  do  it  but  ye  difadvantage  of  ye 
more  was  fuch,  that  his  foot  flipping  in  the  fand  : 
he  had  liked  to  have  ftrained  his  legg. 

Simon  Willard 

Simon  Willard  ownd  to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft,  that 
ye  above  written  evidence  is  ye  truth. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  121 

Sarah  Vibber  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

The  depofiftion  of  farah  viber  who  teftifieth  and 
faith  that  on  the  9th  day  of  may  1692.  as  J  was 
agoeing  to  Salem  village  J  faw  the  apperimtion  of 
a  little  man  like  a  minifter  with  a  black  coat  on  and 
he  pinched  me  by  the  arme  and  bid  me  goe  along 
with  him  but  J  tould  him  J  would  not  but  when  J 
came  to  the  village  J  faw  theire  Mr  George  Bur 
roughs  or  his  Apparance  moft  grevioufly  torment 
and  afflecl:  mary  walcott  mercy  luis  Elizabeth  Hub- 
bert  Ann  putnam  and  abigaill  Williams  by  pinching 
twifting&almoftchoaking  them  to  death  alfofeuerall 
times  fence  mr  George  Burrougs  or  his  Apperance 
has  moft  grevioufly  tormented  me  with  variety  of 
tortors  and  J  beleue  in  my  heart  that  mr  George 
Burroughs  is  a  dreadfull  wizzard  and  that  he  has 
moft  grevioufly  tormented  me  and  the  aboue  men 
tioned  parlons  by  his  acfts  of  wicl:hcraft. 

Sarah  Viber  declared  to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft  that 
the  above  written  evidence  is  the  truth.  Augst  3  : 
1692.  the  which  (he  owned  on  her  oath 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

E/iza  Hubbard  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

May  ye  9.  1692.  Elizabeth  bubord  aged  about 
17  yers  faith  that  ye  laft  lecond  day  at  night :  There 
apeared  a  little  black  heard  man  to  me  in  blackim 
aparill  J  afked  him  his  name  and  he  told  me 
his  name  was  borrous,  Then  he  tooke  a  booke  out 


122  Salem  Witchcraft. 

of  his  pocket :  and  opened  it  and  bid  me  fet  my 
hand  to  it  J  tould  him  J  would  not  ;  ye  lines  in 
this  book  was  read  as  blod,  then  he  pinched  me 
twife  and  went  away  :  The  next  morning  he  ap 
peared  to  me  againe  and  tould  me  he  was  aboue  a 
wizard  ;  for  he  was  a  conjurar  and  fo  went  away  but 
fins  that  he  hath  apeared  to  me  euery  day  &  night 
uery  often  and  urged  me  uery  much  to  fet  my  hand 
to  his  book,  and  to  run  a  way  telling  me  if  J  would 
do  foe  J  mould  be  well  and  that  J  mould  need  feare 
no  body  :  and  withall  tormented  me  feuerall  ways 
euery  time  he  came  exept  that  time  he  told  me 
he  was  a  conjuror  :  This  night  he  afked  me  very 
much  to  fet  my  hand  to  his  book  or  elfe  he  fayed 
he  would  kill  me;  withall tortoring  me  uery  much 
by  biting  and  pinching  fquefing  my  body  and  run 
ning  pins  into  me,  alfo  on  the  9th  may  1692.  being 
the  time  of  his  examination  mr  George  Burroughs 
or  his  Apperance  did  moft  grevioufly  afflecT:  and 
torment  the  bodyes  of  mary  walcott  mercy  lewes 
Ann  putnam  and  Abigail  williams  for  if  he  did  but 
look  upon  them  he  would  ftrick  them  down  or  al- 
moft  choak  them  to  death  alfo  feuerall  times  fence 
he  has  moft  dreadfully  afflicted  and  tormented  me 
with  variety  of  torments  and  J  beleue  in  my  heart 
yf  mr  George  Burroughs  is  a  dreadful!  wizzard  and 
that  he  has  very  often  tormented  me  and  alfo  the 
above  named  parfons  by  his  acts  of  wiclhcraft. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Eliz.  Hubbard  declared  ye  above  written  evidence 
to  be  ye  truth,  upon  her  oath,  that  me  had  taken  : 


Salem   Witchcraft.  123 

this  me  owned  before  ye   Jury  of  inqueft  :   Augss 
3.  1692. 

Summons  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

William  &  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
Scotland  ffrance  &  Jreland  King  &  Queen  de- 
fendrs  of  ye  faith  6cca 
mr  Jn°  Ruck  mrs  Eliz  :   Ruck  mr  Thomas  Ruck 

and  Samuel  Ruck, 
To  Cap1  William  Worwood  Greeting 

Wee  comand  you  all  Excufes  fet  apart  to  be  and 
perfonaly  appear  at  ye  prefent  Court  of  Oyer  &  Ter- 
mina  held  at  Salem  there  to  Teftify  ye  truth  to  ye 
beft  of  our  knowledge  on  certain  Jndictm"  Exhib 
ited  againft  mr  George  Burrough  :  hereof  fail  not : 
dated  in  Salem  Augr  5th  1692.  and  in  ye  fourth 
year  of  Our  Reign. 

STEPHEN  SEWAL  Clee 

Auguft  5th  The  perfons  aboue  Named  where  all 
euery  of  them  fumoned  to  appeare  as  aboue  by  me, 
by  me  JOSEPH  NEALE  Conftb  in  in  Salem. 

'Thos.  Green/left  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

Th°  Greenflett  aged  about  forty  years  being  de- 
pofed  Teftifieth  y1  about  the  firft  breaking  out  of 
the  laft  Indian  warre  being  att  the  houfe  of  Cap1 
Jomua  Scotts  att  Black  point,  he  faw  mr  George 
Burrows  who  was  lately  executed  at  Salem  lift  a 
gunn  of  fix  foot  Barrell  or  thereabouts  putting  the 
fore  finger  of  his  right  hand  into  the  mufell  of  fd 


124-  Salem  Witchcraft* 

gunn  and  that  he  held  it  out  att  arms  end  only  wth 
thatt  finger,  and  further  this  deponent  teftyfieth 
that  at  the  fame  time  he  faw  the  fd  Burrows  Take 
up  a  full  barr11  of  molafTes  wth  butt  two  of  fingers 
of  one  of  his  hands  in  the  bung  and  carry  ittfrom 
ye  ftage  head  to  the  door  att  the  end  of  the  ftage 
wth  out  letting  itt  downe  and  that  Liuf  Richd  Hun- 
niwell  and  John  Greinflett  were  then  prefent  and 
fome  others  yl  are  dead. 

Thomas  Greenflit 

his  f  marke.     Jurat. 

Deliverance  Hobbs  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

Deliverance  Hobs  Confeffion. 
That  they  were  both  at  the  generall  meeting  of 
the  Witches  in  Mr  Parimes    Mr.  Burroughs  preach 
ed  and  adminiftered  to  them. 

Hannah  Harris  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

The  depotion  of  Hannah  Harris  Aiged  twenty 
feuen  years  or  thare  abouts  Teftifieth  and  faith  that 
fhe  lived  at  ye  hous  of  Georg  Burros  at  falmouth 
and  the  aboue  faid  hannah  harres  many  times  hath 
taken  notis  that  when  me  hath  had  anny  Difcorfe 
with  the  aboue  faid  burrofs  wife  when  the  aboue 
faid  burros  was  from  horn  that  apone  his  Returne 
he  hath  often  fcolded  wife  and  told  her  that  he 
knew  what  they  faid  when  he  was  abroad  and  fur 
ther  faith  that  apone  a  time  when  his  wife  had 
Laine  Jn  Not  aboue  one  weake  that  he  fell  out  with 
his  wife  and  kept  her  by  Difcorce  at  the  Dore  till 


Salem  Witchcraft.  125 

me  fell  licke  In  ye  place  and  grew  wors  at  night  fo 
that  ye  aboue  laid  hannah  harres  was  afraid  me 
would  dye  andthay  called  In  thare  Naibours  and  the 
aboue  faid  burrofes  Daughter  told  One  of  ye  wo 
men  that  was  thare  ye  caufe  of  her  mothers  Ell- 
nefs  and  ye  aboue  faid  burros  chid  his  Daughter  for 
telling  and  ye  aboue  faid  burros  came  to  the  aboue 
faid  hannah  harres  and  told  her  Jf  that  his  wif  Did 
otherwife  then  well  fhe  mould  not  tell  of  it  &  the 
aboue  faid  hannah  harres  told  him  that  fhe  would 
not  be  confined  to  any  fuch  thing. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Eenf  Hutcbinfon  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

Beniemin  huchenfion  fd  that  one  the  2ist  aprell 
92.  abegeral  Wiluams  fd  that  there  was  a  lettell 
black  menefter  that  Liued  at  Cafko  bay  he  told  me 
fo  and  fd  that  he  had  kild  3  wifes  two  for  himfelf 
and  one  for  mr  Lofen  and  that  he  had  made  nine 
weches  in  this  plafe  and  fd  that  he  could  hold  out 
the  heueft  gun  that  is  in  Cafko  bay  wth  one  hand 
wc  no  man  can  Cafe  hold  out  wc  both  hands  this  Js 
about  a  1 1  a  clock  and  J  afk  her  where  about  this 
lettel  man  flood  id  (he  juft  where  the  Cart  wheell 
went  along  J  had  a  3  graned  irne  fork  in  my  hand 
and  J  thru  it  wher  fhe  faid  he  flud  and  fhe  pre- 
fently  fell  in  aletel  feet  and  when  it  twas  ouer  Said 
She  you  have  toren  his  coot  for  I  herd  it  tare  wher 
abouts  faid  I  one  won  fide  faid  fhe,  then  we  come 
into  the  houfeof  left.  Ingerfall  and  I  went  into  the 
great  roome  and  abigle  come  in  and  faid  ther  he 


126  Salem   Witchcraft. 

ftands  J  faid  wher  wher  and  prefently  drood  my 
rapyer  but  he  emmedetly  was  gon  as  fhe  laid  then 
faid  fhe  ther  is  a  gray  catt  then  i  faid  wher  abouts 
doth  fhe  ftand  ther  fd  fhe  thar  then  J  ftruck  with 
my  rapyer  then  fhe  fell  in  a  fitt  and  when  it  was 
ouer  fhe  faid  you  kild  hur  and  immedatly  Sary  good 
com  and  carrid  hur  away,  this  was  about  i  2  a  clock. 
The  fame  day  after  ledttor  in  ye  faid  :  Jngerfolls 
chamber  abigaill  wiliams  mary  walcot  faid  that 
goody  hobs  of  topfell  bitt  mary  walcot  by  ye  foot 
then  both  falling  into  a  fit  as  foone  as  it  was  ouer 
ye  faid  william  hobs  and  his  wife  goe  both  of  them 
a  longe  ye  table  ye  faid  huchefon  tooke  his  rapier 
ftabed  gooddy  hobs  one  ye  fide  as  abigaill  williams 
and  mary  walcot  faide  ye  faid  abigaill  and  mar  faid 
ye  roome  was  full  of  ym  then  ye  faid  huchefon  &  Ely 
putnam  ftabed  with  their  raperres  at  a  uentor  yn 
faid  mary  and  abigell  you  haue  killed  a  greet  black 
woman  of  Stonintown  and  an  Jndian  that  come 
with  her  for  ye  flore  is  all  couered  with  blood  then 
ye  faid  mary  and  abigaill  looked  out  of  dores  and 
faid  ye  faw  a  greet  company  of  them  one  a  hill  & 
there  was  three  of  them  lay  dead  ye  black  woman 
and  the  indian  and  one  more  yf  ye  knew  not. 
This  being  about  4  a  clock  in  ye  after  noone. 

Sufannah  Sbelden  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

The  Complaint  of  Sufannah  Shelden  againft  mr 
burros  which  brought  a  book  to  mee  and  told  mee 
if  i  would  not  fet  my  hand  too  it  hee  would  tear 
mee  to  peefTes  i  told  him  i  would  not  then  hee  told 


Salem  Witchcraft.  127 

mee  bee  would  ftarve  me  to  death  then  the  next 
morning  hee  tould  mee  hee  could  not  flarve  mee 
to  death,  but  hee  would  choake  mee  that  my  uit- 
tals  (hould  doe  me  but  litl  good  then  he  tould  mee 
his  name  was  borros  which  had  preached  at  the 
vilage  the  laft  night  hee  came  to  mee  and  afked  mee 
whither  i  would  goe  to  the  uillage  to  morrow  to 
witnes  againft  him  i  afked  him  if  he  was  examened 
then  he  told  hee  was  then  i  told  him  i  would  goe 
then  hee  told  mee  hee  would  kil  mee  beefour 
morning  then  hee  apeared  to  mee  at  the  hous  of 
nathanniel  ingolfon  and  told  mee  hee  had  been  the 
death  of  three  children  at  the  eaftward  and  had  kiled 
two  of  his  wifes  the  firft  hee  fmouthered  and  the 
fecond  he  choaked  and  killed  two  of  his  own  child 
ren. 

Major  Brown,  Thomas  Ruck,  Thomas  Evans,  Sarah 
Wilfon,  Martha  Tyler  &  als  v.  Geo.  Burroughs. 

Memorandm  in  mr  George  Burroughs  Tryall  be- 
fides  ye  written  Euidences  yrwasSworne  Seu11  who 
gave  yrs  by  word  of  mouth  Major  Browne  holding 
out  a  heauy  Gun  wth  one  hand. 

Thomas  Ruck  of  his  fudden  coming  in  after  ym 
and  yr  he  could  tell  his  thoughts. 

Thomas  Euans  yr  he  carried  out  Barrels  MolofTes 
and  meat  &c  out  of  a  canoo  whilft  his  mate  went 
to  ye  fort  for  hands  to  help  out  wth  ym  Sarah  Wil 
fon  Confefs1  yc  ye  night  before  mr  Burroughs  was 
Executed  yc  yr  was  a  great  meeting  of  ye  witches 
Nigh  Sarjc  Chandlers  y'  mr  Bur.  was  yr  and  yy  had 


128  Salem  Witchcraft. 

ye  Sac1  and  after  yy  had  done  he  tooke  leaue  and 
bid  ym  Stand  to  yr  faith,  and  not  own  any  thing. 

Martha  Tyler  faith  ye  fame  wth  Sarah  Wilfon  & 
Seuerall  others, 

Indictment  v.  Abigail  Faulkner  No.  i . 

ElTex  in  the  Prouince  ]  Anno  R  Rs  &Reginee  Guli- 
of  the  MalTachufetts  I  elmi  &  Mariee  Anglice  &c 
BayinNewEnglandfs.  j  QuartoAnnoq  Domini  1 692. 
The  lurers  for  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  King  and 
Queen  do  prefent  that  Abigaill  ffalkner  Wife  of 
ffrancis  ffalkner  of  Andivor  In  the  County  of  EfTex 
aforfd  Hufbandm  on  or  about  the  beginning  of  Au- 
guft  In  the  year  aforefaid  and  divers  othec  dayes 
and  times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine  Deteftable 
Arts  called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries  Wickedly 
Malliftioufly  and  felloniouily  hath  vfed  practifed  & 
Exercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  Boxford  in  the 
County  of  EfTex  aforefaid  in  vpon  and  againfl:  One 
Martha  Sprague  of  Boxford  aforefaid  Single  Wo 
man  by  which  faid  wicked  Acts  the  faid  Martha 
Sprague  the  day  and  year  aforefaid  and  diuers  other 
dayes  and  times  both  before  and  after  was  and  is 
Torturd  Aflicted  Confumed  Pined  Wafted  and  Tor 
mented  and  alfo  for  Sundry  other  Acts  of  Witch 
craft  by  the  faid  Abigaill  ffalkner  Comitted  and 
done  Before  and  Since  that  time  againft  the  Peace 
of  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen 
theire  Crowne  and  dignity  and  the  forme  of  the 
Stattute  in  that  Cafe  made  and  Prouided, 


Salem  Witchcraft.  129 

Indictment  v.  Abigail  Faulkner  No.  2. 

Anno  RRS&  Reginee  Guli- 
elmi  &  Marie  Angliee  &ca 
QuartoAnnoqDominii692. 


EfTex  in   the  province 

of  the  M  attach  ufetts 

Bay  in  NewEngland  fs. 


The  Jurors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doe  prefent  That  Abigaill  ffalkner  wife 
of  ffrances  falkner  of  Andivor  In  the  County  of 
Eflex  Hufhandman  in  and  About  the  begining  of 
Auguft  In  the  Yeare  aforefaid  and  diuers  and  dayes 
and  times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine  deteftable 
arts  called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries  Wickedly  Mai- 
litioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  vfed  pradlifed  and 
Exercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  Andivor  in  the 
County  of  Effex  aforefaid  in  upon  and  againft  one 
Sarah  Phelps  daughter  of  Samuel  Phellps  of  Andi- 
vor  aforefaid  hufbandman  by  which  faid  Wicked 
Acls  the  fd  Sarah  Phellps  the  day  and  yeare  afore 
faid  and  divers  other  days  and  times  both  before  and 
after  was  and  is  Tortured  Aflicted  Confumed  Pined 
Wafted  and  Tormented,  and  alfo  for  fundry  other 
ads  of  Witchcraft  by  the  laid  Abigaill  ffalkner 
Comitted  and  done  before  and  fince  that  time 
againft  the  peace  of  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  theire  Cruwne  and  Dignity  and 
the  forme  of  ye  Stattute  In  yf  cafe  made  and  Pro- 
uided. 

Examination  of  Abigail  Faulkner. 

Abig1  ffolkner  examined  Augst  u  :    1692. 
Mr  Hauthorne  :  Mr  Corwin  :  and  Cap.  Higgin- 


R 


130  Salem   Witchcraft. 

fon  preflent  when  {he  was  brought  into  ye  room  : 
ye  afflicted  perfons  fell  down.  mr  Ha  :  you  are 
heare  aprehended  for  witchcraft :  but  anfwd  J  know 
nothing  of  it :  with  ye  caft  of  her  eye  Mary  Wai- 
cot  and  ye  reft  of  ye  afflicted  mary  waren  and  others 
fell  down  :  it  was  fd  to  her  do  you  not  fee.  She 
fd  yes  but  it  is  ye  deuill  dos  it  in  my  fhape  :  mary 
Walcot  fd  me  had  feen  her  2  monthes  :  a  good 
while  agoe  but  was  not  hurt  by  her  till  laft  night : 
An  Putnam  fayd  me  had  feen  fd  fFalknr  but  was 
not  hurt  by  her  till  laft  night  and  then  me  pulled 
me  off  my  hors  :  mary  warin  fd  me  had  feen  her  in 
company  with  other  witches  :  but  was  not  hurt  by 
her  till  lately. 

Mary  Warin  and  others  of  ye  afflicted  were 
ftruck  down  into  fitts  and  helped  up  out  of  their 
fitts  by  a  touch  of  Abig1  ffolkner  hand :  me  was 
urged  to  confes  ye  truth  for  ye  credditof  hir  Town: 
her  Couz.  Eliz  lonfon  urged  her  with  that  but  me 
refufed  to  do  it  faying  god  would  not  require  her 
to  confefs  that  yr  me  was  not  gilty  of. 

Phelpfes  daughter  complayned  her  afflicting  her: 
but  me  denyed  that  me  had  any  thing  to  doe  with 
witchcraft :  me  fd  ffalknr  had  a  cloth  in  her  hand, 
that  when  me  fqueezed  in  her  hand  ye  afflicted  fell 
into  grevous  fits  as  was  obferved  :  ye  aflicted  fayd 
Dan11  Eames  and  Capt  ffloyd  was  upon  that  cloth 
when  it  was  upon  ye  table. 

She  fayd  me  was  forry  they  were  afflicted  :  but 
me  was  told  and  it  was  obfervd  me  did  not  (hed  a 
tear:  mary  warin  was  pulld  undr  ye  table  and  was 


Salem  Witchcraft.  131 

helpd  out  of  her  fitt  by  a  touch  of  fd  ffaulknr  (he 
fd  (he  had  looked  on  fome  of  thefe  afflicted  :  when 
they  came  to  Andovr  and  hurt  them  not :  but  me 
was  told  it  was  before  (he  had  began  to  afflicte  them 
me  was  told  that  it  was  reported  fhe  ufed  to  con 
jure  with  a  feiv.  but  fhe  fd  it  was  not  fo  that  (lory 
was  cleared  up  :  and 

Auguft  30:  92.  Abig1  ffokner  before  their  Ma- 
jeftrs  Juftices  at  firft  denyed  witchcraft  as  me  had 
done  before :  but  afterwards  me  owned  that  me 
was  Angry  at  what  folk  fd :  when  her  Couz.  Eliz. 
Jonfon  was  taken  up  and  folk  laught  and  fd  herfif- 
ter  Jonfon  would  come  out  next  and  me  did  look 
with  an  evil  eye  on  ye  afflicted  perfons  and  did  con- 
fent  that  they  mould  be  afflicted  becavs  they  were 
ye  caus  of  bringing  her  kindred  out  and  me  did 
wifh  them  ill  and  her  fpirit  being  raifed  me  did 
pinch  her  hands  together  :  and  (he  knew  not  but 
that  ye  devil  might  take  that  advantage  but  it  was 
ye  devil  not  (he  that  afflicted  them ;  this  (he  faid 
(he  did  at  Capr  Chandlers  garifon  :  ye  Right  after 
Eliz.  Jonfon  had  bin  examined  before  Capt  Brad- 
ftreet  in  ye  day. 

This  is  ye  fubftance  of  what  fd  Abig1  ffolkners 
examination  was  taken  out  of  my  characters : 

Atteft,  Simon  Willard. 

The  abouefd  Examination  was  before  John  Ha- 
thorne  Juf*  peace. 

Rofe  Fofter  v.  Abigail  Faulkner. 

The  depofiftion  of  Rofe  ffofter  who  teftifieth  & 
faith  J  have  ben  mod  grevioufly  afflected  and  tor- 


132  Salem   Witchcraft. 

mented  by  Abigail  ffalkner  of  Andeueour  al(o  J 
have  feen  Abigail  ffalkner  or  hir  Apperance  moft 
grevioufly  affledl  and  torment  martha  Sprague  farah 
phelps  and  Hannah  Bigsbe  fence  the  begining  Augft 
and  J  veryly  beleue  that  Abigail  ffalkner  is  a  width 
and  that  fhe  has  often  affledted  me  and  the  affore- 
faid  perfon  by  acts  of  wicthcraff. 

The  abouenamed  Rofe  ffofter  affirmed  beffore  ye 
Jrand  inqueft  that  ye  aboue  written  evidence  is  truth 
vppon  her  oath  Sepc  17  :  1691. 

Mary  Walcott  v.  Abigail  Faulkner. 

The  depofiftion  of  mary  walcott  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  about  the  9th  Auguft  1692.  J  was 
moft  dreadfully  afHected  by  a  woman  that  tould  me 
her  name  was  Abigail  ffalkner  but  on  the  iithof 
Auguft  being  the  day  of  the  examination  of  Abi 
gail  ffalkner  (he  did  moft  dreadfully  afflict  me  dure- 
ing  the  time  of  hir  examination  J  faw  Abigail 
ffalkner  or  hir  Apperance  moft  grevioufly  afflecl: 
and  torment  farah  phelps  and  Ann  putnam  and  J 
veryly  beleve  in  my  heart  that  Abigail  ffalkner  is 
awicth  and  that  fhe  has  often  afflected  me  and  the 
afforefaid  faid  perfons  by  acts  of  wicthcraft. 

The  above  named  mary  Walcott  affirmed  ye 
Grand  inqueft  that  ye  aboue  written  Euidences  is 
truth  vpon  her  oath  17  Sept.  :  1692. 

Martha  Sprague  v.  Abigail  Faulkner. 

The  depofiftion  of  Martha  Spreague  who  teftifi 
eth  and  faith  that  J  haue  ben  moft  greuioufly  af- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  133 

fleeted  and  tormented  by  Abigail  ffalkner  of  Ande- 
vor  fence  the  begining  of  Auguft  1692.  alfo  J  faw 
Abigail  ffalkner  or  hir  Apperance  moft  greviouQy 
torment  and  afflict  Hannah  Bigfbe  and  Rofe  ffofter 
and  Sarah  phelps  and  J  veryly  beleue  in  my  heart 
that  Abigaill  ffalkner  is  a  width  and  that  (he  has  often 
afflected  me  and  feverall  others  by  acts  of  witchcraft 
The  aboue  named  Martha  fprague  affirmed  be 
fore  ye  grand  inqueft  that  ye  aboue  written  evi 
dence  is  truth  vpon  her  oath  17  Sep£  1692. 

Mary  Warren  v.  Abigail  Falkner. 

The  depofiftion  of  marry  warren  who  teftifieth, 
and  faith  that  Abigail  ffalkner  of  Andevor  did  moft 
grevioufly  afflict  and  torment  me  on  I  Ith  Auguft 
1692  dureing  the  time  of  hir  examination  for  if 
me  did  but  look  upon  me  (he  would  ftrick  me 
downe  or  almoft  choak  me  alfo  on  the  day  of  her 
examination  J  faw  Abigail  ffalkner  or  hir  Apper 
ance  moft  grevioufly  afflect  and  torment  mary  wal- 
cott  Ann  putnam  and  Sarah  phelps  and  J  veryly 
beleue  that  Abigail  ffalkner  is  a  width  and  that  me 
has  often  afflected  me  and  feverall  other  by  acts  of 
wicthcraft 

Mary  Waren  ownd  upon  her  oath  to  ye  grand 
Inqueft  that  ye  above  written  evidence  is  ye  truth. 
Sept  17  :  1692. 

Sarah  Phelps  v.  Abigail  Faulkner. 

The  depofiftion  of  Sarah  phelps  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  about  the  begining  of  Auguft  1692  J 


134  Salem  Witchcraft. 

was  moft  grevioufly  affledted  and  tormented  by 
Abigail  ffalkner  or  hir  Apperance  :  but  moft  dread 
fully  me  did  torment  on  the  1 1  Auguft  being  the 
day  of  her  examination  for  if  (he  did  but  loock  upon 
me  me  would  ftrick  me  down  or  almoft  choake 
me  :  alfo  fence  the  begining  of  Auguft  J  have  feen 
Abigaill  ffalkner  or  hir  apperance  moft  grevioufly 
afflecl:  and  torment  mary  Walcott  Ann  putnam  and 
Martha  fprague  and  J  veryly  beleue  in  my  heart 
that  Abigail  ffalkner  is  a  width  and  that  me  has  very 
offten  affledted  me  and  the  afforefaid  perfons  by  acts 
of  wicthcraft. 

The  aboue  named  Sarah  Phelps  affirmed  before 
ye  Grand  inqueft  that  ye  aboue  written  evidence  is 
truth  vpon  her  oath  ye  aboue  written  evidence  is 
truth  vpon  her  oath  ye  17  Sep1  1692.  Jurat. 

Dorothy  Faulkner,  Abigail  Faulkner,  Martha  Ty 
ler,  Jobannab  Tyler,  Sarah  Wilfon,  "Jofeph  Dra 
per  v.  Abigail  Faulkner. 

dorritye  fforkner  and  Abigale  fforknor  children 
to  Abigail  fforknor  of  Andouer  now  in  prifon  con- 
farfed  befor  the  honoured  majaftrats  vpon  theire 
examination  heare  in  Salam  the  16  day  of  this  en- 
ftant  fubtember  1692  that  thire  mother  apared  and 
mayd  them  witches  and  alfo  marthy  Tyler  Johanah 
Tyler  and  Sarih  willfon  and  Jofeph  draper  all  ac- 
knowlidge  that  they  ware  lead  into  that  dreadfull 
fin  of  witchcraft  by  her  meanfe  the  forefd  Abigale 
forknor  The  above  named  perfons  each  and  euery 


Salem  Witchcraft.  135 

one  of  them  did  affirm  before  ye  Grand  inqueft  that 
the  aboue  written  evidences  are  truth  :  17  fept 
1692. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Abigail  Faulkner. 

The  depofiftion  of  Ann  putnam  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  about  the  9th  of  Auguft  1692.  J  was 
affledted  by  a  woman  which  tould  me  her  name 
was  ffalkner  :  but  on  the  iith  of  Auguft  being  the 
day  of  the  Examination  of  Abigail  ffalkner  me  did 
moft  dreadfully  torment  me  during  the  time  of  hir 
Examination  alfo  on  the  day  of  hir  Examination  J 
law  Abigaill  ffalkner  or  hir  Apperance  moft  grevi- 
oufly  afflecl:  and  torment  mary  walcott  farah  phelps 
and  J  beleue  that  Abigal  ffalkner  is  a  width  and  that 
me  has  often  afflected  me  and  feueral  others  by 
acts  of  witchcraft. 

The  above  named  Ann  Putnam  affirmed  before 
ye  Grand  inqueft  that  ye  aboue  written  evidence  is 
the  truth  vpon  her  oath. 

Sworne  before  ye  grand  Jury.  Sept.  17.  1692. 

Indictment  v.  Ann  Fojler. 

Effex  in  the  Province  1  Anno  RRs&RegineeGuliel- 
of  theMaffachuetts,  mi  &  Mariee  Angliee  &ca 
Bay  in  New  Eng- 1  Quarto  Annoq  Domini  1692. 
land  fs. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  &  Lady  King  & 
Queen  doe  prefent  that  Ann  ffofterof  Andivor  In  the 
County  of  Effex  Widow  Jn  and  vpon  the  fifteenth  day 


136  Salem  Witchcraft. 

of  July  In  the  year  aforefd  and  diuers  other  days  and 
times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine  Deteftable  arts 
called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries  wickedly  and  Ma- 
litioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  vfed  praclifed  &  Ex- 
ercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  Salem  in  the  County 
of  EfTex  aforefaid  in  vpon  and  againft  one  Eliz* 
Hobert  of  Salem  in  the  County  of  EfTex  aforefaid 
Single  Woman  by  which  faid  wicked  arts  the  faid 
Elizabeth  Hobert  the  day  and  yeare  aforefaid  and 
divers  other  days  and  times  both  before  and  after 
was  and  is  Tortured  aflicted  Confumed  Pined  wafted 
and  Tormented  and  alfo  for  fundry  other  acts  of 
witchcraft  by  the  faid  Ann  fofter  Comitted  and 
done  before  and  fince  that  time  againft  the  peace 
of  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen 
theire  Crowne  and  Dignity,  and  the  forme  of  the 
Stattute  in  that  Cafe  made  and  Provided. 

The  examination  and  Confeflion  of  Ann  ffofter 
at  Salem  Vilage  15  July  1692.  after  a  while  Ann 
ffofter  confefed  that  the  deuil  apered  to  her  in  the 
fliape  of  a  bird  at  feueral  Times,  fuch  a  bird  as  me 
neuerfaw  the  like  before,  and  that  me  had  had  this 
gift  (viz.  of  ftriking  ye  aflicted  downe  wth  her  eye 
euer)  fince,  and  being  afk1  why  fhe  thought  yr  bird 
was  the  diuill  fhe  anlwered  becaufe  he  came  white 
and  vanifhed  away  black  and  y{  the  diuill  told  her 
y*  fhe  mould  haue  this  gift  and  y1  me  muft  beleiue 
him  and  told  her  fhe  fhould  haue  profperity,  and  fhe 
faid  yf  he  had  apeared  to  her  three  times  and  was 
always  as  a  bird,  and  the  laft  time  was  a  bout  half 
a  yeare  fince,  and  fat  upon  a  table  had  two  legs  £; 


Salem  Witchcraft.  137 

great  eyes  and  yl  it  was  the  fecond  time  of  his  apear- 
ance  that  he  promifed  her  profperity  and  y*  it  was 
Carriers  wife  about  three  weeks  agoe  y1  came  and 
perfwaded  her  to  hurt  thefe  people. 

1 6  July.  1692.  Ann  ffofter  Examined  confefed 
y*  it  was  Goody  Carier  y£  made  her  a  witch  yt  me 
came  to  her  in  perfon  about  Six  yeares  agoe  &  told 
her  if  (he  would  not  be  a  witch  ye  divill  mould  tare 
her  in  peices  and  cary  her  away  at  wch  time  me 
promifed  to  Serue  the  divill,  yl  me  had  bewitched 
a  hog  of  John  Loujoys  to  death  and  that  me  had 
hurt  fome  perfons  in  Salem  Vilage,  yf  goody  Carier 
came  to  her  and  would  haue  her  bewitch  two  child 
ren  of  Andrew  Allins  and  that  me  had  then  two 
popets  made  and  (luck  pins  in  them  to  bewitch  ye 
faid  children  by  which  one  of  them  dyed  ye  other 
very  fick,  that  me  was  at  the  meeting  of  the  witches 
at  Salem  Village,  yc  Goody  Carier  came  and  told 
her  of  the  meeting  and  would  haue  her  goe,  fo  they 
got  upon  Sticks  and  went  faid  Jorny  and  being 
there  did  fee  mr  Burroughs  ye  minifter  who  fpake 
to  them  all,  and  this  was  about  two  months  agoe 
that  ther  was  then  twenty  five  perfons  meet  toge 
ther,  that  me  tyed  a  knot  in  a  Rage  and  threw  it 
into  the  fire  to  hurt  Timo.  Swan  and  that  me  did 
hurt  the  reft  yl  complayned  of  her  by  fquefing 
popets  like  them  and  fo  almoft  choaked  them. 

1 8  July  1692.  Ann  ffofter  Examined  confefed 
y£  ye  deuil  in  mape  of  a  man  apered  to  her  wtlx 
Goody  carier  about  fix  yeare  fince  when  they  made 


138  Salem   Witchcraft. 

her  a  witch  and  that  (he  promifedto  feme  the  di- 
vill  two  yeares,  upon  wch  the  Diuill  promifed  her 
profperity  and  many  things  but  neuer  performed  it, 
that  (he  and  martha  Carier  did  both  ride  on  a  ftick 
or  pole  when  they  went  to  the  witch  meeting  at 
Salem  Village  and  that  the  ftick  broak  :  as  they 
ware  caried  in  the  aire  aboue  the  tops  of  the  trees, 
and  they  fell  but  {he  did  hang  faft  about  the  neck 
of  Goody  Carier  and  ware  prefently  at  the  vilage, 
that  fhe  was  then  much  hurt  of  her  Leg,  me  fur 
ther  faith  that  fhe  hard  ibme  of  the  witches  fay,  that 
there  was  three  hundred  and  flue  in  the  whole 
Country  and  that  they  would  ruin  that  place  ye 
Vilage,  alfo  faith  ther  was  was  prefent  att  that  mett- 
ing  two  men  befides  mr  Burroughs  ye  minifter  and 
one  of  them  had  gray  haire,  me  faith  yr  fhe  for 
merly  frequented  the  publique  metting  to  worfhip 
god.  but  the  diuill  had  fuch  power  ouer  her  y1  me 
could  not  profit  there  and  yr  was  her  undoeing  : 
me  faith  yl  about  three  or  foure  yeares  agoe  Mar 
tha  Carier  told  her  fhe  would  bewitch  James  Hobbs 
child  to  death  and  the  child  dyed  in  twenty  four 
hours. 

21.  July  :  92.  Ann  ffofter  Examined  Owned 
her  former  conffeiion  being  read  to  her  and  further 
conffefed  that  the  difcourfe  amongft  ye  witches  at 
ye  meeting  at  Salem  village  was  that  they  would 
afflicT:  there  to  let  up  the  Diuils  Kingdome.  This 
confefion  is  true  as  witnefe  my  hand  : 

the  marke  of 

Ann  -f  ffofter 


Salem  Witchcraft.  139 

Ann  fFofter  Signed  and  Owned  theaboue  Exam 
ination  and  Conffefion  before  me 

JOHN  HIGGINSON  Jus1  peace 
Salem  Septembr  1692. 

Indictment  v.  Mary  Lacey. 

EiTex  in  the  Province]  Anno  R  Rs  Reginee  Gul- 
of  the  MafTachuietts  I  lielmi  &  Mariee  &  Angliee 
Bay  in  New  Eng-  |&  Quarto  Annoq.  Domini 
land  j  1692. 

The  Jurors  for  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doe  prefent  that  Mary  Lacey  Wife  of 
Lawrence  Lacey  of  Andivor  in  the  County  of  Eflex 
Hufbandman  vpon  the  Twentieth  day  of  July  In  the 
year  aforefaid  and  diners  other  dayes  and  times  as 
well  before  as  after  Certaine  deteftable  Arts  called 
Witchcraft  and  Soceries  wickedly  Mallitioufly  and 
ffellonioufly  hath  vfed  Practifed  and  Exercifed  at 
and  in  the  Towne  of  Salem  in  the  County  of  EfTex 
aforefaid  in  vpon  and  againft  one  Elizabeth  Robert 
of  Salem  aforefaid  Single  Woman  by  which  Said 
wicked  Arts  the  faid  Eliza  :  Hobert  ye  day  and  year 
aforefaid  and  diners  other  dayes  and  Times  Both 
Before  and  after  was  and  is  Tortured  aflicted  Con- 
lumd  Pined  Wafted  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for 
Sundry  other  Acts  of  witchcraft  by  the  faid  Mary 
lacey  comitted  and  done  Before  and  fince  that  time 
againft  the  Peace  of  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  Dignity  and 
the  forme  of  the  Stattute  in  that  Cafe  made  and 
Provided 


140  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Examination  of  Mary  Lacey. 

21  July  1692.  A  part  of  Goody  Laceyes  2d 
Examination  and  confeffion  to  be  added  to  the  firft. 
Before  majr  Gedney,  Mr  Hauthorn  &  Mr  Corwin. 

When  Goody  fofter  was  upon  examination  the 
fecond  tyme,  Goody  Lacey  was  brought  in  alfo, 
who  faid  to  her  mother  fofter,  we  haue  forfaken 
Jefus  chrift,  and  the  devil  hath  got  hold  of  us.  how 
mall  we  get  cleare  of  this  evil  one. 

{he  confeies  that  her  mother  fofter,  Goody  Car- 
ryer  and  herfelf  rid  upon  a  pole  to  Salem  Village 
meeting,  and  that  the  pole  broke  a  litle  way  off 
from  the  village,  (he  fayth  further  that  about  3  or  4 
yeares  agoe  me  faw  miftrefs  Bradburry  Goody  How 
and  Goody  nurfe  baptifed  by  the  old  Serpent  at 
newburry  falls  And  that  he  dipped  theire  heads 
in  the  water  and  then  faid  they  wer  his  and  he  had 
power  over  them,  me  fayes  there  were  Six  baptifed 
at  that  tyme  who  were  fome  of  the  chieff  or  heigher 
powers,  and  that  there  might  be  neare  about  a  hun 
dred  in  company  at  that  tyme.  It  being  afked  her, 
after  what  maner  fhe  went  to  Newberry  falls,  an- 
fwered  the  devil  carryed  her  in  his  armes,  And 
Sayth  further  that  if  me  doe  take  a  ragg,  clout  or 
any  fuch  thing  and  Roll  it  up  together,  And  Ima 
gine  it  to  reprefent  fuch  and  fuch  a  perfone,  Then 
whatfoever  me  doth  to  that  Ragg  or  clout  fo  rouled 
up,  The  perfone  reprefented  thereby  will  be  in  lyke 
manner  afflidted.  It  being  againe  afked  her  if  what 
me  had  faid  was  all  true,  She  anfwered  affirma- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  14.1 

lively,  confefling  alfo  that  Andrew  Carryer  was 
witch. 

Sheconfeffes  that  (he  afflicted  Timothy  Swan  in 
Compa  with  miftrefs  Bradbury  Goody  Carryer, 
Richard  Carryer  and  her  own  daughter  mary  lacey, 
The  afflicted  him  with  an  Jron  Ipindleand  me  thinks 
they  did  once  with  a  tobacko  pipe. 

She  faid  (he  was  in  Swans  chamber  and  it  being 
afk't  which  way  me  got  in  anfwered  the  devil  helpt 
her  in  at  the  window:  She  alfo  remembers  the  af 
flicting  of  Ballards  wife,  and  yf  Richd  Carryer  was 
yr  alfo, 

She  faid  further  the  devil  take  away  her  memory 
and  will  not  let  her  remember. 

Eliz :  Hubbard  v.  Mary  Lacey. 

