Salem City (part 3 of 4)

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

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

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

The Jurors for or Sour Lord and Lady the King and Queen doe prefent That Mary Parker of Andivor In the County of EfTex Widdow ye firft day of Septembr In the yeare aforefaid and diuers other dayes and Times as well before as after Certaine deteftable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries Wickedly Malliftioufly and fellonioufly hath vfed pra&ifed and Exercifed at and in the Towne of Sa lem in ye County of EiTex aforefaid in upon and againfl one Martha Sprague of Boxford in aforefaid the County of Effex aforefaid Single Woman By which faid wicked Acts the faid Martha Sprague ye day and year aforefaid and divers other dayes and times hath before and alter was and is Tortured aflidted Confumed Pined wafted and Tormented U* and alfo for Sundry other acts of witchcraft by the faid Mary Parker Comitted and done before and fince that Time againft the peace of or Sour Lord and Lady the King and Queen theire Crowne and dignity and the forme of the Stattute in that cafe made and Prouided.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In0 Wefgate aged about forty years This deponant Teftifyeth thatt about Eight years fince he being att the houfe of mr Sam11 Beadle In the com pany of Ino Parker and feverall others, the wife of faid In0 Parker came into the company and fcolded att and called her hufhand all to nought whereupon after him to the taverne and raile after thatt rate wth thatt fhe came up to me and called me rogue and bid me mind my owne bufines and told me J had better have faid nothing ibmetime afterwards, J ye fd deponent going ffrom the houfe of mr San11 King wn I came over againft Jn° Robinfons houfe I heard a great noyce coming ffrom towards mr babage his houfe then there apeared a black hogge running towards me wth open mouth as though he would have devoured me, att that Inftant time, I the laid deponent fell downe vpon my hipp and my knjfe runn into my hipp up to the haft wn J came home my knife was in my fheath wn J drew itt out of the {heath then imediately the meath fell all to peaces, and further this deponent teftifyeth thatt after he gott up from his fall his ftockin and (hue was full of blood and that he was forc't to craule along by the fence all the way home and the hogg followed him and never left him tell he came home, and haueing a flout dog then with mee, the dog run then away from him leapeing ouer ye fence and Crying much, which at other tymes vied to Wory any hog well or Sufficiently, which hogg J then ap prehended was either yc Diuell or fome euill thing not a reall hog, and did then really Judge or deter mine in my mind that it was Either Goody parker or by her meenes, and procureing feareing yr me is a Witch.

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

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

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

Jn° Bullock aged 36 years teftifieth yr aboute ye middle of January laft paft one of my neighbo13 told meyc mrs parkr did lay upon ye durt & Snow if J did not take care of her y* me would perim whereupon I did defire fome men y1 were in mye hous to goe and help her : and when they came to heryt they would not meddle becaufe they thought me was ded there being a neighhor by faid (lie faw her before in fuch kind of fits : then J perfwaded one man bye : to take her upon his (boulders and Carrye her home but in a little way going he let her fall upon a place of ftones : wch did not awake her wch caufed me to think fhe was really dead after yr wee Carryed her into her hous and Caufed her Cloaths to be taken of and while we were taking of her Cloaths to put her into bed me rifes up & laughs in or faces.

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

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

Som of his haire of to boyle wch they faide altho they did wth great tendernes ye Child would Shreek out as if he had bin tormented : they put his hair in a fkillet ouer a fier wch Stood plaine on the hearth and as ion as they were gon out of ye room it was throwne doune and i came immediatly into ye room and Could See no Creature in ye room they put it on againe and after it had boyled Som tyme the aboue faid Goodwife Parker Came in and afked if i would buye Soom Chickens J told her no : the woman yr were above in the Chamber faid to me it is pitty you did not afk to See her chick ens for they did beleiue me had none to Sell : and advifed me to fend to her hous to buy Som wch i did and ye mefTenger brought me word yc me told him (he had none and yc ye woman y1 liued in the Same hous told him yr ye faid Parker had not had any in three weeks before : Soom days after She wth her huiband and two men moor Came to mye hous. & to anfwer their requeft i went to them : She afked me if i faide (he had bewitched mye Child J told her J did beliue She had : fhe faid to me you are a wicked man : ye lord avenge me of you ye lord bring vengeance upon you for this wrong: one of ye men afked her w1 made you Com to this hous laft Saturday : She faide to Sell Chicken : why did not you let him haue ym when he fent for ym faid he : She faid becaus fhe had fold ym he afked to whome, She faid to fuch a one wee fent prefently ye party and the anfwer was brought us yt he never bought any of her well you fee faide they you have told us yf wch is not true w< did you wth ym She was at a Stand but at lafl faide her Ton carryed ym to Tea wth him : her hufband told her yl was not true for her fon went to fea laft fryday : and if he had Carryed ym to fea (he could not brough ym here ye Saturday following She could not giue any true account wl me did w1 them : but went into ye room where ye Child was and told my wife yc me was a wicked woman for Saying foe of her : & told my wife in thefe words J hope J mail fee the down fall of you, my wife told me, and foe went away in a great anger : and this is all true and reall to the uttermoft of my remembrance and after this threatning or Euill wifhing the Child has Continued in a very Sad Condition fowllowed wth very Solem fits wch hath taken away his understanding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

