Witchcraft Delufion NEW ENGLAND: RusE, PRoGREss, AND TERMINATION, Ds, COTTON MATHER, THE WONDERS OF a INVISIBLE WORLD; Mr, ROBERT CALEF, MORE WONDERS panne INVISIBLE WORLD, Pretace, Enteovuction, and Notes, By SAMUEL G, DRAKE. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. More Wonders of the Invifible World. * PRINTED FOR W. ELLIOT WOODWARD, ROXBURY, MASS. MDCCCLXVI. bE-Emered according to AE of Congres inthe Year 1365, By SAMUEL G. DRAKE, in the Clerk's Ofc ofthe Dif Court ofthe United Stes forthe Didi of Mafichuers, 226965 Eprrtox 70 Conts novat 80. Moxseu., Pruwren.fe] MORE WONDERS INVISIBLE WORLD. PART V. An Impartial Account of the moft Memo- rable Masters of Fa&, touching the fup- pofed Witchcraft in New-England. R. PARRIS' ‘had been fome years a Min- ifter in Salem-Village, when this fad Ca lamity (as a deluge) overflowed them, fpreading "The flowing Ear tin the his Direion from this ar iter Handwriting of Me. Person his Mary ‘Sil Since which Appee Churb Reneé“ Icisweltnown ots have been plays and tx thavwhen thts Canis rk be ceding mach: Mie thf fpesnlch wan my own Fumi, lowed, Bu by che Mens (i SE Aion wary Wels) he Den bath Bra ter ach bth Op song, and Th ech Witchcraft was tment and tenbley and wien he tere roe fonh te ay Conia! be Glencdy ihe" Lord only righ, thal! Means was knows"—Aanon's je. Dares, ‘ie, bythe making of + Cake by 289.” As wil be eny Mr, Pore iny fodan Man (Jobs), who had watinade See athe Examination,Matters of Fatt. [or] iid near: He was a Gentleman of Liberal tion, and not meeting with any great En- agement, or Advantage in Merchandizing, to ich for fome time he apply’d himfelf, betook “himielf to the work of the Miniftry; this Vil- lage being then vacant, he met with fo much Encouragement, as to fettle in that Capacity among them. ‘After he had been there about two years, he obtained a Grant from a part of the Town, that the Houfe and Land he Occupied, and which had been Alotted by the whole People to the Miniftry, thould be and remain to him, &. as his own Eftate in Fee Simple. This occafioned great Divifions both between the Inhabitants themfelves, and between a confiderable part of them and their faid Minifter, which Divifions were but asa beginning or Prludium to what immediately followed. Tt was the latter end of February 1691, when divers young Perfons belonging to Mr. Parris’s Family, and one or more of the Neighbourhood, began to [91] AG, after a ftrange & unufual manner, viz. as by getting into Holes, and creep- ing under Chairs and Stools, and to ufe fundry odd Poftures and Antick Geftures, uttering fool ifh, ridiculous Speeches, which’ neither they cis remarkable that in Cale g, See allo Revrds of Salm ‘Mould not be noticed in the Wore Witcberaf, 49, here by Paris dos ofthe Infield. e's Depotion, tad told In Lawns Narrviee, Page Puce ad nine[91] Matters of Faé. 5 themfelves nor any others could make fenfe of the Phyficians? that were called could affign no reafon for this; but it feems one of them, hav- ing recourfe to the old fhift, told them he was afraid they were Bewitched; upon fuch faggef- tions, they that were concerned, applied them- felves to Fafting and Prayer, which was attended not only in their own private Families, but with cilling in the help of others. March the 11tb, Mr. Parris invited feveral Neighbouring Minifters to join with him in keeping a Solemn day of Prayer at his own Houfe; the time of the exercife thofe Perfons were for the moft part filent, but after any one Prayer was ended, they would Aé and Speak ftrangely and Ridiculoufly, yet were fuch as had been well Educated and of good Behaviour, the one a Girl of 11 or 12 years old, would fome- times feem to be in a Convulfon Fit, her Limbs being twifted feveral ways, and very ftiff, but prefently her Fit would be over. A few days before this Solemn day of Prayer, Mr. Parris's Indian Man and Woman made a Cake of Rye Meal, with the Childrens Water, and Baked it in the Afhes, and as is faid, gave it to the Dog; this was done as a means to Dif- cover Witchcraft; foon after which thofe ill 3 None of the Accounts give the nsf their Relations ufed Phyfic for “Phyficians”” "One their Cure, but it was altogether were AE in vain."—Lawfin, Second Baition, fied, Complaining of unafual Tl6 Matters of Faét. [or] affected or affliéted Perfons named feveral that they faid they faw, when in their Fits, afflicting of them. The firft complain’d of, was the {aid Indian Woman; named Tituba,* the confeffed that the Devil urged her to fign a Book, which he pre- fented to her, and alfo to work Mifchief to the Children, &¢. She was afterwards Committed to Prifon, and lay there till Sold for her Fees. The account the fince gives of it is, that her Matter did beat her and otherways abufe her, to make her confefs and accufe (fuch as he cali’d) her Sifter-Witches, and that whatfoever the {aid by way of confeffing or accufing others, was the elfeét of fuch ufage; her Mafter refufed to pay her Fees, unl the would ftand to what the had eine Children complained likewife of two other Women, to be the Authors of their Hurt, Viz. Sarah Good, who had long been counted a Melancholy or Diftraéted Woman, and one Ojburn, an Old Bed-rid Women, which two were Perfons fo ill thought of, that the accufation was the more readily believed; and after Examination before two Salem Magiftrates were committed :5 4 She isfaid tohave beena Slave, 1691-2, feet in New Spin. When of arreted_ and searched, the Marl coco rfl Pages ep, adn the Eds na err Fh tobe made by the Devil—Hanfon, Hip. Dancers, 273. Her fot Bx: 5"The two Mi lamination was'on the aft of March, Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, trates were John,(92] Matters of Fa&. 7 March the 19th, Mr. Lawfon (who had been for- merly a Preacher at the faid Village) came thither, and hath fince fet forth in Print an account of what then paffed, about which time, as he faith, they complained of Goodwife Cory, and Good- fe Nurfe, Members of Churches at the Village, and at Salem, many others being by that time ‘Accufed. March the 21ft, Goodwife Cory* was exami = before the Magiftrates of Salem, at the Mecti Houten the Village, a throng of Speétators being prefent to fee the Novelty. “Mr, Noyes? one of the Minifters of Salem began with Prayer, after which the Prifoner being call’d, in order to an- fwer to what [92] thould be Alledged againtt Witla Aen, oh Hap, Wi met and he, Misi forth Tam Good and Somoel raybrook tht fhe is the Wik, of Gil trere Wet agin Sarah Gord, Cary, of Sem Farms Ath fame ‘Ace wore, Ut on the ito Tine were commited Rebets March in the Night, he dow a Nk, Witof Proce Nur ofS Aang nd anual Bea ying on lem Vilage ufendman; Dorothy the Ground, which, when he Same mG Spa i vue tay tn je Pace thereat fare up two or Cloyee, Mage 5 John three "Women, whofe) tooph Profit of Salam Parma and El not stother Women, and on vam= zabth” his Wie. "hey were ied out of Sigh” It vas shout chavged with afiing Ann Put tn Hour within Nigh and he tok ame Danghter of Thomas Pat the Women to be arth Good, See am, Abipl Willams, zach Tah Ofporn, and ‘Titabe; john Hubbards tnd other Hoghcs wad wit him and (wore Nichols Noyer wa Son of Bkewik, "Soe Recrds 8 Wry i, Nichols Noyes, of Newbury, 58, whcre mich more ofthe me Grade of 1667, and Ged eso may be fone in'iziy. He wat one of the fe Shana Cory was winced vere Intiaton ofthe Proceeding apsnt by” ward "Panam and agin the secled Perione Hewat Hfenry Koey, atthe Commence: fled in Sem in 168.8 Matters of Fa&. [92] her, the defired that the might go to Prayer, and was anfwered by the Magiftrates, that they did not come to hear her pray, but to examine her. ‘The number of the Affliéted were at that time about Ten, Viz. Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Putman, good- wife Bibber,* and Goodwife Goodall, Mary Wol- cott, Mercy Lewes (at Thomas Putmans) and Dr. Griggs Maid, and three Girls, Viz. Elizabeth Par- rity Daughter to the Miniter, bigei! Wiliams his Neice, and Ann Putman, which laft three, were not only the beginners, but were alfo the chief in thefe Accufations» Thefe Ten were tndiferenly writen in the Re- fll into the Rever that the had + cords Bibber And Vibler. ‘The neuer pall hor child out.” That true Name appears t0 be Bibber. the made il Wiles apuint every- Sarah Bibber; in her Teltimony body and here too. "The nay- agin Sarah Good, gives her Age borkiad were the Hoeued amonkes 336._ She gave Evidence paint afr the bered. hor fut houfbon ine Perfons at. diferent ‘Times, hes told os that this John Bibber NNot mach has been found about Wife cood fll into feat fhe her Seyand her own, Taino. eRe Wi 2045 appears to have had Hand, 1 Fe nor Savige appear ‘who lad the Prefix Goodman. At to have met with ether the Neme fone Time fhe and her Hifband of Bisber or Vibier. lived atthe Hou of Joteph Fowler. Te was everal Times oberved, Fowler gave her s bad Charaer; that when they were dicoured fren 10 Tatlng and Michie with shout GOD or CHRIST, or taking; would call her Hofband the ‘Things of Se/entin, they were tad Nemes, was "fof a very ture prefnly aed ata dread Rat, balent,unrly Spe” “Allo Tho- and hence were oftentimes Outre- sas Jacobs and. is Wife Mary, gis, if they were permited tbe id that ** Good Bibbor did for’ fn the Congregation, in the Time fargie [fjourn] in. their of the Publick. Werfhip”=— Lew Houle” tbat he "ery often ipeke- fo, Second Et, 08. ing apn one and nother very ob- On’ Lords Bay, the 2th of finely and wichthng [withing] very _Borcb were fandry of the affied tid wichchs and aery ofien. She Perfons at Mesting, as Mrs, Pope tricks that when hor chil (child) (Wife of Mr. Joteph .], Gi[92] Matters of Faéi. 9 moft of them prefent at the Examination, and did vehemently accufe her of Affliéting them, by Biting, Pinching, Strangling, &c. And they faid, they did in their Fits fee her likenefs coming to them, and bringing a Book for them to Sign; Mr. Hatborn, a Magiftrate of Salem, afked her, why the Affiéted thofe Children? the faid, the did not Affi them, he afked her who did then? the faid, I do not know, how fhould I know? the faid, they were Poor Diftraéted Creatures, and no heed to be given to what they faid; Mr. Hatborn and Mr. Noyes replied that it was the Judgment of all that were there prefent, that they were bewitched, and only the (the Accufed) faid they were Diftraéted: She was Accufed by them, that the Black Man Whifpered to her in her Ear now wife Biber, Abigeil Widiomr, Willams, upon my rlersing to my Detrn, ido) me, 1 hae m rine you bad, if yu did name ie, T have frgt it.” Tn Sermon ‘Time when Goodwife C. was pre~ font AB, W. called out, Look bere “They Bad fever] fo Gadeife C. fis on te Beam “Time of ‘Publick Worl Suck Ting. ber Yelle Bird be id fomething interrupt me in my “tied Ber Eger dane Putman, Sek Prayer; being fo unufua. AY another Girl afhiQed, fad’ bere ter Plan was Sung. big seas a Yelle Bird fat om my Htc liams Guid to me, Now ld up, and. it ung on the Pin in the Pulpit? x. Buc tote that were by retrained her from Speaking loud about it.” Lar Figh Baie, Pages 5 Pope, a Woman afi, and tng, New there is enough of thet.” "This, a will have been noticed, ‘And in the Afiemoon, Abigail is che Account of an Bye Wines Bs10 Matters of Fai. [92] {while he was upon Examination) and that the ad a Yellow Bird, that did ufe to Suck between her Fingers, and that the faid Bird did Suck now in the Affembly; order being given to look in that place to fee if there were any fign, the Girl that pretended to fee it faid, that it was too late now, for fhe had removed a Pin, and put it on her Head, it was upon fearch found, that a Pin was th king upright. When ‘the Accufed had any motion of their Body, Hands or Mouth, the Accufers would cry out, as when fhe bit a Lip, they would cry out of being bitten, if the grafped one hand with the other, they would cry out of being Pinched by her, and would produce marks, {0 of the other motions of her Body, as complaining of being Preft, when the lean’d to the feat next her, if the ftirred her Feet, they would ftamp and cry out of Pain there. “After the hearing the faid Cory was committed to Salem Prifon, and then their crying out of her abated. March the 24th, Goodwife Nur/e was brought before Mr. Hathorn and Mr. Curwin (Magittrates) in the Meeting Houfe, Mr. Hal Minifter of Beverly, began with Prayer, after which the being ‘Accuf’d of much the fame Crimes made the like anfwers, afferting her own Innocence with ear- neftnes. The Accufers were moftly the fame, Tho Putman: Wife, &c. complaining much. The dreadful Shreiking’ from her and others, was very\ [92] Matters of Fa. IL amazing, which was heard at a great diftance; the was alfo Committed to Prifon." A Child of Sarab Goods, was likewife appre- hended, being between 4 and 5 years Old, the Accufers faid this Child bit them, and would thew fuch like marks, as thofe of a fmall Sett of ‘Teeth upon their Arms, as many of the Afflitted \w-The Warrant for the Appre- Porter and Rebek: Shepard...” henfon of Rebecca Nacfe i dated Sarah Vibber, Mr, Sem: Pai, N, a5 March Gok The Dey flyer and. Panam i Towing, the Martial “George Her. fd agin the poor aged Woman, tick made bis Return, thathe bad Pototn’s Age was sbout 40; Par brought her to the houfe of Nat, rvs, a. before menionct, abou, Angee wha he wasn Coy. 49," John Pata, Sen. (ther ‘The Wiinefes were Ann Puttnam, Wit) aged about 63. Edwd. Puce Jeo Abigail Williams, Mary Wal” nam, anther aged shoot 30. Ano- ‘ottand Elzibsth Hiabbard. Mary ther, Sarsh Holton, reid of Bet. Wolco’s Age was about 17; Blizz Holton, Anothew Ann Putnam, tech HubbarPsalfo about 7, ‘No- Wife of Thomas -fwore to. the thing could be too abominable for choking bythe Aetufed and to her the Mifeeant tomate up and declaring Mecwould kil er, and {veer to. Mary Walcot Gil, id the had klled Benj. Hokon, among, other thitg, that beides John Fller and Rebelah Shepard, ining oft grviouly afied by" alo tht the ander Siter Clay bien, pinched, and almoR and Ed: Bidop bad kiled young choked by the Prifner, becaue the John Putnam’ Chi... «=. “Ime twould notwrtein her Book, Goody mediately there did appcar to me N°‘Gaid the would Kil ber if he fir Children in Winding feet id not and on the 3d of May, which called me Aunt... Told in the Evening the Appariion of me they were my Sifter Bakers the Pifoner told her fhe had an Children of Bolton, and that Good the Deathe of Benjamin dy Nore, and. Miftis Cary of Joho Harrod, Rebelsh Chaletown, and an old deat Wo- land fuera other.” man at Boton had murtered them, ‘Abigail William's Teftimony is. Alfo there appeared 10 me ich heme She beard the Ac own ier Hayley and he of ‘fed confes (by her Apparition) her Children. in” Winding-heets the commiting of @veral Murder, and toll me Goody Nurf hed mare together with ber Ser Cloyfe; ab thered them.” ‘This was all aken pon olf Goodm: Hanvood, Benj. ss good and ficient Tefimony !12 Matters of Faé. [93] as the Child caft its Eye upon, would complain they were in Torment; which Child they alfo Committed. Concerning thefe that had been hitherto Ex- amined and Committed, it is [93] among other things obferved, by Mr. Law/on (in Print) that they were by the Accufers charged, to belong to a Company that did mutter in Arms, and were reported by them to keep Days of Faft, Thank{- giving and Sacraments; and that thofe Afflidted (or Accufers) did in the Affembly, Cure each other, even with a touch of their hand, when ftrangled and otherways tortured, and would en- deavour to get to the Afflitted to relieve them thereby (for hitherto they had not ufed the Ex- periment of bringing the Accufed to touch the Affli@ed, in order to their Cure) and could fore- tell one anothers Fits to be coming, and would fay, look to fuch a one, the will have a Fit pre- fently and fo it happened, and that at the fame time when the Accufed perfon was prefent, the Affliéted {aid they faw her Speéfre or likene(S in other places of the Meeting Houfe Sucking [suck- ling] their Familiars. 1e faid Mr. Lawfon being to Preach at the Village, after the Pfalm was Sung, Abigail Williams faid, Now fland up and name your Text ; after it was read, the (aid, It is a long Text. Mrs, Pope in the beginning of Sermon faid to him, Now there is his Reference isto the felt and True Nerratice, ie. His ion of Lawfon's Work, 4 Brief ‘Account is given in Note 9.[93] Matters of Faét. 13 enough of that. In Sermon, he referring to his Doétrine, Abigail Williams {aid to him, I now no Dottrine you had, if you did name one I bave forgot it, Anni Putman an affigted Girl, {aid, There was a Yellow Bird fate on his Hat as it bung on the Pin in the Pulpit. March 31, 1692. Was fet apart asa day of Sol- em Humiliation at Salem, upon the Account of this Bufinefs, on which day Abigail Williams faid, That foe faw a great number of Perfons in the Vil- lage at tbe Adminifration of « Mock Sacrament, swbere they bad Bread as read as raw Flefb, and red Drinks April 1. Mercy Lewis affirmed, That jhe faw a man in White, with whom fhe went into a Glorious Place, viz. in her fits, where was no Light of the Sun, much left of Candles, yet was full of Light and Brightnef:, with a great Multitude in White Glit- tering Robes, who Sang the Song in Rev. v. 9. and the cx. and cxlix. Pfalms; And was given that fhe might tarry no longer in this place. "This White Man is faid to have appeared feveral times to others of them, and to have given them notice how long it thould be before they thould have another Fit. April the 3d. Being Sacrament Day at the Vil- lage, Sarah Clays, Sifter to Goodwife Nurfe, a 12 Lawfon, Ficf Edition, Page 4. Salem Since Danvers. '3 Lawfon, Page3._ The Words atng ers inte proton Purge14 Matters of Faé. [93] Member of one of the Churches, was (tho’ it feems with difficulty prevailed with to be) pre- fent ; but’ being entred the place, and Mr. Par- ris naming his Text, ‘Yobn vi. 70. Have not I chofen you Twelve, and one of you is a Devil (for what caufe may reft as a doubt whether upon the account of her Sifters being committed, or be- caufe of the choice of that Text) the rofe up and went out, the wind fhutting the Door forcibly, gare ocelion to fome to fappofe the went out in nger, and might occafion a fufpicion of her ; However the was foon after complain’d of, ex- amin’d and committed.'s April the 11th, By this time the number of the Accufed and Accufers being much increafed, was a Public Examination at Salem, Six of the Magiftrates with {everal Minifters being prefent, there appeared feveral who complain’d againft others with hidious clamors and Screechings. Goodwife Proéfor was brought thither, being 18 The flowing i te Rettion ©. 1d tink je ou bee aytantangren tony rod Sng wh Dad cd Recthe Rel may he of hs Ea) aad wor’ tue Tne Sewstye The 9d Stel te rete tiv Bernt Yoon i uy ren, LB ord WieVilgs hacer apse Me Witedeen nthe eae tet Pare naming hin'teie Joon, 6 bibs e Timeteraoe ut Ter, Fa, Om thn ine Danke deat jul The Sst Bi Gand, Oven inmalaey what Taher en my on Be fet te Meinfoufl tal hang. coe Inert om Prone of Re dooraterbereckrjre Ne solgtes Repoutan a Grae fmwcneat of he Conranions Para Fee ee errr, Eee ec apts tps, Baur Flos whe tad oGede. « Count was coment bce[94] Matters of Faét. 15 ‘Accufed or cryed out againft; her Huf[94]band coming to attend and affift her, as there might be need, the Accufers cryed out of him alfo, and that with fo much earneftne, that he was Com- mitted with his Wife. About this time befides the Experiment of the Afliéted falling at the fight, &. they put the Accufed upon faying the Lord’s Prayer, which one among them performed, except in that petition [Deliver us from Evil] the expreft it thus (Deliver us from all’ Evil) this was lookt upon as if fhe Prayed againft what the was now juftly under, and being put upon it again, and repeating thofe words [Hallowed be thy name] the expreft it [Hollowed be thy Name] this was counted a depraving the words, as fignifying to make void, and fo a Curfe rather than a Prayer, upon the whole it was concluded that the alfo could not fay it, &c. Proceeding in this work of examination and Commitment many were Russet, Jonw HarHorne Indian, both of Mr. Samuel Parris. “Appinctox, Maj. Samuen 4 Ann Jonarnan Con pine eites Ser16 Matters of Faét. [93] fent to Prifon. Asan Inftance, fee the following Mittimus: To their Majefties Goal-keeper in Salem. ‘OU are in Their Majefties Names bert re re quired to take into your care, and fafe cu the Bodies of William’ Hobs, and Debor bs Wife, Mary Ealty, the Wife of Uaac Batty, and Sarah Wild, the Wife of John Wild, all of Topf- field; and’ Edward Bithop, of Silem-Village; Hufbandman, and Sarah his Wife, and Mary Black, 4 negro of Litatenent Nathaniel Purmans of S- Tem-Village; aifé Mary Englith tbe 17 feof Philip Englith,"” Merchant in Salem ; who fland charged with High Sufpicion of Sundry Aas of Witchcraft, "The Teftimony and Indi@- ceptions. Mrz. Englith was ac- rent againft Philip Englifh may be cufed before her Hutband. One fen in the Hip. and Amtiq's Boflen, Mary Warren, Servant to Mr. 497, pristed from the Originals in Proder, outwent all others, except the Author's Poon, Wit the perhaps Bhiabeth Bout, in he fame are the two Indi€ment vention of Stories. Rebutting the Handwriting of Edward ‘Tetiimony was brought againt he fan), charging him with bewitching but it had no BAc€ with the Court Elizabeth Booth, of Salem, Single- Edward Bithop, aged 44; Sarah, woman, and Mary Walleot. ‘Thefe 41, and Mary Eftey, <6; all aid Tndiments are both datcd May that they heard Mary Warren fay, 1692. The Moniters who when in Jal togctherin Salem, that ied on the Charges, were much the Magitrates might as well ex- Tike a Pack of hungry Wolves, amine Keyfar's Daughter that had One would et up the Howl of been diftra@ed many Years, and Witch, and immediately others believe what th: (aid, as well as would follow. "So in the Cale of whatany ofthe Aflidted id, Mary Philip Englith, « large.mumber of Englih, aged 39, fai, being at Sar Perfons joined thofe Girls in their lem about 2 Month before, the “Crying out on” him. ‘This en- heard Mary Warren fpeak the fame couraged them to keep up their De- Words.[94] Matters of Fatt. 7 done or committed by them lately upon the Bodies of ‘Ann Putman, Mary Lewis and Abigail Williams, of Salem-Village ; whereby great Hurt and Dam- age bath been done to the Bodies of the faid Perfons, according to the complaint of Thomas Putnam and John Buxton of Salem-Village, Exbibited. Salem, Apr 21, 1692, appears, whom you are to fecure in order to their further Examination, Fail’ not. John Hathorn, Jona. Curwin, | AAfants. Dated Salem, April 22, 1692. To Marfball George Her- rick of Salem Effex. TOU are in their Majefties Names bereby mired to convey the above-named to the Goal at Salem. Fail not. John Hathorn, Jona. Curwin, | Wiens Dated Salem, Apr 22, 1692. The occafion of Bifbops being cry’d out of, was he being at an Examination in Salem, when at the Inn an affli€ted Indian was very unruly, whom he undertook, and fo managed him, that he was very orderly, after which in riding home, in company of him’and other Accufers, the Indian fell into a fit, and clapping hold with his Teeth on the back of the Man that rode before him, thereby held c18 Matters of Faé. [95] himfelf upon the Horfe, but faid, Bij/bop ftril him with his flick, the Indian foon recovered, ne promifed he would do fo no more; to which ap Pp replied, that he [95] doubted or, bur he ou cure them all, with more to the fame effect ; immediately after he was parted from them, he was cried out of, &c. May 14, 1692. Sir William Phips arrived with Commiffion from their Majefties to be Governor, porfuane to the New Charter; which he now ought with him; the Ancient Charter having been vacated by King Charles, and King James (by which they had a power not only to ‘make their own Laws; but alfo to chufe their own Governor and Officers ;) and the Countrey for fome years was put under an abfolute Commiffion- Government, till the Revolution, at which time, tho more than two thirds of the People were for reaffuming their ancient Government, (to which they had encouragement by his then Royal High- nefi’s Proclamation) yet fome that might have been better imployed"' (in another Station) made "De. Mather arms tht “the this Reafimpton They that wore O14 Government wis, Reafumed, sequined ith me, am fre, did tnd the OW Charter ton tas Re! tot thnk fo, and choy that ene Bagel fc aan otto ie Tey amphi a he Become; Rerythingin the World Couneey again me, as a Umpu sei Bel cing a depron En 3 ‘or my the Jadement patel inthe Rings ating the Renfemrd Gwcrrmmet oF Chan ", I am fore did not think fo. Let the thing Pulibed Yor the ip roring othe Reafuned Govern tone were we tent fy uo ent an parry the very Canvkep iw? Wal td Lappe Papen the fof Sermons the[95] Matters of Faét. 19 it their bufinets (by printing, as well as {peaking) to their utmoft to divert them from fach a fettle- ment; and fo far prevailed, that for about feven Weeks after the Revolution, here was not fo much as a face of any Government; but fome few Men upon their own Nomination would be called a Committee of Safety; but at length the Affembly prevailed with thofe that had been of the Government; to promife that they would re- affume; and accordingly a Proclamation was drawn, but before publithing it, it was under- written, that they would not have it underftood that they did reaffume Charter-Government; fo that between Government and no Government, this Countrey remained till Sir William arrived : Ages being in this time impowered in England, which no.doubt did not all of them aé accordin; to the Minds or Interefts of thofe that impowered them, which is manifeft by their not aéing jointly in what was done; {0 that this place is perhaps a fingle Inftance (even in the beft of Reigns) of a Charter not reftored after fo happy a Revolution."? Ansiverjary Bledion, which the De- Pages 46-7. ‘The * Pallage” he putics of the General-Court called refers to in his Eleftion Sermon is Ine to Preach and Print, (which to long to be extrafted here. by the way, would they have done, Our Author isnot the only if the Tomg Man bad been fach one who thought Dr. 1. Mather ‘an one as this Man would render had (ome felfth Ends to anfwer in him?) be my Everlafting Apology; his Management of AG&it and let Calves never Bleat, nor land. See Quincy, Hif. H. ‘all; (of Babar) Roa again me, Bur fon that Point any more."—Re- one-fided, ardent and dogmatical to marks apew a Scendaious Book, te., be implicitly relied upon.20 Matters of Fa&i. [96] This fettlement by Sir William Phips his being come Governour put an end to all difputes of thefe things,” and being arrived, and having read his Commiffion, the Heft thing he exerted his Power in, was faid to be his giving Orders that Irons thould be put upon thofe in Prifon; for tho for fometime after thefe were Committed, the Accufers ceafed to cry out of them ; yet now the cry againft them was renewed, which occa- fioned fach Order; and tho there was partiality in the executing it (fome having taken them off almoft as foon as put on) yet the cry of thefe ‘Aceufers againftfach ceafed after this Order." ‘May 24. Mrs. Cary of Charleftown, was Ex- amined and Committed. Her Hufband Mr. Na- thaniel Cary has given account thereof, as alfo of her Etcape, to this Effeét, I having beard fome days, that my Wife was ac cujed of Witcherafe, being much djturbed at it, aduie, we went to Salem-Village, to fee if't af 96] fled tne ber; we arrived there 24. May, ppened to be a day appointed for Examination ; se°That ithe Dips epeing of Botton, for various Items fed the Form of Government. Sid Account bee " Teappears that fome ons had "eh of March, 1691- ben prepered before the Ariel of ay 9th, To Chain for Gov. Pips though he may have Surah Good and Sarah Ofborn, ordered a farther Supply, ss rit ty. May 234, To Shacles for Sew eealy inetd oat hae 10 Pion May shop Tine. Me, Feige Ansa of lon fr Mary Conte, |e Salem, faraibed MJ. W. Hane Hjf. Denoery 290." For other fon witha Copy of an Account of Items of tht Sorts fee ‘Racerd? the Prifn-kecper (John Arnold), Si Wi, 212, e/g.[96] Matters of Fad. an accordingly foon after our arrival, Mr. Hathorn and Mr. Curwin, &c. went to the Meeting-bou/e, which was the place appointed for that Work, the Minifter began with Prayer, and having taken care to get a convenient place, I obferved, that the af- filed were two Girls of about Ten Years old, and ‘about two or three other, of about eighteen, one of the girls talked moft, and could difcern more than the refl. The Prifoners were called in one by one, and as they came in were cried out of, &c. The Prif- oner was placed about 7 or 8 foot from the Fuftces, and the ‘Accufers between the Fuftices and them; the Prifoner ‘was ordered to fland right before the ‘Fuflices, with an Officer appointed to bold each band, Teapl they fbould therewith affiGt them, and the Prif ones yes ml be conanly on tbe Gufices: for if they loak’d on the affitted, they would eitber fall into their Fits, or cry out of being burt by them; after Examination of the Prifoners, who it was affigted thefe Girls, &c. they were put upon faying the Lord's Prayer, as a tryal of their guilt; after the ‘affiéted Jeem'd’ to be out of their Fits, they would look fleadfaftly on fome one perfon, and frequently not Speak; and then the “Fuflices faid they were firuck ‘dumb, and after a little time would peak again; then the flies fil tothe ccufers,weich of you will go and touch the Prifoner at the Bar? then the moft courageous would adventure, but before they had made three fleps would ordinarily fall down as in a Fit; the Fuftices ordered that they fbould be taken up and carried to the Prifoner, that fhe might22 Matters of Faét. [96] touch them ; and as foon as they were touched by the accufed, the Fupices would fay, they are swell, before I could difeern any alteration ; by which I obferved that the “fuftices underfood the manner of it.” Thus far I was only as a Speétator, my Wife alfo was there part of the time, but no notice taken of ber by the affifted, except once or twice they came to ber aed fed ber name. But I having an opportunity to Difcourfe Mr. Hale (with ‘whom T formerly scp I took bis advice, what I bad bef to do, and defrred of him that I might have an opportunity to fpeak with ber that accufed my Wife; which be promifed Leuld be, I acquainting bim that I repofed my truft in bim, Accordingly be came to me after the Examination was over, and told me I bad now an opportunity to Speak with the faid Accufer, viz. Abigail Williams, ‘@ Girl of 11 or 12 Years old; but that we could not be in private at Mr. Parris's Houfe, as be bad promifed me; we went therefore into the Aleboufe, where an Indian man attended us, who it feems was one of the afficied: to him we gave fome Cyder, bé focwed feveral Scars, that feemed as if they bad been ‘ong there, and fbcwed them as dene by Witchcraft, and acquainted us that bis Wife, who alfo wat a Slave, was imprifon'd for Witcheraft* ~ And now {This was Titabo, of whom conftsha the Qetons mere more Menon has been belore tne, idelou than the Anfwers of the Src Nete4.” Her sf Examination fimple Indian Woman, if pole itt Grpeing Documens, not only Her Huland was inown fo Jobo for its Length, but for its Mauer; Indian. ‘The original Minutes ae and the Editor cannot but candidly in the Editor's Poffetion,[97] Matters of Faét. 23 inflead of one Accufer, they all came in, who began ited ec Sure, and then three Women were called in to attend them. We in the Room were all at a fland, to fee who they would cry out of: but in a Jbort time they cried [97] out, Cary : and immediately after a Warrant was jent from the Fuflices to bring my Wife before them, ‘who were Jitting in a Chamber near by, waiting for this. Being brought before the ‘Fuftices, her chief ac- cufers ‘were two Girls: my Wife declared to the oufces, that foe never bad. any knowledge of them Before that day; fe was forced to land with her ‘Arms firetched out. I did requept that I might bold one of ber bands, but it was denied me ; then foe defred me to wipe the Tears from ber Eyes, and the Sweat from ber Face, which I did; then fhe defied foe might lean berfelf on me, faying, fbe Should faint. Juitice Hathorn replied, he bad firength enough to torment thofe perfons, and fhe fhould have frengeh naugh to land. I freaking fometbing againf their cruel proceedings, they commanded me to be filent, or lfe I foould be turned out of the Room. The Indian before mentioned, was alfo brought in to be one of her Accufers : being come in, be now (when before the Joes) fall don and tumbled about ike 4 Hop ut faid ‘notbing. The "fuflices afked the Girls, who affitted the Indian ? they anfwered fhe (mean- ing my wife) and now lay upon him; the Fuftices ordered ber to touch him, in order to bis cure, but ber bead muft be turned another ‘way, leaft inftead of curing, fhe fbould make bim worJe, by ber locking on24. Matters of Faé. [97] him, ber hand being guided to take hold of bis; but the Indian took bold on her band, and pulled ber down on the Floor, in a barbarous manner ; then bis and was taken off, and ber band put on bis, and the cure was quickly wrought. I being extreamly trou- bled at their Inbumane dealings, uttered a bafty Spech [That God would take vengeance on them, and defired that God would deliver us out of the hands of unmerciful men.] Then ber Mittimus was writ; I did with difficulty and charge obtain the liberty of a Room, but no beds in it; if there ‘ad, could bave taten but litle reft that Night, foe was committed to Bofton Prifon; but I obtained a Habeas Corpus to remove ber to Cambridge Prifon, which is in our County of Middlefex. Having been there one Night, next Morning the aylor put Irons on her legs (baving received fuch a command) the weight of them was about eight pounds ; thefe with ber other Affittions, foon brought ber into Con- culfon Fits, fo that I thought foe would bave died that Night, I fent to intreat that the Irons might be taken off, but all intreaties were in vain, if it rwould have Javed ber Life, fo that in this condition foe muf continue. The Tryals at Salem coming on, I went thither, to fee bow things were managed; and Sudiny ‘3 that the Speétre- Evidence was there received, ‘together with Idle, if not Malicious flaries, againft Peoples Lives, I did eafily fee which way it would g0; for the fame Evidence that Jerved for one, would ‘.-This application of Irons was Governor. The Name of the Jailor fof counfe alter the Arrival of the has alteady been given.[98] Matters of Fat. 25 Serve for all the ref; I acquainted ber with ber danger ; and that if fhe were carried to Salem to be tried, I feared fhe would never return. I did my utmoft tbat fhe might have ber Tryal in our own County, I with foveral others Petitioning the Fudge for it and seré put in bape ofits [98 Bue Tjoon Yfaww fo much, that I underftood thereby it was’ not ‘Intended, cobich put me upon confulting the means of ber efeape; which thro the goodneft of God was fitted, and fe got to Road fend, bt fon found rfelf not fafe when there, by reafon of the purfuit after ber ; from thence fhe went to Ne with fome others that bad efeaped t where we found his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, Ef: Governour, who was very courteous to us. Af- ter this fome of my Goods were feized in a Friends Bande, sith cohom I bad it them, and mye in. prifoned by the Sheriff, and kept in Caf aif a day, and then difmif; but to fpeak of their ufage of the Prifoners, and their Inbumnanity hewn to them, at the time of their Execution, no fober Chriftian could bear ; they bad alfo tryals of cruel mockings ; which is the more, confidering what a People for Religion, I mean the profeffon of it, wwe bave been ; thofe that Suffered being many of them Church-Members, and ‘moft of them unfpotted in their Converfation, till their Adverfary the Devil took up this Method for accufing them. Per Jonathan Cary.** 1 Te would feem from the Re wa cardr, (28 poblithed by Mr. Wood- 1ba Ds Cary’s name was Savage, we fin26 Matters of Fat. [98] May 31. Captain Fokn Aldin was Examined at Salem, and Committed to Boffon Prifon, the Prifon-Keeper feeing fuch a Man Committed, of whom he had a good efteem, was after this, the more Compaffionate to thofe that were in Prifon on the like account; and did refrain from {ach hard things to the Prifoners, as before he had ufed. Mr. A/din himfelf has given ac- count of his Examination, in thefe Words. An Account how John Aldin,*s Senior, was dealt with at Salem-Village. OHN Axpin Senior, of Boflon, in the County of Suffolk, Marriner, on the 28th Day of May, 1692, was fent for by the Magiftrates of Salem, in the County of Effex, upon the Accufation of a company of poor ord fs pelifed (eee ite ibe being fen by Mr. Stoughton, arrived there the ay of May, and appeared a Salem Village, before Gidney, Mr. Hathorn, and Mr. Curwin. Jonathon Cary of Chatown bad Witt Haneah Wiatry tone Ne ‘ane! wae Brother 10 Jonsha, tnd that they were Sons to Jones gm John of the MayBower Soc {Gays who ce to Chalo fa Sn Account of him and is Pe "Letre 1639, Complie was caton in jt nd Ain. By made agin Mir Cary by Mr. 499.” Allo Records St Thomay Panam and" Berjanin Hachivon, both of Salem Vig, ‘The Compiine wa tha Willams, Elvabeth Boot, Mary Bewitched the mifreant Wolo Elabeth Hubbard, An forementione, Mary Wal Painam ‘and Mary Warren The ipl Wilyams and Merey Levi, Warran for his Commitment as Ms. Cary Holland fyled dated May si, 1692, a4 wil be ‘Capt: Nihaiell Cary of Chur fen immediacy onward[99] Matters of Faé#. a7 Thofe Wenches being prefent, who plaid their jugling tricks, falling down, crying out, and flaring in Peoples Faces; the Magiftrates demanded of them Several times, who ‘it swas of all the People in the Room that bare shem ? oe of hele -Accwfers pointed Several times at one Captain Hill, there prefent, ‘but fpake nothing ; the fame Accufer, bad a Man _ flaniling at ber back to bold ber up; be flooped down ‘to ber Ear, then fbe cried out, Aldin, Aldin affitted ber ; one of the Magiftrates afted ber i f foe bad ever feen Aldin, foe anfwered no, be hes ‘ow foe Anew it was Aldin? She faid, the Man told ber fo. Then all were ordered to go down into the Street, where a Ring was made; and the fame Accufer cried out, there flands Aldin, a bold fellow with bis Hat on before the Fudges, be fells Powder and Shot to the Indians and French, [99] and lies with the Indian Squaes, and has Indian Papoofes. Then was Aldin committed to the Marfbal’s Cuflody, and bis Sword taken from him ; for they faid be affited them with bis Stvord. After fome Bours Aldin was Sent for to the Mecting-bouje in the Village before the Magifirates ; who required Aldin to land upon Chair, to the open view of all the People. Tie eenfrs cried ou that Ali di pinch them, then, when be flood upon the Chair, in the fight of all the People, a good sway diflant from them, one of the Magiftrates bid the Mar,foal to bold open Aldins hands, that be might not pinch thofe Creatures. Aldin afked them why they foould think, that he foould come The fame, probably, mentionsd before. See oh iy Page 75,28 Matters of Faét. [99] to that Village to affitt thofe perfons that be never Anew or faw before? Mr. Gidney bid Aldin con- ifs and give glory to God: Adin [aid be hoped be ‘Seed give glory 0 God, and bape be fould never ‘gratife the Devil; but appealed to all that ever Anew him, if they ever fufpetted him to be fuch a perfon, and challenged any one, that could Bring in ‘any thing upon their own knowledge, that might give Sipe of it beng fuch an ane. Mr. Gidney “aid be bad known Aldin many Years, and bad been ‘at Sea with him, and akways lookd upon him to be an honeft Man, but now he did fee caufe to alter his judgment: Aldin anfwered, he was Jorry for that, ‘ut he ped Gad eeu lar up his Tanceney, tht he would recall that. judgment again, and added that he hoped that he fhould with Job maintain his In- tegrity till he died. They bid Aldin look upon the Jecafers, which ke did, and then they fell down, Aldin afted Mr. Gidney, what reafon ‘there could be given, why Aldin’s looking upon him did not Prike him down as well? but no reafon was given ‘that I heard. But the Accufers were brought to Aldin to touch them, and this touch they faid made them well. Aldin began to {peak of the Providence of God, in fuffering thefe Creatures to accufé Inno- cent perfons; Mr. Noyes afked Aldin why he would oferta feak of the Providence of God, Gad by is rrovidence (faid Mr. Noyes) governs the World, and keeps it in peace ; and fo went on with Difcourfe, and flopt Aldin’s mouth, as to that. Aldin fold Mr. Gidney, that be could affure bim that there was a[100] Matters of Faé. 29 Lying Spirit in them, for I can affure you that there is not arword of truth in all thefe fay of me. But Aldin was again committed to the Marjbal, and bis Mittinus written, which was as follows. To Mr. ‘Yobn Arnold, Keeper of the Prifen in Bofton, in the County of Suffolk. HEREAS Captain John Aldin of Boston, Mariner, and Sarah Rice, Wife of Nicholas Rice of Reding, Hufbandman, have been 1bis day brought before us, John Hathorn and Jonathan Curwin, E/guires’; “being accufed and fufpeéted of perpetrating. divers adts of Witchcraft, contrary to ‘be form of the Statute, in that Café. made and pro- vided: Thefe are therefore [100] in Their Majeies, King William and Queen Marys Names, to Will and require you, to take into your Cufledy, the bodies of the faid John Aldin, and Sarah Rice, and them [afely deep, until they fall thence be delivered by due courfe of Law ; as you will anfwer the contrary at your perils and this [ball be your fuficient Warrant. ‘Given under our hands at Salem-Village, the 31% of May, in the Fourth Year of the Reign of our Sove- reign Lord and Lady, William and Mary, now King and Sueen over England, &c, Anno Dom. 1692. John Hathorn, Jonathan Curwin, | “fants. Je The ovina Miimus dos not a Sm If prefered it as no appearamong the Records preferved been difcovered.30 Matters of Fad. [100] | To Bolton Aldin was carried by a Conftable, no Bail would be taken for bim; but was delivered to the Prifen-keeper, where be remained Fifteen Weeks : and then obferving the manner of Tryals, and Evi- dence then taken, twas at length prevailed with to make his Efeape, and being returned, was bound over to Anfuwer at the Superior Court at Botton, the laft Tuelday in April, Anno, 1693. And was there cleared by Proclamation, none appearing againft bim. * Per. John Aldin. At Examination, and at other times, ‘twas ufual for the Accufers to tell of the black Man, or of a Spettre, as being then on the Table, &. The People about would ftrike with Swords, or ficks at thofe places. One Juftice broke his cane at this Exercife, and fometimes the Accufers would fay, they ftruck the Speétre, and it is reported feveral of the accufed were hurt and wounded thereby, though at home at the fame time. The Juftices proceeding in thefe works of Examination, and Commitment, to the end of May, there was by that time about a Hundred perfons Imprifoned upon that Account.** ‘June 2. A fpecial Commiffion of Oyer and ‘Terminer, having been Iffued out, to Mr. Stoughton, the New Lieutenant Governour, Major Saiton/al, Major Richards, Major Gidny, Mr. Wait Winthrop, Their Names may, probably, Records. Inere ould prom nearly all be coed rom the ome one to make the Aten[ror] Matters of Faé. 31 Captain Seawall, and Mr. Sergeant; Thefe (a Quorum of them) fat at Salem this day ; where the moft that was done this Week, was the Tryal of one Bifbop alias Oliver, of Salem; who having long undergone the repute of a Witch, occafioned by the Accufations of one Samuel Gray: lie about 20 Years fince, having charged her with fach Crimes, and though upon his Death-bed, he tef- tified his forrow and repentance for fuch Accufa- tions, as being wholly groundlef; yet the report taken up by his means continued, and the being accufed by thofe affli€ted, and upon fearch a Tet, as they call it, being found, the was brought in guilty by the Jury; the [ror] received her Sen- tence of Death, and was Executed, June 10. but made not the leaft Confeffion of any thing relating to Witchcraft.” ‘Sune 15. Several Minifters in and near Boffon, having been to that end confulted by his Excel- lency, expreft their minds to this effeét, viz. ‘That they were affected with the deplorable fate of the afflidted; ‘That they were thankful for the diligent care of the Rulers, to deteét the abominable Witchcrafts, which have been com- mitted in the Country, praying for a perfett dif covery thereof, But advifed to a cautious pro- ceeding, leaft many Evils enfue, &c. And that Their Names have already arpeared. Capt. Sewall was the well known Judge Sewall. '® Sce the long and tedious Tet Records, which ee. Ezekicl Chee timonies againit her in Vol. I, Pages ver ook down the Examination. 