Eliz  :  Hubert  affirmed  to  ye  grand  Jnqueft  that 
me  hath  feen  Mary  lafcy  fenr  afflict  Jofeph  Ballards 
wife  of  Andover  me  fayth  alfo  that  fd  Mary  Lafcy 
did  at  ye  time  of  her  examination  afflict  her  fd  Eliz 
Hubbert  and  mercy  Lewis  and  (he  dos  beleue  fd 
mary  lafcy  was  a  witch  and  afflicted  me  and  ye 
above  fd  perfons  by  witchcraft  but  me  never  afflicted 
her  fd  Hubberd  fince  me  confefTed. 

Mercy  Lewis  v.  Mary  Lacey. 

upon  oath  Septr  14  :    1692. 
Mercy  lewis  affirmed  to  ye  grand   Jnqueft   that 
he  faw  Mary  Lafcy  fenr  afflict  Jofeph  Ballards  wife 
of  Andover  me  faith  alfo  :  that  mary  Lafcy  fenr  af- 


142  Salem  Witchcraft. 

fli<fted  her  fd  Lewis  and  Eliz  Hubbert  at  ye  time  of 
her  examination  but  fince  me  has  not  hurt  her  : 
fhe  fayth  me  beleeves  fd  Lacy  was  a  witch  and  af 
flicted  her  and  ye  aboue  named  perfons  by  witch 
craft  Septr  ye  14:  1692.  upon  oath. 

Mary  Warren  v.  Mary  Lacey. 

Mary  Warin  affirmed  to  ye  Grand  Jnquefl  that 
fhe  faw  Mary  Lafcy  fenr  Afflict  Eliz  :  Hubbert  & 
Mercy  lewis  at  ye  time  of  her  examination  :  fhe 
owned  it  upon  her  former  oath  Sept  14:  1692. 

Indictment  v.  Rebecca  Eames  No.  i. 

EfTex  in  the  Province!  Anno  R  Rs  Reginee  Guliel- 
of  the  MalTachufetts  '  mi  &  Mariee  Angliee  &c 
BayinNew  England  i  Quarto  Annoq  Domini 
fs.  j  1692. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the 
King  and  Queen  doe  prefent.  That  Rebekah  Eames 
wife  of  Robert  Eames  of  Boxford  in  the  County  of 
EfTex  aforefaid  In  the  yeare  aforefd  and  diuers  other 
dayes  and  times  as  well  before  as  After  Certaine 
Deteftable  Arts  called  witchcraft  and  Sorceries 
Wickedly  Mallitioufly  and  ffellonioufly  hath  vfed 
practifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  An- 
divor  in  the  County  of  EfTex  aforefd  in  vpon  and 
againft  one  Timothy  Swan  aforefd  by  which  faid 
wicked  acts  the  faid  Timothy  Swan  the  day  and 
yeare  aforefd  and  Diuers  other  dayes  and  times  both 
before  and  was  and  is  Tortured  aflicted  Confumed 
Wafted  Pined  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for  Sundry 


Salem  Witchcraft.  143 

other  Acts  of  Witchcraft  by  the  faid  Rebekah 
Eames  Comitted  and  done  before  and  fince  that 
time  againft  the  peace  of  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady 
the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  dignity 
and  the  forme  in  the  Stattute  In  that  cafe  made  and 
provided. 

(Endorfement) 
She  acknowledged  y*  me  aflicted  Tim0  Swann. 

Indictment  v.  Rebecca  Eames.  No.  2. 


EiTex  in  the  province 
of  theMaffachuetts 
Bay,  in  New  Eng- 


An°  R  Rs  &  Reginee  Guliel- 
mi  &  Mariee  Angliee  &c 
quarto  Anoq.  Dom.  1692. 


land  fs 

The  Juriors  for  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doe  preient  that  Rebekah  Eames  Wife 
of  Robert  Eames  of  Boxford  in  ye  County  aforefd 
About  twenty  fix  yeares  paft  in  the  Towne  of  Box- 
ford  in  the  County  aforeiaid  Wickedly  and  felloni- 
oufly  A  covenant  with  The  evill  Speritt  the  Devill 
did  make  in  and  by  which  Wicked  Couenant  Shee 
the  faid  Rebekah  Eames  hir  Soule  and  body  to  the 
Deuill  did  giue  and  promifed  to  Serve  and  obey  him 
and  Keep  his  wayes  Contrary  to  the  Stattute  of  the 
firft  yeare  of  ye  Reigne  of  King  James  the  firft  in 
that  cafe  made  and  Provided  And  Againft  the  peace 
of  our  Soveraigne  Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and 
Queen  their  Crowne  and  Dignity 

Examination  of  Rebecca  Eames. 

Rebecca  Eames  examined  before  Salem,  Majef- 
trats,  Augst  19:  1692.  She  owned  me  had  bin  in 


144  Salem  Witchcraft. 

ye  fnare  a  monthe  or  2  :  and  had  bin  perfuaded  to 
it  3  monthes  and  that  ye  devil  apeared  to  her  like 
a  colt  very  ugly  ye  firfr.  time  but  fhe  would  not  own 
y*  (he  had  bin  baptifed  by  him  fhe  did  not  know 
but  yf  ye  devil  did  perfuade  her  to  renounce  god 
and  chrift  and  ffolow  his  wicked  wayes  and  that 
fhe  did  take  his  Counfell  and  that  fhe  did  afflict 
Timo :  Swan  fhe  did  not  know  but  that  ye  devil 
might  alk  her  body  and  foul  and  fhe  knows  not  but 
yl  fhe  did  give  him  foul  and  body  after  ward  flief^ 
fhe  did  do  it  and  that  fhe  would  forfake  god  and  his 
works :  and  ye  devil  promifed  her  to  give  herpowr 
to  avenge  herfelfe  on  them  that  offended  her  after 
ward  fhe  fd  ye  devil  apeared  to  her  7  year  agoe  and 
that  he  had  tempted  her  to  ly  and  had  made  her  to 
afflict  perfons  but  fhe  could  not  tell  their  names  that 
fhe  firft  afflicted  2  who  came  wl  ye  devil  when  he 
made  you  a  witch  A  :  a  ragged  girl  :  they  came  to 
gether  and  they  perfwaded  me  to  afflict :  and  J 
afflicte  mary  Warin  and  an  other  fayr  face  it  is 
abo1  a  quarter  of  a  year  agoe  :  J  did  it  by  flicking 
of  pins  :  but  did  you  afflict  Swan  :  yes,  but  I  am 
forry  for  it  :  2.  where  had  you  your  fpear  A.  J  had 
nothing  but  an  all  but  was  it  with  yor  body  or  fpi- 
rit  you  came  to  hurt  thefe  maydes :  A.  with  my 
fpirit  :  2.  but  can  you  afk  them  forgivnes  A  : 
J  will  fall  down  on  my  knees  to  afk  it  of  them  :  She 
would  not  own  that  fhe  fignd  ye  devils  book  when 
he  afkd  her  body  and  foul  :  but  he  would  have 
had  her  done  it  nor  to  a  burch  Rign  nor  nothing  : 
She  fd  ye  devil  was  in  ye  Shape  of  a  hors  when  he 


Salem  Witchcraft.  14.5 

caried  her  to  afflict  :    but  would  not  own  anybody 
went  with   her  to  afflict  but  ye  afflicted  fd  her  fon 
Dan11  went  with  her  to  afflict :   2.  did  you  not  fay 
ye  Devil  baptiied  yor  fon  daniell.     A.  he  told  me 
fo ;  but ;   did  you  not   touch  the  book  nor  lay  yor 
hand  on  book  nor  paper.   A  :   I   layd  my  hand  on 
nothing  without  it  was   a  peice  of  board  :   and  did 
you  lay  yor  hand  on  ye  board  when  he  bid  you.  A: 
yes  ;  mary  Lafcy  fd  me  had  given  her  fon  Dan11  to 
ye  devil  at  2  years  old :  and  y'  her  apertion  told  her 
fo :  but  me  could  not  remember  it :  me  was  bid  to 
take  warin  and  lafcy  by  ye  hand    and    beg  forgivnes 
and    did  fo  and   they  forgave  her  me  fd  if  me  had 
given  her  ion  Dan11  to  ye  devil  it  was  in  an  Angry 
fitt  me  did  not  know  but  me  might  do  it  nor  J  do 
not  know  he  is  a  wich  but  J  am  afrayd  he  is  :  mary 
lafcy  faw  her    fon   Dan11   ftand    before    her    and  fd 
Dan11  bid  his  mother  not  confefs   he  was  a  Wich  : 
his  mother  did  not  know  me  fd  but   me  might  fe 
him  for  (he  faw  a  burlling  thing  before  her :  Mary 
Lafcy  fd  me  had  baptized  her  fon  Dan11  and  me  had 
bin  babtized  in    five   mile  Pond  :   me  fd  ye  reafon 
me  feared  Dan11  was  a  witch  :  was  becaus  he  ufed 
dredfull  bad  words  when  he  was  Angry  :  and  bad 
wifhes ;   being  afked  the  age  of  Dan11  fd  he  was  28 
years  old  ;  me  was  told  ihe  had  bin  long  a  witch ; 
then,  if  Lhe  gave  her  fon  to  ye  devil  at  2  years  old 
me  owned  me  had  bin  difcontented  fince  me  had 
bin  in  league  with  ye  devil  :  me  knew  not   but  ye 
devil  might  come  once  a   day  lik  a  mous  or  ratt : 
me  fd  me  knew  Sarah  parker  but  did  not  know  her 
Ta 


146  Salem  Witchcraft. 

to  be  a  wich  :  but  (he  heard  (he  had  bin  crofd  in 
love  and  ye  devil  had  come  to  her  and  kifd  her: 
who  was  with  you  when  you  afflicted  fvvan  :  A. 
nobody  but  my  fon  Dan11  he  was  there  when  J  came 
theether  :  (lie  would  have  Dan11  perfwaded  to  con- 
fes  but  was  told  me  were  bed  to  perfwade  him 
becaus  (he  knew  him  to  be  a  wich :  (he  was  afkt 
if  (he  was  at  ye  execution  :  (he  fd  (he  was  at  ye 
hous  below  ye  hill :  (he  faw  a  few  folk  :  the  woman 
of  ye  hous  had  a  pin  ftuck  into  her  foot  :  but  (he 
fd  (he  did  not  doe  it :  but  how  do  you  afflict :  A  : 
J  Confent  to  it  :  but  have  you  bin  a  width  26  years : 
A :  no,  J  cannot  remember  but  7  years  and  have 
afflicted  about  a  quarter  of  a  year  :  but  :  if  you  have 
bin  a  wich  fo  long  :  why  did  you  not  afflict  before 
feing  you  promiied  to  Sen  ye  devil,  A  :  others  did 
not  Afflict  before  and  the  devil  did  not  require  it  : 
but  :  doth  not  ye  devil  threaten  you  if  you  not  do 
what  he  fes :  A,  yes  he  thretens  to  tere  me  in  pei- 
ces  :  but  did  you  ufe  to  goe  to  meeting  on  Sabbath 
dayes  ;  yes,  but  not  fo  often  as  J  fhould  have  done : 
what  (hape  did  the  devil  com  in  when  you  laydyor 
hand  on  ye  board :  A.  J  cannot  tell  except  it  was  a 
mous. 

Indictment  v.  Samuel  War  dwell  No.  i . 

Eflex  in  the  province]  Anno   R    Rs  Reginee  Gu- 

of  the  MaiTachufetts  I  lielmi   Mariee   Angliee  &c 

Bay  in    New   Eng-  j  Quarto      Annoq.     Domini 

landfs.  j  1692. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 


Salem  Witchcraft.  14.7 

and  Queen  doe  prefent  that  Samuel  Wardell  of  An- 
divor  Jn  the  County  of  Eilex  Carpenter  on  or 
about  the  fifteenth  day  of  Auguft  Jn  the  yeare 
aforefaid  and  diuers  other  days  and  times  as  well  be 
fore  as  after  Certaine  deteftable  arts  called  Witch 
craft  and  Sorceries  Wickedly  Mallitioufly  and  fello- 
nioufly  hath  ufed  praclifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  in 
the  Towne  of  Boxford  in  the  County  of  EfTex 
aforefaid  in  upon  and  againft  one  Martha  Sprague 
of  Boxford  in  the  County  of  EfTex  aforefaid  Single- 
woman  by  which  laid  wicked  Acts  the  faid  Mar 
tha  Sprague  the  day  and  yeare  aforefaid  and  diuers 
other  days  and  times  both  before  and  after  was  and  is 
Tortured  Aflicted  Confumed  Pined  Wafted  and 
Tormented,  and  alfo  for  fundry  other  Acts  of 
Witchcraft  by  the  faid  Samuel  Wardell  Comitted 
and  done  before  and  iince  that  time  againft  the 
peace  of  our  Soueraigne  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  dignity  And  the 
forme  in  the  Stattute  in  that  cafe  made  and  Pro- 
uided. 

Indictment  v.  Samuel  War  dwell  No.  2. 


ElTex  in  the  province 
of  the  Maffachufetts 
Bay,  in  New  Eng- 


An°  R  Rs  &  Reginee  Guliel- 
mi  &  Mariee  Angliee  &c 
Quarto  Anoq.  Dom.  1692. 


land  fs. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  prfent  Samuel  Wardell  of  Andivor  in 
the  County  of  EfTex  Carpenf  About  Twenty  yeares 
agoe  in  the  Towne  of  Andivor  Jn  the  County  of 


14.8  Salem  Witchcraft. 

EfTex  aforefaid  Wickedly  and  ffellonioufly  he  the 
faid  Samuel  Wardell  with  the  Evill  Speritt  the  Devill 
A  Couenant  did  make  Wherin  he  promifed  to  ho 
nor  Wormip  and  beliue  the  devill  Contrary  to  the 
Stattute  of  King  James  the  firft  in  that  behalfe  made 
and  provided,  And  Againft  the  peace  of  Sovareigne 
Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne 
and  dignity. 

Examination  of  Samuel  War  dwell. 

The  examination  and  Confeffion  of  Sam11  ward- 
well  taken  Sep1  1st  92.  before  John  Higginlbn  Efq 
of  theire  majties  Juftices  of  peace  for  the  County 
of  EfTex. 

After  the  returneing  of  negative  anfwers  to  feve- 
rail  queftions  He  faid  he  was  fenlible  he  was  in  the 
fnare  of  the  devil,  he  ufed  to  be  much  difcontented 
that  Pie  could  get  no  more  work  done,  and  that  he 
had  been  foolifhly  led  along  with  telling  of  fortunes, 
which  fometymes  came  to  pals,  He  ufed  alfo  when 
any  creature  came  into  his  field  to  bid  the  devil 
take  it,  and  it  may  be  the  devil  took  advantage  of 
him  by  that  Conftable  fofler  of  Andover  laid  that 
this  wardwell  told  him  once  in  the  woods  that  when 
he  was  a  young  man  he  could  make  all  his  cattell 
come  round  about  him  when  he  pleafed.  The  faid 
wardwell  being  urged  to  tell  o  truth  he  proceeded 
thus,  That  being  once  in  a  difcontented  frame  he 
faw  fome  catts  together  with  the  appearance  of  a 
man  who  called  himfelf  a  prince  of  the  aire  &  pro- 
mifed  him  he  fhould  live  comfortably  and  be  a  cap- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  149 

tain  and  requyred  faid  wardwell  to  honor  him 
which  he  promifed  to  doe  and  it  was  about  twenty 
years  agoe :  He  faid  the  reafon  of  his  difcontent 
then  was  becaufe  he  was  in  love  with  a  maid  named 
Barker  who  flighted  his  love,  And  the  firft 
Apperance  of  the  catt  then  was  behind  Capt1  brad- 
greets  houfe,  about  a  week  after  that  a  black  man 
appeared  in  the  day  tyme  at  the  fame  place  and 
called  hirfelf  prince  and  lord  and  told  him  the  faid 
wardwell  he  muft  wormip  and  believe  him,  and 
promifed  as  above,  with  this  addition  that  he  mould 
never  want  for  any  thing  but  that  the  black  man 
had  never  performed  anything,  and  further  that 
when  he  would  goe  to  prayer  in  his  family  the  de 
vil  wold  begin  to  be  angry.  He  faith  alfo  that  at 
that  tyme  when  the  devil  appeared  and  told  him  he 
was  prince  of  the  aire  that  then  he  Syned  his  book 
by  makeing  a  marke  like  a  fquare  with  a  black  pen 
and  that  the  devil  brought  him  the  pen  and  Jnk : 
He  faith  further  he  couenanted  with  the  devil  untill 
he  mould  arryve  to  the  age  of  fixty  years  and  that 
he  is  now  about  the  age  of  46  years  And  at  that 
tyme  the  devil  promifed  on  his  part,  as  is  above  ex- 
preft,  he  faid  it  was  about  a  frnight  agoe  fince  he 
began  to  afflidl,  and  confefles  that  mary  Lilly  and 
Hannah  Tayler  of  Ridding  were  of  his  company, 
Further  he  faith  that  martha  Sprague  was  the  firft 
he  afflicted,  that  the  devil  put  him  upon  it  and 
threatned  him  yr  unto  And  that  he  did  it  by  pinch 
ing  his  coat  and  buttons  when  he  was  difcontented, 
and  gave  the  devil  a  commiffion  ib  to  doe,  He  fayes 


150  Salem  Witchcraft. 

he  was  baptized  by  the  black  man  at  Shaw  fhin 
river  alone  and  was  dypt  all  over  and  beleues  he 
renounced  his  former  baptifme 

John  Higginfon 

Sam11  Wardwell  owned  to  ye  grand  Jnqueft  that 
ye  above  written  confemon  was  taken  from  his 
mouth  and  that  he  faid  it  but  he  fd  he  belyed  him- 
felfe  he  alfo  fd  it  was  alone  one  he  knew  he  mould 
dye  for  it  whether  he  ownd  it  or  no. 

Septr  13th  1692. 

Martha  Sprague  v.  Sam1  Wardwell. 

Martha  Spreag  Aged  16  years  Affirmed  to  ye 
grand  Jnqueft  :  that  Sam11  Wardwell  has  afflicted 
her  both  before  his  examination  and  at  ye  time  of 
it  by  pinching  and  flicking  pinfe  into  her  and  ftrik- 
ing  me  downe  and  yeflerday  when  I  had  a  warant 
to  come  to  court  faid  wardwell  did  grevioufly  af 
flict  me  J  alfo  have  feen  fd  wardwell  afflict  Rofe 
ffofter  and  her  mother  and  I  veryly  beleeve  he  is  a 
wizzard  and  that  he  afflicted  me  and  ye  above  men 
tioned  by  acts  of  witchcraft, 

Septr  14  ;    1692     Jurat. 

Mary  Warrin  v.  Sam1  Wardwell. 

Mary  Warin  affirmd  to  Jury  of  Inqueft  that 
Sam11  Wardwell  hath  often  afflicted  her  and  that  he 
now  before  ye  grand  inqueft  hath  afflicted  her  alfo 
me  fd  that  yc  on  ye  day  and  at  ye  time  of  fd  ward- 
wels  examination  he  did  afflict  Martha  Spreag  and 


Salem  Witchcraft.  151 

me  veryly  beleevs  fd  Wardwell  is  a  wizzard  and  y* 
he  afflicted  her  and  martha  Spreag  by  witchcraft. 
Jurat  Sept  .  j^:  1692  upon  her  oath. 

Mary  Walcott  v.  Sam1  Wardwell. 

Mary  Walcot  affirmed  to  ye  grand  Jnqueft  that 
me  law  Sam11  Wardwell  or  his  Apperition  pull 
Martha  Spreag  off  from  her  horfe  as  fhe  was  riding 
out  of  Salem  and  verily  beleevs  he  did  it  by  witch 
craft.  Septr  14:  1692  upon  oath  Jurat. 

Ephraim  Fojier  v.  Sam1  Wardwell. 

The  depofetion  of  Ephraim  ffofter  of  Andover 
aged  about  thirty  four  years  this  deponant  teftifyeth 
and  fayeth  that  he  heard  Samuell  Wordwell  the 
priioner  now  at  the  bare  tell  my  wife  that  me  mould 
haue  five  gurls  before  (he  mould  have  a  ion  ;  which 
thing  is  come  to  pafe  :  and  J  heard  him  tell  dority 
Eames  hur  forten  and  J  have  heard  faid  dority  fay 
after  that  me  belived  wardwell  was  a  witch  or  els 
he  cold  neuer  tell  what  he  did  and  J  took  knotes 
that  faid  wardwall  would  look  in  their  hand  and 
then  would  caft  his  eyes  down  upon  ye  ground  all- 
ways  before  he  told  Enything  this  I  have  both  feen 
and  heard  feuerall  times  and  about  feveral  perfons, 
and  yr  he  could  make  cattle  come  to  him  when  he 
pleaied.  Jurat  in  Curia. 

Thomas  Chandler  v.  Sam1  Wardwell. 

The  tiftimony  of  Thomas  Chandler  aged  about 
65  who  faith  that  J  have  often  hard  Samuell  war- 


152  Salem   Witchcraft. 

die  of  Andouer  till  yung  perfon  their  fortine  and 
he  was  much  adicted  to  that  and  mayd  fport  of  it 
and  farther  faith  not  Jurat  in  Curia. 

"Joseph  B  a  Hard  v.  Sam1  War  dwell. 

The  teftimony  of  Jofeph  Ballard  of  andouer  eaged 
about  41  yeares  faith  that  my  brother  John 
Ballard  told  me  that  Samuel  Wardel  told  him  that 
J  had  reported  that  he  had  bewitched  my  wife 
thefe  wordes  ware  fpoken  before  J  had  any  knolidg 
of  my  wife  being  aflicled  by  wichcraft  after  J  met 
ing  with  faid  Samuel  wardel  prilhor  at  the  bar  J 
told  him  that  J  douteed  that  he  was  gilty  of  hurt 
ing  my  wife  for  J  had  no  futch  thoughts  nor  had 
fpoken  any  fuch  wordes  of  him  or  any  other  perfon 
and  tharefore  J  doe  not  know  but  you  are  gilty,  & 
further  y1  Sam11  Wardwell  owned  to  this  deponent 
that  he  had  (poke  it  to  my  brother. 

Jurat  in  Curia, 

Abigail  Martin,  "John  Bridges  v.  Sam1  Wardwell. 

the  depofitionof  Abigell  marten  of  Andavr  Aged 
about  fixteen  years  this  deponant  teftifyeth  and 
fayeth  that  fome  time  laft  winter  Samuel  wordwall 
being  at  my  fathers  hows  with  John  ffarnom :  J 
heard  faid  John  farnom  afk  faid  wordwall  his  for- 
teen,  which  he  did  and  told  him  that  he  was  in  love 
with  a  gurl  but  mould  be  croft  and  mould  goe  to 
the  Sutherd  which  faid  farnom  oned  to  be  his 
thought  faid  wardwall  further  told  he  had  like  to  be 
fhot  with  a  gon,  and  mould  haue  a  foall  of  from 


Salem  Witchcraft.  153 

his  horfe  or  mould  haue,  which  faid  farnom,   after 
oned  that  he  told  right. 

And  further}  heard  him  tell  Jeams  bridges  his 
forten  that  he  loued  a  gurll  at  forteen  years  old 
which  faid  bridges  oned  to  be  the  truth  but  cold 
not  imagin  how  laid  wordwall  knew  :  for  he  neuer 
fpake  of  it  ;  John  bridges,  father  of  faid  ieams 
bridges  fayeth  he  heard  Jeam  fay  J  wonder  how 
wordwall  cold  teell  fo  true 

Jurat  in  Curia,  by  both. 

Indiffiment  v.  Mary  Parker. 

EiTex  in  the  Province]  Anno  R  Rs  &  Reginee  Gu- 
of  the  MalTachufetts  |  lielmi  &  Mariee  Angliee 
Bayin  New  England  J  &c  Quarto  Annoq.  Domini 
fs  J  j  1692. 

The  Jurors  for  or  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doe  prefent  That  Mary  Parker  of  Andi- 
vor  In  the  County  of  EfTex  Widdow  ye  firft  day  of 
Septembr  In  the  yeare  aforefaid  and  diuers  other 
dayes  and  Times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine 
deteftable  Arts  called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries 
Wickedly  Malliftioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  vfed 
pra&ifed  and  Exercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  Sa 
lem  in  ye  County  of  EiTex  aforefaid  in  upon  and 
againfl  one  Martha  Sprague  of  Boxford  in  aforefaid 
the  County  of  Effex  aforefaid  Single  Woman  By 
which  faid  wicked  Acts  the  faid  Martha  Sprague  ye 
day  and  year  aforefaid  and  divers  other  dayes  and 
times  hath  before  and  alter  was  and  is  Tortured 
aflidted  Confumed  Pined  wafted  and  Tormented 
U* 


154-  Salem   Witchcraft. 

and  alfo  for  Sundry  other  acts  of  witchcraft  by 
the  faid  Mary  Parker  Comitted  and  done  before 
and  fince  that  Time  againft  the  peace  of  or  Sour 
Lord  and  Lady  the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne 
and  dignity  and  the  forme  of  the  Stattute  in  that 
cafe  made  and  Prouided. 

Examination  of  Mary  Parker. 

2  Sepr  1692.  The  Examination  of  mary  parker 
of  Andover  widow  taken  before  Barth0  Gidny 
John  Hathorne  Jona1  Corwin  and  John  Higginfon 
Efqr  ther  majefties  Juftices  of  the  peace  for  the 
County  of  ElTex  in  the  forth  yeare  of  theire  ma 
jefties  reigne. 

upon  mentioneing  of  her  name,  feverall  afflicted 
perfones  wer  ftruck  down  as  mary  warrin  Sarah 
churchhill,  hannah  poft,  Sarah  Bridges  Mercy 
ward,  And  when  me  came  before  the  Juftices, 
me  recovered  all  the  afflicted  out  of  their  fitts  by 
the  touch  of  ther  hand.  She  is  accufed  for  acting 
of  witchcraft  upon  martha  fprague  And  Sarah 
Phelps.  2.  how  long  have  ye  been  in  the  fnare  of 
the  devil. 

Anfr.  I  know  nothing  of  it.  There  is  another 
woman  of  the  fame  name  in  Andover.  But  martha 
Spreague  affirmed  that  this  is  the  very  woman  that 
afflicted  her  :  The  faid  mary  parker  Lookeingupon 
Sprague  ftruck  her  down,  and  recovered  her  again 
out  of  her  Mary  Lacey  being  in  a  fitt,  cryed 
out  upon  mary  parker,  and  fd  parker  recovered  her 


Salem  Witchcraft.  155 

out  of  her  fitt,  mercy  wardwell  was  twice  afflicted 
by  parker  and  recovered  again  by  her  ; 

William  Barker  lookeing  upon  mary  Parker  faid 
to  her  face  That  me  was  one  of  his  company,  And 
that  the  laft  night  me  afflicted  martha  Sprague  in 
company  with  him. 

Mercy  wardwell  faid  that  this  mary  parker  was 
alfo  one  of  her  company  and  that  the  faid  parker 
afflicted  Timothy  Swan  in  her  company — Mary 
Warrin  in  a  violent  fitt  was  brought  neare  haveing 
a  pinn  run  through  her  hand  and  blood  runing  out 
of  her  mouth  She  was  recovered  from  her  fitt  by 
fd  mary  parker,  The  faid  mary  warrin  faid  that  this 
mary  parker  afflicted  and  tormented  her,  And  fur 
ther  that  me  faw  the  faid  parker  at  ane  examination 
vp  at  Salem  Village  fitting  upon  one  of  the  beams 
of  the  houfe. 

I  under  written  being  appointed  by  the  Juftices 
of  the  peace  in  Salem  to  wry1  down  the  Examina 
tion  of  Mary  Parker  above  mentioned,  Doe  teftify 
this  to  be  a  true  copy  of  the  originall  examination, 
As  to  the  fubftance  of  it, 

Wm  MURRAY. 

yno  Weftgate  v.  Mary  Parker. 

In0  Wefgate  aged  about  forty  years  This  depo- 
nant  Teftifyeth  thatt  about  Eight  years  fince  he 
being  att  the  houfe  of  mr  Sam11  Beadle  In  the  com 
pany  of  Ino  Parker  and  feverall  others,  the  wife  of 
faid  In0  Parker  came  into  the  company  and  fcolded 
att  and  called  her  hufhand  all  to  nought  whereupon 


156  Salem  Witchcraft, 

I  the  faid  deponent  tooke  her  hufbands  part  telling 
of  her  it  was  an  unbefeeming  thing  for  her  to  come 

D  O 

after  him  to  the  taverne  and  raile  after  thatt  rate 
wth  thatt  fhe  came  up  to  me  and  called  me  rogue 
and  bid  me  mind  my  owne  bufines  and  told  me  J 
had  better  have  faid  nothing  ibmetime  afterwards, 
J  ye  fd  deponent  going  ffrom  the  houfe  of  mr  San11 
King  wn  I  came  over  againft  Jn°  Robinfons  houfe  I 
heard  a  great  noyce  coming  ffrom  towards  mr  babage 
his  houfe  then  there  apeared  a  black  hogge  running 
towards  me  wth  open  mouth  as  though  he  would 
have  devoured  me,  att  that  Inftant  time,  I  the  laid 
deponent  fell  downe  vpon  my  hipp  and  my  knjfe 
runn  into  my  hipp  up  to  the  haft  wn  J  came  home 
my  knife  was  in  my  fheath  wn  J  drew  itt  out  of  the 
{heath  then  imediately  the  meath  fell  all  to  peaces, 
and  further  this  deponent  teftifyeth  thatt  after  he 
gott  up  from  his  fall  his  ftockin  and  (hue  was  full 
of  blood  and  that  he  was  forc't  to  craule  along  by 
the  fence  all  the  way  home  and  the  hogg  followed 
him  and  never  left  him  tell  he  came  home,  and 
haueing  a  flout  dog  then  with  mee,  the  dog  run 
then  away  from  him  leapeing  ouer  ye  fence  and 
Crying  much,  which  at  other  tymes  vied  to  Wory 
any  hog  well  or  Sufficiently,  which  hogg  J  then  ap 
prehended  was  either  yc  Diuell  or  fome  euill  thing 
not  a  reall  hog,  and  did  then  really  Judge  or  deter 
mine  in  my  mind  that  it  was  Either  Goody  parker 
or  by  her  meenes,  and  procureing  feareing  yr  me  is 
a  Witch. 

Sworne  Salem  June  2d  1692.  Before  John  Ha- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  157 

thorne — AffiitJn°Weftgate  declared yeaboue written 
and  what  is  written  on  the  other  fide  of  this  paper 
to  be  a   true  evidence    before    ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft 
upon  ye  oath  he  hath  taken  :   Septemr  7  :    1692. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Wm  Barker  v.  Mary  Parker. 

Wm  Barker  Junr  affirmed  to  ye  grand  Jnqueft  that 
mary  Parker  did  in  company  with  him  fd  Barker 
confefTed  which  was  ye  i  of  Sep1  1692.  this  he 
owned  to  ye  grand  Jnqueft  :  Sepf  16  :  1692. 

Owned  in  Court. 

Mary  War  dwell  v.  Mary  Parker. 

Mercy  Wardwell  owned  to  ye  grand  inqueft  that 
(he  had  feen  ye  mape  of  Mary  Parker  when  me  fd 
Wardwell  afflicted  Tim0  Swan  :  alfo  me  fd  me  faw 
fd  parkers  Shape  when  the  fd  wardwell  afflicted 
Martha  Sprage  but  J  did  not  certainely  know  that 
fd  parker  was  a  witch  :  this  me  owned  to  ye  Grand 
Jnqueft.  Sept:  16:  1692. 

yno  Bullock  v.  Mary  Parker. 

Jn°  Bullock  aged  36  years  teftifieth  yr  aboute  ye 
middle  of  January  laft  paft  one  of  my  neighbo13 
told  meyc  mrs  parkr  did  lay  upon  ye  durt  &  Snow 
if  J  did  not  take  care  of  her  y*  me  would  perim 
whereupon  I  did  defire  fome  men  y1  were  in  mye 
hous  to  goe  and  help  her  :  and  when  they  came  to 
heryt  they  would  not  meddle  becaufe  they  thought 


158  Salem  Witchcraft. 

me  was  ded  there  being  a  neighhor  by  faid  (lie  faw 
her  before  in  fuch  kind  of  fits :  then  J  perfwaded 
one  man  bye  :  to  take  her  upon  his  (boulders  and 
Carrye  her  home  but  in  a  little  way  going  he  let  her 
fall  upon  a  place  of  ftones  :  wch  did  not  awake  her 
wch  caufed  me  to  think  fhe  was  really  dead  after  yr 
wee  Carryed  her  into  her  hous  and  Caufed  her 
Cloaths  to  be  taken  of  and  while  we  were  taking 
of  her  Cloaths  to  put  her  into  bed  me  rifes  up  & 
laughs  in  or  faces. 

Martha  Dutch  aged  abot  36  years  teftifyeth  to  ye 
above  written  and  farthar  faith  that  J  have  fene  laid 
parker  in  fuch  a  condition  feuerall  othar  tims. 

Jurat  in  Curia  Sepr  7  :   92. 

S  SEWALL  Cle. 

Sam11  S  hat  took  <v.  Mary  Parker. 

Sam11  Shattock  aged  41  years  teftifieth  y1  in  the 
year  1685  :  Goodwife  Parker  wife  of  Jn°  Parker 
mariner  Came  to  my  hous,  and  went  into  the  room 
where  my  wife  and  Children  were  and  fauned  upon 
my  wife  wth  very  Smooth  words  in  a  Short  tyme 
after  that  Child  wch  was  Suppofed  to  haue  bin  un 
der  an  ill  hand  for  Seuerall  years  before  :  was  taken 
in  a  Strange  and  unuceall  maner  as  if  his  vitalls 
would  haue  broake  out  his  breaft  boane,  drawn  up 
togather  to  the  uper  part  of  his  breft  his  neck  & 
Eyes  drawne  Soe  much  afide  as  if  they  would  neuer 
come  to  right  againe  he  lay  in  So  Strange  a  maner 
y*  the  Doctor  and  others  did  beliue  he  was  be 
witched  Soom  days  after  Som  of  the  viliters  Cut 


Salem  Witchcraft.  159 

Som  of  his  haire  of  to  boyle  wch  they  faide  altho 
they  did  wth  great  tendernes  ye  Child  would  Shreek 
out  as  if  he  had  bin  tormented  :  they  put  his  hair 
in  a  fkillet  ouer  a  fier  wch  Stood  plaine  on  the 
hearth  and  as  ion  as  they  were  gon  out  of  ye  room 
it  was  throwne  doune  and  i  came  immediatly  into 
ye  room  and  Could  See  no  Creature  in  ye  room 
they  put  it  on  againe  and  after  it  had  boyled  Som 
tyme  the  aboue  faid  Goodwife  Parker  Came  in  and 
afked  if  i  would  buye  Soom  Chickens  J  told  her 
no  :  the  woman  yr  were  above  in  the  Chamber  faid 
to  me  it  is  pitty  you  did  not  afk  to  See  her  chick 
ens  for  they  did  beleiue  me  had  none  to  Sell  :  and 
advifed  me  to  fend  to  her  hous  to  buy  Som  wch  i  did 
and  ye  mefTenger  brought  me  word  yc  me  told  him 
(he  had  none  and  yc  ye  woman  y1  liued  in  the  Same 
hous  told  him  yr  ye  faid  Parker  had  not  had  any  in 
three  weeks  before  :  Soom  days  after  She  wth  her 
huiband  and  two  men  moor  Came  to  mye  hous.  & 
to  anfwer  their  requeft  i  went  to  them  :  She  afked 
me  if  i  faide  (he  had  bewitched  mye  Child  J  told 
her  J  did  beliue  She  had :  fhe  faid  to  me  you  are  a 
wicked  man  :  ye  lord  avenge  me  of  you  ye  lord 
bring  vengeance  upon  you  for  this  wrong:  one  of 
ye  men  afked  her  w1  made  you  Com  to  this  hous  laft 
Saturday  :  She  faide  to  Sell  Chicken  :  why  did  not 
you  let  him  haue  ym  when  he  fent  for  ym  faid  he  : 
She  faid  becaus  fhe  had  fold  ym  he  afked  to 
whome,  She  faid  to  fuch  a  one  wee  fent  prefently 
ye  party  and  the  anfwer  was  brought  us  yt  he  never 
bought  any  of  her  well  you  fee  faide  they  you  have 


160  Salem  Witchcraft. 

told  us  yf  wch  is  not  true  w<  did  you  wth  ym  She 
was  at  a  Stand  but  at  lafl  faide  her  Ton  carryed  ym 
to  Tea  wth  him :  her  hufband  told  her  yl  was  not 
true  for  her  fon  went  to  fea  laft  fryday :  and  if  he 
had  Carryed  ym  to  fea  (he  could  not  brough  ym 
here  ye  Saturday  following  She  could  not  giue  any 
true  account  wl  me  did  w1  them  :  but  went  into  ye 
room  where  ye  Child  was  and  told  my  wife  yc  me 
was  a  wicked  woman  for  Saying  foe  of  her  :  &  told 
my  wife  in  thefe  words  J  hope  J  mail  fee  the  down 
fall  of  you,  my  wife  told  me,  and  foe  went  away  in 
a  great  anger  :  and  this  is  all  true  and  reall  to  the 
uttermoft  of  my  remembrance  and  after  this  threat- 
ning  or  Euill  wifhing  the  Child  has  Continued  in  a 
very  Sad  Condition  fowllowed  wth  very  Solem  fits 
wch  hath  taken  away  his  understanding. 

Jurat  in  Curia. 

Indictment  v.  Mary  Bradbury  No.  i . 

EiTex  in   the  province]  Anno  R  Rs  &  Reginee  Gu- 

of  the  Malfachufetts  I  lielmi   Mariee   Angliee  &c 

Bay    in    New   Eng- 1  Quarto     Annoq      Domini 

land  fs.  ]  1692. 

The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 

and  Queen  doe  prefent  That  Mary  Bradbury  Wife 

of  Capr   Thomas    Bradbury  of  Salifbury    Jn    the 

County  of  EfTex  Gen1  vpon  the  Twenty  Sixth  day  of 

July  Jn  the  yeare  aforefaid  and  diners  other  dayes  & 

times  as  well  before  as  after  Certaine  Deteftable  arts 

called  Witchcraft    and  Soceries  Wickedly  Malliti- 

ouflv  and  fellonioufly  hath  ufed   praclifed   and  ex- 


Salem  Jf^itcbcraft.  161 

ercifed  At  and  in  the  Townfhip  of  Andivor  in  the 
County  of  EfTex  aforefaid  in  upon  and  againft:  one 
Timothy  Swann  of  Andivor  Jn  the  county  afore 
faid  Hufbandman,  by  which  faid  wicked  Acts  the 
faid  Timothy  Swann  vpon  the  26th  day  of  July 
aforefaid  and  diuers  other  days  and  times  both  be 
fore  and  after  was  and  is  Tortured  Afflicted  Con- 
fumed  Pined  Wafted  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for 
Sundry  other  Acts  of  witchcraft  by  the  faid  Mary 
Bradbury  Comitted  and  done  before  and  fince  that 
time  againft  the  Peace  of  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady 
the  King  and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  dignity 
And  the  forme  of  the  Stattute  Jn  that  cafe  made 
and  Prouided. 

Witnefs.          Mary  Walcott        Ann  Puttnam 

Indictment  v.  Mary  Bradbury  No.  2. 


ElTexin  the  Prouince 
of  the  M  attach  u let  ts 
Bay,  in  New  Eng 
land  fs. 


Anno  R  Rs  &  Reginee  Gu- 

lielmi  &  Mariee  Angliee 
&c  Quarto  Annoq.  Domini 
1692. 