July ye 28 : 1692. Cocerning my beloued wife Mary Bradbury this is that J haue to fay ; wee haue been married fifty five yeare : and mee hath bin a loueing and faithfull wife to mee, vnto this day mee hath been wonderfull laborious dilligent & induftryous in her place and imployment, about the bringing vp or family (wch haue bin eleven childeren of orr owne, and fower grand children ; me was both prudent and provident ; of a cheerfull fpiritt liberall and charitable. Shee being now very aged and weake and greiued vnder her affliction may not bee able to fpeake much for herfelfe, not being fo free of fpeech as lome others may bee:

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

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

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

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

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

Sam11 Endecott aged thirty one years or there about Teftifieth Thatt about eleven years fince be ing bound upon a vioage to fea wth Cap1 Sam11 Smith Late of Bofton DeceaCdjuft before we Sayi'd mrs Bradbery of Salifbury the prilbner now att the barr came to Bofton wth fome ferkins of butter of wch Cap1 Smith bought two, one of ym proved halfe way butter and after wee had been at fea three weekes our men were nott able to eatt itt, itt ftunck foe and runn wth magotts, wch made the men very much difturb'd about itt and would often fay thatt they heard mrs Bradbury was a witch and that they verily believed {he was foe or elfe me would not have ferved the Cap1 foe as to fell him fuch butter. And further this deponent teftifieth y* in four dayes after they fett fayle they mett wth fuch a violent ftorm y* we loft our main maft and riggin & Loft fifeteen horfes and thatt about a fortnight after we fett our jury maft and thatt very night lhare came up a ihipp by our fide and carried away two of the mizon Shrouds and one of the Leaches of the mainfaile. And this deponent further fayth thatt after they arrived att Barbados and went to Saltitudos & had Laden their veftell the next morning me fprang a leake in the hold wch wafted fevrall tunns of fait in foe much thatt we were forct to unlade our vefTell again wholy to ftopp our leake there was then four foot of water in the hold after we had taken in our lading again we had a good pafiage home butt when we came near the land the Capc fent this de ponent forward to looke out ror land in a bright moone mining night and as he was fitting upon the Windlefs he heard a Rumbling noife under him wth that he the fd deponent Teftifieth thatt he looked one the fide of the windlefs and law the leggs of forne p fon being no wayes frighted and thatt prefently he was fhook and looked over his fhoulder, and law the appearance of a woman from her mid dle upwards, haueing a white Capp & white neck cloth on her, wch then affrighted him very much, and as he was turning of the windlefs he law the aforfaid two leggs.

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

The depofiftion of Richard Carr who teftifieth and faith that about i 3 years agoe prefently affter fume Diferance that happened to be between my Honrd ffather mr George Carr and Mis Bradbery the prifoner at the barr upon a Sabbath at noon as we ware riding horn by the houfe of Cap* Tho : Bradbery J faw mis Bradbery goe into hir gate turne the corner of: ann Jmmediatly there derted out of hir gate a blue boar and darted at my fathers horfes ledgs which made him ftumble but J faw it no more and my father faid boys what doe you fe we both anfwed a blue bore.

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

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

The Depofiftion of James carr who teftifieth & faith that about 20 years agoe one day as J was accidently att the houfe of mr wheleright and his daughter the widdow maverick then liued there : and fhe then did moft curtuoufly invite me to com oftener to the houfe and wondered J was grown fuch a ftranger, and within a few days after one euening J went thether againe and when J came thether againe; william Bradbery was yr who was then a futer to the faid widdow but J did not know it tell afterwards; affter J came in the widdow did fo corfely threat the fd william Bradbery that he went away lemeing to be angury ; prefently affter this J was taken affter a ftrange maner as if liuing crea tures did run about euery part of my body redy to tare me to peaces and foe J continued for about 3 quarters of a year by times and J applyed myfelf to docker crofbe who gave me a grate deal of vifek but could make none work tho he fteept tobacco in bofit drink he could make non to work where upon he tould me that he beleued J was behaged : and J tould him J had thought fo a good while : and he afked me by horn J tould him J did not care for ipaking for one was counted an honeft woman but he uging J tould him and he laid he did beleue that mis Bradbery was a grat deal worfe then gody mertin : the prefently affter this one night J being a bed and brod awake there came furnthing to me which J thought was a catt and went to ftrick it ofe the bed and was geud faft that J could not ftir hand nor foot but by and by coming to my ftrenth J hard fumthing a coming to me againe and J prepared myfelf to ftrick it : and it coming upon the bed J did ftrick at it and J beleue J hit it : and after that vifek would work on me and J

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

The teftamony of william carr aged 41 or ther abouts is that my brother John Carr when he was young was a man of as good capafity as moft men of his age but falling in Love with Jane Tru (now wife of Cap1 John march) and my father being pfwaded by fome of the family (wch J fhall not name not to Let him mary fo yong : my fa-> ther woold not giue him a portion wr vpon the mach broke of wch my brother Layd fo much to hart that he grew meloncoly and by degrees much crazed not being the man that he was before to his dying day. J do father teftify that my fd brother was lick about a fortnight or three weeks and then dyed and J was prefent with him wn he dyed and J do aferm that he dyed peacibly and quietly neuer manifefting the Left troubl in ye world about any body nor did not fay any thing of mrs Bradbury nor anybody elfe doing him hurt and yet J was with him till the breath and lif was out of his body. Jurat in Curia.