174, and of the fame riciculous32 Matters of Faét. [101] tendernefs be ufed towards thofe accufed, relating to matters prefmptie and convigtve, and alo to privacy in Examinations, and to confult Mr. Per= dins and Mr. Bernard, what tefts to make ule of in the Scrutiny: That Prefumptions and Convic- tions ought to have better grounds, than the Accufers affirming that they fee fuch perfons Speétres affliéting them ; and that the Devil may alli: in the thape of good Men and that falling at the fight, and rifing at the touch of the Ac- cufed, is no infallible proof of guilt; That feeing the Devils ftrength confifts in fuch Accufations, our difbelieving them may be a means to put a period to the dreadful Calamities; Neverthelefs they humbly recommend to the Government, the fpeedy and vigorous profecution of fach as have rendered themfelves obnoxious, according to the direétion given in the Laws of God, and the wholefome Statutes of the Engiifh Nation, for the Deteétion of Witchcraft. ‘1 OF this Abftra& Dr, Mather defore J was fo fully acquainted with fayas "HI Set tod mia Detga the Wits of Sot, (ey ying fre SH et end in etn le of St, ry et line ie: fe os) Tine a esearch er coe) clea as Ep eceet el read foe pope dent ofp Prin and ig fe on peritinf eh eee Es ile Me fel ma depend Be Sorin ot er oon tesg Newby Pep a one Reta eat sey aieed clase eee cs Re ee ee tae a eed con enecie es eat ee cena nee aca rete eee Se eae rea el[ror] Matters of Fad. 33 This is briefly the fubftance of what may be feen more at large in Cafes of Conftience, (ult) And one of them fince taking occafion to repeat fome part of this advice, Wonders of the Invifible World, p. 83. declares, (notwithftanding the Dif- fatisfation of others) that if his faid Book ma conduce to promote thankfulnefs to God for fuch Executions, he thall rejoice, &c. The 3oth of ‘fune, the Court according to Ad- journment again {ats five more were tried, viz. ‘Sarak Good and Rebecca Nurfe, of Salem-Village ; Sufanna Martin of Amfbury; Elizabeth How of Ipfwich; and Sarah Wildes of Topsfeld: thefe were all condemned that Seffions, and were all Executed on the 19th of uly.3* ‘At the Tryal of Sarah God, one of the afflidted fell in a Fit, and after coming out of it, the cried out of the Prifoner, for ftabbing her in the breaft with a Knife, and that the had broken the Knife in ftabbing of her, accordingly a piece of the blade of a Knife was found about her. Imme- diately information being given to the Court, a young Man was called, who produced a Haft and part of the Blade, which the Court having viewed and compared, faw it to be the fame. And upon inquiry the young Man affirmed, that Serah fo 76-993 Val. it au Wild of Tope 183, 2155 Sarah Good ayia pag. The Paraliy Winders clowtere noice, ES34 Matters of Fat. [102] yefterday he happened to brake that Knife, and that he caft away the upper part, this affliéted perfon being then [102] prefent, the young Man ‘was difmitt, and the was bidden by the Court not to tell lyes;33 and was improved (after as the had been before) to give Evidence againft the Prifon- ers. ‘At Execution, Mr. Noyes urged Sarah Good to Confefs, and told her the was a Witch, and the knew the was a Witch, to which the replied, you are a lyer; I am no more a Witch than you are a Wizard, and if you take away my Life, God will give you Blood to drink. ‘At the Tryal of Rebecca Nurfe, this was re- markable that the Jury brought in their Verdi@ not Guilty, immediately all the accufers in the Court, and, fuddenly after all the afflicted out of Court, made an hideous out-cry, to the amaze- ment, not only of the Spectators, but the Court alfo feemed ftrangely furprized: one of the Judges 53 The Trial of Sarah Good 1d Mary his Wife, aged about 45 cone of & fngulaly revolting Ci 38, refpelivel adler. “Herown Daughter, named Wiliam Good and his Wife Sarah, Dorothy, was one of the Winnefes being deftitue of « Houfe to dwell againft her. Said her Mother “had in, they took them in out of Char- three Birds, one black, one yellow, ity; but about two yearsand a half and that thefe Birds hurt the Chill before, were obliged to turn them Gren and aflidied Perfons.”—Re- out “for quietnels fake, the (aid ‘rds S.W.i, 23. Her own Hu Sarah was of fo turbulant a Sper- bband gave het a very bad Charaler, it, pitfall and. malliiufly bene” but fad he knew ‘netting of her Whereupon the iid Abbey in about being a Witch. ‘The Story of the two years loft 17 head of Cattle, broken Knife; 1 do not remember belies Sheep and * Hoggs."—Re- fecing in the Records, Te wat pro- cards ib. 24-5. Sce allo Mr. Up- Dbablv fopprelfed. Samucl Abbey ham’s Ledtares on Wicheraft.[102] Matters of Faé. 35 expreft himfelf not fatisfied, another of them as he was going off the Bench, faid they would have her Indiéted anew. The chief Judge faid he would not Impofe upon the Jury ; but intimated, as if they had not well confidered one Expreffion of the Prifoners when the was upon Tryal, viz. That when one Hobbs, who had confeffed her- felf to be a Witch, was brought into the Court to witnefs againft her, the Prifoner turning her head to her, faid, [What, do you bring her ? fhe is one of tu] or to that effect, this together with the Clee mours of the Accufers, induced the Jury to go out again, after their Verdi, not Guilty. But not agreeing, they came into the Court, and the being then at the Bar, her words were repeated to her, in order to have had her explanation of them, and the making no Reply to them, they found the Bill, and brought her in Guilty ; thefe words being the Inducement to it, as the Foreman has fignified in writing, as follows. “July 4, 1692. 1 Thomas Fitk,™ the Subferiber bereof, being one of them that were of the fury laft week at Salem-court, upon the Tryal of Rebecea Nurfe, &c. being defired by fome of the Relations to give a Reafon why the Fury brought ber in Guilty, after ber Verditt not Guilty; 1 do bereby give my Reafons to be as follows, viz. When the Ver dit} not Guilty was, the bonored Court was pleafed to objet? againf it, faying to them, that The Names of the Juror are Foreman, Brotherindaw I fppofe aot ecard, obn Rac wer the Me Baroog |36 Matters of Faét. [103] they think they let flip the words, which the Prifoner at the Bar fpake againft berfelf, which were Jpoken in reply to Goodwife Hobbs and’ ber Daughter, who bad been faulty in fetting their bands to tbe Devils Book, as tbey bave confeffed formerly ; the words were [What do thefe perfons give in Evidence againft me now, they ufed to come among us.) After the honored Court had manifefted their difatisfattion of the Verditt, feveral of the ‘fury declared themfelves defrous to go out again, and thereupon the Honoured Court gave leave ; but when we came to compder of the Cafe, I could not tell bow to take ber words, as an Evidence againft ber, till foe bad a furtber op- portunity to put ber Senfe upon them, if foe would take it; and then going into Court, I mentioned the swords afore, ebic, by ane of the [x03] Court were affirmed to bave been Jpoken by ber,’ foe being then at the Bar, but made no reply, nor interpretation of them ; whereupon thefe words were to me a prin- cipal Evidence againft ber. ‘Thomas Fifk. When goodwife Nur/é was informed what ule was made of thefe words, the put in this following Declaration into the Court. TT HESE profes do humbly fhe to the bonored Court and Fury, that I being informed, that the the Jory brought mein Guilty, upon my faying that Goodwife Hobbs and her Daughter were of our Com- pany ; but I intended no otherways, than as they were[103] Matters of Fad. 37 Prifoners with us, and therefore did then, and yet do judge them not legal Evidence againft their fellow Prifoners. And I being fomething hard of hearing, full of grief, none informing me how the Court took up my teorde, and therefore had no opportunity to declare what I intended, when I faid they were of our Company. Rebecka Nurfe. After her Condemnation the was by one of the Minifters of Salem excommunicated; yet the Governour faw caufe to grant a Reprieve, which when known (and. fome fay immediately upon granting) the Accufers renewed their difmal out- Cries againft her, infomuch that the Governour was by fome Salem Gentleman prevailed with to recall the Reprieve, and the was Executed with the reft. The Teftimonials of her Chriftian behaviour, both in the courfe of her Life, and at her Death, and her extraordinary care in educating her Children, and fetting them good Examples, &c. under the hands of fo many, are fo numerous, that for brevity they are here omitted.%* Tt was at the Tryal of thefe that one of the Accufers cried out publickly of Mr. Willard Minifter in Be/fon, as affiiGting of her, the was fent out of the Court, and it was told about the was miftaken in the perfon. 35 Te is moch to be regreted that exclude foch Documents, ‘The Pa- hhe Author found it necefary to per referred is of fecial regret.38 Matters of Faé. [104] August 5. ‘The Court again fitting, fix more were tried on the fame Account, viz. Mr. George Burroughs, fometime minifter of Wells, ohn Protter, and Elizabeth Protter his Wife, with ‘John Willard of Salem-Village, George ‘facobs Benior, of Salem, and Martha Carryer of An- dover; thefe were all brought in Guilty and Condemned ; and were all Executed uguft 19, except Profe’s Wife, who pleaded Preg- nan Me Burroughs was carried in a Cart with the others, through the ftreets of Salem to Execu- tion ; when he was upon the Ladder, he made a Speech for the clearing of his Innocency, with fach Solemn and Serious Expreffions, as were to the Admiration of all prefent; his Prayer (which he concluded by repeating the Lord’s Prayer,) was fo well worded, and uttered with fuch com- fednefs, and fuch (at leatt feeming) fervency of Prog] Spirit, as was very affecting, and drew Tears m many (fo that it feemed to fome, that the Speétators would hinder the Execution) the ac- cufers faid the black Man ftood and diétated to him ; as foon as he was turned off, Mr. Cotton Mather, being mounted upon a Horfe, addreffed himfelf' to the People, partly to declare, that he was no ordained Miniter, and partly to. poflef the People of his guilt ; ‘aying That the Devil has often been transformed into an Angel of 38 What has been preferved of found in Vol. i, and in the Records the Trials of thefe Perfons, will be before cited.[104] Matters of Fatt. 39 Light ;?” and this did fomewhat appeafe the Peo- ple, and the Executions went on; when he was cut down, he was dragged by the Halter to a Hole, or Grave, between the Rocks, about two foot deep hie hirtand Breeches being pulled of, and an old pair of Troufers of one Executed, on his lower parts, he was fo put in, together with Willard and Carryer, one of his Hands and his Chin, and a Foot of one of them being left uncovered. ‘YFokn Willard, had been imployed to fetch in feveral that were accufed ; but taking diffatisfac~ tion from his being fent,to fetch up fome that he had better thoughts of, "he declined the Service, and prefently after he himfelf was accufed of the fame Crime, and that with fuch vehemency, that they fent after him to apprehend him; he had THT wat preent when thee before Stoughton, Hathome, Sew- ‘hing were teifed api him, alland Corwin "The following are tnd obfrved that he could not the Names ofthe Men appottted take any Pes for himfel (the to arch him for Tents: Esvard Thing) that had any Weight: Me Welch, Willam Gil, Zeb, Hil tad the Libery of Challenging his Thomas Fling Thomas Wef, Sane Fares, before ermpanaaingsac- atl’ Morgan and Joho Bare, Sige St nna, Pred the. Rear, nny; Yrihe arya were Seer Mie Butoh Brooght him fa Guly."—Lawfon, Ann Porn’ Tfimony wat in- Send Baton lou, and ss Gaming a any Zn ‘Me. Borought ‘Teal x fly fern Spit coud have etre given in Valin tse65, Ic innot See Reard, d1i3-116, Maher Einong the Record, forthe Renfon, does nor give but fy ich ings probably tht had boon given to were evidenced as that he had Bie Mather'to uf and win never murdered fandry People» See Re- returned, His Bctination was .mariaof Mr Upham, Lefere, 5540 Matters of Fait. [104] made his Efcape as far as Nathawag,i" about 40 Miles from Salem; yet 'tis faid thofe Accufers did then prefently tell the exaét time, faying, now Willard is taken. ‘Fohn Proéer and his Wife being in Prifon, the Sheriff came to his Houfe and {eized all the Goods, Provifions, and Cattle that he could come at, and fold fome of the Cattle at half price, and killed others, and put them up for the West- Indies ; threw out the Beer out of a Barrel, and carried away the Barrel; emptied a Pot of Broath, and took away the Pot, and left nothing in the Houfe for the fupport of the Children : No part of the faid Goods are known to be re- turned. Proéfer earneftly requefted Mr. Noyes to pray with and for him, but it was wholly de- nied, becaufe he would not own himfelf to be a Witch. During his Imprifonment he fent the following Letter, in behalf of himfelf and others. Salem-Prifon, July 23, 1692. Mr. Mather, Mr. Allen, ‘Mr. Moody, Mr. Willard, and Mr. Bailey.39 Reverend Gentlemen. . : HE innocency of our Cafe with the Enid of T our Accufrs and mar ages, and whom nothing but our Innocent willl (reds "hee + probably, for 9 Dr, Increafe: Mather, Mr. James Allen of the Old South, Mr. 2 A. lp fafa.[105] Matters of Fad. 4r turns, having Condemned us already before our Try- als, being fo much incenfed and engaged againft ‘us ‘the Devil, makes us bold to Beg and Implore your 105] Favourable Afffiance oF ie our Hiimble tition to his Excellency, that if it be poffible our Innocent Blood may be [pared, which undoubtedly otherwife will be fhed, if the Lord doth not merci- fully flcp in. The Magiftrates, Minifters, Fewries, ‘and all the People in general, being fo much inraged and incenfed againf us by the Delufon of the Devil, which we can term no other, by reafon we know in our own Confciences, we are all Innocent Perfons. Here are five Perfons who have lately confeffid themfelves to be Witches, and do accufe fome of us, of being along with them at a Sacrament, fince we were committed into clofe Prifon, which we know to be Lies. Two of the 5 are (Carrier's Sons) Young ‘men, who would not confefs any thing till they tyed them Neck and Heels, till the Blood was ready to come out of their Nofes, and ’tis credibly believed and reported this was the occafion of making them confi that they ever did by reafon they uid one had been a Witch a Month, and another five Weeks, and that their Mother had made them “fo, who has been confined here this nine Weeks. My fon William Proéter, when he was examin'd, becaufe he would not confefs that he was Guilty, when he was Inno- cent, they tyed him Neck and Heels till the Blood other Moniy, Mr, Samu] Wil Joho Buy of ihe Fir Chrch, lard of the Old South, and Mr. Botton, FE42 Matters of Faét. [105] gufhed out at his Nofe, and would have kept him fo 24 Hours, if one more Merciful than the ref, had not taken pity on him, and caufed him to be unbound. Thefe attions are very like the Popifh Cruelties.° They have already undone us in our Eftates, and that will not ferve their turns, without our’ Innocent Bloods. If it cannot be granted that we can have our Trials at Bofton, we humbly beg that you would cudeavour to have thefe Magijtrates changed, and others in thir rooms, begging ale and befeching yor rwould be pleafed to be here, if, not all, fome of you at our Trials, hoping thereby you may be the ‘means of faving the Shedding our Innocent Bloods, defrring your Prayers to the Lord in our behalf, we eft your Poor Affitted Servants, John Proéter, &. He pleaded very hard at Execution, for a little refpite of time, faying that he was not ft to die; but it was not granted. Old ‘facobs being Condemned, the Sheriff and Officers came and feized all he had, his Wife had her Wedding Ring taken from her, but with great difficulty obtained it again. She was forced to buy Provifions of the Sheriff, fuch as he had taken, towards her own fupport, which not be- ing fufficient, the Neighbours of Charity relieved er. 40 My friend Savage calls this an Te would Seem hat the Officials of “Infernal Bufinef.” [hope he will that Day muft have taken lefons of never get further out of the Way, Roman Ingoiftors.[106] Matters of Faé. 43 Margaret ‘Facobs being one that had confeffed her own Guilt, and teftified againft her Grand- Father ‘Yacobs, Mr. Burroughs, and ‘fobn Wil- lard. She the day before Execution’, came to Mr. Burroughs, acknowledging that the had be- lyed them, and begged Mr. Burroughs Forgive nefi, who not only forgave her, but alfo Prayed with and for her. She wrote the following Let- ter to her Father. From the Dungeon in Salem Prifon, Auguft 20, 1692. Honoured Father, AFTER my Humble Duty Remembered to you, oping in the Lord of your gaod Health, as Bleffed be God I enjay, tho in abundance of Affigtion, be clofe confined bere in a loathfeme Dungeon, the Lord look down in mercy upon me, not knowing Joon I foall be put to Death, by means of the Affigted ° Perfons ; my Grand- Father having Suffered already, and all his Eflate Seized for the King. The reafon of my Confinerent is this, I having, through the Magiftrates Threatnings, and my own Vile and Wretched (106) heart conffed feveral things con- trary to my Confvience and Knowledge, tho to the Woandng of my on Soul, the Lord pardon me for it; but OB! the terrors of a wounded Confeience ‘who can bear. But bleffed be the Lord, he would ot let me goon in my Sins, but in mercy I hope fo my Soul would not fuffer me to Reep it in any longer, but Twas forced to confefs the truth of all before the44 Matters of Faét. [106] Moagijtrates, who would not believe me, but ’tis their ‘hafare to put mein ere, and God bros how fion I shall be put to death. Dear Fathers, let me. beg our Bayes ta the Lard on my behalf, and fond at ‘a Foyful and Happy Meeting in Heaven. My Mo- ther poor Woman is very Crazy, and remembers her Hind Love to you, and to Uncle, viz. D. A So Leaving you to the protettion of the Lord, I reft your Dutiful Daughter, Margaret Jacobs. At the time appointed for her Tryal, the had an Impofthume in her head, which was her Efcape. September 9. Six more were tried, and received Sentance of Death, viz. Martha Cory of Salem- Village, Mary Eafty of Topsfield, Alice Parker and Ann Pudeater of Salem, Dorcas Hoar of Beverly, and Mary Bradberry of Salifoury. September 16, Giles Cory was preft to Death.# September 17. Nine more received Sentance of Death, viz. Margaret Scot of Rowley, Goodwife 4 Daniel Andrew of Salem, a8 mite “to conde of ye Damages re fufaned by fandry evans pre inten Year ar hfe Exe eed for, Wither in ye Year She Gener Cour ofthe 6922 "The Commie computed fed an AG desiring the Damage to thle above named huland ved ll se Atsndoeand flow’: Mand My Cory Jadgments spit tote who ad Bry Mary Eafy £203 Slice Pe fefered for Wicker. This A& ergot nothing, but Mary Parker we pte upon he HanblePe £8; Natl pp Ae Son of the ts Perfons ano the Chiben ef ete of them who ry Basbey Exo; fone that Gi gh pee Ese Reprfeaie tor emiAGenblyalosppoinedaCom ceive the Awad[106] Matters of Faé&. 45 Redd of Marblebead, Samuel Wardwell, and Mary Parker of Andover, alfo Abigail Falkner of An- dover, who pleaded Pregnancy, Rebecca Eames of Boxford, Mary Lacy, and Ann Fofler of Andover, and Abigail Hobbs of Topsfield, Of thefe Eight were Executed, September 22, viz. Martha Cory, Mary Eajly, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeater, Margaret Scot, Willmet Redd, Samuel Wardwell, and Mary Parker. Giles Cory pleaded not Guilty to his Indiétment, but would not put himfelf upon Tryal by the Jury (they having cleared none upon “ryal} and knowing there would be the fame Witneffes init him, rather chofe to undergo what Death they would put him to. In preffing his Tongue being preft out of his Mouth, the Sheriff with his Cane forced it in. again, when he was dying. He was the firft in New-England that was ever preft to Death. The Cart going to the Hill with thefe Eight to Execution, was for fome time at a fett; the affliéted and others faid, that the Devil hindered it, Ge. Martha Cory, Wife to Giles Cory, protefting her Innocency, concluded her Life with an Eminent Prayer upon the Ladder. 4 Allowances were made to the or more generally Gelloms Hill: smoft of thofe or their Children, 2s whence is hada ine view of the City may be feen in the Records before of Salem. Some Account of this ted. noted Hill might reafonably be ex- «The Hill” has ever fince petted in « Hiftory of Salem. ‘The been pointed out as Witeb Hill, Infitate fhould look to the Mater.46 Matters of Fatt. [107] Wardwell having formerly confeffed himfelf Guilty, and after denied it, was foon brought upon his Tryal ; his former Confeffion and Spec- tre Teftimony was all that appeared againft him. At Execution while he was {peaking to the Peo- le, protefting his Innocency, the Executioner Geing at the fame time fmoaking Tobacco, the fmoak coming in his Face, interrupted his Dif- courfe, thofe Accufers faid, the Devil hindered him with fmoak. [107] Mary Eafly, Sifter alfo to Rebecca Nurfe, when the took her laft farewell of her Hufband, Children and Friends, was, as is prefent, as Serious, Religious, Dit tionate as could well be expreft, drawing Tears from the Eyes of almoft all prefent. It feems be- fides the Teftimony of the Accufers and Confeffors, another proof,as it was counted, appeared againft her, it having’ been ufual to fearch the Accufed for Tets; upon fome parts of her Body, not here to be named, was found an Excrefcence, which they called a Tet. Before her Death the put up the following Petition : To the Honorable ‘Fudge and Bench now fitting in udicature in Salem and the Reverend Minifters, humbly foeweth, That whereas your bumble poor Petitioner being’ Condemned to die, doth humbly beg of you, to take it into your Fudicious and Pious Confderation, that your poor and bumble Petitioner _ knvwing my own Innocency (bleffed be the Lord for it) and feeing plainly the Wiles and Subtilty of my[107] Masters of Falt. a7 Accufers, by myfelf, cannot but judge charitably of bers, that are going the fame. way with myfelf, if the Lord flep not mightily in. “I was confined a whole Month on the fame account that I am now condemned for, an then cleared by the Affigted perfons, as fome of your Honour Ano, and in two days time I was cried out upon by them, and have been confined and now am condemned to die. The Lord above knows my Innacency then, and likewife doth now, as at the great day will be Anown to Men and Angels. I Petition to your Ho- nours not for my own Life, for I know I'muft die, and my appointed time is fet ; but the Lord be knows it is, if it be poffble, that no more Innocent Bload be Sacd, which undoubtedly cannot be avoided in the way ‘and courfe you go in. I queftion not, but your Ho- nours do the utmoft of your powers, in the difeovery and detettion of Witchcraft and Witches, and would not be guilty of Innocent Blood for the World ; but by my cron Innocency I know you are in the wrong way, the Lord in bis infinite’ Mercy dirett you in this great work, if it be bis blefed will, thai Inno~ cent Blood be not foed; I would humbly beg of you, that your Honours would be pleafed to Examine Some “of thofe confefing Witches, I being confident there are feveral of them have belyed themfthves and others, as will appear, if not in this World, I am fure in the World to come, whither I am going ; I queftion not, but yourfelves will fee an altera~ tion in thefe things: ‘They fay, myfelf and others have made a league with the Devil. we cannot con48 Matters of Faé. [108] Sifts I know and the Lord be knows (as will foortly appear) they ele me, and fi I qupion not but they others; the Lord alone, who is the fearcher of all hearts, knows that as I foall anfwer it at the Tri- bunal Seat, that I know net the leapt thing of Witcb- craft, therefore I cannct, I durft nat belye my own Soul.” I beg your Honours not to deny this my bum- Ble Peon, fom a por dying Innocent perm, and 1 gucfon nit but the Lord wil give @ sng to your Endeavours. Efty. [108] After Execution Mr. Noyes turning him to the Bodies, faid, what a fad thing it is to fee Eight Firebrands of Hell hanging there.*5 In Odober 1692, One of Wenham complained of Mrs, Hale, whofe Hufband, the Minifter of Beverly, had been very forward in thefe Profecu- tions, but being fully ftisfed of his Wifes fincere Chriftianity, caufed him to alter his Judgment; for it was come to a ftated Controverfie, amon; the New-England Divines, whether the Devil could Affié in a good Mans thape; it feems nothing elfe could convince him: yet when it came fo near to himfelf, he was foon convine'd that the Devil might fo AfMli@. Which fame reafon did afterwards prevail with many others; and much influenced to the fucceeding change at Tryals.6 4 Surely Cotion Mather never aptnt fine of the Accued bot I ered anything more inbuan, donot find. dat when hi own Mr. Noyes has already been noticed. Wife was accufed any Record was (Mr. John Hale had tetied made of i[108] Matters of Faé. 49 Oteber 7. (award Bij and his Wife having made their E(Cape out of Prifon) this day Mr. Corwin the Sheriff, came and Seiz’d his Goods, and Cattle, and had it not been for his fecond Son (who borrowed Ten Pound and gave it him) they had been wholly loft, the Receipt follows; but it feems they muft be content with fuch a Receipt as he would give them. Received this 7th day of O€tober 1692, of Sam- uel Bithop of the Town of Salem, of the County of Effex, in New-England, Cordwainer, in full fatis- fattion, a valuable Sum of Money, for ‘the Goods ‘and Chattels of Edward Bithop, Senior, of the Town and County aferefaid, Hufbandman ; which Goods and Chattels being feized, for that the faid Edward Bithop, and Sarah bis Wf, boving been committed for Witchcraft and Felony, bave made their Pfeape ; ‘and their Goods and Chattels were forfeited unto their Magefies, and now being in Paffefion of the Jaid Samuel Bithop ; and in bebalf of their Majef- ‘ties, I do bereby difebarge the faid Goods and Chat- thes the day and year cbeve ‘oritten, as witne my band, George Corwin, Sheriff. But before this the faid Bibops Eldeft Son, having Married into that Family of the Putmans, who were chief Profecutors in this bufinefs; he holding a Cow to be branded left it thould be feiz'd, and having a Puth or Boyl upon his Thigh, with ‘his ftraining it broke; this is that that was 350 Matters of Fat. [209] pretended to be burnt with the faid Brand; and is one of the bones thrown to the Dogmatical to pick, in Wonders of the Invifible World, P. 143. the other, of a Corner of a Sheet, pretended to be taken from a Speétre, it is known that it was provided the day before, by that Afflicted perfon, and the third bone of a Spindle is almoft as eafily provided, as the piece of the Knife; fo that Apollo needs not herein be confulted, &e. Mr. Philip Englifs,#" and his Wife having made their Efcape out of Prifon, Mr. Corwin the Sheriff feiz'd his Eftate, to the value of about Fifteen Hundred Pound, which was wholly loft to him, except about Three Hundred Pound value, (which was afterward reftored.) [109] After Goodwife Hoar was Condemned, her Effate was {eiz’d, and was alfo bought again for Eight Pound. George ‘Facobs, Son to old Facebs being ac- cufed, he “fled, then the Officers came to his Houfe, his Wife was a Woman Crazy in her Senfes and had been {o feveral Years. She it feems had been alfo accufed, there were in the Houle with her only four fmall Children, and one of them fuck’d her Eldeft Daughter, being in Prifon; the Officer perfwaded her out of the Houfe, to go along with him, telling her the thould fpeedily return, the Children ran a great way after her crying. rhen the came where the Afflicted were, being 47 The Cafe of Mr. Englih has been before referred to, See Note 17.[109] Matters of Fa&. 51 afked, they faid they did not know her, at length one faid, don’t you know ‘facobs the old Witch, and then they cry’d out of her, and fell down in their Fits; the was fent to Prifon, and lay there Ten Months, the Neighbours of pity took care of the Children to preferve them from perithing. About this time a New Scene was begun, one ‘Jofeph Ballard® of Andover, whole Wife was ill and after died of a Fever) {ent to Salem for fome of thofe Accufers, to tell him who afflitted his Wife; others did the like: Horfe and Man were fent from feveral places to fetch thofe Acculers who had the Speétral fight, that they might thereby tell who afflided thofe that were any ways ill. fhen thefe came into any place where fuch were, ufually they fell into a Fit; after which being afked who it was that affliéted the perfon, they would, for the moft part, name one whom they faid fat on the head, and another that fat on the lower parts of the affliéted. Soon after Ba/- lard’s {ending (as above) more than Fifty of the People of Andover were complained of, for af- fi@ing their Neighbours. Here it was that man accufed themfelves, of Riding upon Poles through the Air; many Parents believing their Children to be Witches, and many Hufbands their Wives, &c, When thefe Accufers came to the Houfe of © Ballrd’s Tofimony againft Ballard gave his Age as about 41 Samuel Wardwell may be feen in Years, and mentions his Brother the Reeerds of S. We, ji, 152. John. See onward.52 Matters of Fatt. [109]" any upon fuch account, it was ordinary for other young People to be taken in Fits, and to have the fame Spedtral ight Mr. Dudley Bradfrect,® a Jultice of Peace in Andover, having granted out Warrants againft, a Coramited Thirty or Forty to Prifons, for the fappofed Witchcrafts, at length faw caufe to forbear granting out any more Warrants. Soon after which he and his Wife were cried out of, himfelf was (by them) faid to have killed Nine perfons by Witchcraft, and found it his fafett courfe to make his E(cape. A Dog being afflicted at Sa/em-Villa; teed that had’ the Speral fight being fent for, aceufed Mr. Yon Bradfrect (Brother to the ne fore came, be anfverd, I came “Troubles by opposed Wicherafist_ to fick your Wik This was ‘Andover ages bythe lows they sexo?) abouts or 6 Yenc ing Recor the Orginal of which Snce—Taken vpon Ont of the 4 ithnthe Edis Colleton: “The above menconed Prey th 27. ¢ Berton Ty aout 59, Belore mee fevers, ian ee ay Bearer Shoes 19h Sa eg emit md in Sa ih by 17 and 18 Yeu, and Mary Tyler Job Tyler and Mots aloo 1s Yow ole Tiae De O7 eis wits that they few a“ Owned in, Coar 4 Rig he Bird cone Ian 65, by May Tyler on Br fret Dot of thre Houle with John Osh ER ge Bosley inh Nig tbo hips "The Above iin the Autograph ther bigger, of Gov. Bradfre and Edward gt aFigon,anddi fy Rawion. John Godtery ibouring t # Sonof Governor Simon Brad- atch it and the Bid vated, as feet Tn 1698, when the Indians they conceived, through the Chinck attacked Andover, Bradftreet and of oyated Bord and big aed his Fanly were cared but they By the'Min of the’ Hoa wheres were ft a Liber the fame Day. ch,[t10] Matters of Fa&. 53 tice) that he affliéted the faid Dog, and now rid upon him: He made his Efcape into Pefeattequa- Government, and the Dog was put to death, and was all of the Affli€ted that fuffered death. rte] At ndiver, the Afflged complained of og, as affliéting of them, and would fall into their Fits at the Dogs looking upon them ;, the Dog was put to death. A worthy Gentleman of Bo/lon,' being about this time accufed by thofe at Andover, he fent b fome particular Friends a Writ to Arreft thofe Accufers ina Thoufand Pound Aétion for Defa- mation, with inftruétions to them, to inform themfelves of the certainty of the proof, in doing which their bufinefs was perceived, and from thence forward the Accufations at Andover gene~ rally ceafed. : in Oéfober fome of thefe Accufers were fent for to Gloucefter, and occafioned four Women to be fent to Prifon, but Salem Prifon being fo full it could receive no more; two were fent to Ip/- wich Prifon.* In November they were fent {0 again by Lieutenant Stephens, who was told that a Sifter of his was bewitched ; in their way paff- ing over Ipfwic-bridge, they met with an old Woman, and inftantly fell into their Fits: But by 11am unable to afcertain the and Mary Green were probably the [Name ofthe “worthy Genleman.” two Perfons. ‘The Later feems to He was doublefs one of thofe, like have made her Efeape by the AC ‘Mr. Calef, not afraid “to take the filance of John Shepard of Row- ley," See Fel, Hifery of Ipfeich '5*Sarahthe Wife ofPeter Cloyce ard Hamiler, 207.54 Matters of Faé. [x10] this time the validity of fach Accufations being much queftioned, they found not that Encourage- ment they had done elfewhere, and foon with- drew. Thefe Accufers {wore that they faw three per-/ fons fitting upon Lieutenant Stephens’s Sifter |i the died; yet Bond was accepted for thofe Throé. ‘And now Nineteen perfons having been hang’d, and one preft to death, and Eight more con- demned, in all Twenty and eight, of which above a third’ part were Members of fome of the Churches in N. England, and more than half of them of a good Converfation in general, and not one clear’d. About Fifty having confeft them- felves to be Witches, of which not one Executed ; above an Hundred and Fifty in Prifon, and above Two Hundred more accufed. The Special Com- miffion of Oyer and Terminer comes to a period, which has no other foundation than the Govern- ours Commiffion, and had proceeded in the man- ner of fwearing Witneffes, viz. By holding up the hands (and by receiving Evidences in writing) according to the Ancient Ufage of this Countrey as alfo having their Indiétments in Engijb. In the Tryals, when any were Indiéted for Afflicting, Pining, and wafting the Bodies of particular perfons by Witchcraft; it was ufual to hear Evi- dence of matter foreign, and of perhaps Twenty or Thirty years ftanding, about over-fetting Carts, the death’ of Cattle, unkindnef to Relations, or unexpeéted Accidents befalling after fome quar-[111] Matters of Fatt. 55 rel.ss. Whether this was admitted by the Law of England, or by what other Law, wants to be determined; the Executions feemed mixt, in preffing to death for not pleading, which moft agrees with the Laws of England, and Sentencing ‘omen to be hanged for Witchcraft, according to the former practice of this Country, and not by burning, as is faid to have been the Law of England. And though the confeffing Witches were many; yet not one of them that confeffed their own guilt, and abode by their Confeffion were put to Death. [111] Here followeth what account fome of thofe miferable Creatures give of their Confeffion under their own hands. We whofe Names are under written, Inbabitants of Andover, when as that horrible and tremendous ‘udgment beginning at Salem-Village, in the Year 1692, (by fome) calld Witchcraft, firft breaking forth at Mr, Parris’s Hoe, Several Young perfons ‘being feemingly affifted, did’ accufe feveral perfons for affitting them, and many there believing it Jo to be; we being informed that if a perfon were fick, that the affiéted perfons could tell, what or who was the caufe of that ficknef:. Jofeph Ballard of An- dover (his Wife being fick at the fame time) be cither from bimfelf, or” by the advice of others, fetch d two of the perfons call d the aflitted perfons, from Salem-Village to Andover: Which was the 838 the Evidence againft Su- See allo, Woodward's Ree. fanna Martin i, Pages 177, ¢2 fog. lem Witcberat i, 193-206,56 Matters of Faé. Dor beginning of that dreadful Calamity that befel us in Malone” dnd the Sibay 3 ‘Andee be- levine the faid Accufations to be true, fent for the Said perfons to come together to the Mecting-boufe in ‘Andover (he acted specons eig there) After Mn Bernard had bccn oe Prayer, we were blind- folded, and our bands were laid upon the affigted ‘perfons, they being in their Fits, and falling into their Fits at our coming into their prefence (as they Said) and fome led us and laid our bands upon them, ‘and then they faid they were well, and that we were guilty of affitting of them ; whereupon we were all fixed as Prifeners, by a Warrant from the Fuftice of the Peace, and forthwith carried'to Salem.” And reafon of that fuddain furprizal, we knowing ourfelves altogether Innocent of that Crime, we were all exceedingly afnifed and emazed, and cnflernated affrighied even out of our Reafon; and our neareft and deareft Relations, fecing us in that dread~ ful condition, and knowing cur great danger, appre- fending that there was no ether way to foe O47 Fives, as the cafe was then circumpantiated but by our confiffing ourfelves to be fuch and fuch perfons, as the affitted reprefented us to be, they out of tender dove and pity perioaded us to cafe what we did confefe. deed that Confefion, that it is faid we made, was no other than what was fuggefied to us by fome Gentlemen ; they telling us, that we were Witches, and they knew ‘it, and we knew it, and 3tMr. John Bernard, who is inthe der. Big. Difion He uly commemorated by Dr. Allen was Author of feveral We[112] Matters of Faét. 57 they knew that we knew it, which made us think that it was fo; and our underflanding, our reafon, and our facilties almoft gone; we were not capable of judging oer emit; as alfo te Bard meaferes Hey ufed with us, rendred us uncapable of making our Defence; but aid any thing and every thing which they defred, and moft of what we faid, was but in effett a confenting to what they faid. Some~ time after when we were better compofed, they telling of us what we bad confeffed, we did rofl that we ‘were Innocent, and Ignorant of fuch things. And swe bearing that Samuel Wardwell bad renounced kis Confiffon, and quickly after Condemned and Executed, fome of us were told that we were going after Wardwell. Mary Ofgood, Mary Tiler, Deliv. Dane, Abi- gal Baker, Sarah Wilfon, Hannah Tiler.ss [112] Te may here be frther added concerning thofe that did Confefy, that befides that powerful Argument, of Life (and freedom from hardthips, and Irons ‘not only promifed, but alfo performed toall that owned their guilt.) ‘There are numer- ous Inftances, too many to be here inferted, of the tedious Examinations before private perfons, many hours together; they all that time urging them to: Confefs (and taking turns to perfwade them) till the accufed were wearied out by being 59 Slight Notices of the Families may be feen in Abbot's Hifury of to which thee Perfune belonged Andocer HD58 Matters of Faé. [112] forced to ftand fo long, or for want of Sleep, &c. and fo brought to give an Affent to what they faid; they then afking them, Were you at fuch Witch-mecting, or have you figned the Devil's Book, &c. upon their replying, yes, the whole was drawn into form as their Confeffion. But that which did mightily farther fach Con- feffions, was their neareft and deareft Relations urging them to it. ‘Thefe feeing no other way of efcape for them, thought it the beft advice that could be given; hence it was that the Flufbands of fome, by counfél often urging, and utmoft ear- neftnef, and Children upon their Knees intreat- ing, have at length prevailed with them, to fay they were guilty. ASS ths manner of Tryals and the Evidence taken for Conviétions at Salem, it is already fet forth in Print, by the Reverend Mr. Cotton Mather in his Wonders of the Invifible World, at the Command of his Excellency Sir William Phips ;5* with not only the Recommendation, but thanks of the Lieutenant Governour; and with the Approbation of the Reverend Mr. ¥. M. in his Potkfeript to his Cafes of Confeinés which laft Book was fet forth by the confent of the Minifters in and near Bo/fon.s? : 88 Ie ipa Wonder that Mr. Ca- Originals were not accefibleto him, Jef dig not ell his Readers how having been put into the Hands of fhockingly Mr. Mather reported +Mr. Mather. thofe ‘Frais; and it is accounted 57”Their Names were not printed for only by. prefaming that the according tothe original MS. in the[113] Mather’s Preface to the Tryalh. 59 Two of the Judges have alfo given their Sen- timents in thefe words, p. 147. ‘The Reverend and sworthy Author, baving at the direttion of bis Excellency the Governour, fo far obliged the Publick, as to give fome account of the Suferings, brought upon the Countrey by Witchcrafts, ‘and of the Tryals which bave paffed upon feveral executed for the fame. Upon perufal thereof, We find the matters of Fatt and Evidence truly reported, and a profpell given of the Methods of Convietion, ufed in tbe proceedings of the Court at Salem. William Stoughton, Samuel Sewall. Bofton, O@ober 11, 1692. And confidering that this may fall into the hands of fach as never faw thofe Wonders, it may be needful to tranfcribe the whole account he has, given thereof, without any variation (but with one of the Indiéments annext to the Tryal of each) which is thus prefaced, P. 81, 82, 83. [113] BUT I thall no longer detain my Reader from his expedted entertainment, in a brief ac- count of the-Tryals, which have paffed upon fome of the Malefaétors, lately Executed at Sa- Jem, for the Witchcrafts whereof they ftood Coles of Confience. "They arecor- marks, in his Edition of Mather's redily printed from that MS., how- Relation, xxi, The Order of Sub- ever, by the Editor, with fome Re- evipion is entirely changed,60 Mather’s Preface to the Tryals. [113] conviéted. For my own part I was not prefent at any. of them; nor ever had I any perfonal prejudice at the perfons thus brought upon the Stage; much lefs, at the furviving Relations of thofe perfons, with and for whom, I would be as hearty a mourner, as any Man living in the World: The Lord comfort them! But having re- ceived a command {0 to do, I can do no other than fhortly relate the chief Matters of Fact, which occurr’d in the Tryals of fome that were Executed ; in an Abridgment colleéted out of the Court-Papers, on this occafion put into my hands. You are to take the truth, juft as it was; and the truth will hurt no good Man. There might have been more of thefe, if my Book would not thereby have been fwelled too big; and if fome other Worthy hands did not perhaps intend fome- thing further in thefe Colleétions; for which caufe I have only fingled out four or five, which may ferve to Illuftrate the way of dealing, wherein Witchcrafts ufe to be concerned ; and I report matters not as an Advocate, but as anHiftorian. They were fome of the Gracious words in- ferted in the Advice, which many of the Neigh- bouring Minifters did this Summer humbly lay before our Honourable Judges, We cannot but with all thankfulnefs, acknowledge the fuccefs, which the merciful’ God has given unto the Sedulous and Affiduous Endeavours of our Hon- orable Rulers, to detect the Abominable Witch- crafts, which have been committed in the Coun-[114] George Burrough’s Tryal. 61 try; Humbly praying that the difcovery of thofe Myfterious, and Mifchievous wickedneffes, maj be perfected, Ifin the midft of the many Diffatif- factions among us, the publication of thefe Try- als, may promote fuch a Pious thankfulnefs unto God, for Juftice being fo far executed among us, I fhall rejoice that God is glorified ; and pray that no wrong fteps of ours may ever fully any of his glorious works. The Inditiment of George Burroughs.s* Elen dane Reg Regs © Regine Wile 8 Meri, nme ‘dnglie, We quate "THE Jurors for our Sovereign Lord and Lady the King and Queen prefent, That George Burroughs, late of Falmouth, in the Province of the Maffachufetts-Bay, in New-England, Clerk. The gth Day of May, in the fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord and Lady William and Mary, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King and Queen Defenders of the [114] Faith, &c. And divers other days and times, as well before as after, certain deteftable Arts, called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly and Felonioufly hath ‘ufed, prattifed, and exercifed, at and within the Town- thip of Salem, in the County of Efex aforefaid, 58 AsthisIndiétment does notap- remarked of other fimilar Docu- pear to be among the Records, its ments before noticed ; being taken abfence is accounted for as has been from the Files and never returned.62 George Burrough’s Tryal, [114] in upon, and againft one Mary Wolcott of Salem- Village, in the County of Efex, Single-woman, by which faid wicked Arts the faid Mary Wol- cott, the Ninth Day of May, in the fourth Year abovefaid, and divers other days and times, as well before as after, was and is Tortured, Af- figted, Pined, Confumed, Wafted and Tormented, againft the Peace of our Sovereign Lord and Lady, the King and Queen, and againft the Form of the Statute in that Cafe made and pro- vided. Witnefles, Mary Wolcott, Sarab Vibber,s Mercy Lewis, ‘Ann Putnam, Eliz. Hubbard. Endorfed by the Grand Jury, Billa Vera, There was alfo a fecond Indiément for affliét- ing Elizabeth Hubbard, the Witneffes to the faid Indiétment were Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Wol- cott, and Ann Putnam. ‘The third Indi€ment was for affliiing Mercy Lewis: the Witneffes, the faid Mercy Lewit, Mary Wolcott, Elizabeth Hubbard, and Ann Put- nam. The fourth for aéts of Witchcraft on Ann Put- nam, the Witneffes, the faid Ann Putnam, Mary Wolcott, Elizabeth Hubbard, and Mary Warren: OH This Name as has been men- 6 OF thef abandoned Witnet- tioned, already, is doubtlels Bibser. es, we have already had ficient.[114] George Burrough’s Trya/l, 63 The Tryal of G. B. as Printed in Wonders of the Invilible World, from P. 94 0 104, LAD thould I have been, if I had, never known the name of this Man; or never had this occafion to mention fo much as the firft Letters of his name. But the Government re- quiring fome Account of his trial, to be inferted in this Book, it becomes me with all obedience to fubmit unto the Order. 