The  Juriors  for  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  doe  prefent  that  Mary  Bradbury  Wife 
of  Capc  Thomas  Bradbury  of  Salifbury  Jn  the 
County  of  EiTex  Genm1 :  vpon  the  Second  day  of 
July  Jn  the  yeare  aforefaid  and  diuers  other  days 
and  times  as  well  before  as  after  certaine  deteftable 
arts  called  Witchcraft  and  Sorceries  Wickedly  Mal- 
litioufly  and  fellonioufly  hath  ufed  practifed  and  Ex- 
ercifed  at  and  in  the  Towne  of  Salem  in  the  County 
of  EfTex  aforefaid  in  upon  and  againft  one  Sarah 


1 62  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Vibber  Wife  of  John  Vibber  of  Salem  aforefaid 
Hufbandman  by  which  faid  wicked  acts  the  faid 
Sarah  Vibber  the  fecond  day  of  July  aforefaid  and 
diners  other  days  and  times  both  before  and  after 
was  and  is  Tortured  Afflicted  Confumed  Pined 
Wafted  and  Tormented  and  alfo  for  fundry  other  acts 
of  Witchcraft  by  the  faid  Mary  Bradbury  Comitted 
Acted  and  done  before  and  fince  that  time  againft 
the  peace  of  our  Sour  Lord  and  Lady  the  King 
and  Queen  theire  Crowne  and  Dignity  and  the 
forme  of  the  Stattute  Jn  that  cafe  made  and  Pro- 
uided. 

Wittnefs         Mary  Walcott  Eliz.  Booth 

Eliz.  Hobard  Mercy  lewis 

Anfwer  of  Mary  Bradbury. 

The  anfwer  of  Mary  Bradbury  in  ye  charge  o£, 
wichcraft  or  familliarity  with  ye  Divell.  J  doe  plead 
not  guilty.  I  am  wholly  inocent  of  any  fuch  wick-  / 
ednefs  through  the  goodnefs  of  god  that  haue  kept/ 
mee  hitherto)  J  am  ye  fervant  of  Jefus  Chrift  and/ 
have  given  myfelfe  up  to  him  as  my  only  lord  and 
faviour  :  and  to  the  dilligent  attendance  upon  him! 
in   all  his  holy  ordinances,   in  vtter  contempt  and\ 
defiance  of  the  divell,   and  all  his  works  as  horid  &^ 
deteftible  :    and    accordingly    haue    endevored    to 
frame   my  life,    and    converfation   according  to  ye 
rules  of  his  holy  word,  and  in  that  faith  &  practife 
refolue  by  ye  help  and  affiftance  of  god  to  contineu 
to  my  lifes  end : 

for  ye  truth  of  what  J  fay  as  to  matter  of  practils 


Salem  Witchcraft.  163 

J  humbly  refer  myfelf  myfelfe,  to  my  brethren  and 
neighbors  that  know  mee  and  vnto  ye  fearcher  of 
all  hearts  for  the  truth  and  uprightnefs  of  my  heart 
therein  (human  frailties,  and  unavoydable  infirmi 
ties  excepted)  of  which  i  bitterly  complayne  every 
day :  Mary  Bradbury. 

Geo :  Herrick  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

May  26th  1692.  Beeing^  at  Salem  village  wth 
Conftable  Jofp  neale  the  perfons  under  written  was 
afflicted  much  and  Complained  againft  viz.  Mary 
Walcott  Ann  Putnam  vpon  Cap1  Bradberys  wife  of 
Sallbury  and  Mary  Walcott  Ann  Putnam  mrs  mar- 
mall  vpon  Goodwife  Rice  of  Reding  and  Mary  wal- 
cott  ann  Puttnam  Marcy  Lewis  vpon  Goodwife 
Read  of  Marblehead  and  Mary  Walcott  Marcy 
Lewis  Ann  Puttnam  vpon  Goody  Fofdickye  fame 
woemen  tells  them  yr  me  afflicts  mr  Tufts  Negro, 
atteft  GEO:  HERRICK  Marfhall. 

Thos  :  Bradbury  for  Mary  Bradbury. 

July  ye  28  :  1692.  Cocerning  my  beloued  wife 
Mary  Bradbury  this  is  that  J  haue  to  fay  ;  wee  haue 
been  married  fifty  five  yeare  :  and  mee  hath  bin  a 
loueing  and  faithfull  wife  to  mee,  vnto  this  day  mee 
hath  been  wonderfull  laborious  dilligent  &  induf- 
tryous  in  her  place  and  imployment,  about  the 
bringing  vp  or  family  (wch  haue  bin  eleven  childeren 
of  orr  owne,  and  fower  grand  children  ;  me  was 
both  prudent  and  provident  ;  of  a  cheerfull  fpiritt 
liberall  and  charitable.  Shee  being  now  very  aged 


1 64  Salem   Witchcraft. 

and  weake  and  greiued  vnder  her  affliction  may  not 
bee  able  to  fpeake  much  for  herfelfe,  not  being  fo 
free  of  fpeech  as  lome  others  may  bee: 

J  hope  her  life  and  converfation  hath  been  fuch 
amongfther  neighbours,  as  gives  a  better  and  more 
reall  Tellimoney  of  her,  then  can  bee  expreft  by 
words 

own'd  by  mee  Tho :  Bradbury. 

Summons  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

Wm  &  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
L.S.  Scotland  ffrance  &  Jreland  King  and  Queen 

defend"  of  ye  faith  &c 

To  Thomas  Ring  of  Amelbury  or  Salfbury  Timo 
thy  Swann  of  Andover  Richard  Carr  &  James 
Carr  of  Salfbury.  Greeting 

Wee  Comand  you  all  Excufes  fet  apart  to  be  and 
perfonaly  appear  at  ye  Next  Court  of  Oyer  &  Ter- 
miner  holden  at  Salem  OnTuefday  Next  at  Twelue 
of  ye  Clock  or  as  foon  after  as  poffible  There  to 
Teftify  ye  truth  on  Seuerall  Jndiftments  to  be  Ex 
hibited  againft  mrs  Mary  Bradbury  and  other  per- 
fones  to  be  Tried  for  ye  horrible  Crime  of  Witchcraft 
hereof  make  return  fail  not.  dated  in  Salem  Sepr 
5th  1692  and  in  ye  fourth  year  of  our  Reign. 

STEPHEN  SEWALL  Cler 

To  ye  Sheriff  of  EfTex  or  Conftables  of  Andouer 
Hauerhill  Salfbury  Amefbury  Bradford  or  New- 
bury. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  165 

James  Allen,  Rob*   Pike  &  John  Pike  for  Mary 
Bradbury. 

Being  defired  to  give  my  teftimony  concerning 
the  life  and  converfation  of  mrs  Bradbury  of  Salifbury 
amonft  us,  wch  is  as  followeth  viz — I  having  lived 
nine  years  at  Salifbury  in  the  work  of  the  miniftry 
and  now  four  years  in  the  office  a  Paftour  ;  to  my 
beft  notice  and  obfervation  of  mrs  Bradbury  me 
hath  lived  according  to  the  rules  of  the  gofpell ; 
amongft  us :  was  a  conftant  attender  upon  the  min- 
iftry  of  ye  word  :  and  all  the  ordinances  of  the  gof 
pell  ;  full  of  works  of  charity  and  mercy  to  the  lick 
and  poor,  neither  have  J  feen  or  heard  an  thing 
of  her  unbecoming  the  profeffion  of  the  gofpell. 

James  Allin. 

mr  James  Allin  made  oathe  to  the  truth  of  what 
is  above  written  Septemb1"  ye  7th  1692. 

before  me  ROB'  PIKE  Asft. 

J  do  alfo  aferm  to  the  truth  of  wr  is  aboue  tefti- 
fyed  vpon  vpward  of  fifty  years  experience  and  mall 
fo  teftify  if  opertunity  do  prefent  wch  J  mall  en- 
dever  Rob1  Pike. 

Having  lived  many  years  in  Sallbury  and  been 
much  Converfent  there  according  to  my  beft  notice 
and  obfervation  of  Mrs.  Bradbury  rnuft  needs  affirm 
to  what  is  above  written  and  add  my  oath  to  it  if 
called  thereto:  John  Pike 


1 66  Salem  lf^ itch  craft. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

The  depofition  of  Ann  Putnam  who  teftifieth  & 
faith  that  J  being  at  Andevour  on  the  26  day  of 
July  1692.  J  faw  there  Mis  mary  Bradbery  the 
wife  of  Cap1  Tho  :  Bradbery  of  Salifbury  or  hir  Ap- 
perance  moft  grevious  affle&ing  and  tormenting  of 
Timothy  Swan  of  Andevor  allmoft  Redy  to  kill 
him  alfo  feverall  times  before  and  fence  that  time  J 
haue  feen  mif'  Bradbery  or  hir  Apperance  moft 
grevioufly  afflicting  Timothy  Swan  and  J  beleue  that 
Mis  Bradbery  is  a  moft  dreadfull  wiclh  for  fence 
(he  has  been  in  prifon  me  or  hir  Apperance  has 
com  to  me  and  moft  grevioufly  afflicted  me,  ann 
putnam  ownid  before  the  grand  Jnqueft  this  bar 
evidens  to  be  the  truth  one  the  oath  that  me  hath 
taken  this  8  day  of  Septemr  1692 

Sam1  Endicott  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

Sam11  Endecott  aged  thirty  one  years  or  there 
about  Teftifieth  Thatt  about  eleven  years  fince  be 
ing  bound  upon  a  vioage  to  fea  wth  Cap1  Sam11 
Smith  Late  of  Bofton  DeceaCdjuft  before  we  Sayi'd 
mrs  Bradbery  of  Salifbury  the  prilbner  now  att  the 
barr  came  to  Bofton  wth  fome  ferkins  of  butter  of 
wch  Cap1  Smith  bought  two,  one  of  ym  proved 
halfe  way  butter  and  after  wee  had  been  at  fea  three 
weekes  our  men  were  nott  able  to  eatt  itt,  itt  ftunck 
foe  and  runn  wth  magotts,  wch  made  the  men  very 
much  difturb'd  about  itt  and  would  often  fay  thatt 


Salem   Witchcraft.  167 

they  heard  mrs  Bradbury  was  a  witch  and  that  they 
verily  believed  {he  was  foe  or  elfe  me  would  not 
have  ferved  the  Cap1  foe  as  to  fell  him  fuch  butter. 
And  further  this  deponent  teftifieth  y*  in  four  dayes 
after  they  fett  fayle  they  mett  wth  fuch  a  violent 
ftorm  y*  we  loft  our  main  maft  and  riggin  &  Loft 
fifeteen  horfes  and  thatt  about  a  fortnight  after  we 
fett  our  jury  maft  and  thatt  very  night  lhare  came 
up  a  ihipp  by  our  fide  and  carried  away  two  of  the 
mizon  Shrouds  and  one  of  the  Leaches  of  the  main- 
faile.  And  this  deponent  further  fayth  thatt  after 
they  arrived  att  Barbados  and  went  to  Saltitudos  & 
had  Laden  their  veftell  the  next  morning  me  fprang 
a  leake  in  the  hold  wch  wafted  fevrall  tunns  of  fait 
in  foe  much  thatt  we  were  forct  to  unlade  our  vefTell 
again  wholy  to  ftopp  our  leake  there  was  then  four 
foot  of  water  in  the  hold  after  we  had  taken  in  our 
lading  again  we  had  a  good  pafiage  home  butt 
when  we  came  near  the  land  the  Capc  fent  this  de 
ponent  forward  to  looke  out  ror  land  in  a  bright 
moone  mining  night  and  as  he  was  fitting  upon  the 
Windlefs  he  heard  a  Rumbling  noife  under  him 
wth  that  he  the  fd  deponent  Teftifieth  thatt  he  looked 
one  the  fide  of  the  windlefs  and  law  the  leggs  of 
forne  p  fon  being  no  wayes  frighted  and  thatt  pre- 
fently  he  was  fhook  and  looked  over  his  fhoulder, 
and  law  the  appearance  of  a  woman  from  her  mid 
dle  upwards,  haueing  a  white  Capp  &  white  neck 
cloth  on  her,  wch  then  affrighted  him  very  much, 
and  as  he  was  turning  of  the  windlefs  he  law  the 
aforfaid  two  leggs. 

Jurat  in  Curia  Sepr  9th  1692. 


1 68  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Mary  Warren  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

The  Depofiftion  of  mary  warren  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  J  haue  ben  a  long  time  afflecfted  by 
a  woman  which  tould  me  hir  name  was  Mis  Brad- 
bery  and  that  me  came  from  Salifbury  but  on  the 
2d  of  July  1692:  being  the  day  of  the  examination 
of  mis  mary  Bradbery  J  then  faw  that  me  was  the 
very  fame  woman  which  tould  me  hir  name  was 
Mis  Bradbery  and  me  did  moft  grevioufly  Afflec~l 
and  torment  me  dureing  the  time  of  hir  examination 
for  if  me  did  but  look  upon  (he  would  ftrick  me 
down  or  allmoft  Choake  me  alfo  on  the  day  of  her 
examination  J  faw  mis  Bradbery  or  hir  Apperance 
moft  grevioufly  afflect  and  torment  mary  wallcott 
Sarah  vibber  Eliz  Hubbard  and  Ann  putnam  and  J 
beleue  in  my  heart  that  mis  Bradbery  is  a  witch  & 
that  me  has  very  often  afflecled  and  tormented  me 
and  feueral  others  by  hir  acts  of  wifthcraft. 

mary  warrin  ownid  this  har  teftimony  one  the 
oath  which  me  hath  before  the  grand  Jnqueft  this 
9th  of  September  92, 

Richard   Carr    &    Zerubbable    Endicott  v.    Mary 

Bradbury. 

The  depofiftion  of  Richard  Carr  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  about  i  3  years  agoe  prefently  affter 
fume  Diferance  that  happened  to  be  between  my 
Honrd  ffather  mr  George  Carr  and  Mis  Bradbery 
the  prifoner  at  the  barr  upon  a  Sabbath  at  noon  as 


Salem  Witchcraft.  169 

we  ware  riding  horn  by  the  houfe  of  Cap*  Tho  : 
Bradbery  J  faw  mis  Bradbery  goe  into  hir  gate  turne 
the  corner  of:  ann  Jmmediatly  there  derted  out  of 
hir  gate  a  blue  boar  and  darted  at  my  fathers  horfes 
ledgs  which  made  him  ftumble  but  J  faw  it  no 
more  and  my  father  faid  boys  what  doe  you  fe  we 
both  anfwed  a  blue  bore. 

Zorobabell  Endicott  teftifieth  and  faith  that  J 
liued  att  mr  George  Carr  now  deceafed  at  the  time 
aboue  mentioned  and  was  prefent  with  mr  George 
Carr  and  mr  Richard  Carr  and  J  alfo  faw  a  blue 
boar  dart  out  of  mr  Brdbery  gate  to  Mr  George 
Carrs  horfes  ledges  which  mad  him  ftumble  after  a 
ftrange  manr  and  J  alfo  faw  the  blue  bore  dart  from 
mr  carrs  horfes  ledgs  in  att  mls  Bradberys  window  : 
and  mr  carr  jmmediately  faid  boys  what  did  you  fee 
and  we  both  faid  a  blue  bore  then  faid  he  from 
whence  came  it  and  we  faid  out  of  mr  Bradberys 
gate,  then  faid  he  J  am  glad  you  fee  itt  as  well  as 
well  as  J.  Jurat  in  Curia  Sepr  9th  92. 

and  they  both  further  fay  on  yr  Oathes  that  mr 
Carr  difcourfed  wth  them  as  they  went  home  about 
what  had  happened  and  y7  all  concluded  that  it  was 
mrs  Bradbury  that  fo  apprd  as  a  blue  boar. 

"James  Carr  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

The  Depofiftion  of  James  carr  who  teftifieth  & 
faith  that  about  20  years  agoe  one  day  as  J  was  acci- 
dently  att  the  houfe  of  mr  wheleright  and  his 
daughter  the  widdow  maverick  then  liued  there : 

Wa 


170  Salem  If^itchcraft. 

and  fhe  then  did  moft  curtuoufly  invite  me  to 
com  oftener  to  the  houfe  and  wondered  J  was  grown 
fuch  a  ftranger,  and  within  a  few  days  after  one  eue- 
ning  J  went  thether  againe  and  when  J  came  thether 
againe;  william  Bradbery  was  yr  who  was  then  a 
futer  to  the  faid  widdow  but  J  did  not  know  it  tell 
afterwards;  affter  J  came  in  the  widdow  did  fo 
corfely  threat  the  fd  william  Bradbery  that  he  went 
away  lemeing  to  be  angury  ;  prefently  affter  this  J 
was  taken  affter  a  ftrange  maner  as  if  liuing  crea 
tures  did  run  about  euery  part  of  my  body  redy  to 
tare  me  to  peaces  and  foe  J  continued  for  about  3 
quarters  of  a  year  by  times  and  J  applyed  myfelf  to 
docker  crofbe  who  gave  me  a  grate  deal  of  vifek  but 
could  make  none  work  tho  he  fteept  tobacco  in  bo- 
fit  drink  he  could  make  non  to  work  where  upon 
he  tould  me  that  he  beleued  J  was  behaged  :  and 
J  tould  him  J  had  thought  fo  a  good  while  :  and  he 
afked  me  by  horn  J  tould  him  J  did  not  care  for 
ipaking  for  one  was  counted  an  honeft  woman 
but  he  uging  J  tould  him  and  he  laid  he  did  be- 
leue  that  mis  Bradbery  was  a  grat  deal  worfe  then 
gody  mertin  :  the  prefently  affter  this  one  night  J 
being  a  bed  and  brod  awake  there  came  furnthing 
to  me  which  J  thought  was  a  catt  and  went  to 
ftrick  it  ofe  the  bed  and  was  geud  faft  that  J  could 
not  ftir  hand  nor  foot  but  by  and  by  coming  to  my 
ftrenth  J  hard  fumthing  a  coming  to  me  againe 
and  J  prepared  myfelf  to  ftrick  it  :  and  it  coming 
upon  the  bed  J  did  ftrick  at  it  and  J  beleue  J  hit 
it  :  and  after  that  vifek  would  work  on  me  and  J 


Salem   Witchcraft.  171 

beleue  in  my  hart  that  mis  Bradbery  the  prifonratt 
the  barr  has  often  afflected  me  by  acls  of  wicthcraft. 
Jurat  in  Curia  Septm  9  :   92. 

Mary  Walcott  v.  Mary  Bradbury. 

The  depofiftion  of  mary  walcott  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  J  being  at  Andeur  on  the  later  end 
of  July  1692:  and  on  the  26  day  of  the  fame  month 
J  law  there  Mis  mary  Bradbery  the  wife  of  Cap1 
Tho  :  Bradbery  of  falfbury  or  her  Apperance  moft 
grevioufly  affecting  and  tormenting  of  Timothy 
Swan  of  Andevor  allmoft  Redy  to  kill  him  :  alfo 
before  and  fence  that  time  J  haue  feen  mls  Brad 
bery  or  hir  Apperance  moft  grevioufly  afflecting 
and  tormenting  Timothy  fwan  and  J  doe  beleue  in 
my  heart  that  mis1  Bradbery  is  a  moft  dreadfull 
width  for  fence  fhe  has  been  in  prifon  fhe  or  hir 
Apperance  has  come  to  me  and  moft  grevioufly 
tormented  me. 

mary  Walcot  affirmed  yc  truth  of  ye  aboue  writ 
ten  evidence  before  ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft  upon  oath 
Sepr  9  :  1691  : 

William  Carr  for  Mary  Bradbury. 

The  teftamony  of  william  carr  aged  41  or  ther 
abouts  is  that  my  brother  John  Carr  when  he  was 
young  was  a  man  of  as  good  capafity  as  moft  men 
of  his  age  but  falling  in  Love  with  Jane  Tru  (now 
wife  of  Cap1  John  march)  and  my  father  being 
pfwaded  by  fome  of  the  family  (wch  J  fhall  not 


172  Salem  Witchcraft. 

name  not  to  Let  him  mary  fo  yong  :  my  fa-> 
ther  woold  not  giue  him  a  portion  wr  vpon  the 
mach  broke  of  wch  my  brother  Layd  fo  much  to 
hart  that  he  grew  meloncoly  and  by  degrees  much 
crazed  not  being  the  man  that  he  was  before  to  his 
dying  day.  J  do  father  teftify  that  my  fd  brother 
was  lick  about  a  fortnight  or  three  weeks  and  then 
dyed  and  J  was  prefent  with  him  wn  he  dyed  and 
J  do  aferm  that  he  dyed  peacibly  and  quietly  neuer 
manifefting  the  Left  troubl  in  ye  world  about  any 
body  nor  did  not  fay  any  thing  of  mrs  Bradbury  nor 
anybody  elfe  doing  him  hurt  and  yet  J  was  with 
him  till  the  breath  and  lif  was  out  of  his  body. 
Jurat  in  Curia. 

Evidence  for  Mary  Bradbury* 

July  22d  1692. 

Concerning  ms  Bradburies  life  &  converfation 
Wee  the  Subfcribers  doe  teftifie,  that  it  was  fuch 
as  became  ye  gofpel  fhee  was  a  louer  of  yc  miniftrie 
in  all  appearant  and  a  dilligent  attender  vpon  gods 
holy  ordinances,  being  of  a  curteous,  and  peaceable 
difpofition  and  cariag  ;  neither  did  any  of  vs  (fome 
of  whom  haue  lived  in  ye  town  wth  her  aboue  fifty 
year)  ever  heare  or  know  that  fhee  ever  had  any 
difference  or  falleirig  oute  wth  any  of  her  neighbors 
man  woman  or  childe  but  was  always,  readie  and 
willing  to  doe  for  them  w1  laye  in  her  power  night 
and  day,  though  wth  hazard  of  her  health  or  other 


Salem  Witchcraft.  173 

danger  more ;   more  might  be  fpoken  in  her  com- 

endation  but  this  for  the  prfent 

Elizabeth  Eafman 
Jofeph  Eaton 
Mary  Eaton  his  wife 
Robert  Downer 
Sarah  Downer 
Richard  Long  and  his 

wyfe 
Richard  Smith  and  his 

wyfe 
Jofeph  True  and  his  wyfe 


Martha  Pike 
William  Bufwell 
Sarah  Bufwell 
Samuell  ffelloes  fenr 
Rodger  Eafman 
Sarah  Eafman 
Jofeph  ffletcher  and  his 

wife 

Jofeph  ffrench 
John  ffrench  fenr 


Mary  ffrench  his  wife      Andrew  Greley  and  his 


Abigayl  ffrench 
John  Allin 
Mary  Allin 
William  Carr 
Elizabeth  Carr 
Sam11  Colby 
Samuell  ffrench  and  his 

wyfe 
Henry  Ambros  and  his 

wyfe 
Nathanel  Stevens  &  his 

wyfe 

Ephraim  Severans 
Lidia  Severans 
Sam11  ffelloes  junr 
Abigail  ffelloes 
Sam1  Eafman 


wyfe 
William  Hooke 
Elizabeth  Hooke 
Benjamin  Allin  and  Ra 
chel  his  wyfe 
Benj   Allin   and     Rachell 

his  wyfe 
Ifaac  Bufwell  and  his 

wyfe 

William  Allin 
Ephraim  Eaton 
Ephraim  Winfley 
Mary  Winfley  his  wyfe 
Philip  Grele  &  his  wyfe 
Richard  Hubbard 
Mathew  Hubbard  his 
wyfe 


Salem  Witchcraft. 


Daniel  Moody 
Elizabeth  Moody 
Jfaac  Morrill 
Phebee  Morrill 
John  Maxfield 
Jarves  Ring 
Hannah  Ring 
Nathanel  Whitter 
MaryWhitther 
Jacob  Morrill 
Jufannah  Morrill 
Elizabeth  Maxfield 
Hanah  Stevens  widdow 
John  Stevens 
Dorethie  Stevens 
Joanna  Stevens 
Sarah  Racket 
Martha  Carter 
Elizabeth  Gettchell 
Benj ;  Eaftman 
Ann  Eafman 
Benony  Tucker 
Ebenezer  Tucker 
Nathanel  Brown 
Hannah  Brown 
Tho :  Evens 
Hannah  Evens 
Nathaniel  Eaftman 
Elizabeth  Eafman 


John  Eaftman  and 
Mary  Eaftman  his  wife 
Sarah  Shepherd 
Willi:  Ofgood 
Abigayl  ofgood 
Sufanah  Severance 
Onefiphris  Page  and  his 

wife 

Sam11  Gill  and  his  wyfe 
John  Clough  and  his 

wyfe 
Abraham  Brown  &  his 

wyfe 
Tho  :  Clough  and  his 

wyfe 

Sarah  Conner  widow 
John  Tomfon 
John   Watfon   and  his 

wyfe 
Steven  Tongue  and  his 

wyfe 
John  Connor  and    his 

wyfe 

Jofeph  Page 
Meres  Tucker  and  his 

wyfe 
Henry  Brown  Senr  and 

his  wife 


Salem  Witchcraft.  175 

Summons  v.  Giles  Corey. 

Wm  &  Mary  by  ye  Grace  of  God  of  England 
T    „     Scotland  France  &  Jreland  King  and  Queen 

defend1"5  of  ye  faith  and 
To  ye  Conftable  of  Salem  Greeting, 

Wee  Comand  you  to  Warn  and  giue  notice  vnto 
Jn°  Derick  ye  wife  of  Stephen  Small  ye  Widow 
Adams  and  Goody  Golthite  that  they  and  Euery  of 
them  be  and  perfonaly  apear  at  ye  prfent  Court  of 
Oyer  and  Termina  holden  at  Salem  frorthwith  there 
to  Teftify  ye  truth  to  yc  beft  of  their  knowledge  On 
Certain  Jndicl:ments  Exhibited  againft  Giles  Corey 
here  of  make  return  fail  not. 

STEPHEN  SEWALL  Cl. 
Salem  Sepr  7th  1692. 

gept  ^th  1692  :  J  Defire  mr  John  Tomkins  to 
ferue  this  within  Sumons  and  Make  Returne 
thereof: 

by  mee     PETER  GSGOOD  Conftable  in  Salem 

J  have  warned  the  wthin  perfons  to  appeare  at 
the  time  and  place  within  written  by 

JN°  TOMKINS  Deputed. 

Ann  Putnam  v.  Giles  Corey. 

The  Depofiftion  of  Ann  putnam  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  on  1 3th  of  April  1692,  J  fa w  the 
Apperifhtion  of  Giles  Cory  com  and  affledt  me 
urging  me  to  writ  in  his  book  and  fo  he  continewed 


176  Salem  Witchcraft. 

hurting  me  by  times  tell  the  19th  April  being  the 
day  of  hir  examination  and  dureing  the  time  of  his 
examination  Giles  cory  did  tortor  me  a  grat  many 
times  :  and  allfo  feuerall  times  fence  Giles  Cory  or 
his  Apperance  has  moft  greuioufly  afflecled  mee  by 
beating  pinching  and  allmoft  choaking  me  to  death 
urging  me  to  writ  in  his  book  alfo  on  the  day  of 
his  examination  J  faw  Giles  Cory  or  his  Apper 
ance  moft  grevioufly  afflect  and  torment  mary  wal- 
cott  mercy  lewes  and  farah  vibber  and  J  verly  be- 
leue  that  Giles  Cory  is  is  a  dreadfull  wizzard  for 
fence  he  has  ben  in  prifon  he  or  his  Apperance  has 
com  to  me  a  grat  many  tims  and  afflecled  me. 

An  Putnam  owned  upon  her  oath  that  ye  aboue 
written  evidence  it  ye  truth  to  ye  Jury  of  inqueft 
Sept  9  :  92. 

Mercy  Lewis  v.  Giles  Corey. 

The  depoiiftion  of  Mercy  lewes  agged  19  years 
who  teftifieth  and  faith  that  on  the  14th  April 
1692  J  faw  the  Apperimtion  of  Giles  Cory  com 
and  afflect  me  urging  me  to  writ  in  his  book  and 
fo  he  continued  moft  dreadfully  to  hurt  me  by 
times  beating  me  and  almoft  breaking  my  back  tell 
the  day  of  his  examination  being  the  19th  April  and 
then  allfo  dureing  the  time  of  his  examination  he 
did  afflic~l  and  tortor  me  moft  grevioufly  and  alfo 
feueral  times  fence  urging  me  vehemently  to  writ 
in  his  book  and  J  veryly  beleve  in  my  heart  that 
Giles  Cory  is  a  dreadfull  wizzard  for  fence  he  has 


Salem   Witchcraft.  177 

ben  in  prifon  he  or  his  Apperance  has  com  and 
moft  grevioufly  tormented  me. 

Mercy  Lewis  affirmed  to  ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft  yl 
ye  aboue  written  evidence  is  the  truth  upon  ye 
oath  me  has  formerly  taken  in  ye  Court  of  Oyer 
and  terminer  Septr  9  :  1692  : 

Sarah  Vibher  13.  Giles  Corey. 

The  depofiftion  of  Sarah  vibber  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  J  haue  ben  moft  grevioufly  afflected 
by  Giles  Cory  or  his  Apperance  and  allfo  J  have 
feen  Giles  Cory  or  his  Apperance  moft  grevioufly 
affeting  and  tormenting  the  bodyes  of  mary  wal- 
cott  mercy  lewes  and  ann  putnam  and  J  beleue  in 
my  heart  that  Giles  Cory  is  a  wizzard  and  that  he 
has  very  often  afflected  and  tormented  me  and  the 
perfons  above  mentioned  by  his  acts  of  wicthcraft : 
J  teftifie  yt  on  ye  fourteenth  of  Auguft  &  ever 
fince  at  times  fd  Cory  has  afflicted  me  by  whipping 
me  &  beating  me  &  urging  me  vehemently  to  read 
&  write  in  his  book  :  and  cote  me  with  his  knife. 

Sarah  Vibber  affirmed  to  ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft  y1 
ye  aboue  written  evidence  is  ye  truth  upon  oath : 
Sepr  9  :  1692  : 

Mary  Warren  tu.  Giles  Corey. 

Mary  Warin  affirmed  to  ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft 
that  me  hath  been  afflicted  by  Giles  Cory  or  his 
appearition  and  that  by  beating  of  me  with  his 
ftaffe  &  by  biting  me  &  pinching  &  choaking  me 

Xa 


178  Salem   Witchcraft. 

greatly  torturing  me  &  cutting  me  with  a  knife 
&  perticulerly  at  ye  time  of  his  examination  he 
did  grevioufly  torment  me  alfo  at  the  time  of  his 
examination  J  faw  fd  Cory  or  his  appearition  moft 
dredfully  afflict  mary  Walcot  An  putnam  mercy 
lewes  &  Sarah  Vibber :  Septr  9  :  1692 

Eliz :  Woodwell  &  Mary  Walcott  v.  Giles  Corey. 

Eliz :  Woodwell  upon  ye  oath  me  formerly  has 
taken  in  this  Court :  did  affirm  to  ye  Jury  of  Jn- 
quefl  that  me  faw  Giles  Cory  at  meeting  at  Salem 
on  a  lecture  day  fince  he  has  ben  at  prifon  he  or 
his  apearition  came  in  &  fat  in  ye  middlemoft  feat 
of  ye  mens  feats  by  ye  Poft :  this  was  ye  lecture 
day  before  Bridget  Bifhop  was  hanged  and  J  faw 
him  come  out  with  ye  reft  of  ye  people  :  mary 
Walcot  affirmed  y*  (he  faw  fd  Cory  as  above  fit  in 
ye  fame  place  at  ye  fame  time  he  or  his  appearance 
&  yt  me  did  fe  him  goe  out  with  ye  reft  of  ye 
people :  this  me  affirmed  to  ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft. 
Sep1  9 :  1692 

Eliz :  Hubbard  v.  Giles  Corey 

Eliz ;  Hubbard  to  ye  Jury  of  Jnqueft  that  Giles 
Cory  hath  feverall  times  afflected  me  with  feveral 
forts  of  torments  J  veryly  think  he  is  a  wizzard  & 
afflicted  me  by  wichcraft  Sept  9  ;  1692  :  - 

Benj.  Gould  v.  Giles  Corey. 

The  depofiftion  of  beniamin  gould  aged  about 
23  yeares  he  teftifieth  and  faith  one  the  6  day  of 


Salem  Witchcraft.  179 

april  1692:  giles  cory  and  his  wife  came  to  my 
bead  fide  and  looked  upon  me  fum  time  and  then 
went  away:  and  emediately  J  had  two  penches 
upon  my  fide :  allfo  another  time  J  faw  giles  Cory 
and  John  proctir  and  J  had  then  fuch  a  paine  in 
one  of  my  feet  that  J  could  not  ware  my  fhu  for 
2  or  3  days.  Ben  :  gould. 

&  J  doe  beleiue  in  my  :  -  Jurat 

Sufannah  Sheldon  v.  Giles  Corey. 

Sufanna  Shelden  faith  yc  ye  fpedtre  of  Giles  Co 
rey  Murdered  his  firft  wife  &  would  haue  mur 
dered  this  to  if  (he  had  not  ben  a  witch  —  y1  his 
firft  wife  gave  him  nothing  but  Skim  Milke  and  J 
he  did  it  &  y£  Goody  Procters  fpedtre  told  her  me 
murdered  her  owne  child  and  y1  it  was  fick  &  me 
did  it  becaufe  me  would  not  be  troubled  with  it  & 
yr  Ihe  allfo  faies  yr  Goody  Buckley  and  Jn°  Willard 
appd  wth  Hen.  Wilkins  appen 

Jo/in  Doricb  v.  Giles  Corey. 

the  teftomeny  of  John  dereth  Eaged  about  fix- 
ten  years  teftefieth  and  fayeth  that  gils  Cory  alfo 
came  to  me  and  afli<£ted  me  this  5  of  September  as 
wel  before  as  after  he  alfo  threteneth  me  to  kill  me 
if  J  will  not  yeld  to  him  he  alfo  came  about  the 
20  of  oges  and  told  me  that  he  wanted  fom  pla 
ters  for  he  was  gowen  to  a  feaft  he  told  me  that 
he  had  a  good  mind  to  afk  my  dame  but  he  fayd 
that  (he  wouled  not  let  him  haue  them  fo  he  took 


180  Salem  Witchcraft. 

the  platers  and  cared  them  a  way  being  gown 
about  half  a  cure  with  them  then  he  brot  them 
againe  gowen  away  and  fayd  nothing  - 

alfo  Sary  pefe  afliceth  me  at  feueral  times  me 
came  to  me  of  the  faft  day  laft  at  Salem  She 
pinched  me  then  and  i  have  not  feen  har  fencs. 

Hannah  Small  &  Martha  Adams  v.  Giles  Corey. 

thefe  howes  nams  are  wten  were  there  and  faw 
the  platers  were  gown  as  John  derich  fayed. 

hanah  smal          martha  Adams. 

The  depofiftion  of  Eliz :  booth  the  wife  of 
George  booth  &  Allies  Booth  who  testifie  and  fay 
that  on  the  1 2th  of  this  Jfant  Septr  at  ye  widow 
Shaflins  houfe  in  Salem  their  appeared  to  us  a  grate 
number  of  widlhes  as  neare  as  we  could  tell  about 
fifty:  thirteen  of  which  we  knew  who  did  Receiue 
the  facriment  in  our  right  amongft  whidth  we  faw 
Giles  Cory  who  brought  to  us  bread  and  wine 
urging  us  to  partake  thereof:  but  becaufe  we  Re- 
fufed  he  did  moft  grevioufly  afflecl:  and  torment 
us :  and  we  beleue  in  our  hearts  thas  Giles  Cory 
is  a  wizzard  and  that  he  has  often  afRected  us  and 
feurall  others  by  acfts  of  wifthcraft. 

Elizabeth  £  Booth's  mark. 

Alice   >  ft  Booth's  mark 
B.  Martha  Dutch  v.  Alice  Parker. 

The  Teflimony  of  martha  Dutch  aged  about  36 
yeers     This  deponant  Teftifieth  and  faith  yf  about 


Salem  Witchcraft.  181 

2  yeers  laft  paft  Jn°  Jarman  of  Salem  coming  in 
from  fea  J  This  deponant  &  Alice  parker  of  Salem 
Both  of  us  ftanding  Together  faid  vnto  her  w*  a 
great  mercy  itt  was  for  to  fee  Them  come  home 
well  and  Through  mercy,  J  faid  my  hufoand  had 
gone  and  came  home  well  many  Times  &  J  this 
deponant  did  faye  vnto  ye  fd  parker  y£  J  did  hope 
he  would  come  whome  This  voyage  well  allfo  and 
ye  fd  parker  made  anfwer  vnto  me  and  faid  no 
neuer  more  in  this  world  ye  wch  came  to  pafs  as 
(he  yn  toldj  me  for  he  died  abroad  as  J  fartinly 
heare  Jurat  in  Curia  Sepr  7:92: 

atteft  STEP.  SEWALL.  Cli- 

Frances  Wycom  v.  Margaret  Scott. 

The  depofiftion  of  ffrances  wycum  who  teftify- 
eth  and  faith  that  quickly  affter  the  firft  court  at 
Salne  about  wicthcraft  margerit  Scott  whom  J  very 
well  knew  or  hir  Apperance  came  to  me  and  did 
moft  grevioufly  torment  me  by  choaking  and  al- 
moft  prefing  me  to  death  :  and  fo  me  did  continue 
afflecting  me  by  times  tell  the  5th  Auguft  1692 
being  the  day  of  hir  examination  allfo  during  the 
time  of  hir  examination  margerit  scott  did  moft 
grevioufly  afflect  m  :  And  allfo  feuerall  times  fence  : 
and  J  beleue  in  my  heart  that  margert  fcott  is  a 
wicth  and  that  me  has  offten  afflected  me  by  a£ls 
of  wifthcraft. 

ffrances  Wycum  ownd  to  ye  grand  Jnqueft  that 
ye  aboue  written  evidence  is  ye  truth  upon  oath 
Septr  15  :  1692  :  Jurat  in  Curia. 


1 82  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Phillip  Nelfon  &  Sarah  Nelfon  v.  Margaret  Scott. 

phillip  Nellfon  and  Sarah  his  wife  doe  teftifie 
and  fay  that  for  two  or  three  years  before  Robert 
Shilleto  dyed  we  have  often  hard  him  complaining 
of  margerit  Scott  for  hurting  of  him  and  often 
faid  that  me  was  a  wiclh  and  fo  he  continewed 
complaneing  of  margartt  fcott  faying  he  mould 
neuer  be  well  fo  long  as  margerit  fcott  liued  and  fo 
he  complayned  of  margret  Scott  att  times  untill  he 
dyed. 

Phillip  Nelfon  and  Sarah  his  wife  affirmed  upon 
their  oath  to  ye  grand  inqueft  :  that  ye  aboue  writ 
ten  euidence  is  ye  truth 

Sep1  15  :  1692:     Jurat  in  Curia: 

cThos  Putnam  &  Will™  Murray  v.  Alice  Parker. 

the  depofiftion  of  Tho :  putnam  aged  40  years 
and  william  murry  aged  36  year  who  teftifieth  and 
faith  that  feuerall  of  the  afflected  parfons  as  mary 
walcott  and  mary  warren  and  seuerall  other  were 
much  afflected  on  the  6th  Septr  1692,  dureing  the 
time  of  the  examination  of  Elce  parker  and  we  ob- 
farved  that  upon  the  glance  of  hir  eies  they  ware 
ftruck  down  and  upon  hir  laying  hir  hand  on  them 
they  ware  Recouered  and  we  beleue  that  Elce  parker 
the  prifoner  att  the  barr  has  often  hurt  the  afore- 
faid  perfons  by  a<5ts  of  wi&hcraft. 

Thomas  putnam 
Wm  Murray 


Salem  Witchcraft.  183 

Warrant  v.  Lydia  Dufting. 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Reading. 

You  are  in  theyr  Majeftyes  Names  Required  to 
Apprehend  and  bring  before  vs  Lydah  Dufting  of 
Reading  widdow — in  ye  County  of  Midlefex  on 
Munday  next  being  ye  fecond  day  of  ye  Month  of 
May  next  enfuing  ye  date  hereof,  about  eleven  of 
ye  Clock  in  ye  forenoone  att  ye  houfe  of  Lev1  Nath1 
Ingerfolls  in  Salem  Village,  in  Order  to  hir  exam 
ination,  relateing  to  high  fufpition  of  Severall  aclis 
of  Witchcraft  done  or  Comitted  by  hir  upon  ye 
Bodys  of  Mary  Walcott,  Ann  putnam,  Mercy 
Lewis  &  Abigael  WilHames  all  of  Salem  Village, 
Whereby  great  hurt  &  damage  hath  bin  done  to 
ye  Bodys  of  faid  perfons  according  to  Complaint 
Cap1  Jonathan  Walcott  &  Serg*  Thomas  putnam 
in  behalfe  of  theyr  Majeftys  for  ymfelves  &  feverall 
of  theyr  Neighbours,  and  hereof  you  are  not  to 
fayle  att  your  perrill : 

da1  Salem  Aprill  3oth  1692. 