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

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

The Depofiftion of Ann putnam who teftifieth and faith that on 1 3th of April 1692, J fa w the Apperifhtion of Giles Cory com and affledt me urging me to writ in his book and fo he continewed hurting me by times tell the 19th April being the day of hir examination and dureing the time of his examination Giles cory did tortor me a grat many times : and allfo feuerall times fence Giles Cory or his Apperance has moft greuioufly afflecled mee by beating pinching and allmoft choaking me to death urging me to writ in his book alfo on the day of his examination J faw Giles Cory or his Apper ance moft grevioufly afflect and torment mary walcott mercy lewes and farah vibber and J verly beleue that Giles Cory is is a dreadfull wizzard for fence he has ben in prifon he or his Apperance has com to me a grat many tims and afflecled me.

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

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

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

Mary Warin affirmed to ye Jury of Jnqueft that me hath been afflicted by Giles Cory or his appearition and that by beating of me with his ftaffe & by biting me & pinching & choaking me greatly torturing me & cutting me with a knife & perticulerly at ye time of his examination he did grevioufly torment me alfo at the time of his examination J faw fd Cory or his appearition moft dredfully afflict mary Walcot An putnam mercy lewes & Sarah Vibber : Septr 9 : 1692

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

Eliz ; Hubbard to ye Jury of Jnqueft that Giles Cory hath feverall times afflected me with feveral forts of torments J veryly think he is a wizzard & afflicted me by wichcraft Sept 9 ; 1692 : - april 1692: giles cory and his wife came to my bead fide and looked upon me fum time and then went away: and emediately J had two penches upon my fide : allfo another time J faw giles Cory and John proctir and J had then fuch a paine in one of my feet that J could not ware my fhu for 2 or 3 days. Ben : gould.

Sufanna Shelden faith yc ye fpedtre of Giles Co rey Murdered his firft wife & would haue mur dered this to if (he had not ben a witch - y1 his firft wife gave him nothing but Skim Milke and J he did it & y£ Goody Procters fpedtre told her me murdered her owne child and y1 it was fick & me did it becaufe me would not be troubled with it & yr Ihe allfo faies yr Goody Buckley and Jn° Willard appd wth Hen. Wilkins appen the teftomeny of John dereth Eaged about fixten years teftefieth and fayeth that gils Cory alfo came to me and afli<£ted me this 5 of September as wel before as after he alfo threteneth me to kill me if J will not yeld to him he alfo came about the 20 of oges and told me that he wanted fom pla ters for he was gowen to a feaft he told me that he had a good mind to afk my dame but he fayd that (he wouled not let him haue them fo he took

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note. Wheras yefterday at Deacon Jngerfols Mary Walcot & Abigail Williams cryed there ftands Goody Hobbs, mowing alfo where, Benja Hutchinfon ftruck at her with a Rapier, & the af flicted that is the faid Mary & Abigail faid, oh you have ftruck her on the right fide ; Whereupon the Magiftrates afking her after the publick examina tion whither me had received any hurt yefterday, she faid yes in her right fide like a Prick, & that it was very fore, & done when me was in a Trance, telling us alfo in what hovfe and room it was done. Whereupon the Magiftrates required fome women to fearch it, who found it fo as me had confefled. Alfo a little after the faid prick in her fide, me had som what in her left eye like duft, wth agrees with w* the afflicted farther faid that Benja Hutchinfon afterwards toucht her eye wth the fame Rapier, & faid pointing to the place there was a mark which the Marmall being by faid fo there was.

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

The firft Examination of Deliverance Hobbs in prifon. She continued in the free acknowledging herfelf to be a Covenant Witch, and further Confefleth She was warned to a meeting yefterday morning, and that there was preient Procter and his Wife, Goody Nurfe, Giles Cory and his Wife, Goody Bifhop alias Oliver, and mr Burroughs was ye Preacher, and preft them to bewitch all in the Village, telling them they mould do it gradually and not all att once, afTureing them they mould prevaile. He adminiftred the facrament unto them at the lame time with Red Bread, and Red Wine like Blood, fhe affirms fhe faw Ofburn, Sarah Good, Goody Wilds ; Goody Nurfe, and Goody Wilds diftributed the bread and Wine, and a Man in a long crownd white Hat, fat next ye Miniiier and they fat feemingly att a Table, and They filled out the wine in Tankards, The Notice of this meet ing was given her by Goody wilds. She herielf affirms did not nor would not Eat or drink, but all the Reft did who were there prefent, therefore they threatened to torment her. The meeting was in the Pafture by Mr Parris's Houfe, and me faw when Abigail Williams ran out fpeak with them : But that Time Abigial was come a little diitance from the Houfe. This Examinant was ftrucke blind, fo that fhe faw not with whome Abigail fpake She further faith, that Goody Wilds to prevail with her to fign, told her that if fhe would put her hand to the book fhe wld give her fome Cloaths, and would not afflict her any more - Hir daughter Abigail Hobbs being brought in att the fame time while her mother was prefent was immediately taken with a dreadful fitt, and her mother being afked who it was that hurt her daughter anfwered it was Goodman Cory and fhe faw him and the gentlewoman of Bofton ftriving to break her Daughter's neck.