1. This G. B. was Indiéted for Witchcrafts ; and in the Profecution of the Charge againtt him, he was Accufed by five or fix of the Be- witched, as the Author of their Miferies; he was accufed ‘by Eight of the confeffing Witches, as being an head-Aétor at fome of their Hellith Randezvouzes, and who had the promife of being a King in Satan's Kingdom, now going to be ereéted ; he was accufed by Nine perfons, for extraordinary lifting, and fuch feats of ftrength as could not be done without a Diabolical Aflift- ance. And for other fuch things he was accufed, until about Thirty Teftimonies were brought 41 About twenty appear Records, which fee, Vol. I, 109, et/eg. Refpetting Mr. ough'sgrest Strength SamuclWeb- Barrell of Malaes and lifted it ber, aged about 36, fwore, that vp and carryed it round him.” Sa- aboute ceauen or cight Yeates lem, Augt. 24, 1692. agoe I fed at Cafeo Bay, and Ann Putnam fwore, that on the jeorge Burroughs was then Min- 20th of April, 1692, the (aw the cer there, and haveing heard much Appcrijbtion of Mr. Burroughs who fof the great Sirength of him [d, tortured her in a terible Manners Burroughe;he coming to our Houle told her he had had three Wives, wee ware in difeourfe aboute the fame and he then told mee yt he had pot his fingers into the Bung of64 George Burrough's Tryal. [115] in againft him nor were thefe judg’d the half of what might have been confider'd for his Con- vidtion: however they were enough to fix the Charaéter of a Witch upon him, according to the Rules of Reafoning, by the judicious Gaule, in that cafe direéted. [115] The Court being fenfible, that the Tefti- monies of the Parties Bewitched, ufe to have a Room smong the Sulpicions, or Prefumptions brought in againft one Indiéted for Witchcraft, there were now heard the Teftimonies of feveral Perfons who were moft notorioufly bewitched, and every hy tortured by Invifible hands, and thefe now all charged the Speétres of G. B. to 0 of them to Robert Lawrence, of Caf Bay in ed Mifects Lawon Scpt, 1689; lw. Me Burotghe Beatie fhe was unwilng to go thow’ where be took hold of the from the Vilage; bad kiled Mr. Gan of aboue feen foe Bare, Lewton's Children becale he went which was behind the Locky and tothe Eaiward with Sir Edmond Mr. B fide held ot with ove [Andros] and. presched (0 to the Hand by fo taking, but the De- Sellen, had. ewieched 4 great poncnedié not fe fins doi Wi many Soldiers to death wher Sir_ fad commanded the Fort a Cao, Femur was there, Ge. At another "Thomas Gree, aged sbos 40 time the fore tat the tho Wives Year fit he was at Cap John Gf Mee Baroups apested wo her Scaows at Black Poin, abut the tn their Winding tity and tld. breaing_ out of the it Tadan row they were murdered. Allo War, where he aw Mr B. hie Mami ander Dasher Gano x on Bar other ‘Ano apesred inthe fame Manner; abou, by puting the Foebnger fib anther Woman who tol her hi right Hand nto the: Mss fhe wan Goodman Pullers Ge boling i out at Arm's Leng Witeend that Me. Buroogh iled Lee Richard Henncwell and Jobo her, beefs of a Diflrence ber Gres bing preter The ore twcen her Hilband and Nae. few Speemens of the Eve Simon’ Wilar, agst about 42 dence on which Mr. Barooghs was Years as athe Hout of Me. condemacd and excued,“ [11] George Burrough’s Tryal, 65 have a thare in their Torments. At the Exami- nation of this G, B. the bewitched People were grievoully harraffed with preternatural Mifchiefs, which could not poflibly be diffembled ; and they Rill afcribed it unto the Endeavours of G. B. to kill them. And now upon his Trial, one of the bewitched perfons teed, That in her donc a little Black-haired Man came to her, faying his name was Band bidding her fet her hand unto a Book, which he thewed unto her; and bragging that he was a Conjuror above the ordi- nary Rank of Witches; that he often perfecuted her, with the offer of that Book, faying, the fhould be well, and need fear nobody, if the would but fign it: but he infliéted cruel pains and hurts upon her, becaufe of her denying fo to do. The Teftimonies of the other Sufferers, concurred with thefe; and it was remarkable, that whereas Biting, was one of the ways, which the Witches ufed, for the vexing of the Sufferers, when they cry’d out of G. B. biting them, the print of his Teeth would be {een on the Fleth of the Complainers; and juft fuch a fet of Teeth as G. B's, would then appear upon them, which could be diftinguithed om thofe of fome other Mens. Others of them teftified, that in their Tor- ments G, B. tempted them to go unto a Sacrament, unto which they perceived him 0 Several of thofe Girls before mentioned, fore to about the fame thing, Bb66 George Burrough’s Tryal. [116] with a found of Trumpet fammoning of other Witches; who quickly after the found would come from all quarters unto the Randezvous. One of them falling into a kind of Trance, af- terwards affirmed, that G. B, had carried her into a very high Mountain, where he thewed her mighty and glorious Kingdoms, and faid he would give them all to her, if the would write in his Book ; but the told him, They were none of his to give; and refufed the Motions; endur- ing of much miter for that efual t coft the Court a wonderful deal of trouble to hear the Teftimonies of the Sufferers; for when they were going to give in their Depofi- tions, they would for a long while be taken with Fits, that_made them uncapable of faying any thing. ‘The chief Judge afked the Prifoner, who he thought hindered thele Witneffes from givin their Teftimonies? and he anfwered, He fuppofed it was the Devil. ‘That Honourable perfon then replied, How comes the Devil fo loth to have any Teftimony borne againft you? Which caft him into very great confufion.“ #9 The Giel who made oath to break my Neck: but I tould him this was Mey Lewis,” It tok they. ete none of hs gi, and in is or Mather's doms of the Earth, and told me he Abridgment of the Record, it will gvethemall tomeif would be remembered. “Sux Sheldon writ in his Book, and if T would teftfyed that Bur not, he would thro me down and appcared in theirLeh George Burrough’s Tryal. 67 3. It hath been a frequent thing for the be- witched People, to be entertained with Appari- tions of Ghofts of murdered People, at the fame time that the Spettres of the Witches trouble them. Thefe Ghofts do always [116] affright the beholders, more than all the other Speétral Reprefentations; and when they exhibit them- felves, they cry out of being murdered by the Witchcrafis or other Violences of the perfons who are then in Speétre prefent. It is further confiderable, that once or twice thefe Apparitions have been feen by others, at the very fame time they have thown themfelves to the bewitched ; and feldom have there been thefe Apparitions, but when fomething unufual and fa(peéted hath attended the death of the Party thus appearing. Some that have been accufed by thefe Appari- tions, accofting of the bewitched People, who had never heard a word of any fuch perfons ever being in the World, have upon a fair Examina- tion, freely and fully confeffed the Murders of thofe very perfons, although thefe alfo did not know how the Apparitions had complained of them, Accordingly feveral of the bewitched had given in their Teftimony, that they had been troubled with the Apparitions of two Women, who faid they were G. B's two Wives; and that he had been the death of them; and that the ‘and iid that Man killed them. knockt down all (or moll) of the He wat bid to look upon Sus allied who flood behind himm.”— Sheldon, He looked back and Zbid. i, 109.68 George Burrough’s Tryal, [116] Magiftrates muft be told of it, before whom, if B. upon his Tryal denied it, they didnot know but that they thould appear again in the Court. Now G, B. had been infamous, for the barbarous ufage of his two facceffive Wives, all the Coun- trey over. Moreover, it was teftified, the Speétre of G. B. threatning of the Sufferers told them he had killed (befides others) Mrs. Lew/on and her Daughter dnn. And it was noted, that thefe were the Vertuous Wife and Daughter of one, at whom this G. B. might have 2 prejudice for being ferviceable at Salem-Village, from whence himfelf had in ill terms removed fome Years before, and that when they dy’d, which was long fince, there were fome odd circumftances about them, which made fome of the Attendants there fafpeét fomething of Witchcraft, though none imagined from what quarter it thould come. Well G. B. being now upon his Tryal, one of the bewitched perfons was caft into horror at the Ghofts of B's, two deceafed Wives, then appearin before him, and crying for vengeance again! him. Hereupon feveral of the bewitched per- fons were facceffively called in, who all, not knowing what the former had feen and faid, con- curred in their horror of the Apparition, which they affirmed, that he had before him. But he, though much appalled, utterly denied that he difcerned any thing of it, nor was it any part of his Conviétion. 4. Judicious writers have affigned it a great% [1171 George Burrough’s Tryal. 69 place, in the Convidtion of Witches, when per- fons are Impeached by other notorious Witches to be all as themfelves, pecially if the perfons have been much noted for negleéting the Worthiy of God. Now as there might have been Tefti- monies enough of G. B's. Antipathy to Prayer, and the other Ordinances of God, though by his Profeffion fingularly obliged thereunto; fo there now came in againft the Prifoner, the ‘Teftimo- nies of feveral perfons, who [117] confeffed their own having been horrible Witches, and ever fince their Confeffions, had been themfelves terribly tor- tured by the Devils and other Witches, even like the other Sufferers; and therein undergone the pains of many deaths for their Confeffions. Thefe now teftified, that G. B. had been at Witch-meetings with them ; and that he was the erfon who had feduced and compelled them Fito the Snares of Witchcraft: that he promifed them fine Cloaths for doing it; that he brought Poppets to them, and thorns to ftick into thofe Poppets, for the afflicting of other People: And that he exhorted them, with the reft of the Crue to bewitch all Salem-Village ; but be fure to do it gradually; if they would prevail in what they did. When the Lancafbire Witches were Con- demned, I do'nt remember that there was any confiderable further Evidence, than that of the bewitched, and than that of fome that had con- felled. We fee fo much already againft G. B.70 George Burrough’s Tryal. [117] But this being indeed not enough, there were other things to render what had already been produced credible. 5. A famous Divine, recites this among the Convitions of a Witch; the Teftimony of the party bewitched, whether pining or dying; to- gether with the Joint Oaths of {ufficient perfons, that have feen certain podigious pranks or feats, wrought by the party accufed. Now God had been pleafed fo to leave this G. B. that he had enfnared himfelf, by feveral inftances which he had formerly given of a preternatural ftrength ; and which were now produced againft him. He was a very puny Man, yet he had often done things beyond the ftrength of a Giant. A Gun of about 7 Foot barrel, and fo heavy that ftron, Men could not fteadily hold it out, with bork hands; there were feveral Teftimonies given in by perfons of Credit and Honor, that he made nothing of taking up fuch a Gun behind the Lock with but one hand, and holding it out like a Piftol, at Arms-end. G. B. in his vindication was fo foolith, as to fay, that an Indian was there, and held it out, at the fame time: whereas, none of the Spettators ever faw any fuch Indian; but they fuppofed the black Man (as the Witches call the Devil; and they generally fay he refem- bles an Indian) might give him that Affiftance. £2 By the Teltimonyexafed inthe Record. He’ may have, and Note 61, it will be fen that the doubrlef had more than is’ now Dottor's Statementis rather beyond extant.fo [xx8] George Burrough’s Tryal. 71 ‘There was Evidence likewife brought in, that he made nothing of taking up whole Barrels fill’d with Mellaffes, or Cyder, in very difadvantageous Poftures, and carrying of them thro’ the diffi- culteft places, out of a Canoa to the Shore. Yea, there were two Teftimonies, that G. B. with only putting the Fore-finger of his right hand into the Muzzel of an heavy Gun, a fowling piece of about fix or feven foot Barrel did lift up the Gun, and hold it out at Arms-end; 2 Gun which the Deponents, though ftrong men, could not with both hands lift up, and hold out at the Butt-end, as is ufual. Indeed one of thefe Wit- neffes, was over-perfwaded by fome perfons to [118] be out of way upon G. B's. Tryal; but he Came afterwards with forrow for his withdraw, and gave in his Teftimony. Nor were either of thefe Witneffes made ufe of as Evidence in the Tryal. 6. There came in feveral Teftimonies, relating to the Domeftick affairs of G. B. which had a very hard Afpeé upon him ; and not only proved him a very ill Man, but al confirmed the belief of the Charaéter, which had been already faftned on him. "Twas Teftified, that keeping his two fucceffive Wives in a ftrange kind of flavery, he would when he came home from abroad pretend to tell the talk which any had with them. That he has brought them to the point of Death, by his harth dealings with his Wives, and then made the1 72 George Burrough’s Tryal. [118] People about him to promife that in cafe Death fhould happen they would fay nothing of it. That he ufed all means to make his Wives Write, Sign, Seal, and Swear a Covenant never to reveal any of his Secrets. ‘That his Wives had privately complained unto the Neighbours about frightly Apparitions of Evil Spincy, with which heir foufe was fometimes infefted; and that many fach things have been whifpered among the Neighbourhood. ‘There were alfo fome other ‘Teftimonies, relating to the death of People, whereby the Confciences of an impartial were convinced, that G. B. had bewitched the perfons mention'd in the Complsints | But I am forced to omit {everal {ach Paffages in this as well as in all the fucceeding Tryals, becaufe the Scribes who took notice of them, have not fapplied me. 7. One Mr. Ruck, Brother in Law to this G. B. teftified that G. B. and he himfelf, and his Sifter, who was G. B’s. Wife, going out for two or three Miles, to gather Strawberries, Rucé with his Sifter, the Wife of G. B. rode home very foftly, with G. B. on foot, in their company, G. B. flepeafide « little into the Buthes, whereupon they halted and hollow’d for him. ' He not an- fwering, they went away homewards, with a quickened pace; without any expe@ation of fee- ing him in a confiderable while: and yet when they were got near home, to their aftonithment they found him on foot, with them, having a Baiket of Strawberries. G. B. immediately then11g] George Burrough’s Tryal, Bs gh’s Try. 73 fell to chiding his Wife, on the account of what the had been {peaking to her Brother of him on the Road: which when they wondered at, he faid, He knew their thoughts. Ruck being ftartled at that, made fome reply, intimating that the Devil himfelf did not know fo far; but G. B. anfwered, my god, makes known your thoughts unto me. The Prifoner now at the Bar nothing to anfwer unto what was thus witneffed againft him, that was worth confidering. Only he faid, Ruck and his Wife left a man with him, when they left him. Which Ruck now affirm’d to be falfe; and when the Court atked G. B. What the mans name was? His countenance was much altered; nor [119] could he fay who it was. But the Court began to think that he then ftept afide, only that by the Affiftance of the black Man, he might put on his invifbility, and in that fafcinating Mitt, gratify his own jealous humour, to hear what they faid of him, Which trick of rendering themfelves invifible, our Witches do in their Confeffions pretend that they fome- times are mafters of; and it is the more credible, becaufe there is demonftration that they often render many other things utterly invifible. 8. Faultering, Faulty, Unconftant, and con- trary Anfwers upon Judicial and deliberate Ex- amination, are counted fome unlucky fymptoms of Guilt in all Crimes, efpecially in Witchcrafts. Now there never was a Prifoner more Eminent for them, than G. B. both at his Examination KS74 Bridget Bithop’s Indiétment. [116] and on his Tryal. His Tergiverfations, Contra- didions, and Falfehoods, were very fenfible: he had little to fay, but that he had heard fome things that he could not prove, Reflecting upon the Re- putation of fome of the Witneffes. Only he gave ina Paper to the Juiys wherein, altho’ he ad_many times before granted, not only that there are Witches, but allo that the prefent Suf- ferings of-the Countrey are the Effects of Hor- ible Witcherafis, yet he now goes to evince it, that there neither are nor ever were, Witches, that having made a compaé with the Devil, can fend a Devil to torment other People at a diftance. This Paper was tranferibed out of dy; which the Court prefently knew, as foon as they heard is. Buthe faid, he had taken none of it out of any Book ; for which his evafion afterwards was, that a Gentleman gave him the Difcourfe ina Manufeript, from whence he tranfcribed it. 9. The Jury brought him in Guilty; but when he’ came ‘to dye, fhe utterly deny'd. the Fae, whereof he had been thus Conviéted.* The Indiétment of Bridget Bithop. dan Regri Regs & Regine Wilelni 8 Merie, eae Snghe geen \HE jurors for our Sovereign Lord and Epes TE ly, the King and Queen prefent, That Bridget Biiop, alias “Olver, the Wife of # See Note 153, Page 163, Vol. I[120] Bridget Bifhop’s Indiftment. 75 Edward Bifbop in Salem, in the County of Efex, Sawyer, ie "Nineteenth day of april ae Fourth Year of the Reign ‘of our Sovereign Lord and Lady, William and Mary, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King and Queen, Defenders of the Faith, &. and divers other days and times, as well before as after, certain deteftable Arts, called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, wickedly and Fellonioufly hath ufed, pratticed, and exercifed at, and within the Townthip of Salem, in the County of Efex, afore- faid, in, upon, and againit one [120] Mercy Lewis, of Salem-Village, in the County aforefaid, fingle Woman; by which faid wicked Arts, the faid Mercy Lewis, the faid Nineteenth day of April, in the Fourth Year above faid, and divers other days and times, as well before as after, was and is Hurt, Tortured, Affliéted, Pined, ‘Confumed, Wafted and Tormented, againft the Peace of our Sovereign Lord and Lady, the King and Queen, and againft the form of the Statute, in that cafe made and provided. Endorfed Billa Vera. Witneffes— Mary Lewis, ‘Nathaniel Ingarfoll, Mr. Samuel Parris, Thomas Putnam, Junior, Mary Walcott, Junior, Ann Putnam, Junior, Elizabeth Hubbard, Abigail Williams. There was alfo a Second Indié&ment, on the faid Bifbop, for affiiéting and practifing Witchcraft on Abigail Williams, Witneffes to the faid In-_76 Bridget Bithop’s Trya/. [120] di@ment, were the faid Abigail Williams, Mr. Parris, Nathaniel Ingarfoll, Thomas Putnam, Ann Putnam, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Hubbard. ‘The Third Indiément was for afflicting Mary Walcott, Witneffles to which faid Indi€tment, were Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Mr. Samuel Parris, Nathaniel Ingarfoll, ‘Thomas’ Putnam, dan Puts nam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Abigail Williams.* ‘The Fourth Indi@ment was for affliéting Eli- zabeth Hubbard, Witnelfes to which faid India- ment, were the faid Elizabeth Hubbard, Mercy Lewis, Mr. Parris, Nathaniel Ingar{oll, Tborias Putnam, dan Puinam, Mary Walett, Abigail Williams, ‘The Fifth Inditment was for affli@ing Ann Putnam, Witneftes to which faid Indi@ment, were the faid Ann Putnam, Mr. ‘Samuel Parris, ‘Na- thaniel Ingarfoll, Thomas Putnam, Mercy Lewis, Mery Wolett, Abigail Wiens, Elizabeth Hub- ar ‘There _ae four Indicate Origa, with fore vr igh Di recorded “The Wills to the fence inthe Onhographys nd fe comrffond with the Records fou thle the out diem ‘Phot to foe cond dir by he © ft wil be en hat much he igo in Big and Rea Saf Wines pve am Skah his Wiley Smal’Stasl, ofthe Cats ant ping tat spite le Mates, Gok frig Thing ot iam ave been long. impeed poe ster in with the the Judge “-[121] Bridget Bithop’s Tryak 77 The Tryal of Bridget Bithop, as printed, in Wonders of Invifible World, June 2, 1692. P. 104 to 114. 1. QHE was Inditted for bewitching feveral per- Sine Nosh oe Tlie ing drawn up, according to the form in fuch cafes ae and "beading wat guilty, peepee Seong is Several perfons, twbo bad lng undergone many kinds of miferies, which were preternaturally inflited, and generally aferibed unto an horrible Witchcraft. There was little occafian to prove the Witchcraft, it being evident and notorious to all bebolders, “Now to fix: the Witchcraft on the Prifoner at the Bar, the firft thing ufed was, the teftimony of the bewitched whereof feveral teflifid, that the fhape of the [121] Prifoner did oftentimes very grievoufly pinch them, choak them, bite them, and affict them; urging them fo write their names in a Book, which the oid Spee- tre calld Ours. One of them did further tefifc, that it «was the fhape of this Prifener, with another, which one day took her from ber Wheel, and carrying ber to the River fide, threatned there to drown ber, If foe did at igh the Bok mention’ d, eobich yt fo refiufed. Others of them did alfo tefife, that the Said foape, did in ber threats, brag to them, that fhe ‘ad been the death of fundry perfons, then by ber named. Another tefiiied, the ‘Apparition of Ghofs unto the Spettre of Bithop, crying out, You mur- +}78 Bridget Bithop’s Trya/, [121] dered us. About the truth whereof, there was in the matter of Faét, but too much fufpicion.® 2, It was tefiifed, that at the Examination Prifner, before the Magifates, the bewitebe extreamly tortured. “i If foe did but cat ber Byes on them, they tere prefenty fuck down; and thi in Such a manner as there could be no collufion in the ‘bufinefs. But upon the touch of her band upon them, when they lay in their fuvoons, they would immedi- ately revive; and not upon the touch of any ones elfe. Moreover upon fome fpecial Actions of ber Body, as the foaking of ber head, or the turning 9 her Eyes, they prefently and painfully fell into t like poftures. And many of the like accidents now Fell aut, robile foe was at the Bar, One at the fame ‘time teftifying, that foe faid, She could not be troubled to fee the Affiled thus tormented 7 Whe Anfvers of Bridget at Tl Among all the hard fearing, tia of “Sal, Selon” wa per Bithop, and im- ‘could not ditinguth, between the fidget fet pric Abbdtcr nd Trth,metaly eae two fe Chive, fad a Hu Twins which ld her (Bridget «6 th had muted Feappesn tat he andy named Olive Sie dace Sad Sia Simoes Sea tenes eecnmered Ser rege ROG ee Geen aed scan, Sane ee[121] Bridget Bithop’s Trya/. 79 . There was Teftimony likewife brought in, that a Man frriking once at the place, where a bewitched perfon aid, te fhape of this Bilnop fied, te be- wwitcbed cryed out that be bad tore ber Coat, in the place then‘particularly fpecified; and the Womans ‘Coat was found to be torn in the very place. ‘Salem y® very Day that Capt George 12 “Saf. Sheldon,” in additional Corwin was buried, and in y* Teflimony id, that “on the fourth Euening offaid Day coming from fd. Day, at Night, came Goody Olli- Salem voto (4. Beverly, on Horfe- ver, Mrs. Engh, Goodman Corie, back, with her Sifler, then known anda black Man with a hi crowned. by the Name of Abi hatt, with Books in their Hands. Drie, now Abigail Waldron lieuing Goody Olluer bid me touch her in Wenham, Wife vnto Nathaniell Book,” T would not ;” told me the Waldron, riding behinde he had been a Witch twenty Years, were come fo far as Crane River ‘Then there came a. freacked Common for called, Edward Bith- Snake, creeping ouer her Shoulder, ‘op and his Wife overtook vs (on and creep into her Bofom. Mrs, horfeback) who are both now in Englih had a Yello Bind in her Prifon vnder Safption of Witch- Bolom, and Goodman Corie had craft.” "Bridget complained of her two TTurcles hang to his Coa, Hofband for riding into the Water, he opened his Bofom and put his and of riding too fat. Where: Turcles to his Brft and gave them n an Altercation arof and hard fuck. ‘Then Goodm. Core and fords were bandied between them. Goody Oliuer kneeled” downe be- “And then (@. Bithop direed his fore the Black Man and went to Speech vato vs as we rode along, prayer. ‘The Black Man told me and id, that the had been 2 bad Goody Oliver had been a Witch ‘Wife vato im euerfince they were 20 years and an half. Then they smarryed, and reckoned vp many of allt to biting mec, and fo weat hher Mifcarriages towards him; bat away. Goodwife Core told. me now of late the was worfe than the lied in [B]ostton Prion. Then ‘euer before (and thatthe the Devill the palled oot her brett and. the did come bodyly vato her, and that Black Man gave her a thing like a fhe was familiar with the Deuil, and blake Pig. Tt had no Hairs on it. thatthe fate vp all ye Night Jorg. Shee put it vo her breft and gave it ‘with yé Deuil) or Words to that fuck. » Goody Ollver told mee thee Purpote. Said Bithop’s Wife made had Killed four Women. ‘Two ot Reply."—RecirdsS. W., them were the Fofters Wifes and John Traskes Wife, and did not80 Bridget Bihop’s Trya/, [121] 4. One Deliverance Hobbs, who bad confeffed der hing « Witch, oa: now tormented by the Spec tres for ber Confeffon. And fhe now tefied that this Bithop tempted her to fign the Book again, and to deny what foe bad confiff'd. She afftmed, that it was the foape of this Prifoner, which whipped ber with Iron Rods, to compel’ ber thereunto. And fic afirned, thet this Bihop was at a Grmral ‘meeting of the Witches in a field, at Salem-Village; and there partook of a Diabolical Sacrament, in Bread and Wine then adminiftered.s 5. To render it furtber unqueftionable, that the Prifoner at the Bar was the Perfon truly charged in this Witchcraft ; there was produced many Bvi- deces of etter Witcherafs, by ber perpetrated. For injtance, John Cook. teftifed, “Thal chet fre or six Years ago, one morning about Sun-Rife, be was in bis Chamber, a ed by the foape of this Prifoner : which lool’d on bim, grinn'd at bim, and very much burt bim, with a blow on the fide of the bead; and that on the fame day about Noon, the fame frape walked in the Room where be was, and ‘an Apple frrangely flew out of bis band, into the lap of bis Mother, fix or eight foot from bim.* cited, iyo. Then, flows te’ *\Dech al rled pon ald ence wo Warrant” of Bridge Bion, dated Wonte, feecleraaleaele st Bofton, Jone the. 8th 1693, Fed by Liwenene Gsverzas "John Cooke was you Man Stoughton, of me 18 yearsof Age Ie fould Her Tefimony, at rcorded, be membered that thel acount say be read inthe Recordeasabove of Evidence are Dr, Mathers Ver-[122] Bridget Bithop’s Tryah 8x [122] 6. Samuel Gray, tefiff'd, that about four- teen Years ago, be wak'd on a Night, and faw the Room where be lay Full of light ; and that be then Saw plain a Woman between the Cradle and the tbcdfe, which looked upon bim. He roft, and it vanifoed; tho be found the Doors all faft: Look- ing out at the Entry door, be faw the Jame Woman in the fame garb again, and faid, In God’s name, what do you come for? He went to Bed, and had the fame Woman again affaulting him. The Child in the Cradle gave a great Screech, and the Woman difappeared. It was long before the Child could be quieted ; and tho it were a very likely thriving Cbild, yet from this time it pined away, and after divers ‘Months died ina fad condition. He knew not Bithep, nor ber name ; but when be few her after this, be knew by ber countenance, and apparel, and all cir- earn that it was the Apparition of this Bithop, which bad thus troubled bins 7. John Bly and bis Wife, teftified, that be bought a Sow of Edward Bithop, the Hufband of the Pri- Sener, and was to pay the price agreed unto another “perfon. This Prifoner being angry that fhe was thus ‘bindred from fingring the Money, quarreld with Bly, Soon after which the Sow was taken with frrange fion. He has omitted the mot could thruft his hand into. See important Item in Cook's Tefti- Records $. W. i, 165. "He (wore, thatafter Good- 18 Gray gave his age as about 42, cy ed fk hm ont Yan. Hi Tein ly Exe of the Hea, he fw er go fly andy gen shove” tw under the rd Window a's Retro, Ibi fag. Tels wo: Ate revi abou as le tone edn Srp Dinar i, 299. Li pethet > Y82 Bridget Bifhop’s Trya/. [122] Fitts, jumping, leaping, and knocking ber bead againy the i cantir, ate blind and deaf, and would ie cat nor be fucked. Whereupon a Neighbour faid, foe believed the creature was over-loaked ; and fundry other circumpances concurred, which made the Depo- nents believe that Bithop bad bewitched it* 8, Richard Coman ‘teflifed that Bight Years cago, as he lay awake in his Bed, with a light burning in the Room, he was annoyed with the Apparition of this Bithop, and of two more that were ftrangers to him ; who came and opprefed him fo that he could either ftir himfelf, nor twake any one elfe: and that he was the Night after molefled again in the like man- ser the faid Bithop tating hin by the Throat, and pulling him almoft out of the Bed. His Kénfman offered for this caufe to lodge with him ; and that night, as they were awake difeourfing together, this Coman was once more vifted by the Guefts which had formerly been fo troublefome, his Kinfinan being at the fame time firuck fpeechlefs, and unable to move hand or foot. He had laid his Sword by him ; which thofe unhappy Speétres, did rive much to wore from shim, only he held too faft for them. He then grew able to call the People of his houfe ; but altho they heard him, yet they had not power to fpeak or fir, until at laff, one of the People crying out, What's the matter ! the Speétres all vanifhed?? This Tetimony wa given Joe Year. Thefe eid concerning 23, 1692, The Bigs gue ther the Sing of Poppy, ss gen 32 Fetes anon ne Du Ven et John about $7, 77 Coman faves Age a out Iai Wilem By ped skew 32 yen The Nites Sry[123] Bridget Bithop’s Tryal. 83 9. Samuel Shattuck teftified, that in the Year, tbo, This Bridger Bifbep, often came to his houfe upon fuch frivolous and foolith Errands, that they fufpeéted the came indeed with a pur- poleof Mifchief. Prefently whereupon his Elde@t Child, which was of as promifing health and fenfe, as any Child of its Age, began to droop exceed- ingly + and the [123] oftener that Bi/ep came to the houfe, the worfe grew the Child. As the Child would be ftanding at the Door, he would be thrown and bruifed againft the Stones, by an In- vifible hand, and in like fort knock his face againft the fides of the houfe, and bruife it after a miferable manner. Afterwards this Bijbop would bring him things. to Dye, whereof he could not Imagine any ufe; and when the paid him a piece of Money, the Purfe and Money were unagcountably conveyed out of a lock’d Box, and never feen more. The Child was immedi- ately hereupon taken with terrible Fits, whereof his friends thought he would have died: Indeed he did almoft nothing but cry and fleep, for feveral Months together; and at length his under- ftanding was utterly taken away. Among other Symptoms of an Inchantment upon him one was, that’ there was a Board in the garden, whereon he would walk; and all the Invitations in the world could never fetch him off, About feven- teen or eighteen Years after, there came a ftran- is hv ond del abide, The coho plied by Woodward carious Reader moft go to the Re- Vol. 163-4.84 ~ Bridget Bifhop’s Zryal. [123] er to Shattocks houfe, who feeing the Child, ig, This poor Child is bewitched; and you have 2 Neighbour Irving not far off who is a Witch, He added, Your Neighbour has had a falling out with your Wifes and She fd in her Seat, your Wife is Woman, and fhe would bring down her pride in his Child’ He then remembered, that Bifp had parted from his Wife in muttering, and menacing terms, a little before the Child was taken ill, ‘The abovefaid ftranger would needs carry the bewitched Boy with him to Bifhops Houle, on pretence of buying a Pot of Cyder. ‘The Woman entertained him in a furious manner; and flew alfo upon the Boy, feratching his face till the Blood came, and faying, Thou Rogue, what ? deft thou bring this fellow here to plague me? Now it feems the Man had faid before he went, that he would fetch Blood of her. ver after the Boy was followed with grievous Fits, which the DoGtors themfelvéy generally afribed unto Witchcraft; and whereth he would be thrown till into the Fire or Water, if he were not con- ftantly looked after; and it was verily believed that Bijhop was the caufe of it.7* 10. ‘Fohn Louder teftified, that upon fome little controverfie with Biles about her Fowls, going 78 Shatck’s Te braid Face. On being aked three, and an half of Mr. Wood it happened replied ae ae Sams ward guaro Popes His Age ws_in he Road fet up ed fuck him ‘yar of is Soy reminds a he wat walling. Man. who’ appeared Shuck was unquconablyijred Song hi en wih a ily he ame eae[124] Bridget Bithop’s Tryal.- 85 well to bed, he did awake in the Night by Moon- light, and did clearly fee the likenefs of this Wo- man grievoufly oppefing him. Tn which mif- erable condition the held-him unable to help himfelf, till near day. He told Bitep of this; but fhe utterly denied it, and threatned him very much. Quickly after this, being at home on a Lord’s Day, with the doors fhut about him, he faw a black Pig approach him ; at which he go- ing to kick, it vanithed away. Immediately after fitting down he faw a black thing jump in at the Window, and come and ftand before him ‘The body was like that of a Monkey, the feet like a Cocks, but the face much like a Mans. He being fo extremely afrighted, that he could not fpeak; this Monfter {poke to him and fai Tam a Meffenger [124] fent unto you, for I under. Sand thag’ you are in fome trouble of Mind, and if “you will Be ruled by me, you fhall want for nothing in this World. Whereypon he endeavoured to clap his hands upon it ; but he could feel no fub- ftance, and it jumped out of the Window again; but immediately came in by the Porch, though the doors were thut, and faid, You had better take my counfel! He then ftruck at it with a ftick, but ftruck only the Groundfel, and broke the ftick, ‘The Arm with which he ftruck was pre- fently difenabled, and it vanithed away. He prefently went out at the back door, and fpied this Bifop, in her Orchard, going toward her Houfe; but,he had not power to fet one foot86 Bridget Bifhop’s Tryal, [124] forward unto-her. Whereupon returning into the Houfe, he was immediately accofted by the Monfter he had feen before; which Goblin was now going to fly at him: whereat he cried out, The whole Armour of God be between me and you} fo it {prang back, and flew over the Apple-iree ; thaking many Apples off the Tree in its flying over. At its leap, it flung dirt with its Feet, againft the Stomach of the Man; whereon he was then ftruck dumb, and fo continued for three Days together. Upon the producing of this Teftimony, Bifop denied that the knew this De- jonent. Yet their two Orchards joined, and they ad often had their little quarrels for fome Years together.” 11, William Stacy teltified, that receiving Money of this Bifhop, for work done by him, he was but a matter of three Rods from her; ag looking for his Money, found it unaccountably ffone from him. Some time after, Bifhop alked him whe- ther his Father would grind her Grift for her? He demanded why? the replied, becaufe folks count mea Witch. He anfwered, no queftion, but he will grind it for you; being then gone about fix Rods from her, with a {mall load in his Cart, faddainly the off Wheel flumpt, and funk 1 John Louder, gave his Age tock wat, and faw quite as much if ‘about thieey wor" He Gvid he not hurt as much. A black Pig, lived with Mr. John Gedney in fGemed determined to keep him Salem ‘about foven or eight Years Company but there were fame fince ‘He was dosbdcl aided other Things eqully nonltepe. ‘by the fame Agents as Samuel Shat- See Recordi, 160-1[125] Bridget Bithop’s Trya, 87 down into an hole, upon plain ground, fo that the Deponent, was forced to get help for the recover- ing of the Wheel. But ftepping back to look for the hole which might give him this difafter, there was none at all to be found. Some time after he was waked in the Night; but it feemed. as light as day, and he perfeétly faw the thape of this Bifop, in the Room troubling of him, but upon her going out, all was dark again. He charg’d Bifhop afterwards with it, and the denied it not; but was very angry. Quickly after, this Deponent having been threatned by Bifhop, as he was ina dark Night going to the Barn, he was very fuddenly taken or lifted from the ground and thrown againft_a Stone-wall ; after that he war again hoilted up, and thrown down a bank, at the end of his Houfe. After this, again pe ing by this Bifop, his Horfe with a fmall load, ftriving to draw, all his Gears flew to pieces, and the Cart fell down; and this Deponent going then to lift a bag of Corn, of about two Buthels, could not budge it with all his might. [125] Many other pranks of this Bjfhops, this Deponent was ready to tettifie. He alfo teftified, that he verily believed, the faid Biop was the 0 Stay was of Salem, getty Shatuck and Louder, only Stone fi, or hgerbon, He ps bck Fees, Sump ander odd inen Year, which wat the ine thingy” knocked Mim about in Of the Money “Transion. So ianter, which ff Srped the Shut Dr. Mathers verfon of the Maglite, it probably frp ‘Ale, ss thogh ie had jk hap: nobody who might he’ bene ac- pened a noca one. Stacy wan quai with him, See Wonder, Sen in the fame Prediament of Val i, 7388 Bridget Bifhop’s Zrya/. [125] Inftrument of his Daughter Prifzilla’s death ; of which fufpicion, pregnant reafons were affigned. 12, To crown all ohn Bly and William Bly teftified, that being einploy’d by Bridget Bifhop, to help take down the Cellar-wall of the old Houle, wherein the formerly lived, ‘they did in holes of the faid old Wall, find feveral Poppets made up of Rags, and Hogs Briftles, with head- lef Pins in them, the points being outward. Whereof the could now give no Account unto the Court, that was reafonable or tolerable." 13. One thing that made againft the Prifoner was, her being evidently convicted of Grofs lying in the Court, feveral times, while the was making her Plea. But befides this, a Jury of Women, found a preternatural Tet upon her Body; but upon a fecond fearch, within three or four hours, there was no fuch thing to be feen. There was alfo an Account of other People whom this Wo- man had Afflited, And there might have been many more, if they had been enquired for. But there was no need of them.!* 14. There was one very ftrange thing more, with which the Court was newly entertained. AS this Woman was under a guard, pafling by the - contradi@. theméeves, not knowing what to fay and hardly what was Sido them." Refpedng the Jy is Patience is equal to his Cari- sged Matron, and thas make them ofty.* Martin of Amefbury in the [125] Sufanna Martin’s Indiétment. 89 great and {pacious Meeting Houfe of Salem, the gave a look towards the Houle; and immediately a Daemon invifibly entring the Meeting Houle, Tore down a part of it; fo that tho there were no perfon to be feen there, yet the People at the Noife running in, found a board which was ftrongly faitened with feveral Nails, tranfported unto another quarter of the Houfe.'s _The Indi&tment of Sufanna Martin. Bex ©" dane Rogri Regis Regine Wililni & Moric, rane “Anglia, Se. quarte TT HE Jorors fr our Soversign Lord and Lady the King and Queen, pre lent, That Sufanna county of Efex, Wi- dow, The Pars Day of May, in the fourth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady William and Mary, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King and Queen, Defenders of the faith, &. And divers other days and times, as well before as after, certain deteftable Arts, called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly and Fellonioufly hath ufed, prattifed, and exercifed, at and within the Town- thip of Salem, in the County of Efex aforefaid, 69 It would be much more fat’ was at work there, it can hardly be faBory if the mater of the Dz- aid to amount to much. Befides, mon had been well atefted. Ifa ifthe Dev! had had any ill will to- Noife, and the Tranfporation of wards the Meeting Houle, he could that Beard alle Evidence hata ret fretoit, His ay could be adduced that the Devil to M. Houfes is generally admit M3go Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. [126] in, upon, and againft one Mary Wolcott of Salem- Village, in the County of Efex, Single-Woman, by which faid wicked Arts the faid Mary Wol- catt, the Second Day [126] of May, in the fourth Year aforefaid, and at divers other days and times, as well before as after, was and is Tortured, Af fliéted, Pined, Confumed, Wafted and Tormented ; as alfo for fundry other A@s of Witchcraft, by faid Sufanna Martin, committed and done before and fince that time, againtt the Peace of our Sov- eraign Lord and Lady, William and Mary, King and Queen of England; Their Crown and -Dig- nity, and againft the Form of the Statute, in that Café made and provided. Return'd by the Grand-Jury, Billa Vera. Witneffes— Sarah Vibber, Mary Wolcott, Mr. Samuel Parris, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mercy Lewis, The Second Indi@ment*. was for affliéting Mercy Lewis. itneffes—Samuel Parris, Ann Putnam, Sarah Vibber, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Wolcott, Mercy Lewis. "This fecond Indidtmentis given fee Records of Salem Witchcraft, in fill in the Records, for which Vol. 195-6.[126] Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. gt The Trial of Sufanna Martin, June 29, 1692. Asis Printed, in Wonders of the Invifible World, from p. 114 to p. 116. & QUSANNA Martin, pleading net Guilty, to the Indi€&tment of Witchcrafts brought in againft her ; there were produced the Eviden- ces of many persons very fenfibly and grievoufly bewitched; who all complained of the Prifoner at the Bar, as the perfon whom they believed the caufe of their Miferies. And now as well as in the other Trials, there was an extraordinary en- deavour by Witchcrafts, with cruel and frequent Fits, to hinder the poor Sufferers, from giving in their Complaints; which the Court was forced with much patience to obtain, by much waiting and watching for it. There was now alfo an Account given, of what had paffed at her firft Examination before the Magiftrates. ‘The caft of her Eye then ftriking the Afflied People to the Ground, whether they faw that caft or no: There were thefe among other Paffages between the Magiftrates and the Examinate. Magifrate. Pray, what ails thefe People? Martin. 1 don’t know. ‘Magift. But, What do you think ails them? ‘Martin, 1 don’t defire to fpend my Judgment upon it. Magifi. Don’t you think they are bewitched ?92 Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. [127] Martin, No, I do not think they are. ~Mogif. Tell us your thoughts about them then. Martin, Noy my thoughts are my own when they are in, but when they are out, they are ano- thers. Their Mafter— Magi. Their Mafter; | Who do you think is their Matter? Martin, If they be dealing in the black Art, you may know as well as I. (s7] Magifi. Well, what have you done to- wards this? Martin, Nothing at all. Magi. Why, 'tis you or your appearance. Martin. 1 can’t help it. ‘Magift. Is it not your Mafter? How comes your appearance to hurt thefe? Martin. How do I know? He that appeared in the fhape of Samuel, a Glorified Saint may ap- pear in any ones Tt was then alfo noted in her, as in others like her, that if the AffliGed went to approach her, they were flung down to the ground. And, when the was afked the reafon of it, the faid, I cannot tell, it may be, the Devil bears me more Malice than another.— ‘The Court accounted themfelves Alarm’d by thefe things, to inquire further into the Conver- fation of the Prifoner; and fee what there might occur, to render thefe Accufations further credi-[227] Sufanna Martin's Tryal 93, bles Whereupon ohn Allen, of Salifbury tefti- fied, that he ae Recon of the veaknek of his ‘Oxen, to Cart fome Staves at the requeft of this Martin, the was difpleafed at it, and faid, It bad been as good that. be bad ; for his Oxen foould never do bim much more fervice. Whereupon this Deponent faid, Def thou threaten me, thou old Witch? I'll throw thee into the Brook: which to avoid, the flew over the Bridge and efcaped. But as he was going home, one of his Oxen tired, fo that he was forced to unyoke him, that he might get him home. He then put his Oxen with many more, upon Salifbury-Beach, where Cattle did ufe to get Fleth. In‘a few Days, all the Oxen upon the Beach were found by their Tracks, to have run unto the mouth of Merri- mack-River and not returned; but the next day they were found come afhore upon Plum-Iand. They that fought them, ufed all imaginable gen- tlene®, but they would ‘ill run away with & violence, that {eemed wholly Diabolical, till they came near the mouth of Merrimack-River ; when they ran right into the Sea, fwimming as far as they could be fen. One of them then fam back again, with a fwiftne® amazing to the be- holders, who ftood ready to receive them, and help up his tired Carea(s: but the Beaft ran fri. oufly up into the Ifland, and from thence thorough the Marithes, up into Newbury Town, and fo up The Above is but a very fnall by the Records. See Wonders of Par of the Kxamination, as appears tbe Inifible Weorsd, Vol. I, P. 175.94 Sufanna Martin’s Zryal, [128] into the Woods; and there after a while found near Amefpury. So that of Fourteen good Oxen, there was only this faved: the reft were all caft up, fome in one place, and fome in another, rrowned.*5 4. fobn Atkinfon teftified, that he exchanged a Cow, with a Son of Sufanna Martins, whereat fhe muttered, and was unwilling he fhould have it. Going to receive this Cow, tho he Ham- ftring’d her, and halter’d her, the of a tame Crea- ture grew fo mad, that they comld fearce get her along. She broke all the Ropes that were fatt- ened unto her, and tho the was tied [128] fait unto a Tree, yet the made her efcape, and gave them fach further trouble, as they could aferibe to no caufe but Witchcraft." 5. Bernard Peache teftified that being in Bed, ona Lords Day Night, he heard a ferabbling at the Window, whereat he then faw Su/anna Martin come in, and jump down upon the floor. She took hold of this Deponents Feet, and drawing his body up into an heap, fhe lay upon him near two hours; in all which time he could neither fpeak nor ftir. At length when he could begin to move he laid hold on her hand, and pulling it up to his mouth, he bit three of her Fingers as he judged to the Bone. Whereupon the went © Lica, John Allen wa of Sai **"The Witet, Joho Aitinfon, buryj and his Age 45. The Ac wat aged about 56° Yearn. His cued troubled hint fie previous Evidence elated to Matter of fame Period, but the ‘Time he docs not five Years pa.» See Wonder of fae, ‘Invite Worl, VO. 1, Page 178[128] Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. 95 from the Chamber down the Stairs, out at the door. This Deponent thereupon called unto the. people of the Houfe to advife them of what pafled; and he him(elf did follow her. ‘The Peo- ple faw her not; but there being a Bucket at the Left hand of the door, there was a drop of Blood on it; and feveral more drops of Blood upon the Snow, newly fallen abroad. ‘There was likewife the print of her two Feet, juft without the Threthold; but no more fign of any footing fur- ther off” : : At another time this Deponent was defired by the Prifoner, to come unto a hufking of Corn, at her Houle; and the faid, If be did not come, it were better that be did! He went not; but the night following, Su/anna Martin, as he judged, and another came towards him.’ One of them faid, bere be is! but he, having a Quarterftaff, made a blow at them. "The Roof of the Barn broke his blow ; but following them to the Win- dow, he made another blow at them, and ftruck them down; yet they got up, and got out, and he faw no more of them. ‘About this time, there was a Rumour about the Town, that Martin had a broken head; but the Deponent could fay nothing to that. ‘The faid Peacke alfo teftified, the bewitching of Cattle to Death, upon Martin's difcontents. 7 Peache’s Evidence wat of at the Time of the Witchcraft ‘Troubles of about ten Years, lived with Wile complained of, he Ii He faid his Age was aboot 42; and liam Ofgood, of Salifbur96 Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. [129] 6. Robert Downer teftified, that this Prifoner being foe years ago profecuted st Court for a Witch, he then faid unto her, He believed fbe was a Witch, Whereat the being difatisfied, faid, That fome foe Devil would fhortly fetch bim away ; which words were heard by others, as well as himfelf; the night following, as he lay in his Bed, there camevin at the Window, the likene& of a Cat, which flew upon him, and took fatt hold of his Throat, lay on him’ a confiderable while, and almoft killed him; at length he re- membered what Sufanna Martin had threatened the Day before, and with much ftriving, he cried out, Avoid thou the Devil, In the name g Gad the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, avoid: Whereupon it left him, leaped on the Floor, and flew out at the Window. ‘And there alfo came in feveral Teftimonies that before ever Downer {poke a word of this Acci~ dent, Sufanna Martin and her Family had related how this Downer had been handled." [129] 7. Yobr Kembal teftified, that Sufanna Martin, upon a cau(ele difguft had threatned him about a certain Cow of his, that the fhould never do him any more good, and it came to pa accordingly; for foon after the Cow was found ftark dead on the dry ground, without any Diftemper to be difcerned upon her. Upon which he was followed with a ftrange‘death upon Downer’ Age was 52, and he fore to was of Events which hap- belonged to. Salfbury. "What he pened ‘“feveral Years ago.”[129] Sufanna Martin’s Trya/. 97 more of his Cattle. Whereof he loft in one Spring, to the value of 3o /, But the {aid Yobn Kembal, had a farther “Teftimony to give in againft the Prifoner, which was truly admirable, Being defirous to furnith himfelf with a Dog, he applied himfelf to buy one of this Martin, who had a Bitch with Whelps in her Houfe, but the not letting him have his choice; he faid: He would fupply bimfelf then at one Blezdels, Having mark’d a Puppy which he liked at Blezdels, he met George Martin, the Hufband of the Prifoner going by, who alked whether he would not have one of his Wives Puppy's; and he anfwered, No. The fame Day one Edmund Eliot being at Mar- tins Houfe heard George Martin relate where this Kembal had been, and what he had faid;_where- upon Sufanna Martin reply'd, If I live I'll give im Puppies enough, Within a few days after this, Kembal coming out of the Woods, there arofe a little black Cloud in the N.W. and Kembal im- mediately felt a force upon him, which made him not able to avoid running upon the ftumps of Trees that were before him, albeit he had a broad plain cart way before him ; but tho he had his Axe alfo on his Shoulder to endanger him in his falls, he could not forbear going out of his way to tumble over them. When he came be- low the Meeting-Houfe, there appeared unto him o'Three Perfons of the Name il, and this Edmund, who was of ‘of Ellie are implicated inthe Witth Amefbury. The Bolton lies were ‘Court Proceedings—Andrew, Dan- of this Lineage, Ne98 Sufanna Martin’s Trya/. [129] a little thing like a Puppy of a darkith Colour, and it thot backwards and forwards between his Legs. He had the Courage to ufe all poffible endeavours of cutting it with his Axe, but he could not hit it; the Puppy gave a jump from him and went, as to him it feem’d into the Ground. Going a little further there appeared unto him a black Puppy, fomewhat bigger than the Firft, but as black as a Coal, It’s motions were quicker than thofe of his Axe. It flew at his Belly, and away at his ‘Throat, fo over his Shoulders one way, and then over his Shoulders another way, his heart now began to fail him, and he thought the Dog would have tore his Throat out. But he recovered himfelf, and called upon God in his diftrefs, and naming the name of Jefus Chrift it vanithed away at once. The Deponent fpoke not one word of thefe Accidents, for fear of affrighting his Wife. But the next morning, Edmund Eliot going into Martins houfe, this Woman afked him, where Kembal was? He replied, at home a Bed, for ought he knew. She returned; they fay he was frighted laft night. Eliot afked with what? She anfwered with Puppies. Eliot afked, where the heard of it, for he had heard nothing of it! She rejoined, about the Town. Altho’ Kembal had mentioned the matter to no creature living. smbaiie mee i mrecit of trenppinee. Yeas and an bal Paps of the Rec, Aanding; that about that ‘Time he 1, 218-21. He probably maried removed from Newbury to Amef Mary Hobbs, in Newbury.[130] Sufanna Martin's Tryal. 99 [130] 8. William Brown teftified, that Heaven having bleff’d him with a moft Pious and Prudent Wife, this Wife of his, one day met with Sufanna Martin: but when the approached juft’ unto her, Martin vanithed out oF fight, and left her extreamly affrighted. After which time the faid Martin often appeared unto her, giving her no litle trouble; and when fhe did come, the was vifited with Birds that forely peck’d and prick’d her; and fometimes a bunch like a Pullets Egg would rife on her Throat, ready to choak her, till the cry’d out, Witch, you fban't choak me! While this good Woman was in this Extremity, the Church appointed a Day of Prayer on her be- half; whereupon the trouble cea(’d; the faw not Martin as formerly; and the Church inftead of their Faft, gave thanks for her deliverance. But a confiderable while after, fhe being fammoned to give in fome Evidence at the Court, againft this Martin, quickly this Martin came behind her, while the was Milking her Cow, and faid unto her, For thy defaming me at Court, I'll make thee the miferable Creature in the World. Soon after which the fell into a ftrange kind of Dif temper, and became horribly Frantick, and un- capable of any Reafonable Aétion, the Phyficians declaring, that her Diftemper was preternatural, and that fome Devil had certainly bewitched her; and in that condition the now remained. °L This Teftimony was by Wilt Age wat 70 Years or ther about” liam Browne, of Amefbury, whofe What he fore to happened, heroo Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. [10] 9. Sarab Atkinfon teftified, that Sufanna Mar- tin came from Amefbury, to their Houfe at New- bury, in an extraordinary Seafon, when it was not fit for any one to Travel. She ‘came (as the faid unto Atkinfon) all that long way on foot. She bragg’d and fhow’d how dry the was; nor could it be perceived that fo much as the Soles of her Shoes were wet. Atkinfon was amazed at it, and profeffed, that the thould herfelf have been wet up to the Knees, if the had then come fo far; but Martin reply'd, She feorned to be drabbled! It was noted that this Teftimony upon her Tryal, caft her into a very fingular confufion.%* 10, John Prefy teftified, that being one Eve- ning very unaccountably bewildred near a Field of Martin, and feveral times as one under an En- chantment, returning to the place he had left, at Tength he faw a Marvellous light, about the big- nefs of an half Bufhel, near two Rood out of the way. He went and ftruck at it with a Stick, and laid it on with all his might. He gave it near Forty blows; and felt it a palpable fubftance. {iid ‘aboot on_ or to and thirty him whether he didnot met Years ager” The Trouble : to have been betweca Mrs. Marin, he tnd Browne's Wile, who was af: cards S. Wy), 206-8, Aided with hyteric Fix ifomuch "Sarah ‘Atknfon was probably that the was infine. "He had ap- the Wile of John Attinfon, men- lied to Dodors Flier and Crofby, toned at Note. 86. The’ “fine Eve they id her Complaint was gui Confufon” appears to have fopernataral, and. that fome evil been gratitoully down in by Dr. Perfon bad bewitched her. When Mather, It the Record. jn this State the would aot own Her Age is given at 48 Year, of im for her Hufband, and" afked thereabouts,[131] Sufanna Martin’s Tryal. But going from it, his heels were ftrué! hhe was laid with his back on the ground ; "Hiding as he thought into a Pit: from whence hé: covered, by taking hold on the Buth; altho afte wards he could find no fuch Pit in the placi Having after his recovery, gone five or fix Rood, he faw Sufanna Martin {tanding on his Left hand, as the Light had done before; but they changed no words with one another. He could fearce find his Houfe in his return; but at length he got home, extreamlyaf[131|fighted. |The next Day it was upon enquiry underftood, that Martin was ina miferable condition by pains and hurts that were upon her. It was further teftified by this Deponent, that after he had given in fome Evidence againft Su- Sanna Martin many Years ago, fhe gave him foul words about it, and faid, He fbould never pro/per, more particularly, that be fbould never bave more than two Cows : that tho be were never fo likely to have more, yet be foould never bave them. And that from ‘that very day to this; namely for Twenty Years together, he could never exceed that number; but fome ftrange thing or other ftll prevented his having of any more.33 11. Fprvis Ring teftified that about Seven Years ago he'was oftentimes grievoufly oppreffed in the 9 John Preffy, aged 53, and Marah his Wif aged 46. or ther hn Prefly and Wife ‘gaint Mrs. Martin, abouts” Tt comes out in this Evi- and chat he had accufed them of ence, but is not mentioned by taking a fale Oath. Sach was the ‘Mather, that at fome 20 Years pre» Origin of much ofthe Teftimony.perfeétly awake, ial faw Sufanas Martin approach him. She came to him and foreibly bit him by the Finger; fo that the print , ie the Tite i is now fo long after to be feen upon 12. But befides all thefe Evidences, there was a moft wonderful Account of one Yo/eph Ring _produced on this occafion. This Man has been ftrangely carried about by Demons, From one Witch-meeting to another, for near two Years together ; and for one quarter of this time the made him and kept him Dumb, though he is now again able to fpeak. ‘There was one T. H. who having, as tis judged, @ defign of Engaging this Fo/eph Ring in a {are of Devilifm, contrived a while, to bring this Ring two Shillings in Debt ‘nto him, Afterwards this poor Man would be vifited with unknown fhapes, and this T. H. Yometimes among them; which would force him away with them, unto unknown places, where he faw Meetings, Feaftings, Dancings; and after his return wherein they hurried him along thro the Air, he gave demonftrations to the Neighbours, that he had indeed been {0 tranfported. When he was brought unto thefe hellith meetings, one of the firft things they fill did unto him, was to give him a knock on the back, whereupon he was ever as if bound with Chains, uncapable of Thomas Hardy of Great [fand, ceals his Name, except by the Ini- atPafcateqoay. Why Mather con- tals, is not known.[132] Sufanna Martin’s Trya, 103 firing, out of the place, till they fhould releafe He related, that there often came to him a titan, who prefented him a Book, whereto he would have him fet his hand; promifing to him that he fhould then have even what he would; and prefenting him with all the deledtable things, fons, and places, that he could imagine, But fe refufing to fubfcribe, the bufinefs would end with dreadful thapes, noifes and fcreeches, which almoft feared him out of his wits. Once with a Book, there was a Pen offer’d him, and an Ink- horn, with liquor in it, that feem’d like Blood: but he never touched it.95 ‘This Man did now affirm, that he faw the Prifoner at feveral of thofe hellith Randezvouzes. [132] Note—This Woman was one of the moft Impudent, Scurrilols, wicked Creature in the World; and the did now throughout her whole Tryal, difcover herfelf to be fuch an one. Yet when fhe was afked what fhe had to fay for herfelf, her chief plea was, that the had led a moft vertuous and foly life. © Jarvis Ring's Cafe could have pares very well with that of the been otting onc of Nighinre Gs wad other Mien, fre Jotph Ring: broer of Javisy was gone, The Tefimenis of the 7 year of Age ‘Tiny belnged Ametiry Accuen wore when be: 10 Kiibry, “Bin Brdence com fore “Rober: Pte, Ae"104 Indittment of Elizabeth How. [132] The Indié&ment of Elizabeth How. Efex, rao Regi Regis & Regine Wiliemi @ Marie, mane diglie, Ge. quate TT iE Jurors for our Soversign Lord and Lady, the King and Queen prefent, That Eliza beth How, Wife of ‘Fames How of Ipfwic, the Thirty firft Day of ‘May, in the Fourth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady, Wil- liam and Mary, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King’ and Queen, Defenders of the Faith, &c. and divers other days and times, as well before as after, certain deteftable Arts, called Witchcrafts and Sorceries, wickedly and Fetlonioufly ath ued praiced and exercifed at, and within the Townthip of Salem, in the County of E/éx aforefaid, in, upon, and againft one Mary Wolcott, of Salem-Village, in the County aforefaid, fingle Woman ; by which faid wicked Arts, the faid Mary Wolcott, the aid Thirty firft Day of May, in the Fourth Year as abovelaid, and divers other days and times, as well before as after, was and is Tortured, Affliéted, Pined, Con- famed, Watted and Tormented ; and alfo for fun- dry other A@s of Witchcrafts, by faid Elizabeth How ; committed and done before and fince that time, againft the Peace of our Sovereign Lord and Lady, the King and Queen, and againft the form of the Statue, in that cafe made and pro- vided.[133] Elizabeth How's Tryal. 105 Witneffes— Mary Wolcott, Ann Putnam, Abi- gail Williams, Samuel Pearly, and his Wife Ruth, Yofeph Andrews, and Wife Sarab, Jobn Sherrin, Yofeph Safford; Francis Lane, Lydia Fofter, Yaac Cummins, Junior. ‘There was alfo a fecond Indiétment for afflict- ing of Mercy Lewis. Witneffes— Mercy Lewis, Mary Wolcott, Abi- gail Williams, Ann Putnam, Samuel Pearly and Wife, ‘Yofeph Andrews and Wife, Fobn Sberrin, Jofeph Safford, Francis Lane, Lydia Fofter. [133] The Tryal of Elizabeth How, Fune 30, 1692. Asis Printed In Wonders of the Invifible World, from P. 126 to P. 132, inclufively. 1. [)LIZABETH How, pleading, not Guilty to the Indiément of Witchcrafts, then charged upon her; the Court, according to the ufual proceeding of the Courts in England; ir. fach Cafes, began with hearing the Depofition of feveral Afflidted People, who were grievoully tormented by fenfible and evident Witchcrafts, 98 The Indi€iment does not ap- that Town, Ephraim Wildes wat pear in the Records, probably for che Conilable who apprehended her. the Reafon that ithad been given Her Examination was on the 3oth to or taken by Dr. Mather, and of May, 1692, occupies two Pages, never retumed, Mrs. How was of and was taken down by Mr. “Sam, ‘Topafcld, Wife of James How of 7 oO106 Elizabeth How's Trya/. [133] and all complained of the Prifoner, as the caufe of their trouble. It was alfo found that the Suffers were not able to bear her look, as like- wife, that in their greateft fwoohs, they diftin- guithed her touch from other Peoples, being thereby raifed out of them. ‘And there was other Teftimony of People to whom the thape of this How, gave trouble Nine or Ten Years ago.” 2. It has been a moft ufual thing for the be- witched perfons at the fame time that the Spec- tres reprefenting the Witches, Troubled them to be vifited with Apparitions of Ghotts, pretending to have been murdered by the Witches then rep- refented. And fometimes the confeffions of the Witches afterwards acknowledged thofe very Murders, which thefe Apparitions charged upon them; altho they had never heard what Infor- mation had been given by the Sufferers. There was fuch Apparitions of Ghofts teftified by fome of the prefent Sufferers, and the Ghotts affirmed that this How had murdered them: which things were fear’d, but not proved. °7 "The Author has not taken up they did not in the left criminate the refpeBve Parties who gave Evi- Mrs How; nor did they pretend dence.” Among others, no Notice that they had feen any ‘Thing like Intalen of that of two, Miner, Witcher namely, Me. Samuel Phillips and "They were not only not proved, Mr Biward Pylon bah f Rows but ther. me no Teor Te key. Mr. Philips give his Age as corded containing thefe Ghoft Sto- about 67. Mr. Prifan did not ries, The following Witnefes are fate his. ‘Their Tettimonies were not noticed by Dr. Mather, viz. palfed over undoubiedly becaufe Samuel Perley, aged about 52, and[133] Elizabeth How's Tryal. 107 3. This How had made fome attempts of Join- ing to the Church at Ipfwich, feveral Years ago; but fhe was denied an Admiffion into that holy Society, partly thro a falpicion of Witchcraft, then urged againft her. And there now came in Teftimony of preternatural Mifchiefs, prefently befalling fome that had been Inftrumental to de- par her from the Communion whereupon the was intruding.» his Wite about 6. Deborsh Had- boerded in the Houle at it fk ley aged about 70 Vers; had lived comingt lve in thee Par which esr Blzabeth How ("ye Wife of was aboot ten Vears ago. He and James How, Jee of Tpwich. 2g his Wie Mary both gave. her a Year) She gave hera good Chit good Charatiee. Ely Age wat Tdi” Mr Hadley eetied on * orgy eu.” and his Wife's “thurye the aqihef june Phe nest Day ta" Davie! Warner, Sen, pve in is James How, Sen. aged aboat 94, Tefimony. Te was ofthe fime tefied that he had lived by Bea tesor of Mrs. Haley's. Joho beth the Wife af James How, Warner, Set ao fgned the fame Jan, for about ti” Vers aad, Evidence. "Phey hal been wel * scqied with Men How "above fhe always behaved well, becoming Sevyecr.”" So Simon Chapman her Pace a « Dagher and Wie seule "Sm gave ial Acton, BE Age as about 48-—" bath ben ing the Church Dicey, fyoiied wih the Wise of james rer to hte Tens on ess How, ion’ a8 « Naybar for thing Fofter, aged aboot 29, vor that or rover} never new any harm “fame Yea ago" ts Gootwife St her, and found ur jo im How wat aboot oon the Church, fur dehing, aol,” his Father was a Means of prevent. Cw Agar fachgrauitouy and to ing it Whereupon is Mee was fay the lest, bestiy ‘Pekimony, lo for fever Days, | When fond the Doar foal, in floc hve the looked he had Bon m= noticed fh Evidence at that re- erably bexen and sbufd. Sworn Fered to inthe a Nowe. A few Jone’ soth, 1692.. Thomas "An athcrs ‘mut not be overlooked. drews of Boxford, aged shout 50, fepeKzouto act ar shai la more ss Sry abt uid wih Mn Hom, + Mi blogg Joba Come srt ‘Neighbor, and” fometimes ing, Si? of Popeied.108 Elizabeth How’s Trya/. [134] 4. There was a particular Depofition of 5fo/eph Saford, hat his Wife had conceived an fed Averfion, to this How, on the reports of her Witchcrafts; but How one day taking her by the hand, and faying, I believe you are not Ignorant of the great feandal, that I lye under, by an Evil re- port raifd upon’ me, She immediately, urirea- fonably, and unperfwadeably, even like one In- chanted, began to take this Womans part. How being foon after propounded, as defiring an Ad- miffion to the Table of the Lord, fome of the Pious Brethren were unfatisfied about her. ‘The Elders appointed a meeting to hear matters ob- jected againft her; and no arguments in the ‘World could hinder this Goodwife Saférd from going to the Leéture. She did indeed promife with much ado that fhe would not go to the Church-meeting; yet fhe could not refrain going thither alfo. [134] How's affairs there were {0 can- vaffed, that the came off rather Guilty, than cleared; neverthele&s Goodwife Safford could not forbear taking her by the Hand, and faying, To you are condemned before Men, you are juptifed before God. She was quickly taken in a very ftrange manner; Frantick, Raving, Raging, and crying out, Goody How muft come into the Church; fhe is a precious Saint, and tho’ foe be condemned before Men, fhe is juftifed before God. So fhe continued for the ‘pace of two or three hours; and then fell into a Trance. But coming to herfelf, he cried out, Ha! I was miftaken! afterwards again repeated,[134] Elizabeth How’s Tryal 109 Ha! I was miftaken! being afked by a ftander by, Wherein? the replied, I thought Goody How bad been a precious Saint of God, but now I fee fbe is a Witch: fhe has bewitched me and my Child, and wwe fhall never: be well, tll there be Teflinony for her, that fhe may be taken into the Church. And How aid afterwards, That fhe was very Sorry to fee Safford at the Church-meeiing mentioned. ‘Safford after this, declared berfelf to be Aflitted by the fhape of How, and from that fbape fbe endured many miferies. 5. Yohn How, Brother to the Hufband of the Prifoner teftified that he refuling to accompany the Prifoner unto her Examination as was by her defired, immediately fome of his Cattle, were bewitched to Death, leaping Three or four Foot high, turning about, (queaking, falling and dying at once; and going to cut off an Ear, for an ufe, that might as well perhaps have been omitted, the Hand wherein he held his Knife was taken very Numb ; and fo it remained, and full of pain for feveral ‘Days; being not well at this very time. And he futpeéted this Prifoner, for the Author of it.'** 6. Nebemiab Abbot teftified, that unufital and mifchievous accidents would befall his Cattle, whenever he had any difference with this Prifoner. ‘Teimony. It was leaped up about three hie," and fell down 100 Jofeph Safford gave his Age ftratt of about 60. hi "st John How gave hit Age as about $0. The Doctor has made dead. The /gueating belonged to fome wretched Miflakse in his Ab- the Swine, and not to the Cattle.110 Elizabeth How's Tryal. [135] Once particularly the withed his Ox choaked, and within a little while, that Ox was choaked with a Turnip in his Throat. At another time, re- fafing to lend his Horfe, at the requeft of her Daughter, the Horfe was in a preternatural man- ner abufed. And feveral other odd things of that kind were teftified.'* 7. There came in Teftimony that one Good- wife Séerwin, upon fome difference with How was bewitched, and, that the died, charging this How of having an hand in her Death. And that other People had their Barrels of Drink unac- countably mifchiev’d, fpoiled, and {pilt upon their difpleafing her." The things in themfelves were trivial; but there being fuch a courfe of them, it made them the more to be confidered. Among others, Mar- tha Wood gave her teftimony, that a little after, her Father had been employed in gathering an account of this How's Converfation, they once and again loft great quantities of Drink, out of their Veffels, in fach a [135] manner, as they’ could aferibe to nothing but Witchcraft. As alfo that How giving her fome Apples, when the had eaten of them, the was taken with a very ftrange kind of a maze, infomuch that the knew not what the faid or did." We2T do not find any Note of 1 have not noticed Mana Nehemiah Abbot's Evidence in the Wood's Evidence among the Re- cords found by fome of the already noticed.[135] Elizabeth How’s Tryal, 111 8. There was likewife a Clufter of Depofitions, that one [aac Cummings, refufing to lend his Mare, unto the Hufband of this How; the Mare was within a Day or two taken in a ftrange con- dition. The beaft feemed much abufed; being bruifed, as if the had been running over the Rocks, and marked where the Bridle went, as if burnt with a red hot Bridle. Moreover one ufing a Pipe of Tobacco for the cure of the Beaft, a blew flame iffued out of her, took hold of her hair, and not only fpread and burnt on her, but it alfo flew upwards towards the Roof of the Barn, and had like to have fet the Barn on fire, ‘And the Mare dy’d very faddenly.°5 9. Timothy Perly and his Wife, teftified, not only that unaccountable Mifchiefs befel their Cattle, upon their having of differences with this Prifoner ; but alfo that they had a Daughter de- ftroyed by Witchcrafts; which Daughter {till charged How, as the caufe of her Affliion ; and it was noted that the would be ftruck down, whenever How were {poken of. She was often endeavoured to be thrown into the Fire, and into the Water, in her ftrange Fitts; tho her Father had corretted, for charging How with bewitchin, hr, yet (as was teflified by others alfo) he {aid the was fure of it, and mutt dye ftanding to it. Accordingly the charged How to the very death ; Ses Commins Tetimony occ Chitin Name was. milaken by pics above two folid Pages. His Mather, being Hae inflead of Joo ‘Age was about Gixty Years, His fish, as appears by the Records.112 Elizabeth How’s Tryal. [135] and faid, Tho How could Affict and Torment ber Body, yet foe could not burt'ber Soul, and that the truth of this matter sould appear when foe fould be dead and gone. 10. Francis Lane tettified, that being hired by the Hutband of this How to get him a. parcel o! Pofts and Rails, this Lane hired ‘Yobn Pearly to affift him. ‘This Prifoner then told Lane that the believed the Pofts and Rails would not do, becaufe ‘Yokn Pearly helped him ; but that if he had got them alone without Yoln Pearl's help, they might have done well enough. When ‘ames How came to receive his Pofts and Rails of Lane, Hiro taking them up by the Ends, they, tho good and found yet unaccountably broke off, {6 that was forced to get Thirty or Forty more. And this Prifoner being informed of it, the faid, She told him fo before: becaufe Pearly belped about bem U1. Afterwards there came in the Confeffions of feveral other (penitent) Witches, which affirmed this How to be one of thofe who with them had been baptized by the Devil in the River, at New- berry-Falls: before which he made them there te-Timaby Berka and is Wile about 27, and id thatthe Time Deborah teftiied, Tune aft, 1692, itches afdted the Rails was ee was about year of Age ain ene” Yeu ag and and his Wife about 33. The Ab- makes « long Story out of it but Bradt above is exceedingly defee- it is of a Piece with moft of the tive, See the Records jt, 73-4. Evidence. Lane's Parentage has 10 Brancis Lane gave his Age not been traced.[136] Martha Carryer’s Indi&fment. 113 kneel down by the Brink of the River, and Worthip him. [136] The Indiftment of Martha Carryer.'9 Eller © Anns Rega’ Regis & Regine Willni © Maria, mane “angle, Be, qari TT 3 Juror for our Soversign Lord and Lady the King and Queen, prefent, That Martha Garryer, Wife of Thomas Carryer of Andover, in the County of Eféx, Hufbandman, The Thirty firft Day of May, in the fourth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady William and Mary, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King and Queen, Defenders of the Faith, &c. And divers other days and times, as well before at afier cenain.detgtable Arts, called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly and Fellonioufly hath ufed, prattifed, and exer- cifed, at and within the Townthip of Salem, in 109°They afirmed chat many of eatin; and to ule their uimolt thofe wretched Souls had been Bap- Endeavours to oppofe the Kingdom tized at Newberry Fall, and at of CHRIST, and to fet up and feveral other Rivers and Ponds; adeorate the Kingdom of Satan— and a8 to the Manner of Admini Lawlon, Second Editon, 118, See, tration, the Great Oficer of Hel! allo, Vol. I, Page 1023. took them up by the Bod ts Complaint was made againit or their Heads into the Water, Martha Carrier onthe 28th of May, id over them, ‘Thou art mine, by Jofeph Houlton and John Wall- ‘ott, both of Salem, John Ballard, Contac aged hrs John By. dey, Miftant Conftable of Andover, farmmoned the Witnedis, See Re- and the whole Way of Ggpel Sak cards 8. Wii, 54, 55, e. Ps114 Martha Carryer’s Tryal. [136] the County of Efex aforefaid + againit one Mary Wolcott of Salem-Village, Single Woman, in the County of Efex aforefid; by which faid wicked Arts the faid Mary Wolcott, the Thirty firft Day of May, in the fourth Year aforefaid, and at divers other days"and times, as well before as after, was and is Tortured, Af- fliéted, Pined, Confumed, Wafted and ‘Tormented; againft the Peace of our Soveraign Lord and Lady, William and Mary, King and Queen of England; their Crown and Dignity, and againft the Form of the Statute, in that Cafe made and provided. Witneffes— Mary Wolcott, Elizabeth Hubbard, Ann Putnam. There was alfo a Second Indiément for affli- ing Elizabeth Hubbard, by Witchcraft. Wit- nelles— Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Wolcott, Ann Putnam, Mary Warrin, in, upon, and The Trial of Martha Garryer, Augult 2, 1692. As may be feen in Wonders of the Invifible World, from P. 132, to 138. 1 Jf ithe Carrger was indidted for the be- witching of certain perfons according to the form ufual in fich Cafes: Pleading not Guilty to her Indi@ment; there were firft brought in a confiderable. number of the Bewitched perfons;(137] | Martha Carryer’s Trya/. 115 who not only made the Court fenfible of an hor- rid Witchcraft committed upon them, but alfo * depofed, That it was Martha Garryer, or her thape, that grievouily tormented them by biting, pricking, pinching and choaking them. - It was further depofed that while this Carryer was on her Examination before the Magiftrates, the poor People were fo tortured, that every one expected their Death upon the very {pot; but that upon the binding of Carryer they were eafed. [137] Moreover the looks of Carryer then laid. the Affliéted People for dead, and “her Touch, if her Eyes at the {ame time were off them, raifed them again, Which things were alfo now feen upon her Tryal. And it was teftified, that upon the mention of fome having their Necks twifted al- moft round by the thape of this Carryer, the replied, Its no matter, tbo tbeir Necks bad’ been teojfled quite off: 2, Before the Tryal of this Prifoner, feveral of her own Children had frankly and fully don- feffed not only that they were Witches them- felves, but that this their Mother had made them fo. This confeffion they made with great thows of Repentance, and with much Demonftration of Truth, They related Place,Time, Occafion they gave an Account of Journeys, Meetings, and Mif- chiefs by them performed; and were very credi- HO Martha Currier underwent in the Hand of Mr. Samuel Par ‘the ufial Examination, which ocea- ‘The above is but a very unatsfc- pies two Pages, and the Original is tory Abridgement of it.116 Martha Carryer’s Tryal. [137] ble in what they faid. Neverthelefy, this Evidence was not produced againft the Prifoner at the Bar, in as much as there was other Evidence enough to proceed ape 3. Benj. Abbot gave in his Teftimony, That laft March was a Twelve month, this Carryer was very angry with him, upon laying out fomie Land near her Hufbands. Her expreffions in this Anger were, That fhe would flick as clofe to Abbot, as the Bark fuck to the Tree; and that be fbould repent of it afore feven Years came to an end, fo as Dotter Prefeot fhould never cure bim. ‘Thefe words were heard by others, belides Abbot him- felf, who alfo heard her fay, She would bold bis Nofe as clofe to the Grind-flone as ever it was held Jince bis name was Abbot.” Prefently after this he was taken with a {welling in his Foot, and then with a Pain in his Side, and exceedingly tor- mented. It bred unto a Sore, which was lanced by Dr. Prefeot, and_feveral Gallons of Corrup- tion ran out of it. For fix Weeks it continued very bad; and then another Sore bred in his Groin, which was alfo lanced by Dr. Pre/cot. Another Sore bred in his Groin which was like- wife Cut, and put him to very great mifery. He 11 Te appears from Lawfon's Ac- Body and Soul. And fome Girls of Eight or Nine Years of Age did "Several declare that afier they were {0 be- have confefed againft their own tayed by their Mothers, to. the Mothers, that they were Infiu- Power of Satay, chey faw the Devil -ments to bring them into the Der- go in ther exon apes to aff oth- its Covenant tothe undoing of thei Page 118-19.[138] Martha Carryer’s Tryal, 117 was brought unto Death’s door, and fo remained until Carryer was taken and carried away by the Conftable: From which very day he began to mend, and {0 grew better every day, and is well ever fince." Sarah Abbot alfo his Wife teftified, that her Hufband was not only all this while Afflicted in his Body ; but alfo that ftrange, extraordinary and unaccountable calamities befel his Cattle; their Death being fuch as they could guefs at no Natural Reafon for."3 4. Allin Toothaker teltified, that Richard the Son of Martha Carryer, having fome difference with him, pull’d him down by the Hair of the Head, when he rofe again, he was going to ftrike at Richard Carryer, but fell down flat on his back to the ground, and had not power to ftir Hand or foot, until he told Carryer he yielded; and then he faw the thape of Martha Carryer, go off his Breaft. [138] This Toothaker had received a wound in the Wars, and he now teftified, that Marrha Car- ryer told him, He foall never be cured. Jult afore the apprehending of Carryer, he could thruft a Knitting-Needle into his wound four Inches deep, but prefently after her being feized, he was thoroughly healed. . He further teftified, that when Carryer and he fometimes were at variance, the would clap her 18 Benjamin Abbot was of An-_19Sarah Abbot gave her Age as dover, and his Age was about 31. about 32 Yar118 Martha Carryer’s Tryal. [138] Hands at him and fay, He fbould get nothing by it. Whereupon he feveral times loft his Cattle, by ftrange Deaths, whereof no natural caufes could be en “4 ‘Fobn Roger ‘alfo teftified, that upon the thiestiing words of this malicious, Crfyer, his Cattle would be ftrangely bewitched; as ‘was more particularly then de(cribed." 6. Samuel Prefton teftified, that about two Years ago, having fome difference with Martha Carryer, he loft a Cow in a ftrange, preternatural, unufual manner; and about a Month after this, the fad Garryer, having again fome difference with him, fhe told him, He bad lately loft a Cow, and it fhould not be long before be loft another! which accord- ingly came to for he had a thriving and well kept Cow, which without any known caufe quickly fell down and died."* 7. Phebe Chandler teftified, that about a Fort- night before the Apprehenfion of Martha Car- ryer, ona Lords Day, while the Pfalm was finging in the Church, this Carryer then took her by the 114 Allon Toothaker was young. feveral others, Man, aged about 22 Yeurs, He ica by the Indi may” have his Wound 11 Samuel Prefton gave his Age sched Anes about 4 Yea He vor Be ‘rang mentioned ia an earlier ” Note , ident 118 John Rogers was of Billerica. freferred to the He gave his Age as about so. His Way in which the was caf, and “eAlny bsp to Page mtg alo fs evil inthe Revorde. Three Vers ltr, The prernteral and emafual ng vi, Abgut sh, 1695, he, with thrown in by the Door.[x38] Martha Carryer’s Tryal, 119 Shoulder, and thaking her, afked her, Where fhe Tived? the made her no Anfwer, altho as Carryer, who lived next door to her Father's Houfe, could not in Reafon but know who fhe was. Quickly after this, as the was at feveral times croffing the Fields the heard a Voice that the took to be Martha Carryers, and it feem'd as if it were over her head. The Voice told her, She fbould within t1w0 or three Days be Poifen'd: Accordingly within fach a little time, one half of her Right Hand became greatly fwollen and very painful; as alfo part of her Face; whereof fhe can give no Ac- count how it came. It continued very bad for fome days; and feveral times fince the has had a eat pain in her Breaft; and been fo feized on Fer Legs that the has hardly been able to go. She added that lately, going well to the Houfe of God, Richard the Son of Martha Carryer, look’d very earnetly upon her, and immediately her Hand which had formerly been Poifoned, as is abovelaid, began to pain her greatly, and the had a ftrange burning at her Stomach; but was then ftruck deaf, fo that the could not hear any of the Prayer, or Singing, till the two or three aft words.of the Pfalm.’ 8. One Fofer, who confeffed her own fhare in the Witchcraft, for which the Prifoner ftood In- 117 Te is only neceffry to fate two folid Pages of her Teftimony are that Phebe Chandler was but about in the Records, However, Bridget 12 Years olf, 8a Reafon that no Chandler, het Mother, aged. 40 [Notice hould be taken of her Evi- Years, corroborated the Daughter's dence} and notwithfanding near Story.120 Martha Carryer’s Tryal. [139] diéted, affirmed, that the had feen the Prifoner at fome of their Witch-meetings, and that it was this Carryer, who perfwaded her to be a Witch. She confeffed that the Devil carried them on f 39] a Pole to a Witch-meeting, but the Pole roke, and the hanging about Carryer's Neck, they both fell down, and fhe then received an hurt by the fall, whereof the was not at this very time recovered.'## 9. One Lacy, who likewife confeffed her thare in this Witchcraft, now teftified that the and the Prifoner, were once bodily prefent, at a Witch- meeting’ in Salem-Village, and that the knew the Prifonet to be a Witch, and to have been at a Diabolical Sacrament, and that the Prifoner was the undoing of her and her Children, by enticing them into the Snare of the Devil." 10. Another Lacy, who alfo confeffed her thare in this Witchcraft, now teftified that the Prifoner was at the Witch meeting in Salem-Village, where they had Bread and Wine adminiftred unto them. 11. In the time of this Prifoners Tryal, one Sufanna Shelden'* in open Court, had her Hands unaccountably tied together, with a Wheel-band, fo faft, that without cutting, it could not be loofed. Ie was done by a Spettre; and the Suferer af- firm’d, it was the Prifoners. WeThis as rfrence to Ann fi 139-40. "Thi other Lag Retro en Vig Se He Me camed "Atay Ti, ard on : thin’ Tach eis Wile or "i Suinn Sheldon wa ready Lawrence Lacyy of Andover, and Wine insuge Number of Cl, Daogher of Ann Foller. Se Zid, as has slready been ntced.[139] Martha Carryer’s Tryal, 121 Menorendan, This Repent Hap, Marthe Carryer, was the perfon of whom the Confeffions of the Witches and of her own Children, among the reft, agreed, that the Devil had promifed her, the thould be Queen of Hell."** Thus far the Account given in Wonders of the Invifible World; in which fetting afide fach words as thefe, in the Tryal of G. B. viz. [They (i. e.) the Witneffes were enough to fix the charaéter of a Witch upon im.) In the Tryal of Bifbop, thefe words, [But there was no need of them) i. e. of farther Teftimony. In the Tryal of How, where it is tid, [and there came in Teftimony of preternatural Mif- chief, prefently befalling fome that had been inftrumental to debar her from the Communion, 21. No Teftimony appears to in their Habitatons,” and never have been omitted that could be heard of anything of the Nature of Witcheraft until the Arrefts the lat Summer, (x652). If thee wore any Sufpicions that Martha Carrier hy before the was appre- id he had never heard Fommely he wesa Gi Seat rw +d be {pred fore itnereted gure, of i tnd “sf any oder Fer Gr cnoth pon which to rm a fos haw Supcon of em, fore Jogmene Mig. Frans and had’ Chari ben pot om he Dies ond * Bln welll ve Md ch an oer dared to ie his ‘Advantage anus and T bekeve “tpon ihe Wier Can inany innocent Perfonw have Been Mecommunicct io the Coa and eeeukle” This Tetmony of an the Serbe recorded them: song aged and worthy Genlemen (hen the Evidence. "He fad he had 77), wall acqainted with ll the ved above ory Year in Anon a fod in hs "heal Years hed fen requnt among ye Tobias Q122 Martha Carryer’s Tryal. [140] whereupon the was intruding.] Martin is call’ [one of the moft impudent, fcurrilous, wicked Creatures in the World| In his, Account of Martha Carryer, he is pleated to call her [a Ram- pant Hag,) &c. Thefe Expreffions as they manifeft, that he wrote more like an Advocate than an Hiftorian ; fo alfo that thofe that were his Imployers were not miftaken in their choice of him for that work, however he may have mift it in other things. As in his owning (in the Tryal of G. B.) That the Teflimony of the bewitched, and confefors was not enough againft the Accufed, for it is known that not only in New-England, fach Evidence has been taken for fafficient, but alfo in England, as him- felf there owns, and.will alfo hold true of Scot- land, &c. they having proceeded upon fuch Evi- dence, to the taking away of the Lives of many, to affert that this is not enough, is to tell the World that fuch Executions were but fo many Bloody Murders; which furely was not his intent to fay. ; [140] His telling that the Court began to think 122 This Palfage cafed Dr. Ma- they followed unto the beft of their ther to utter fore very wrathfal Underitinding, at we are informed, Exprelfions again the Author. He the Precedents of Baglond and Seat his Defenders for land, and eiSer Nations on fach a done in the dark and doleful Occafion. When roubles from they found the Matt d a the Jrejible Werld all honelt Men, baliee, they did in Confeience of | topt."—Sem the Oarb of God upon them, and “Magnali, B, the Reach of Morals, they Remerks, 65[140] Law Enafted, &c. 123 that Burroughs ftept afide to put on Invifibility, is a rendring them fo mean Philosophers, and fuch weak Chriftians, as to be fit to be impofed upon by any filly pretender. His calling the Evidence againft How trivial, and others againft Burroughs, he accounts no part of his Conviétion ; and that of lifting a Gun with one Finger, its being not made ufe of as Evidence, renders the whole but the more_ptr- plext. (Not to mention the many miftakes therein contain’d.) Yet all this (and more that might have been hinted at) does not hinder, but that his Account of the manner of Trials of thofe for Witchcraft is as faithfully related as any Tryals of that kind, that was ever yet made publick; and it may alfo be reafonably thought that there was as careful a Scrutiny, and a3 ungeftion’d Evidences improved, as had been formerly ufed in the Tryals of oth- ers, for fach crimes in other places.3 Tho in deed afecond part might be very ufeful to fet forth which was the Evidence Conviétive in thefe Tryals, for it is not fappofed, that Roman- tick or Ridiculous ftories thould have any influ- ence, fuch as biting a Speétres Finger fo that the Blood flowed out, or fuch as Shattock's Story of 12 Years ftanding, which yet was prefently 18 Years or more, and yet a Man of that excellent Memory, as to be able to recall a fall difference 199 See Volume I, Pages 35, 86.124 Law Enatted [x40] his Wife had with another Woman when Eighten Years were patt. Asit is not to be fappofed that fuch as thefe could Influence any Judge or Jury, fo not unkindnefs to relations, or God’s having given to one Man more ftrength than to fome others, the over-fet- ting of Carts, or the death of Cattle, nor yet Ex- crefcencies (call’d Tets) nor little bits of Rags tied together (call’d Poppets.) Much lefs any perfons illnefs, or having their Cloaths rent when a Speétre has been well hanged, much lef the burning the Mares Fart, mentioned in the Tryal of How. None of thefe being in the leaft capable of proving the Indiétment; The fuppofed Crimi- nals were Indiéted for Afflidting, @c. fuch and fuch particular perfons by Witchcraft, to which none of thefe Evidences have one word to fay, and the Affliéted and Confeffors being declared not enough, the matter needs yet further ex- plaining. But to proceed, the General Court having fat and enaéted Laws, particularly one againft Witch- craft, affigning the Penalty of Death to any hall’ feed, reward or employ, &c. Evil Spi though it has not yet been explained what is in- tended thereby, or what it is to feed, reward or imploy Devils, &c. yet fome of the Legiflators have given this inftead of an Explanation, that[x41] again Witcheraft. 125 they had therein but Copied the Law of another Country. fanuary 3. By vertue of an AG of the General Court, the firft Superior Court was held at Salem, for the County of Bex, the Judges appointed were Mr. William Stoughton’ (the Lieutenant Governor) Thomas [141] Danforth, Fobn Rich- ards, Wait Winthorp, and Samuel Sewall, Efquires. Where Ignoramus was found upon the feveral Bills of Indiétment againft Thirty, and Billa- Vera againft Twenty fix more; of all thefe Three only were found Guilty by the Jewry upon Trial, two of which were (as appears by their Behaviour) the moft fenfelefs and Ignorant Creatures that could be found; befides which it does not appear what came in againft thofe more than againft the feft that were acquitted." The Third was the Wife of Wardwell, who was one of the Twenty Executed, and it feems they had both confeffed themfelves Guilty; but he retracting his faid Confeffion, was tried and Executed ; it is fuppofed that this Woman fear- ing her Hufbands fate, was not fo ftiff in her denials of her former Confeffion, fuch as it was. Thefe Three received Sentence of Death." "4 What the Laws of Englund 1391 do not Sn the Coor Pro- were onthe Subj of Witcherft_ ceedings ats Period. Bs ben exhibited inthe Tneodue: 2" he Indien and Exani- Non ie Bi Vol Te son of Samat Ware ae ‘Abroain by Parament,chrough be fen inthe Records the ofa keris of Lord Taboo Form: He was af Andover and place in1756., SceDouglall'Sum- x fyied Capener. His Sr To- snort, didment wal for afliing. onc126 Sarah Dasfton’s Tryal. [141] At thefe Tryals fome of the Jewry made In- quiry of the Court, what Account they ought to make of the Speétre Evidence? and received for Anfwer [as much as of Chips in Wort]"*7 Sanuary 31, 1693. The Sperior Court began at Charleftown, for the County of Middlefex, Mr. Stoughton, M. Danforth, M. Winthorp, and. Mr. Sewall Judges, where feveral had Ignoramus re~ turned upon their Bills of Indiément, and Billa Vera upon others."