P  vs.      JOHN  HATHORNE      1   A/r/1 
1  /^  r  Amlts. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN  j 

Purfeuance  to  a  warant  from  yvs  honrs  baring 
date  the  30  of  aprill  laft  fore  the  aprihending  and 
bringing  of  ye  perfon  of  Lidea  Dofting  in  obedi- 
ance  ther  to  J  haue  brought  the  faid  Lidea  Dofting 
of  Redding  to  ye  hous  of  Lv*  Jngerfons  in  Salem 
uiledg.  dated  in  Salem  viledg  the  2d  day  of  may 
1692. 

Ateft.    John  Parker  c.  for  Redding. 


184  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Warrant  v.   Sarah  Dufting. 

Whereas  Complaint  hath  bin  exhibited  before 
us  by  mr  Thomas  Putnam  and  mr  Jn°  putnam 
Junr  of  Salem  village  In  ye  behalfe  of  theyr  Ma- 
jefties  againft  Sarah  Daftin  of  Redding  fingle 
woman  for  high  fufpition  of  Severall  Acls  of 
Witchcraft  done  or  comitted  by  hir  upon  ye  Boydes 
of  Mercy  Lewis,  Mary  Walcott,  Anna  putnam  and 
Abigail  Williams  all  of  Salem  Village  and  craved 
Juftice 

Therefore  you  are  in  theyer  Majeftyes  Names 
Required  forthwith  to  Apprehend  the  aforefd  Sarah 
Daftin  of  Redding  Single  woeman  and  hir  Safely 
convey  unto  ye  houfe  of  Levt  Nathaniell  Jngerfolls 
of  Salem  Village  upon  ye  Ninth  day  of  this  inftant 
May  by  Twelve  of  the  Clock  in  ye  forenoone  in 
order  to  hir  examination  upon  ye  premifes  and 
hereof  faille  nott  at  yor  perrill.  Salem,  dated  May 
8th  1692. 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Redding. 

P  vs.      JOHN  HATHORNE      )   A/rn 

~  \  Aflifts. 

JONATHAN   CORWIN 

J  J 

In  obediance  to  this  warant  J  haue  brought  the 
body  of  Sarah  Duftin  of  Redding  fingal  woman 
to  ye  houfe  of  Leu1  Nathanall  Ingorfon  of  Salem 
Villeg  the  nint  of  this  Inftant  Maye  1692  John 
Parker  Conftable  of  Redding 


Salem   Witchcraft.  185 

Warrant  v.  Ann  Sears,  Betbiah  Carter  &  Bethiab 

Carter. 

Whereas  Complaint  hath  benne  this  day  Exhi 
bited  (before  vs)  by  Thomas  Putnam  and  John 
putnam  Junr  both  of  Salem  Village  yeoman  on 
behalfe  of  theire  Majefties  Againft  Ann  Seeres 
the  wife  of  John  Seeres  of  Woburne  and  Bethiah 
Carter  of  fd  Towne  of  Woburne  widdow  and 
Bethya  Carter  ye  daufter  of  fd  Carter  widdow  for 
high  fufpition  of  fundry  acts  of  Witchcraft  donne 
by  them  vpon  the  Bodys  of  Ann  putnam  Marcy 
Lewis  Mary  Walcot  &c  of  Salem  Village  whereby 
much  hurt  and  wrong  is  donne  vnto  them  their- 
fore  Craves  Juftice. 

Thefe  are  therefore  in  theire  majests  Names  to 
require  you,  to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  the 
perfons  of  the  abouenamed  before  vs  at  Salem  Vil 
lage  at  ye  houfe  of  Lf  Nathaniell  Jngerfalls  in 
order  to  theire  examination  Relateing  to  ye  aboue- 
faid  premifes  and  hereof  you  are  not  to  faile  Dated 
Salem  May  8th  1692. 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Woburne 

P  vs.      JOHN  HATHORNE       )   *rrn 
•i  ^  Y  Amirs. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN  J 

I  Ephraim  bouck  counftabel  of  Woburn  haue 
farved  this  warant  acording  to  Caza  hau  apurhanded 
the  parfon  of  anah  Sauris  and  of  the  wado  cartter 
and  hauf  broit  them  to  Laufanant  ingarfons  hois 
as  warant  dus  expreft. 


1 86  Salem  Witchcraft. 

In  purfuance  to  the  within  fpecified  warrant  J 
haue  apprenheded  the  bodies  of  the  within  men 
tioned  Anna  Seers  and  Bethia  Carter  fenr  &  brought 
them  to  the  place  within  ordered  this  9  May  1692. 
EPHRAIM  BOCK  Conftabil  of  woburn 

Examination  of  Deliverance  Hobbs. 

(i)  The  Examination  of  Deliverance  Hobbs  22 
Apr.  1692.  Ata  court  held  at  Salem  village  by 

John  Hauthorne  )  ^  rst 
Jonah  Corwin      J 

Mercy  Lewes  do  you  know  her  that  ftands  at 
the  Bar  (for  the  Majeftrates  had  privately  ordered 
who  mould  be  brought  in  and  not  fufFered  he  name 
to  be  mentioned)  Do  you  know  her?  ipeaking  to 
another :  but  both  were  ftruck  dumb. 

Ann  Putnam  junr  faid  it  was  Goody  Hobbs  and 
{he  hath  hurt  her  much. 

John  Indian  faid  he  had  feen  her,  &  me  choake 
him. 

Mary  Walcot  faid,  yefterday  was  the  firft  time 
that  me  law  her  i.  c.  as  a  Tormenter 

Why  do  you  hurt  thefe  perfons  ? 

Jt  is  unknown  to  me. 

How  come  you  to  commit  acts  of  witchcraft  ? 

J  know  nothing  of  it. 

Jt  is  you  or  your  appearance,  how  comes  this 
about?  Tell  us  the  truth. 

J  cannot  tell. 

Tell  us  what  you  know  in  this  cafe.  Who  hurts 
them  if  you  do  not  ? 


Salem  Witchcraft.  187 

There  are  a  great  many  Perfons  hurts  us  all. 

But  it  is  your  appearance. 

J  do  not  know  it. 

Have  not  you  confented  to  it,  that  they  mould 
be  hurt  ? 

No  in  the  fight  of  God,  and  man,  as  J  mall  an- 
fwer  another  day 

Jt  is  faid  you  were  afflicted,  how  came  that 
about  ? 

J  have  feen  fundry  fights. 

What  fights. 

Laft  Lords  day  in  this  meeting  houfe  and  out  of 
the  door,  J  faw  a  great  many  birds  cats  and  dogs, 
and  heard  a  voice  fay  come  away. 

What  haue  you  feen  fince  ? 

The  fhapes  of  feverall  perfons. 

What  did  they  fay  ? 

Nothing. 

What  neither  the  birds,  nor  perfons  ? 

No. 

What  perfons  did  you  fee  ? 

Goody  Wilds  and  the  fhape  of  Mercy  Lewes. 

What  is  that?     Did  either  of  them  hurt  you? 

None  but  Goody  Wilds,  who  tore  me  almoft  to 
peices. 

Where  was  you  then  ? 

Jn  bed 

Was  not  the  book  brought  to  you  to  figne  ? 

No. 

Where  were  you  not  threatened  by  any  body,  if 
you  did  not  figne  the  book  ? 


1 88  Salem  Witchcraft. 

No,  by  nobody. 

What  were  you  tempted  to  under  you  afflic 
tion  ? 

J  was  not  tempted  at  all. 

Js  it  not  a  folemn  thing,  that  laft  Lords  day  you 
were  tormented,  &  now  you  are  become  a  tor 
mentor,  fo  that  you  have  changed  fides,  how  comes 
this  to  pafs  ? 

Abig:  Williams  and  Ann  Putnam  junr  cry  out 
there  is  Goody  Hobbs  upon  the  Beam,  me  is  not 
at  the  Bar,  they  cannot  fee  her  there :  tho  there 
me  flood. 

What  do  you  fay  to  this,  that  tho  you  are  at  the 
bar  in  perfon,  yet  they  fee  your  appearance  upon 
the  beam,  &  whereas  a  few  dayes  part  you  were 
tormented,  now  you  are  become  a  Tormentor  ? 
Tell  us  how  this  change  comes.  Tell  true. 

J  have  done  nothing. 

What  have  you  refolved  you  will  not  confds  ? 
Hath  any  body  threatened  you  if  you  do  confefs  ? 
You  can  tell  how  this  change  comes. 

She  lookt  upon  John  Jndian,  &  then  another, 
&  then  they  fell  into  fits. 

Tell  us  us  the  reafon  of  this  change :  Tell  us 
the  truth.  What  have  you  done  ? 

J  cannot  fpeak. 

What  do  you  fay  ?     What  have  you  done  ? 

J  cannot  tell. 

Have  you  figned  to  any  book? 

Jt  is  very  lately  then. 

When  was  it  ? 


Salem  Witchcraft.  189 

The  night  before  the  laft. 

Will  the  Lord  open  your  heart  t9  confefle  the 
truth.  Who  brought  the  book  to  you  ? 

Jt  was  Goody  Wilds. 

What  did  you  make  your  mark  with  in  the 
book  ? 

Pen  and  ink. 

Who  brought  the  Pen  and  Ink  ? 

They  that  brought  the  book,  Goody  Wilds. 

Did  they  threaten  you  if  you  did  not  figne  ? 

Yes,  to  teare  me  in  peices. 

Was  there  any  elfe  in  company  ? 

No,  Sir. 

What  did  you  afflict  others  by  ?  Did  they  bring 
images  ? 

Yes. 

Who  brought  the  images  ? 

Goody  Wild  and  Goody  Ofburn. 

What  did  you  put  into  thofe  images. 

Pins,  Sir. 

Well  tell  us  who  haue  you  feen  of  this  com 
pany  ? 

None  but  thofe  two. 

Have  you  not  feen  many  ? 

No.     J  heard  laft  night  a  kind  of  Thundring. 

How  many  images  did  you  ufe  ? 

But  two. 

Nay  here  is  more  afflicted  by  you,  You  laid 
more,  Well  tell  us  the  truth.  Recoiled:  yourfelf. 

J  am  amazed. 

can  you  remember  how  many  were  brought  ? 


i  go  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Not  well,  but  feverall  were  brought. 

Did  they  not  bring  the  image  of  John  Nichols 
his  child  ? 

Yes. 

Did  not  you  hurt  that  child  ? 

Yes. 

Where  be  thofe  images,  at  your  houfe  ? 

No,  they  carry ed  them  away  again. 

When? 

They  carred  fome  then,  &  fome  fince. 

Was  it  Goody  Wild  in  body,  or  appearance  ? 

Jn  appearance. 

Was  there  any  man  with  them  ? 

Yes  a  tall  black  man  with  an  highcrown'd 
hat. 

Do  you  know  no  more  of  them  ? 

No/ Sir. 

Note.  All  the  fufferers  free  from  affleclion 
during  her  examination  after  once  me  began  to 
confefle,  tho  at  fundry  times  they  were  much  af 
flicted  till  then. 

Note.  Wheras  yefterday  at  Deacon  Jngerfols 
Mary  Walcot  &  Abigail  Williams  cryed  there 
ftands  Goody  Hobbs,  mowing  alfo  where,  Benja 
Hutchinfon  ftruck  at  her  with  a  Rapier,  &  the  af 
flicted  that  is  the  faid  Mary  &  Abigail  faid,  oh  you 
have  ftruck  her  on  the  right  fide ;  Whereupon  the 
Magiftrates  afking  her  after  the  publick  examina 
tion  whither  me  had  received  any  hurt  yefterday, 
she  faid  yes  in  her  right  fide  like  a  Prick,  &  that  it 


Salem  Witchcraft.  191 

was  very  fore,  &  done  when  me  was  in  a  Trance, 
telling  us  alfo  in  what  hovfe  and  room  it  was  done. 
Whereupon  the  Magiftrates  required  fome  women 
to  fearch  it,  who  found  it  fo  as  me  had  confefled. 
Alfo  a  little  after  the  faid  prick  in  her  fide,  me  had 
som  what  in  her  left  eye  like  duft,  wth  agrees  with 
w*  the  afflicted  farther  faid  that  Benja  Hutchinfon 
afterwards  toucht  her  eye  wth  the  fame  Rapier,  & 
faid  pointing  to  the  place  there  was  a  mark  which 
the  Marmall  being  by  faid  fo  there  was. 

Salem  Village  Aprill  the  22th  1692.  mr  Sam11 
parris  being  defired  to  take  in  wrighting  ye  Exam 
ination  of  Deliuerance  hobs  hath  deliuered  itt  as 
aforefaid. 

And  vpon  hearing  the  fame  and  feeing  what  wee 
did  fee  together  with  the  Charg  of  the  afflicted 
perfons  againft  them  Wee  Committed  her. 

John  Halhorne. 

Examination  of  Deliverance  Hobbs. 

The  firft  Examination  of  Deliverance  Hobbs  in 
prifon.  She  continued  in  the  free  acknowledging 
herfelf  to  be  a  Covenant  Witch,  and  further  Con- 
fefleth  She  was  warned  to  a  meeting  yefterday 
morning,  and  that  there  was  preient  Procter  and 
his  Wife,  Goody  Nurfe,  Giles  Cory  and  his  Wife, 
Goody  Bifhop  alias  Oliver,  and  mr  Burroughs  was 
ye  Preacher,  and  preft  them  to  bewitch  all  in  the 
Village,  telling  them  they  mould  do  it  gradually 
and  not  all  att  once,  afTureing  them  they  mould 


192  Salem   Witchcraft. 

prevaile.  He  adminiftred  the  facrament  unto  them 
at  the  lame  time  with  Red  Bread,  and  Red  Wine 
like  Blood,  fhe  affirms  fhe  faw  Ofburn,  Sarah  Good, 
Goody  Wilds ;  Goody  Nurfe,  and  Goody  Wilds 
diftributed  the  bread  and  Wine,  and  a  Man  in  a 
long  crownd  white  Hat,  fat  next  ye  Miniiier  and 
they  fat  feemingly  att  a  Table,  and  They  filled  out 
the  wine  in  Tankards,  The  Notice  of  this  meet 
ing  was  given  her  by  Goody  wilds.  She  herielf 
affirms  did  not  nor  would  not  Eat  or  drink,  but  all 
the  Reft  did  who  were  there  prefent,  therefore  they 
threatened  to  torment  her.  The  meeting  was  in 
the  Pafture  by  Mr  Parris's  Houfe,  and  me  faw 
when  Abigail  Williams  ran  out  fpeak  with  them  : 
But  that  Time  Abigial  was  come  a  little  dii- 
tance  from  the  Houfe.  This  Examinant  was 
ftrucke  blind,  fo  that  fhe  faw  not  with  whome 
Abigail  fpake  She  further  faith,  that  Goody 
Wilds  to  prevail  with  her  to  fign,  told  her  that  if 
fhe  would  put  her  hand  to  the  book  fhe  wld  give 
her  fome  Cloaths,  and  would  not  afflict  her  any 
more — Hir  daughter  Abigail  Hobbs  being  brought 
in  att  the  fame  time  while  her  mother  was  prefent 
was  immediately  taken  with  a  dreadful  fitt,  and 
her  mother  being  afked  who  it  was  that  hurt  her 
daughter  anfwered  it  was  Goodman  Cory  and  fhe 
faw  him  and  the  gentlewoman  of  Bofton  ftriving 
to  break  her  Daughter's  neck. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  193 

Warrant  v.  Abigl  Somes. 

To  Conftable  peter  Ofgood. 

You  are  in  theire  Magefts  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  before  vs  Abi- 
gaile  Soames  Single  Woman,  now  liveing  at  ye 
houle  of  Sam1  Gafkill  in  Salem  :  who  ftand  accufed 
of  Sundry  acls  of  Witchcraft,  (or  high  fufpition 
thereof)  donne  or  Committed  by  her  Lately  on  the 
body  of  Mary  Warren  &c  faile  not.  Dated  Sa 
lem,  May  the  i  3th  1692. 

P  vs.      JOHN  HATHORNE      )   A/P/, 
\  r^  \  Affifts. 

JONATHAN  CORWIN  J 

I  haue  Apprehended  ye  perlbn  Abigail  Soams 
Acordinge  to  worrante  exprefte  on  ye  other  fide 
and  heaue  broghte  hir  to  ye  hewfe  of  mr  Thomas 
Beadles.  pr  me  Peter  Ofgood  conftable  in  Salem 

May  ye  i  3,  1692. 

Warrant  v.   Eliza  Colfon. 

To  ye  Conftable  of  Ridding. 

You  are  in  theyr  Majeftyes  Names  hereby  Re 
quired  to  Apprehend  &  bring  before  us  (upon 
Tuelday  next  being  the  feaventeenth  day  of  this 
Jnftant  may  by  Tenne  of  ye  Clock  aforenoone  att 
ye  houie  of  Lev1  Nathaniell  Jngerfolls  in  Salem 
Village)  the  body  of  Elizabeth  Colfon  of  Redding 
Single  woeman,  whoe  ftandeth  charged  in  behalfe 
of  theyr  Majeftys  wth  high  fufpition  of  sundry 
Acls  of  Witchcraft  done  or  Comitted  upon  ye 
Bodyes  of  Mary  Walcott  Mercy  Lewis  and  others 
Za 


Salem  Witchcraft. 

in   Salem    Village,    whereby    great  hurt   hath  bin 
done  them  :  And  hereof  you  are  nott  to  faile. 
Salem  datr  May  14th  1692. 

P  vs.      JOHN   HATHORNE       )    .rrr, 
^  \  Ailifts. 

ONATHAN     CORWIN 

•/  J 

May  1 6th  1692.  I  haue  made  Diligent  Search 
for  ye  aboue  named  Elizabeth  Collfon  and  find 
mee  is  fled  and  by  the  beft  Information  fhee  is  att 
Bofton  in  order  to  bee  mipt  ofd  and  by  way  of  El- 
cape  to  be  tranfported  to  fome  other  Countrey 
whereof  J  make  my  Returne. 

pr  me  John  Parker  conftable  for  Redding, 

Warrant  v.  Mary  De  Rich. 

To  ye  Marfhall  of  ye  County  of  EfTex  or  his  Law- 
full  Deputy  or  Conftable  in  Salem. 
You  are  in  theyr  Majeftys  Names  hereby  re 
quired  to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  before  us, 
Mary  de  Rich  ye  Wife  of  Michaell  de  Rich  of 
Salem  ffarmes  Hufbandman,  whoe  ftands  charged 
wth  Sundry  Acts  of  Witchcraft  by  hir  Comitted 
lately  on  the  Bodys  of  Abigail  Williames  &  Eliza 
beth  Hubbard  of  Salem  Village  &c.  whereby 
great  hurt  and  Jnjury  hath  bin  done  ym  in  order  to 
hir  examination  relateing  to  ye  fame  &  hereof  you 
are  not  to  fayle 

Salem,  Dat  May  23  :    1692. 

J  ordr  of  ye  Govern1"   &  J  JOHN  HATHORNE 
Council!.  JONATHAN    CORWIN. 

\    ** 


Salem    Witchcraft.  195 

I  haue  apprehended  ye  aboue  named  perfon  and 
brought  her  as  aboue 
pr  Josh  Neal  Conftable. 

Warrant  v.  Sarah  Pease. 

To  the  Marshall  of  EfTex  or  his  depc  or  Conftables 

of  Salem. 

You  are  in  theire  Majests  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  before  vs  (Sarah 
peafe  ye  wife  of  Robert  peafe  of  Salem  Weauer 
who  ftands  charged  with  fundry  acts  of  witch 
craft  by  her  Committed  lately  on  ye  Body  of  Mary 
Warren  of  Salem  village  whereby  great  Jnjury 
was  don  her  &c.)  in  order  to  her  Examination  Re- 
lateing  to  ye  fame  faile  not.  Dated  Salem  May 
23^  1692. 

Pr  ordr  of  ye  Govern1"  &  )  JOHN  HATHORNE 
Councill.  I   JONATHAN   CORWIN. 

J     J 

J  haue  apprehended  ye  perfon  mentioned  within 
this  warrant  and  heaue  broughte  hir 

pr  me  Peter  Ofgood  conftable  in  Salem.  May 
ye  23  :  1692. 

Warrant  v.  Sarah  Rice. 

To  the  Conftables  in  Reding. 

You  are  in  theire  Majefties  names  hereby  re 
quired  to  apprehend  and  bring  before  us,  Sarah 
Rice  the  wife  of  Nicholas  Rice  of  Reding  on 
Tuefday  next  being  the  31st  day  of  this  Jnftant 
moneth  at  the  houfe  of  Lf  Nathan1  Jngerfalls  at 


196  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Salem  Village  aboute  ten  of  the  Clock  in  the  fore 
noon,  who  ftand  charged  with  haueing  Committed 
funday  acts  of  witchcraft  on  ye  Bodys  of  Mary 
Walcott  and  Abigail  Williams  &  others  to  theire 
great  hurte  &c,  in  order  to  her  Examination  Relate- 
ing  to  ye  premifes  abouefaid  faile  not.  Dated  Sa 
lem  May  28th  1692. 

P  vs.       T.  HATHORNE  )   Arrn 

\  Amlts. 
JONATHAN  CORWIN 

•s 

In  obedence  to  this  warant  J  haue  brought  the 
Body  of  Sarah  Rice  the  wife  of  Nicholas  Rice  of 
Redding  to  the  houfe  of  Leu*1  Nathanal  Ingerfons 
in  Salem  Viledg  the  31  of  this  inftant :  May  1692  : 

Ateft  John  Parker  Conftable  of  Redding. 

Complaint  v.  Rlizabetb  Gary. 

Salem,  May  28th  1692.  Mr  Thomas  putnam 
&  Benjamin  Hutchinfon  both  of  Salem  Village 
Yeomen  Complaine  of  Elizabeth  Carey  ye  wife  of 
Cap1  Nathaniell  Cary  of  Charls  Towne  Mariner, 
on  behalfe  of  theyr  Majeftyes,  for  fun  dry  Acts  of 
witchcraft  by  hir  Comitted  upon  ye  Bodyes  of 
Mary  Walcott,  Abigail  Willyams  &  Mercy  Lewis 
all  of  Salem  Village,  whereby  great  hurt  &  dam 
age  is  done  ym  and  therefore  Craue  Juftice. 

Thomas  putnam 
Beniamin  Huchinfon. 

Warrant  v.  "John  Alden 

To  the  Conftable  of  Salem. 

Effex.  fs.     Whereas  Complaint  hath  been  made 


Salem  Witchcraft.  197 

vnto  us  John  Hathorne  &  Jonathan  Corwin  Esqrs 
by  feverall  perfons  of  Salem  Village  that  Cap1  John 
Alden  of  Bofton  Marrin1"  is  guilty  of  Witchcraft 
in  cruelly  torturing  &  afflicting  feverall  of  ther 
children  &  others  thefe  are  therefore  in  their  Majts 
Cing  William  &  Queen  Maryes  name  to  Authorize 
&  Comand  you  forthwith  to  Apprehend  the  body 
of  the  faid  John  Alden  and  Jmediately  bring  him 
before  vs  to  anfwer  what  mall  be  objected  ag1  him 
in  that  behalfe  and  this  fhall  be  yor  fufficient  war 
rant  Given  vnder  our  hands  the  3ist  day  of  May 
1692  And  in  the  ffourth  year  of  the  Reigne  of  our 
Sovereigne  Lord  and  Lady  William  &  Mary  now 
King  and  Queen  over  England  &  v. 

P  vs.      JOHN  HATHORNE         )   Ajrr/, 

^  \  Affifts. 

JONATHAN     CORWIN  J 

perfons  Complaining  vizc     Mary  Walcott 
Mercy  Lewis  Elizabeth  Hubbard 

Abigail  Williams  Ann  putnam 

Elizabeth  Booth  Marry  Warren 

Jn  obediance  to  the  within  written  warant  J 
haue  Apprehended  the  Body  of  Capc  John  Alden 
according  to  the  tener  of  this  warant. 


Booth  v.   Martha  Corey. 

The  teftimony  of  Elefebeth  Booth  Aged  1  8  yers 
or  their  about  teftifieth  yr  one  ye  8  of  June  Geiorg 
nedam  Apeired  onto  me  and  faide  y1  mattha 
Georie  kiled  him  becaufe  he  wold  not  mend  her 
Lening  wheal  Elefebeth  Booth. 

The  teftimony  of  Elefebeth  Booth  Aged  1  8  yers 


198  Salem  Witchcraft. 

or  their  about  teftifieth  y1  on  ye  8  day  of  June 
Thomas  Goold  Senyer  Apered  vnto  me  6c  told  me 
yt  mattha  Corie  kiled  him  becauie  he  told  her  me 
did  not  doe  well  by  Goodman  parkers  Childringe. 

Elefebeth  Booth  vpon  oath. 

Elizabeth  Booth  owned  all  that  is  aboue  writ 
ten  before  &  vnto  ye  Grand  inquert  on  ye  3oth  Day 
of  June  1692. 

Examination  of  Richd  Carrier. 

Richard  Carriers  Confeffion  July  22:  1692. 

Q..  have  you  bin  in  ye  devils  fnare  A :  yes. 
Q.  is  yor  bro :  Andrew  enihared  by  ye  devils 
Snare  :  A  :  Yes.  how  long  has  yor  brother  bin  a 
wich.  A  :  neare  a  monthe  how  long  have  you 
bin  a  wich :  A  :  not  long  :  Q.  have  you  joined 
in  aflicting  ye  afli&ed  peribns  ;  A  :  Yes.  Q.  you 
help1  to  hurt  Timo.  Swan  did  you  A.  Yes.  Q. 
how  long  have  you  bin  a  wich.  A.  abo1  five 
weeks:  who  was  in  Company  when  you  Coun- 
anted  with  ye  devill :  A:  Mrs  Bradbery.  did  (he 
help  you  aflict.  yes  :  what  was  ye  occaiion  mrs 
Bradbery  would  have  to  afflict  Timo.  Swan  :  A. 
becaufe  her  hufband  &  Timo  Swan  fell  out  about 
a  Scyth  J  think  Q.  did  they  not  fall  out  aboc 
thaching  of  a  barn  to  :  A  :  no  not  as  J  know  of. 
Q.  who  was  att  the  Villadge  meeting  when  you 
was  there  Goodwife  How.  goodwife  Nurs.  g 
wildes,  Procter  &  his  wife  mrs  Bradbery  &  Gory's 
wife  :  Q  :  was  any  of  Bofton  there.  A  :  no  :  Q. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  199 

how  many  was  there  in  all  :     A.  a  duzzen  J  think, 
was  Jno.  Willard  there     A.  J  think  he  was 

Q.  what  kind  of  man  is  Jn°  willard  :  a  young  man 
or  an  old  man.  A  :  he  is  not  an  old  man.  he  had 
black  hair.  Q.  what  meeting  was  this  meeting  : 
was  this  that  that  was  near  Jngerfals:  A:  Yes.  J 
think.  Q.  what  did  they  do  then.  A.  the  eat  & 
drank  wine:  was  there  a  minifter  there.  A.  no  : 
not  as  J  know  of :  from  whence  had  you  your 
wine  :  A.  from  Salem  J  think  was  Q..  goodwife 
Olliver  there,  yes  I  knew  her. 

Warrant  v.  Ann  Do/iver 

EfTex  fs.  To  the  SherifFe  of  the  County  of  EfTex 
or  his  deputie  or  Conftable  in  Salem  or  Beuer- 
ley. 

You  are  in  theire  Magists  names  hereby  required 
to  apprehend  and  forthwith  bring  before  vs  Ann 
Dalibar  the  wife  of  Wm  Dalibar  of  Glocester  who 
ftands  charged  this  day  with  haueing  Committed 
fundry  acts  of  Witchcraft  on  the  Bodys  of  Mary 
Warren  &  fufannah  Shelden  to  the  hurt  of  theire 
Bodys  in  order  to  her  Examination  Relateing  to 
the  premifes  faile  not.  dated  Salem  June  the  6th 
1692. 

BARTH°  GEDNEY         j 

P  vs.      JOHN   HATHORNE        L  Juftcs  of  ye  peace 
JONATHAN     CORWIN  ) 

In  obediance  to  this  warant  J  haue  aprehended 
ye  perfon  within  Named  and  brought  her  to  the 


2OO  Salem  Witchcraft. 

place  apoynted  in    order    to    her    examination  as 
atefl  my  hand. 

Peter  Ofgood  conftabll  for  the  town  of  Salem. 

E/iza  Nicholafon  v.  Ann  Do/her. 

Elizabeth  the  wife  of  Edmond  Nicolaflbn  will 
teftify;  that  coming  to  the  houfe  of  Samuell  Dal- 
labar;  Peter  Pitford  and  the  wife  of  the  faid  Dalla- 
bar  were  in  difcourfe  before  the  dore  in  the  yard : 
and  in  theire  difcourfe  fhe  heard  Peter  Pitford  fay  : 
J  merualle  how  that  old  witch  knowes  every  thing 
that  is  don  in  my  houfe  :  Rebecca  the  wife  of  Sam 
uell  Dallabar  replied  oh  Peter  doe  not  fay  foe :  for 
J  belieue  me  is  no  Witch,  foe  me  came  away  and 
left  Peter  Pitford  and  the  wife  of  Samuell  Dallabar 
in  difcourfe  Elizabeth  Nicolafon. 

The  depofition  of  Sarah  Jngelfon  Aged  about  30 
yers  Saith  that  feing  Sarah  Church  after  hur  ex 
amination  fhe  came  to  me  crieing  and  wringing 
hur  hands  feming  to  be  mutch  trobeled  in  Sparet 
J  afked  hur  what  me  ailed  me  anfwered  ihe  had 
undon  hurfelf  J  afked  hur  in  what  fhe  faid  in  be- 
lieing  hurfalfe  and  others  in  faieing  (he  had  let 
hur  hand  to  the  diuells  Book  whairas  fhe  faied  fhe 
nauer  did  J  told  hur  J  beleued  fhe  had  feat  hur 
hand  to  the  Book  fhe  anfwered  crieng  and  faid  no. 
no.  no  :  J  nauer  J  nauer  did.  J  afked  then  what 
maed  hur  fay  fhe  did  fhe  anfwered  becaufe  they 
thratenedhur  and  told  hur  thay  would  put  her  into 
the  dongin  and  put  hur  along  with  mr  Borows 
and  thus  fauerall  times  fhe  folowed  one  up  and 


Salem  Witchcraft.  201 

downe  tealing  me  that  me  had  undon  hurfalfe  in 
belieing  hurfalf  and  others  I  afked  hur  why  me 
did  writ  it,  fhe  tould  me  becaufe  {he  had  ftood  out 
fo  long  in  it  that  now  {he  darft  not  {he  faied  allfo 
y£  Jf  {he  told  mr  Noys  but  ons  fhe  had  fat  hur 
hand  to  ye  Booke  he  wold  beleue  her  but  Jf  {he 
told  the  truth  and  faied  {he  had  not  feat  her  hand 
to  ye  Book  a  hundred  times  he  would  not  beleue 
hur.  Sarah  Jngrfol. 

Ann    Putnan   Tbo*  Putnam  &  Robert   Morrill  v. 
'Thomas  Farrer. 

the  depofiftion  of  Ann  Putnam  who  teftifieth 
and  faith  that  on  the  8th  of  may  1692.  there  ap 
peared  to  me  the  Apperifhtion  of  an  old  gray  head 
man  with  a  great  nofe  which  tortored  m  and  al- 
moft  choaked  me  and  urged  me  to  writ  in  his 
booke  and  J  afked  him  what  was  his  name  and 
from  whence  he  came  for  J  would  complaine  of 
him  :  and  he  told  me  he  came  from  linne  and  people 
ufed  to  call  him  old  father  pharoah  and  he  faid  he 
was  my  grandfather  for  my  father  ufed  to  call  him 
father  :  but  J  tould  J  would  not  call  him  grand 
father  :  for  he  was  a  wizzard  and  J  would  com 
plaine  of  him  :  and  euer  fence  he  hath  afflected  me 
by  times  beating  me  and  pinching  me  and  all  moft 
choaking  me  and  urgeing  me  continewally  to  writ 
in  his  book,  we  whofe  names  are  under  writen  hav 
ing  been  converlant  with  ann  putnam  haue  hard 
hir  declare  what  is  a  bove  writen  what  fhe  faid  fhe 
faw  &  heard  from  the  apperifhtion  of  old  pharoah 
Aaa 


2O2  Salem   Witchcraft. 

and  alfo  haue  feen  hir  tortors :  and  perceiued  her 
hellifh  temtations  by  hir  loud  out  cries  J  will  not 
writ  old  pharaoh  J  will  not  writ  in  your 
book. 

Thomas  putnam.  Robert  Morrell. 

Mary  Warren  &  Mary  Irefon  v.  Jerfon  Toothaker. 

one  may  the  24  mary  waren  being  in  a  feet  and 
geeuofly  aflected  then  was  in  a  trans  for  fum  tim 
we  hard  her  fay  who  ar  ye  what  is  your  name  and 
again  (he  faid  what  to  thaker  Doc~lr  toothakers 
wiffe  we  offten  herd  her  fay  J  wont  i  wonte  i  will 
not  touch  ye  book  and  then  the  fet  was  ouer  then 
{he  told  us  that  dochter  toothekers  wiff  brought 
the  book  to  her  and  a  cofen  and  a  winding  met 
and  grav  cloths  and  faid  that  (lie  muft  fet  her  hand 
to  the  book  or  elfe  me  would  kill  her  and  ftil  me 
urged  to  touch  the  book  or  elfe  wrapt  in  that  meet 
this  haue  ben  done  this  day  by  toothekers  wifF. 

mary  iyerfon,  wifF  to  benjamin  iyerfon  at  lin 
hoe  in  the  fame  maner  hau  tormented  almoft  to 
deth  and  brought  the  book  to  her. 

James  Kettle  v.  Sarah  Eijhop. 

The  depofition  of  James  Kettle  aged  twenty 
feven  years  or  there  about  teftyfieth  &  faith  that  J 
was  att  Docter  Grigs  his  houfe  on  the  tenth  of 
this  inftant  may  &  there  faw  Elizebeth  Hubbard  in 
feverall  Fitts  :  and  after  her  frits  ware  ouer  me  told 
me  that  me  faw  my  two  childdren  Laying  before 


Salem  Witchcraft.  203 

her  &  that  thay  cryd  for  vengeance  &  that  Sarah 
Bifhop  bid  her  Look  on  them  &  faid  that  fhe  kiled 
them  &  and  they  were  by  her  defcription  much 
as  they  were  when  they  ware  put  into  there  Coffins 
to  be  buried  &  and  fhe  told  me  that  Sarah  bifhop 
told  her  that  J  was  going  to  burn  a  kiln  of  potts  & 
that  me  would  break  them  if  (he  could  :  &  i  took 
notice  that  while  me  was  in  her  Fitts  that  me  cried 
&  held  her  apron  before  her  face  faying  that  me 
would  not  fe  them  Docter  Grigs  &  his  wife  and 
John  hues  ware  thare  prefent. 

"John  Doritcb  *u.   Margaret   "Jacobs. 

The  teflamany  of  John  derech  Eaged  about  fix- 
teen  years  teftifieth  and  Sayeth  that  marget  Jacobs 
Came  and  aflicted  me  this  5  of  September  as 
{he  hath  many  tims  before  alfo  teleth  me  that  me 
will  kill  me  if  J  woul  not  yield  to  hur  fhe  alfo 
bringeth  the  book  to  me  tempen  me  to  fot  my  hand 
to  it  fhe  teleth  me  that  i  mall  be  wel  if  i  will  fet 
my  hand  to  the  book  fhe  teleth  me  that  fhe  will 
run  a  fcuer  thoraw  me  and  threteneth  me  to  cut 
me  with  a  knife  beger  than  an  ordnery  knife  is  as 
fhe  hath  don  wonle  before. 

John  Porter  &  Lydia  Porter  v.  Sarah  Bibber. 

The  Teftimony  of  John  porter  And  Lidia  porter 
Thefe 

The  Teftimony  of  John  porter,  who  Teftifieth 
and  Sayth  that  Goodwife  Biber  fom  time  liueing 


204.  Salem  Witchcraft. 

amongft  us  J  did  obferve  her  to  be  a  woman  of  an 
unruly  turbulent  i'pirit ;  And  fhee  would  offten  fall 
into  ftrange  fitts  when  fhee  was  croft  of  her  hu 
mor  :  Likewife  Lidea  porter  Teftifieth,  that  Good- 
wife  Bibber  and  her  hufband  would  often  quarrel 
&  in  their  quarrels  fhee  would  call  him,  very  bad 
names,  and  would  haue  ftrange  fitts  when  fhe  was 
croft,  And  a  woman  of  an  unruly  turbulent  fpirit 
And  double  tongued. 

Jofeph  Fowler  v.  Sarah  Bibber. 

The  teftimony  of  Jofeph  fowler,  who  Teftifieth 
that  Goodman  Bibber  &  his  wife,  Liued  at  my 
houfe  And  J  did  obferve  and  take  notice,  that 
Goodwife  Bibber  was  a  woman  who  was  uery  idle 
in  her  calling,  And  uery  much  given  to  tatling  & 
tale  Bareing  makeing  mischief  amongft  her  neigh- 
bo1'5  Sc  uery  much  giuen  to  fpeak  bad  words  and 
would  call  her  hufband  bad  names  &  was  a  wom 
an  of  a  uery  turbulent  unruly  fpirit. 

Thomas  Jacobs  and  Mary  Jacobs  v.  Sarah  Bibber. 

The  teftymony  of  Thomas  Jacob  and  mary  his 
wife  doth  teftyfy  and  fay  that  good  bibbor  now 
that  is  now  counted  aflidted  parlon  fhe  did  for  a 
time  furgin  in  our  hous  and  good  bibber  wood  be 
uery  often  fpekeking  againft  won  and  nother  uery 
obfanely  and  thos  things  that  were  uery  falls  and 
wichfhing  uery  bad  wichchis  and  uery  often  and 
me  wichs  that  wen  hor  chill  fell  into  the  reuer 


Salem  Witchcraft.  205 

that  (he  had  neuer  pull  hor  child  out  and  good 
bibber  yous  to  wich  ill  wichches  to  horfelfe  and 
hor  chilldren  and  allfo  to  others  :  the  nayborhud 
were  (he  liueued  amonkes  aftor  fhe  bered  hor  fuft 
houfbon  hes  tolld  us  that  this  John  bibber  wife 
coud  fall  into  fitts  as  often  as  {he  plefed. 

Rtcbd  Walker   v.    Sarah   Bibber. 

The  Teftimony  of  Richard  Walker  who  teftifi- 
eth  that  Goodwife  Bibber  fometime  Liueing  neare 
to  me,  I  did  obferue  to  be  a  woman  of  an  unruly 
turbulent  fpirit,  And  would  often  fall  into  ftrange 
fitts  when  anything  croft  her  humor. 

Clement  Coldum  v.  E/iza  Hubbard. 