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

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

Onathan Corwin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jonathan Corwin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The depofition of James Kettle aged twenty feven years or there about teftyfieth & faith that J was att Docter Grigs his houfe on the tenth of this inftant may & there faw Elizebeth Hubbard in feverall Fitts : and after her frits ware ouer me told me that me faw my two childdren Laying before her & that thay cryd for vengeance & that Sarah Bifhop bid her Look on them & faid that fhe kiled them & and they were by her defcription much as they were when they ware put into there Coffins to be buried & and fhe told me that Sarah bifhop told her that J was going to burn a kiln of potts & that me would break them if (he could : & i took notice that while me was in her Fitts that me cried & held her apron before her face faying that me would not fe them Docter Grigs & his wife and John hues ware thare prefent.

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

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

The teftimony of Jofeph fowler, who Teftifieth that Goodman Bibber & his wife, Liued at my houfe And J did obferve and take notice, that Goodwife Bibber was a woman who was uery idle in her calling, And uery much given to tatling & tale Bareing makeing mischief amongft her neighbo1'5 Sc uery much giuen to fpeak bad words and would call her hufband bad names & was a wom an of a uery turbulent unruly fpirit.

The teftymony of Thomas Jacob and mary his wife doth teftyfy and fay that good bibbor now that is now counted aflidted parlon fhe did for a time furgin in our hous and good bibber wood be uery often fpekeking againft won and nother uery obfanely and thos things that were uery falls and wichfhing uery bad wichchis and uery often and me wichs that wen hor chill fell into the reuer that (he had neuer pull hor child out and good bibber yous to wich ill wichches to horfelfe and hor chilldren and allfo to others : the nayborhud were (he liueued amonkes aftor fhe bered hor fuft houfbon hes tolld us that this John bibber wife coud fall into fitts as often as {he plefed.

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

The depofition of Clement Coldum aged 60 years or yr about faith, yc on ye 29th of May 1692. being at Salem Village carrying home Elizabeth Hubbard from ye meeting behind me ; fhe defcred me to ride fafter, I afked her why : me faid ye woods were full of Deuils, & faid yr are there they be, but J could fe none ; then J put on my horfe, & after J had rid a while, fhe told me I might ride fofter, for we had outrid them, I afked her if fhe was not afraid of ye Deuil, me anfwered me no, me could difcourfe with ye Deuil as well as with me, further faith not ; this I am ready to teftifie on Oath if called thereto, as witnefs my hand : the teftimony of James Cetel being of age who teftifie and faith i being ar dopier grigfes one a Sabath day about the laft of may in 1692. hauing fome difcourfe with Elizabeth hubberdand J found her to fpeach feuerall untruths in denying the Sab ath day and faying {he had not ben to meting that day but had onely bean up to James houltons this J can teftifie to if called : as witnes my hand the teftemony of John putnam : Sen and rebecke his wife faith that our fon in law John fuller and our dafter rebecke Shepard did both of them dy (a moft uiolent death and did acting uery ftrangely at the time of ther death) farder faith that we did Gudg then that thay both diead of a malignant feuer and had no fufpition of witchcraft of aney nether Can wee a cuie the prifner at the bar of any fuch thing.

The depofiftion of Nathaniell Ingerfoll and Hannah his wife who teftifie and fay that we ware converfant with Benjamin Holton for aboue a week before he died and was acted in a very ftrange maner with moft violent fittes acting much like to our poor bewidthed perfons wn wee thought they would haue died tho then we had no fufpition of wiclhcraft amongft us and he died a moil violent death with dreadful fitts and the Defter that was with him (aid he could not tell what his diftember was and he died about Two days before Rebekah Sheepard

The depofition of benjamin Wilkins aged 36 years and John Wilkins aged 36 years thefe depon ents teftifieth and fay that Lidia Wilkins wiffe of John Wilkins was well delivered with child and was well the next day after but the 2 day after {hee was deleivered fhee was taken with a violent feaver and flux as we fuppofed had in a little time the flux abated but the reaver continued till me died which was about four dayes. Nath. Richifon tells of a Namway man y1 fpeakes of a profound deep yr Willard was in the depotion of hanah welch the wife of Phelup welch hannah walch eaged forty foer yers thus deponian teftifieth and faith that J was with mr Salinfton and capten eapes neer this land now in contreeuarce and they both of them agreed that the fence (hud ftand as it was and that we (hud not transgrace of one fide nor Jonathan hobs one the other fide tel the line was run and the agree ment that thay agreed tow was that if eather hade tranfgrefed mud make fatesfaction to the other and the reafon of this agreement was, becaus hobs and we was allway contending.

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

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

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

May ye 2 1 - 1692 vpon the Examina tion of William Procter and feverall others to their Victualls Drink to ye Majeftrates & and their attendance & Horfe meat and victualls & drink to ye Attendance of the Prifoners i 10 for feafing of Rachall Clenton & being of har before Juftis According to warrant for tending ye Court of oyer & i o terminer is o at Salem ten days i o o

May 2d Lydia Darting wid° of Red6 Sufanna Martin of Amesbr Dorcas Hoar of Beverley wid° Sarah Murrell of Bevr Bethya Carter ) of Woburn Ann Seires j fent toBofton Wedenfday the 1 8th May 1692. Thomas ffarror ) c T Eliz : Hart j °f ^ John Willard of Salem Village Roger Toothaker of bilrica.