* Martha Sprague of Boxford, in him, that he (Wardwell) had be- ‘Auguft lal (1692). The fecond _witched his (Joteph Ballard’s) Wife, charges, that “*aboot 20 Yeares Abigail Martin of Andover, aged the Towne of Andivor, 16, faid chat fome time ltt Winter ‘Samuel Wardell, with _§, Wardwell nd John Farnam were the Evill Speritt the Devill [did at her Fathers, W. told F's For- felloniouly make] 2 Couenant tune. He alo told Jeams Bridge's wherein he promiled to honor, Fortune.” See Records S, We ti, ip and belicue the Devill 146-153. Contrary to the Statute.” His QD. of ae Account what- Examination was before John Hig. ever. Ido not find thatthe Expoun- ginfon, Esq. on Sept. i, 1692. ders of Proverbs have fallen upon He was then about 46 Yeors old. thi His ftrange Anfwers. clearly indi- 18*One ofthe Original Billa orrar cate a flate of Infinity. Martha is now before me, and rons thus: Sprague, aged 16, fwore to being “The Depofiion’ of Mercy Lewis bewitched by him. Ephraim Fof- Aged (19 ] ThisDeponent teftifeth and Gath that laft Night Philip Eng- ith and his Wife came to mee, allo looking in people's Hands; Goodwife. Daften, Eliza Johnion, caft his Eyes down upon y® ground and Old Pharoh of Linn : fd, Mrs, allways before he told enything.” Englifhvrged mee to ft my Hand ‘Thomas Chandler, aged about 65, to Booke, and told mee the would Wardwell tell affi@ me dreadfally and kill me if ‘young Perfons their Fortunes. Jo- I did not: Said alfo if I would bat feph Ballard, aged about 41, fwore touch the Booke I thould bee well, that his Brother John Ballard told or elie I fhould never. Mrs. Eng” him that Samuel Wardwell told lift faid the might bring the Book[141] Sarah"Dasfton’s Tryal, 129 In the time the Court fat, word was brought in, that a Reprieve was fent to Salem, and prevented the Execution of Seven of thofe that were there Condemned, which fo moved the chief Judge, that he faid to this effeét, We were in a way to bave cleared the Land of thefe, 8c. who it is objtruéts the courfe of Fuftice I know not ; the Lord be merciful to the Countrey, and fo went of the Bench, and came no more that Court :"¥ The moft remarkable of the Tryals, was of Sarab Dafton, the was a Woman of about 70 or 80 Years of Age, To usher in her Tryal, a report went before, that if there were a Witch in the World the was one, as having been fo accounted of, for 20 or 30 Years; which drew many People from Boflon, ec. to hear her Tryal. ‘There were a multitude of Witneffes produced againft her; but what 'Teftimony they gave in feemed wholly forreign, as of accidents, illnef, @c. befalling them, or theirs after fome Quarrel; what thefe teftified was much of it of Aéions faid to be done 20 Years before that time. The S| Evidence was not made ufe of in thefe Tryals, fo that the Jewry foon brought her in not Guilty, ow the thought etre one of thm iy ape te Outb fe Bad token, Sou be civ and now ste rth 69h, “dg Rotor prs Tine ttre Granting Paya orme® Alin he Php Engi, is Wile and of toraph of Br, Sak Phatohy come tno the Rooms, or ihe Sigatre of Payne See A ther Shape and roke mec onthe wots Nonnen TI. Bret ant aloft choicd mec, and => The Chit Jodge,” i i fd they would frvage mei hey be remembered, wit Lies. Gor. Could.” Owed byte the Grand. Stougon. =128 Mary Watkins's Tryal. [142] her Daughter and Grand-daughter, and the reft that were then tried, were alfo acquitted. After the was cleared Judge Danforth Admonithed her in thefe words, Woman, Woman, repent, there are Porewd things come in againf you; the was re- ‘manded to Prifon for her Fees, and there in a fhort time expired." One of Bofon that had been at the Tryal of Daffon, being the fame Even- ing in company with one of the Judges [142] in a publick place, acquainted him’ that fome that had been both at the Tryals at Salem and at this at Charleflown, had afferted that there was more Evidence againft the faid Daflon than againft any at Salem, to which the faid Judge conceded, faying, Toate wat fo. Tt wi replied by that perfon, that be dare give it under bis band, that there toas not enough come in againf ber to bear a Supt reproof. April 25, 1693. The firft Superior Court was held at Bolom for the County of Sif, the Judges were the Lieutenant Governour, Mr. Dan- forth, Mr. Richards, and Mr. Sewall, E(quires. Where (befides the acquitting Mr. ‘fob Aldin by Proclamation) the moft remarkable was, what related to Mary Watkins, who had been a Servant, 100°The Complainants were “Mr. the noted Heroine, Hannah Daltin, ‘Thomas Pan andMr JobnPa of Haver who few er dian nam, Jr, of Salem Vilage.” She is Myled ingle Woman, **of Red- tivity. ding,” and her Name is fpelt Duf- able’ Hi lng, Dain and Dating inthe not emt have cond the Re Records, Ii would be intcrefting cords at Salem, a8 we Bnd nothing Eine ifthe © Reaiveot of his Caen bs Eton.[142] Mary Watkins's Tryal. 129 and lived about Seven Miles from Be/fon, having formerly Accufed her Miftrefs of Witchcraft, and was fappofed to be diftraéted, the was threatned if the perfifted in fuch Accufations to be punithed, this with the neceffary care to recover her Health, had that good effed, that the not only had her Health reftored, but alfo wholly acquitted her Miftrefs of any fuch Crimes, and continued in Health till the return of the Year, and then again falling into Melancholy humours the was found ftrangling herfelf; her Life being hereby pro- longed, the immediately accufed herfelf of being a Witch; was carried before a Magiftrate and committed, At this Court a Bill of Indiément was brought to the Grand Jury againft her, and her confeffion upon her Examination given in as Evidence, but thefe not wholly fatisfied herewith, fent for her, who gave fuch account of herfelf, that they (after they had returned into the Court to afk fome Queftions) Twelve of them agreed to find Ignoramus, but the Court was pleafed to fend them out again, who again at coming in re- turned it as before. She was continued for fome time in Prifon, ec. and at length was fold to Virginia. About this time the Prifoners in all the Prifons were releafed, To omit here the mentioning of feveral Wenches in Bofton, &c. who pretended t be Afflied, and accufed feveral, the Minifters offen vifting them, and praying with them, concerning whofe Affic~ Rt130 Gafe of Mrs. Benom. [143] tion Narratives are in being. In Manufcript not only thele, but the generality of thole Accufers may have fince convinc’d the Minifters by their vicious courfés that they might err in extending too much Charity to them. ‘The conclufion of the whole in the Mafachu- fetts Colony was Sir William Phips, Governour, being call’d home, before he went he pardon’d fach as had been condemned, for which they gave about 30 Shillings each to the Kings Attorney." In Auguf 1697. The Superior Court fat at Hartford, in the Colony of Conneéficut, where one Miftrefs Benom was tried for Witchcraft, the [143] had been accufed by fome Children ‘that pretented to the Speétral fight; they fearched her feveral times for Tets; they tried the Experiment of cating her into the Water, and after this the was Excommunicated by the Minifter of Wallins- ford. Upon her Tryal nothing material appeared againft her, fave Spettre Evidence, fhe was ac- quitted, as alfo her Daughter, a Girl of Twelve or Thirteen Years old, who had been likewife Accufed; but upon renewed Complaints againft them, they both flew into New-York Govern- ment." 190 IF this was fuppofed to be tenced ‘to be hanged and to pry dealing july by the Acculed, the 40 fillings.” Government Oficers of that Day "192 “ One that many Years fince raft have hs ‘angular Téea_ was Executed at Hartford, in Con- Of Juftice, 25 underftood by up- neftcut Colony, on the Account of right Men of the prefent Day. Witcheraf, confeffe, thatthe had Soch a Courfe reminds one of employed Evil Spirits to be re- *'Lidford Law,” and of thofe fen- venged on feveral; but that when[143] 4 Fa Proclaimed. 131 Before this the Government Iffued forth the following Proclamation. By the Honourable the Lieutenant Govern- our, Council and Affembly of bis Maje/- ties'33. Province of the Maflachufetts Bay, in General Court Affembled. Wiest he Anger of God is not yet turned away, but his Hand is ftill ftretched out againft his People in manifold Judgments, par- ticularly in drawing out to fuch a length the troubles of Europe,i# by a perplexing War; and more efpecially, refpeéting ourfelves in this Pro- vince, in that God is pleafed ftill to go on in diminithing our Subftance, cutting thort our Har- veft, blafting our moft promiffing undertakings more ways than one, unfettling of us, and by his more Immediate hand, fnatching away many out fhe would have had them do the But the known Succes of many was Like to Mr. Stone (the Eminent that which emboldened others 10 ‘Teacher of the Church there) they Endeavour the Like.” —I. Mather, told her, they had not leave to do in Angelgrapbia, Reeder. itz Not is this to be Evaded by See, allo, Remarkable Providence: ty fone Peta tn (ye i) a New'Bngnd) have ily acca 7! Witlmill, Mary sing dnd thelee for hs Pefon was upon She died onthe ah Doe yy atonal Groundy though 0 tes Was Day. of fest, by Arye trae Pentent before her Death. The “perplexing war of ‘We cannos ange tat Dect ome this Petiod is Rethed with 4 Mal have file inhcs eared Attempts, ers. Hand. by Maculy. in his that therefore never any Suceeded. Hifory of England132 A Faft Proclaimed. [143] of our Embraces, by fudden and violent Deaths, even at this time when the Sword is devouring fo many both at home and abroad, and that after many days of publick and Solemn addrefing of him. And altho confidering the many Sins pre- vailing in the midft of us, we cannot but wonder at the Patience and Mercy moderating thefe Re- bukes; yet we cannot but alfo fear that there is fomething ftill wanting to accompany our Sup- plications. And doubtlef there are fome parti- cular Sins, which God is Angry with our I/rael for, that have not been duly een and refented by us, about which God expeéts to be fought if ever he turn again our Captivity. Wherefore it is Commanded and Appointed, | that Téurfday the Fourteenth of Yanuary next, | be obferved as a Day of Prayer, with Fafting throughout this Province, ftriétly forbidding al Servile labour ‘thereon ; that fo all Gods People may offer up fervent Supplications unto him, for | the Prefervation, and Profperity of his Majefty’s Royal Perfon and Government, and Succefs to attend his Affairs both at home and abroad; that all iniquity may be put away which hath ftirred God’s Holy jealoufie againft this Land; that he would thew us what we know not, and help us wherein we have done amifé to do fo no more; and efpecially that whatever_miftakes on either hand have been fallen into, either by the body of this People, or any orders of men, referring to the late ‘Tragedy, raifed among us by Satan and[144] 4 Faf Proclaimed. 133 his Inftruments, thro the awful Judgment of God, he [144] would humble us therefor and pardon all the Errors of his Servants and People, that defire to love his Name and be attoned to his Land; that he would remove the Rod of the wicked from off the Lot of the Righteous, that he would bring the American Heathen, and caufe them to hear and obey his Voice. Given at Bofton, Decemb 17, 1696, in the 8tb Year of his Majefies Reign. Ifac Addington, Secretary. Upon the Day of the Fait in the full Affembly at the South Meeting-Houfe in Boflon one of the Honourable Judges," who had fat in Judicature in Salem, delivered in a Paper, and while it was in reading ftood up, But the Copy being not to be obtained at prefent, It can only be reported by Memory to this effect, viz. It was to defire the Prayers of God's People for bim and bis, and that Sache vifited bis Family, &c. he was appre- henfive that be might have fallen into fome Errors in the Matters at Salem, and pray that the Guilt of fuch Mifearriages may not be imputed either to the Country in general, or to bim or bis family in particular. 19 The Honorable Samuel Sew- the Houfe in Mr. Witver’s Hiflery, all. He worthipped at the Old Page 102, denoting the Pew which South Church. His Name will be he occupied. Its internal Arrange- found inferibed upon the Plan of ment is much the fame now.134 Jury-men's Acknowledgment. [144] Some that had been of feveral Jewries, have given forth a Paper, Sign’d. with their own hands in thefe words. WW 2 wie names are under erty bing in the Year 1692, called to ferve as furors in Court at Salem on Tryal of many ; who where by Some Jsfpetted Guilty of doing Aats of Witcheraft upon the Bodies of fundry Perfons: ! "We confefs that’ we ourfehves were not capable to underfland, nor able to withfand the my flerious de- \\ lufons of the Powers of Darknefs, and Prince of the Air ; but were for want of Knowledge in our- Selves, and better Information From others, prevailed ‘with to take up with fuch Evidence againft the Ac- cufed, as on further confideration, and better Inferm- ation, ‘we juftly fear was infuffcient for the touching the Lives of any, Deut. xvii. 6. ‘whereby we fear we bave been inftrumental with others, tho Igno~ rently and sncitingly co Bring wpon ouch, and this People of the Lard, the Guilt of Inscent Bloed; which Sin the Lord faith in Scripture, be would not pardon, 2 Kings xxiv. 4. that is wwe fup- pole in regard of bis temporal Fudgments. We do therefore hereby fignifie to all in general (and to the Surviving Sufferers in efpecial) our deep fenfe of, ‘and forrow for our Errors, in aéting on fich Bvi- dence to the’ condemning of any perfan. ‘And do bereby declare that we juflly fear that we were fadly deluded and miftaken, for ‘wbich we are much difquieted and difrreffed in our minds; and do[145] Jury-men's Acknowledgment. 135 therefore bumbly beg forgivene/s, firlt of God for cae Jake for this our Bert ‘And pray pe God woild nit impute the guilt of it to ourfehves, nor [as] others and co aif pray that ee may be confidered candidly, and aright by the living Sufferers cas being then under the power of a flrong and general Delufon, utterly unacquainted with, and not expe- riced in mettre ty sat Nature. We do beartily aff forgivenefi of you all, whom swe have juftly penked okt Bideet according to our prefent minds, we would none of us do fuch things again on fuch grounds for the whole World; praying you to accept of this in way of Satisfattion for our Offence ; and that you would blefs the Inber- se ta ea ie a cates fat Land. Foreman, Thomas Fifh, William Fifh, ‘Fobn Bacheler, Thomas Fifk, *funior ‘Fobn Dane, Yofeph Evelith, Thomas Perly, Senior ‘Fobn Pebody, Thomas Perkins, Samuel Sayer, Andrew Elliott, + Henry Herrick, Senior 36 130 oth Mather and Calef have Records (hat remn) are very im- vided giving Lift of the Trial perf in thi aswel fn Many roms ab wo svldinvering ie Rept sendy ned On seiner ef thir Paps: SINE ie Petad mach oman done136 Pofifeript. [145] POSTSCRIPT. Since making the foregoing Colleétions of Letters, to the Reverend Mr. Cotton Mather, and others, &c. (which as yet remain unanfwered) a Book is come to band Intituled, HE Life of Sir William. Phips, printed in London, 1697. Which Book, tho it bears not the Authors name, yet the Stile, manner and matter is fuch, that were there no other demon- ftration or token to know him by, it were no Witchcraft to determine that the faid Mr. C. M. is the Author of it. But that he that has ex- countred Enchantments, and gone through the Wonders of the Invifible World, and difcovered the Devil, that he fhould ftep afide into a Remote Country to put on Invifibility! Tho the reafon of this be not fo manifeft, yet it may be thought to be to gratifie fome peculiar fancies; and why may not this be one, that he might with the + better grace extol the Aétions of Mr. Mather, as Agent in England, ot as Prefident of Harvard College, not forgetting his own.'s7 As to Sir William, it will be generally acknow- 131 This Infinuation is quite well j, 60, The Life of Pi {ullained, 25 will appear by an Ex- antally included in the M traGefrom Mr. Mather's Diary, As originally publfhed, itis of con printed in Quincy's L1jf. H. C. fiderable rarity. fib-[146] Poffeript. 137 Jedged that notwithftanding the meannefs of his Parentage and Education, he attain’d to be Maf- ter of a Ship, and that he had the good hap to find a Spanifo Wreck, not only fufficient to re- ‘ir his Fortunes, but to raife him to a confidera- le Figure; which King ames did fo far ac- commodate as to make sim a Knight, [146] And that after this, in the Reign of his Prefent Majelty, be took up with thofe of the Agents, that were for accepting the New Charter, whereby Bimfelf became Governour.13 It is not doubted, but that he aimed at the good of the People, and great Pitty it is that his Government was fo fullied (for want of better Information and Advice, from thofe whofe duty it was to have given it) by that Hobgoblin Mon- fter, Witchcraft, phere this Countrey was Night- Mar’d, and harraft, at fuch a rate, as is not eafily imagined." After which fome complaints going to Eng- Jand about Male-Adminiftration, in the leaft matters comparatively ; yet were fuch, that he was call’d home to give account thereof, where he foon after expired, fo finithing his Life and Government together." 1 See Vol: Page 25:6. OT this ther mild and in 20 Ei fgnen harem fi ofentne’ sar the Auta, tained by Pofterity. Phips's Hands rete Heal ethane one end ba eh the Roo itis and Dipti wiht ge terete Pretcgr Mathers orgs why iy tle Toye are TERT Rett Sp ial138 Pofffeript. [146] Death having thus drawn the Curtain, forbid- ding any further Scene, it might have been pru- dence, to let his duft remain without difturb- ance. But the faid Book endeavouring to raife a Statue to him (i. ¢.) to aferibe to him fach ‘Achievements as either were never_peformed by him, or elfe unduly aggravated, this has opened the Mouth, both’ of Friends and Enemies to recount the miftakes in the faid Book; as alfo thofe mifcarriages, wherewith Sir William was chargeable; fuch as, had it not been for this Book, had been buried with him." In’ P. 3, fearch is made over the World, to whom to compare him in his Advancement ; and moft unhappily Pizarro is pitched upon as a match for him, who was 2 Baftard, dropt in a Church- Porch, put to Suck of a Sow, and being grown, ran away, and Shipt himfelf for America; there fo profpered, as to Command an Army; and therewith did mighty things, particularly took \Attaballipa, one of the Kings of Peru Puifoner, and having received for his Ranfom, in Gold and Silver to the value of Ten Millions, perfidioufly rmonttroully envious, that lke Jack- Phips, and fpeaking well of him, alls, they cant Tet him eft quiedy without ether doing or fpeaking il ‘Sepulchre, good Men can't againft any one good Man under the ‘any Reafon but the thied whole Heavens, in the whole Com- Of Genclis”—Seme Few pofore. It feems that I matt now Remarks, 8. 47. write an Apology, for that Book : Tis] have endured more than for which I have’ no Conledion to ome fort of Men, (or make, but, Thar I dent sib one Iny writing the Life of Sir Wiliam Line of it meriten.”—Tbid, 47-8.[47] Poffeript. 139 put him to Death; and was the Death of no Man knows how many Thoufands of Innocents, and is certainly one of the wortt that could have been pitched upon for fuch comparifon.#* Tho this together with the Rhetorical flour- ithes, and affected ftrains therein, are inftances of the Author's variety of Learning; for which he is recommended by thefe Three Venerable Per- fon'# in the entrance to the faid Book. Yet the Integrity, Prudence, and Veracity thereof, is not fo manifeftly to be fen, Paffing over a multi- tude of Mifreprefentations that are therein re- lating to the Aéts of Sir William, as not defign- ing to rake in the Grave of the Dead, Who is it can fee the Veracity of thofe words? P. 40. [He lay within Péfol-Shot of the Enemies Cannon, and beat them from thence, and much batter'd the town, having his Ship thot thro in an hun- dred places, with Four and twenty Pounders,| When in the Judgment of thofe prefent, they were not nearer to the Enemy, than about Saif or three quarters of a Mile; that there might be in all about Seven Shot that [147] ftruck the Hull of the Veflel, none of them known to be bigger than 18 Pounders, the Enemy having but , 14 Te mut be allowed that the Howe and Mathew Mead.” The Dofior was a litle unfortunate in frit was the Uncle to Dr. Cotton his Choice of a Hero by which to Mather, then 2 Miniter in Dublio, smeafare his own. where he died a few Months later. 143The **three venerable Per- Howe and Mead are too well fons” were “Nath, Mather, Jha known to require « notice here.140 Poffeript. [147] one Gun that could carry fo big as an 18 pound Ball.‘ It were a fondnefs after fuch affertions, to take any notice of this bedeck’d Statue, when there was fo much the lef need of ereéting one (as is afferted P. 108) having already been done fo well, that even this Author himéelf defpairs of doing it better ;#5 and that by one, a Man of fuch diffufed and Embalm’d a Reputation, as that bis Commend- ations are afferted to be enough to Immortalize the Reputation of Sir William, or whomfoever elfe be foould pleale to beftow them upon, viz. That Reverend perfon who was the Prefident of the only Univerfity then in the Englifb America, P. 109. Which by the way is a much fairer Statue, in honour of the Prefident of the Univerfity, than that erected for Sir William, For notwithftanding all this noife of Ereéting tbe too fmall Dimenfions for the” ‘Clamors they mut ater me witha, c++ T wrote no more than the they could they thought at leat they very Words which I find in a Jour- had found one Pafage wherein they nal of the Expedition to Qcebec. . « mig impench my Very, bad Calif hilt hs ley one id, that before Quebeck, Sir Wil- that he verily believes I did fo."— iam lay within Bifal Shor of the Some Few Remarks, Sc. 51-2. Enenies Cannon, nd that his Ship 148 After the Door had fpoke gh, in an Bundred of being “battered with Clamo that it was thot through he_trigmphandy Exclzims—" with Boar ond Teocty Pounders. old Reb, (Mr. CalePs Chritian (Tisa gro Hardfhip for any to Name being Robert) Tam not fo asif all che thot foon feet tbrexgh: and the Statae, 1d now they fall ae Ttold thee, hae Aaock’d out thy to Tragical Exclamattons; they Brains !”—Ibid, Page 2. His think Feur and Teoenty Pounders Life of Phips he calls» Stata[147] Pofifeript. 141 Statues, and the great danger in plucking them down, &c. yet in P. 89, ’tis faid that even Sir William thewed Choler enough, leaving it open for others, thereby to underftand, that’ he was wholly given over to Paffion and Choler.° And in P. 92, "tis faid he did not affect any mighty thew of Devotion; thefe expreffions with others may prevail with the unbiaied Reader to think that thefe builders of Statues, had fome further defign in it, than to blazen the Achievements of Sir William Pbips, viz. To fet forth Mr. 7. Mathers Negociation in England, his procuring the New-Charter for Sir William to be Govern- our, and himfelf Eftablith’d Prefident of the College, are the things principally driven at in eBook.” ‘Another principal thing is to fet forth the fup- pofed Witcheraft in New-England, and how well 'r. Mather the Younger therein acquitted him- fle 146 The harth and ungoternable could that be, when Mr. Mather ‘Temper of the Governor wat a had been Prefdent of the Colledge Matter uf Notoriety in his Time. ten Years before Sir William came See Lift of Phipt in the Mognalia, 10 be Governor?” This iss very B. fhallow Attempt to impeach, by Hypereritcfm, the Trutl of Mr. to take Notice of every thing this Calef’sStaement. Everybody knew Calf faye, "soften foimpertinent; the fat chat Dr. I. Mather was Pre~ however, ‘we will lay open one thing more. He fays that Mr. ‘Mather procured a Charter for Sir William to be Governor, and bim- about Aping his Ofice of Pre Sef ablifbed Profidert of the Col- dent. “Zedge. Can there be. greater Non- 8 **Tt is to be confeffed and fenfe mixed with Malice! How bewailed, that many Inhabitants of142 Pofifeript. [147] As to the New Charter. for the right under- ftanding that Affair, it will be needful to fay, that the People that afterwards fettled in New England, being about to leave their Native foil, and to feek (as the Providence of God fhould dire& them) a fettlement in remote Regions, wherein they might beft fecure their Civil and Religious In- terefts, before they enter'd upon this, confidering it might be needful on many accounts for their fature well being, they obtain’d a Charter to be in the nature of a prime agreement, fetting forth the Soveraigns Prerogative, and the People’s Pri- viledges; in the enjoyment whereof they long continued, after having purchaf'd the Title to their Lands, of the Natives of the Country, and fettled them{elves therein, without any charge to the Crown. ‘That Cléufe in their Charter for this Country, viz. (Provided that no other Chriftian Prince be prepoffeft of it) being a tacit acknowledgment, that before fettlement no one Chriftian Prince had any right thereto more than another. Dur- ing this time of New-England’s Profperity, the New England, and young People which they haa a forbidden and im- efpecialy, had! been led away with pious Curtofiy, Wretched Booka Title Sorry, wherein they ide- had Molen into the Land, wherein rety tafe things tat were mot right Fools were ‘nftratted how to be- ‘gainf the Lord their God; they come able Fortune-tllers ‘Would often cure Hur with Spell, of Sir W. Pips. See Mogna, tnd pradticedetAable Conjarations Bi 60. "Some twenty Yeats ater wid Se and Ko td og Lmplemens to learn the Things for[+48] Pofiferips. 143 Government here were very fparing of Granting Freedoms, except to fuch as [148] were fo and fo qualfied. ‘Whereby the number of Non-Free- men“? being much increaf’d, they were very un- eafie, by their being fhut out from having any thare in the Government, or having any Votes for their Reprefentatives, &c. it rendred many of them ready to join with fuch as were undermining the Government, not duly confidering that it had been far more fafe to have endeavoured to pre- vail with the Legiflators for an enlargement. So that it will not be wonder'd at that in the latter end of the Reign of King Charles the II. and of King ‘Yames, (when moft of the Charters in England were vacated) that this was guo war- rants'd and finally Judgment entered up againft it, and the Country was put into fach a form of Government as was moft agreeable to thofe times, viz. A Legiflative pow'r was lodg’d in the Governour (or Prefident) and fome few appointed to be of his Counfel, without any regard therein, cither to the Laws of England, or thofe formerly of this Colony: Thus rendering the Circum- ftances of this Country beyond comparifon worfe than thofe of any Corporation in England. The People of thofe Corporations being acknowledged ftill to have a right to Magna Charta, when their particular Charters were made void. But here Complete Lifts ofallthe Free- will be found in the New Bag. ‘men in Maffachufets, and the Qua- Hi. aad Gen. Regier, Vols. Ih, ligeations neceffary fo become fach, IV and VII.144 Poffeript. [148] when Magna Charta has been pleaded, the Peo- ple have been anfwered, that they mutt not expeét that Magna Charta would follow them to the end of the World: not only their Eftates, but their Lives being thereby rendered wholly preca- rious. And. Judge Palmer" has fet forh in Print, that the King has power to grant fuch a Commiffion over this People. It is not hard to imagine that under fuch a Commiffion, not only the People were liable to be oppreft by Taxes, but alfo by Confifcations, and Siezing of Lands, unle& Patents were pyr- chafed at Exceffive prizes, with many other Ex- orbitant Innovations. The firft that accepted this Commiffion was Mr. Dudley, a Gentleman born in this Country, who did but prepare the way for Sir Edm. Andras. In whofe time things being grown to fuch Extremities, not only here, but in England, as render’d the facceeding Revolution abfolutely ne- ceffary; the Revolution here being no other than an aéling according to the Precedent given by lane Engi During the time of Sir Edmonds’ Government, {8 Palmers Book is tho en. Goveroor wih, and. his Council; dds ‘An Tmpardal Account of and all that had” His Majety’s, the Sate of New England: othe Commi. Iv « Lewer fv tbe te Government there, Vindic Clergy tBere. By Jabn Pater, cated, In Anfwer tothe Dechirs: London: Printed for Bdeard Pol ton which the Fadion forth, atthe Ship over agin the Reyel when they Overtrued that Gov. Bxrbenge in Cormbil, 1690." 40, trimer.” With 2 Reluion of the 40 Pag.” Tha Workis aboot tobe Horrible Usige they treated the fepoblfed by the Paver Scie.[149] Poflfcript. 145 Mr. Increafe Mather, Teacher of the North Church in Bofon, having undergone fome trouble by Fobb- Adtione's laid upon him, @. (tho with fome difficulty) he made his Efeape, wad got _ fage for England, being therein affifted by fom ticular Friends; where being arrived, he ap- ied himfelf to King ‘Yames for redrefS of thofe Bils the Country then groaned under; and meeting with 2 feeming kind reception, and fome promifes, it was 2s much as might at that time be reafonably expeéted.'* [149] Upon the Day of the Revolution here, tho the greateft part of the People were for re- affuming their Ancient Government, purfuant to his Royal Highnef’ Proclamation; yet matters were fo clog’, that the People were diffmit without it, who did not in the leaft miftruft but that thofe who were put out of the Government by Mr. Dudley, would reaffume: Mr. Broadfreet, who had been then Governour, being heard to fay that Evening, when returned home, That bad not be thought they would bave reaffim'd, be would 151 A@ions brought without Foun- upon, obtain fome Relief tothe tin, growing Dittrefes of the Country; The Sperioe Genemenin and Mr. Mater was the Pevon the Oppeted “Coury thought : +. Te that 2 Welbualied Perfor going. his Wondermen, thy that 3 ano fover with the Addre(es of the ther Time would have almof af Churches to the King, might by their Byes ax7have the Help of fach Protelant Dif parced with him now were willing enters a3 the King began upon ‘Remarkable: ef Dr. I. Max Political Views to calla far Alpeét 3 Ts46 Pofferipe. [149] not bave flirr’d out of bis Houfe that Day.'s But after this, fome that were driving at other matters, had opportunities by Threats and other ways not only to prevail with that good Old Gentleman, but with the reft of the Government wholly to decline it; which fome few obferving, they took the opportunity to call themfelves a Committee of Safety, and fo undertook to Govern fuch as would be govern'd by them.'s hs Tt has been an Obferration of long onan) that matters of State feldom profper, when manage by the eee nate the Castine of the reat- fiming few were fo ftrenuont as fome of the Minifters, and among the Minifters none more vehement than Mr. Cotton Mather, Paftor of the North Church in Boffon, who has charged them as they would anfwer it another day to reaffume. Among his Arguments againft it, one was that it would be to put a flight upon his Father, who, he faid, was in England, labouring for a compleat Reftoration of Charter Privileges, not doubting, but they would be fpeedily obtain'd. Any Man that knows New England cannot but be fenfible, that fach Difcourfes from fach Men, have always been very prevalent. And hence it was that even 159 Mr, Bradfireet was then about They (oon difcovered a Defre to 86 Years of Age. A prety fll reaffume the Charter. ‘The major Account of the Tranfaéions of this Patt of the Council were againit Period may be read in Hutchin- ig” Ibid, i, 386, fel Bai 1 Hit. Mai, 3, fe 150'T do) not find this animad- ‘The Repreeniaives verted upon in the Same Few Re met at Bolton, on the 22d of May. -serk:.[49] Pofferips. 147 thofe that would think themfelves wronged, if they were not numbred among the beft Friends to New-England, and to its Charter, would not fo much as ftoop to take it up, when there was really nothing to hinder them from the Enjoy- ment thereof.'s5 After the Committee of Safety had continued about feven Weeks, or rather after Anarchy had been fo long Triumphant, an Affembly having been calld came to this relolve and laid it before thofe Gentlemen that had been of the Govern- ment, chat if they would not sét upon the Found- ation’ of the Charter, that perfuant to it, the Affembly would appoint fome others in that Sta~ tion. The Anfwer to which was, that they would accept, &c. And when a Declaration fignifyin fach a reaffuming, was prepared with the goo liking of the Deputies, in order to be publithed, fome that were oppofers, fo terrified thofe Gen- tlemen, that before publithing it was underwritten [that they would not have it underfood that they iid reaflume Charter-Government] to the no finall amazement of the People, and difappoint- ment of the Deputies, who if thefe had not romifed fo to aét, had taken other care, and put in thofe that would.¥* 188 See Neals Hif N. Brglond, currence of our fversl Towns to reali the Government according toChartr igh" Vo ving tarts" pied Declaration. Neal edhe gral Conf and Gon Ts cenin the Matic148 Poffeript. [150] [150] The next principal thing done was, they chofe two of their Members, viz. one of the upper Houfe, the other of the lower, both of them Gentlemen of known Integrity, 2s well a5 ability to go to England, in order to obtain their Refettlement ; and in regard Mr. I. Mather was already there, they joined him, as alfo a certain Gentleman in London's with ‘thefe other two: Thofe from hence being arrived in London, they all united for the common Intereft of the Coun- trey, though without the defired effect. were in doubt, whether it were beft to Improve their Utmoft for a reverfal of the Judgment in a Courfe of Law, or to obtain it in a Parliamentary way, or to Petition his Majefty for a New Grant of former Priviledges; And confidering that the two firft might prove Dilatory and Expenfive, as well as for other reafons, they refolved upon the latter, and Petition’d his Majeity for the Countries Refettlement, with former Privileges, and what farther additionals his Majefty in his Princely Wifdom thould think fit. Accordingly it pleafed his Majefty to declare in Counfel his Determina- tion, viz. ‘That there fhould be a Charter granted to New-England. But the Minutes then taken thereof, and a Draught of the New-Charter being feen, it was the Opinion of the two Gentlemen Provinces had hard Meafure inthe 19" Biba Cooke and Thomas Ltr Carer ander Osky bth oho ant. So Kevan? Vob lnsge Siri afr,” 29[150] Poffeript. 149 fent from hence, that it were beft to tarry his Majefties return from Flanders ; in hopes then to obtain eafe in fach things as might be any ways deemed to be grievous. And this was the refult of the Advice of fuch as were beft able to give it, that they could meet with, and accordingly they wholly, defifted taking it out of the Offi- ces. But Mr. Mather and that other Gentleman had, as it is faid, other advice given them, which they ftrenuoufly purfued, and his Majefty having lefe it a5 is allerted in’ this of the Life of Sir William, P. 57, to them to nominate a Govern- our, they pitcht upon Sir William Phips, who was then in England, [As the mo likely and able to ferve the King's Taterelts among the People there; under the changes in fome things unac- ceptable now brought upon them, P. 62.] and 159 Dr, 1 Mather’s Narrative of with the Queen for this Favour to this Af&ir runs thus: "When the us, who at my Requet did fo, King was plealed to give a poftive Moreover, I drew up feveral Rea: ‘Command thatthe Charter of New fons againt that which in the Min- England thould be difpatched, it utes of the New Charter is molt was not for the Agents to fay, It grievous to ut; which were by Sit Thall not be fo. ‘True i i, that all Henry Afhorft, and. my fey de~ the Agents, when they fiw what livered to His Majeftiee Attourney Minutes would be inferted in the General, on July 24. 1691, and r, were defirous of a Delay, which I did alfo fend to my Lord soil the Kings happy, Rewrn © Sine, one of His Maes pr gland. And may without Van- cipal Secretaries of iy fay, no Man laboured to have tthe King in Flander,”-—Seme Fee fo, more than myfele I prayed Remark, 22-3. Lord Henry Spd Atch-Bithop ‘Tillon to intercede ry was afterwards Earl of Romney.150 Poffeript. [esr] without tarrying for the concurrence of thofe other Agents, the Charter was taken out, &c.'® But Mr. Mather perhaps fearing he fhould have but final thanks here, for his having fo far an hand in bringing upon them thofe unaccepta- ble Changes, wrote, and caufed to be Printed, an Account of his Negotiation, but furely by fome Error in the Conception, it proved only an Em- brio, and was ftifled as foon as born, One indeed, defigned to be as it were a Pofbumous was left with Mr. Bailey, formerly of Bo/fon, and a Mem- ber of the North-Cburch, with a charge not to faffer it to be feen till he were gone to New- England; yet it {ems fome other perfon got a fight of it; which was the oceafion of Mr Ma- ther’s fending him that Minatory Epiftle, by fome call’d a Bull. But befides this, for fear of the worft, Mr. Mather got feveral Nor-con Minifters to give him a Teftimonial, or Letters of Com- mendations for his great Service herein." [151] In the mean time Mr. Cotton Matber, being in fome doubt of the fame thing, handed 100 Thinking there would be no ter for the Mallichufets Colony, farther Proceedings about the Char- according 10 the Minutes that the ter before the Return of the King, Lords of the Commie for Plant Mr. ays he went into the tions had agreed to, notwithRand Country for the Recovery of his the ObjeGions off the Agent” + impaired Heath, where, before he Some Few Remarks, 25. she was far. 18 This Document i printed in fent for to London, the Work jutt cited, Pages 14 t0 that che King 18; and alo by the Son in his Re- had figniied His Royal Pleafure to marbable of his Father, Page 15 the Earl of Notingham, that there 60, The rebutting of ‘the Ball’ Ahould be a Procedure with a Char- has been noticed in an earlier Page,+ ing the variety of Heathen Learning, [152] Poftfeript. 151 about a Paper of Fables; wherein his Father under the Name of Mercurius, and himfelf under the Name of Orpheus, are extoll’d, and the great A@ions of Mercurius magnified; the prefent Charter exalted, by trampling on the former, as being very defettive, and all thofe call’d unrea- fonable that did not readily agree with the New one: And indeed the whole Country are com- pared to no better than Beafts, except Mercurius and Orpheus, the Governour himfelf muft not Efcape being termed an Elephant, tho as good as he was great, and the Inferiours told by Orpheus that for the quiet Enjoyment of their Lands, &. they were beholding to Mercurius. Tho this Paper was judged not convenient to be Printed, yet fome ‘Copies were taken, the Author having ‘thown variety of Heathen Learning in it. This is in fhort that eminent Service for which the faid Mr. J. M, is in the prefent Book fo highly extol’d. In fo many Pages, that to repeat them were to tranfcribe a confiderable part of the faid Book. And no doubt he deferves as much thanks as Dr. Sharp*® did, when he was fent by the Pref- 102 Whether this Paper, conti the Editor is un was ever prit nly, Satan bimfelf could not but able to fay. but ‘co fay, that ever Mr. Mather 1a The Defenders of Dr. Ma- went to deltroy the Government of ther fay, that, by what they have New England, either 28 10 4 heard” boat” chat Story of Dr. Civil or Eeclfiafical Confitution Sharp, attempting. “to get hiaielf — Some Few Remarks, 29, 30. Mr. made Bihop, did what he could Calf is very far from briogi152 Poftfeript. [rsx] bytery of Scotland, to procure the {ettlement of their Kirk by King Charles TI. at his Reftaura- tion, Not but that the prefent Charter of New-Eng- and is indeed truly valuable, as containing in it peculiar Priviledges, which abundantly Engages this People to pay the tribute of thankfulnelS to his Majefty, and all due fubjeétion to whom it thall pleats’ him to fubftitute as Governour over us; and to pray that the King of Kings would our out of his-ficheft blefings upon him, piving im along and profperous Reign over the Na tions, under the benign Influences whereof, Op- preffion and Tyranny may flee away. ‘And if his Majefty hath put this People into the prefent form of Government, to the end they might be in the better condition of Defence in a time of War; or that they might the better un- derftand the Priviledge of choofing their own Governour by the want of it, and fhould be gra- cioufly pleafed (the War being over) to reftore to thefe, as has been already granted to the reft of his Majesties Subjeéts, the full employment of their Ancient Priviledges, it would be fuch an obligation upon them to thankfulnefs and Duty fach Charge. Some later Authors can he infnuate that no Thanks are are far more fevere on Dr. Mather due tothe Inftruments of obtain than he, See Bayh ach 2 valuable Charter, and " ‘many peculiar Privledges? Surely fice extrating this Acknow- he was befide imal, when he ‘our Author, his Re- wrote fuch Things as thefe.—Zbid, viewers fay : “With what Face then Page. 30.[152] Poffeript. 153 as could never be forgotten, nor fufficiently ex- preft, and would rather abate than increafe charge to the Crown. ‘As to the fuppofed Witchcrafts in New-Eng- Jand, having already faid fo much thereof, there is the lefs remains to be added. In the times of Sir Ed. Andros his Government, Goody Glover, a. defpifed, crazy, ill-conditioned old Woman, an Iris Roman Catholick, was tried for Affliéting Goodwins Children ; by the Account of which Tryal, taken in Short-hand, for the ufe of the Jury, it may appear that the ge|1 S2}neral- ity of her Anfwers, were Nonfenfe, and her behav- iour like that of one diftraéted. Yet the Drs. find- ing her as the had been for many Years, brought her in Compos Mentis; and fetting afide her crazy Anfwers to fome infnaring queftions, the proof againft her was wholly deficient: The Jury brought her Guilty.'6 198 The Authors of the Some atone, hat eer eny On ew Remar pes Letcr hom gov nhs ing te Wo Me flow’ Cody a'a am: 5S te Known byte tht cet Mow Vinaceton twin Dr'Goc_ hard of the eet Cher, ReeShaherpalel raping the tebe fo far dicen fom Tras cutcinclot Goats kt to de win in eu ft le, Se Hie ever so lng end he Ee of Wot. Sea of tcuninporant te copy Space rite ohh you, male goer Teitieima he eon on Fat 6s cet Snr) ahong ie Lots and 65 of that Works It, of We pray God Pert Saree fin Dr et feea cia Mars Taceont he bance st Grace Repent, 20) Se hice ibe Mel gry Bn tow ate fed foratd Me Maree Chit Judge whee the Pose The sain tanog eh Aso Sly Wen "war te ed ings Works and te. Broad Vs154 Pofferipe. [152] Mr. Cotton Mather was the moft aétive and forward of any Minifter in the Country in thofe matters, taking home one of the Children, and managing fuch intreagues with that Child, and after printing fuch an Account of the whole, in his Memorable Providences, as conduced much to the kindling thofe Flames, that in Sir Wil- Hams time threatned the devouring this Coun- try.166 "King Sau/ in his deftroying the Witches out of Ifracl, is thought by many to have exceeded, and in his Zeal to have flain the Gidconites wrongfull under that notion : Yet went after this toa Wite to know his Fortune. For his wrongful de- ftroying the Gibeonites (befides the Judgments of God upon the Land) his Sons were hanged; and for his going to the Witch, himfelf was cut off. Our fir William Phips did not do this, but as ap- cars by this Book had firt his Fortune told him, (by fuch as the Author counts no better) and 896 De. Mather antes: “AG me? "Trly, Satan bas, Per ter the Storm was afd at Salem, haps wa Decale shoo my [Gly afer provide Meat, Day saye to fpat of the Home Drink, and Lodging for noe ourble Judges witha. mich Hon- hn Si af te Att a8 Sat cll (a Crime wh | periment mightbe male whether am gener tated for, nd fr wb Popr'eih Fofing pon th Re. I be het fey refed) hi inowl of hoe Mifeabes, oe from made People, ho jade of Things other, might aot puta Period wate ata Difanct to Etats that ihe'Tieblethenanngowithow gi. proved of il shat was done Jog the Cl thr the Troe ny Words of Pratcting the Methods ofthe ing, what he publi Law on that Ocafon. You'l ly, fall jut tat Conelaon, not How came ithcato pa that many withkandog hi rare bietedy. People tok up tober Notion of See Vol 1, Ubigee lt[152] Pofifeript. 