The  depofition  of  Clement  Coldum  aged  60 
years  or  yr  about  faith,  yc  on  ye  29th  of  May  1692. 
being  at  Salem  Village  carrying  home  Elizabeth 
Hubbard  from  ye  meeting  behind  me  ;  fhe  defcred 
me  to  ride  fafter,  I  afked  her  why  :  me  faid  ye 
woods  were  full  of  Deuils,  &  faid  yr  are  there  they 
be,  but  J  could  fe  none  ;  then  J  put  on  my  horfe, 
&  after  J  had  rid  a  while,  fhe  told  me  I  might 
ride  fofter,  for  we  had  outrid  them,  I  afked  her  if 
fhe  was  not  afraid  of  ye  Deuil,  me  anfwered  me 
no,  me  could  difcourfe  with  ye  Deuil  as  well  as 
with  me,  further  faith  not ;  this  I  am  ready  to  tef- 
tifie  on  Oath  if  called  thereto,  as  witnefs  my  hand  : 

Clement  Colddum 


206  Salem   Witchcraft. 

James    Kettle  v.    Eliza  Hubbard. 

the  teftimony  of  James  Cetel  being  of  age  who 
teftifie  and  faith  i  being  ar  dopier  grigfes  one  a 
Sabath  day  about  the  laft  of  may  in  1692.  hauing 
fome  difcourfe  with  Elizabeth  hubberdand  J  found 
her  to  fpeach  feuerall  untruths  in  denying  the  Sab 
ath  day  and  faying  {he  had  not  ben  to  meting  that 
day  but  had  onely  bean  up  to  James  houltons  this 
J  can  teftifie  to  if  called :  as  witnes  my  hand 

James  Ketle 

Evidence  of  John  Putnam  &  Rebecca  Putnam. 

the  teftemony  of  John  putnam  :  Sen  and  rebecke 
his  wife  faith  that  our  fon  in  law  John  fuller  and 
our  dafter  rebecke  Shepard  did  both  of  them  dy  (a 
moft  uiolent  death  and  did  acting  uery  ftrangely  at 
the  time  of  ther  death)  farder  faith  that  we  did 
Gudg  then  that  thay  both  diead  of  a  malignant 
feuer  and  had  no  fufpition  of  witchcraft  of  aney 
nether  Can  wee  a  cuie  the  prifner  at  the  bar  of 
any  fuch  thing. 

Evidence   of  Nath1  Ingerfoll   &    Hanah    IngerJolL 

The  depofiftion  of  Nathaniell  Ingerfoll  and 
Hannah  his  wife  who  teftifie  and  fay  that  we  ware 
converfant  with  Benjamin  Holton  for  aboue  a 
week  before  he  died  and  was  acted  in  a  very  ftrange 
maner  with  moft  violent  fittes  acting  much  like  to 
our  poor  bewidthed  perfons  wn  wee  thought  they 


Salem  Witchcraft.  207 

would  haue  died  tho  then  we  had  no  fufpition  of 
wiclhcraft  amongft  us  and  he  died  a  moil  violent 
death  with  dreadful  fitts  and  the  Defter  that  was 
with  him  (aid  he  could  not  tell  what  his  diftember 
was  and  he  died  about  Two  days  before  Rebekah 
Sheepard 

Jurat  in  Curia  atteft  Steph,  Sewall  le.C 

Evidence  of   Benja    Wilkins    &    John    Wilkins    & 
Nath1  Ricbardjon. 

The  depofition  of  benjamin  Wilkins  aged  36 
years  and  John  Wilkins  aged  36  years  thefe  depon 
ents  teftifieth  and  fay  that  Lidia  Wilkins  wiffe  of 
John  Wilkins  was  well  delivered  with  child  and 
was  well  the  next  day  after  but  the  2  day  after 
{hee  was  deleivered  fhee  was  taken  with  a  violent 
feaver  and  flux  as  we  fuppofed  had  in  a  little  time 
the  flux  abated  but  the  reaver  continued  till  me 
died  which  was  about  four  dayes.  Nath.  Richifon 
tells  of  a  Namway  man  y1  fpeakes  of  a  profound 
deep  yr  Willard  was  in 

Evidence  of  Hannah  Welch. 

the  depotion  of  hanah  welch  the  wife  of  Phelup 
welch  hannah  walch  eaged  forty  foer  yers  thus  de- 
ponian  teftifieth  and  faith  that  J  was  with  mr  Sal- 
infton  and  capten  eapes  neer  this  land  now  in 
contreeuarce  and  they  both  of  them  agreed  that 
the  fence  (hud  ftand  as  it  was  and  that  we  (hud 
not  transgrace  of  one  fide  nor  Jonathan  hobs  one 


2o8  Salem  Witchcraft. 

the  other  fide  tel  the  line  was  run  and  the  agree 
ment  that  thay  agreed  tow  was  that  if  eather  hade 
tranfgrefed  mud  make  fatesfaction  to  the  other  and 
the  reafon  of  this  agreement  was,  becaus  hobs  and 
we  was  allway  contending. 

Jurat  Att  an  Jnferior  Court. 

Robert  Moulton  v.  Sufannab  Sheldon. 

the  teftimony  of  Robart  Moulton  fener  who  tef- 
tifieth  and  faith  that  J  waching  with  Sufannah 
Sheldon  fence  me  was  afflicted  J  heard  her  fay  that 
the  witches  hailed  her  vpone  her  bely  through  the 
yearde  like  a  fnacke  and  hailed  her  ouer  the  ftone 
walls  &  and  prefently  J  heard  her  Contradict  her 
former  difcource  and  faid  that  (he  came  ouer  the 
ftone  wall  herfelfe  and  J  heard  her  fay  that  me  Rid 
vpone  a  poole  to  bofton  and  me  faid  the  diuel 
caryed  the  poole.  Robart  Mouelton. 

Samuel  Nurs  &  Jofeph  Trumball  law  Robert 
Moulton  fine  this  wrighting. 

Expenfes  by  Abrm  Perkins. 

An  Accomp1  of  what  was  taken  vpon  their  Ma- 
jefties  accomp*  in  the  yeare  1692. 

Jmpr  by  Geo.  Herrick  vndr  Sheriff  for  himfelfe 
&  prifeners  viz  :  Jn°  Jackfon  junr  Jn° 
Howard  &  Guard  00-08-00 

To  Entertainment  for   ye  Confta- 
bles  and  their  prifoners  from  Hauerill       00-06-00 

To  Entertainement  for  ye  Confta- 
bles  &  prifoners  from  Glofefter  oo  :  04 :  oo 


Salem  Witchcraft.  209 

To  Hauerill  Conftable  another  time     oo  :  02  :  oo 


01-00 :  oo 
By  Abraham  Perkins  allowd 

Nattt  Ingerfolls  Acct.    v.    Country. 

March  ye  Ist  169! 

Vppon  a  meeteing  of  ye  Majeftrates  Mr  Jn°  Ha- 
thorne  and  Jonathan  Corwin  Efqrs  in  an  Jnquirere 
after  witchcraft  Expences  upon  ye  Countrys  Acco1 
for  Majeftrates  Marmalls  Conftables  &  Affiftance 
at  my  Houfe  Viz1. 

Jmpr  To  ye  Majeftrate  Dinner  &  £,  s.  d, 
Drink  8 

To  ye   Marmalls  2  Conftables  &  Af 
fiftance  &  Victuals  3 
To  43d  Cakes  6  qts  Cider  2 
To    2  Conftables  at  2  qts  of  3d  Cider 
one  Cake  9 
To  Rum  6 
To  Majeftrates  Horfes  6 
To  ye  Marmall  &  Conftable  Herricks 
Horfes  6 
ye  3d  Inftant   ye    Marmall    Expences                6 
ye  Marmall  &  his   horfe  i  pott  Sider  6 

vpon  examination  of  Goodwife  Corry 

To  ye  Marmall  for  horfes  &  drink  6 

To  ye   Majeftrates  Horfes  drink  and 
Entertainement  4 

vpon  examination  of  goodwife  Nurfe. 
To  ye  Marmalls  Horfe  Standing,  Sup- 


210  Salem   Witchcraft. 

per  Lodging  one  night  and  drink  for  his 
attendance  3     6 

To  Conftable  Herrick  &  Drink  & 
Cake  6 

To  ye  Majeftrates  Drink  &  Enterta- 
ment  and  Horfes  wth  ye  Majeftrates 
Horfes  5 

Aprill  19  :    1692. 

A  further  Accent  in  Examination  of 
witchcraft  at  Salem  Village  before  y^ 
Wormipfull  John  Hathorne  and  Jona 
than  Corwin  Esqr  &  Affift  :  for  the 
County  of  EfTex 

To  ye  Majeftrates  entertainemt  & 
horfes  6 

The  22  Majeftrates  Minefters  &  at- 
tendence  diners  16 

The  22  for  8  HoiTes  Hey  and  Otes  4 

May  2d  for  Majeftrates  Entertainem1          4 

ffor  Horfes  hey  &  Gates  2 

ffor  ye  Marmall  &  Affiftance  Viclualls 
and  Drink  4 

ditto  3d  fFor  Drink  for  ye  Guard  upon 
ye  Committed  perfons  one  night  3  o 

ditto  3d  ffor  Yictualls  &  Drink  ye  next 
morning  for  y  Attendance  Guard  Com 
mitted  woman  to  Bofton  Goal  by  order 
of  Mittimus  3 

ditto  3.  for  Gates  for  the  Cart  Horfes 
&  Marfhalls  Horfe  \ 

May  9th  ffor  conueyance   mr  Burrows 


Salem  Witchcraft.  211 

and  other  prifoners  ffbr  Victualls  for  the 
Majeftrates  &  tendance  &  Horfes  & 
whole  charge  at  this  Examination  is  16 

May  1 8  &  19  dayes  for  Victual!  & 
drink  for  ye  Guard  in  watching  J  Wil- 
lard  Tho  :  ffarrier  &  others  16 


Carried  ouer  to  the  other  fide  549 

Ib.    s.    d. 

Brought  over  from  ye  other  fide  549 

To  drink  for  ye  Majeftrates  &  Vic- 
tualls  for  attendance  &  Horfes  Paftering  5 

May  20  To  Sider  for  Majeftrates  & 
attendance  5 

21.  Vitualls  &    Drink  to    Majeftrates          2     6 

23d  To  Majeftrats  Horfes  Meat  & 
Attendance  3 

24.  To  Attendance  Supper  &  drink 
next  morning  5  6 

May  ye  2 1  — 1692  vpon  the  Examina 
tion  of  William  Procter  and  feverall 
others  to  their  Victualls  Drink  to  ye 
Majeftrates  &  and  their  attendance  & 
Horfe  meat  and  victualls  &  drink  to  ye 
Attendance  of  the  Prifoners  i  10 

July  15 — 1692  vpon  an  Examination 
to  ye  Majeftrates  Conftables  an  others  to 
attend  ye  prisenr  Meat  Drink  &  Horfe 
meat  15 

£8   10     9 


212  Salem   Witchcraft. 


Manning  Ace*  v.  County. 

Thomas  Manning  his  Accompe  of  work  down 
by  him  for  ye  County  of  in  y1  yare  1692. 

tto  mending  &  pouting  one  Rachalls 
fetters  i  6 

tto  John  howward   I    pare    of  fetters          5 

tto  John  Jackfhon  fener  i  pare  of 
fetters  5 

tto  John  Jackmon  Juner  i  pear  of 
fetters  5 

allowd  1 6     6 

Jfaac  Little    &  John  Harris  ace1  v.  County. 

The  County  of  EfTex  is  Dr  1692  :  s. 

for  1 8  pound  of  iron. yr  was  preft  from 
Jfack  Little:  Alle  for  feetters  for  yeprif- 
iners  at  a  4d  a  pound  6 

An  account  from  John  Harris  fherife  deputy  of 
fondry  charges  at  ye  Corts  of  ir  an  terminar  held  at 
Sallem  in  ye  yere  1692. 

£    s.     d. 

Jtt  prefing  a  hores  &  man :  to  affift 
in  earning  of  Sary  good  from  Jpfwich 
goalie  to  Sallem  8 

Jtt  forgoing  to  Sallem  to  carry  a  re 
turn  of  ye  Juriars  of  ipfwich  &  Rowly 
&  Attending  yl  fiting  4 


Salem  Witchcraft.  213 

Jtt  for  a  man  &  horfe  y'  was  preft  to 
Remoue  Sary  good  &  chilld  ffrom  ipf- 
wich  to  Sallem  7  6 

Jtt  for  preffing  of  hores  &  man  to 
gard  me  with  ye  wife  of  John  willes  & 
ye  widow  pudeater  from  Jpfwich  to  Sa 
lem  my  felf  &  gard  9  6 

Jtt  for  tending  ye  Court  at  ye  fecond 
fiting  4 

Jtt  for  prouiding  a  Jury  to  make 
fearch  upon  Cori  &  his  wife  &  Clenton 
Eafty  :  hore :  Cloifs  :  &  mrs  bradbury  4 

Jtt.  Tending  ye  Court  on  a  Jurnment 
Auguft  ye  2d  1692  from  Tuefday  till 
Satterday  4 

Jtt  for  expenc  &  Time  to  git  3  paire 
of  feeters  made  for  ye  two  Jackfons  & 
John  howard  2 

Jtt  for  Remoueing  of  howard  &  ye 
two  Jackfons  &  Jofeph  emmons  from 
Jpfwich  Goall  to  Sallem  &  thare  Tend 
ing  ye  Courts  pleafure  thre  dayes  till 
three  of  them  was  fent  back  to  ipfwich 
Goall  by  me  which  time  of  thre  dayes 
for  myfellffe  &  exspenc  for  Thos  y11  af- 
fifted  me  in  yl  farues  6 

for  prefing  of  men  &  horfes  for  This 
defigne  2 

Jtt.  for  bringing  of  mrs  bradbury  from 


214-  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Sallem  to  ipswich  goall  &  a  man  to  affift 


me 


4 


2   18     6 

asatteft  John  Harris  deputy  fheref. 
Att  A  Gen11  Seffions  of  ye  peace  holden  at  Jpf- 
wich  March  27  :  94 

This  account  is  allowed  provided  it  be  not  Jn- 
cluded  in   ye  High  Sheriffs  acc°. 

atteft    St.   Sewall  Cler 

yofepb  Fuller  ace1  v.  County. 

Jofeph  fuller  as  cunftablle  for  ye  yere   1692. 

for    feafing   of    Rachall    Clenton  & 
being  of  har  before  Juftis  According  to 
warrant  for  tending  ye  Court  of  oyer  &          i      o 
terminer  is  o    at  Salem  ten  days  i      o     o 

Cunftaball  Choat  for  feafeing  of  goody 
penne  &  carreing  of  har  to  Sallem  &  and 
bring  of  hur  back  to  Jpfwich  Goall  from 
Sallem  by  uertu  of  a  mittemas  with  one          s.    d. 
man  to  affiftance  8     9 

for  tending    at   ye    Court  of  Oyer  & 
turmener  two  weeks  i      o     o 

1692.  James  fuller  &  nathaniell  fuller 
thre  dayes  a  pefe  at  Salem  being  fumoned 
to  giue  evidence  Againft  Rachell  Clenton          s. 
at  ye  Court  of  Oyer  &  Termina  12     o 

Death  Warrants. 
Warrant  for  execution  of  Sarah  Good  Rebecka 


Salem  Witchcraft.  215 

Nurfe,    Eliz;    How    Sufanna     Martin    &     Sarah 
Wildes  On  Tuefday  19  July  1692. 

Seucrall  fent  to  Bofton  Goale  on  ace1  of  witch 
craft  Salem  March  id  from  Ex™  fent  bofton 
Sarah  Ofburne  Sarah  Good 

Titiba  Jndian 

Martha  Cory  Sarah  Cloyce  ]     Aprill    12th 

Rebecha  Nurce         Eliz.    procter  I  fent  to  Bofton. 
Dorothy  Good  John    procter  J 

May  2d     Lydia  Darting  wid°  of  Red6 
Sufanna  Martin  of  Amesbr 
Dorcas  Hoar  of  Beverley  wid° 
Sarah  Murrell  of  Bevr 
Bethya  Carter  )  of  Woburn 
Ann  Seires        j 

Sarah  Dafting        In/-  T~>   n 

n  r>  \  all  fent  to  Bofton, 

George    Burrows  J 

Salem  May  12th  J  mittimas  wch  went  May  13th 
to  Bofton. 

1.  George  Jacobs  fenr      7.   Sarah  Wild 

2.  Giles  Cory  8.   Mary  Lf  Nath   put- 

3.  Wm  Hobs  nam's  negro 

4.  Edwd  Bufhop  -\  9.   Mary  Englifh 

5.  Sarah     Bufhop    hislio.  Allice  parker 
wife  J  II.   Ann  pudeater 

6.  Bridget  Bumop  alias 
Oliuer 

Jn  Salem  prifon 

Eafty  Margaret  Jacobs 

Del1"  Hobs  Abigail  Soames 

Abigail  Hobs  Rebeca  Jacobs 


2 1 6  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Mary  Warren  Sarah  Buckley 

Churchwell  Mary  Witheridge 

Sarah  prodler 

fent  toBofton  Wedenfday  the  1 8th  May  1692. 
Thomas    ffarror  )     c  T 
Eliz  :  Hart          j  °f  ^ 
John   Willard   of  Salem  Village 
Roger  Toothaker  of  bilrica. 

fent  to  Bofton  munday  the  23d  1692, 
Mary  Eafty  Abigaile  Soames 

Sufannah  Rootes  Mary  Derich 

Sarah  Baflett  Benjamin  profter 

Eliz.  Gary. 

Sent  to  Salem  Goale  ye  23d  May  1692. 
Sarah  peafe  Sarah  pro<fter. 

Reverfal  of  Attainder  October  1 7**  1 7 1 1 . 

Province  of  the  Maflachufets  Bay  :  Anno  Reg-> 
ni  Anna  Reginas  Decimo. 

An  Act  to  reverfe  the  attainders  of  George  Bur 
roughs  and  others  for  Witchcraft 

Forafmuch  as  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
Thoufand  fix  hundred  ninety  two  feveral  Towns 
within  this  Province  were  Infefted  with  a  horrible 
Witchcraft  or  pofeffion  of  devils  ;  And  at  a  Special 
Court  of  Oyer  and  Termina  holden  at  Salem  in  the 
County  of  Eflex  in  the  fame  year  1692.  George 
Burroughs  of  Wells,  "John  Proffer,  George  Jacobs t 
John  Willardj  Giles  Core,  and  Martha  his  wife,  Re 
becca  Nurfe  and  Sarah  Good  all  of  Salem  aforefaid 
Elizabeth  How  of  Ipfwich,  Mary  Ea/ley,  Sarah 


Salem  Witchcraft.  217 

Wild  and  Abigail  Hobbs  all  of  Topsfield,  Samuel 
Wardell,  Mary  Parker,   Martha  Carrier,  Abigail 
Falkner,  Anne  Fofter,  Rebecca  Eames,  Mary  Poft  and 
Mary  Lacey  all  of  Andover,  Mary  Bradbury  of  Sal- 
iibury,  and  Dorcas  Hoar  of  Beverley  Were  fever- 
ally  Indicted  convicted  and  attainted  of  Witchcraft, 
and  fome  of  them  put  to  death,  others  lying  ftill 
under  the  like  fentance  of  the  faid  Court,  and  liable 
to  have  the  fame  Executed  upon  them. 

The  Influence  and  Energy  of  the  Evil  Spirits  fo 
great  at  that   time  acting  in   and  upon  thofe  who 
were  the  principal  accufers  and  WitnefTes  proceed 
ing  fo  far  as  to  caufe  a   Profecution  to  be  had  of 
perfons  of  known    and    good    reputation,   which 
caufed  a    great    difatisfaction    and    a    flop    to  be 
put  thereunto  until  theire  Majefty's  pleafure  mould 
be  known  therein :    And  upon    a   Reprefentation 
thereof  accordingly  made  her  late  Majefty  Queen 
Mary  the  fecond  of  blefled  memory  by  Her  Royal 
Letter  given  at  her  Court  at  Whitehall  the  fifteenth 
of  April  1693.  was  Graciovily   pleafed  to  approve 
the  care  and  Circumfpedtion  therein  ;  and  to  Will 
and  require  that  in  all  proceedings  ag1  perfons  ao 
cufed   for  Witchcraft,  or  being    poflefTed    by  the 
devil,  the  greateft  Moderation  and  all  due  Circum- 
fpedtion  be  ufed,  fo  far  as  the  fame  may  be  without 
Impediment  to  the  Ordinary  courfe  of  Juftice. 

And  fome  of  the  principal  Accufers  and  Wit- 
nefles  in  thofe  dark  and    fevere  profecutions  have 
(ince  difcovered  themfelves  to  be  perfons  of  profli 
gate  and  vicious  converfation. 
Cca 


218  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Upon  the  humble  Petition  and  fuit  of  feveral  of 
the  sd  perfons  and  of  the  children  of  others  of  them 
whofe  Parents  were  Executed.  Be  it  Declared 
and  Enacted  by  his  Excellency  the  Governor 
Council  and  Reprefentatives  in  General  Court  af- 
fembled,  and  by  the  authority  of  the  fame  That 
the  feveral  convictions  Judgments  and  Attainders 
again  ft  the  faid  George  Bor  roughs,  'John  Proffer, 
George  Jacob,  John  Willard,  Giles  Core  and  Mar 
tha  Core,  Rebecca  Nurfe,  Sarah  Good,  Elizabeth 
How,  Mary  Eajly,  Sarah  Wild,  Abigail  Hobbs, 
Samuel  War  dell,  Mary  Parker,  Martha  Carrier, 
Abigail  Falkner,  Anne  Fojler,  Rebecca  Eames,  Mary 
Poftj  Mary  Lacey,  Mary  Bradbury,  and  Dorcas 
Hoar,  and  every  of  them  Be  and  hereby  are  re- 
verfed  made  and  declared  to  be  null  and  void  to  all 
Intents,  Conftructions  and  purpofes  whatfoever,  as 
if  no  fuch  convictions  Judgments,  or  Attainders 
had  ever  been  had  or  given.  And  that  no  penal 
ties  or  forfeitures  of  Goods  or  Chattels  be  by  the 
faid  Judgments  and  attainders  or  either  of  them 

«/         o 

had  or  Incurrd.  Any  Law  Ufage  or  Cuftom  to  the 
contrary  notwithftanding.  And  that  no  Sheriffe, 
Conftable  Goaler  or  other  officer  mall  be  Liable  to 
any  profecution  in  the  Law  for  anything  they  then 
Legally  did  in  the  Execution  of  their  refpective 
offices. 

Made  and  Pafs'd  by  the  Great  and  General  Court 
or  AfTembly  of  Her  Majeftys  Province  of  the 
Maffachufets  Bay  in  New  England  held  at  Bofton 
the  1 7th  day  of  October.  1711. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  219 

Whereas  we  the  fubfcribers  are  Informed  that 
His  Excellency  the  Governour  Honourable  Coun 
cil,  and  Generall  aflembly  of  this  province  have 
been  pleafed  to  hear  our  Supplication  and  anfwer 
our  Prayer  in  paffing  an  act  in  favour  of  us  refpect- 
ing  our  Reputations  and  Eftates  :  Which  we  hum 
bly  and  gratefully  acknowledge. 

And  inafmuch  as  it  would  be  Chargeble  and 
Troublefome  for  all  or  many  of  us  to  goe  to  Bofton 
on  this  affair  :  Wherefore  we  have  and  do  Authorize 
and  Requeft  our  Trufty  Friend  the  Worfhipfull 
Stephen  Sewall  Efq  :  To  procure  us  a  Coppy  of  the 
faid  ad;  and  to  doe  what  may  be  further  proper 
and  neceffary  for  the  reception  of  what  is  al 
lowed  us  and  to  take  and  receive  the  fame  for  us 
and  to  Tranfact  any  other  thing  referring  to  the 
Premifes  on  our  Behalfe  that  may  be  requilite  or 
Convenient.  EfTex.  December  1711. 

John    Eames  in    behalfe  Charles  Burrough  eldeft 
of  his  mother  Rebec-       fon 
ca  Eames  J°hn  Barker 

Abigael  Faulkner  Lawrence  Lacy 

Samuel  Prefton  on  behalf  Abraham  Fofter 

of  his  wife  Sarah  Pref-  fyefons  of 

ton  J°hn  Parker     maryPar 

Samuel Ofgood  on  behalfe  JoiephParker  ker    de- 
of    his    mother    mary  [ceafed. 

Ofgood  John  Marfton 

Nathaniel  Dane  Thomas  Carrier 

Jofeph  Wilfon  John  Frie 

Samuel  Wardwell  Mary  Poft 


22O  Salem  Witchcraft. 

John  Wright  John  Johnfon  in  behalf 

Ebenezer  Barker  of  his  mother  Rebec- 

Francis  Johnfon   on   be-       ca    Johnfon    &    his 

half   of    his     mother,       fifter 

Brother   &   fifter  Eli-  William  Barker  fenr 

zabeth  Gorge  Jacob  on  behalfe 

Jofeph  Emerfon  on  behalf       of  his  father  who  fuf- 

of  his  wife  martha  Em-       fered 

erfon  of  Hauerhill  Thorndik  Procter  on  be- 

Ephraim  Willds  halfe    of    his    father 

John  Moulton  on  behalfe       John     Procter     who 

of  his   wife   Elizabeth       fuffered 

the  daughter  of  Giles  Beniamin  Procter  fon  of 

Coree  who  fuferd  the  abouesd 

Robert  peafe  on  behalfe  Doarcas  hoare 

of  his  wife  willem  town 

Annies  King  on  behalf  of  Samuel  nurs 

her  mother  Jacob  eftei 

Edward  Bifhop 

By  his  Excellency  the  Gouernor 

Whereas  ye  Generall  AfTembly  in  their  laft 
feffion  accepted  ye  report  of  their  comitte  ap 
pointed  to  confider  of  ye  Damages  fuftained  by 
Sundry  perfons  profecuted  for  witchcraft  in  ye  year 
1692  viz1 

£  s.  d.  £  s.  d. 

To  Elizabeth  How       12  o  o  John    Profter     and 

George  Jacobs         79  o  o             wife  150  o  o 

Mary  Eaftey             20  o  o  Sarh  Wild  14  o  o 

Mary  Parker               800  Mary  Bradbury  20  o  o 

George  Burroughs  50  o  o  Abigail  Faulkner  20  o  o 

Giles  Cory  &  wife  21  o  o  Abigail  Hobbs  10  o  o 

Rebeccah  Nurfe      25  o  o  Anne  Fofter  610  o 

John  Willard           20  o  o  Rebeccah  Eames  10  o  o 


Salem  Witchcraft.  221 

Sarah  Good  30     o     o         Dorcas  Hoar  21    17  o 

Martha  Carrier          760          Mary  Poft  8    14  o 

Samuel  Wardwell  Mary  Lacey  8   I  o  o 

&wife  36   15     o 

269   ii  o 

309     i     o  309     i  o 

578   12     o 

The  whole  amounting  vnto  Five  hundred  fev- 
enty  eight  poundes  and  Twelve  Shillings. 

J  doe  by  &  with  the  advice  and  confent  of  her 
MajT8  council  hereby  order  you  to  pay  ye  above 
fum  of  flue  hundred  feventy  eight  poundes  &  twelve 
{hillings  to  Stephen  Sewall  Efqrwho  together  with 
ye  gentlemen  ofye  Comitte  that  Estimated  and  Re 
ported  ye  faid  damages  are  defired  &  directed  to 
diftribute  ye  fame  in  proportion  as  aboue  to  fuch 
of  ye  faid  perfons  as  are  Liuing  and  to  thofe  that 
legally  reprefent  them  that  are  dead  according  as  ye 
law  directs  and  for  which  this  mall  be  your  War 
rant. 

Given  under  my  hand  at  Boton  the  17  Day  of 
December  1711  J  Dudley 

To  Mr  Treasurer  Taylor  By  order  of  ye  Gouer- 
nor  &  Council  Jfa  Addington  Secrty. 

Whereas  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  Gen- 
erall  court  haue  been  pleafed  to  grant  to  ye  perfons 
who  were  fufFerers  in  ye  year  1692  fome  confider- 
able  alowance  towards  reftitution  with  refpecl:  to 
what  they  fuffered  in  their  Eftates  at  that  Sorrow- 
full  time  and  haue  alfoe  appointed  a  Comitte  viz. 
John  Appleton  Efqr  Thomas  Noyes  Efqr  John 
Burrel  Efqr  Nehemiah  Jewet  Efq.  &  Stephen 


222  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Sewall  to  diftribute  ye  Same  to  and  amongft  ye 
parties  concern'd  as  in  &  by  ye  records  and  Court 
orders  May  appear.  Now  Know  yee  that  wee 
Subfcribers  herevnto  being  Either  ye  proper  parties 
or  fuch  as  reprefent  them  or  have  full  power  & 
authority  from  them  to  Receiue  their  parts  and 
mares  of  ye  money  afbrefd  and  fuch  of  vs  as  haue 
orders  from  Tome  of  ye  parties  concerned  to  receive 
their  parts  and  fhares  doe  avouch  them  to  be  real 
and  good  fo  that  for  whomfoever  wee  take  vpon 
us  to  receive  any  fuch  fum  wee  doe  oblige  ourfelves 
to  Idemnify  ye  faid  Comitte  to  all  Jntents  con- 
ftru&ions  &  purpofes,  wee  fay  Recieved  this  19th 
day  of  February  anno  Domi  1711-12  &  in  ye 
Tenth  year  of 

Abram  How   For  Mary  &  Abigail 
How  4   14     o 

Ephraim  Roberdes  for  James  Martha 
&  Sarah  How  children  of  John  How        4   14     o 

mark  of 

Abraham  A  fofter  for  mother  6   i  o     o 


mark  of 


Abraham  A  fofter  for  Mary  lacey  by 

order  8    10     o 

Samuel  wardel  36   15     o 

Benia  putnam  for  Sarah  Good  30     o     o 

William  W  Towne  for  wife  widow 

ofWillard  6   12     8 

Jfaac  Eftey  2  9  o  for  felfe     John  Eafty  290 

for  Mary  poft 

William  Cleur  1 1   o  o  for  M.  Carier 

John  Ames  ten    poundes  by  ord.  of  his  mother 

on  file  10  o  o 


Salem  Witchcraft.  223 

Ephraim  Wiles   14  o  o  Abigail  Faulkner  20  o  o 

marke  of 

George    Yorry  John  king  for  him-  ) 

Jacobs  46    o  o }    felfe  &  fifter  J 

marke  of  marke 

Anne  X  Andrews  23    oo!   Chriftopher  X     Read 

John  fofter  8    7  o  |  79  o  o 

Charge  i  130]    maried  Eliz.  Hoar. 

marke 

Joana  X  Green  Jofeph  Parker     800 

Jofeph  Parker        8  14  o  Jofeph  Parker     760 

Received  as  on  ye  foregoing  fide  £     s.     d. 

Samuel  Nurs  for  himfelfe  &  John 
Nurfe&  John  Tarbeu  Rebeccah  Prefton 
William  Ruflell  Martha  Bowden  & 
francis  Nurs  21  14  o 

marke 

Elizabeth  x  Richards  alias  Procter  Benjam  x  Procter 
Ebenezer  Bancraft  for  Martha  Procter 

John  procter  william  procter 

Thorndik  Procter  in  behalfe  of  myfelfe  and 
Jofeph  procter  and  Abigill  Procter  and  mary 
procter  and  fifter  Elizabeth  Very. 

marke  marke 

Sarah  Munion  x  alias  Procter.  Elizabeth  x  Procter. 

£  s.  d. 

Charles  Burrough  for  myfelfe  and  for  420 
Jeremiah  Burrough  and  Rebeccah  Fowle  each  of  us 
Hanah  Fox  &  Elizabeth  Thomas  20  o  o 

John  Appleton  Recd  for  G°  Burrough  ye  fum  of 
ffore  poundes  &  two  fhilK  ,? 

marke 

23d    Abigail    x    Hoar         20     4 

marke  both 

Rebeccah    x    Hoar 


224  Salem  Witchcraft. 

marke  of 

Feb  23.  1711    William  x  Hobbs  for 
his  fifter  Abigail  Hobbs  9   15     o 

cha  4     o 

10     o     o 

marke 

Leonard*  Slue  forfelfe  &  fifter  Rachel      10   4d 

marke 

Mary  x  Pittman  alias  How 

Recd  as  aforefd 

for  George  Abbott  &  Hanah  his  wife  £  s.  d. 
daughter  of  mary  Eafty  290 

March  4,  1711  by  yr  written  order  forty  nine 
{hillings  John  farnum 

March  5  :  Recd  for  myfelfe  forty  nine  (hillings 
290  Jacob  efti. 

March  6.  1711.  Received  for  myfelfe  three 
poundes  4s  &  6d  for  my  owne  mare. 

marke 

Hanah  x  Willard 

March  6  Recd  for  our  daughter  Margaret  Wil 
lard  being  vnder  age  three  pounds  four  millings  6d 

marke  marke 

William  x  Town  Margaret  x  Towne  wife  of  fd 
Wm  Town. 

March  22  Received  for  my  daughter  Mary 
Burroughs  four  pounds  2s  in  full  for  her  (hare. 
Mary  x  Hall  alias  Burroughs 

March  22,    171 1-12  Received  for   myfelfe  Ten 

marke 

poundes  Mary  x  Hall  alias  Burroughs 

Aprill  5  1712  Recd  of  Stephen  Sewall  as  aforefd 

marke 

690  John  x  Willard 

May  i.    1712.  Recd  on  behalf  of  my  wife  De- 


Salem  Witchcraft.  225 

borah  How  Two  pounds  Seven   Shilling  in  full. 

Ifaac  Howe. 

Recd  for  Benj.  Nurfe  fifty  four  (hillings  &  6d 
May  12,  1712.  Samullnurs. 

Recd  for  myfelf  ye  fubfcriber  &  for  my  Bror  in 
Law  Peter  Thomas  in  right  of  Elizabeth  his  wife 
&  my  fifter  Hanah  ffox  wife  of  mr  Jabez  ffox  & 
&  Rebecca  fowles  four  pounds  Ten  millings. 

George  burrougs 

Receiued  for  my  bror  Jeremiah  Burroughs  & 
myfelfe  Two  pounds  fiue  millings. 

Charles  Burrough. 

Newbury  May  22d,  1712.  Reced  for  &  in  be- 
halfe  of  my  wife  Jane  True  &  Mary  Stanion 
daughters  of  Mary  Bradbury  &  for  John  Bufs  & 
Eliza  Bufs  Children  of  Elizabeth  Bufs  ye  Sum  of 
nine  poundes  fifteen  millings  p  me  Henry  True 

May  22d  1712.  Reced.  for  my  Brethren  & 
Sifters  being  fix  of  vs  in  number  children  of  Judah 
Moodey  one  of  ye  daughters  of  ye  aforefd  Mary 
Bradbury  Decd.  thre  pounds  fiue  mill8 

Caleb  Moodey. 

May  22d  1712.  Recd  for  my  fifter  Anne  Allen 
&  myfelfe  children  of  Wymond  Bradbury  Decd 
three  pounds  five  Shillings 

p    me    Wymond  Bradbury. 
Reced  for  my  Two  Brothers  William  Bradbury 
&  Jacob  Bradbury  &  myfelfe  Three  pounds  fiue 
{hillings  in  full  p  me  Thomas  Bradbury. 

July    27,    1712.     Recd    on     ye     acct   aforefaid 
Dda 


226  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Eleuen  pounds  five   {hillings  for  my  part  Recd  in 

marke 

full  Samuel  x  Procter. 

Sepr  3d  1712.  Received  for  my  brother  Jomua& 
myfelfe  4180  which  J  ingage  to  produce  his  or 
der  for  &  fend  to  S.  Sewall.  Benjamin  Eftie. 

Sept  3d.  1712.  Recd  for  my  fifter  Sarah  Gills 
forty  nine  millings  which  J  promife  to  lend  her 
receipt  for  Beniamin  Eftie. 

Recd  for  Jofeph  Eftie  &  and  by  his  written  or 
der  forty  nine  millings  Nour28,  1712. 

John  Commings. 

Receipts  of  ye  relations  6cc  of  ye  Sufferers  in  ye 
year  1692  taken  February  19th  1711-12, 

Mr  Burroughs's  family  widow. 

Charles  Burroughs  George  Burroughs  Jeremiah 
Burroughs  Rebecca  Fowle  alias  Burrougs  Hanah 
Fox  alias  Burroughs  Elizabeth  Thomas,  Mary 
Burroughs. 

Mrs  Mary  Bradbury's  progeny. 

Wymond  Bradbury  Decd  has  left  Wymund, 
Anne.  Judah  Moodey  Decd  Caleb  Moodey,  Hana 
Moodey,  Jofhua  Moody,  Samuel  Moody,  Mary 
Hale.  Judith  Toppen.  William  Bradbury  decd 
William  Bradbury,  Thomas  Bradbury  Jacob  Brad 
bury 

Mary  Stanian  Jane  True 

Elizabeth  Bufs  Decd  John  Buis  Elizabeth  Bufs. 

Families  Jnterefted  in  ye  allowance  following. 

Children  of  Elizabeth  How  viz.  daughters 
Mary  How,  Deborah  How  wife  of  Jfa  :  How  of 


Salem  Witchcraft.  227 

Roxbury,  Abigail  How.  Grandchildren  James 
How,  Martha  How  &  Sarah  How  being  ye  chil 
dren  of  her  only  fon  John  How  Decd. 

William  Hoar  Decd  left  3  daughters. 

Dorcas  Hoar  family,  Mary  Burt  widow.  Eliza 
beth  Read  wife  of  Chriftopher  Read  400  Annis 
King  wife  of  John  King  12  o  o  Johanna  Green 
widow  i  o  o  Tabitha  Slue  Decd  left  two  children 
Leonard  Rachel.  George  Jacobs  family  George 
Jacobs  only  fon  46  o  o  Anne  Andrews  23  o  o 

Margret  Jacobs  alias  Fofter  for  her  goods 

taken  away  870.  The  Charge  113 

Mary  Eafty's  family.  Jfa  Eafty  Jofeph  Eafty 
John  Eafty  Ben :  Eafty,  Jacob  Eafty.  Jomua 
Eafty  pd  to  Benj  Sarah  Gill  daughter  Hanah  Abbot 
of  Andover 

Rebeccah  Nurfe  family,  John  Nurfe  Sarah 
Bowden  Rebecah  Prefton,  Samuel  Nurfe,  Francis 
Nurfe,  Mary  Tarbel  Elizabeth  Ruflel. 

John  Procters  family  widow  alias  Richards 
Benj.  Procter  John  Procter,  Eliz.  Verey,  Martha 
Join  Mary  Procter  Thorndick  Procter  William 
Procter  Jofeph  Procter,  Samuel  Procter  Sarah 
Procter  Eliz.  Procter  Abigail  Procter. 

Mr.  Sewall&  Honrd  friend 
Sr  Refpects  J  mifed,  you8  J  receiued  of  yor  fon, 
bearing  date  ye  27th  of  this  Jnftant  moth  &  accord 
ing  to  yor  delire  J  haue  drawne  out  ye  names  & 
Sums  (of  ye  Refpedtive  Sufferers)  yl  ye  petition1"5 
prayd  for.  ist  of  thofe  executed. 


228  Salem  Witchcraft. 

£     s.     d. 