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

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

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

Upon the humble Petition and fuit of feveral of the sd perfons and of the children of others of them whofe Parents were Executed. Be it Declared and Enacted by his Excellency the Governor Council and Reprefentatives in General Court affembled, and by the authority of the fame That the feveral convictions Judgments and Attainders again ft the faid George Bor roughs, 'John Proffer, George Jacob, John Willard, Giles Core and Mar tha Core, Rebecca Nurfe, Sarah Good, Elizabeth How, Mary Eajly, Sarah Wild, Abigail Hobbs, Samuel War dell, Mary Parker, Martha Carrier, Abigail Falkner, Anne Fojler, Rebecca Eames, Mary Poftj Mary Lacey, Mary Bradbury, and Dorcas Hoar, and every of them Be and hereby are reverfed made and declared to be null and void to all Intents, Conftructions and purpofes whatfoever, as if no fuch convictions Judgments, or Attainders had ever been had or given. And that no penal ties or forfeitures of Goods or Chattels be by the faid Judgments and attainders or either of them had or Incurrd. Any Law Ufage or Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. And that no Sheriffe, Conftable Goaler or other officer mall be Liable to any profecution in the Law for anything they then Legally did in the Execution of their refpective offices.

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

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

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

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

J doe by & with the advice and confent of her MajT8 council hereby order you to pay ye above fum of flue hundred feventy eight poundes & twelve {hillings to Stephen Sewall Efqrwho together with ye gentlemen ofye Comitte that Estimated and Re ported ye faid damages are defired & directed to diftribute ye fame in proportion as aboue to fuch of ye faid perfons as are Liuing and to thofe that legally reprefent them that are dead according as ye law directs and for which this mall be your War rant.

Whereas His Excellency the Governor and Generall court haue been pleafed to grant to ye perfons who were fufFerers in ye year 1692 fome confiderable alowance towards reftitution with refpecl: to what they fuffered in their Eftates at that Sorrowfull time and haue alfoe appointed a Comitte viz. John Appleton Efqr Thomas Noyes Efqr John Burrel Efqr Nehemiah Jewet Efq. & Stephen

Sewall to diftribute ye Same to and amongft ye parties concern'd as in & by ye records and Court orders May appear. Now Know yee that wee Subfcribers herevnto being Either ye proper parties or fuch as reprefent them or have full power & authority from them to Receiue their parts and mares of ye money afbrefd and fuch of vs as haue orders from Tome of ye parties concerned to receive their parts and fhares doe avouch them to be real and good fo that for whomfoever wee take vpon us to receive any fuch fum wee doe oblige ourfelves to Idemnify ye faid Comitte to all Jntents conftru&ions & purpofes, wee fay Recieved this 19th day of February anno Domi 1711-12 & in ye Tenth year of

Recd for myfelf ye fubfcriber & for my Bror in Law Peter Thomas in right of Elizabeth his wife & my fifter Hanah ffox wife of mr Jabez ffox & & Rebecca fowles four pounds Ten millings.

Newbury May 22d, 1712. Reced for & in behalfe of my wife Jane True & Mary Stanion daughters of Mary Bradbury & for John Bufs & Eliza Bufs Children of Elizabeth Bufs ye Sum of nine poundes fifteen millings p me Henry True

May 22d 1712. Reced. for my Brethren & Sifters being fix of vs in number children of Judah Moodey one of ye daughters of ye aforefd Mary Bradbury Decd. thre pounds fiue mill8 p me Wymond Bradbury. Reced for my Two Brothers William Bradbury & Jacob Bradbury & myfelfe Three pounds fiue {hillings in full p me Thomas Bradbury.

Dorcas Hoar family, Mary Burt widow. Eliza beth Read wife of Chriftopher Read 400 Annis King wife of John King 12 o o Johanna Green widow i o o Tabitha Slue Decd left two children Leonard Rachel. George Jacobs family George Jacobs only fon 46 o o Anne Andrews 23 o o

Mary Eafty's family. Jfa Eafty Jofeph Eafty John Eafty Ben : Eafty, Jacob Eafty. Jomua Eafty pd to Benj Sarah Gill daughter Hanah Abbot of Andover

To the Committee appointed by the Governour & Council for the diftribution of the money al lowed by ye Generall Court to ye Sufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay my part & proportion allowed me by the faid court unto Deacon Benjamin Putnam whom J have defired to pay my part of the neceffary charge, And his receipt ihall be your full difcharge. from your fervant. Wm Good x his mark

Whereas the Governour and Generall Court have been pleafed to grant a Confiderable fum to wards Reftitution to thofe who were Sufferers in ye year 1692, & and have appointed a Committe to diftribute ye fame amongft the perfons concerned.

Wherefore in as much as J ye fubfcriber Married with Martha Procter one of ye daughters of John Procter late of Salem deced doe Requeft the gen tlemen of ye committee to Deliver what part and proportion May belong to me on behalfe of my faid wife unto Cap1 Ebenezar Bancroft of Lynn and his Receipt mail be your full difcharge. from your Serv1. Nathanell Gowing

To the Gentelmen of the Comittee appointed by the Governer and Councell to diftribute the money allowed by the General Court to fuch as weare fufferers in the year 1692.

Whereas we are Jnformed the Generall Couart hath a Pointed a Committee to diftrubute to the pearties Confearned what the sd Court heath alowed to make Reparation to fuch as weare fuf ferers in the yeare 1692. Whearfore wee doe defire and heareby order and Jmpower our brother Thorndik Procter to receive what mall bee alowed to each of ys and to giue receit for the fame which mall fully difchargue you thearof.