155 though he put it off (to his Paftor, who he new approved not thereof) as if it were brought to him in writing, without his feeking, &c. Yet by his bringing it fo far, and fafe keeping it fo many Years, it appears he made fome Account of it; for which he gave the Writer, after he had found the Wreck, as a reward, more than Two hundred pounds,” His telling his Wife (P. 6.) that he fhould be a Commander, fhould have a Brick-Houfe in Greenlane,' &c. might be in confidence of fome fuch Prediétion, and that he could foretel to him (P. 90.) that he thould be Governour of New-England, was probably fach an one, (the Scriptures not having re- vealed it.) Such Prediétions would have been counted at Salem, pregnant proofs of Witchcraft, and much better than what were againft feveral that fuffered there. But Sir William, when the Witchcrafts at Salem began (in his Efteem) to look formidable, that he might A& fafely in this Affair, he afked the Advice of the Minifters in and near Boffon; the whole of their Advice and Anfwer is Printed in Cafes of Confcience, the laft Pages. But left the World fhould be Ignorant who it was that drew the faid Advice, in this Book of the Life of Sir William Phips, P. 77. are thefe words, the Minjflers made unto bis Excellency and the Counfel a return, drawn up at their defire, Yor Salem Street was in thofe Charter Steeet, the Governor ac- ‘Times, eld Greew-Lanez at the willy reided.” See Hifery and Corner made by that Lane and Anigetis of Realm, 816.156 Pofferips. [153] by Mr. Mather the Younger, as I have been in- formed. Mr. C. M. therein intending to beguile ‘the World, and make them think that another, and not himfelf had taken that notice of his (fappofed) good Service done therein, which otherwife would have been afcribed to thofe Minifters in General, though indeed the Advice then given, looks moft like a thing of his Com- pofing, as carrying both Fire [153] to increafe, and Water to quench the Conflagration. Par- ticularly after the Devils Teftimony, by the fup- pofed Afffiéted had fo prevailed, as to take away the Life of one, and the Liberty of an Hundred, and the whole Country fet into a moft dreadful confternation, then this Advice is given, ufhered in with thanks for what was already done, and in conclufion, putting the Government upon a fpeedy and vigorous profecution according to the saws of God, and the wholefome Statutes of the Englifo Nation, fo adding Oil, rather than Water to the Flame; for who fo little acquainted with roceedings of England, as not to know that they fave taken fome methods, with thofe here ufed to difcover who. were Witches. The reft of the We Dp, Mather fays in’ Reply: marks, 38-9, But the Doftor does “Moreover, when the Minillers not explain how, in (peaking ofthis Adéra}s in the Life of Phips, he came to make ule of the Words— ing the Sped@ral Exbibitons be as I bore been informed —while in formuch as a Prefumption of Witch- the Some Few Remarks he owns ‘raft, t was my poor Hand which that it was drawn by his peer Hand. ‘drew up that Advice, and my Heart See Lift of Phipi in Magrala, ‘vas always in ite’—Some Pew Re- Book Ul, 63[153] Poffeript. 157 Advice, confifting of cautions and dire@tions, are inferted in this of the Life of Sir William. So that if Sir William, looking upon the thanks for what was paft, and Exhortation to proceed, went on to take away the Lives of Nineteen more, this is according’ to the Advice faid to be given him by the Minifters, and if the Devil after thofe Executions be affronted, by difbelieving his teftimony, and by clearing and Pardoning all the reft of the Accufed ; yet this alfo is according to that Advice, but to caft the Scale ; the fame that drew this Advice, faith, in Wonders of the Invifi- ble World, Enchantments Encountered ; [that to have a hand in any thing that may fti—le or ob- firudt a regular deteétion of that Witcheraft, i what we may well with a Holy fear avoid: Their Majefties good Subjets muft not every day be torn to pieces by horrid Witchcraft, and thofe bloody Felons be wholly left unprofecuted The Witchcraft is a bufinelS that will not be thamm’d.|" ‘The Paftor of that Church, of which Sir William was a Member, being of this Principle, and thus declaring it, after the former advice; no wonder tho it caft the Scale againft thofe Cautions. It is rather a Wonder that no more Blood was fhed, for if that Advice of his Paftors could ftill have’ prevail’d with the Governour, Witchcraft had not been fo thammed off as it was, Yet now in this Book of the Life of Sir William, the pardoning the Prifoners when 109 See Volume I, Page 34.158 Poftfeript. [x53] Condemn’d, and clearing the Goals, is call’d (P. 82) a Vanquithing the Devil, adding this Con- * queft to the reft of the Noble Atchievements of Sir William, tho Performed not only without, but direétly againft his Paftors Advice But this is not all, tho this Book pretends to raife a Statue in Honour of Sir William, yet it appears it was the leaft part of the defign of the Author to Honour him, but it was rather to Honour himfelf, and the Minifters; It being fo unjuft to Sir William, as to give a full Account of the cautions given him, but defignedly hiding from the Reader the In- couragements and Exhortations to proceed, that were laid before him (under the name of the Minifters Advice) ‘in effeét, telling the World that thofe Executions at Salem, were without, and againft the Advice of the Minifters, expreft in thofe Cautions, purpofely hiding their giving thanks for what was already done, and exhorting to proceed; thereby rendering Sir William of {o fanguin a Complexion, that the Minifters had fuch caufe to fear his going on with the Tragedy, tho againt their Advice; that they defired the Prefident to write his Cafes of Confeience, &c. To plead mifinformation will not falve here, however it may {eem to palliate other things, but isa manifeft, defigned traverfty, or mifreprefent- ation of the Minifters Advice to Sir William, a hiding the truth, and a wronging the dead, whom the Author fo much pretends to honour; for which the Acknowledgments ought to be as Univerfal as the offence. But tho the Minifters[154] Poffeript. 159 Advice, or rather Mr. C. Mather’s was perfeétly Ambidexter, giving as great or greater Encour- agement to proceed in thofe dark methods, than * cautions againtt [154] them; yet many Eminent perfons being acculed, there was a neceffity of a ftop to be put to it. If it be true what was faid at the Counfel-board in anfwer to the commend- ations of Sir William, for his ftopping the pro- ceedings about Witchcraft, viz. ‘That it was high time for him to ftop it, his own Lady being ac- cufed; if that Affertion were a truth, then New- England may feem to be more beholden to the accufers for accufing of her, and thereby necefi- tating a ftop, than to Sir William, or to the Advice that was given him by his Paftor.'” Mr. G. M. having been very forward to write Books of Witchcraft, has not been fo forward either to explain or defend the Doétrinal part thereof, and his belief (which he had a time to compofe) he durft not venture fo as to be copied." Yet in this of the Life of Sir Wiliam he fufficiently teftifies his retaining that Hetero- dox belief, Geking by frightfall Rories of the fafferings of fome, and the refined fight of others, Ge. P. 69 to obtrude upon the World, and con- 0 Dr, Dougla goes further in Accufers in high A@ions for Defa- this Matter. "He fays that “‘fome mation; this put a flop to Accufa of the Confefing Witches, by over- tions.” —Smmery, i, 450. ftng their Parts in acculing fome 17! Referring £0 certain Anfwers ‘of Gov. Phips’s, and the Rev. Mr. in writing put into Mather's Relations ; as alfofome of Hands, with an Injunétion againt the Accufed good ‘Chrifians, and his pricing hem. See ante, Vol. II, of good Eftates, thofe arrefted the Page 86,160 Poffeript. [x54] firm it in fuch a belief, as hitherto he either cannot or will not defend, as if the Blood already thed thereby were not fufficient."* Mr. I. Mather, in his Cafes of Gonfeience, P. 25, tells of a Bewitched Eye, and that fach can fee more than others. ‘They were certainly bewitched Byes that could fee as well fhut as open, and that could fee what never was, that*could {ee the Prif- oners upon the Afflicted, harming of them, when thofe whofe Eyes were not bewitched could have fworn that they did not ftir from the Bar. The Accufers are faid to have fuffered much by biting, P.73._ And the prints of juftfach a fet of Teeth, as thofe they Accufed, had, but fuch as had not fach bewitch’d Eyes have feen the Accufers bite themfelves, and then complain of the Accufed. It has alfo been fen when the Accufed, inftead of having juft fuch a fet of Teeth, has not had his Satemen i fly Dome the Spee othe Spine afin atic ng er Aen ig Such wie {HeLC of Phi a drted above, Spee pled the Spindle aay toe fame ths Megety Bat ines fo net tin bet Sr oy ep jane Etat hore Hand, ou the other Fol then tll ads" of al che Pres pre beheld tha twa indeed 2 fencart things whch bel thts Real Proper vn Spades which, People thee vers noe more ace when thoy lacked op ery foumble than thoy wierd the war mechs bythe Dees preigis Demon woud cre now akon eway odo farther Miche? Eni thn cover he mo Corporal Inthe Wander of the Ine Thing ia te Word wiht Pep World Vol I 209), i Sony of at Af of Ini wows t Peron was ely staked by a Sears thas tf rant er wih Sind, tough no Body Bone to. pick” forthe Dogme Clin the Room’ cold fe ether tal Stale Lamon, 102[154] Pofferipe. 161 one in his head.) They were fuch bewitched Eyes that could {ee the Poifonous Powder (brought by Speétrs P. 70.) And that could fee in the Afhes the print of the Brand, there invifi- bly heate to torment the pretended Sufferers with, ean Thefe with the reft of fuch Legends have this dire&t tendency, viz. To tell the World that the Devil is more ready to ferve his Votaries, by his doing for them things above or againft the courfe of Nature, thewing himfelf to them, and making explicit contraét with them, &c. than the Divine Being is to his faithful Servants, and that as he is 179 Ie ishighly interefting to hear ble exclhimed exteamly of Brand the Doftor's Account of thi: "It ing Irn: heating at th Fire on the ‘was al found, that the Flefh ofthe Hearth to mark them; now, shovgh ‘Adit was ofen Bitten at fh the Standers by could (ee no Iron, Rae, that not only the Print of yet they could fee diindly the Teeth would be let on their Fljb, Print of them in. the Atbes, butthe very Slaer of Spite too! fell hem too a8 they were ca AAs thre would appear ju fuch a by the aalyeen Furie, unto ie fief Teeth as was inthe Acad, poot Creatures for whom they were ‘ven fach 3b might be clearly din: Intended; and thofe poor Creatures fed from other People's And were thereupon Sigmatized with Sally the ited went through a ther, tht they will Dear the Marks terrible Deal of feeming Dificuies of them to their Dying Day. Nor from the tormenting Spcdrer, and ate thele the Ten Part of the smuft belong waited on before they Predgie that fll out among, the could get a Breathing Space from Inhabiants of New England.”— their Formentors to give in their 10id, Page 61. If any one, Tetizmonin”"—Life of Pips, in reading thee Arongy expelled Mogaate, Bei 6 tions of the learned Dodor, wil THThe Dodtor mult once again entertain Dovbis, 4 to his extreme bbe heard, otherwife the Reader can Credality and Faith in Witcher, have but a faint Idea of what our it is not Tikely to be jn human Authors expofing: “The Milera: Power to remove them. we162 Poftfeript. [rs4] willing, fo alfo able to perform their defires."5 ‘The way whereby thefe People are believed to arrive at a power to Affié their Neighbours, is by a compaét with the Devil, and that they have a power to Conmifinate itn to thofe Evils, P. 72 lowever Irrational, or infcriptural fuch Affer- tions are, yet they feem a neceflary part of the Faith of fach 2s maintain the belief of fuch a fort of Witches. As the Scriptures know nothing of a covenant- ing or commiffioning Witch, fo Reafon cannot conceive how Mortals thould by their Wickedne(s arrive at a power to Commiffionate Angels, Fallen Angels, againtt their Innocent Neighbours. But the Scriptures are full in it, and the Inftances nu- merous, that the Almighty, Divine Being has this prerogative to make ufe of what Inftrument he pleafeth, in Affliéting any, and confequently to commiffionate Devils: And tho this word com- miffioning, in the Authors former Books, might be thought to be by inadvertency, yet now he hath been caution’d of it, fill to perfift in it feems highly Criminal. And therefore in the name of God, I here charge fuch belief as guilt of Sacrilege in the highelt Nature, and fo much worfe than ftealing Church Plate, &c, As it is 195-'The Cry of *Blafphemer, infinatey, that our Reverend Min- Sadducce, Infidel, Liat, Slanderer," ifters make the Devil an Independent Ke, Ke, could ‘nae then, nor at Being, and (as he ays) cnfeguentiy any’other Time, ater the Fat fo @ Gad. An abominable Charge!” truly and fo fuccinéty faced here. —Seme Few Remarks, 8, 9. See, ‘Agiin the above is found: ‘He allo, Vol I, Page 72-3.[155] Poffeript. 163 a higher Offence to. fteal any of the glorious At- tributes of the All1ss]mighty, to beftow them ~ upon Mortals, than it is to fteal the Utenfils ap- propriated to his Service. And whether to af- cribe fach power of commiffioning Devils to the worft of Men, be not direét Blafphemy, I leave to others better able to determine. When the Pharifees were {0 wicked as to afcribe to Beelze- ub, the mighty works of Chrift (whereby he did manifeftly thew forth his Power and Godhead) than it was that our Saviour declar’d the Sin againft the Holy Ghoft to be unpardonable. When the Righteous God is contending with Apoftate Sinners, for their departures from him, by his Judgments, as Plagues, Earthquakes, Storms and ‘Tempetts, Sickneffes and Difeates, Wars, lofs of Cattle, &. Then not only to af cribe this to the Devil, but to charge one anoth with fending or commiffionating thofe Devils t thefe things, is'fo abominable and {o wicked, th it requires a better Judgment than mine to giv it its juft denomination.76 But that Chriftians fo called thould not only charge their fellow Chriftians therewith, but pro- 148 And yet, a8 inconfiten was the gen Malignity and is thus defen vent. Well did our Quaker Poet Remarks, ‘write, fome 17 Years ago: of the are charged, a8 Guilty of Sacriledge inthe highe® Degree, if not direét . Blafphemy, and Diaholical Wick- And the People tok vp Stone164, Poffcript. [155] ceed to Trials and Executions; crediting that Enemy to all Goodnef, and Accufer of the Brethren, rather than believe their Neighbours in their own Defence; this is fo Diabolical a Wickednefs as cannot proceed, but from a Doc- trine of Devils; how far damnable it is let others difeuB. Though fuch things were aéting in this Country in Sir Williams time, yet P. 65. There is a Difcourfe of a Guardian Angel, as then over-feeing it, which notion, however it may fuit the Faith of Erhnicks, or the fancies of Trithe- ‘mins; it is certain that the Omniprefent Being, ftands not in need as Earthly Potentates do, of governing the World by Vicegerents. And if Sir William had fach an Invifible pattern to imi- tate, no wonder though fome of his Aétions were unaccountable, efpecially thofe relating to Witch- craft: For if there was in thofe Aétions an Angel faperintending, there is little reafon to think it was Gabriel or the Spirit of Mercury, nor Ha- nael the Angel or Spirit of Venus, nor yet Sam- uel the Angel or Spirit of Mars; Names feigned by the faid Trithemius, Gc. Tt may rather be thought t0 be Apelfon, or Abaddon, 04;. But here it will be faid, What are there no Witches? Do's not the Law of God com- mand that they thould be extirpated? Is the Command vain and Unintelligible? Sol. For any to fay that a Witch is one that makes a compact with, and Commiffions Devils, &c,is indeed to render the Law of God vain and Unintelligible,[156] Pofffeript. 165 as having provided no way whereby they might be deteéted, and proved to be fuch; And how the ‘Fews waded thro this difficulty for fo many Ages, without the Supplement of Mr. Perkins and Bernard thereto, would be very myfterious. But to him that can read the Scriptures without pre- judice from Education, &c. it will manifeftly ‘appear that the Scripture is fall and Intelligible, both as to the Crime and means to deteét the culpable. He that (hall hereafter fee any perfon, who to confirm People in a falfe belief, about the power of Witches and Devils, pretending to a fign to confirm it; fuch as knocking off of invifi- ble Chains with the hand, driving away Devils by brufhing, ftriking with a Sword or Stick, to wound a perfon at a great diftance, &. may (accordin; + to that head of Mr. Gauls, quoted by Mr. C. ME and fo often herein before recited, and fo well proved by Scripture) conclude that he has fen Witchcraft performed. [156] If Baalam became a Sorcerer by Sacri- fizing and Praying to the true God againft his vifible people; Then he that thall pray that the afflidted (by their Speéfra/ Sight) may accufe fome other Perfon (whereby their reputations and lives may be indangered) fuch will juftly deferve the Name of a Sorcerer. If any Perfon pretends to know more than can be known by humane means, and profeffeth at the fame time that they have it from the Black-Man, i. e. the Devil, and hall from hence give Teftimony againft the. Lives of166 Pofifeript. [156] others, they are manifeftly fuch as have a fami Spirit; and if any, knowing them to have their Information from’ the Black-man, fhall be inqui- fitive of them for their Teftimony againft others, they therein are dealing with fuch as have a Fa~ miliar-Spirit. ‘And if thefe thall pretend to /ee the dead by their Speéfral Sight, and others shall be inquifi- tive of them, and receive their Anfwers what it is the dead fay, and who it is they accufe, both the one and the other are by Scripture Guilty of Necromancy. ‘Thefe are all of them crimes as eafily proved as, any whatfoever, and that by fuch proof as the Law of God requires, o that itis no Unintelligible Law. But if the Iniquity of the times be fuch that thefe Criminals not only Efcape Indemnified, but are Incouraged in their wickednefs, and made ufe of to take away the Lives of others, this is worfe than a making the Law of God Vain, it being a rendring of it dangerous, againft the Lives of fn nocents, and without all hopes of better, fo long as thefe Bloody Principles remain. ‘As long as Chriftians do Efteem the Law of God to be Imperfeét, as not defcribing that crime that it requires to be Punith’d by Death. ‘As long as men fuffer themfelves to be Poifon’d in their Education, and be grounded in a Faije Belief by the Books of the Heathen. ‘As long as the Devil thall be believed to have a Natural Pewer, to AG above and againf a courfe of Nature.[156] Pofferips. 167 As long as the Witches thall be believed to have a Power to Commifion him. As long as the Devil's Tefimony, by the pre- tended affliéted, thall be received as more valid to Condemn, than their Plea of Not Guilty to acquit. As long as the Accuféd thall have their Lives and Liberties confirmed and reftored to them, upon their Confefing themfelves Guilty. As long asthe Accufed thall be forc’t to un- dergo Hardpips and Torment: for theit not Con- felling. ‘As long as Tets for the Devil to Suck are fearched for upon the Bodies of the accufed, as a token of guilt. As long as the Lord's Prayer (hall be profaned, by being made a Teft, who are culpable. As long as Witchcraft, Sorcery, Familiar Spirits, and Necromancy, thall be improved to difcover who are Witches, Sc. So long it may be expeéted that innocents will fuffer as Witches. ‘So long God will be Daily difbonoured, And fo long bis fudgments, muft be expetted to be con- tinued.*77 FINIS. 17 Thefe Notes may tingly be One a Preacher of renown, clofed by another Extra from our ble Quaker Poet, who feems ively to have examined the Swan’ Hacing Charaéters of both the Wenders With hi Tavs the Hea of Youth es eee Spake the bone Merchant then — “nen Da of Ol Git Joes Tee 5 Swe Men met in Baton Town— All thou know of Trt (ones Mechant Fan sod bl ‘Une Men ike tee se ied he ans ToeAPPENDIX. NUMBER I. Examination of Giles Cory. HY this Examination was not given by Dr. Mather, in his Account of the Witchcraft, cannot be certainly ftated; while it may be ‘conjeéured that it was omitted for one of the two following Reafons: ft, it may have been thought not fufficiently damning to’ the Accufed; or, adly, it may have been rejeéted, as a great Part of the Pro- ceedings was, for want of Room. It feems not now to be among the Copies of thofe Proceedings recently made, or Mr. Woodward would not have omitted it in his Work. It is given here, as tranferibed by Mr. David Pultifer, for the Edition of the More Wonders, &c., publithed in Salem by Cufhing & Appleton, in 1823. The previous Edition, of courfe, does not contain it.! ‘The Examination of Giles Cory, at a Court at Salem Village, held by John Hathorn and Jonathan Cur- win, Eigrs, April rg, 1692. Giles Cory, you are brought before Authority upon 1As will be fen, Mr. Palifer in afew Inances, and capitalined modernised the Orthography, while i aprecbl o our prevvas uniform tre hive cored the Pinduaton, Old Sie. Xs170 Appendix. high Sufpicion of fundry A@s of Witchcraft. Now tell us the Trath in this Matter. T hope, through the Goodnefs of God, I thall; for that Matter I never had no Hand in, in my Life. Which of you have fen this Man hurt you? Mary Wolcott, Mercy Lewis, Ann Putman, Jr., and Abigail Williams affirmed he had hurt them. Hath he hurt you too? {peaking to Elizabeth Hubbard. She going to anfwer was prevented by a Fit. Benjamin Gold, Hath he hurt you? T have fen him feveral Times, and been hurt after it, but cannot affirm that it was he. Hath he brought the Book to any of you? Mary Wolcott and Abigail Williams and others affirmed he had brought the Book to them. Giles Cory, they accufe you, or your Appearance, of hurting them, and bringing the Book to them. What do you fay? Why do you hurt chem? Tell us the Truth. I never did hurt them. It is your Appearance hurts them, they charge you; tell us, What have you done? aiemeae I have done nothing to damage them. Have you never entered into Contraé with the Devil? I never did. ‘What Temptations have you had? I never had Temptations in my Li What! have you done it without Temptations? ‘What was the Reafon (faid Goodwife Biber) that you were frighted in the Cow-houfe? And then the Queftionift was fuddenly feized with a violent Fit. Samuel Braybrook, Goodman Biber, and his Daughter, teftified that he had told them this Morn- ing that he was frighted in the Cow-houfe.Appendix. 171 Cory denied it. This was not your Appearance but your Perfon, and you told them fo this Morning. Why do you deny it? ‘What did you fee me in the Cow-houfe? I never faw nothing but my Cattle. Divers witneffed that he told them he was frighted. Well, what do you fay to thefe Witneffes ? What was it frighted you? Ido not know that ever I poke the Word in my Life. 5 Tell the Truth, What was it frighted you? Ido not know any Thing that frighted me. All the Affli@ed were ed now with .Fits, and troubled with Pinches. Then the Court ordered his Hands to be tied. What! Is it not enough to a& Witchcraft at other Times, but muft you do it now in Face of Authority ? Tam a poor Creature and cannot help it. Upon the Motion of his Head again, they had their Heads and Necks affiGed. ‘Why do you tell fuch wicked Lies againtt Witneffes, that heard you fpeak after this Manner, this very Morning? I never faw anything but a black Hog. You faid that you were fépped once in Prayers. what ftopt you? I cannot tell. My Wife came towards me and found Fault with me for faying living to God and dying to Sin. "What was it frighted you in the Barn? I know nothing frighted me there. ‘Why there are three Witneffes that heard you fay fo today, T do not remember it.172 Appendix, Thomas Gold teftified that he heard him fay, that he knew enough againtt his Wife, that would do her Bufinets. ‘What was that you knew againft your Wife? Why, that of living to God, and dying to Sin. The Marthal and Bibber's Daughter confirmed the fame; that he faid he could fay that that would do his Wife's Bufiness. Thave faid what I can fay to that. ‘What was that about your Ox? I thought he was hipt. ‘What Ointment was that your Wife had when the was feized? You faid it was Ointment the made by Major Gidney's Diredtion. fe denied it, and faid the had it of Goody Bibter, or from her Direétion. Goody Bibber faid it is not like that Ointment. You faid you knew upon your own Knowledge, that he had it of Major Gidney. He denied it. Did you not fay, when you went to-the Ferry with your Wite, you would not go over to Bofton now, for you fhould come yourfelf next Week ? I would not go over becaufe I had not Money. The Marthal teftifed he faid as before. One of his Hands was let go, and feveral were af- flied, He held his Head on one Side, and then the Heads of feveral of the AfliGed were held on one Side. He drew in his Cheeks, and the Cheeks of fome of the Affliéted were fuckt in. 5 John Bibber and his Wife gave in Teftimony cén- cerning fome Temptations he had to make away with fimfele How doth this agree with what you faid, that you had no Temptations?Appendix. 173 I meant Temptations to Witchcraft. If you can give way to felf-murther, that will make way to Temptation to Witchcraft, Jote-—There was Witnefs by feveral, that he faid he would make away with himfelf, and charge his Death upon his Son. Goody Bibber teftified that the faid Cory called Bibber’s Hufband, Damned Devilih Rogue. Other vile Expreffions teftified [to] in open Court by feveral others. Salem Village, April 19, 1692. Mr. Samuel Paris being defired to’ take in Writing the Examination of Giles Cory, delivered it in; and upon hearing the fame, and feeing what we did fee at the Time of his Examination, together with the Charge of the afflied Perfons againft him, we committed him to their Ma- jeties Gaol fi Jouw Hatnorn. NUMBER II. Te following Ballad, in the Chevy Chafe Style, was cut from a Newfpaper fixteen years ago. No one at this Day will probably require to be in- formed who was the Author of it, as but one Perfon probably could have written it. I have not looked over the Poems of Mr. Whittier to fee if it be there. Any oné having an inclination may do fo. The In- troduétion accompanied it, on its firft appearance: Te doce not appear that thefe carly or purpofely; while, view- ‘Minutes of Examination were read ing the’ Cafe a8 it ands, it fems to the Accufed; or that any Op- incredible that the Acculed could portunity was afforded him to cor- have been thought deferving of even. reét any ments which the 2 lenient Reprimand. "Too humi Dialed Scribe might have made, ating for Contemplation!174. Appendix. The following Ballad is handed in for Prefervation * as illuftrative of that dark Period in our local Hiftor, Giles Corey and his Wife lived in what is now Ds vers, and the Spot is now pointed out on the Eftate of Hon. Daniel P. King where their Houfe formerly ftood, The Localities are faft fading out from Remembrance, and I venture the Suggeftion that it may be in the Province of the Hiftorical Department of our Effex Inftitute to mark them by fome permanent Monu- mental Ereétion.—Salem Obferver. GILES COREY AND GOODWYFE COREY. ‘A BALLAD OF 1692. Come all New-England Men ‘And hearken unto me, And I will tell what did befalle Upon ye Gallows Tree. In Salem Village was the Place As I did heare them faye, ‘And Goodwyfe Corey was her Name Upon that paynfull Daye: This Goody Corey was a Witch The People did believe, Affliing of the Godly Ones Did make them fadlie Greave. There were two pyous Matron Dames ‘And goodly Maidens Three, That cryed upon this heynous Witch ‘As you fhall quicklie fee. Goodwyfe Biber, the was one, ‘And Goodwyfe Goodall two,Appendix, 175 Thefe were ye fore afflied ones By Fyts and Pynchings too: And thofe Three Damfels fair She worried them fall fore, As all could fee upon their Arms The divers Marks they bore, ‘And when before the Magiftrates For Tryall the did ftand, This Wicked Witch did lye to them While holding up her Hands “I pray you all Good Gentlemen Come liften unto me, I never harmed thofe two Goodwytes Nor yet thefe Children Three: “1 call upon my Saviour Lord” (Blafphemoufly the fayed) “ nels of my Innocence In this my hour of Need.” The Godly Minifters were thockt This Witch-prayer for to hear, And fome did fee ye Black Man* there ‘A whifpering in her Eare, ‘The Magifirates did faye to her Moft furely thou doth lye, Confefs thou here thy hellith Deeds Or ill Death thou muft dye. She rent her Cloaths, fhe tore her Haire, ‘And lowdly the did erye, * satan,176 Appendix. “May Chrifte forgive mine Enimies ‘When I am called to dye.” This Goodwyfe had a Goodman too, Giles Corey was his Name, In Salem Gaol they fhut him in With his blafphemous Dame. Giles Corey was a Wizzard trong, ‘A ftubborn Wretch was he, ‘And fite was he to hang on high Upon ye Locut Tree: So when before ye Magiftrates For tryall he did come, He would no true Confeifion make But was compleatlie dumbe. Giles Corey,” faid ye Magiftrate, “What halt thou heare to pleate To thefe who now accufe thy foule ‘Of Crymes and horrid Deed ?” Giles Corey—he fayde not a Word, No single Word {pake he: “Giles Corey,” fayth ye Magiftrate, “Well prefs it out of thee.” They got them then a beavy Beam, They layde it on his Brea They loaded it with heavy Stones, And hard upon him pret. «More weight,” now fayd this wretched Man, “ More weight,” again he cryed,” And he did no Confeffion make But wickedlie he Dyed.Appendix. 177 Dame Corey lived but fix Dayes more, But fix Day's more lived the, For She was hung at Gallows Hill Upon ye Locult Tree. Rejoyce all true New-England Men, set Grace till more abounde, Go fearch ye Land with myght and maine Till all thefe Imps be founde: And that will be a glorious Daye, A goodlie Sight to fee, ‘When you thall hang thele Brands of Fyre Upon ye Gallows Tree. NUMBER III. Teftimony of William Beale, of Marble- Thead, againfi Mr. Philip Englib of Salem, Given Auguft 2d, 1692. Taken from the Original. AS Philip Englith was a Man of a large Eftate for thofe Days, and carried on an extenfive Bufi- nefs, it may be thought fingular that Mr. Calef thould make no Mention of his Cafe in his Work. It may be that he had not fufficient Data for the Purpofe ; or, more probably, it may have been, that for certain Reafons he chofe to leave the Matter in the Hands of the two Minitters of the Old South, who, or one of whom, had not the Independence to work openly with Mr. Calef, but who, clandeftinely, took the Part of the Accufed, and helped him to efcape. However this may have been, fo far as Mr. Willard was con- ys178 Appendix. | cerned, enough will have been {een in Mr. Calef’s Work to caufe an Agitation of the Queftion. And et, it will appear, from what is to follow, that Mr. Mody (then with Mr. Willard in the Old South) was the principal Inftrument in the Proteétion and final Efeape of Mr. Englith and his Wife from the Jaws of a “blind Ferocit The Teftimony of William Beale, which follows was probably contrived by certain Parties to recover Property owned or claimed by Mr. Englifh. At the Time of his Arreft, he owned a Ship of 170 Tons, named the Porcupine, which was commanded by Robert Bartel, whofe Son, William Bartel, was living in 1739, at the Age of 45. Mr. Englifh, it is faid, was an Epifeopalian. Whe- ther his Sentiments had anything to do with his being roceeded againft, does not appear. He ftated that fy the Profecution he was damaged £1,500. A Peti- tion of his to the Committee appointed by the General Court to compenfate Sufferers may be feen in Mr. Woodward's Colleéfions, ii, 233. It is curious to fee now the Awards made to the Survivors of thofe whofe Mothers and Fathers had been judicially mur- dered! A few Pounds feems to have fettled the Ac- count. ‘What follows, previous to William Beale’s Tefti- mony, although once printed, will be quite new, pro- bably, to the Majority of Readers; and it is due to the Memory of a periecuted Family to. perpetuate it in Conne@tion with the wicked Attempt at their Ruin. About the Year 1810, the Rev. Timothy Alden was engaged in preparing a Catalogue of Books for the Maffachufetts Hiftorical Society. While in this Employment he procured from the Rev. William Bentley, D.D., of Salem, the enfuing Account ofAppendix. 179 Mr, Englith. What led to this Refult was Mr. Al- den’s Endeavors to obtain Information concerning a Portfmouth Gentleman. Mr. Alden was then much interefted in Portfmouth Affairs. Dr. Bently pro- ceeds: “In the Times of the Witchcraft in Salem Village, no Perfon diftinguithed for Property, and Known’ in the commercial World, was acculed but Poilip Engl | He ame young into Amercy, from the Ifland of Jerfey, lived in the Family of Mr. Hol- lingworth, a rich Inhabitant of Salem, and afterwards married his only Daughter and Child, Sufanna, The Wife had received a‘better Education than is common even at this Day [1809], as Proofs I hold fufficently difeover. “From fome Prejudices, as early as April a1ft, 1692, the was accufed of Witchcraft, examined, and committed to Prifon in Salem. Her Firmnele is memorable, Six Weeks the was confined; but, bein; vifited by a fond Hutband, her Hufband was alfo accufed, and confined in the fame Prifon. By the Tntercelion of Friends, and by a Plea that the Prifon was crowded, they were removed to Arnold’s Jail in Bofton, till the Time of Trial. “ In’ Bofton, upon giving Bail, they had the Liberty of the Town, only lodging in Prifon. Upon their Arzival, Metis, Willard and. Moodey vifted them, and difeovered every Difpofition to confole them int their Diftrefs. On the Day before they were to re- turn to Salem for Trial, Mr. Moodey waited upon them in the Prifon, and invited them to publick Worthip. On the Occafion he chofe for the Text, Tp THEY PERSECUTE YoU IN ONE CITY, FLEE TO ANO- 2°This Opinion of the Doétor do not know by what Standard he may be queftioned, (0 long #8 we meafured Wealth at that Time.180 Appendix. ruer. In the Diftourfe, with a manly Freedom, he juftified every Attempt to efcape from the Forms of Juftice, when Juftice was violated in them. After Service Mr. Moodey vifited the Prifoners in the Gaol, and afked Mr. Englith whether he took Notice of his Difcourfe? Mr. Englith faid he did not know whether he had applied’ it as he ought, and withed fome Converfation upon the Subjeét. "Mr. Moodey then frankly told him that his Life was in Danger, and he ht by all means to provide for an Efeape. ' Many, id. he, have fofered. Mr. Englith then. replied, God will not fuffer them to hurt me. Upon this, Mrs. Englith faid to her Hufband, Do you not think that they, who have fuffered already, are inno- cent? He faid, Yes. Why then may not we fuffer alfo? Take Mr. Moody's Advice. Mr. Moody. then told Mr. Englith, that, if he would not carry his Wife away, he would. He then informed him, that he had perfuaded feveral worthy Perfons in Bofton, to make Provifion for their Conveyance out of the Colony; and, that a Conveyance had been obtained, encouraged by the Governour, Gaoler, &c., which would come at Midnight, and that proper Re- commendations had been obtained to Gov. Fletcher of New-York; fo that he might give himfelf no con- fern about any one Circumflance of the Journey that all Things were amply provided. The Gove our alfo gave Letters to Gov. Fletcher, and, at the Time appointed, Mr. Englith, his Wife, and Daughter were taken and conveyed to New York. He found that, before his Arrival, Mr. Moodey had difpatched Letters, and the Governour, with many private Gen- tlemen ‘came out to meet him; and the Governour entertained him at his own Houfe, and paid himAppendix. 181 every Attention, while he remained in the City. On the next Year he returned.+ “In all this Bufinefs, Mr. Moody openly juftified Mr. Englifh, and, in defiance of all the Prejudices which prevailed, ‘expreffed his Abhorrence of the Meafures which had obliged a ufeful Citizen to flee from the Executioners. Moodey was commended by all difeerning Men; but he felt the angry Re- fentment of the deluded Multitude of, his own Times ; among whom, fome of high Rank were included. He foon after left Bofton and returned to Portfmouth. “Mrs. Englith died in 1694, at 42 Years of Age, in Confequence of the ungenerous Treatment the had received, Her Hufband died at 84 Years of Age, in 1734. Tris is the Subftance of Communications made to me at different Times from Madam Sufanna Ha- thorne, his great-grand-Daughter, who died in Salem, 28 Augut, 1802, at the Age of 80 Years, who re- ceived the Account from the Defcendants of Mr. Englifh, who dwelt upon his Obligations to Mr. Moodey with great Pleafure.” William Beales of Marbllee tiead, aged upward of Sixty Yeares, teftifieth and faith, that lait March paft was twelve Moenth, towards the latter end of the Moenth; then myfelf beeinge in the Houfe of George ‘Mr, Engl wat arreed by of Aug following. See Felt, r= Jacob Manning, the Deputy Mar ad of Selem 479, fal, 31 May, 1693. Me. Enge "3 OF thi Berfm,T have not at- Ith was commited on April 234, tempted toad anything to wha is ceding. The ‘Time of the ined in Lewis yer and Sar Manafer to Bolton, 1 do not Sd; ges Difionery. Perhaps he wat tutMr- Engl wasin Prifn about wie enought keep ou of the nine Weela. Hence itis inferred Way of Philip Engl afer bit Ree that their Eleape was abou the rt carnAppendix. is, of Marbllee Head, whither 1 repaired, that T might haue helpe to nurfe, or Looke after mee, be- caufe of a very greate and wracking Paine had feized upp on my Body, andthe Diemper ofthe Small Pox then beeing in my Houfe, and my Son Jamis at the fame Time then in my Houfe, lying fick; then to- wards the latter End of that Moenth, Aforefayed, in that Houfe, as I lay in my Bed, in the Morneinge, prefently after it was faiere light abroade in the Rome Where lay in my Bed, which was layed lowe and neere unto the Fire, towards the norward part of the Roome ; I beeing broade Awake, I then faw upon the fouth lume [Jamb] of that Chimny, A darke Shade which couered the Iaume of that Chimney aforefayed, from the under Floore to the upper Flloore, and alfoe A dar[k]nef& more then it was beefore, in the foutherne Part of the Houft, and alfoe in the Middllee of the Darknefs, in the Shade uppon the Iaume of the Chim- ny aforefayed, I beeheld fomethinge of the Forme or Shape of A Man. I tooke moft notice of his Legs, be- caufe they were of A very greate Statute, or Bignefs. Twondred at the Sighte, and therefore I turned my Head as I lay in my Bed, and caft my Eyes towards the fouth Side of the Houfe, to fee if the Sun weere rifen, or whether there weere any Perfon or anythinge in ‘the Houfe, which by the help of the Sun might caufe fuch ‘A Shade or Shape, but I faw non, nor any Lighte of the Sun in that Room then. I then turned my Head uppon the Pillow, where it was before, I faw in the darknefs aforefayed the plaine Shape or els the Perfon of Phillip Englith of Salem, the which, Reports fay, married with William Hollingworths® Daughter of 4 Mr, Savage fys that Mr. Hol- ing in Sone, may be fappfed to lingworth’s Name was Ticherd. have known the given Neme of & Bealethough apparendy much want- prominent Man lite Hollingworth,Appendi: Salem, ackcordinge to my bet Iudgement, Knoledg and Underitandinge of him, as I had formerly Knoledg and Ackyuaintance with him, my Coniecktures of him and thefe Paffages aforefayed were as followeth : what is this Mans butines heere now? T-remember not that euer I bought or fold with him, either more or lef, or which way came hee hither, fo foone this Morneinge, by Land or by Water; or hath he been at Marbllee Head all Nighte? And then laboreing to correckt my [Thoughts] not to chinke that he was A Wich, and iyinge to our Omnipotent Jehoush for his Bleding and Protecktion, by fecret Fiaculations, inftantly the Roome, aforefayed, became cleare, and the Shape, Shade, ‘or Perfon vanithed; and this was about the Time News was brought to mee in the Morning, that my Son James was very like to recover of the Small Pox, which left at Home fick; and the fame Day, in the After noone, came News that hee was fuddenly ftrooke with A Paine on his Side, and did not expeét to live three Houres ; and according to my Iudgment, before three Houres were ended, Newes came that he was departed this Life, at which Docktor Iackfon, which was his Docktor, and William Dagget, which was his Nurfe, both of Marbllee Head, told mee that they Ad- mired and Wondred; and it was not many Moenths before, that my Son George Beale, departed this Life in the fame Houfe, and complained of A ftoping in his Throate, after he was recouered of the Small Pox. 183 with whom he wat probably well Hollingworth Family came to Sa- acquainted, Items however, that lem in 1635. ‘The Name is of Beale confounded the Name of the ten fince fpele Hellingfwortb. See ‘Son with that of the Father, ‘The Faurders of WN. Eng. P. 40.184. Appendix. Hee deceafed Ianuary the 23 before my Son Eames deceafe aforefayde. ‘Marbllee Head Atteted to this Truth by Aguit the acond mee Wittiam Beate. 1692 Far[ther] this Deponent teftifieth that in the Spriny of the Yeare before the New England Forces went for Cannady, Phillip Englith aforefayed, came into a Neighbors Houfe where this Deponent then was pre- fent, and then in a fawning and flattering Manner, fayed to me: You are him which can give mee A good Evidence in fhewing mee the Bounds of my Land. This Deponent rplyed, and fayeds I know not of any you have: Philip Englih replyed yes you doe, and Tf you will I[le pat you well. I have a Peice of cighte in_my Pocket for you, and named A Peice of Land ly[ing] a certaine Diftance from my Houle, which I'think Mr, Richard Reede’ of Marblle [Head] was then and is now in Poffeffion of it; this Deponent replyed, doe not tell mee of your Peice of eight, for If I bee called, I mutt give Evidence againft you, and told him what I mutt fay; at which hee {eemed to bee moued, and told me that I Iyed, with more Dif courfe aboute [it,] and fo then wee departed. Then the next [Feb?] enfuing, which was about the Time that the Forces began to com from Cannady, I then haueing heard that Phillip Englith aforefayd, had arrefted Mr. Reade aforefayde, about the Land aforefayde, I then, as I thought it my Duty in Concience, ackquainted Mr. Reeds Son with what I could fay concerninge the Ticllee of the Lande aforefayed, and withall told him of 7 For fome Account of him,con- by J. W. Reed, EG publthed fa the Hiftry of the Reed Family, 1861, Page 42-Appendix. 185 ‘Witnels, as namely Thomas Farrar Senr,* of Linn; then afterward uppon their Requeft I rode to Lin and at Lin Mill there I found Thomas Farare, afore- fayed, and as wee rode alonge Lin Commons there beetwixt the Reuerende Mr. Sheapards Houle and Mr. Leytons, then beinge in difcourfe aboute the Titllee of the Lande aforefayed, my Nofe gufhed out bleedeinge in a moft extrordinary manner; fo that I bllodyed a Hankerihift of an confderablie biggne®, and_allfoe ran downe upon my Cloaths and uppon my Horfe Mane. I lighted of my Hlorf thinking the iodginge [jogging] of my Horfe mighte caufe it; but it kept on, Alithough not alltogfether fo bad, ell 1 came to Mr. Reades at Marbliee head, and it hath not blead as I can remember neuer fince I was a Boy, exept about that time, nor fince that time, exept by Ackcident that it was hurt, Thiefe Things that are fet downe laft were before the former Euidence. Winuam ‘Owned the aboue written before the Beate Grand Iury vpon the Oath hee had taken in Covrt Jen? 12%, 1692. Robert Peyne Foreman. NUMBER IV. Na firt and curfory Perufal of the Examination of the Indian Woman belonging to Mr. Par- ris's Family, it was concluded not to Print it, and only refer toit; that is, only refer to the Extraé from it In the N. Bag. Hif. and Gen. Account of this Individual will be Reg, Vol. VI, Page 316, fome found. ZsAppendix. ined in the History anp Antiquities oF Bos- tox. But when the Editorial labor upon thefe Vol- . umes was nearly completed, a reperufal of that Ex- amination was made, and .the refult determined the Editor to give it a place in this Appendix. His opinion ‘of it, and of thote who. procured it of the fimple Indian, has been expreffed in a previous Page. "Fhe Examination is valuable on_feveral accounts, the Chief of which is the Light it throws on the Com- mencement of the Delufion. It does not appear that cither Dr. Mather or Mr. Calef ever faw it, or their ‘Accounts of the Beginning of the Tranfaions would have been more explicitly flated. ‘The Original (now for the first time Printed,9) came into the Editor's Hands fome five and twenty Year's fince. It is more extenfive than any of the Examixtions yet brought to light. This is accounted for by its being the of that cruel and fen(ele( Series of illegal Proceedings which ended in fo much Agony, Diftrefs, Wretched- nef and Blood, This Examination, more, perhaps, than any of the reft, exhibits the atrocious Method employed by the Examinant of caufing the poor, ignorant Accufed to own and acknowledge Things put into their Mouths bya manner of queltioning as much to be condemmed a3 Perjury itfelf; inafmuch as it was fare to produce that Crime. In’ this Cafe the Examined was taken from Jail and placed upon the Stand, and was foon fo confuled that the could fcarcely know what to fay; while it is evident that all of her Anfwers were at firft true, becaufe dire, ftraightforward, and reafonable. ‘The Strangenefs of the Queftions and the long Per- 9 A bref and gabled Exit placed air the “2th of March, anmog the Record wot ds bth"Appendix. 187 fiftence of the Quetioners could lead to no other refult but the confounding of what little Underftand- ing the Accufed was at belt poffeffed of. Hence this Record of incoherent Nonfenfe here fubmitted ; and of the fame tenor was nearly all the Evidence ufed, which took away the Lives of numbers of innocent People. the Examination was before Meffrs. Hathorne and Corwin. The Former took down the refult, which is all in his peculiar Chirography. ‘The firtt Proceeding printed in’ Mr. Woodward's Collediion, having rela: tion to the Witchcraft affair, is a Warrant for the Apprehenfion of Sarah Good, and is dated Feb. 29th, 1694-"® On the next Day, March ft, the Conftable, George Locker, made Return, that he had brought the faid “Saragh Good,” &c.” Whether the were pre- fent at Tituba’s Examination, does not appear; while the Documents fhow that the Apprehenfion of Sarah Good, and the Examination of Tituba were on the fame Day. ‘Tittube the Indian Woman Examined, March. t. 169}. Q. Why doe you hurt thefe poor Children? What harme haue thay done unto you? A. They doe noe harme to mee. I noe hurt them attall. Q. Why have you done itt? A. Ihave done nothing. I cant tell when the Devill works. Q..What, doth the Devill tell you that he hurts them? A. Noe. He tells me nothing. Q. Doe you never fee fomething appeare in fome Shape? A. Noe, never fee any thing. Q. What Fa- miliarity have you with the Devill, or what is itt that 10The Papers inferted Records previous to this coure, out of place, as they the a later Date. A. Rearrangement, of or Recompilation of the Witchcraft fof Papers muft at fometime be made.188 Appendix. you converfe withall? Tell the Truth, whoe itt is that hurts them? A. The Devill, for ought I know. Q. ‘What Appearance, or how doth he appeare when he hurts them with what Shape, or what is he like, that hurts them A. Like a Man, I think. Yefterday, 1 being in the Leantoe Chamber, I faw a Thing like a Man, that tould me fearve him, and I tould him Noe, I would nott doe fuch Thing. She charges Goody OF burne and Sarah Good, as thofe that hurt them Child- ren, and would have had hir done itt; the fayth the hath feen foure, two of which the knew nott; fhe faw them lat Night, as the was wafhing the Roome. They tould me hurt the Children, and would haue had me gone to Bofton. Ther was 5 of them with the Man. They tould me if I would nott goe and hurt them they would doe foe to mee. Att firft I did agree with them, but afterward I tould them I doe foe noe more.” Q- Would they have had you hure the Children the laft Night? A. Yes, buct I was forry, and I fayd I would doe foe noe more, but tould I would Feare God. Q. Butt why did nott you doe foe before? A. Why they tell me I had done foe before, and therefore, 1 muft goe on. Thefe were the 4 woemen, and the Man, but fhe knew none but Of burne and Good, only; the other were of Bofton. Q. Att firt beginning with them, what then appeared to you; what was itt like, that gott you to doc itt? A. ‘One like a Man, Juft as I was gocing to fleep, came to me. This was when the Children was firft hurt. He fayd he would kill the Children, and fhe would never be well; and he fayd, If I would nott ferue him he would doe foe to mee. Q. Is that the fame Man that appeared before to you? "that appeared the laft Night and tould you this? A. Yes, what other Likeneffes befides a Man hath appeared to you? A. SometimesAppendic. 