Elizabeth  How ;  Mary  Abigail  her 
daughters  prayd  for  1200 

Georg  Jacobs,  Georg  Jacobs  his  fon 
prayd  p  79  o  o 

Sara  Wild,  Ephraim  Wild  her  fon 
prayd  for  1400 

Mary  Eafty.  Jfaack  Eafty  her  huf- 
band  prd  p  20  o  o 

Mary  Parker.  Jofeph  &  Jn°  parker 
her  fon  prd  p  08  o  o 

Mr  Georg  Burroughs,  Charles  Bur 
roughs  his  fon  prd  p  50  o  o 

Elizabeth  Core.  &  Martha  ye  wife  of 
Jno  Molton  he  prd  p  2100 

Rebecca  Nurie.  Samuell  Nurfe  her 
fon  prd  p  25  o  o 

Jn°  Willard.  Margeret  Towne  his 
relic~b  prd  p  20  o  o 

Sarah  Good.  William  Good  her 
hufband  prd  p  30  o  o 

Martha  Carrier.  Thomas  Carriar 
her  hufband  prd  p  07  o  o 

Samuel  Wardell  executed  &  his  wife 
Sarah  condemned.  Samuell  Wardell 
their  fon  prd  p  36  15  o 

John  procter,  John  &  Thordick 
his  fons  prd  p  150  9  o 

Jfons  Condemned  &  not  Executed 

Mrs  Mary  Bradbury.  Henry  &  Sam1 
True  her  fons  prd  p  20  o  o 


Salem  Witchcraft.  229 

Abigail  Faulkner  for  her  and  her 
children  prd  p  2o  o  o 

Abigail  Hobs  william  Hobs  her  Fa 
ther  prd  p  iolb  10  o  o 

Ann  Fofter.  Abraham  Fofter  her 
fon  prd  p  600 

Rebeccah  Eames  prayes  p  10     o     o 

Dorcas  King  alias  whore  prd  p  21120 

Mary  poft  prayes  p  8    14     o 

Mary  Lacy  Lawrence  her  huf- 
band  prd  p  8100 

Elizabeth  Procter  &  Elizabeth  John- 
fon.  J  find  their  names  amongft  ye 
aboue  condemned  pflbns  &  lum  put 
to  them.  Pfons  Jmpriforid&  not  Con 
demned  petitioned  for  Allowances  for 
their  Jmprifonment  charges  &c 

Sarah  Buckley  &  Mary  witredg  for 
fo  much  they  payd  15  o  o 

John  Johnfon  for  Rebecca  his  wife 
&  daughter  604 

Capf  Ofgoods  wife  Mary  574 

Sarah  Cole  for  hers  6    10     o 

Edward  Bimop  petitions  for  100     o     o 

Jn°  Barker  p  Mary  Barker  his 
daughters  expences  he  pd  for  her  03  15  10 

Rob1  peafe  p  his  1330 

Nath1  Dane  p  his  4130 

Jn°  Fry  p  his  4174 

Jofeph  Wilfon  p  his  4154 

Jn°  Wright  p  his  040 


230  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Mercy    Woodell    ye    wife    of    Jn° 

Wright  for  540 
Jn°  Barker  prayes  for  his  Br°  Wm 

Barkers  3  1 1  o 

Lawrence  Lafy  for  his  daughter  Mary  304 

Jn°  Marfton  p  his  wife  214  4 

Ebenezer  Barker  for  his  wife  574 
Francis  Johnfon  for  his  wife  then 

Sarah  Hawks  540 

Francis  Johnfon  for  his  mother  712  o 

&  for  his  filler  Elizabeth  3   oo     o 

Totall  796    1 8     o 

befides  mr  Englim  his  demands  left  to  ye  Courts 
Confideration  &  determination  Ips  28-9-1711. 
Sr  ye  mofl  humble  fervant  NTH  JEWIT. 

To  the  Committee  appointed  by  the  Governour 
&  Council  for  the  diftribution  of  the  money  al 
lowed  by  ye  Generall  Court  to  ye  Sufferers  in  the 
year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  my  part  &  proportion  allowed  me 
by  the  faid  court  unto  Deacon  Benjamin  Putnam 
whom  J  have  defired  to  pay  my  part  of  the  neceff- 
ary  charge,  And  his  receipt  ihall  be  your  full  dif- 
charge.  from  your  fervant.  Wm  Good  x  his  mark 

Salem  Vill.  Janua.  21:17 

Whereas  the  Governour  and  Generall  Court 
have  been  pleafed  to  grant  a  Confiderable  fum  to 
wards  Reftitution  to  thofe  who  were  Sufferers  in  ye 
year  1692,  &  and  have  appointed  a  Committe  to 
diftribute  ye  fame  amongft  the  perfons  concerned. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  231 

Wherefore  in  as  much  as  J  ye  fubfcriber  Married 
with  Martha  Procter  one  of  ye  daughters  of  John 
Procter  late  of  Salem  deced  doe  Requeft  the  gen 
tlemen  of  ye  committee  to  Deliver  what  part  and 
proportion  May  belong  to  me  on  behalfe  of  my 
faid  wife  unto  Cap1  Ebenezar  Bancroft  of  Lynn 
and  his  Receipt  mail  be  your  full  difcharge.  from 
your  Serv1.  Nathanell  Gowing 

Janey  2  Ist  1711. 

To  the  Gentelmen  of  the  Comittee  appointed 
by  the  Governer  and  Councell  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  General  Court  to  fuch  as 
weare  fufferers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliuer  unto  my  brother 
Thorndik  Procter  the  Sume  allowed  unto  me  and 
his  receipt  mall  fully  difcharge  you  ffrom  the  fame 

February  i8th  1711-12  Elizabeth  Very. 

Whereas  we  are  Jnformed  the  Generall  Couart 
hath  a  Pointed  a  Committee  to  diftrubute  to  the 
pearties  Confearned  what  the  sd  Court  heath 
alowed  to  make  Reparation  to  fuch  as  weare  fuf 
ferers  in  the  yeare  1692.  Whearfore  wee  doe  de- 
fire  and  heareby  order  and  Jmpower  our  brother 
Thorndik  Procter  to  receive  what  mall  bee  alowed 
to  each  of  ys  and  to  giue  receit  for  the  fame  which 
mall  fully  difchargue  you  thearof. 

marke 

the  x  of  abigaill  Procter. 

To  ye  Committey  appointed  by  ye  Generall 
Court  to  diftribute  what  was  allowd  by  ye  sd  Court 
towards  reftitution  to  ye  relations  of  thofe  whoe 
furTered  in  ye  Sorrowfull  times  called  ye  Witchcraft 


232  Salem   Witchcraft. 

times,  pleas  to  pay  and  deliuer  what  mare  and 
proportion  belongs  to  me  on  that  fcore  vnto  my 
Brother  mr  Samuel  Nurfe  of  Salem  &  his  receipt 
mall  be  a  full  and  fufficient  difcharge  from  your 
friend  &c.  Beniamin  Nurfe. 

May  8th  anno  Dom  1712. 

Whereas  we  are  Jnformed  the  Generall  court 
hath  apointed  a  Committe  to  diftribute  to  the  par 
ties  concearned  what  the  sd  Court  hath  alowed  to 
make  Reparation  to  the  Sufferers  in  the  year  1692. 
Therefore  wee  doe  deiire  and  hereby  Jmpour  our 
Brother  Samuel  Nurfe  te  receive  what  is  alowed  to 
us  and  to  give  receipt  for  the  fame 

John  Nurs  willem  rufel 

John  Farbell  martha  bouden 

Rebaka  prefton  francis  nurs. 

Whereas  ye  Gouernour  &  Generall  Court  have 
been  Pleafed  to  grant  a  confiderable  fum  towards 
reftitution  to  thofe  who  were  Sufferers  in  ye  year 
1692  :  &  have  appointed  a  Committee  to  diftribute 
ye  fame  amongft  ye  perfons  concerned. 

Wherefore  J  yefubfcriber  (being  then  a  Sufferer) 
doe  requeft  ye  gentlemen  of  ye  Comittee  to  Deliver 
what  Part  and  Proportion  may  belong  to  me  unto 
my  father  William  Hobbs,  or  my  brother  William 
Hobbs  (both  of  Topffield)  and  either  of  their  receipts 
{hall  be  your  full  difcharge  from  your  Servant. 

the  mark  of 

Abigaill  x  Hobbs. 

We  whofe  names  are  hereunto  Subfcribed  being 
requefted  by  George  Locker  Deputy  Sherife  in 


Salem  Witchcraft.  233 

Effex  by  order  and  direction  of  ye  Juftices  to  ap- 
praize  and  vallue  a  Gun  &  a  fword  of  John  Byfli 
wch  Gun  we  vallue  and  apprize  to  be  worth  2os  & 
ye  fword  to  be  worth  Ten  Shillings  as  witnefs  our 
hands  this  25th  day  of  auguft  1716. 

Abrm  Punchard  Phillh  Englifh  jun. 

Petition  of  Mr  Englijh. 

To  ye  Comitte  appointed  to  Diftribute  yc money 
allowed  to  the  Sufferers  in  1692 

Gen1  I  requeft  ye  favour  of  you  to  reprefent 
it  to  ye  Gen11  Court  what  a  great  Sufferer  I  have 
been  in  my  eftate  by  reafon  of  ye  fevere  profecution 
of  me  and  my  wife  in  that  Dark  time.  It  Coft 
me  fifty  pounds  at  Bofton  &  we  were  forced  to  fly 
for  our  Lives  at  which  time  my  eftate  was  feized 
and  Squandred  away  to  a  great  Value  and  much  of 
my  provifion  vfed  to  Subfift  ye  numerous  Company 
of  prifoners  In  ye  whole  I  am  Exceedingly  Dem- 
nified  ye  moft  of  my  perfonal  eftate  to  ye  Value  of 
many  hundreds  of  pounds  taken  from  me  &  very 
little  of  it  Reftored  againe  I  pray  to  Confider  my 
Extraordinary  Sufferings. 

I  am  Genr  yor  humble  Serva 

an  account  of  what  John  King  and  Annis  his 
wife  one  of  ye  Daughters  of  Dorcas  Hoare  late  of 
Beverly  Deceafed  difburfed  &  expended  on  their 
aforefaid  Mother  dureing  ye  time  of  her  imprifon- 
ment  and  Great  Troubles  in  ye  year  1692. 

Imprimis.     Subfiftance    for    her    9  £     s.     d. 
months  when  (he  was  in  Salem  prifon        900 
Eea 


234  Salem  Witchcraft . 

tt  a  Journey  to  Bofton  and  money 
carryed  to  her  while  in  prifon  there  10 

tt  my  Journey  to  Bofton  to  carry 
her  to  Ipswich  &  Expence  while  there  1 5 

tt  my  wife's  going  two  Journeys  to 
Ipfwich  and  exfpence  &  attendance  up 
on  her  10 

tt  two  Journeys  to  Bofton  to  procure 
a  reprieve  i  o 

tt  a  Journey  to  fetch  her  from  Ipf 
wich  to  Salem  c 


£12     o     o 

befides  confiderable  cloathing  &  other 
things  for  her  neceffitys. 

her  mark 

John  king.  Annis  x  King. 

Andover  feb  ye  26:  1711-12  honoured  Sir 
thes  are  to  dezier  you  to  deliuer  to  ye  bearer  hereof 
John  Farnum  the  money  yl  falleth  to  my  mare  of 
what  the  Cort  alowed  to  the  fufferers  in  92. 

J  being  the  daughter  of  Goodwife  Eftey  of  topf- 
feeld  and  now  wife  to  George  Abbut  in  Andover, 

Geoge  Abbut  Hannah  abbut 

To  the  much  honred  mager  fewall  pray  Sr  be 
pleafed  for  to  pay  to  the  barer  hearof  John  cum- 
mings  my  part  of  the  money  that  the  generall 
court  did  geve  to  the  fufferers  in  the  yeare  1692. 
and  his  recit  mail  bee  your  defcharge 

Sr  J  underftand  that  you  have  payd  all  of  my 
brothers,  and  fo  J  would  pray  you  for  to  pay  the 
barer  heareof  fo  J  raft  your  friend  and  Saruent 

Jofeph  Efti, 


Salem  Witchcraft.  235 

from  Dorcheftour  november  the  01  day  1712 
as  witnes  my  hand. 

Salem  ffebx  19th  1711-12  To  the  Honourd 
Committy 

The  petition  of  Benjamin  Prodler  humbly  mew- 
eth ;  That 

1.  for  as  much  as  J  your  petitioner  was  Jmprif- 
oned  for  feveral  monthes  Jn  the  time  they  called 
witchcraft  and  was  by  that  a  great  fufferer. 

2.  for  as  much  as  J   was    ye  eldeft   fon  of  my 
father  &  worked  hard  with  my  father :    till  J  was 
about  thirty  years  of  age  :    and  helped  bring  up  all 
my  father's   children,  by  all   his    wives  one  after 
another. 

3.  for,  as  much  as  after  my  fathers  death  J  your 
petitioner  was  at  great  coft  and  trouble  in  the  dif- 
pofition  of  my  sd  fathers  affairs    as   to  relieving  his 
sd  family  fome  of  them   helples  :  with   anfwering 
debts  charges,  legafies  &c. 

All  which  confidered  your  petitioner  thinketh  he 
deferves  a  greater  mare  of  this  that  ye  country  hath 
bin  pleafe  to  alow  us  then  ye  reft  of  our  family  doe: 
which  J  leave  in  confideration  of  your  honrs  and 
mall  forever  remain  yor  honrs  moft  humble  fervc. 

Benjamin  Prodler. 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Governor  and  Council  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  General  Court,  to  fuch  as 
were  Sufferers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliuer  into  Jofeph  Parker  of 
Andover  the  fum  allowed  unto  me,  and  his  Re 
ceipt  mall  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame. 

Andover  January  7.  1711-12  Thomas  Carrier 


236  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Know  all  whom  it  doth  or  may  confarn  that  wee 
Mary  and  Abegill  How  both  daughters  of  James 
How  of  Jpfwich  late  deceaft  being  informe  that  ye 
honered  Generall  Court  hath  a-Lowed  fom  money 
for  us  in  way  of  Restitution  for  ye  damig  wee  fuf- 
tained  in  ye  yere  92  by  that  as  was  called  witch 
craft  when  our  honoured  mother  was  executed. 

We  pray  your  honours  to  fend  us  ye  money 
alowed  us,  by  our  vncle  Abraham  How  whom  we 
have  defired  and  employed  to  Receive  ye  fame  for 
us.  dated  in  Jpfwich  22  of  January  1711  or  12  as 

mark  her  mark 

witnes  our  hands    Mary  x  How   Abigill  x  How 

her 

To  the  gentm  of  the  Committee  to  Diftribute 
the  money  that  the  Generall  Court  allowd  to  ye 
Famleys  of  those  that  were  SufFarers  in  the  year  of 
ye  witchcraft. 

J  requeft  that  you  would  deliver  my  pr  of  the 
money  unto  Col.  John  Appleton  and  his  Receipt 
(hall  be  acceptd. 

dated  Jan  22  :  171 1.  pr  George  burouhs. 

Forafmuch  as  it  is  made  Manifeft  that  ye  child 
ren  of  mr  George  Burroughs  Deced.  by  his  former 
wiues  did  in  ye  time  of  his  Jmprisonment  admin- 
ifter  vnto  him  NecefTary  things  &  were  at  con 
siderable  charge  thereabout  &  for  his  Jnterment  & 
that  ye  widow  had  moft  or  all  of  ye  perfonal 
eftate. 

In  Consideration  where  of  Wee  ye  Subfcribers  a 
committee  appointed  by  ye  Generall  Court  & 
confent  agree  &  order  that  ye  fix  pounds  6d  money 


Salem  Witchcraft.  237 

yet  remaing  of  ye  fifty  pounds  allowed  by  ye  Gou- 
ernment  fhall  be  payed  to  ye  sd  children  in  equal 
Shares. 

January  3d  1712. 

John  Appleton  Stephen  Sewall 

Thomas  Noyes  Neh.  Jewett. 

Bofton  New  England  Janr  i6th  1711-12. 
Whereas  we  are  Jnformed   the   Generall  Court 
hath  appointed   a  Committee  To  Diftribute    To 
the  Partys  Concern'd  what  the  sd  court  have  Al- 
low'd  to  Make  Repare  Ation  to   the  fufferers  Jn 
the  yere    1692.    wherefore   we  defier  and  hereby 
order    and    Jmpower  Our   Brother   Charles    Bur- 
rough — To  Receive  what  is  Allowed  to  each  of  us 
And  his  Receipt  (hall  be  a  fufficient  Difcharge. 
Peter  Thomas  Jabez  Fox 

Rebekah  Fowle  Jeremiah    Burrough. 

Attelborow  March  the  14th  171 1-12  Loving 
brother  my  Love  Remembred  vnto  you  hoping 
that  you  eare  well  as  I  am  at  this  prefent  I  make 
bold  to  wright  a  few  lins  vnto  you  defiring  you  to 
be  fo  kind  vnto  mee  as  to  fend  mee  that  which  is 
my  wright  and  proper  due  from  the  Jeneral  court 
I  pray  you  to  fend  it  by  my  mother  which  will 
take  fom  care  about  itt  and  Let  me  not  be  forgotten 
by  you  who  am  your  Sifter  till  deth. 

Mary  Burros. 

Bofton,  Decernb1  i6th  171 2.  To  the  Honourable 
Gentlemen  Appointed  for  a  Committee  Relateing 
to  the  Affairs  of  Witchcraft  Jn  theyeare  1692. 
Gentlemen.     We  the  Subfcribers   and   children 


238  Salem  Witchcraft. 

of  mr  Georg  Burrough  late  of  wells,  who  fufFered 
att  Salem  in  the  Trouble  there  humbly  offer  for 
you  Honours  Confederation  A  few  Lines  Relateing 
our  Cafe  and  Circomftances  vpon  Acco1  of  our 
Mother  in  Laws  Conduct  and  Carriage  Towards 
us,  after  our  Father  was  Apprehended  and  Taken 
away  Our  Mother  in  Law  laide  hands  vpon  all  me 
could  fecure  (the  Children  were  generally  unable 
to  fhift  for  Themfelves)  and  what  me  could  lay 
hands  on  was  her  Own  without  any  perfon  but  her 
own  Daughr  to  mare  with  her,  whom  me  fays  was 
to  bring  up,  but  may  it  Plefe  your  Honours  to 
Confider  there  was  feaven  children  more  befides 
That  were  To  bring  up  the  eldeft  of  which  was 
but  fixteen  years  old  att  that  Time,  but  infleed  of 
fhareing  in  what  our  father  Left  and  me  had  fe- 
cur'd  were  Turn'd  to  mift  for  ourfelves  without 
anythiug  for  fo  much  as  a  Remembrance  of  Our 
father  Tho  Som  of  us  can  Remember  of  Confid- 
erable  in  the  houfe,  befides  his  Liberary  which  me 
fold  and  Recd  the  money  for  :  then  Lett  it  out  at 
intereft  and  was  afterward  Recd  by  another  Huf- 
band  :  and  not  one  farthing  beftowed  on  any  child 
but  her  Own.  This  being  matter  of  facl:  we  Hum 
bly  leave  it  with  your  honours  to  Confider  wheather 
of  what  the  Honourable  Generall  Court  allow'd  &c 
She  have  not  already  Recd  To  much  and  the 
Children  To  Little.  We  Subfcribe  ourfelves  your 
Honours  Humble  Sertts 

rebaker  fowl.  Charles  Burrough 


mark 


™e  x  Eliz  Thomas  Jerimi  Burrough 

hannah  fox 


Salem   Witchcraft.  239 

Bofton  Aprill  3d  Honoured  Sir  the  fauour  which 
i  would  humbly  afk  of  your  hounour  at  this  time 
is  that  you  would  pleafe  to  let  my  brother  George 
Burrough  have  what  remains  in  your  hands  on  the 
account  of  my  deceafed  but  Honnoured  Father  Mr 
George  Burrough  Sir  my  requeft  is  that  it  may  be 
don  without  delay  for  euery  difTcourfe  on  this 
melloncely  fubiect  doth  but  give  a  frem  wound  to 
my  bleeding  hart  but  i  defire  to  fit  down  in  lilence 
and  remain,  Sir  your  Honnours  moft  obedeint  fer- 
uant  Rebekah  Fowle. 

To  the  Gentlemen  ap-1  Bofton  Apr11  8.  1713, 
pointed  A  Comittee  Re-  I  Gentlemen  we  the  fub- 
lateing  to  the  affairs  of|  fcribers  &  children  of 
Witchcraft  &c  j  mr  Georg  Burrough 

who  fuffered  in  the  late  Troubles  at  Salem  in  the 
yere  1692.  offer  to  your  confideration  the  conduct 
of  our  Mother  in  Laue,  affter  the  deth  of  our  ffa- 
ther — She  made  lure  of  all  that  there  was  of  houfe- 
hold  Goods  &c  togather  with  our  fathers  Library 
which  was  off  fom  Value,  faid  Liberary  was  fold 
affterward  &  part  of  the  money  came  afterward 
into  the  hands  of  a  fecond  Hufband,  but  nothing 
thereof  nor  the  houfehold  goods  &c  ever  came 
into  our  hands  we  were  Turn'd  out  into  a  wide 
world  to  Shift  for  ourfelves  haueing  nothing  to 
truft  unto  but  Divine  Providence  and  the  Generofity 
of  friends  (not  on  the  fide  of  our  mother  in  Law) 
&  fom  of  us  fo  young  that  we  can  give  no  acco" 
of  perticular  Circomftances  of  the  ffamily,  nor  Ca- 
peable  any  of  us  to  give  a  perticular  acco1  of  the 


24-Q  Salem  Witchcraft. 

•wrong  don  us  any  ffurther  then  we  are  informed 
by  others,  but  can  allure  you  we  never  had  the 
value  of  fixpence  to  Remember  our  ffather  with 
when  Dead  and  gon.  And  we  cannot  but  obferve 
to  you  that  what  the  Honerable  Court  allowed 
when  divided  among  ye  Children  according  to  the 
Direction  of  the  fame  Amou"  to  but  about  four 
pounds  a  piece,  which  we  think  but  a  poor  recom- 
penfe  (fetting  afide  the  deth  of  our  father)  to  make 
good  Our  due  proportion  of  his  fubftance  which 
we  were  deprived  of  by  means  of  his  deth,  befides 
the  difficulties  we  were  put  unto  &  the  Charge  of 
bringing  up  of  the  Confederation  of  wf  we  relate 
which  is  matter  of  fad:  well  known  to  many  be- 
fides  ourfelves  bee  motive  fufficient  to  Engage  yor 
Confederation  of  us  in  what  you  have  Stopt  of  the 
above  mentioned  grant  of  the  Honerable  Court  we 
defier  you  to  deliver  what  you  fee  caufe  to  allow  us 
to  our  brother  Georg  Burrough,  if  what  we  offer 
be  not  worth  of  your  Confederation  or  Argument 
Sufficient  that  we  mould  have  what  Remains  in 
your  hands,  we  only  defier  the  flavour  of  a  Speedy 
Anfwer  :  for  the  fum  as  we  are  Inform'd  is  fo  fmall 
that  much  trouble  in  the  bufiness  will  furmount  it 
by  ffarr  mould  we  be  allowed  itt  at  laft :  fo  that  an 
information  of  your  refolves  in  the  bufiness  will 
Prove  more  of  a  flavour  then  tedious  Delays  mould 
you  grant  it  at  laft.  Not  ffurther  at  prefent  but 
Remaine  to  offer — We  Remaine  Geutlemen  your 
humble  Servtts  Peter  Thomas  in  behalf  of  my  wife. 
Jabez  Fox  in  behalf  of  my  wife. 


Salem  fFitchcraft.  24.1 

Salem  May  IIth  1713.  Majeager  Seuell  Sir  be 
pleafed  to  let  my  brother  Charles  Burrough  haue 
my  part  y£  was  Leaft 

So  you  will  oblige  your  humble  Serveant. 

Jeremiah  Burrough. 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Governor  and  Council  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  Generall  Court  to  fuch  as 
were  fufferers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliver  unto  my  fon  John 
Eames  the  fum  allowed  unto  me  and  his  receipt 
mall  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame  January  7, 
171 1-12 

mark 

rebeckah  x  Ames. 


her 


To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Governour  and  Council  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  Generall  Court  to  fuch  as 
were  fufferers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliver  unto  Samuel  Wardell 
our  Eldeft  Brother,  the  fum  allowed  unto  us,  and 
his  Receipt  mall  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame. 

Andover  January  7.  1711-12. 
William  Wardell          Eliakim  wardell 
John  Right  Elizabeth  wardell 

Ezekiel  Ofgood. 

The  children  of  Samuel  Wardell  deceafed. 
To  the  honourable  the  Gentleman  of  the  Com- 
mitee  fitting  at  Salem  Feb.  19.  1711-12 

Whereas  my  mother  Sarah  Wardel   was   con- 

JTfa 


242  Salem  Witchcraft. 

demned  by  the  court  at  Salem  fometime  in  Janu 
ary  in  the  year  1692,  as  I  fuppofe  will  appear  by 
the  Records  of  the  Ingalls  at  that  Court,  but  her 
name  is  not  inferted  in  the  late  Ad:  of  the  Generall 
Court,  for  the  taking  of  the  Attainder  of  thofe 
that  were  condemned  in  that  year,  my  mother 
being  fince  deceafed.  I  thought  it  my  duty  to  en 
deavour  that  her  name  may  have  the  benefit  of  that 
Act.  J  therefore  humbly  pray  your  Honours  to 
Reprefent  this  cafe  to  the  Honourable  Gen11  Court, 
that  my  mothers  name  may  be  inferted  in  the  faid 
Act.  And  whereas  in  the  Account  which  J  gaue 
to  your  Honors  when  you  met  at  Salem  the  laft 
winter,  J  mentioned  only  what  was  feized  of  my 
Father's  eftate,  by  the  fherriffe,  but  gave  no  account 
of  other  charges  which  did  arife  from  the  imprifon- 
ment  of  my  Father  and  mother,  they  having  pro 
vided  for  their  own  fubfiftance  while  they  were  in 
Prifon,  and  I  fuppofe  there  was  fomething  confider- 
able  payd  to  the  keeper  of  the  Prifon,  though  I  am 
not  able  now  to  give  a  particular  account  how 
much  it  was.  Jf  your  honours  pleafe  to  allow  me 
fomething  upon  that  account,  Jt  will  be  thankfully 
acknowledged  by,  Your  honours  moft  humble 
fervant  Samuel  wardel 

Feb.  19.  1711-12. 

Whereas  feveral  of  the  neer  Relations  of  us  the 
fubfcribers  fuffered  imprifonment  at  Salem  in  the 
year  1692.  And  we  were  put  to  great  charges  and 
expence  to  provide  for  them  while  they  were  in 
prifon,  and  for  Prifon  fees  and  court  charges,  which 


Salem  Witchcraft.  24.3 

we  were  forced  to  pay  before  we  could  obtain  their 
Releafe.  An  account  of  which  we  haue  put  into 
the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Gen11  Court,  we  do  unanimoufly  agree  to  make  our 
fupplication  to  the  Gen11  Court  to  conlider  the  fuf- 
.ferings  of  our  Relations,  and  the  Dammage  we  then 
fuftained  and  to  allow  us  fu  it,  according  to  the  ac 
counts  which  we  haue  given  to  the  committee  to 
aforefaid.  And  to  that  end  we  humbly  requeft  the 
wormipfull  Stephen  Sewall  Efq  to  write  a  Petition 
for  us  to  the  General  court  at  their  next  feffion. 
Andover  January  21.  1711-12 

Nathaniel  Dane  John  Johnfon 

Jofeph  willfon  John  wright 

Ebenezer  Barker  Samuel  Ofgood 

ffrancis  Johnfon  Sara  parker. 

To  the  Honourable  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Com 
mittee  Sitting  in  Salem  Feb.  19.  1711-12. 

Whereas  the  Honouble  Generall  Court  hath 
lately  made  an  Act  for  taking  off  the  Attainder  of 
thofe  that  were  condemned  for  witchcraft  in  the 
year  1692.  J  thought  meet  to  Jnform  your  Hon 
ours  that  J  was  condemned  by  the  Court  at  Salem 
in  January  in  the  year  1692,  as  will  appear  by  the 
Records  of  the  Tryalls  at  Said  court,  but  my  name 
is  not  inferted  in  faid  act.  Being  very  defirous  of 
the  favour  of  that  Act,  am  bold  humbly  to  pray 
your  Honours,  to  reprefent  my  cafe  to  the  General 
court  at  their  next  Seflion,  that  my  name  may  be 
inferted  in  that  Act,  if  it  may  be,  and  that  the 
Honourable  court  would  pleafe  to  allow  me  fome 


24-4-  Salem  Witchcraft. 

thing  in  confideration  of  my  charges  by  reafon  of 
my  long  Jmprifonment,  which  will  be  thankfully 
acknowledged  as  a  great  favour. 

by  your  Honours  moft  humble  fervant. 

Elizabeth  Johnfon  junr 

Andover  Feb-  19,  1711-12. 

To  ye  honourable  Comittee  Salem  february  1 9th 
1711-12 

Jentlemen.  Jn  ye  Darke  &  forrowful  tims  in 
ye  yeare  1692  when  fo  maney  perfons  of  undoubted 
Creditt  were  accufed  of  witchcrafte  owr  famelue 
as  well  as  others  was  vnder  grate  truble  and  it  cofte 
vs  veary  confiderable  in  owur  neflarey  Expencue 
for  our  Honoured  and  tender  mother  Duringe  hir 
Jmprifonment. 

Wherefore  requefte  of  your  honours  to  maneft 
itt  to  ye  members  of  ye  members  of  ye  Jennarall 
Courte  that  we  might  have  fom  reafonable  allow 
ance  for  owr  charge  therein,  which  will  euer 
oblidgeyour  SearventTo  pray. 

Peter  Ofgood  in  ye  name  of  ye  reafte  of  ye 
familey 

Hampton  March  24.  1711-12.  MaiorSewall 
Sr  this  is  to  defier  you  to  deliuer  to  my  Brother 
Henry  True  for  my  vie  that  part  of  money  that  ye 
Gene11  Court  have  allotted  to  my  wife  as  one  of 
Cap11  Bradbury's  Daughters  &  his  receipt  thereof 
{hall  be  your  discharge  from  your  friends  and 
feruants. 

John  Stanyan  Mary  Stanyan. 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 


Salem   Witchcraft.  245 

&  the  Governour  and  Council  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  Gen11  court  to  fuch  as  were 
fufFerers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliuer  unto  my  Brother  Jof- 
eph  Parker  the  fum  allowed  unto  us,  and  his  receipt 
mall  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame.  Andover 
January  7  1711-12  John  Parker. 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Governour  and  Council  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  Generall  court  to  fuch  as 
were  fufferers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliuer  vnto  Jofeph  Parker  of 
Andover  the  fum  allowed  vnto  me,  and  his  Receipt 
mail  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame  Andover 

mark 

January  7.  1711-12  Mary  A:  poft 

bur 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Governour  and  Council  to  diftribute  the 
money  allowed  by  the  Generall  court,  to  fuch  as 
were  Sufferers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliuer  vnto  my  brother 
Thorndike  Procter  the  fum  allowed  unto  me,  and 
his  Receipt  mall  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame. 
January  15.  1711-12  mary  Procter. 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  fitting  at 
Salem  this  22  of  January  1711-12. 

Whereas  I  the  Subfcriber  fuffered  Imprifonment 
at  Salem,  17  weeks  in  the  year  1692.  And  was  put 
to  great  charges  and  Expences  before  I  could  ob 
tain  a  Releafe.  And  not  having  an  oppertunity  to 
giue  your  Honours  an  account  of  my  charges  dur- 


24.6  Salem  Witchcraft. 

ng  my  imprifonment,  when  others  of  my  neigh 
bours  and  fellow  fufFerers,  put  in  their  ac 
counts  :  J  haue  thought  meet  to  do  it  at  this  time, 
which  is  as  followeth. 

To  the  keeper  of  the  Prifon  two  pounds  eight 
millings  &  four  pence. 

For  Court  charges  Thirty  millings  &  four  pence. 

For  necefTary  Expences  while  J  attended  the 
Court  one  pound  four  millings. 

Sarah  Parker  of  Andover. 

Majr  Sewall  pleafe  to  pay  to  Leonard  Slue  the 
money  Comeing  to  yr  humble  Servt  Feb  23.  1711- 
12  Rachel  R  Slue. 

Mary  Rich  of  Lynn  widow  in  ye  year  1692  was 
Imprifoned  &  loft  he  bed  &  pot  &  other  houfehold 
fluffe,  in  about  halfe  year. 

At  a  Superior  Court  of  Indicature  holden  at 
Salem  for  the  County  of  EiTex  the  12th  December 
by  Adjournment  from  the  laft  Tuefday  in  Novem 
ber  paft. 

Ordered.  Whereas  there  hath  arifen  a  great 
Charge  in  holding  the  feverall  Courts  of  Oyer  and 
Terminer  in  the  County  of  Eftex  in  the  year  1692. 
the  payment  of  part  of  wch  hath  been  ordered  by 
the  Governour  and  Councill  out  of  the  publique 
Treafury  and  yet  there  remains  due  to  feverall  per- 
fons  for  their  fervice  and  difbur(emts  one  hundred 
and  thirty  pounds  in  money  whofe  Accots  haue 
been  examined  and  allowed  by  rhe  Court  the  dif- 
charge  of  which  properly  belongs  to  faid  County 
This  Court  doth  therefore  order  the  Clerk  therof 


247  Salem  Witchcraft. 

to  fignifie  and  make  known  the  fame  unto  their 
Majeftts  Juftices  of  the  peace  in  faid  County.  Who 
are  directed  at  their  next  Generall  Sefllons  of  the 
peace  to  make  an  AfTefTment  on  the  Jnhabitats  of 
faid  County  proportionally  for  the  payment  of  the 
faid  fumm  And  that  by  an  Order  they  caufe  the 
fame  to  be  paid  to  the  County  Trear — and  that  he 
pay  the  faid  fum  to  the  feverall  perfons  unto  whom 
it  is  due  according  to  the  feverall  Accots  herewith 
Tranfmitted. 

Vera  Copia  Taken  out  of  ye  Record  of  fd  Court. 
Atteft.  Jona  ElaiTon  Cler 

An  account  of  what  is  due  to  the  feverall  perfons 
hereafter  named  from  the  publique  for  their  ref- 
pective  diiburfemts  aud  fervices  according  to  their 
Accots  Given  in  and  &  Examined  by  the  Supereour 
Court  holden  at  Salem  by  Adjournm1  December 
ye  12th  1693. 

viz 

Thomas  Beadle  Cr  by  his 
acc°  ofdifburfimts  £58  n  5 

Dr  to  what  was  pd  by  ye 

Sheriff  £17  17  6 

Due  to  Ballance  £40  13  1 1 

Samuel  Beadle  Cr  by  his 
acc°  £21  o  o 

Dr  to  what  pd  by  the 
Sheriff  £10  o  o 

£11    o    o 


248  Salem   Witchcraft* 

Samuel  Shattock  Cr  as  p  his 
accd  £  7  02  oo 

Dr   to    what  pd  by   the 
Sheriff  £  3  oo  oo 

£420 

John  Cook  Cr  by  his  acc°  £213     o 

Mary  Gedey  Cr  by  her 
acc°  £70  oo  oo 

Dr  by  what's  pd  by  the 
Trear  &  Sherriffe  £55  13  oo 

£14  07     o 

John  Stacy  Cr  by  his  acc° 
of  di(burfemts  £400 

Mr  Thomas  Newton  for  his 
feruice  £250 

John  Putnam  Conftable  305 
&  Jonathan  Putnam  3os  for 
their  Extraordinary  Seruice  & 
Travell  £300 

Joieph  Neal  for  his  Service 
and  Travell  £200 

Cap1  Willard  William  Mur- 
ry  &  Thomas  Putnam  for 
their  Seruice  £5  each  £15  o  o 

Nathaniel  Jngerfoll  his  acc° 
of  difburfemts  £600 

George  Herrick  for  his 
Great  feruice  £25  o  o 

£130  oo  1 1 
Allowed  upon  the  acc°  aboue  the  feverall  fumes 


Salem  Witchcraft.  249 

there  amounting  to  the  Summ  of  one  hundred  and 
thirty  pounds  Eleuen  pence.  Wm  Stoughton 

ver  Copia  atteft  Jona  ElafTon  Cler. 

County  Eftex  Deto  July  92. 

Ittm.  for  making  fouer  payer  of  Iron  ffetters 
and  tow  payer  of  hand  Cuffs  and  putting  them  on 
to  yc  legs  and  hands  of  Goodwife  Cloys  eftes 
Bromidg  and  Green  all  at  one  pound  aluen  Shillings 
money  £  s.  d. 

I       II        O 

March  2 8th  94  A  making  a  letter  B 
att  i      o 


£i     12     o 

This  work  was  done  by  order  from  athority  Re 
quiring  me  thereunto 

atteft  Rob"  Lord          Smith. 

deduct  pd  by  ye  Marfhall  6s — reft  is  26s  allowd. 

Mr  Sewall  Sr  I  thought  good  to  returne  you  ye 
names  of  feverall  Jfons  yl  were  Condemned  &  Ex 
ecuted  that  not  any  perfon  or  relations  Appeared 
in  ye  behalfe  of  for  ye  taking  of  ye  Attainder  or  for 
other  Expences,  they  I  fuppofed  were  returned  to 
ye  Gen1  Courts  confederation  for  to  act  about  ac 
cording  to  their  beft  prudence.  Bridget  Bifhop 
alias  Oliuer,  fufanna  Martin,  Alice  parker,  Ann  pu- 
deter,  Welmot  Read.  Marget  Scott. 

Sr  J  am  yrs  Honors  to  Serue          Neh  Jewet. 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Governour  &  Council  to  diftribute  the 


250  Salem  Witchcraft. 

money  allowed  by  the  Gen11  Court  to  fuch  as  were 
(offerers  in  the  year  1692. 

Pleafe  to  pay  and  deliuer  vnto  Abraham  Fofter 
of  Andover  the  fum  allowed  vnto  me  and  his  Re 
ceipt  fhall  fully  difcharge  you  from  the  fame 

Andover   January   7:    1711-12 

his  mark 

larance  x  lace 

"John  Eradftreet  for  Witchcraft  7th  mo  1652. 

The  Court  held  at  Ipfwich  28th  (7)   1652. 

26  John  Broadftreet  vpon  his  pr  fentm'  of  the 
laft  court  for  fufpition  of  haueing  familiarity  wth 
the  devill  upon  examynation  of  the  cafe  they  found 
he  had  tould  a  lye  wch  was  a  feconde  being  con 
victed  once  before.  The  court  fets  a  fine  of  2os  or 
elfe  to  be  whipt.  Edw  Coborne  is  furety  for  the 
payments  of  the  fine  &  fees  of  court. 

Cbriftopber  Brown  for  witchcraft  24  :    9  mo  1674. 

At  a  County  Court  held  at  Salem  the  24 :  9mo 
1674, 

24  Chriftopher  Browne  haueing  reported  that 
he  had  beene  trafing  or  difcourfing  with  one  whome 
he  apprehending  to  be  the  Deuill.  which  came  like 
a  Gen1  in  order  to  his  binding  himfelfe  to  be  a 
fervant  to  him,  vpon  his  examination  his  difcourfe 
feeming  inconliftant  with  truth  &c :  the  court 
giueing  him  good  councell  &  caution  for  the 
prfent  difmifs  him. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  251 

Abel  Powell  for  witchcraft  March  30  1680. 

The  Court  held  at  Ipfwich  the  30  of  March 
1680 

30  In  the  cafe  of  Abell  powell  though  the  court 
do  not  fee  fufficient  to  charge  further  yet  find  foe 
much  fufpition  as  that  he  pay  the  charges  left  to  mr 
Jo  :  woodbridge. 

Wm  Morfe  v.  Abel  Powell. 

The  teftimony  of  Wm  Morfe  wch  fayth  together 
with  his  wife,  aged  both  about  65  yeeres.  That 
Thurfday  night  being  the  2ythday  of  Nor  we  heard 
a  grate  noyfe  without  round  the  houfe  of  knocking 
the  boards  of  the  house,  &  as  we  conceiued  throw 
ing  of  ftones  agt  the  houfe  :  whereupon  myfelfe  & 
wife  lookt  out,  &  faw  nobody,  &  the  boy  all  this 
time  with  vs :  but  we  had  ftones  &  fticks  throwne 
at  vs  that  we  were  forced  to  retire  into  the  houfe 
againe,  afterwards  we  went  to  bed  &  the  boy  with 
us,  &  then  the  like  noyes  was  vpon  the  roofe  of  the 
houfe. 

2.  The  fame  night  about   midnight  the  doore 
being  lockt  when  we  went  to  bed,  we  heard  a  great 
hog  in  the  houfe  grunt    &    make    a    noyes,  as  we 
thought  willing   to  gett  out  &   that  we  might  not 
be  difturbed  in   or  deep  I  rofe  to  lett  him  out  &  I 
found  a  hog  in  the  houfe  &  the  doore  unlockt :  the 
doore  was  firmely  lockt  when  we  went  to  bed. 

3.  The  next  morning,  a  ftick  of  Links  hanging 
in  the  chimney,  they   were   throwne  out  of  their 


252  Salem   Witchcraft. 

place,  &  we  hanged  them    vp    again   &  they  were 
throwne  downe  againe  and  fome  into  the  fire. 