To ye Committey appointed by ye Generall Court to diftribute what was allowd by ye sd Court towards reftitution to ye relations of thofe whoe furTered in ye Sorrowfull times called ye Witchcraft times, pleas to pay and deliuer what mare and proportion belongs to me on that fcore vnto my Brother mr Samuel Nurfe of Salem & his receipt mall be a full and fufficient difcharge from your friend &c. Beniamin Nurfe.

Whereas we are Jnformed the Generall court hath apointed a Committe to diftribute to the par ties concearned what the sd Court hath alowed to make Reparation to the Sufferers in the year 1692. Therefore wee doe deiire and hereby Jmpour our Brother Samuel Nurfe te receive what is alowed to us and to give receipt for the fame

Whereas ye Gouernour & Generall Court have been Pleafed to grant a confiderable fum towards reftitution to thofe who were Sufferers in ye year 1692 : & have appointed a Committee to diftribute ye fame amongft ye perfons concerned.

Wherefore J yefubfcriber (being then a Sufferer) doe requeft ye gentlemen of ye Comittee to Deliver what Part and Proportion may belong to me unto my father William Hobbs, or my brother William Hobbs (both of Topffield) and either of their receipts {hall be your full difcharge from your Servant.

Effex by order and direction of ye Juftices to appraize and vallue a Gun & a fword of John Byfli wch Gun we vallue and apprize to be worth 2os & ye fword to be worth Ten Shillings as witnefs our hands this 25th day of auguft 1716.

Gen1 I requeft ye favour of you to reprefent it to ye Gen11 Court what a great Sufferer I have been in my eftate by reafon of ye fevere profecution of me and my wife in that Dark time. It Coft me fifty pounds at Bofton & we were forced to fly for our Lives at which time my eftate was feized and Squandred away to a great Value and much of my provifion vfed to Subfift ye numerous Company of prifoners In ye whole I am Exceedingly Demnified ye moft of my perfonal eftate to ye Value of many hundreds of pounds taken from me & very little of it Reftored againe I pray to Confider my Extraordinary Sufferings.

an account of what John King and Annis his wife one of ye Daughters of Dorcas Hoare late of Beverly Deceafed difburfed & expended on their aforefaid Mother dureing ye time of her imprifonment and Great Troubles in ye year 1692.

Andover feb ye 26: 1711-12 honoured Sir thes are to dezier you to deliuer to ye bearer hereof John Farnum the money yl falleth to my mare of what the Cort alowed to the fufferers in 92.

To the much honred mager fewall pray Sr be pleafed for to pay to the barer hearof John cummings my part of the money that the generall court did geve to the fufferers in the yeare 1692. and his recit mail bee your defcharge

Sr J underftand that you have payd all of my brothers, and fo J would pray you for to pay the barer heareof fo J raft your friend and Saruent

2. for as much as J was ye eldeft fon of my father & worked hard with my father : till J was about thirty years of age : and helped bring up all my father's children, by all his wives one after another.

3. for, as much as after my fathers death J your petitioner was at great coft and trouble in the difpofition of my sd fathers affairs as to relieving his sd family fome of them helples : with anfwering debts charges, legafies &c.

All which confidered your petitioner thinketh he deferves a greater mare of this that ye country hath bin pleafe to alow us then ye reft of our family doe: which J leave in confideration of your honrs and mall forever remain yor honrs moft humble fervc.

To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by the Governor and Council to diftribute the money allowed by the General Court, to fuch as were Sufferers in the year 1692.

Know all whom it doth or may confarn that wee Mary and Abegill How both daughters of James How of Jpfwich late deceaft being informe that ye honered Generall Court hath a-Lowed fom money for us in way of Restitution for ye damig wee fuftained in ye yere 92 by that as was called witch craft when our honoured mother was executed.

We pray your honours to fend us ye money alowed us, by our vncle Abraham How whom we have defired and employed to Receive ye fame for us. dated in Jpfwich 22 of January 1711 or 12 as

To the gentm of the Committee to Diftribute the money that the Generall Court allowd to ye Famleys of those that were SufFarers in the year of ye witchcraft.

Forafmuch as it is made Manifeft that ye child ren of mr George Burroughs Deced. by his former wiues did in ye time of his Jmprisonment adminifter vnto him NecefTary things & were at con siderable charge thereabout & for his Jnterment & that ye widow had moft or all of ye perfonal eftate.

Bofton New England Janr i6th 1711-12. Whereas we are Jnformed the Generall Court hath appointed a Committee To Diftribute To the Partys Concern'd what the sd court have Allow'd to Make Repare Ation to the fufferers Jn the yere 1692. wherefore we defier and hereby order and Jmpower Our Brother Charles Burrough - To Receive what is Allowed to each of us And his Receipt (hall be a fufficient Difcharge. Peter Thomas Jabez Fox

Attelborow March the 14th 171 1-12 Loving brother my Love Remembred vnto you hoping that you eare well as I am at this prefent I make bold to wright a few lins vnto you defiring you to be fo kind vnto mee as to fend mee that which is my wright and proper due from the Jeneral court I pray you to fend it by my mother which will take fom care about itt and Let me not be forgotten by you who am your Sifter till deth.