189 like a Hogge, fometimes like a great black Dogge, foure tymes.'Q. But what did they fay unto. you? A. They tould me ferve him, and that was a good way; that was the black Dogge. I tould him I’ was afrayd. He tould me he would be worfe then to me. Q. What did you fay to him then, after that? A. I anfwver, I will ferve you noe Longer. He tould me he would doe me hurt then. Q. What other Creatures have you fen? A. A Bird. Q. What Bird? A. A little yellow Bird. Q. Where doth itt keep? A. With the Man whoe hath pretty ‘Things more befides. Q. What other pretty Things? A. He hath nott thowed them unto me, but he faid he would fhowe them me to morrow, and tould me if I would ferve him, I fhould have the Bird. Q. ‘What other Creatures did you fee? A. I faw Catts, one Red, another Black, as bigge as a little Dogge. ). What did thefe Catts doe? A. Idont know: Ihave feen them two tymes. Q. What did they Say? A. They Say, Serve them. Q. When did you {ee them? A. I faw them laft Night. Q. Did they do any hurt to you gr threaten you? A.’ They did Seratch me, | Q. When? A. After prayer; and Scratched me bectufe I would not ferve hit.” And when they went away I could nott {ee, but thay ftood before the Fire. Q. ‘What Service doe thay expett from you? A. They fay more hurt to the Children. Q. How did you pinch them when you hurt them? A. ‘The other pull mee and hall me-to. pinch the Childe, and I am very forry For itt? Q. What made you hould your Arme when youwere fearched? What had you there? A. I had nothing. Q. Do nott thofe Catts fuck you? A. Noe, never yett. [would nott lett them. But they had almoft thruft me into the Fire. Q. How doe you hurt thofe that you pinch? Doe you gett thofe Catts,190 Appendix. or other Things to doe itt for you? Tell us, how is ittdone? A. The Man fends the Catts to me, and bi me pinch them; and I think I went once to Mr. Griggs’s, and have pinched hir this Day in the Morne- ing. The Man brought Mr. Griggs's Mayd to me, and_made me pinch hir. Q. Did you ever goe with thefe Woemen? A. They are very ftrong, and ‘pull me, and make me goe with them. Q, Where did you goc? A. Uj Putnams, and make me hurt fhe Child. @- Whoe did make you goe? A. A Man that is very ftrong, and thele two woemen, Good, and Ofburne, but Iam forry. Q. How did you goe? ‘Whatt doe you Ride upon? A. I Ride upon a Stick, or Poale, and Good, and Ofburne behind me; we Ride takeing hold of one another ; don't know how we goe, for I faw noe Trees, nor Path, but was prefently there, when wee were up.’ Q. How long fince you began to pinch Mr. Parris Children? A. did nots pinch them att the Firft, but thay made me afterward. Q. Have ve feen Good, and Ofburne Ride upon-a Poule? A. es, and have held Fatt by mee: I was nott att iggs’s but once, butt it may be {end fomethin, ke mene tiekther would ‘have gone, but that they tell me, they will hurt me. Latt Night they Tell me I mutt kill fome body wich the Kate. "Q, Who' were they that Told you Soe? A. Sarah Good, and OF burne, and they would have had me killed Thomas Put- nam's Child laft Night. The Child alfoe affirmed, that att the fame Tyme, thay would have had hir Cutt of hir own Head; for if the would nott, they Tould hir Tittubee would Cutt itt off; and then the Complayned att the fame Time of a Knife Cutting of hir. When hir Mafter hath afked hir about thefe Things, She Sayth thay will nott lett hir Tell, but Tell hir if the Tells, hir Head fhall be Cutt of Q. Who TellsAppendix. 191 you foe? A. The Man, Good, and Ofburnes Wife. Goody Good Came to hir latt Night, when her Mafter was att Prayer, and would nott lett hir hear, and fhe Could nott hear a good whyle. Good hath one of thofe Birds, the yellow Bird, and would have given mee itt, but I would not have itt: and in Prayer Tyme the ftoped my Eares and would nott lett me hear. Q. What thould you have done with itt. A. Give to the Children, which yellow Bird hath bin feve- rall ‘Tymes feen by the Children. I faw Sarah Good have itt on hir Hand, when the Came to hir, when Mr. Parris was att prayer: I faw the Bird fuck Good betweene the fore Finger and Long Finger, upon the ight Hand. Q. Did you never pradtife Witchcraft in your owne Country? A. Noe. Never before now. Q. Did you fee them doe ittnow? A. Yes, To Day;. but twas in the Morning. Q, Butt did you fee them doe, itt now, while you are Examininge? A. Noe, I did nott See them, but I Saw them hurt att other Tymes. I faw Good have a Catt befide the yellow Bird, which was with hir. Q. What hath Ofburne gott to goe with hir? A. Some thing I don’t know what itt is. I can’t name itt. I don't know how itt looks. She hath two of them. One of them hath Wings, and two Leggs, anda Head likea Woeman. The Children Saw the Same butt Yefterday, which afterward Turned into a Woeman. Q. What is the Other Thing that Goody Ofburne hath? A. A Thing all over hairy; all the Face hayry, and a long Nofe, and I don’t know how to tell how the Face looks; .with Two Leggs, itt goeth uprighte, and is about Two or three Foot high, and goeth upright like « Man; and laft Night itt Stood before the Fire, in Mr. Parris’s Hall. Q. Whoe was that appeared like a Wolfe to Hubbard, as fhe was gocing from Proétures? A. Itt was Sarah Good, and I faw hir fend the Wolfe v192 Appendix. tohir. Q, What Cloathes doth the Man appeare unto you in?” A. Black Cloaths, fometimes, fometimes Searge Coat of other Couler; a Tall Man with white hayr, I think, Q. What Aparrell doe the Woemen ware? A. I don’t know what Couller. Q. What kind of Cloathes hath She? A. A black filk Hood, with a white Silk Hood under itt, with Sopknotts, which Woe- man I know not, but have feen hir in Botton, when I lived there. Q.” What Cloathes the little Woman? ‘A. a Searge Coat with a white Cap, as I think. The Children ‘having Fitts at this very. Time, She was aiked, whoe hurt them? She Anfwers Goody Good; and the Children affirmed the fame; butt Hubbard being taken in an Extreame Fitt; after, the was afked, whoe hurt hir? and the fayd the Could nott tell, butt Sayd they blinded hir, and would not lett hir fee, and after that, was once of twice taken dumb hir felf. Second Examination. March. 2. 169}. Q..What Covenant did you make with that Man that came to you? What did he tell you. A. He tell me he God, and I muft beleive him, and ferve him fix Yeares, and he would give me many fine Things. Q. How longe a goue was this? A. About fx ‘Weeks, and a little more; Fryday Night before Abi- Il was Ill, Q. What did he fay you muft doe more ? id he fay you muft write any Thing? Did he offer you any Paper? A. Yes, the next Time he come to me, and thowed me fome fine Things; fome Thing like Creatures ; a little Bird, fome Thing like green and white. Q. Did you promife him this when he fpake to you? Then what did you anfwer him. A Pehen Sayd this, I tould him 1 Could nott beleive him God; I tould him I afk my Maifter, and would have gone up, but he ftopt mee, and would nott lettAppendix. 193 ‘ou promifs him? A. The fir Tyme I beleive him God, and then he was Glad. Q. What did he fay to you then? What did he fay you muft doe? A. Then he tell me they mutt meet together. Q. When did he fay you mutt meet together? A. He tell me Weddnefday next, att my matters Houfe, and then they all meet together, and thatt Night I faw them all ftand in the Corner, all four of them, and the Man ftand behind mee, and take hold of mee, to make mee ftand fill in the Hall. Q. Whare was your Mafter then? A. In the other Roome. Q. ‘What Time of Night? A. A little before prayer Time. Q. What did this Man fay to you when he took hold of you? A. He fay goe into the other Room and fee the Children, and doe hurt to them, and Pinch them; and then I went in, and would note hurt them a good while ; I would nott hurt Betty, I loved Betty, but they hall me and make me pinch Betty, and the next Abigall, and then quickly went away altogether a[fter] I pinch them. Q. Did you goe into that Room in your ‘own Perfon, and all the reff? A. Yes, and my Mafter did note fee us, for they would nottlett my Mafterfee. Q. Did you goe with the Company? A. Noe, I ftayd and the Man fayd with mee, 6. What did he then to you? A. He tell me my Mafter goe to Prayer, and he read in Book, and he afk me what I remember, but don’t you remember any thing? Q. Did he alk you noe more but the frit Time to {erve him, or the second time? A. Yes, he afk me againe, and if I ferve him fix yeares and he Come the Next Time, and how mee a Book, Q. And when would he come then? A. The next Fyday, and fhowed mea Book in the Day Time, betimes in the Morning. Q. And what Booke did he bring, agreat or little Booke? A. He did nott fhow itt Aas194 Appendix. me, nor would nott, but had itt in his Pockett. Q. Did he nott make you write your Name? A. Noe, nott yett, for my. Miftris Called me into the other Roome. Q. Whatt did he fay you muft do in that Book? A. He fayd, Write, and fett my name to itt, Q Did you Write?’ A. Yes, once I made a Marke * in the Book, and made itt with red like Bloud. Q. Did he gett itt out of your Body? A. He faid he mutt gett itt out. The Next Time he Come againe he give me a in, tyed. ina Stick, to doe itt with, butt. he noe lett me Bloud with itt’as yett, butt Intended another Time, when he came again. Q. Did you fee any other Marks in his Book? A. Yes, a great many, fome Marks Red, fome Yellow, he opened his Book, and a great many Marks in itt. Q. Did he tell you the Names of them? A. Yes, of two, noe more; Good, and Ofburne, and he fay they make them Marks in that Book, and he thewed them mee. Q. How many Marks doe you think there was? A. Nine. Q. Did thay write there Names? A. They made Marks, Goody Good fayd the made hir Mark, but Goody Ofburne would nott tell; the was Crofs to mee. Q When did Good tell you the fett hir Hand fo the Book? The fame Day I came hithtr to Prifon? Q. Did you fee the Man thatt Morning? A. Yes, a lite in the Morning, and he tell me the Magiftrates Come up to examine me. Q. What did he fay you mutt fay? A. He tell me, tell_nothing, if 1 did he would cutt my Head off. Q. Tell us true how many Woemen doe ufe to come when you Rid abroad? A, Foure of them, thefe two, Ofburne, and Good, and thofe two Strangers. Q. You fay that there was Nine, Did he tell you whoe they were? A. Noe, he noe lett me (ee, but he tell me I thould fee them the next Tyme. Q. What Sights did you fee? A.Appendiz. 195 I fee a Man, a Dogge, a Hogge, and two Catts, a Black and Red; and the range Monfter was Ofburnes, that I mentioed before; this was the Hayry Imp: the Man would give itt to mee, but I would nott have ite. Q. Did he fhow you in the Book which was Ofburns and which was Goods Mark? A. Yes, I fe there Marks... Q. Butt did he tell the Names of the other? A. Noe fir. Q. And what did he fay to you when you made your Mark? A. He fayed Serve mee, and always ferve mec. The Man with the two Woemen Came from Bofton. Q. How many times did you goe to Bofton? A. I was gocing and then Came back aguine. Twas never att Bolton. Q. Whoe Came back with you againe? A, The Man came back with mee, and dhe Woemen goe away ; Iwas nott willing to gee. How farr did you goe, to what Towne? A. I never went to any Towne, ‘I fee noe Trees, noe Towne. Q. Did he tell you where the Nine Lived? A. Yes, fome in Bolton, and fome here in this Towne, but he would nott tell’ mee whoe thay were. NUMBER V. The Examination of Mary Clark" of Ha- verbill. Taken before Fro. Hauthorn, Efq. and otheir their Majefties Fuftices of the Peace, Auguft 4th, 1692. HE Accufed, Mary Clark, being called, it was enquired of Mary Walcot, if ever Clark had affii@ed her? She anfwered Yes, that is the very 1 There was a large Family of Family this injured Woman_be- (Clarks early at Haverhl, To what longed, my Materials do not diffe.196 Appendix, woman. And, upon Mary Clarks looking upon Wal- id others of the affiied, they were firuck into Fitts, The Juices having ufed feverall Arguments (for the Good of her Soul) to confe, if the knew herfelt uilty. She abfolutely denyed. ‘And then the Con- able’ of Haverhill was called; and being afked of what Fame and Reputation Mary Clark was of? He anfwered they had heard fhe was or had been guilty of fach Things, but, as to any Thing in Particular, he could not fay. ‘The Juftices afked Mary Walcot if the were not miftaken in this Woman? Walcot an- fwered, This is the very Woman I faw affi@ Timo- thy Swan,'3 and the has affli@ed me feveral Times, And after a Fitt the was then immediately in, the faid the faw the above Mary Clark affii@ Betty Hubbard, and Ann Putnam. The faid Mary ‘Clark looking upon Walcott, Hub- bard, Putnam, Warrin, they were in Fitts. Mary Walcott haveing a Pinn runn into her Arme fuddenly, faid that Mary Clark did it. ‘At the fame Tyme Mary Warrin had a Pinn run into her Throat, under her Chin, which Mr, Noice took out. ‘Sufanna Sheldon, upon faid Examination, had four Pinns taken out of her Hand; faying that faid Clark put in two of them, and Mr. Uther'# the other two. 12 In 1687, Joeph Peafely was Family was extenfive at Haverhill; chofen Conftable, but there is no but Mr. Chafe did not ind a Tim: certainty that he exercifed the OF othy. fice in’ 1692, John Ayer, Jr., — ' Perhaps Mr. Hezekiah, of fared the Duties, See Chae, Hf Botton, It may be he to whom Haverbil, 145. Mr. Calef refers in his Pofferipe. 1D Like’ the Clarks, the Sten See Page 154, sriginal paging.Appendix. 197 Mary Poft's faid the faw the faid Clark affié Timo- thy Swan, Richard Carryer, a former Confeffor (aid he beleeved he faw the {aid Mary Clark with fome others and him- {elf baptifed at Newburry Falls. Betty Hubbard’ was ftruck down, by her looking upon her. Te was alked, if the could fay the Lords Prayer, perfeétly. She erred much. ‘Ann Putnam faid that faid Clark had affli@ed her by pinching, choakeing, and ftriking her in the Face, and told her, that her Name was Miltrifs Mary Clark, but that People ufed to call her Goody Clark. Ann Putnam faid further, that the faw the faid Clark fab Timothy Swan with a {quare ragged Speare, as long as her Hand. And, being afked why Me called it a ragged Speare, the faid becaule it was ragged like a File. ‘Mary Poft faid the faw this Mary Clarks Spirit at the Village Witch-meeting, and that fhe did eat and drink there as the reft did.” And further, the has feen the aid Mary Clark afffi@ Timothy Swan. 1, underwritten, appoynted by Authority, to take the within Examination, in Wryting, Doe teftify upon Oath, taken in Court, that this is a true Coppy of the Subfance of it, to the belt of my Knowledge. [All of the Above is in the Hand “of Edward Rawfon, ‘There is no Signature attached. 151 donot find the Name of born 1664, who may have been Pot in Mr. Chaf’s Haverbill, this Witnet. ‘There was 2 Family at Woburn; 10 The fame who has been fo and, according to Mr. Savage, John often mentioned as Elizabeth Hubs Pot, of that Town, had by Wife bard. In the next Artile of this Mary ‘Tyler, 2 Daughter Mary, Appendix theis particularly noticed.198 Appendix. NUMBER VI. An Account of the Life and Charatter of the Rev. Samuel Parris, of Salem Vil- lage, and of bis Conneétion with the Witchcraft Delufion of 1692. "By SAMUEL P. FOWLER, ESQUIRE.!7 R. Parris, whofe Hiftory is fo intimately con- neGed with the Salem Witcheraft Delufion of 1692, was a Son of Thomas Parris of London, and was born in 1653. He was a Member of Harvard College, but did not graduate at that Inftitution, He wwas at firft 2 Merchant in Bofton, but not fucceeding in Bufinels he left it, and offered himfelf as a Candi- date for the Miniftry. ‘The People at Salem Village being without a Paftor, on the 1th of November, 1688, lent a Committee, confifting of three Perfons, viz: Captain John Put- nam, Mr. Jofhua Rea, Sen., and Francis Nurfe, ‘to treat with Mr. Parris about taking minifterial Office.” Nothing was done however at this Meeting towards effeding a Settlement, and on the 2sth of November, after the Services in the Afternoon, the Audience was flayed, and by a general Vote, requefted Mr, Parris to take Office. On the roth of December, 1688, the Brethren of the Church, fent Lieut. Nath'l Putnam, Sergeant Fuller, Mr. Jothua Rea, Sen., and Sergeant Ingerfoll, who came, they faid, “as "Meffengers to 17 Mr. Fowler has very kindly the Editors Difpofal. Tt was ofi- placed this highly valuable Article at ginally read before the Efex Inf,Appendix. 199 know whether Mr. Parris would accept of Office.” He replied, “y" Work was weighty, they thould know in due Time.” After this, feveral came on like Errands, but as yet, no Propofals of Maintenance were tendered. ‘On the agth of April, 1689, Deacons Nath’l Inger- foll and Edward Putnam, Daniel Rea, Thomas Fuller, Jr, and John Tarbell, came to Mr. Parris, from the meeting Houfe, where there had been a general Meet- ing of the Inhabitants, and faid, “being the aged Men had had the Matter of Mr. Parris’ Settlement fo long in Hand, and effeGed nothing, they were de- firous to try what the Younger could do.” n Mr. Paris's afking them what their Will was, they an- fered “they were fent by 7" People to defie him to take Office, and had concluded to offer him fixty Pounds for his Salary.” Twenty Pounds of which, was to be in Money, and the Remainder as follows: Wheat at 4 Shillings per Buthel, Indian Corn at 2 Shillings per Buthel, Barley, Rye and Malt at 3 Shil- lings per Buthel, Pork at 2 Pence per. Pound, Beef at 14 Pence per. Pound. The Committee being defirous of a {peedy Anfwer, Mr. Parris informed them, that he would accept of their Propofals, provided they would comply with the following Providions for his Maintenance: uf, “When Money thall be more plenteous, the Money Part to be paid me, fhall accordingly be increafed. 2d, Tho’ Corn or like Provifions thould arife to a higher Price than you have fet, yet for my own Family Ufe, I frall have what is needful, at ye Price now ftated ; and (0 if it fall lower. 3d, The whole fixty Pounds to be only from our Inhabitants, that are dwelling in our Bounds, or proportionable to what Lands they have, within y* fame. 4th, No Provifion to be200 Appendix. brought in, without juft afking whether needed, and myflf to make chofee of what, uoleG ye Perfor is unable to pay in any Sort but one. sth, Fire Wood to be given in yearly freely. 6th, Two Men to be chofen yearly to fee that due Paythents be made. 7th, Contributions each Sabbath in Papers, and only fuch as are in Papers, and dwelling within in our Bounds, to be accounted as Part of the fixty Pounds. 8th, As God thall pleafe to blefs y* Place, fo as to be able to rife higher, than y* faid fixty Pounds, that then a proportionable Increafe be made. If God fhall” leafe for our Sins to diminith the Subftance of faid Place, lwill endeavour accordingly to bear fach Lofles, by proportionable Abatements of fuch as fhall reafon- ably defire it’ Thete Propotas of Mr. Partis to the Committee were read to them and accepted, and they expreffed their Belief, that the Inhabitants would approve of them, But it would feem that at a Meeting of the People of the Village, May 17th, 1689, Mr. Parris was fent for, when Objedtions were made again the sth and 7th Provifions of his Settlement. _ Touch- ing the ‘sth it was objeéted, they had no Commons, and therefore could not conveniently give in Fire Wood, becaufe fome mutt bring in half Cord, others more, others left, &c. Therefore they would allow fix Pounds per annum, one third Money, which would buy 30 Cords, as they had dealt by former Minifters. Parris replied, he was willing to eafe them, but then he defired, that one of them would take the fix Pounds annually, and furnith him with 3o Cords of Wood, to which PropoGl he found nove of them willing’ to confent. He then told them, if he did accept the fix Pounds, it might in Time be infuffcient to purchafe 30 Cords of Wood. In reply to the Fears of ParrisAppendix. 201 in regard to the Rife of the Price of Wood, he fays, Thad a general Anfwer from many that at four Shil- lings per, Cord, I hould be fapplied during my Life among them. "He continues, after much urging, I replied I would: try them for one Year. Mr. Parris fays: “touching his 7th Provifion, nothing at che Time was faid or objeéted againit Contributions by Papers, for it had been their former ufual Way, but only againft thofe, that dwelled within their Bounds, they urging that fome did not live within their Bounds, yet they were conftant Hearers, and therefore it was meet to have their Help. “ In fine, after much Agitation here, it was agreed on my Part and theirs, that fuch out Perfons had Liberty to pleafe themfelves, in paying to the Minifter or the meeting Houfe. And fo I left them, fully acquiefcing with my aforeftid Conditions, not doubting but that they had truly entered it on the Records, as I took for granted, nor heard any Thing otherwife, till after my Ordination a good while, in another public Meet- ing of the Village; when another Vote, recorded and read, vattly different from the Agreement, as above faid—which I then openly did, and fill muft deny, to be any Contraé of mine.” We have now prefented Mr. Parris's Account, of the TranfaGions Beween himfelf and the People of Salem Village, in regard to his Settlement. This was drawn up by him, and ufed upon his Trial before the Court of Common Pleas at Ipfwich in 1696-7. We have been thus particular in Relation to the Settle- ment of Mr. Parris at Salem Village, it being one of the Caufes, which led to the moft bitter parochial Quarrel, that ever exifted in New-England, and in the Opinion of fome Perfons, was the chief or primary Caufe of that world-wide famous Delufion, the Sa- tem Witcher. Bb202 Appendix. Salem Village, fince embraced in the Parith of Rev. Dr. Milton B.’ Braman, in Danvers, Maffachufetts, was, on the 19th of November, 1689 (when the Rev. Samuel Parris entered upon his Duties there as a Paftor and Teacher,) a {mall Hamlet or Village, in- habited principally by Farmers, but embracing wit its Limits, much adjoining Territory, extending its Lines to Wills Hill, now Middleton, there being many Families who attended Worfhip at Salem Vil- lage. The number of rateable Polls in the Parith was 100. It appears, from the Records, that Mr. Parris prefented to his Church, upon his Settlement, a new Covenant and Form of Admiffion for its Members, together with the Queftion, who were the roper Subjeéis of Baptifim? “Thefe caufed fome De- Pate in the Church, but none oppofed the final A@ion upon them. Some fingular and unufual Cafes of ifcipline came before them, but they appeared to have been difpofed of peaceably, It was not until the 8th of O@ober, 1691, that we difcover any un- friendly feeling, exifting between Mr. Parris and his People. It was on that Day, he fays in his Church Records,—* Being my Leéture Day after public Ser- vice was ended, Iwas {0 bare of Fire Wood, that I was forced publicly to defire the Inhabitants to take Care that I" might be provided for, telling them, had it not been for Mr. Corwin (who had brought Wood, being here at my Houfe), I fhould hardly have had any to burn.” Upon the Pattor’s informing the Church of his Deftitution of Fire Wood, the Breth- ren raifed a Committee, who were inftruéed to fee the Town Committee, and defire them to make a Rate for the Minifter. The Committee on Rates met November toth, 1691, and reported that they did not fee good Caule to take Notice of the ChurchAppendix. 203 Committee, without they had a Letter to how, under the Church and Paftor's Hand. Upon this, Mr. Parris complained of the Treatment of the Commit- tee towards him, but more efpecially the Church, whom he faid manifefted an indifference in this Affair. The Committee, whofe Bufinefs it was to raife a Tax to procure the Paftor’s Wood, fill continuing to refule to do it, on the 27th of December, 1691, 2 Petition was fent to the Quarter Seffions, wherein the Petitioners complain, that “no Reparations of the Village Meeting Houfe has been for a great while regarded, fo that broken Windows, ftopt up fome of them by Boards or otherwife, and others wide open, and is fometimes fo dark, that it is almoft un/éful." The Court, upon this Petition, appointed a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Village, to choofe a new Committee to meet on the asth of January, 1692, for the Purpole of affefling Rates to repair the meet- ing Houle, and procure the Paftor’s Wood. The Inhabitants of the Village met on that Day, and made choice of Jofeph Pope, Jofeph Holten, Jr, John Tarbell, Thomas Prefton, and James Smith, as their Committee. This is the laft we hear about this Affair of pro- curing Wood, &c., probably all further Confideration of it was ab{orbed in the great Witchcraft Delufion, which was now clofe at Hand, and about to break forth. We are now brought to the Period of the Com- mencement of Salem Witchcraft, as it firft developed itfelf in the Family of Samuel Parris, Minifter at Salem Village in 1692. Mr. Parris’s Houfehold confited, at this Time, of himfelf and Wife, his age being 39 Years, that of his Wife 44 Years, a Daughter Elizabeth, aged, nine204 Appendix. Years, a Niece of eleven Years by the Name of Al gail Williams, and two Servants named John Indian, and Tituba his Wife, both Natives of South America, then called New Spain. Thele were held as Slaves, and Parris probably came into poffe(fion of them fome of his Commercial Tranfdions. By fome Per~ fons, thefe Indians have been fubpofed to belong the Aborigines of our Country and. to. have obtained their knowledge of Witchcraft from the Indian Po- wows; but this appears to have been a miftake. Mr. Parris’s neareft Neighbors were Capt. Jona. Walcut, who had a Daughter called Mary, 17’years of Age, and his Parith Clerk. Thomas Putnam, who ha Daughter named Ann, aged 12 Years, and a fervant Girl, living with him, named Mercey Lewis aged 17 Years, Mary Warren, aged 20 Years, lived with John Proétor, Elizabeth Booth, aged 18 Years, lived near to John Prodor, Sarah Churchill, aged 20 Years, lived in the Family of Geo. Jacobs, Sen., Sufannah Sheldon, aged 18 Years, lived in the Village. Thele Girls, to- gether with Abigail Williams, a Niece of Mr. Parris, ed 11 Years, were in the Habit of meeting in a Cir- tle in the Village, to pracice Palmiftry, Fortune Tel ling, &c. It appears by Evidence, given at the Courts, that fome of their Parents and’ Guardians did. nox prove of thefe Meetings. Mary Warren, one of the mot Violent of the accufing Girls, lived as we have before faid, with John Pro@or, and at laft became his principal Accufer, upon his examination for Witch- craft. Proétor, out of all Patience with the Met : of the Girls, compofing this Circle, one Day faid “was a going to the Village to bring Mary ‘Warren, the Jade, Home; for, if let alone, thefe Girls would make us all Devils and Witches together quickley. They fhould rather be had to the Whipping Poft; but heAppendix. 205 would fetch his Jade Home, and thrath the Devil out of her.” Proétor faid, when Mary Warren was firft taken with Fits, he kept her clofe to the Wheel, and threatened to thrath her, and then the had no more Fits; but the next Day, he being gone from Home, the had her Fits again. If the accufing Girls had been dealt with as John Proétor would have had them, we probably fhould have had a fhort Story to tell, about Salem Witchcraft. Itis at the Meeting of this Circle of eight Girls, for the purpofe of practifing Palmftry and Fortune Telling, that we difcover the Germ, or the firft Origin of the Delufion, We have endeavored to follow them after the Excitement had fubfided, for the Purpofe of a(certaining’ their Char- aéter in’ after Life. One only of this Circle, Ann Putnam, confeffed her Folly, and fought Forgivenets. Some of them grew up Licentious in their Habits, and all of them appear to have fought Obfcurity. Their whole Courfe, as feen in their Depofitions, dif- clofes much Malignancy, and their Ignorance was fo great, that off the Ei ight ‘accufing Girls, Six of them figned their Names with a Crofs. It was in thelatter End of February, 1692, that the Daughter of Mr. Parris, named Elizabeth, aged Years, together with his Niece, Abigail Williams, aged 12 Years, were taken Sick and’ received fuch at- tention from Mrs. Parris as their Cafe feemed to require. But growing worfe under her Treatment, not being able to aertain what their Difeafe was, application was made to, their Family Phyfician, Dr, egg, living in the Village. He vifited them, and obferved that they were affliéted with a fad Diftemper, the Name of which he could not tell. Other Phyfi- cians were called in, in Confultation, when one of them gave it as his Opinion, that ‘the Children were under206 Appendix. anevil Hand. _Itis probable that it was Dr. Gregg that fappofed the Girls bewitched, for he had expreffed the fame Opinion of many of his Patients when he could not underftand their Difeale, many times before. It is highly probable that the Opinion of thefe Phyficians went far to form the Belief of not only Parris, but alfo of his minifterial Friends, in the Exiftence of Witchcraft in the Village. Mr. Parris appears to have been much aftonifhed, when the Phy‘icians in- formed him, that his Daughter and Niece were, no doubt, under an evil Hand. There is Evidence that Mr. Parris endeavored to keep the Opinion of the Phyficians a Secret, at leaf till he could determine what Courfe to purfue. At this Time, Mary Sibley, 2 Member of his Church, gave diredions to John Indian how to find out, who bewitched Betfy Parris and Nabby Williams. ‘This was done without the Knowledge of Parris. The Means ufed to make this Difeovery, was to make a Cake of Rye Meal, with the Urine of the Children, and Bake it in the Athes, and give it to a Dog to eat. Similar difgutti Pradlices appear to have been uled to difover and kill Witches, during the whole Period of the Delu- fion. On the 27th of March, 1692, Mr. Parris called to- gether his Church, when he prefented Teftimony againft the Error of fitter Mary Sibley, in giving diredtion to John Indien in an unwarraniable Way. to find. out Witches. Upon Mary Sibley’s manifefting Sorrow and Grief for her Condu@, the Brethren of the Church received Satisfa@ion. By the diabolical Means thus ufed by Mary Sibley, Mr. Parris fuppofed the Devil had been raifed, and feeing the apparent diftreffed Condition of his Family, and not knowing what Courfe to purfue, requefted fome worthy Gentlemen ofAppendix. 207 Salem, and fome neighboring Minifters to confult to- ether at his Houfe; who when they came, and had inquired dil gently into the Sufferings of the Affliéted, concluded they were Preternatural, and feared the Hind of Satan was in them. The Advice given to Parris by them was, that he thould fit ftill and wait upon the Providence of God, to fee what Time might difeover; and to be much in Prayer for the Difcovery ‘of what was yet fecret. They alfo examined Tituba, who confeffed the making a Cake, and faid her Mie tre(s in her own Country was a Witch, and had taught her fome Means to be ufed for the Ditcove: Witch, and for the Prevention of being bewitched, fc. But faid' the herfel, was not a Witch. Soon after this, there were two or three private Fafts at Paris's Houfe, one of which was kept by the neigh boring Minifters, and another in Public at the Village. And one general Fatt, by Order of the General Court, ‘obferved throughout the Colony, to feck the Lord, that he would rebuke Satan, and be a Light unto his People in this Day of Darknefs. Ie is evident from the Account given by Rev. John Hale, who was an Hye Witneb to many of the Tranfa@ions at Salem Village, and one of the Minife ters called for Confultation, that Mr. Parris proceeded with Caution at the Commencement of the Troubles, and was anxious to feek Council and Advice. He likewife withed to inform himfelf on the Subje& of Witchcraft, and for that Purpofe received as a Loan from Dea. Robert Sanderfon, of Bolton, a Copy of Perkins’ Works, which treated upon that Subject. ‘We are among thofe who believe Mr. Parris was honeft in his Belief in Witchcraft, and that he was not moved in this Affair by perfonal Malice, or the Defire to promote the Caufe of Religion in his Parith, as has208 Appendix. been fuppofed by the Author of the vers. We have not as yet, found a dence, that he entertained ‘ill Will againft thofe who were accufed and executed. Mr. Parris, in common with his minifterial Breth- ren, appears ‘to have come, after the Confeffion of Tituba, to the full Conclufion, that Witchcraft had broken out in his Parith, and that the Devil had com- menced his Operations in his own Family; and asa faithful Paftor, he fhould not hefitate, for a Moment, to grapple with the Bnemy. ft was in this Point of View, that we difcover the Courage of the People of Salem Village, who were engaged in oppofing what they confidered the Machi- nations of the Devil—they fuppofing that he was the Caufe, operating through the Agency of Witches, of all the Torture and Mifery they beheld, and that, by their Oppofition, they were liable alfo to fuffer from his Malignancy." They believed, alfo, that the Devil was about to eftablith an Agency, or Kingdom in New England; and had aéually commenced Opera- tions in Salem Village. This, Cotton Mather, Parris, and others, were determined thould not be done, at leatt if they could help it. There was fome very fingular Evidence given at the Courts on this Point. Ann Fofter, of Andover, a confeffing Witch, teftified at her Examination, July 21, 1692, “that the was at a Witch Meeting at the Village, where there was a large Number of Witches prefent, and that the principal Difcourfe at this Gathering, was in regard to the fet- ting up of the Devil's Kingdom at the Village, and making it their Rendezvous!” And another ‘con- felling Witch teftified, at a fubfequent Meeting, that they had, by an unanimous Vote, concluded to fet up the Devil’s Kingdom at Salem Village—it beingAppendix. 209 thought, all Things confidered, the moft fuitable Place to begin the Enterprife, and, by fo doing, they were in Hopes it would {pread over New England. This was folemnly and religioufly believed by many, and it required Courage and Pluck to ftand up and refitt the Defigns of a powerful, malicious Being, capable, as they fuppofed, of tormenting them in various Ways, deftroying their Cattle, 8c. Parris appears to have been very defirous of pre- venting his Daughter, Elizabeth, from participating in the Excitement at the Village." She was fent by her Father, at the Commencement of the Delufion, to refide at Salem with Capt. Stephen Sewall. While there, the Captain and his Wife were much difeouraged in effeding a Cure, as the continued to have fore Fits. Elizabeth faid that the great black Man, came to her, and told her, if he would be ruled by him, the thould have whatfoever the defired, and go to a Golden City. She related this to Mrs. Sewall, who immediately told the Child it was the Devil, and he was a Liar, and bid her tell him fo if he came to her again; which the did accordingly the next Time the black Man came to her. The Devil, it would feem, unaccuftomed, in thofe Days, to experience fuch Refitance, and utterly aftonithed at the cool Impudence of Betly Parris, never troubled her afterwards; and,—although this Girl was one of the firft Originators of the Witchcraft Delufion, in conneéion with her Coufin Abigail Wil- liams,—fhe appears to have had, afterwards, but little to do with Witchcraft. This arofe in Confequence of following the fage Advice of Mrs. Sewall, in getting rid of the Devil; or, what was more probable, in her Father taking her from the weekly Circle of acoufing Cet210 Appendix. and bewitching Girls, and placing her in a very refpeé- able Family in Salem. Tt has been faid that Parris had a Rival in Rev. George Burroughs, who had Friends in Salem Village, defirous of his Setlement s and that that was a {ahi cient Reafon why Parris thould appear at the Court jinft him. We have never feen any Proof of this alfhip between thefe Clergymen. tis difficult now to a(certain the Caufe of the Arreft of Burroughs who was preaching at Wells, at the Time, in his Pulpit. The Girl who accufed him of bewitching her, was Mercy Lewis, who was then living with Thomas Putnam. “She formerly lived with Burroughs, when he preached at the Village; and, upon one or more Occafions, he whipped her feverely. This we fufpe was the trae Caule of her erying out againf him. Te had been fad that Rebecea Nurfe was an Objed of fpecial Hatred to Parris ; bur this we have failed to difcover. We cannot imagine the Caufe of the al- leged Complaint of Witchcraft againft Rebecca Nurfe. She appears to have been an. amiable and exemplary ‘Woman, and well educated for the Times in which fhe lived. We fufpeé, from an Examination of the Charges brought againft her at the Courts, that fhe had feveral Times feverely rebuked the accufing Girls for their Folly and Wickednefs, when meeting in their Cir- cles. In this Way, the probably incurred the Dif pleafure of Ann Putnam and her Mother—her prin- Gipal Aceufers, Mr, Parris has offen been. accufed of being over Officious, and a fwift Witnels againft the Accu(ed at the Courts. Parris could not be {aid to have been a chief Witne(s in the Profecutions, although he may be faid to have been a frequent corroborating Witnefs with his Neighbors. ‘The chief Witneffes were the accufing Girls, as they were called. At the *Appendix. 21r preliminary Examinations before the Magiftrates, Par- tis and others were required to be prefent when the Depofitions were taken down, as related by the Girls, and afterwards mde ule of at the Trials before the Courts. Thefe being given in and related by Children, and oung Perfons, the Court required an Endorfement from fome older Perfons, who witneffed their fuppofed AfliGions, and could atteft to their Depofitions. It is in this Way Mr. Parris's Name, as well as his Neighbors, frequently appear in the Court Documents, Parris appears to have been frequently at the Exami- nations of thofe scculed of Witcheraf, and put Quef- tions to thofe on Trial. He alfo ated as a Recorder to the Magiftrates more frequently than others. The Reafon for his being often employed by the Courts was fimply becaufe he was requetted to do fo, and was difcovered to be well qualified for that Purpofe. We have feon the Records of leveral Perfons thus em= ployed, and fhould fay Parris’s was the Beft. It was his Praétice to take down the Examinations in thort Hand,—he being a good Stenographer,—and then write them out in full, in a plain, legible Hand, ‘We have not been able to difcover the Caule of the alleged Complaint of Witchcraft, againft thofe three excellent Women, viz: Rebecca Nurfe, Mary Eatty, and Sarah Cloyce. They were Sifters, of a good Edu- cation, and fair Reputation. It is not to be denied, that the Part Parris took in the Trials of thefe Wo- men, was the chief Caufe of the Oppofition towards him, and led at laft to his Difmiffion from the People at the Village. His principal Oppofers were the Relatives of thefe three unfortunate Sifters. Samuel Nurfe, a Son of Rebecca Nurfe, John Tarbell, who had martied her Daughter, and Peter Cloyce, who had212 Appendix. married Sarah Cloyce. Theft three Perfons, together with one Thomas Williams, after the Execution of Rebecca Nurfe and Mary Eafty, and the Imprifon- ment of Sarah Cloyce, became much diffatisfied with Parris, and fought Advice of the Elders in fome of, the neighboring Churches, as to the belt Mode of bringing him before a Council to anfwer for his Con- du@ in’ the Witchcraft Delufion. They were Mem- bers of the Village Church, and had for fome Time negleéied Public Worthip on the Sabbath, and abfented themfelves from the Communion. While thefe dif- contented Brethren were confidering what Courfe to purfue againft their Paftor, Parris, either in order to divert their Proceedings from himfelf, or to adminifter Difeipline, on the 14th of Auguft, 1692, caufed the Church to be ftayed, and entered a’ Complaint again Samuel Nurfe and Wife, John Tarbell and Wife, and Peter Cloyce, for abfenting themfelves from the Com- munion. This Complaint was entered by the Church, and Brother Nathaniel Putnam, and the two Deacons were chofen to be joined with the Pattor to difeourfe with the Abfentees. Much Time was fpent by this Committee, in endeavoring to obtain Satisfaétion from the offending Brethren ;—while on the other Hand, they were ftriving by all the Means in their Power, to bring Parris before a Council. At laf, on the 16th of, February, 169, at a Meeting of the Committee of the Chureh, the Dienting ‘Brethren gave their Reafons for withdrawing-from the Communion. “Whereas we, Thomas Williams, and John Tar- bell, and Samuel Nurfe, having a long Time gone under the Burden of great Grievances, by Reafon of fome unwarrantable AGings of Mr. Parris, a0. we efteem them, and were proceeding in an orderly Way, to obtain Satisfaétion from him, and had taken fomeAppendix. 213 Steps thereunto, according to the Advice of fome neighboring Elders. But obftrudtive to our Proceed- ings therein, Mr. Parris and fome Brethren of the Church, were appointed by the Church, to demand « Reafon of us, of our withdrawing from’ Communion. The Regularity of which Proceeding, we do not un- derftand, becaufe in this Cale, we efteem ourfelves to be Plaintiffs and Parties offended, and in an orderly ‘Way, feeking Satisfaétion, tho’ hitherto denied. Our Anfwer to the Church is, that we efteem ourfelves hereby prevented in our Duty, which we account a Grievance, feeing we were firft in Profecution of the Rule of our Lord Jefus Chrift, laid down in Mathew 18 C., 15, 16 vs. “Wherefore, if the Clturch give us the Liberty and Freedom of attending our Duty, as according to Rule bound, poffibly then further Trouble may be prevented, or otherwife, the Cafe will neceffa- rily and regularly come before them. But if they deny us the Requeft, we fhall, as in Duty bound, give the Reafons of our Proceedings to the Church, or any others, when orderly demanded.” Parris fays, in the Records of the Church, “that thefe difpleafed Brethren were told in Reply to their Communication, that they did ill to refle& on the Church, who, as alfo the Paftor, were ignorant of their Methods, and that they thould have poken with the Paftor himfelf, before they went to confult neighboring Elders. But to this Laft they pleaded Ignorance. So we Way to their Requeft of proceeding orderly.” in the 27th of March, 1693, the diffenting Breth- ren handed to the Paftor the following Document : «To our Paftor and Minifter, Mr. Samuel Parris, of Salem Village, and to fome others of the Planta- tion. We, whofe Names are underwritten, being deeply fenfible, that thofe uncomfortable Differences214 Appendix. that are amongtt us, are very dithonorable to God, and a Scandal to Religion, and very uncomfortable to our felves, and an ill Example to thofe, who may come after us. And by our maintaining and upholding Differences, that are amongft us, we do. but. gratify the Devil, the great Adverfary to our Souls, For the Removal of which we have thought meet to proffer our prefent Thoughts to your ferious Confideration, hoping, that there may be fuch Methods propounded, as may be for the fettling and confirming Peace and Unity amongft us, both at the Prefent and for the Future. And our Defies are, that fuch a Founda- tion may be laid for Peace and “Truth, that the Gates of Hell may not prevail againft it. “And in Order thereunto, Solomon advifeth Counfel; and our De- fires are, that a Council of Elders may be chofen, to hear all our Grievances between Mr. Parris and us, and determine where the blameable Caufe is, And we hope, that their Wifdom and Prudence may dire@ us to fuch a Method, as may be for our Comfort for both Prefent and Future.’ ‘Much Time was fpent by the Committee of the Church, in endeavoring to obtain Satisfaétion from the diffenting Brethren, while the Latter were ftriving by all the Means in their Power, to bring Parris be- fore a Council. At laft, on the 16th of February, 1693, at a Meeting of the Committee, the diffenting Brethren gave their Reafons for withdrawing from the Miniftry at the Village. They are the following."* ‘Afier the Paltor had read the Charges againf him, he brought forward his ‘Meditations for Peace.” This Paper, having been confidered at the Time as ted here, See Vol TP. 140-35 ‘or Pages 55-7, original Edition. cing the Same conti Mr. Cale's Pare Third, are omit-Appendix. 