4.  The  night  following  I  had  a  great  awle  lying 
in  the  window,  the  wch  awle  we  faw  fall  downe 
out  of  the  chimney  into  the  afhes  by  the  fire.  5. 
After  this  I  bid  the  boy  putt  the  fame  awl  into  the 
cupboard  wch  we  faw  done,  &  the  doore  fht  too  : 
this  fame  awle  came  preiently  downe  the  chimney 
againe  in  or  fight  &  I  tooke  it  vp  myielfe  againe  the 
fame  night  we  faw  a  little  Indian  bafkett  that  was 
in  the  loft  before  come  downe  the  chimney  againe, 
&  I  tooke  the  fame  bafket  &  put  a  piece  of  brick 
into  it,  and  the  bafket  with  the  brick  was  gone,  & 
came  downe  againe  the  third  time  with  the  brick 
in  it,  &  went  up  againe  the  fourth  time,  &  came 
down  againe  without  the  bricke  :  &  the  bricke 
came  downe  a  little  after. 

6.  The  next  day  being  Saturday,   (tones,  flicks, 
&  pieces  of  bricks  came  downe   fo  that  we  could 
not  quietly  drefTe  or   breakfaft,   and    flicks  of  fire 
allfo  came  downe  at  the  fame  time. 

7.  That    day   in  the    afternoone    my    thread  4 
times  taken  away  and  came    downe  ye    chimney, 
againe,    my   awle    &    a    gimblett    wanting    came 
downe    the   chimney :    againe    my    leather    taken 
away  came  downe  the  chimney :    againe  my  nails 
being  in  the   cover  of   a   firkin    taken    away  came 
downe  the  chimney.      Againe  the  fame   night  the 
door  being  lockt,  a  little  before  day  hearing  a  hog 
in  the  houfe  I    rofe  and    faw  the  hog  to  be  mine. 
I  let  him  out. 


Salem  Witchcraft.  253 

8.  The  next  day  being  Sabath  day,  many  flones 
&  flicks  &  pieces  of  bricks  came  downe  the 
chimney:  on  the  munday  mr  Richardfon  &  my 
brother  being  there,  the  frame  in  my  cow  houfe 
they  faw  very  firm.  I  fent  my  boy  out  to  fkare 
the  fowles  from  my  hogs  meat :  he  went  to  the 
bowhoule,  &  it  fell  downe  my  boy  crying  with 
the  hurt  of  the  fall :  in  the  afternoone,  the  potts 
hanging  ouer  the  fire  did  dam  fo  vehemently  one 
agr  the  other,  we  fett  downe  one  that  they  might 
not  dam  to  pieces  :  I  faw  the  andiron  leap  into  the 
pott  &  dance  &  leap  out,  &  again  leap  in  &  dance 
&  leap  out  againe,  &  leap  on  a  table  &  there  abide, 
&  my  wife  faw  the  andiron  on  the  table  :  allfo  I 
faw  the  pott  turne  itt  felfe  over  and  throw  downe 
all  the  water  :  againe  we  faw  a  tray  with  wooll  leap 
vp  &  downe  &  throw  the  wooll  out,  &  fo  many 
times  &  faw  no  body  medle  with  it :  againe  a  tub 
his  hoop  fly  off  of  itfelfe  &  the  tub  turne  over  & 
nobody  neere  it  :  againe  the  woollen  wheele 
turned  vpfide  downe  &  flood  vp  on  its  end,  &  a 
fpade  fett  on  it  :  Steph  Greenleafe  faw  it,  &  my- 
ielfe  &  my  wife,  againe  my  rope  tooles  fell  downe 
vpon  the  ground  before  my  boy  could  take  them, 
being  fent  for  them,  &  the  fame  thing  of  nailes 
tumbled  downe  from  the  loft  into  the  ground,  & 
nobody  neere.  Againe  my  wife  &  boy  making 
the  bed,  the  chefl  did  open  and  fhutt  the  bed 
cloathes  could  not  be  made  to  ly  on  the  bed  but  fly 
off  againe. 

Againe  Caleb  Powell  came  in  &  being  affec~led 


254-  Salem   Witchcraft. 

to  fee  or  trouble  did  promife  me  6c  my  wife  that  if* 
we  would  be  willing  to  lett  him  keep  the  boy  we 
mould  fee  or  felves  that  we  (hould  be  neuer  difturbed 
while  he  was  gone  with  him,  he  had  the  boy  & 
had  bin  quiet  ever  fince. 

Tho ;  Rogers,  &  George  Hardy  being  at  Wm 
Morfe  his  houfe  affirme  that  the  earth  in  the  chim 
ney  corner  moued  &  fcattered  on  them  that  Tho  ; 
Rogers  was  hitt  with  fomewhat,  Hardy  with  an 
Iron  ladle  as  is  fuppofed.  Somewhat  hitt  Wnl 
Morfe  a  great  blow  :  but  it  was  fo  fwift  that  they 
could  not  certainely  tell  what  it  was :  but  looking 
downe  after  they  heard  the  noyfe  they  faw  a  mooe. 
The  boy  was  in  the  corner  at  the  firft,  afterwards 
in  the  houfe.  Mr  Richardfon  on  faturday  teftifyeth 
that  a  board  flew  agr  his  chaire  &  he  heard  a  noyfe 
in  another  roome,  wch  he  fuppofed  in  all  reafon  to 
be  diabolicall. 

Auth  Morfe  affirmeth  that  he  faw  the  bord  be 
fore  tackt  with  nailes  to  the  window,  but  his  evi 
dence  is  drawne  at  large  by  himfelfe.  John  Dole 
faw  a  pine  ftick  of  candlewood  to  fall  downe,  a 
ftone,  a  firebrand,  &  thefe  things  he  faw  not  what 
way  they  came  till  they  fell  downe  by  him. 

The  fame  affirmed  by  John  Tucker  the  boy  was 
in  one  corner,  whom  they  faw  &  obferved  all  the 
while  &  faw  no  motion  in  him  Elizabeth  Titcomb 
affirmeth  that  Powell  fayd  that  he  could  find  the 
witch  by  his  learning  if  he  had  another  fcholler 
with  him,  this  fhe  fayeth  were  his  expreffions  to 
the  beft  of  her  memory  Steph.  Greenleafe,  &  Edw 


Salem  Witchcraft.  255 

Richardfon  affirme  the  motion  of  the  woll  in  the 
tray. 

Jo.  Tucker  affirmeth  that  Powell  fayd  to  him, 
he  faw  the  boy  throw  the  (hooe  while  he  was  at 
prayer. 

John  Badgers  oath  is  drawne  out  by  itfelfe. 

Jo.  Emerfon  affirmeth  that  Powell  fayd  he  was 
brought  vp  vnder  Norwood,  and  it  was  gudged  by 
the  people  there,  that  Norwood  ftudied  the  black 
Art. 

A  father  teftimony  of  Wm  Morfe  and  his  wife. 

We  law  allfo  a  rooler  of  bread  turne  over  agf  me 
&  (truck  me  not  any  being  neere  it,  &  fo  over 
turned.  I  faw  a  chaire  ftanding  in  the  houfe  & 
not  any  body  neere  it  did  often  bow  towards  me  & 
fo  rife  vp  againe.  My  wife  allfo  being  in  the  cham 
ber  the  chamber  doore  did  violently  fly  together 
not  any  body  being  neere  it.  My  wife  going  to 
make  a  bed  the  bed  did  moue  to  &  fro  not  any 
body  being  neere  it.  J  allfo  faw  an  Iron  wedge  & 
fpade  was  flying  out  of  the  chamber  on  my  wife  & 
did  not  ftricke  her.  My  wife  going  into  the  Cellar 
a  drum  ftanding  in  the  houfe  did  rowle  over  the 
doore  of  the  Cellar  &  being  taken  vp  againe  the 
door  did  violently  fly  downe  againe.  My  barnes 
doors  4  times  vnpinned  I  know  not  how.  I  going 
to  mutt  my  barne  doore  looking  for  the  pin  the 
boy  being  with  me.  (as  I  did  judge)  the  pin  com 
ing  downe  out  of  the  aire  &  did  fall  down  neere  to 
me,  Againe  Caleb  Powell  came  in  as  before  fayd 
&  feeing  or  fpirits  very  low  by  ye  fenfe  of  or  great 


256  Salem  Witchcraft. 

affliction  began  to  bemoane  or  condition  &  fayd  that 
he  was  troubled  for  or  afflictions,  &  fayd  that  hehad 
eyed  this  boy,  &  drawed    neere   to  vs  with  great 
companion,  poore  old   man,  poore  old  woman  this 
boy  is  the  occafion  of  your  griefe,  for  he  hath  done 
thefe  things,    &  hath  caufcd  his  good  old  grand 
mother  to  be  counted  a  Witch,  then  fayd  I  how  can 
all  thefe  things  be  done  by  him,  fayd  he  allthough 
he  may  not  haue  done  all  yett  moft  of  them,  for 
this  boy   is  a  young  rogue,  a  vile  rogue,  I  haue 
watched  him  &  fee  him  do  things  as  to  come  up 
&  downe.     Caleb  Powell  allfo  faid  he  had  vnder- 
ftanding  in  Aftrology  &  Aftronomy,   &  knew  the 
working  of  fpirits,  fome  in  one  country,  and  fome 
in  another,  &  looking  on  the  boy  fayd  you  young 
rogue  to   begin  fo   foone,  Goodman  Morfe  of  you 
be  willing  to  lett  me  haue  this  boy,  I  will  vndertake 
you  (hall  be  free  from  any  trouble  of  this  kind  while 
he  is  with  me:  I  was  very  unwilling  at  the  firft  & 
my  wife,  but  by  often  vrging    me  til  he  told   me 
whither,  &  what  imploym1  &  company  he  mould 
goe,    I  did  confent    to    it  and  this  was  before  Jo: 
Bedger  came  &  we  haue  bin  freed  from  any  trouble 
of  this  kind  euer  fince  that  promife  made  on  mun- 
day  night  laft,  to  this  time  bung  friday  in  the  af- 
ternoone  then  we  heard  a  great  noyfe  in  the  other 
roome  oftentimes,   but  looking  after  it,  could  not 
fee  anything,  but  afterwards  looking  into  the  roome, 
we  faw  a  board  hanged  to  the  preffe  then  we  being 
by  the  fire,  fitting  in  a  chaire  my  chaire  often  would 
not  fland  ftill  but  ready  to    throw  me    backward 


Salem  Witchcraft.  257 

often  times  :  afterward  my  cap  allmoft  taken  off 
my  head  3  times  againe  a  great  blow  in  my  polle 
&  and  my  catt  did  leap  from  me  into  the  chimney 
corner  prefently  after  this  cat  was  throwne  at  my 
wire :  we  faw  the  catt  to  be  ours  we  put  her  out  of 
the  houfe  &  mutt  the  doore :  prefently  the  catt  was 
throwed  into  the  houfe :  we  went  to  goe  to- bed 
fuddenly  my  wife  being  with  me  in  bed  the  lamp 
light  by  or  fide  my  catt  againe  throwed  at  vs  5 
times  jumping  away  prefently  into  the  floore,  & 
one  of  thofe  times,  a  red  waftcoat  throwed  on  the 
bed,  &  the  catt  wrapped  vp  in  it :  againe  the  Lamp 
ftanding  by  vs  on  the  cheft,  we  fayd  it  fhould  ftand 
&  burn  burne  out,  but  prefently  was  beaten  downe, 
&  all  the  oyle  fhed,  &  we  left  in  the  darke : 
Againe  a  great  noyfe  a  great  while  very  dreadfull : 
againe  in  the  morning  a  great  ftone  being  6  pound 
weight  did  remoue  from  place  to  place  we  faw  it : 
two  fpoones  throwed  off  the  table,  &  prefently  the 
table  throwed  downe  &  being  minded  to  write  my 
ink  home  was  hid  from  me,  wch  I  found  couered 
with  a  rag,  &  my  pen  quite  gone.  I  made  a  new 
pen  &  while  1  was  writing  one  eare  of  corne  hit  me 

in   the   face,    &    fire  flicks    &  ftones   &      

throwed  at  me,  &  my  pen  brought  to  me  while  I 
was  writing  with  my  new  pin,  my  Ink  home  taken 
away,  and  not  knowing  how  to  write  any  more, 
we  looked  vnder  the  table,  &  there  found  him,  & 
fo  I  was  able  to  write  againe  :  againe  my  wife  her 
hat  taken  from  her  head  fitting  by  the  fire  by  me 


258  Salem  Witchcraft. 

the  table  allmoft,  throwne  downe  :  againe  my  fpec- 
ticles  throwne  from  the  table,  and  throwne  allmoft 
into  the  fire  by  me  &  my  wife  &  the  boy:  againe 
my  booke  of  all  my  accounts  throwne  into  the  fire, 
&  had  bin  burnt  prefently  if  I  had  not  taken  it  vp  : 
againe  boards  taken  off  a  tub,  and  fett  upright  by 
themfelves  &  my  paper  do  what  I  could  hardly 
keep  it  while  I  was  writing  this  relation  &  things 
throwne  at  me  while  a  wrighting  prefently  before 
I  could  dry  my  writing  a  mormouth  hatt  rubbed 
along  it  but  I  held  fo  fail  that  it  did  blott  butfome 
of  it :  my  wife  and  I  being  much  afraid  that  I 
fhould  not  preferve  it  for  the  publike  vfe  did  thinke 
beft  to  lay  it  in  the  bible,  &  lay  it  fafe  that  night, 
againe  the  next  I  would  lay  it  there  againe,  but  in 
the  morning  it  was  not  there  to  be  found  the  bag 
hanged  downe  empty,  but  after  was  found  in  a  box 
alone  againe  while  I  was  writing  this  morning,  I 
was  forced  to  forbeare  writing  any  more  I  was  fo 
difturbed  with  fo  many  things  conftantly  throwne 
at  me.  This  relation  brought  in  der  8th. 

John  Badger  affirmeth  that  being  at  Wm  Morfe 
his  houfe  and  heard  Caleb  Powell  fay,  that  he 
thought  by  Aftrology,  &  I  thinke  he  fayd  by 
aftronomy  to  with  it  he  could  find  out  whether  or 
no  there  were  diabolicall  means  vfed  about  the  fayd 
Morfe  his  trouble,  &  that  the  fayd  Caleb,  fayd  he 
thought  to  try  to  find  it  out. 

Sarah  Hale  v.  Abel  Powell. 
The  teftimony  of  Sarah  Halle  about  33  yeeres,  & 


Salem   Witchcraft.  259 

Jofeph  Mlrick  about  19  who  affirme.  That  John 
Moores  Boatfwaine  of  the  veffell  wherein  Joieph 
Dole  was  Cap1  &  Caleb  Powell  was  mate,  hath 
often  fayd  in  their  hearing,  that  if  there  were  any 
wizards  he  was  fure  that  Caleb  Powell  was  a  wiz 
ard,  wch  he  affirmed  oftentimes  in  their  houfe, 
Taken  on  oath  Febr  2yth  1679,  before  me 

Jo  Woodbridge  Commifsr. 

Anthony  Morje  v.  Abel  Powell. 

I  Anthony  Mores  occafionally  being  at  my 
brothar's  Mores  hows  my  brothar  fhowid  me  a 
pece  of  a  brik  which  had  feuerall  tims  come  down 
thechimne:  I  fitting  in  the  cornar  J  towke  the 
pece  of  brik  in  my  hand  :  with  in  a  litell  fpas  of 
tiem  the  pece  of  brik  was  gon  from  me,  J  knu  not 
by  what  meaines  Quickly  aftar  the  pece  of  brik 
came  down  the  Chimny  :  allfo  in  the  chimny  cor 
nar  J  faw  a  hamar  on  the  ground  :  thar  being  no 
parfon  near  the  hamar  itt  wafs  fodenly  gone  :  by 
what  meians  J  know  not :  but  with  in  a  litell  fpas 
aftar  the  hamar  came  down  the  chimny :  and  with 
in  a  littel  fpas  of  time  aftar  that  came  a  pece  of 
woud  down  the  chimny  about  a  fute  loung.  and 
within  a  litell  while  aftar  that  came  down  a  fiar 
brand  the  fiar  being  out  :  this  was  about  ten  dayes 
agoe. 

newbury  8:9:  79.  Taken  on  oath  Der  8th 
1679  before  me 

Jos.  Woodbridge  Com. 


260  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Der  3:  1679:  Caleb  Powell  being  complained 
of  for  fufpicion  of  working  with  the  Devill  to  the 
molefting  of  Wm  Morfe  &  his  family,  was  by 
warrant  directed  to  the  Conftable  brought  in  by 
him.  The  accufation  &  teftimonyes  were  read,  & 
the  complaint  refpited  till  the  munday  following. 

Der  8th  1679.  Caleb  Powell  appeared  accord 
ing  to  order,  &  farther  teftimoney  produced  ag1 
him  by  Wm  Morfe,  wch  being  read  and  considered 
it  was  determined  that  the  fayd  Wm  Morfe  fhould 
profecute  the  cafe  agc  fayd  Powell  at  the  County 
Court  to  be  held  at  Jpfwich  the  laft  tuefday  in 
march  enfuing  &  in  order  heervnto.  Wm  Morfe 
acknowledgeth  himfelfe  indebted  to  the  treafurer  of 
the  County  of  EfTex,  the  full  fumm  of  2O1.  The 
condition  of  this  obligation  is  that  the  fayd  Wm 
Morfe  fhall  profecute  his  complaint  ag*  Caleb  Pow 
ell  at  that  Court. 

Caleb  Powell  was  delivered  as  a  prisoner  to  Con 
ftable  till  he  could  find  fecurity  of  2O1  for  the 
anfwering  of  the  fayd  complaint  or  elfe  he  was  to 
be  carryed  to  prifon. 

Jo   Woodbridge  Commifsr 

Mary  Tucker  v.  Abel  Powell. 

The  depofition  of  Mary  Tucker  aged  about  20. 

She  remembreth  that  Caleb  Powell  came  into 
her  houfe  &  fayd  to  this  purpofe  that  he  coming 
to  Wm  Morfe  his  houfe  &  the  old  man  being  at 
prayer,  he  thought  not  fitt  to  goe  in  but  looked  in  at 


Salem  Witchcraft.  261 

the  window,  &  he  fayd  he  had  broken  the  inchant- 
mr,  for  he  faw  the  boy  play  tricks  while  he  was  at 
prayer,  &  mentioned  fome  &  and  among  the  reft 
that  he  faw  him  to  fling  the  move  at  the  fayd 
Morfes  head.  Taken  on  oath  march  29th  1680 
before  me. 

Jo  :  Woodbridge  Commifsr 
Mary    Richardfon   confirmed  the  trueth  of  the 
aboue  written  teftimony  on  oath  at  the  fame  time. 

John   Badger  v.  Abel  Powell. 

John  Badger  afermeth  that  being  at  william 
morie  his  hous  :  and  heard  Calleb  powell  fay  that 
he  thought,  by  Aftroligie :  and  I  think  he  faid  by 
aftronmie  too  with  it  he  could  find  out  whither  or 
no  ther  wear  diabolicoll  meanes  ufed  about  the 
faid  mors  his  trouble  and  that  the  faid  Caleb  faid 
he  thoug  to  try  to  find  it  out. 

Vpon  the  hearing  the  complaint  brought  to  this 
court  agt  Caleb  Powell  for  fufpicion  of  working 
by  the  devill  to  the  molefting  of  the  family  of  Wm 
Morfe  of  Newbery,  though  this  court  cannot  find 
any  euident  ground  of  proceeding  farther  agt  the 
fayd  Caleb  Powell,  yett  we  determine  that  he  hath 
given  fuch  fuch  ground  of  fufpicion  of  his  fo  deal 
ing,  that  we  cannot  fo  acquit  him,  but  that  he 
guflly  deferves  to  bear  his  owne  mame  &  the  cofts 
of  the  profecution  of  the  Complaint,  refered  to  mr 
woodbridge  to  examine  &  determrne  w£  the 
charges. 


262  Salem  Witchcraft. 

Complaint  v.  Margaret  Read.  29  :  4mo  1680. 

At  a  County  Court  fitting  in  Salem,  the  29  :  4mo 
1680. 

34  There  being  a  complaint  made  by  mr  phillip 
Reade,  againft  margarett  Giffords  to  the  court,  vpon 
fufpicion  of  witchcraft,  and  pr  (cnting  feveral  papers 
&  euidences  againft  her,  &  affirming  feverall  other 
things  againft  her,  which  he  faith  he  can  produce 
evidence  for  this  court  hearing  all  that  was  prclented 
&  read  as  aforefaid.  The  Court  fees  caufe  to  In- 
joyne  the  Margarett  Gifford  to  appeer  at  the  next 
court  at  Jpfwich,  there  to  make  further  anfwer  &c  : 
&  the  faid  Read  is  injoyned  then  to  profecut  againft 
her,  &  bring  in  what  euidence  he  has,  or  can  pro 
cure  to  make  good  his  complaint,  &  the  whole  cafe 
to  be  returned  to  the  faid  court : 

The  court  held  th  28  of  September  1680. 

34  mr  Phillip  Read  appeared  to  Jfecute  againft 
mrs  margaret  Gifford,  but  fhe  being  legelly  called 
did  not  appeare. 

55  mr  Phillip  Read  appeared  to  prfecute  againft 
mrs  Margrt  Giffard  vpon  fufpition  of  her  being  a 
witch,  and  feverall  teftimony  vpon  oath  were  then 
brought  But  the  faid  Giffard  being  orderly  called  to 
Anfwere  did  not  appeare. 

M.  Pearfon  vs  Burt.   November!.    1669. 

The  Teftimony  of  Maddlene  Pearfon  aged  fifty 
yeeres,  or  there  abouts  faith  fhe  heard  Sarah  Pearfon 


Salem  Witchcraft.  263 

fay  when  her  father  had  hur  down  to  Goodwife 
Burt  to  be  cuered  of  her  fore  foote  ye  firft  night 
fhee  was  there  ye  laid  Burt  put  her  to  bed  :  and 
tould  ye  faid  Sarah  if  fhee  would  beeleve  in  her 
God,  fhee  would  cure  her  body  and  foule :  But  if 
fhee  tould  of  it,  fhee  fhould  be  as  a  deftracled  body 
as  long  as  fhee  lived,  and  further  that  her  hufband 
did  not  *  eleue  in  her  God  and  fhould  not  be  cured 
and  that  he  maid  did  beleue  in  her  God  and  was 
cuered  :  this  fhee  faid  being  in  her  right  mind  fhee 
being  fhee  being  fome  time  in  good  health  the 
faid  Burt  faid  to  her  Sarah  will  you  Smok  it  and 
giueing  of  her  the  pipe  fhe  fmoket  it :  and  ye  faid 
Sarah  feall  into  her  fitts  againe  and  faid  that  Good- 
wife  Burt  brought  ye  diuill  to  her  to  tormeante 
her :  further  faith  not. 

Eethiah   Carter  vs.  Burt. 

The  teftymony  of  Bethiah  Carter  Aged  23 
yeares  or  therabouts  Teflifyeth  that  fhe  herd  Sara 
townfan  fay  when  fhe  was  a  mayd  and  liued  with 
goodwife  Burt  that  fhe  faid  goodwife  Burt  told  her  if 
fhe  could  beliue  in  her  god  fhe  would  cure  her  body 
and  foul  and  farther  fhe  fay d  goodwife  burt  tould  her 
fhe  could  not  cure  her  owne  hufband  becaufe  he 
would  notbelue  in  her  god  :  but  her  mayd  did  beliue 
in  her  god  and  fhe  was  curd :  this  fhe  herd  Sara 
townfan  fay  when  ihe  was  in  good  helth  and  feve 
awhile  after  this  the  faid  Sara  townfan  Being  forely 
afflickted  with  laid  fitts,  crying  out  and  Rayling 


264.  Salem  Witchcraft. 

agaynft  me  fay  in  my  father  carryed  me  to  bofton 
But  carryed  her  too  Lin  too  an  owld  witch)  and 
farther  the  sd  Sarah  hath  tould  to  me  and  others 
that  me  hath  fen  the  sd  Burt  apeare  often  at  her 
beds  feete  and  at  diuers  other  places  in  the  Day  and 
alfo  at  Night,  this  me  hath  often  related  as  well 
in  helth  as  in  ficknes  fFarther  faith  nott. 

Phillip  Reed    vs.  Burt. 

Mr  Phillip  Rede  Phyfiftion  aged  45  years  or 
thereabouts  teftifyeth  that  he  being  fent  for  3  feu- 
erall  times  too  fe  the  above  sd  Sara  townfan  and  her 
fitter  Carter:  being  both  very  il  but  efpeffially  me 
sd  Sara  townfan  being  in  a  more  fadder  condittion 
he  had  noe  oppertunyty,  too  examine  her  condittion 
but  did  playnly  perceiue  there  was  noe  naturall 
caus  for  fuch  unnatural  fitts  but  being  fent  for  the 
4th  time  and  rinding  her  in  a  meat  capaffity  to  give 
iufomation  of  her  agreuanc  and  caufe  of  her  former 
fitts  me  tould  me  the  abousd  Burt  had  afflicted  her 
and  told  her  if  euer  me  did  relate  it  to  any  one  me 
would  afflict  her  wors  one  hower  after  me  had  a 
fadder  fit  than  any  euer  me  had  afore :  then  i  afkt 
her  whoe  afflict  her  now  and  what  the  matter  was 
me  replide  with  a  great  fcrich  me  had  tould  me 
alreddy  and  that  me  did  now  fuffer  with  it  much 
more  not  related  at  prfent. 

Witness    my  hand    15th   9™°  69. 

Philip  Reade. 

Thomas  ffarar  aged  aboue  fifty  years  faith  that 
my  daughter  Sarah  &  my  daughter  Elizabh  were  in 


Salem  Witchcraft.  265 

former  time  forely  afflicted  and  in  their  greateft 
extremity  they  would  cry  out  &  roare  &  fay  that 
they  did  fee  goody  Burtt  &  fay  ther  me  is  doe  you 
not  fee  her  kill  her  ther  me  is  &  that  they  laid 
feuerall  times  and  I  haue  a  fon  now  in  extrem 
misery  much  as  the  former  hath  bin  and  the  defter 
fays  he  is  bewiched  to  his  vnderflanding. 

John  Pearfon  &    Mary  Burnop  vs.  Burt. 

The  Teftimony  of  John  Pearfon  aged  about 
ninetene  years  and  Mary  Burnop  aged  about  26 
yeres  teftifieth  that  Goodwif  Burt  coming  into  the 
Roome  wheare  Sarah  Pearfon  was  afked  her  how 
fhee  did  :  fhee  faid  the  worfe  for  her :  the  faid  Burt 
feat  down,  and  laughed  at  ye  faid  Sarah  fhee  com 
ing  towards  her  faid  douft  thou  laugh  and  know- 
eth  thou  heath  don  me  a  mifchefe  I  could  find  in 
my  heart  to  bafte  thy  fids  the  faid  Burt  faid  doe  if 
thou  durft,  and  I  will  pay  thy  fids,  ffurther  ye 
aboue  faid  John  Pearfon  faith  that  he  heard  good- 
wife  Burt  aboue  faid  did  fay  that  the  aboue  faid 
Sarah  mould  fpake  as  much  againfl  her  friends  as 
eure  She  did  againft  her.  furthermore  that  the 
aboue  faid  Mary  Burnop  faith  me  heard  the  aboue- 
faid  Sarah  fpake  telling  Bethyah  Cerrter  that  her 
father  had  her  to  Boftown ;  but  carryed  me  to  Lin 
to  an  ould  witch  further  faith  not. 

John  Knight  vs.  Burt. 
The  teftimony  of  John    Knight  about   fourty 


266  Salem  Witchcraft, 

feaven  yeares  of  age  faith  he  was  goinge  to  fetch 
fome  things  for  his  wife  and  he  faw  old  goody  hurt 
coming  out  of  a  Swamp  and  fhe  was  in  her  fmok 
fleeves  and  a  blacke  hancather  and  black  cap  of 
her  head  and  he  looked  up  and  fuddenly  fhe  was 
gone  out  of  fight  and  I  looked  aboute  and  could 
not  fee  her  foe  when  I  cam  into  the  houfe  I  found 
her  in  the  fame  habit  as  I  faw  her  and  he  faid  vnto 
her  did  I  not  lee  you  in  the  fwamp  even  now  and 
fhe  sd  noe  I  was  in  the  houfe  and  he  told  her  then 
fhee  was  a  light  headed  woman  and  further  faith 
not. 

Jacob  Knight  vs.  Burt. 

The  teftimonye  of  Jacob  Knight  aged  about  24 
or  25  yeares :  I  boarded  in  the  houfe  of  Mr  Cobit 
with  my  brother  wormwood  :  in  which  houfe  wid- 
dow  Burt  liuen  at  that  tyme,  my  brother,  &  fifter 
being  gone  to  Boftone  :  there  being  noe  fire  in  my 
brothers  roome,  I  went  into  widdow  Burts  roome 
to  Lite,  my  pipe,  &  tould  her  I  had  a  paine  in  my 
head,  &  foe  went  into  my  Lodging  roome :  which 
was  through  five  dores  (&  ftooping  downe  to 
Loofe  my  fhoee  looking  vpward  there  was  widdow 
Burt  with  a  glaffe  bottle  in  her  her  hand,  &  fhee 
tould  mee,  there  was  fumething  would  doe  my  head 
good,  or  cure  my  head,  &  gaue  mee  the  botle  in 
my  hand,  &  when  I  had  drunke  of  it,  I  was  worfe 
in  my  head)  but  Concerning  the  five  doeres  I 
pafled  through  intorny  Roome,  I  thinke  they  were 


Salem  Witchcraft.  267 

all  mutt  after  mee,  but  however  ther  is  one  fflore, 
yl  mud  be  patted  over  to  come  into  my  Roome, 
that  was  foe  Loofe  yc  it  would  make  fuch  a  noyfe 
yl  might,  in  an  ordinarye  waye  be  heard  when  any 
patted  over  it,  but  I  heard  nothing  &  her  fudden 
being  with  mee  put  mee  into  affright,  &  foe  re 
mained  while  the  next  morneing  though  (hee 
prfentlye  Left  mee,  &  foe  the  next  morning  but  one, 
I  being  to  goe  to  Salem,  intended  to  tell  my  fifter 
wormwood  of  it,  before  I  went,  but  widdow  Burt 
coming  into  my  fifter  wormwoods  Roome,  sd  I 
hade  a  minde  to  faye  fomething  to  my  fifter  ag£ 
her  y1  I  would  not  haue  her  heare,  &  this  was  be 
fore  I  had  faid  any  thing,  &  foe  went  out  of  the 
the  houfe  &  then  I  tould  my  fifter,  and  going  to 
Salem,  I  faw  a  Catt,  which  being  out  of  fight  againe, 
I  prfentlye  faw  faw  a  dogg  it  being,  Likewife  pr- 
fentlye  out  of  fight,  I  faw  one  before  mee,  Like- 
unto  widdow  Burt  goeing  before  mee  downe  a  hill 
as  I  was  goeing  vp  it,  &  foe  I  loft  fight  of  her,  the 
night  following  I  Lodged  at  my  brother  knights  at 
Salem,  I  Looking  out  of  the  chamber,  it  being  a 
deare  moone  light  night,  I  faw  widdow  Burt  vppon 
a  graye  horfe  or  mare  in  my  brothers  yard,  or  one 
in  her  fhape,  &  foe  I  waked  my  Cozen  John  knight 
yl  Lodged  with  mee,  &  tould  him  of  it,  then 
neither  he,  nor  I,  could  fee  any  thing,  fo  when  he 
was  a  fleep  againe,  mee  appeared  to  me  in  the 
chamber,  &.  then  I  tooke  vpp  a  pie£e  of  a  barrell 
head  &  threw  it  at  her,  &  as  I  think  hit  her  on 
the  breft  :  &  then  could  fee  her  noe  more  that 
tyme. 


268  Salem   Witchcraft. 

Effex  fs.  Clerk's  office,  October  22,  1859. 

I  Afahel  Huntington,  Clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Judicial  Court  and  of  the  Superior  Court  and  the 
Court  of  County  Commiffioners  for  faid  county, 
do  hereby  certify,  that  the  foregoing  except  the 
words  in  red  ink  are  true  copies  of  original  papers 
on  file  in  faid  office,  and  that  the  fame  were  made 
by  direction  of  faid  County  Commiffioners,  under 
the  authority  of  a  law  of  the  commonwealth, 
patted  May  1 5,  1851. 
Atteft, 

A.  HUNTINGTON,  Clerk. 

EfTex  fs.  Clerk's  office  October  22,  1859. 
The  words  in  red  ink  in  the  foregoing  pages  are 
to  be  taken   as    conjectural  readings,  where,  from 
the  lofs,  decay  or   obliteration  of  the   manufcript, 
the  original  writing  has  become  illegible. 
Atteft, 

A.  HUNTINGTON,  Clerk. 


INDEX 


Plaintiff* 

Abbott,  Benjamin 
Abbott,  Sarah 
Abby,  Samuel 
Abbey,  Samuel  &  ux 
Adams,  Martha 
Alden,  John 
Allen,  James 
Allen,  John 
Allen,  William 
Allen,  William 
Andras,  Mary 
Andrew,  ThomaS 
Atkinfon,  John 
Atkinfon,  Sarah 
Attainder, 


Badger,  John 
Bailey,  FKzabeth 
Bailey,  Thomas 
Balch,  Elizabeth 
Ballard,  Jofeph 
Barker,  William 
Barton,  Samuel 
Batchelor,  Jonathan 
Batten,  William 
Bayley,  Jofeph 
Beft,  John  fenr 
Beft,  John  junr 


A. 

Defendant,  Vol.  Page. 

v.  Martha  Carrier,  II.  59-60. 

v.       „          „  II.  61. 

v.   Mary  Eafty  II.  41-42. 

v.  Sarah  Good,  I.  24~25- 

v.  Giles  Corey,  II.  180. 

Warran,  v.  II.  196-197. 

for  Mary  Bradbury,  II.  165, 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  222-224* 

v.  Sarah  Good,  I.  34. 

v.  Sarah  Ofborne,  I.  38-39. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  227. 

v.  Elizabeth  How,  II.  93~94> 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  232. 

v.        „             „  I.  233. 

Reverfal  of  II.  216-220. 

B. 

v.  Abel  Powell,  II.  261. 

v.  JohnWillard,  II.  5. 

v.     „          „  II.  4-5. 

v.  Bridget  Bimop,  I.  167-168. 

v.  Samuel  Ward  well,  II.  152. 

v.  Mary  Parker,  II.  157. 

for  Elizabeth  Profter,  I.  114-115. 

v.   Sarah  Good,  I.  29. 

v.     „         „  I.  27-28. 

v.   Elizabeth  Profter,  I.  113-114. 

v.  Ann  Pudeater,  II.  21. 

V.       „  II.  21-22. 


270 


Index. 


Plaintiff. 

Defendant.                              Voi. 

—  ^Bifhop,  Bridget 

Indictment,  v. 

I. 

do 

Examination  of, 

I. 

do 

„            of  body, 

I. 

do 

Death  Warrant,  vs 

I. 

Bifhop,  Edward 

v.   Mary  Warren, 

I. 

Bifhop,  Sarah 

v-     „            „ 

I. 

Bittford,  Stephen 

v.  Elizabeth  Procter, 

I. 

Ely,  John  fenr 

v.   Bridget  Bifhop, 

I. 

Ely,  John  fenr  &  ux 

v-        ,-,           y, 

I. 

Ely,  William 

v. 

I. 

Booth,  Alice 

v.   Martha  Corey, 

II. 

Booth,  Elizabeth 

v.  John  Procter, 

I. 

do 

v,  Elizabeth  Procter, 

I. 

do 

v.   Mary  Warren, 

I. 

do 

v.  John  Willard, 

11. 

do 

v.   Sarah  Procter, 

II. 

do 

v.   Mary  Derifh, 

II. 

do 

v.   Giles  Corey, 

II. 

do 

v.   Martha  Corey, 

II. 

—  ^  Bradbury,  Mary 

Indictment,  v. 

II. 

do 

Anfwer  of, 

II. 

do 

Summons,  v. 

II. 

do 

Evidence  for. 

II. 

Bradbury,  Thomas 

for  Mary   Bradbury, 

II. 

Bradftreet,  John 

Prefented   for  witchcraft, 

II. 

Braybrook,  Samuel 

v.  Sarah  Good, 

I. 

do 

v.  Sarah  Ofborne, 

I. 

do 

f.  Mary  Eaftey, 

II. 

Bridges,  John 

v.  Samuel  Wardwell, 

II. 

Brown,  Chriftopher 

Prefented  for  witchcraft, 

II. 

Browne,  Major 

v.   George  Burroughs, 

II. 

Browne,  William 

v.  Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

Bullock,  John 

v,   Mary  Parker, 

II. 

Burroughs,  George 

Examination  of, 

II. 

do 

Summons,  v. 

II. 

do 

View  of  body  of, 

II. 

do 

Summons,  v. 

II. 

c. 

Carr,  James 

v.  Mary  Bradbury, 

II. 

Carr,  Richard 

V«       »               if 

II. 

Carr,  William 

for    „           „ 

II. 

Vat. 

Pagt 

I. 

135-14* 

I. 

140-146. 

I. 

146-148. 

I. 

170-172". 

I. 

134-I35- 

I. 

'34-135' 

I. 

108-109. 

I. 

163. 

I. 

1  66. 

I. 

163, 

II. 

1  80. 

I. 

69-70. 

I. 

111-113. 

I. 

J33-i34- 

11. 

2. 

II. 

48-49. 

II. 

48-49. 

II. 

I  80. 

II. 

197-198. 

II. 

l6o-l62. 

II. 

162-163, 

II. 

164. 

II. 

172-174. 

II. 

163-164. 

:,  II. 

250. 

I. 

34- 

I. 

38-39. 

II. 

II. 

152-153. 

,  II. 

250. 

II. 

127-128. 

I. 

206-208. 

II. 

157-158. 

II. 

109-11  1. 

II. 

1II-II2. 

II. 

1  12. 

II. 

127. 

1 69- 171. 
168-169. 
171-172, 


Index 


271 


Plaintiff. 

Defendant, 

JV. 

Carrier,  Martha 

Complaint,  v. 

II. 

do 

Warrant,  v, 

II. 

do 

Examination  of, 

II. 

do 

Indiftrrient,  v. 

II. 

do 

Summons,  v. 

II. 

Carrier,  Richard 

Examination'of, 

II. 

Carter,  Bethiah 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

Cary,  Elizabeth 

Complaint,  v, 

II. 

Chandler,  Bridget 

v.   Martha  Carrier, 

II. 

Chandler,  Phcbe 

v.        ,,              „ 

II. 

Chandler,  Thomas 

v.  Samuel  Wardwell, 

II. 

Chapman,  Simon  &  ux 

for  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

Cheever  EzekieJ 

v.   Tituba, 

I. 

do 

v.   Martha  Corey, 

I. 

do 

v.   George  Burroughs, 

II. 

Chilbun,  Johanna 

v.   Sarah  Good, 

I. 

Childen,  Johannah 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

Chub,  Prifcilla 

v.  Abigail  Hobbs, 

I. 

Churchill,  Sarah 

v.  George  Jacobs,  fen* 

I. 

Churchill,  Sarah 

v.  Ann  Pudeater, 

II. 

Clark,  Elizabeth 

v.  Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

Cloys,  Sarah 

Petition  of, 

II. 

Coldum,  Clement 

v.   Elizabeth  Hubbard, 

II. 

Colfon,  Elizabeth 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

Coman,  Richard 

v.  Bridget  Biftiop, 

I. 

Cook,  John 

v.        „          „ 

I. 

Corey,  Martha 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

do 

Indiftment,  v. 

I. 

do 

Mittimus,  v. 

I. 

do 

Summons,  v. 

I. 

Corey,  Giles 

v.  Martha  Corey, 

I. 

Corey,  Giles 

Summons,  v. 

II. 

Cox,  Hannah 

v.   Dorcas  Hoar. 

I. 

Cummins,  Ifaac  sr 

v.  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

Cummins,  Ifaac  jr 

v.          „ 

II. 

Cummins,  Mary 

V-         »           >» 

II. 

Dane,  Francis 
Darling,  James 
De  Rich,  Mary 
Dod,  Sarah 


D. 

for  Martha  Carrier,  II. 

v.   Mary  Eaftey,  II. 