Bofton, Decernb1 i6th 171 2. To the Honourable Gentlemen Appointed for a Committee Relateing to the Affairs of Witchcraft Jn theyeare 1692. Gentlemen. We the Subfcribers and children of mr Georg Burrough late of wells, who fufFered att Salem in the Trouble there humbly offer for you Honours Confederation A few Lines Relateing our Cafe and Circomftances vpon Acco1 of our Mother in Laws Conduct and Carriage Towards us, after our Father was Apprehended and Taken away Our Mother in Law laide hands vpon all me could fecure (the Children were generally unable to fhift for Themfelves) and what me could lay hands on was her Own without any perfon but her own Daughr to mare with her, whom me fays was to bring up, but may it Plefe your Honours to Confider there was feaven children more befides That were To bring up the eldeft of which was but fixteen years old att that Time, but infleed of fhareing in what our father Left and me had fecur'd were Turn'd to mift for ourfelves without anythiug for fo much as a Remembrance of Our father Tho Som of us can Remember of Confiderable in the houfe, befides his Liberary which me fold and Recd the money for : then Lett it out at intereft and was afterward Recd by another Hufband : and not one farthing beftowed on any child but her Own. This being matter of facl: we Hum bly leave it with your honours to Confider wheather of what the Honourable Generall Court allow'd &c She have not already Recd To much and the Children To Little. We Subfcribe ourfelves your Honours Humble Sertts

Bofton Aprill 3d Honoured Sir the fauour which i would humbly afk of your hounour at this time is that you would pleafe to let my brother George Burrough have what remains in your hands on the account of my deceafed but Honnoured Father Mr George Burrough Sir my requeft is that it may be don without delay for euery difTcourfe on this melloncely fubiect doth but give a frem wound to my bleeding hart but i defire to fit down in lilence and remain, Sir your Honnours moft obedeint feruant Rebekah Fowle.

who fuffered in the late Troubles at Salem in the yere 1692. offer to your confideration the conduct of our Mother in Laue, affter the deth of our ffather - She made lure of all that there was of houfehold Goods &c togather with our fathers Library which was off fom Value, faid Liberary was fold affterward & part of the money came afterward into the hands of a fecond Hufband, but nothing thereof nor the houfehold goods &c ever came into our hands we were Turn'd out into a wide world to Shift for ourfelves haueing nothing to truft unto but Divine Providence and the Generofity of friends (not on the fide of our mother in Law) & fom of us fo young that we can give no acco" of perticular Circomftances of the ffamily, nor Capeable any of us to give a perticular acco1 of the

-wrong don us any ffurther then we are informed by others, but can allure you we never had the value of fixpence to Remember our ffather with when Dead and gon. And we cannot but obferve to you that what the Honerable Court allowed when divided among ye Children according to the Direction of the fame Amou" to but about four pounds a piece, which we think but a poor recompenfe (fetting afide the deth of our father) to make good Our due proportion of his fubftance which we were deprived of by means of his deth, befides the difficulties we were put unto & the Charge of bringing up of the Confederation of wf we relate which is matter of fad: well known to many befides ourfelves bee motive fufficient to Engage yor Confederation of us in what you have Stopt of the above mentioned grant of the Honerable Court we defier you to deliver what you fee caufe to allow us to our brother Georg Burrough, if what we offer be not worth of your Confederation or Argument Sufficient that we mould have what Remains in your hands, we only defier the flavour of a Speedy Anfwer : for the fum as we are Inform'd is fo fmall that much trouble in the bufiness will furmount it by ffarr mould we be allowed itt at laft : fo that an information of your refolves in the bufiness will Prove more of a flavour then tedious Delays mould you grant it at laft. Not ffurther at prefent but Remaine to offer - We Remaine Geutlemen your humble Servtts Peter Thomas in behalf of my wife. Jabez Fox in behalf of my wife.

To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by the Governor and Council to diftribute the money allowed by the Generall Court to fuch as were fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliver unto my fon John Eames the fum allowed unto me and his receipt mall fully difcharge you from the fame January 7, 171 1-12

To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by the Governour and Council to diftribute the money allowed by the Generall Court to fuch as were fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliver unto Samuel Wardell our Eldeft Brother, the fum allowed unto us, and his Receipt mall fully difcharge you from the fame.

demned by the court at Salem fometime in Janu ary in the year 1692, as I fuppofe will appear by the Records of the Ingalls at that Court, but her name is not inferted in the late Ad: of the Generall Court, for the taking of the Attainder of thofe that were condemned in that year, my mother being fince deceafed. I thought it my duty to en deavour that her name may have the benefit of that Act. J therefore humbly pray your Honours to Reprefent this cafe to the Honourable Gen11 Court, that my mothers name may be inferted in the faid Act. And whereas in the Account which J gaue to your Honors when you met at Salem the laft winter, J mentioned only what was feized of my Father's eftate, by the fherriffe, but gave no account of other charges which did arife from the imprifonment of my Father and mother, they having pro vided for their own fubfiftance while they were in Prifon, and I fuppofe there was fomething confiderable payd to the keeper of the Prifon, though I am not able now to give a particular account how much it was. Jf your honours pleafe to allow me fomething upon that account, Jt will be thankfully acknowledged by, Your honours moft humble fervant Samuel wardel