215 an Acknowledgment of his Miftakes in the Witchcraft Delufion, we have given it entire. It is as follows."9 Notwithftanding the difeontented Brethren contin- ued to prefs the Acceptance of their Petition, for a mutual Council. Parris refuted to notice it, and fays, “T put it up in my Pocket, and told them I would Sonfder it” It appears, by the Records that the Acknowledgment of Mr. Parris was firft read before the Church, November, 18, 1694, in the Prefence of the diffenting Brethren, when Tarbell remarked, that if the Pator had formerly made but baif the Acknow- edgment be now bad, it had never come to this. It would feem that the Acknowledgment of the Paftor was not fatisfaGory to the Brethren, and they contin- ued to perfift in the calling of a Council. In the Meantime, Parris brought fundry Objeétions, as he called them, againtt Tarbell and his Friends, which were read before the Church, November 13th. | Thefe Objeéions, were as follows:—Their ‘precipitant, fehifmatical and total withdrawing from the Church ; ‘Their bringing forward a faétious Libel to the Pattor, confifting of Calumnies, or Refleétions on faid Min- ifter, and others of the Plantation; their impetuous Purfuit of the Miniter at his Houfe, for Anfwer to faid Libel to his great Difguictude; there reftlels Purfait of the Miniter, on the rath of April, 1693, for an Anfwer to faid Libel; their perfifting with reat Heat, that their Charge might be read, yea [eaaly and’ fercely before the whole. Brotherhood, clamouring againft the Church, and their publithing under their own Hands, in divers Places of the Country, fundry Obloquies againft the Church; their enfnaring feveral to. join them in a Petition to his 19 See Vol II, P, 143-8, where this Paper is given entire.216 Appendix. Excellency and General Court, feandalizing the Church and Minifter, as unpeaceable with their Neighbors; their withdrawing their Purfes, as well as their Perfons from upholding the Lord's Table, and the Miniftry ; their grofs Miftake in their Letter to the Church at Malden, wherein they profefs fo much Diffatisfacion with the Do@rine, Practice and Adminiftration of their Paftor, for above a Year, before the Date of faid Letter, as that they were forced to withdraw from all public Worthip; whereas it is moft notorious, that they were not wanting as to a Profeffion of much Re- fpet to their Pattor, all along before, yea, and a con- duerable while after the breaking out of the late horrid Witchcraft.” Thefe are fome of the Charges brought againft the three Brethren by Parris, and he informs us, “as fon as the public Reading of thefe Articles was ended, Brother ‘Thomas Wilkins, in a fcofing ted contemptuous Way, id openly, eis io ly Epiftle.’” It would feem by the Records, that the diffenting Brethren continued to make ftrenuous Ef- forts to bring Parris before a Council, which was at Jaft recommended by the Paftors of the Churches in the Neighborhood, when Parris in his laft Attempt to evade it, propofed to give the difcontented Brethren, a Difmiffion to fome other orthodox Church, to which Tarbell replied, “‘ Aye, if we could find a Way to remove our Living too.” After a Delay of more than two Years, the Church confented to call a Coun- cil, who met at the Village, April 3d, 1695. Dr. In- creafe Mather was chofen Moderator, and offered the following Report, which was accepted by the Council, and prefented to the Church :— 18, They unanimoully declared that meee that altho’ in the late and dark Time of the Confufions, wherein Satan had ob- tained a more than ordinary Liberty to fift this Plant-Appendix, 217 ation, there were fundry unwarrantable and uncomfort- able Steps taken, by Mr. Samuel Parris, the Paftor of the Church in Salem Village, then under the hurrying DiftraGions of amazing Afflidions; yet the(aid Mr. Par- ris, by the good Hand of God, brought unto a better Senfe of Things, hath (0 fully expreffed it, that a Chrif- in Charity may, and thould,, receive Satisfadion there- ‘with. 2, They advifed the diffenting Brethren to accept the Satisfaétion, which he had tendered in his Chriftian Acknowledgment of the Errors thercin committed, and in cafe Mr. Parris finds after all, that he can not with any Comfort and Service, continue in his prefent Station, his Removal from thence, will not expofe him to any hard CharaGer with us. Having obferved that there is, in Salem Village, a Spirit full of Contention and Animofity, too fadly verifying the Blemith, which hath heretofore lain upon them ; and that fome Com- plaints again Mr. Parris have been either caufeles ‘or groundlefs, or unduly aggravated, we do, in the Name and Fear of the Lord, folemnly warn them to confider whether, if they continue to devoure one another, it will not be Bitternefs in the latter End.” The Recommendation of the Council appears to have been fatisfadory to the Friends of Mr. Parris d the Paftor was refolved to continue in the Min- iftry. At the fame Time, the Report of the Council was unfatisfa@ory to thof Perfons oppofed to Mr. Pa as it did not recommend his Bitmifion 5 ace cordingly, on the 3d Day of May, 1695, a Paper, ned by 16 young Men, 52 Houfeholders and 18 Church Members, was handed to the Rev. Elders, Gompofing the late Council atthe Village, requeting them to give Parris's Cafe a rehearing, and more plainly advife the Paftor to ceafe his Labors, and feek Das218 Appendix. to difpofe himfelf elfewhere, &c. On the 6th of May, 1695, in Anfwer to the Opponents of Mr. Parris, the Council fent a Letter to the Paftor, informing him of the Extent of the Oppofition to his Miniftry, and advifing him to come away from his prefent Station, and unite in calling another Minifter, and forgiving and forgetting all former Grievances. Mr. Parris appears to have been nettled with the lat Recommendation of the Council for him to leave his Parith, and fays, in the Church Records, under his own Hand, that ‘the Paper (in Anfwer to’ the Inftru- ment and clafical Letter from Cambridge) was brought by Deacon Putnam to the Elders, affembled at Botton, at Mr, Willard’s, May agth, 1695, being the Day of Eleétion after Dinner, when was affembled the Body of Elders, belonging to this Province. This Paper was addreffed to the Rev. Mr. Increafe Mather and others of the Rev. Elders, which lately met at Cam- bridge, under Date of May 2oth, 1696, and fgned by $3 Houfeholders and 52 Church’ members, all belong- ing to Salem Village. In this Letter, they fay, that the Removing of Mr. Parris from his prefent Station will not unite us in calling another Minifter. That they ju@ly fear, fhould he be removed, they would be left, as a Sheep, without a Shepherd. Therefore they defire, that Mr. Parris may continue in his pre- fent Station. The Council appear to have been at lait fully fatif- fied that Mr. Parris fhould leave Salem Village, and they therefore procured a Parih for him in’ Suf- ficld, and fent_two Meffengers from that Church, to perfuade the Church at Salem Village to difmife their Paftor. Parris informs us, in his Church Records, that at a Meeting of the Church, held at his Houfe, June 3d, 1695, he acquainted the Brethren, that hereAppendix. 219 were two Meffengers from Suffield, who were looking out for a Minifter, and by the Defire of fome Elders in Bofton, made application to him, and was willing to go with them, if the Brethren. pleafed, and in his Abfence fora few Months, they might try if they could (with others who now diffented,) unite in fome other Minifter. But, after feveral Hours debate, both with the Brethren, and fome other Chriftian Neighbors, they all declared an Averfenefs to his Motion. ‘There- upon thanking them for their profeed Love to him, he told them, he was not free to go, without their Con fent, and feeing they would not let him go, he prayed for them to keep bim, and make much of bim. The tame Day, June 3d, 1695, the Church fent the following deci- five Letter to Rev. Increafe and Cotton Mather, faying, “we cannot fault ye Intendment of our Brethren Sergent David Winchell, and Corporal Viéory Sikes, Melffengers from Suffield, fent by yourfelves to obtain the Minittry of our Paftor if we were fo minded, as to part with him. But upon maturing together, this Day both of Church and others, to confult that Affair, do hereby fignify at the Defire of the above Suffield Meffengers, with unanimous Agreement, not one ex- cepted—(fave the Four known Diffenters) we are reolved—God belping againft fucb a Separation during our ability to prevent it. And our Paftor tho’ other- wife inclined, yet as unwilling to leave fo many of his Flock, as tetiy fo trong Affedions towards him. So earuelly requeting the conftant Helps of your Prayers, and as much otherwife as you can, we reft, worthy and much efteemed Sirs, your needy Brethren. Samust Parris, Paftor, in the Name of the Church and other Chrift Neighbors. To the Rev. Mr. Increafé Mather and Mr. Cotton Mather, Jun., Bofton.220. Appendix. It does not appear that there were any more Efforts made by the Bokton Elders, to bring about a Recon- ion; and it feems that there was always a Ma- jority of the Parith in Favor of Mr. Parris, remaining, with them; and there appears to have been a very nneral Miltake, with many Authors, in Regard to his Bitmtion from his. People, they, fuppofing that he was ha@ily driven away from the Village. Whereas he continued and maintained himfelf through a min- ifterial Quarrel of five Years, until he faw fit to di continue it, when he informed his Church of his Intentions. There were three diftin Matters of Difpute between Parris and his People at Salem Village. The Firft arofe previous to the Breaking out of the Witchcraft Delufion, in Confequence of the Negleé of his Parith to furnith him with the fipulated Supply of 30 Cords of Wood per Annum. The fecond Difpute with the four Diffenting Brethren of the Church, arofe in Con- fequence of the Courle purfued by. Parris in Regard to hhcraft. The Third, was in Confequence of his claiming the Parfonage and Lands, under a vote of the Inhabitants of the Village, and their Refufing to pay him his Arrears due him, on his old Lifts of Rates. Thele three Difputes, caufed a long and continued Quarrel, which at lat attraGted the People far and near—was a grave Matter for learned Councils, was brought before the County Courts, and was a Subjeé for Betition before the great and General Court at Bofton. After it was underftood that Parris was to leave the People at the Village, and that he claimed the Parfonage, a fierce Quarrel arofe between him and the Inhabitants, which was carried before the Court at Ipfwvich. The Matter, without being fettled, was taken fromAppendix. 221 the Courts, and given to Wait Winthrop, Elitha Cox, and Samuel Sewall, Efgrs., ana they decided “that Mr. Parris hould have fome of his Arrears paid him, alfo a fum of Money for his Repairs of the minitte- rial Houfe, and be difmiffed from Salem Vill: Te was during his greatett Difficulties with his Peo- ple, that he loft his Wife by Death. This occurred fon the 14th of July, 1696. She was buried in the Wadfworth burial Ground, in Danvers, where can be feen a gray Slate Stone,—a fine Specimen of the lapi- dary Art,—with its Lines as fharp as on the Day when they were firft cut, ere@ed over her Grave, on which is the following Infcription, with the Initias of Samuel Parris at the Bottom :— “ Sleep precious Du, no ranger now to Ref, ‘Thou ha thy longed with within Abra’ Bret — Barwa Bet Wife Choice Mother, Neighbor, Friend, Well wail the lef, for hopes ofthe in the en After his Difmiffion from Salem Village he re- moved to Concord, Maffachufetts, where he lived in 1705; and 1711, preached fix Months in Dunftable. He died at Sudbury, February 27th, 1720; Mrs. Dorothy Parris, his fecond Wife, died there on the 6th of September, 1719. The following are the Children of Mr. Parris izabeth, who was married to Benj. Barnes, at Concord, January 13th, 1710; Dorothy, married Hopefill Brown, of Sudbury, 1718, and died March 4th, 1725; Samuel, who was a Deacon of a Church in Sudbury, died. November 22d, 1792, aged 91 Years; Noyes, graduated at Harvard Col- lege, 1721, was deranged, and fupported by the Town; Mary, married Peter Bent, of Sudbury, April 18th, 1727-222 Appendix. [Eleven Years after the Death of Mr. Parris, the following Advertifement appeared. Whether his De- feendants aéted upon the Suggeftion contained in it, the Editor is not informed.) Any Perfon, who knew Mr. Samuel Parris, formerly of Barbadocs, fterwards of Bofton, in New England, Merchant, and alter that, Min- iter at Salem Village, &., deceal’ to be a Son of Thomas Parris, of the Mland afore fad, Rigr,— who deceafed 1673, oF fole Heir by Will to his Eilat in fd TMand,—are defred to give or fend Notice thereof 1 the Prior of hs Papers and hale fr tir Advan. (Beflon Nows-Leter, No-1433, Toh 15 173.NOTE BY THE EDITOR. YTD ena Mey Wy ted ad ae Sete ect Se cen ie citi tae tn a oh eed eagles ecin eran oa Ti tu ore he r,t pedo Cy of NaS ied ero So Ml fey Bete, ee a oyrota de Gay one Source De arson Ha wl Sei i My Beaded Alscrete “Co, Mauer.” ERRATA. [he Reference isto the Page of the oiginal Eons being tho of the nner Margin ofthis Edin.) TT THE Pages from 48 t0 57 may be correfted with the Pen as alfo in the Preface 7 Lines from the End inflead of ule ead me. P. 5. 7, Sy oy Bag Ae 2 fol. tl’ B16 from the Bouom me r. Mr. B. 18. L. 6. f. drawing rc 28: L 13, the Word More to be left out P. gq. Ltt. the Ate cients did worthip. P. 52. L. 9.r the more nearly. P. 55. La 14 & sccm 1 uncemtrae P. 61. 26 de te Weed fre I. That if yourlves pleafe 19 ake the Trouble with Patience once more to hear the Cafe and give full Libery of proving, &. tothe Word Pics, P. 63. Le 3. proved r. procured P. 65. Lx 25, f. dear . lear P85. 1. do, be lea P93. Le 1a. fucking facing P. og. L. 22.6. Mercy Lewis. P98. L. 16. Nathaniel Cary. B106. Logi. t up the Hill” P. 143. 1.8. flew td, Pl as2 Lr a6, f that he rhe that, Bneata inthe proat Edition —Vol. i, P. 102, Note 114, credo- tows, rs incredulous. P. 110, Le 11, for on r. out. P89, N. 174, Dr. Felt. Vole iy P. 184, Lt, ¥. James.INDEX. JOTE—As she soa Roman Nemerah ix this Index deme beth the Vaures ‘od he Pages of he Invaders thle whe cnflt tay coer, hares ‘he Incedachay Pager we feicred tthe Rekrene tothe Valume it lage ot Raman Caps Yor Exar 1.x tthe tt Volume, sade Page 00 te eget wth me Wee; I, rh ert Vale ody and Fag 38 of "Valens. ABBOT, Beviamin, 19551116, 1175 130, 131, 135, 126. Andrew, Daniel, “4 Abbot, Nehemiah, 19) Joferh, 105 ‘Abbot, Sarah, 196, i, 11 Asdrews, Thomas, ‘Acotts, Jofeph, 2c. Andres, Edmund, Si ‘Addington, Haac, 26, i, 05, 133. Andru, Silas, I, 2 Baye” aWticr agai Wiehe Angel evil onc fy 32, 436755 na Appaiinca ho nr Alcon, Job, sppoined Cool, Aprarison,of thle Murdered, 345 se OF the Del 793 of Mr. Be Alden, Joba, Jy Il, xxiv ied and con, 136-73 Aceufer at ‘Trias imprifoned, ti, 26; his Narr 1553 theit Changes confeled, tive, 268; Bail eed, 305 ch, 188-93 Wiel, i, 106. tape, cleared by Procla- Appleton, Samuel, 26, i 15. Sion, 138. ‘Arzold, john, Jailor of Baton, ‘Agen, Timothy, i 20,179. ‘Allen, James, 108, 151, i, 40. Arnold, Margaret, 145. ‘Allen, John ies ove ofthe Ateafod Aur, Henry Sin fy vig fy in the for Malach, bewitched iy 93. Aftroogy, i Allen, Wiliam, che, 7. 173, 238. “Ambit, ae, on the Dei 56. ohn, Wine aint ee i ee BSS, “Mints, sera; Bae Bafa ley me Gow Reel 4 ech etal Symptoms of, ‘97s ever, aman ot big Loo tobe in the Deets Haas? ky Atabalipa, his Fate, 138. Spits Common to beeen Dey. Auli, feet fitted, 2}. od Nigh in 16 ‘vet Samuel 68 Andover, People of, bewitched, ii, Ayers Job, Jr. ii, 196. Ee226 Index. BACHELOR, John, Apology of, i, 135. Bailey, Joka, ii, 405 Conflable, Balj. hi Definon of Witch- ert, Irie Baker, — Siler to Ann Patna, Balch, Benj. Jr. Wife Elizabeth, fears again’ Mrs Bithop, i, 2 lane, Joho, I, xx. Balard, joteph, i, 513 Brother John, thy 1133 Operations to fiona, Signed a Recanta- tion, gy Barnard Jobs, Hy xls prays a Wiech Bxaminat . Barnet, Benjamin i Bar Reber, Cape Bo, Jaen Brits, Wiliam, Extn from, Bast Richard, 1, 2x3 on Me- 178. ch of Cherch Dison, 141 fommends I. Mather, 1133 hi {Beer ors Dest and. Wie, ey 115-119 his Work the Ea of ped bei, 119 sv Slr to Ann Pat Bescon, Joep, 136,137. Bose Wil, tere Saint Me Engl iy 177-86 Son dies, 8s. Belknap, Jeremy, referred to, ii, 85. Beast) Wok abed "65, Bent, Peter, of Sudbury, Benom, Mites acu, i, 130 Best, ry Besley, Willan, D.D., on P. Engl, i, 1758, Bera, referent, Berard, “Richard, "on “deeing Witches, 45-63 Rematis one 125 Cale on 365 how did Jews manage without hiny i 165. Bibber, John, Witnei againft Giles Cory, ii, 17 Bibber, Sara, i, 8; Sweareagsin®t Mrs Nar, ‘113 agent Mr. Burroughs, ‘625 aguinft Cory, 170. iletica, People of, bewitched, 18. Bithop, Bridget, Trial of, 16: what her Shape di Cox torn whl ove 16 her Poppets dieovered,” 173 ‘Tea fund uponser, 1745 cuted. ten’ Years before,’ 2085 long reputed a Witch, fi, 3 Executed, thy Copy of her Tne ieiment, 7a other, 75-63 Trial of, 77-805 why Caled Oliver, 78 has preteroatural ‘Tea which vanifhed, 88, Bithop, Edward, i, 143 and Wife Sarah, commited, 163 why cred out on, 173 efape from Prifn, 493 his Sow bewitched, 81 Bithop, Samoc, iii, 49; had. mar- ed 2 Putnam, i. rt taught "by the Devil, 1, Blac Buck, Mary, are, 16. Blakmore, Richard, Si HxIndex. 227 auch (Henry 18, fig High (ig) Joes erin Mrs. Bibop, 167, ii, 81-2, 88. Bigh, William,-173, ii, 76, 78, a, 88, Bloust, "Thomas, Defnition of Witcheraf, xix. Bocking, Jane, 142. Bodin,. John, Writer on Demono- logy. i, 6, 117. Bohan, Edmond, Licencer, 1, ei. Booth, Elizabeth, i 16, 204. Boxford, Witchcraft in, ii, 136. Boynton, Jofeph, ii, 1$1- Bradbury, Mary, condemned, ii, 4 Bradford, William, 26, Bradley, Samoe) I, xxvii Bridfrcer, John, accued, ii, 525 makes his efcape, 53. Bradfreet, Simon, "26, ii, 85, 52, 145-65 Dudley commits ace Caled i 52. Bratle, ‘Thomas, Letter to, ji, B5- i 75 aceules 923 William, 10! Brapbrook, Sumac, pain Som te Bridgha, Jap i151. Boapean Grad S319, Brinton, horaid Seen of ‘rhost a. Meaphor, 122 Foto ig tmea ing, iy 335 tealded with 47s fc a Margaret Rules Cue, 26, 53. Brinley, George, I, vii Brown, Hopeftl, ii, 221. Brown, William, Witnef, 182; his ‘Wife ees Sufannah Martin van- .99 5 fome Devil bewitches Bunyan, John, I, Burder, George, I, lxix. Bure, Bip, 140. Burroughs, Gy 151) Charges ‘agin 53) cility Accutions againt'Z1§4) alleged Confulion, 155 5 acculed of Murders, 156} Ghote of hie Wives, 157; his Promifes to induce People to become Witches, 15 Strength of a Giant, 159 3 Treat= ment of his Wites, 1603, puts fon Tnvifbilty, 161-25 denies the Exiflence of Witches, 162 5 Executed, 163; his great Strength from the’ Devil, iy 9 Serena; Indidmens 61; Te, 635 Brosher-in-Law to Mr. Ruck, 172533 denies thatthere are Witch: on In- of his 745 about hi vit Ene se fete, sios arrows, Burroughs} Jeremiah, 8 Baron, Reker cave Buxton, Joho, aided, i, 17. LER, Robert, 1, axis, Inxs Wis Bre Wonders, ex fing Jule opi fate'tnowe of te, Hy ay 2 Sir Joo, dirs bray xy Wl of tetore Author to defend fi, 8 Vile 10 Margaret, Rle, 495 threatened with Are for Slander, 543 propte an In- teriew mith Mt. ©. Mather, eer to Mr. C. Me, s6-g05 rete, 555 exis bi Echot Witcher 36; on the Power of the Devi, 8 phos of Me, Mis bad Fath,228 Index. eon Somgeenlepatnogs, ss at ta Ge 77 Caf a rr Se ae ae Tere dh Bite ee depo Ses ee ee pri oe les eee Sea eet SSeS) int eed ee Pte one 96 Lae Aas ne Ba Se nore Oe an a eae ee pee oe won fine kite Bact Bae laae 6] Aa See ator flere a APTA TD Sean oo ee ey El atise tage —__ SSeS bye Pen Te, Cues deo gr br ie Bas ae 1g mas ue Chat Wires ena wichgerne oi BS ata oH ‘Sacrament, Pletal oe oon Bt ey 1 ey, eal neces Cary, Mrs, accufed, ‘oPrifon, 20; Bartarity towards, 20-25; cfeapes to New York, Cary, Jonathan, [Nathan Chamberlain, Edward, 1, Lex Chandler, Brig Mrs. Carrer, ig Chander, Phebe, 198; then by 4 Witch i118; her Legs tized on, 119. ‘Chandler, Sufan, 142. Chandler, Thay, Evidence, iy Chapman, Simon, and Wile, ii, Chariton, (Charms, by whom prafticed, Chae, GW, Hifory of Haver~ Til, i, 128, 19647. Checkley, Sema, i Cheever, Ezekiel Gheter, Bithop of, 1 ix. Chips in Wor, dined, Choate, ‘Thoma, I, 2a Chri, Philofopher, Ty ex Churches, why ‘often Bruck. by “Thunder, 68-93 prevent Witeh- en, 136-1 ‘Chutchil, Sarah, ii, 204. Girees—See Wren Crncurs Clark, Mary, Examination of, 195-7. Cua Sameel, is Story of she eet ae ; sige, je, Peter, pote vent Mi.Meeting, 143 man, 211. Colman, Benjamin, I, xci, xevi. Richard, ‘167 3 {wears ‘anaint Mrs. Bithop, il, 82. i, 130, Conky Bla, Jade i 1575 Agent vo England, 148) 2 (Cod, Joho, 4 Witty 166, 78, Bose Cooper, Thomas, on Witcheraf, Corwin, George, Sher i $0; buried, 79, 187, 202. Cay Gi, pt wah 20, 8s 7. 44-5, 795 in Examination, 165-173; Site of his Refdence, 174, Cory, Martha, sce, i, 75 95 Tent to Prifan, 10; fentenced #0 Death, ii 445 exeeuted, 453 Tallon her snd er Hifbans Fate, 174-77. (Gotton” Joke, sxx, evi, Cox, Mary, ions fo, iy 20, Groby, {Anthony 1] Door, de at Hyer Ceo ole, Rot as Robert hx Cummins Jota fi 167- Gammings, Hae, Witney 192, i, 105; his Mare dies, 111. Curiofiries, matchlefs, 201 210. Cathing, Jobin D, Ti, wi Ds6cer, witiam, Dane, Deliverance, ignt a Recantation, ii, §7- 229 1215 John, his Apology, 135. Danforth, Samuel, 5 Tho- ‘mas, ii, 1095 Jade, Tas) Sino 126; cies Mr Datton, 128, 1274, but dies in Prifon, 128. Davis, Silvanus, 26. Dean, John Ward, 13. Dee, John, Aftrologer, 124. Defoe, D., on the Devil, 102. aie its Charadter, xxi, | oa Devil, 1, xi; ae the Black Art, oul it iil ec ora Senet ist coma Zep es pt iy gris en reas ier tmgeme Witches, i. his Juggles feared, Wn ek 204 Speech of, 20-1; may rev fo Sram som teat oer of230 Index. mifioned by Witches, 295 tells inny Fry 315 Desk ey 35 abays eter he Mark of ibicovenne, 40} League wi, sha Ente so oad, 6; Government among, $75 fam sou ie he Pg OPT hi, er Bena, $8) Knows evety Langage, gees of Devil 59} horrible Dragon, 60; @ Ta 615 gets Libro take a eden pon Men, br, Rendesrou of his "Troop, i; long Journey, 62,1 Docvih 6432 Molo, events Difaveries and In Peftlence, and War, 67; 2 Vere can, 685 makes x horsible Tem pet 69; fe « hot Iron 715, Fis'Weath increta, i Prince of this Work 723 God fears 4, 731 hiv Time aimof on, 74, Godt ‘command to, 76; mates Earbguaen, 77h preent sere, Worl 80; Incredible ‘Broves of, 83; vibe bles a the Alec of Sain, 855 the World hi Coumy, Bg Ne ‘Time nearly out, 8.913 Nad. cf Son, 89 alarmed atthe Set tment of 'N. England, 945 30 Bre os te ae ore, 96} appears a4 black Man, 192) Na Law Book, 1045 sic on het of ri copie, 1063 peri : to7i burning and foot 1095 in Goe's Chain, 1103 bape, 1115 admin the Seren Be how influenced to com down, 114; the Way to out Wim, the give ReB to, 115 Sparks of Hell Fire fathing from every Side of, 115; on'a Chime sey in Germany, 116; throwin Stones there, and other Mihi, 147: fet_on by the Wrath of God, 118; rating of his Chains heard 1215 an Alp, 123; infers sal Dragon, 124} Bis about ax 1 Bird, 130} Children dedicated to, 131; 4 Whip for his Back, 1325 forced to Ay by a Woman behind the Door, 1335 2 Prine, 1 God, "1343, allide with Dif temper, 14-95 1 Black Man, 1595 dferibed, 1705 one n't Mevinghoul,” 174 4 performs at Newbury Fal, 1945 cartes ome to 4 Whch-metng on a Pole, 1995 sppains & ucen of Hell, 200; =pifly af fees diviie Things, 2003. his Proceedings among the Swedes, iGovered by the Author, 217; hs Powe, 218; Deg of cl, 2193 Serpent upon a Rock, 220} tempts with Pend i 2243 4 fpecled Snake when tempeed Bre, 225; thoos crac Bombs, 227/ would burn all the Bibles, 229; 4 Throng of inthe ‘Author’ Mecting-houle, 2305 he rocks Perfons to eep thers, 231; huried Jef 0 the Top of the Temple, 2325 prevents Witches from ateting all the Lords Prayer, ibs a, Nimrod, 253; cam atack with Thander tol! Laing rie Sere, a Goliahy dogs Miniter, bad at quoting Scripture, 254) quotes if lor our Terror, 335) Bays the Preacher, 236) cone fuking Afrologersis going tothe Devil 258; « Mounteban, 241;Index. 231 to worthip him is Witcheraf, with lengthened Chains, ‘44 commilioned by Witches ectioned, 75 farther dieufed, Bs 5 he Strength? 95, EI toan Indian, 257 prodjous De- feeat of, 261 his Size, Com- plexion and Voice, 29-30; his Bower, 415. very uncerain 433 “horrendous Operation,” 463 got a Scourge for his Back, 47; fot commiffoned by 2 With, 8; denied, 765, can work Mr his Bounds ft, 75; caufes Plagues, 793 doesnot now very Language, 80; his Teli mony not be regarded, 82 the oldeft Sinner, 90; more about 2 Freewill, mifioned by Contra, 128) ‘commiioned by God, no Father of Baftard ie it prin wae Er a Ps Spine by Wehr 18s, siete oan, Downer Rober, Wine aint the Shape of a Cat Dragon, makes Wars, 67% ini ters, 2343 keeping Guard, i, 79, Drate, Nathan, Extrafs from, T, Daaley, Joleph, ii, 1455 preides at the Tria Dummer, Jeremiah, ii, Danton, john, I, vi, 109. Darent, Ann, 1425, Wiliam, 2. Daltn, Hennah,—See Dustin. ‘AMES, Rebscea, condemned and eked i, 45. Ear}, Rober, on Margaret Ree, iy 6. Bart, recedes from the Son, 755 filed with firey fying Serpenes a Earthgutke, the Work of the Devil, 77. 785 happening all over Este, 9 93 Eat, Tans, commited for Wiehe rt iy 16, Eaty, "Mary, fntnced, i 445 her Execution, 46; dies proteft- ing her Innocent, 48-48} a exelent Woman, 211. Elim, Sorceries of Elon, Bimand 978 Et, John T evi. Elzabeth, Queen, Witcherat in her Time, 1 xxx. Bory Andrew, Apology of, ii : we wt ot ——— — Endicott, Zerobbabel, eae fee a ae i ea Slee Soe 1785 diy Bh 1B,Enc Joep’ Apaigy by 135. FFALKNER, condemned to Death, ii, 45. Familiar Spirit, who hath ity 166. Farnam, John, ili, 126. Farnum, [Varnam?] Ralph 195. Farrare, Thomas, ii, 185. Reference 10 i132. Fee Joleph Bid i, 109, bert, Sis ‘on Witcheraft, 38. Vik, William, ii, 135. Fletcher, Benjamin, Gov., ‘hs Rindnel to" Fugitives from ‘Witchcraft Profecutions, 180. ‘Toa Soe ir Wiieheat, Food, a grest on tthe Conned- Joh 8. Hy ade abe Pesaneslen, 42. Fotter, Ann, executed, iii, 45; her Confefion, 119-20; Remark ‘upon, 208. Folter, Ephraim, Evidence in Ward- wells Cale ii, 126. Folter, Hannah, confelis being car- ‘ied on a Pole t» « Witch-meet- ing, 199. Fofter, Jacob, ii, 107. Foley, Joh, bi Pirin Baton, oer, Joep, i & ove, Sam Paar it (Peer) Freitas Bajo Free and Momaten is. Palle, "Gondnen, ed By Wher, i alr Jack Botor, dei t Cab thea Wick Sail toe ler jane ts, Fal, homey DL avi i ge all Bom i, 199. GALLOWS Hit, where repued Wace wee xc isa. Gallows-Tree, Gash John, og Decon of Witch ch 42-45 his Rules obferved, 1533 Remarks op, iy 125 oe lf 00, §6, 70, 178, 1975 Ma theron, Bg, "97 tholomew, 1, vii, 26 ‘Jucee, ii, 265 Aides Th Gee, Jothu, I, xvi. Germany, the Devil on « Chimney there, 116, 117; Witcheraf in, ietg7. Gens of mordered 155, 156-7, 209, Gibbs, Barnabas, Il, xx Gidney, Bartholomew.—See Gro- Gill Obadiah, 1, ext; Wiliam, « Searcher for Witchiety fi 39 Glanville Joep, deteribes Unbe- einen Wicca over, Goody, executed iy 153. Goblin, one defcribed, pee ‘See Hovcosun.Index. 233 God, frarsn load Thunder athe Devi, 731 more abandon the World Thin Tormey, 793 Bis the Devil mel merle, 765 «permis the Desi come pon Er to7y bee the Devil int Shain, troy his Wrath fe on the Devil 118) would have fib died the Devi Weald pon, too} team in, Wath, rast ticks tt 1305 + Dogof Hall Basking at in, 2195 the Devi foyer ty ik ge wheter he milion the Devil 703 he Mother of, 83; leaves the Dev Bite, 1185 commons the Devil 130-1 Godfrey Job, fis 52. Si Sits ata Bop Toa, 78; i Gils Cory, 170 Goo Shah, ace of Beng 2 Wiki 6,75 her Ch a, 11; Chai for, 205 exe, 334 Honors atcdiog, 34,187 Gael Willa, iy 7. Goodat, Good Gooduin, John, Children beiteh i inoril tefl to 2 Mi fac, Italy Bane on the Sto 453 father Note 00 God, Witiam, 1, Govans, Willa, ci. Gray, Stel, fears aint Mr Biop, 166; Green Line i Green, Mary, imprioned and ef —_ Grete, Thoma, I, xxv, Greene, John, i, 64. Greene, Thomas, fvears agua Mr. Boroughs i, 64. 8, 1907 205-6. Ff Griggs, Dr, ADLEY, Deborsh, i, 107. Hale John, prays at Wiech “Tea, i 103" ends Bxami tion, 22; his Wife acufd, 48 fon Mr Parr’ Condut, 207. Hall, Biiop, on the Devils Preva Tency, 1125 08 Aftology and Magi, 1. i rar, Grote, th Happy Family, Origia of, 29. neh, ‘Thoms, his Sar of Der Harri, Benjamin, I, vi, I, 55. Huthrsd Joh i, 26, rigs ohana Solan of Gils Cory, prof vieysat Mary Gh a3 Hathre, Snr 195" Eivety Wace i 128, pone HAP TORE of, 95 Bla of, 23 “Mad Dogs of, 27 Philiftines of, te liso Ges vel Batts oy: hath Ree fol Sj lt Bats 08; Tdi ci io8y Adder of 1g he ore ot We oy Lion and Beas Stas inch Benontton of +1365 great Hemnpan Nichls, 204 Herrick, Georgi 1095, Marta, 71 eke apn Gils Heyman, Sam Hiacoomes, « Higginfon, Joh, 1, 126.234 He, ee Wi i a oe a iat HS a a mas AS yn sri mmanet iar Dest 7 se ate Holton, Benjamin, ii, 11; Sarah, eed esi weil Horneck, Anthony, 19, 69, 221. ear age as tes ct 13, 203.— How, John,” 190; Witnetssgsintt 109. iis Ser, Howe, Joh, Mf Hori Tames, on Wither, 8 Hubberd, Elizabeb, i, 7, 625 wears agsinft Mrs. Buhop, 75- 6} againit Cerrier, 114 again Gites Cory, 1705 as Fits, 192. Hudibras, on A. Rob, ii, 126, Index, Hodfon, Wim, fer Margret Ral op withot Handy, fr 7o. Hghess Job, i, 7- Hoguensiy Note'on the, 70. Hoey, Richard i, fant, Ephraim ty 1st Haid Ben, Com Hahn, Bla, 26 MPS, Employment of, 1125 one fink «Ship ibs one appear ike oe ns val Flerds of, 65 5 Bors of Powawesaguint the Seles, 94-53 one of great Strength, 1591 under Conduct of the De- 273 Con tem the "Devil as 5 ‘Witches among, 75 + Reafon fr, 117-18; Notons of Religion, 135; Covenant to. adore’ the Devil, 1365 practice Withers, refemble the Devil, 70 5 chert, 185-95 5 two at Salem, 204. Tngeefo, John, 163 ; Nathaniel, 43, i, 145 Witne, 15, Invention, hindered by the De neon, Invifbilty of Witches, 204 ; Mitt of i 160. * /ACOBS, George, Executed, i, 385 farther noticed, 43, 50,204 Jacobo, Margret, conf, iy 43- “fy eleapes Death, 1b, Jaco ry, one of the Aid, Jacobs, Thomas, Evidence againft Bibber iy a Jackon, BodoIndex. 235 Jamaica, Earthquake a, 78. int, his Demonology, I, 2x3 joyal Nonfenfey xxii; i Rules for detetng followed by Cooper, xxvii; edt of James's Book, liz de- feribes what’ Witches’ can’ do, conds, 10, 92, L igh Sr S37 iam Phips, 137, 45, Jennings, Davi I av Jelas, on the Top of the Temple, joy onthe Backes, 255 Jewel Bithop, (in pts Jee, Netemie, Ssh Tndng BBs, tee 7s iieTinbe, 22 Jonin, Ela, Jomo Smt” Uefees Wich craft, x Jolie, John, Counfllor, 26. remarkably. blind, "107 5 le, 1273 defer to Hale's 141s their Reafon departed, 174. Jorn Jame ee Jarors, fome acknowledge their Ex- ttle, iti, 96-7; fees a black Cloud, tnd int upon Stomp i. Pap” pes appear to im, 98 ency, Henry, efi asint Mrs ‘Cory, iF = Kerf Johts he Defiskion of Wchera I Kop a by Caio iz, ri Daher diab, Kinball—See Keane Nig, BPs ona te Ske of cs Cons Hoste, Kaowiton, Joephy and Wit, i, 107. Lacy, Lawrence, Wife be- itched, ii, 120- Lacy, Mary, 1993 another, 200 Condemned and Executed, 453 her Capen, 120, Lancathire Witches, 15 Lane, Francis, Wine, 19 105 5 his Rails bewitched, 112. Laplanders, Witcheraft among, 22, 108. Lawrence, Robert, of Caleo, Taws, agin Withers, 125 5 repealed, i. » Dedet, his Hillory, I, 56, 186 5 endorles the Siory @ Tron Spindle, 205 5 de- fends the Proceedings agai Witcherafy i, 154-5 at Sil, 7,123 00 Mr. Burroughs, his Wi 64, Expetison, ibs Mager of hs Family, 603 08 Le Clee, [Jean] cited en dean’ 565 of Be Levert, John, Cov fy 108, Leis, Mary, (Mercy } i, 26, 75. 8; feet 8 Man 3 Whos it "spin Mrs Blog 55 ces Pip Engh 1265 opin Giles Cory,236 Index. 1705, Account of, 2045 why the eked Mr. Boroape, 210, Leyton, [Thomas,] Me, of Lynn, fi 18 Loader, (Louder? Joh, Bridence ‘guint Mrs, Bip, i, 76. Locker, George Contabl, fi, 187. Lothrop, Barnabas, Counfllo, 26. Louder, John, 170} fs the Dev, 1715 feta Back Pig i, 85. Lan Parse 9 iynd, Jeph, Counir, 26 ANCHESTER, 2 Spedve Mina Sa es Masiche, 8 Arba "8. Manag, Jacob, meth Bel Mesaj arin, Cor 97. Marin, Sutra, ‘Teal of, 175 5 Excon, ih 355 fide spit Biogen Suet Conon, 1005 appa tofohn Pedy, vor. Mary fli Marys Queen of Wi 92: Death of i, 131- Mion, he Dei oh 99.70 Maton, Septem, Conta, 26 Mates, Coton why change it tmusdue Share of the Peston fom ti fortunate Book, xxxiv 5 Memoirs of, lav-xevis his Defence, 1-43 farther Defence of the Protect tions, il, 59 615 Countermines the Blot of the Devil, i, 3 be- fetid, 805 sndemon (Afr rs 125°4 5 Pity for the Judges, 127°8 not prefent at the Witch Trials, 1395 Rejoices atthe att oP lhe Wort Saint Wicker 1405 Hover the Name’ of Mec Burougs tet Mitvein he Abit f Wie tS perce Init, 162, so41 Ev Unbelover tee Bone fe E205; ome Migvig boat Redding bios, soy Atpamen Baki ail Sry Pepe le read may Book of Phy, 343 reliever, M. Rule by the Fats, reuse Mier fo Lint tnd Beas Hay zs thanked by Veer bie baker, 4gs ciao prvet see Coen Br af his Ltbor, 46°75 Complaint, 485 Levent, 4bny tee tens Cale; 545 has him arrefted, ah ne times thier on 61 ¢ Later to Gee teh 5 ing heny Charges sein hn Hope ele fy TH in 653 De fen his ater, 667 fe Mic Gli te Uieck Book, 5 Charge of Hci Wiehe Soy tos, aot undertand the Wik ote Deve; Thunder Bret es ha Flog, bey de Bras Wich goy sre ot the Cannons 9a hi Aner, 931, Deal a Satoeoe nade Bent obs dows wot ditt: hte ace and Worts Srve Dei, 977 Aries RGinArgunek, 19558onda ot Me, Bough Cerda Me ret erratic eran aii Fess Ri eee ed ea hee a, St eee ae ater tenes aa -roceedings againit Mr. Calef, Fe cece seat Gh Bees oe ean nee 95 Whee ap Debs epee aioe on pane Ke es ee Te orate Bitten ae Te eet Heal Sma Mot Ntten, Me i139 Ree ae abaltios 35. ‘Memorable Providenees, approved Yee Aatot bo Stet a ee mo gon's Tail, we a, ae eee reel Mes Sh tg Pp ne More Warders, a vile Book, 96. Morgan, Samuel, Searcher "for NAZIANZEN, the Author like Newt, Bain dhe by The Dew, 194 82, 199. New Bnpland Loyay and Ret Gon iy 10; 00 Lind fo fres fon iia oct rns gi ken in n by an Atmy of Devils, 173 Sandal fered from, Witeke Cra gj Province oy 30; flocted wih Rave fate, 254 Tile Hope of, fom the Wank of the Devi, 93-4; 2 howling Wier ‘9p te Lats by Indians and by Sea, 95; Decline of Gade i, 96) poor N. Engand, 109 7) People in te Baby of Hal ‘110; plas the Dev, 123; 20 Pop fo bald238 Index. ite the Gofpe, 125; hat tebeyel nyih 6 techie iy gay why Gav Warranted, 435 work cite cumilanced than tay Corpora Sonn Engg ey Revlon teothPar ated, 1 Necromancy, who are gily of "66. Noyes, Nichol I Ales Tal, 385, Cond Executions, 94; hi Firebrands of Hell, 48 the Examination of Mary Cir, 196. Nur, Princ, i, 7, 198. Nur, Rebece, 7, 405 Sider Hapa go 97 Bay, 451 wy ace Bo. Note Soc 43,159, 218 JAKES, Thomas, Agent to Fng- O% re gent to Fang. i, 148. Orie Jobe Defion of Witch Old "South Church, Botton, 1333 Minifters af, in Witcheraft im 17. fy it Bip —Sex Boor, Orton, Job, on W. Per a Sar, accued, i 675 aceuted by Tube, 88. Ofgood, Mary, Recantation of, ii, sm PACY, Deborh, aided, 142. Pay, Hiab lies, Pagani, Bopp 5 Palmer, johny his Book on N. Boge land, iy a 3 Paracelfas, [Aurolews,] 1, xxvii, 68, Par, Alig ich, 28; Sen Parker, Mary, condcined and ex Pari Bike, is, Elabet, iy 8, 205. Parris, Noyes, Perr Samed, Pro ein, Iowledgmers, 143-8; Miners and Elder of the Churches re- ommend his Ackoowledgment ber accepted, 149-515, farther Proteit agua, 452-53 the Bl deot Pal i956; need of wearing fallely, 158; his Account of te Begg ofthe Tow: bes, fear againft Re- becca None, 115 presches, 14 appointed Scribe at the Exam ination, 9155, Examinations 1 Hil 225 fears age Mr Bithopn 75 5 Seribe a How's ‘Trt 10s; at other ‘Times, 1275 at Cory’s Exam- tion, 1733 Account of, 198- 222, Rely of 205-4 2095 sot an Enemy to Mr. Burroughs, 210; not a fwift Wines, i. how his Name comes to be fe quent inthe Tras, 2115 cleared By Counc, 217; butdimifed, 2318; Epitaph on his Wife, 2213 bis Death, Parris Semel, Deacon, i, 221. Parris, Thomas, i, 198, 22. Payne, Rober, Juror, i, 127,185. Payfon, Edward iy 151; pleads Tor Mrs. How, i, 106. Peabody, Joh, “Apology of, 135. Peach, Bernard, 2 WimelsagrintIndex. 239 Mr Muin, 17-95 Nes «3 «None toned in 0 Witch, i, 94 95: Mitchie tothe eat, jth Conia iy 196. Ryn, what i ae Pemberton, Bbenear, i, t5. Pope, Joep, and Wil i, 8,20. enol, Thomas ix.” Pop, reel Papa, Perd,, Margate, iy $0, 15 opp, arc, Brinton, 53." Th t3;.fome found god” dee Perkins, Thomas, Apology of ji, feibed, 88; Remark upon, 124. Pont, Bes : Perlis, Wills, defines Witch ena, J, Rules quefton- 97. ff, exai; ‘Notice of, 473 his Prayer, the great Arilery of Dorie of Witchery, Heaven, 132; « Whip for the Mr. Calefon, 56 ii, 165. Devil's Ba Perky, John, 1g)-fsFence Raisber Pree Peter, Dr 196, fi 116. witched by, 111} Apology of, Pref, John, Wine again Mar- 135:Samueland Wife, 105, 106. tin, 184) ees a great Light, Perley, Timothy, Witnels, 192. 100; his Heels are ftrock’ up, Pharaoh, Old, acculed of Witch- 101; Lol of Cows, i. rai i, 126-7. Prefton, Samuel, 198 his Cow Philitines of Hell, 27. bewitched, ii, 118. Philips Edwari ys John, 26; Prefon, Thoma, iy 205. Sain 1gn; Bidene for ancy Thoma I, 33, x¥. Mn How ih 106. Printings not Yoon ‘ioered rips Wiliam, sen, 255 185 owing to the Dev 66. orders rons forthe Accued, 20} Prodter Elabeth 9; Joh. Grd the Tra for Wickert Mwy ried opt of ts; Joho publihed, 58 called Home, exected, 58) Barbary io bis $505 how ‘becme Governor, Family, 42; his Leter to Mine 137) Sie ht Lie nd Go= ie 4a} ib Cour ope ernest pete shy ae veut Wicket 204. Ente Temper, 41) Prod Wilamy ade to cones rane tly wiles the Devi 158) bis Re- ive sceuta 1650 Pile, Rob 93: Piagors, Bote of, Pinan, Thomas, 206 Paro, Sie W. Pipe compared ok Plage” coud by the Devil i, again Mr. Boroughs, 39, 62, 7. Saag Mr Biko 75: Palle Spr of Wiehe, 204%, Sen Cow, 70s240 Index. Mary Clark, 1973 why the be Ruck, John, Foreman of Jury, 161, ‘eame an Actufer, 210. ib 350 72-3. i, 143i 7. lle, james, 26, ii, 15. imefs againk Mis. Rule, Margaret, Story of, ii, 215 ‘ized by evil Angels, 265 fell into odd Fits, 28; alaulted by tight cruel Spettres, 15, 5 bring hher a red Book to fign, 29; her agiint Mrs. ‘Tortures deferibed, 30; fas Bitiop, 753 Mrs. Datton, 128. Days, 313 fluc fll of Pi Lier pared down he hat QUINCY, Jofeh 0 Crain 2 of Kalding Brimllones” 333 ropofls” 1063 one ded viokien ais tnd dogmatical, ii, 19; on LSE OS py Maer Diary, 136.7 35i her Mi nerferes, es the beter of the Devi Wited by Mr Cale, 49 RAVEN, Stary ofone faking, Report of her Cale, 495345 : Sweetheart in iy ged) Ave ‘Telimony concerning, 6 nom aE a Rice, Nichol, i ABBATH, begins Sunt, S1- ca Sent en rain, ws, SMe sty Seddacesy,enbcever in Wich Salford, Joleph, Wine, 18, 105, 108-9 Sue Vis, Chach Dili, Salona Nahai, 26,3, 409, Sanderfon, Robert, Deacon, Ring, Robert, ak Robe, Willa, Koblon, Gong Haass ton ry” Joh, Witneis ago Saget Pee, “fi Chien igre Bie, StaneSee Bar, ect ily 118; Wied by Inc Sayer Samoe Apology of dian Scola, Witcher, 7.199. Rol Aletander, Hudibras on, i, Seat, Margaret, coslemaed fo "6 Dew, is 44o Index, “240 ries apn T, mx Exes far then peat Seribonina, Note upon, 1 Sergeant, Mr. (Peter,} iy 31- Sewall Samuel, 26, 209; fabcribes to the Truth and Accuracy of Maher's Werder, 211 Judge, Hy xxiv, 1576 ily 15, 15 Appointment of Joige, 125 5 vices 136, 148 in Soroe for the Part he took thofe ac- cued of Witeherafy 1335 4 Re- ferce in Mr. Pari’ Cae, 221. Sewall, Stephen, Captain, is 09. Sharp, [James] D. Da i 351 Shattock. Samuel, 168; (wore agin Mrs. Bitop, iis 765. Wil hy allo ib, 83-45 Remarks on iden Shore, Mercy, iy 275 375 51+ Sibley, John Lt, vis Mary, ii 3) 206. Sieves fed to conjure wi Sikes, Vidtory, Corporal ‘Simpkins, Thomas, I, xx Slavery, & Divine Infintion, TEffe of ite Denunciaton, 12- Smith, James, II, xxi, IM, 203. Gg Snow, falls a» Wool, I, lx; fome red, Ixxiv. Soam, John, his Cert bewitched, 49. Siti, Joho, King, 9 Soar FOP nr Bo Aero Cais V2 Sail oe Sow, one bewitched i Spudacls invented, 66 Spel Sigh, Pretender to, i, “66. 2, how alyed, 50,31 3, Srey ti aie Nand sa Shag of cued, 106; cll yon Peo le before’ Dah, 1095 pranks in an lice Spindles 205; fo ere ‘Scufle with, 3063 “Bh Cruel ones” asl Mate fare, Role. Sy 28 See” ng «Bat 9; Treas of 45 they eal Wilk ibe co clap thee Handy 555 Castion sown 445 one crcl allais +, Peso, {Margate Ral) i, 160, Spencer” Emin, «Wich de- eb by, Tax spencer, Richard, Wine, 150, Sind Story of one, 205, 160. Spirit whie onc i375 one sre 1 Mar Ruy 9 Spr, Mara bev, Sag Wii, 175, 86-7 76, be. sar Manav I, x, Siephens, Lieweant, i, 595 Sit Tarot Soupion, Wim, commends the ry, ky 565 of wiped Fidelity, 363, deere Mater242 Wenders trae 211 ; commitfions Judges, ii, 305, ates to the ‘Truth of Mathers Wenders, 593 figns the Death Warrant of Mis. Biihop, 80; his Appointment, 1253 Services, 126, Stuart,'one, Letter in Defence of Witcheraft, ther, 198-207 on Blafphemy, Swan, Timothy, fied Zi, 196. Swedcland, Withers in, 108, 21. Swinneren, John H, = Sydney, Heory, Lor, i, 149. Symom, Edward, 9. ‘ALBOT, Lor, caus the Re peal of Witchonfe Laws, i 15, “Tarbell John i 143,159, Taylor, Zachary, A. Me I, im Teas, on. Witches, i” 57.-See Werewranre ‘Thacher, Pes Uy xe, ‘Thompfon, Agnes, Conftion of, Tha “Thormon, Thomas, tetics to the Performances of Margaret Rok, i, 6970. . ‘Thyancus, Appolonius, ii, 70, 99% ‘Tie, pradices Witcher ii/65 ‘Note ‘on her Examination, 22 3 i 178-955 a dian, 200. ahofed bya Witt, Tomy Samuel, ii, 1515 William, . Index. . ‘Tranfubftaniation, as old as the Devil, ‘Trae, John, Witcherat, ii, 79. ‘Trithemius, Fancies of, ii, 164. ‘Tapper, Simei, 26; ‘Thom is Wife Killed » Tyler, Hanh, Recnaton of “ya be, Depot "Withers, i § ‘Tyke, Joy Te, ‘Tyler, Mary, Signe 4 Recantaon, iii, 57, 197- “Tym Bin 2x Ustin, Hens, ect, VAN Helnon, Jr, Bap 4 Varnam, [Faran,] Ralph, 195. Vier See Bao 5 Virgin "Mary, Mother of God, a Vielipuili, an Indian Idol, 201. WADsworTH, Berjani, Tener 0, 134. 1355 Timothy, x3 aaa Wales, Joh, Wine i, 115. Wales, Jonsthan, i 15 Mary, 8, 36,6, 170,195. Waldron, Abi Walton, Naini 7. Waldron, Willa i cy Water, Edmund ima. Wally, Jo, 26,1 ag. Water, Nehemiah iy 108, War, Nathaniel, 13. Wardvel, Sunil oademned i 453 Seene a his Excution, 46,Index. * 243 575 his Wife executed, 1255 he Willard, Simon, tcf in Mr. Covenants with the Devil, 126. Burrought's Cafe, i, 64. Warner, Daniel, teltifes in Favor of William and Mary, I, lxxxiv, 255 Mrz. How, ili, 107. Death of Mary, ily 131. Warren, Mercy, an Accuter ii, 16, Williams, Abigal, ii, 156, 158, 26, 62, 204. ii, 7,°8, 95 at the Devils Watkins, Mary, had been a Serv- crament, 13} cries out on Capt, ant, fi, 128} fold into Slavery, Alden, 26 of Mes. Bithop, 75; 1 Mr. Cory, 170, 1795 lexvi. of, 2043 one of the Originators Way, Aaron, ii, 1435 William, i. of the Witcheraft Delufion, 209. Webber, Samuel, fears in Mr. Williams, Daniel, on Margaret Burroughs Cafe, Rule, fi, 69. Weblter, Noah," Defrition of Wiliams, Nethaniel, a Commitee Wiccherat, I, iv. Welch, Edward, a Searcher for A Witchteats, ii, 39. Vartisy ii, 212, Wendel, Bavward, If, xxvi fon, John, of Botton, Wentworth, Samuel i, xxiv. Wilfony Sarah, accufe iy 57. Welt, Abigail, I, axe. aro ‘Welt, Thomas, Searcher for Witch- 7 teats, ii, 99. Winthrop, Adim,’ Counfllor, Wheeler, ‘Thomas, I xxi 26. Whetford, —, 208: Wintheop, Wait, 26, ii, 157, i, Whilton, William, I, bxxv 305 Judge, 125, 221. ie "on C. Mather, i, Witcheraft, Caufe of jis Decline, 163, 167, 1, iv; Works upon, fi Ms his Bay of tions of, xiexvts taught, inthe Bible, avi; how Peoples Eyes, Wite Se- were opened ais how cs on, aa, Pradied throogh Ia ages or Piflures i. Lams re Wilt, Ephrtim, Confabl, tos. the Bible upon, Wilkin, Jonny’ on Margaret Rul, vi, Nevhy. ‘dew. refpedinge Zl oppoted only by Inge, ij Onin of axis the Quel Wilkins, Thomas iy 143 p26. i Aayed ie Prope, Willd, John, caecateds i, 38, ‘Wor aon, 95 Bleape and Capture 40. Law gun, ees, hits not Wiltra, Samos Lener toi toz, — Spiriualm, By at the prefent 151 ried out of Day, laxv; came near Bowing pall to by “Profler, 40; he up the Chorehen 1 Storms Beea’in ig Bape 9 05 thay. Bt 29; Brlih, 1778. swt not be thammed, 343 Ate * Wild, John, ii, 165 his rah, ib. executed, i wild, —, Capuin, i, 55, 56.244 Index. fed of, 425 in Lapland, 68-9; of Gait, 1623, Conduét after north where are no Churches, the Manner of Congregational get; to. worhip the Devil, Churches, 202-3; by applying 245; #REIB of Heathen Lear: the Pla Spt, render theme mgs 1h; 4 principal eccleGal. eves and Tools inv, 204 isi Engine, 1; fier dened, Cait of Suicides, 207; ine $673 show Profetions were teem erected, 317} cn’ fay Srcnaly checked t10-1 the Lord's Prayer”'2523 ther fble and ‘evident “tos; Laws Power to commifion ‘Devils made again, Queftioned, i, 75 Scripeares do in England, ‘125! not deferibe i, tb, 8; commit. Monter, 137%, fon Devils? 76 5 dri Wiichteat, for tbe Desil 0 fick, of ommiioning, o-1 ico; shod Bartary Deno, $1 in 325 Excrefcences, Doge, and Cate, 1273 4 Witch ae rot known © Reafon, 1385 can Witches how made 1, 2v5 Nature commiion Devi 1395 of Lane satire, reference 1, i 695 the Denil a Slave to, xi; fal Liquor, 110; fome goe on ci by Gos's Permifion, xx} a Pole toa Witchmetng, 120. How to dete iy vat Num: Witch-Circes, held by “young. er excvied, 0, xivily Poth: Girl iy 308} Origin of the sent impotitie, xx good Salem Trouble, ih, 209-10. WirchsHil, where the Exeoxion by Spencer, ali of thofeaceied of Witcheraft how they contrat with were execute, 45 the Devil, eer; Manner of Wirard, «Wich, 7 ‘he Devil haa revel the Wich by the Dev Hip, 405 the Sou that goeth 2 wmerasten 2, Witee, 193 i Prodigion Mecingsof, 193 mifion the Devi, 29 ay of difcovering, 37 5 Confefions and 110. Praétices, 1035 fairly excewed, 107 5. Exeeations of, in 7 folk and Effex, 112; thorny Bu- Woodward, W. E., I, vill, x-xv. finch, 1145 firey Serpents, 1245 Woleott.—See Waters. jin Denmark, 148 ; Witches im- Wool, Pall of, as Snow, i, lexi peach Witches, 157; Symptoms Wyllys, Edward, Il, xi. Woodbury, Abi Woodwarl,Jobn, FINIS,¥ STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES _ STANFORD AUXILIARY LIBRARY STANFORD, eae NA ea 15 fall Goats nay be eeald aie? Bays DATE DUE