Warrant,  v.  II. 

v.   Wilmott  Read,  II. 


14. 


Page. 

54-55- 
55-56. 

56-57. 
58. 

59- 

198-199. 

185-186. 

196. 

64. 

62-64. 

151-152. 

79-80. 

50. 

56  60. 

114-115. 

28. 

92. 

177-178. 
262. 

II.  17-18. 

225-226. 

46-47. 

205. 

193-194. 

163-164. 

165. 

50-51. 

51-52. 

53-54- 

'75- 
240-241. 

80-82. 
84-85. 
85.87. 


66-68. 

31-32. 

194-195. 

105. 


272 


Index. 


Plaintiff. 

Defendant. 

Vol. 

Doliver,  Ann 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

Doritch,  John 

v.   George  Jacobs,  sr 

II. 

do 

v.  Giles  Corey, 

II. 

do 

v.  Margaret  Jacobs, 

II. 

Downer,  Robert 

v.  Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

Draper,  Jofeph 

v.  Abigail  Faulkner, 

11. 

Dufting,  Lydia 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

Dufting,  Sarah 

i) 

II. 

Dutch,  Martha 

v.  Alice  Parker, 

II. 

E. 

Eames,  Rebecca 

Indictment,  v. 

II. 

Eames,  Rebecca 

Examination  of, 

II. 

Eafty,  Mary 

Complaint,  v. 

II. 

do 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

do 

Indictment, 

II. 

do 

Examination  of, 

II. 

do 

Petition  of, 

II. 

Elliot,  Andrew 

v.  Sufanna  Roots, 

II. 

Elliot,  Daniel 

for  Elizabeth  Procter, 

I. 

Endicott,  Samuel 

v.   Mary  Bradbury, 

II. 

Endicott,  Zerubbable 

"•        yy              yy 

II. 

Englifh,  Mary 

v.  Mary  Warren, 

I. 

Englifh,  Philip 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

Efty,  Mary 

v.   Mary  Warren, 

I. 

Evans,  Thomas 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

F. 

Faulkner,  Abigail 

Indictment, 

II. 

do 

Examination, 

II. 

do 

v.  Abigail  Faulkner, 

II. 

Faulkner,  Dorothy 

v«       »           » 

II. 

Flint,  Jofeph 

v.  George  Jacobs,  sr 

I. 

Flint,  Thomas 

v.  John  Willard, 

II. 

Fofdick,  Elizabeth 

Complaint,  v. 

II. 

Fofdick,  Elizabeth 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

Fofle,  Thomas  &  ux 

for  Mary  Eaftey, 

II. 

'  Fofter,  Ann 

Indictment, 

II. 

Fofter,  Ann 

Examination  of, 

II. 

Fofter,   Ephraim 

v.  Samuel  Wardwell, 

II. 

Fofter,  Jacob 

v.  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

199-200. 
262,263. 
179-180. 

203. 

226-227. 
134-135. 

183. 

184. 
180-181. 


II. 

142-143. 

II. 

143-146. 

II. 

27-28. 

II. 

28. 

II. 

28-30. 

II. 

32-34- 

II. 

4447- 

II. 

52-53- 

I. 

115-117. 

II. 

166-167. 

II. 

168-169. 

I. 

'35- 

I. 

189-191. 

I. 

l34-'35- 

II. 

127-128, 

128-129. 

129-131. 

134-131;. 

1 34-1 35. 

265. 

8. 

106. 

107-108. 

40-41. 

135  136, 

136-139. 

151. 

90. 


Index. 


273 


Plaintiff. 

Defendant. 

Vol. 

Fofter,  Rofe 

v.  Abigail  Faulkner, 

II. 

Fowler,  Jofeph 

v.  Sarah  Bibber, 

II. 

Fuller,  Jofeph 

Account  of, 

II. 

Ferneax,  David 

v.  Sarah  Prodler, 

II. 

G. 

Gage,  Maria 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

Gadge,  Sarah 

v.  Sarah  Good, 

I. 

Gadge,  Thomas 

"'       »       » 

I. 

Gage,  Thomas 

v.  Roger  Toothaker, 

II. 

Gale,  Ambrofe 

v.   Wilmott  Read, 

II. 

^^  Good,  Sarah 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

do 

Indiftment,  v. 

I. 

do 

Mittimus,  v. 

I. 

do 

WitnefTes,  v. 

I. 

do 

Summons  for  do,  v. 

I. 

do 

Examination  of, 

I. 

do 

Evidence,  v. 

I. 

do 

Death  Warrant, 

II. 

Good,  Dorcas 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

Good,  William 

v.  Sara  Ofburn, 

I. 

Gould,  Benjamin 

v.  Giles  Corey, 

II. 

Gray,  Samuel 

v.  Bridget  Bifhop, 

I. 

Greenflit,  Thomas 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

H. 

Hadley,  Deborah 

for  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

Hale,  John 

v.  Bridget  Bifhop, 

I. 

Hale,  John 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

Hale,  Sarah 

v.  Abel  Powell, 

II. 

Harris,  Hannah 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

Harris,  John 

Account  of, 

II. 

Hart,  Elizabeth 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

Herrick,  George 

v.  George  Jacobs,   fenr 

I. 

do 

v.  Mary  Eaftey, 

II. 

do 

v.   Mary  Bradbury, 

II. 

Herrick,  Henry 

v.  Sarah  Good, 

I. 

Herrick,  Jofeph  sr  & 

ux  v.       „       „ 

I. 

—  ^  Hoar,  Dorcas 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

do 

Indictment,  v. 

I. 

do 

Examination  of, 

I. 

Hobbs,  Abigail 

•  >            »j 

I. 

Jja 

Page. 
131-132. 

204. 

214. 

50. 


250251. 

25-26. 
26. 

26-27. 
105-106. 

11-12. 

12-15. 

I5-l6. 

1 6. 

16-17. 
17-21. 

2 1  -24. 
214-215. 

74- 

38-39. 
178-179. 

152-153- 
123-124. 


78. 

'53-157- 
245-248. 
258-259. 
124-125. 
212-214. 

233-234- 
260-261. 


163. 
29. 

26-27. 
189-190. 
235-236. 
237-240. 
172-177. 


274 


Index. 


Plaintiff. 

Defendant. 

Vol. 

Hobbs,  Deliverance 

v.   George  Burroughs, 

II. 

do 

Examination  of, 

II. 

do 

v.  Bridget  Bifhop, 

I. 

Hobbs,  William 

Examination  of, 

I. 

Hobert,  Elizabeth 

v.  William  Profler, 

II. 

Holton,  James 

v.  John  Prodler, 

I. 

Holton,  Sarah 

v.   Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

Hooper,  Edward 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

Houghton,  John 

for  Elizabeth  Profter, 

I. 

How,  Elizabeth 

Warrant,  v. 

H. 

do 

Examination  of, 

II. 

•tio 

Witnefles,  v. 

II. 

'do 

Indidlment,  v. 

II. 

do 

Death  Warrant, 

II. 

How,  James  fenr 

for  Elizabeth  How, 

H. 

How,  John 

V-              »    ,             » 

II. 

Hubbard,  Elizabeth 

v.  Sarah  Good, 

I. 

do 

v.  Sarah  Ofborne, 

I. 

do 

v.  Tituba, 

I. 

do 

v.  John  Prodler, 

I.  67 

do 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

do 

v.  Elizabeth  Profter, 

I. 

do 

v.   Mary  Warren, 

I. 

do 

v.   Bridget  Bifbop, 

I. 

do 

v.  Abigail  Hobbs, 

I. 

do 

v.  Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

do 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

do 

v.  George  Jacobs,  fenr 

I. 

do 

v.  John  Willard, 

II. 

do 

v.  Ann  Pudeater, 

II. 

do 

v.  Rebecca  Jacobs, 

I. 

do 

v.   Mary  Eaftey, 

II. 

do 

v.  Wilmott  Reed, 

II. 

do 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

do 

v.  Giles  Corey. 

II. 

do 

v.  Mary  Lacey, 

II. 

Hughes,  John 

v.  Sarah  Good, 

I. 

Hughes,  John 

v.   Sarah  Ofborne, 

I. 

Hutchinfon,  Benjamin 

v.  Mary  Eaftey, 

H. 

Hutchinfon,  Benjamin 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

I. 

Ingerfol,  Nathaniel 

v.  Martha  Corey, 

I. 

Pagt, 

-124, 
186-192. 
148-149. 
182-187. 

97- 

93-94- 
249-250. 

114-115. 

-"69. 

69-72. 

72. 

72-73- 
215. 

83. 

88-89. 
29-30. 

39-4°- 
48-49. 

89-90. 
105. 

134- 
170. 

179-180. 

229-230. 

243-244. 
261. 

1-2. 

18-19. 

26l. 

38-39. 
104. 

121-123. 

I78. 

141. 

34- 

38-39- 

31-32. 

125-126. 


Plaintiff. 

Ingerfoll,  Nathaniel 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Ingerfol,  Sarah 

Irefon,  Mary 

do 

do 


Jacobs,  George  fenr 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Jacobs,  Rebecca 
Jacobs,  Rebecca 
Jacobs,  Thomas  &  ux 
Jurors, 


Kettle,  James 
Kettle,  James 
Kimball,  John 
Knight,  Jofeph 
Knight,  Margaret 
Knight,  Margaret 
Knight,  Phillip 
Knowlton,  Jofeph 


Lacey,  Mary 
Lacey,  Mary 
Lane,  Francis 
Lewis,  Mercy 

do 

do 

do 

do 


Index.  275 

Defendant.  Vvl.  Page. 

v.  John  Prpdler,  I.  68-69, 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe,  I.  91-92. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  22^-229. 

v.  John  Willard,  I.  276-277. 

Evidence  of,  II.  206-207. 

Account  of,  II.  209-211. 

v.  Sarah  Church,  IT.  200-201. 

Complaint  v.  II.  108. 

Warrant,  v.  II.  108. 

v.  Jerfon  Toothaker,  II.  202. 

j. 

Warrant,  v.  I.  253. 

Complaint,  v.  I.  254. 

Indiftment,  v.  I.  254-255. 

Examination  of,  I.  zS$-259> 

Summons,  v.  I.  260. 

Warrant,  v.  II.  23-24. 

Indiftment,  v.  II.  24. 

v.  Sarah  Vib.ber,  II.  204-205. 

Warrant  for,  I.  10-11. 

K. 

v.  Sarah  Bifliop,  II.  202-203. 

v.   Elizabeth  Hubbard,     II.  206. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  218-221. 

v.       „           „  I.  224-225. 

v.  John  Willard,  II.  3. 

v.  Abigail  Hobbs,  I.  178. 

v.  John  Willard,  II.  lo-iu 

for  Elizabeth  How,  II.  82-83. 

L. 

Indictment,  v.  II.  139. 

Examination  of,  II.  140-141. 

v.  Elizabeth  How,  II.  87-88. 

v.  Sarah  Ofborne,  I.  41. 

v.  Dorcas  Good,  I.  75. 

v.  Elizabeth  Procter,  I.  109. 

v.  Abigail  Hobbs,  I.  178. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  230 


276 


Index. 


Plaintiff. 

Lewis,  Mercy 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Little,  Ifaac 
Lender,  John 
Lovet,  John 


Manning,  Thomas 
Martin,  Abigail 

in,  Sufanna 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Morgan,  Deborah 
Morgan,  Jofeph 
Morrell,  Robert 
Morrill,  Robert 
Morfe,  Anthony 
Morfe,  William 
Moulton,  Robert 
Murray,  William 
Murrell,  Sarah 


Nelfon,  Philip  &  ux 
Newton,  Thomas 
Nichols,  Elizabeth 
Nichols,  Lydia 
Nichols,  Lydia 
Nichols,  Thomas 
Nicholafon,  Elizabeth 
Nurfe,  Rebecca 

do 

do 

do 

do 


Defendant. 

Vol. 

v.  George  Jacobs,   fenr 

I. 

v.  John  Willard, 

II. 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

v.  Mary  Lacy^ 

II. 

v.  Giles  Corey, 

II. 

Account  of, 

II. 

v.  Bridget  Bimop, 

I. 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

M. 

Account  of, 

II. 

v.  Samuel  Wardwell, 

II. 

Warrant  v. 

I. 

Indiftment,  v. 

I. 

Examination  of, 

I. 

Mittimus,  v. 

I. 

Summons,  v. 

I. 

Death  Warrant, 

II. 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

v- 

I. 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II. 

v.  Thomas  Farrer, 

II. 

v.  Abel  Powell, 

II. 

v.     „          „ 

II. 

v.  Sufanna  Sheldon, 

II. 

v.  Alice  Parker, 

II. 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

N. 

v.  Margaret  Scott, 

II. 

Atty.  Gen1  oath  of, 

I. 

v.  Abigail  Hobbs, 

I. 

V-       »         » 

I. 

v.  John  Willard, 

II. 

v.     »         j) 

H. 

v.  Ann  Doliver, 

II. 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

Indiclment,  v. 

I. 

Summons,  v. 

I. 

Examination  of, 

I. 

Petition  of, 

I. 

263-265. 

11-12. 

117-118. 

141-142. 

176-177. 

212-214. 

160-162. 

251. 


II. 

212. 

II. 

152-153- 

I. 

193-194. 

I. 

194-196. 

I. 

196-203. 

I. 

203-204. 

I. 

204-206. 

II. 

215. 

I. 

249. 

I. 

249. 

II. 

114-115. 

II. 

2O1-2O2. 

II. 

259. 

II. 

25  1-260. 

II. 

208. 

II. 

182. 

I. 

190. 

182. 
9-10. 

177. 

177. 

3. 

10-11. 

200-201. 

76-77. 

77-8 1. 

82. 

82-87. 
98-99. 


Index. 


277 


Plaintiff. 

Nurfe,  Rebecca 


Defendant. 
Death  Warrant,, 


Vol. 
II. 


Page. 

215, 


Nurfe,  Samuel 

for  Rebecca  Nurftr, 

I. 

97-98. 

0. 

Olborne,  Sarah 

Examination  of, 

I. 

35-38> 

P. 

Paine,  Elizabeth 

Complaint,  v. 

II. 

.106. 

Paine,  Elizabeth 

Warrant,   v. 

II. 

107. 

Paine,  Edward 

for  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

77-78. 

Parker,  Mary 

Indidlment,  v. 

II. 

Parker,  Mary 

Examination  of, 

II. 

'54-155- 

Parris,  Samuel 

v.  Tituba, 

I. 

49- 

do 

v.   Martha  Corey, 

I. 

55- 

do 

v.  John  Procler, 

I. 

68-69. 

do 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

91-92. 

do 

v.   Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

228-229. 

do 

v.  John    Willard, 

I. 

276-277. 

Peach,  Barnard 

v.   Sufanna   Martin, 

I. 

212-213. 

Peafe,  Sarah 

Warrant,  v. 

II. 

195. 

Perkins,  Abraham 

Expenfes  by, 

II. 

208-209. 

Perley,  Timothy 

v.   Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

73-74- 

Perley,    Samuel  &    ux 

v.          „            „ 

II. 

74-76. 

Phelps,  Sarah 

v.   Abigail  Faulkner, 

II. 

Phillips,  Samuel 

for  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

76-78' 

Pickworth,  Samuel 

v.   Ann  Pudeater, 

II. 

20. 

Pike,  John 

for  Mary  Bradbury, 

II. 

I65. 

Pike,  Mofes 

v.   Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

227. 

Pike,  Robert 

for  Mary  Bradbury, 

II. 

I6S. 

Pitman,  Charity 

v.  Wilmott  Read, 

II. 

104-105. 

Porter,  John 

v.  Sarah  Bibber, 

II. 

203-204. 

Porter  Lydia 

v.      „          „ 

II. 

203-204. 

Powell,  Abel 

Prefented  for  Witchcraft.il. 

251. 

Prefcott,  Peter 

v.  George  Burroughs, 

II, 

I14-II5. 

Prefly,  John 

v.  Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

208-212. 

Prefly,  Mary 

v. 

I. 

21  1-212, 

Prefton,  Samuel 

v.  Martha  Carrier, 

II. 

65-66. 

Prefon,  Rebecca 

for  Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

98. 

Pro&er,  John 

Indiftment,  v. 

I. 

60-63. 

do 

Examination  of  body, 

I. 

63-64. 

do 

Petition  for, 

I.  71-74. 

I.    115. 

Profter,  Elizabeth 

Complaint,  v. 

99-  1  oo. 

278 


Index. 


>5, 


Plaintiff. 

J^  Profter,  Elizabeth 
do 
do 
do 

Procter,  Sarah 
Procter,  Benjamin 
Procter,  Benjamin 
Procter,  William 
Procter,  William 
Pudeater,  Ann 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Putnam,  Ann 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Putnam,  Thomas 
do 
do 
do 

Putnam,  Edward 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 


Defendant.  Vol 

Warrant,  v.  I. 

Mittimus,  v.  I. 

Indiftment,  v.  I. 

Petition  for,  I. 

Complaint,  v.  II. 

Complaint  v.  II. 

Warrant,  v.  II. 

„         „  II. 

Indidlment,  v.  II. 

n. 

Warrant,  v.  II. 

Examination  of,  II. 

Summons,  v.  II. 

Petition  of,  II. 

v.  Sarah  Good,  I. 

v.  Sarah  Ofborne,  I. 

v.  Tituba,  I. 

v.  John  Procter,  I. 

v.  Dorcas  Good,  I. 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe,  I.   88. 

v.  Elizabeth  Procter,  I. 

v.  Abigail  Hobbs,  I. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I. 

v.  Elizabeth  Hart,  I. 

v.   Dorcas  Hoar,  I. 

v.  Ann  Pudeater,  II.  1 9. 

v.  Mary  Eaftey,  II. 

v.  Willmot  Reed,  II. 

v.   George  Burroughs,  II.  1 1 3-4. 

v.  Abigail  Faulkner,  II. 

v.  Mary  Bradbury,  II. 

v.  Giles  Corey,  II. 

v.  Thomas  Farrer,  II. 

v.  Tituba,  I. 

v.  Martha  Corey,  I. 

v.  John  Procter,  I.  68-69. 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe.  I.  91-92. 

v.  Martha  Corey,  I. 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe,  I.  93. 

v.  Elizabeth  Procter,  I. 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar,  I. 

v.  Mary  Eaftey,  II. 

v.  John  Willard,  II. 


Page. 

IOOIO1. 

101-103. 
103-105. 

115. 

47-48. 

53- 

53-54- 
94-95- 
95-97- 
12-13. 

'3-I4- 
15-17. 

17- 

22-23. 
31-32. 

40. 

49- 

67-68. 
75-76. 

I.  94-95. 
107-108. 

179. 
231-232. 

234- 
245. 

II.  20-21. 

37-  38- 

103-104. 

11.115-6. 

135- 

166. 

175-176. 

201-202. 

50. 

55- 

I.  70. 

I.  96-97. 

56-60. 

I.  96-97- 

110. 

251-252. 

42-43- 
6. 


Index 


279 


Plaintiff. 

Putnam,  Edward 
Putnam,  John 
do  sr 
do  &  ux 
do 
dojr 
do  &  ux 

Putnam,  Thomas 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Putnam,  Hannah 
Putnam,  Jonathan 


Rayment,  William 
Reed,  Margaret 
Receipts  &  Orders, 
Redington,  Margaret 
Reed,  Wilmott 

do 

do 

do 

Rice,  Sarah 
Richards,  John 
Richardfon,  Nathaniel 
Ring,  Jarvis 
Ring,  Jofeph 
Roger,  John 
Roots,  Sufannah 
Ruck,  Thomas 


Saflbrd,  Jofeph 


117.   II. 


Defendant.  Pol 

v.  George  Burroughs,       II 

v.  John  Procter,  I. 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe,  I. 

v.       „           „  I. 

v.  John  Willard,  II. 

v.   Sarah  Procter,  II. 

Evidence  of,  II. 

v.  Elizabeth  Procter,  I. 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar,  I. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I.  227-8. 

v.  John  Willard,  I.  276-7. 

v.  Sarah  Procter,  II. 

George  Burroughs,  II.  114-5 

II. 

v.  Alice  Parker,  II. 

v.  Thomas  Farrer,  II. 

v.  John  Willard,  I. 

v.  Mary  Eaftey,  II. 

Q. 
R. 

v.  Elizabeth  Procter,  I. 

Complaint,  v.  II. 

II. 

v.  Mary  Eaftey,  II. 

Warrant,  v.  II. 

Indictment,  v.  II. 

Examination  of,  II. 

Summons,  v.  II. 

Warrant,  v.  II. 

v.  Dorcas  Hoar,  I. 

Evidence  of,  II. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I. 

v.           "         "  I. 

v.  Martha  Carrier,  II. 

Warrant,  y.  II. 

v.  George  Burroughs,  II. 

s. 

v.  Elizabeth  How,  IL 


119. 

70. 

95-96. 
92. 

12. 

5'' 

2O6. 

1 10. 

251-252. 
I.  228-9. 

n.  6. 

5»« 

n.  117. 
119. 
182. 

2OI-IO2. 

275-276. 

31-32- 


I09-IIO. 

262. 

22O-25O. 

44- 
97-98- 

98-100. 

IOO-IOI. 

IOI-IO2. 

195-196. 

241-242. 

207. 

2I4. 

214-118. 

61-62. 

51-52. 
127-128. 


90-93 


280 


Index 


P>  atntiff. 
Sears,  Ann 
Sewall,  Stephen 
Shattuck,  Samuel 
Shattuck,  Samuel 
Shaw,  William  &  ux 
Sheldon,  Ephraim 
Sheldon,  Sufannah 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Sibleys, 

Small,  Hannah 
Smith,  Samuel 
Somes,  Abigail 
Sprague,  Martha 
Sprague,  Martha 
Stacey,  William 
Tarball,  John 
Tarbel,  Mary 
Tituba, 
Tituba, 

Toothaker,  Allen 
Toothaker,  Roger 
Toothaker,  Roger 
Towne,  Mary 
Towne,  Mary 
Tuck,  John 
Tuck,  Jofeph 
Tuck,  Rachel 
Tucker,  Mary 
Tyler,  Martha 
Tyler,  Martha 
Tyler,  Johannah 


Defendant. 
Warrant,  v. 
Clerk,  oath  of, 
v.  Bridget  Bifhop, 
v.   Mary  Parker, 
v.  Sarah  Good, 
v.   Martha  Corey, 
v.   Sarah  Good, 
v.  Bridget  Bifhop, 
v.  Phillip  Englifh, 
v.   Elizabeth  Hart, 
v.   John  Willard, 
v.   Sarah  Procter, 
v.   George  Burroughs, 
v.  Giles  Corey, 
v.  John  Procter, 
v.   Giles  Corey, 
v.   Mary  Eaftey, 
Warrant,  v. 
v.   Abigail  Faulkner, 
v.  Samuel  Wardwell, 
v.  Bridget  Bifhop, 
for  Rebecca  Nurfe, 

Warrant,  v. 
Examination  of, 
v.  Martha  Carrier, 
Warrant,  v. 
Mittimus,  v. 
Excufe  of, 
Summons  of, 
v.   Dorcas  Hoar, 
v>       j>         » 
v-       „ 

v.   Abel  Powell, 
v.   George  Burroughs, 
v.  Abigail  Faulkner, 
"       »»  » 

u. 


Vol. 

Page. 

II. 

185-186. 

I. 

10. 

I. 

157-160. 

II. 

158-160. 

I. 

27-28. 

I. 

54-55- 

I. 

3°-3*- 

I.   165.    I. 

168-170. 

I. 

191-193. 

I. 

234- 

I.  274-5. 

I.  277-9. 

II. 

49- 

II. 

126-127. 

II. 

179. 

I. 

63-64. 

II. 

180. 

II. 

43-44- 

II. 

193- 

II. 

II. 

150. 

I. 

150-152. 

I. 

97-98. 

I. 

98. 

I. 

41-42. 

I. 

43-48. 

II. 

64-65. 

II. 

25. 

II. 

26. 

II. 

39- 

II. 

40. 

I. 

252-253. 

I. 

253- 

I. 

240-241, 

II. 

260-261. 

II. 

127-128. 

II. 

134-135. 

II. 

'34-I35- 

Veach,  Barnard 
Vibber,  Sarah 


V. 

v.  Sufanna   Martin, 
v.  Sarah  Good, 


222. 
32-33. 


Index. 


281 


Plaintiff. 

Defendant. 

Vol. 

Vibber,  Sarah 

v.   John  Procter, 

I. 

do 

v.   Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

do 

v.  Sufanna  Martin, 

I. 

do 

v.   Dorcas  Hoar, 

I. 

do 

v.  John   Willard, 

II. 

do 

v.   Ann   Pudeatur, 

II. 

do 

v.    Mary  Eaftey, 

11. 

do 

v.    George  Burroughs, 

II. 

do 

v.   Giles  Corey, 

II. 

w. 

Walcott,  Jonathan  jr 

v.   Sarah  Procter, 

II. 

Walcott,  Mary 

v.   Sarah  Good, 

I. 

do 

v.  John  Proper, 

I. 

do 

v.   Dorcas  Good, 

I. 

do 

v.  Rebecca  Nurfe, 

I. 

do 

v.    Elizabeth  Procter, 

I. 

do 

v.   Abigail  Hobbs, 

I. 

do 

v.   Dorcas   Hoar, 

I. 

do 

v.   George  Jacobs,  fenr 

I. 

do 

v.   Ann  Pudeater, 

II. 

do 

v.   Mary  Eaftey, 

II. 

do 

v.  Sarah  Procter, 

11. 

do 

v.   Wilmot  Reed, 

II. 

do 

v.   Abigail  Faulkner, 

II. 

do 

v.  Samuel  Wardwell, 

II. 

do 

v.  Mary  Bradbury, 

II. 

do 

v.   Giles  Corey, 

II. 

Walker,  Richard 

v.   Sarah   Bibber, 

11. 

Wardwell,  Mary 

v.  Mary  Parker, 

II. 

'Wardwell,  Samuel 

Indictment,  v. 

II. 

Wardwell,  Samuel 

Examination  of, 

II. 

Warner,  Daniel 

for  Elizabeth  How, 

II. 

Warner,  John 

for       „ 

II. 

Warner,  Sarah 

for       „ 

II. 

Warren,  Mary 

v.   John  Procter, 

I. 

do 

v.   Elizabeth  Procter, 

I. 

do 

Warrant,  v. 

I. 

do 

Summons,  v. 

I. 

do 

Examination  of, 

I, 

do 

v.  George  Jacobs,  fenr 

I. 

do 

v.    Ann  Pudeatur, 

II. 

do 

v.    Mary  Eaftey, 

II. 

Page. 

66. 
91. 

231. 
242-243. 

19. 

35- 

121. 

177. 


50. 

34- 
71- 

75- 
88. 

107. 
179. 
244. 
262. 
19-20. 

35  38. 
49-50. 

102. 
132. 
I5I. 

I78. 

I78. 
205. 

>57- 

146-148. 
148-150. 

78-79. 

78-79. 

66-67,  69. 

105-106. 

1 17-1 18. 
i 18-1 19. 

261! 

1 8. 

35- 


282 


Index. 


Plaint!/. 
Warren,  Mary 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Webber,  Samuel 
Welch,  Hannah 
Weftgate,  John 
Wilds,  Ephraim 
V/ilds,  John 

r  *^>  Wilds,  Sarah  &  ala 
do 
do 

Wilkins,  Benjamin 
Wilkins,  Benjamin 
Wilkins,  Bray 
Wilkins,  Henry  fenr 
Wilkins,  John 
Wilkins,  Rebecca 
Wilkins,  Samuel 
Willard,  John 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Willard,  Simon 
Williams,  Abigail 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Wilfon,  Sarah 
Wilfon,  Sarah 
Woodwell,  Elizabeth 
Wormall,   William 
Wycom,   Francis 


Defendant.  Vol. 

v.   Wilmott  Reed,  II. 

v.  Abigail  Faulkner,  II. 

v.  Mary  Lacey,  II. 

v.  Irefon  Toothaker,  II. 

v.  Samuel  Wardwell,  II. 

v.  Giles  Corey,  II. 

v.   Mary  Bradbury,  II. 

v.   Geo.  Burroughs,  II. 

Evidence  of,  II. 

v.   Mary  Parker,  II. 

for  Sarah  Wilds,  I. 

for     „          „  I. 

Warrant,  v.  I. 

Examination  of,  I. 

Death  Warrant  v.  I. 

v.    John  Willard,  II. 

Evidence  of  II. 

v.  John  Willard,  II. 

v.      „          „  II. 

Evidence  of,  II. 

v.  John  Willard,  II. 

v-      „          „  II. 

Examination  of  body,  I. 

Warrant,  v.  I. 

Indiftment,  v.  I. 

Summons,  v.  I. 

Evidence,  v.  I. 

v.   George   Burroughs,  II. 

v.   Sarah  Good,  I. 

v.      „  „  I. 

v.   Sarah  Ofborne,  I. 

v.  John  Procter,  I. 

v.   Rebecca  Nurfe,  I. 

v.   Elizabeth  Procter,  I. 

v.  Sufanna  Martin,  I. 

v.   George  Jacobs,  fen1'  I. 

v.  Mary  Kaftcy,  II. 

v.   George  Burroughs,  II. 

v.   Abigail  Faulkner,  II. 

v.    Giles  Corey,  II. 

v.   George  Burroughs,  II. 

v.   Margaret  Scott,  II. 


102-103. 

133- 
142. 

2O2. 
150-151. 

177-178. 

i68. 

113- 
207-208. 

187-189. 

187. 

180-181. 
181-182. 

215. 
8. 

207. 

8-10. 

7- 

207. 
5-6. 

63-64! 

266,  272-3. 

266-272. 

273. 

274. 

II9-I  iO. 

34- 
40-41. 

40-41, 
70-71. 
90-91. 

1 06. 

206. 

259. 

37- 
127-128. 

'34-'3?- 

178. 
1 20. 
181. 


64-66,    70 


LIST    OF    SUBSCRIBERS 


LARGE    PAPER   COPIES. 


9- 

10. 

1 1. 

12. 


BREVOORT,  J.  CARSON, 
CAMPBELL,  JOHN, 
CAMPBELL,  WALTER  SCOTT, 
DEANE,  CHARLES, 
FOWLE,  WILLIAM  FISKE, 
GRISWOLD,  ALMON  F., 
HUMPHREY,   HENRY  B., 
KIMBALL,  HENRY  H., 
LEWIS,  GKORGE  HENRY, 
LIVERMORE,  GEORGE, 
LUTKINS,  T.  L., 
MENZIES,    WILLIAM, 
PIPER,  WILLIAM  H., 
ROYS,  HARLOW, 
WOODWARD  W.  ELLIOT, 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
Cambridge,  Mafs. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Thomafton,  Met 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Cambridge,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Roxbury,  Mafs. 


SMALL    PAPER. 


1.  ALOKSEN  S., 

2.  AMERICAN  ANTIQUARIAN  SOCIETY, 

3.  AMHERST  COLLEGE  LIBRARY, 

4.  ANDREWS,  WM.  L., 

5.  ARNOLD,  SAMUEL  G., 

6.  ASTOR  LIBRARY, 

7.  ATHEN/EUM,  BOSTON, 


Jerfey  City,  N.  J. 
Worcefter,  Mafs. 
Amherft,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Providence,  R.  I. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 


284  Lift    of  Subscribers. 


8.  BALCOME,  GEO.  L., 

9.  BANKS,  ROBERT  LENOX, 

10.  BARLOW,  S.  L.  M., 

1 1.  BARTLETT,  JOHN  R., 

12.  BLEECKER,  R.  W., 

13.  BOUTON,  J.  W.,  [5  Copies] 
I  8.   BOVVDOIN  COLLEGE  LIBRARY, 

19.  BREVOORT,  J.  CARSON, 

20.  BRINLEY,  GEORGE, 

21.  BROWN,  JOHN  MARSHALL, 

22.  BROTHERHEAD,  WM., 

23.  BROOKS,  HENRY  M., 

24.  BRYANT,  HUBBARD  W., 

25.  BUCK,  JAMES  SMITH, 

26.  CAMPBELL,  JOHN,  [^Copies] 

41.  CORNING,  ERASTUS, 

42.  CORNING,  ERASTUS  JR., 

43.  CROSBY,  SYLVESTER  SAGE, 

44.  DAVIDSON,  GILBERT, 

45.  DAWSON,  H.  B., 

46.  DEXTER,  Rev.  HENRY  M., 

47.  DRAKE,  SAMUEL  G., 

48.  EARLE,  JAMES, 

49.  FISH,  HAMILTON, 

50.  FOGG,  JOHN  P.  A., 

5  i .  FOWLE,  WILLIAM  FISKE, 

52.  FOWLER,  JOHN  JR., 

53.  FOWLER,  W.  C., 

5  4.  FRANKLIN  AND  MARSHALL  COLLEGE, 

55.   FRENCH,  E.,  [3  Copies] 

58.  GOWANS,  WILLIAM, 

59.  GREEN,  JOSHUA, 

60.  HADDOCK,  L.  K., 


Claremont,  N.  H. 
Albany,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Providence,  R.  I. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Brunfwick,  Me. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Hartford,  Conn. 
Portland,   Me. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Salem,  Mafs. 
Portland,  Me. 
Milwaukie,  Wis. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Albany,  N.  Y. 
Albany,  N.  Y. 
Bofton,  Mafg. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Morrifania,  N.  Y. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
So.  Borton,  Mafs. 
Bofton,  Mafs. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Durham,  Conn. 
Lancafter,  Pa. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Groton,  Mafs. 
Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Lift     of  Sttbfcribers.  285 


61.  HALL,  BENJAMIN  HOMER,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

62.  HANNAH,  GEORGE,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

63.  HAVERFORD  COLLEGE  LIBRARY,  Weft  Haverford,  Pa. 

64.  HAVLAND,  EDWARD,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

65.  HAYES,  FRANCIS  B.,  Bofton,  Mafs. 

66.  HICKCOX,  JOHN  H.,                  [2  Copies]  Albany,  N.  Y. 
68.   HOFFMAN,  FRANCIS  S.,              [2  Copies]  New  York,  N.  Y. 

70.  HOUGH,  FRANKLIN  B.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

71.  HUMPHREY,  SOLON,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

72.  ILSLEY,  F.  I.,  Newark,  N.  J. 

73.  JENCKS,  A.  V.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

74.  KIRKER,  JAMES  B.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

75.  LAURIAT,  CHARLES,  Bofton,  Mafs. 

76.  LENOX,  JAMES,  New  York.  N.  Y. 

77.  LIBRARY  COMPANY,  PHILADELPHIA,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 

78.  LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS,  Wafhington,  D.  C. 

79.  LIBRARY  OF  THEOLOGICAL  INSTITUTE,  Windfor  Hill,  Conn. 

80.  LOSSING,  B.  J.,  Poughkeepfie,  N.  Y. 
8  i.   LITTLE,  BROWN,  &  Co.,            [3   Copies]  Bofton,  Mafs. 

84.   LORD,  R.  L.,  [2  Copies]  Bofton,  Mafs. 

86.  LONG  ISLAND  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

87.  LUTKINS,  T.   L.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

88.  McCAGG,  E.  R.,  Chicago,  111. 

89.  MC-NEIL,  D.  B.,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 

90.  MAINE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY,  Brunfwick,  Me. 

9 1 .  MASSACHUSETTS  STATE  LIBRARY,  Bofton,  Mafs. 

92.  MEADER,  JOHN  J.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

93.  MANCHESTER  STATE  LIBRARY,  Manchefter,  N.  H. 

94.  MEDLICOTT,  WILLIAM  G.,  Long  Meadow,  Mafs. 

95.  MERCANTILE  LIBRARY,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

96.  MERCANTILE  LIBRARY,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

97.  MERCANTILE  LIBRARY,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

98.  MENZIES,  WILLIAM,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

99.  MORGAN,   E.  D.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


286  Lift    of    Subjcribers. 

100.  MORSE,  Rev.  ABNER,  Bofton,  Mafs. 

101.  MOREAU,  C.  C.,  New  York,  N.  Y, 
102   MOREAU,  JOHN  B.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

103.  MORRELL,T.  H.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

104.  MUNSELL,  JOEL,                          [8  Copies]  Albany,  N.  Y. 
l  12.  NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

113.  O'CALLAGHAN,  E.  B,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

114.  OHIO  STATE  LIBRARY,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

115.  PARRISH,  DANIEL  J.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

116.  PENNSYLVANIA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

117.  PHILES,  GEORGE  P,,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

11 8.  PIPER,  WM.  H.,  [25  Copies]  Bofton,  Mafs. 

143.  PRUYN,  J.  V.  L.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

144.  PURPLE,    S.  S.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

145.  PUTNAM,  JOHN  PHELPS,  Bofton,  Mafs. 

146.  RICHARDSON,  CHAS.  B.,  [5  Copies]  New  York,  N.  Y. 

151.  ROCHE,   RICHARD,  W.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

152.  ROYS,  HARLOW,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

153.  RUSSELL,  JOHN  A.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

154.  SANFORD,  A.  S.,  Cleveland,  O. 

155.  SEDGWICK,  WILLIAM,  Lenox,  Mafs. 

156.  SHEA,  J    GILMARY,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

157.  STANLEY,  SYDNEY,  Hartford,  Conn, 

158.  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

159.  STERNBERG,  J.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

1 60.  STRONG,  GEO.  F.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

161.  STUART,  ROBERT  L.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

162.  TERRY,  JOHN  T.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

163.  THOMAS,  DAVID  J.,  Bofton,   Mafs. 

164.  TOWNSEND,  FRANKLIN,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

165.  TOWNSEND,  HOWARD,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

166.  TOWNSEND,  ROBERT,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

167.  TUTHILL,  WILLIAM  H.,  Tipton,  Iowa. 

168.  VAN  RENSSELAER,  STEPHEN,  Albany,  N.  Y. 


Lift    of    Subfcribers.  287 


169.  WEST,  CHARLES  p.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

170.  WETMORE,  S.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

171.  WHITE,  A.   D.,  Syracufe,  N.  Y, 

172.  WHITNEY,  HENRY  AUSTIN,  Bofton,  Mafs. 

173.  WIGCIN,  JOHN  K.,  [15  Copies]  Bofton,  Mais. 

1 88.  WOODWARD,  W.  ELLIOT,  [11  Copies]  Roxbury,  Mafs. 

199.  YALE  COLLEGE  LIBRARY,  New  Haven,  Conn, 

200,  YOUNG,  W.  A,,  Albany,  N.  Y. 


7'' 


LIBRA~RYFS 

k  ii  du. 


AMPEDlELOW 


RETURN     CIRCULATION  DEPARTMENT 


TO—*      202  Main  Library 

LOAN  PERIOD  1 

2 

i 

HOME  USE 

4 

5 

i 

ALL  BOOKS  MAY  BE 

RECALLED  AFTER  7  DAYS 

e  renewed  by  calling  642-3405 
e  recharged  by  bringing  books  to  Circulation  Desk 
^es  may  be  made  4  days  prior  to  due  date 

6-month  loans  may  b 
Renewals  and  recharc 

DUE  A$£F/ft0>l99iELOW 

APR     5  Wn                   z^ 

1 

BIG.  CIS.     MP.R  1  0 

O   C\    *\VJV4*-k  It 

'CQfCFP  w  w   M^*^e> 

1 

Uil  1  1  1983 

RECEIVECT- 

~s 

—  —  •  .  _. 

{  DEC  0  b  1996 

TUKM  NO.  DD6A,  8n 

-j  — 

CIRCULATJQN  UE# 

T. 

JUN  201999 

** 

ifun  ft  v  t9vv 

U.C.  BERKELEY 

CCMT  /^M    i,    , 

let  U  Lift.     JUIV  t/  j,     1391'         -.'i-'«i    wiv  ILL 

*..-                           J     JAM    i       ^nnc 

1-tB  1  2  1984  J 

-  .\  i  nb  LOAN 

ccp  i  o  i984 

OU»      i  O  r 

cm«u 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA,  BERKELEY 
FORM  NO.  DD6,  60m,  1  1  778          BERKELEY,  CA  94720 


•MHMi£i£iyBRARIES 


JNIVERSITY  OF 

BERKELEY,  CA  94720 


V.1  •  '/.'»  ','•>»•  •