Whereas feveral of the neer Relations of us the fubfcribers fuffered imprifonment at Salem in the year 1692. And we were put to great charges and expence to provide for them while they were in prifon, and for Prifon fees and court charges, which we were forced to pay before we could obtain their Releafe. An account of which we haue put into the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by the Gen11 Court, we do unanimoufly agree to make our fupplication to the Gen11 Court to conlider the fuf- .ferings of our Relations, and the Dammage we then fuftained and to allow us fu it, according to the ac counts which we haue given to the committee to aforefaid. And to that end we humbly requeft the wormipfull Stephen Sewall Efq to write a Petition for us to the General court at their next feffion. Andover January 21. 1711-12

Whereas the Honouble Generall Court hath lately made an Act for taking off the Attainder of thofe that were condemned for witchcraft in the year 1692. J thought meet to Jnform your Hon ours that J was condemned by the Court at Salem in January in the year 1692, as will appear by the Records of the Tryalls at Said court, but my name is not inferted in faid act. Being very defirous of the favour of that Act, am bold humbly to pray your Honours, to reprefent my cafe to the General court at their next Seflion, that my name may be inferted in that Act, if it may be, and that the Honourable court would pleafe to allow me fome

Wherefore requefte of your honours to maneft itt to ye members of ye members of ye Jennarall Courte that we might have fom reafonable allow ance for owr charge therein, which will euer oblidgeyour SearventTo pray.

Hampton March 24. 1711-12. MaiorSewall Sr this is to defier you to deliuer to my Brother Henry True for my vie that part of money that ye Gene11 Court have allotted to my wife as one of Cap11 Bradbury's Daughters & his receipt thereof {hall be your discharge from your friends and feruants.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer unto my Brother Jofeph Parker the fum allowed unto us, and his receipt mall fully difcharge you from the fame. Andover January 7 1711-12 John Parker.

To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by the Governour and Council to diftribute the money allowed by the Generall court to fuch as were fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer vnto Jofeph Parker of Andover the fum allowed vnto me, and his Receipt mail fully difcharge you from the fame Andover

To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by the Governour and Council to diftribute the money allowed by the Generall court, to fuch as were Sufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer vnto my brother Thorndike Procter the fum allowed unto me, and his Receipt mall fully difcharge you from the fame. January 15. 1711-12 mary Procter.

Whereas I the Subfcriber fuffered Imprifonment at Salem, 17 weeks in the year 1692. And was put to great charges and Expences before I could ob tain a Releafe. And not having an oppertunity to giue your Honours an account of my charges dur- ng my imprifonment, when others of my neigh bours and fellow fufFerers, put in their ac counts : J haue thought meet to do it at this time, which is as followeth.

At a Superior Court of Indicature holden at Salem for the County of EiTex the 12th December by Adjournment from the laft Tuefday in Novem ber paft.

Ordered. Whereas there hath arifen a great Charge in holding the feverall Courts of Oyer and Terminer in the County of Eftex in the year 1692. the payment of part of wch hath been ordered by the Governour and Councill out of the publique Treafury and yet there remains due to feverall perfons for their fervice and difbur(emts one hundred and thirty pounds in money whofe Accots haue been examined and allowed by rhe Court the difcharge of which properly belongs to faid County This Court doth therefore order the Clerk therof to fignifie and make known the fame unto their Majeftts Juftices of the peace in faid County. Who are directed at their next Generall Sefllons of the peace to make an AfTefTment on the Jnhabitats of faid County proportionally for the payment of the faid fumm And that by an Order they caufe the fame to be paid to the County Trear - and that he pay the faid fum to the feverall perfons unto whom it is due according to the feverall Accots herewith Tranfmitted.

An account of what is due to the feverall perfons hereafter named from the publique for their refpective diiburfemts aud fervices according to their Accots Given in and & Examined by the Supereour Court holden at Salem by Adjournm1 December ye 12th 1693.

Ittm. for making fouer payer of Iron ffetters and tow payer of hand Cuffs and putting them on to yc legs and hands of Goodwife Cloys eftes Bromidg and Green all at one pound aluen Shillings money £ s. d.

Mr Sewall Sr I thought good to returne you ye names of feverall Jfons yl were Condemned & Ex ecuted that not any perfon or relations Appeared in ye behalfe of for ye taking of ye Attainder or for other Expences, they I fuppofed were returned to ye Gen1 Courts confederation for to act about ac cording to their beft prudence. Bridget Bifhop alias Oliuer, fufanna Martin, Alice parker, Ann pudeter, Welmot Read. Marget Scott.

26 John Broadftreet vpon his pr fentm' of the laft court for fufpition of haueing familiarity wth the devill upon examynation of the cafe they found he had tould a lye wch was a feconde being con victed once before. The court fets a fine of 2os or elfe to be whipt. Edw Coborne is furety for the payments of the fine & fees of court.

24 Chriftopher Browne haueing reported that he had beene trafing or difcourfing with one whome he apprehending to be the Deuill. which came like a Gen1 in order to his binding himfelfe to be a fervant to him, vpon his examination his difcourfe feeming inconliftant with truth &c : the court giueing him good councell & caution for the prfent difmifs him.

30 In the cafe of Abell powell though the court do not fee fufficient to charge further yet find foe much fufpition as that he pay the charges left to mr Jo : woodbridge.

The teftimony of Wm Morfe wch fayth together with his wife, aged both about 65 yeeres. That Thurfday night being the 2ythday of Nor we heard a grate noyfe without round the houfe of knocking the boards of the house, & as we conceiued throw ing of ftones agt the houfe : whereupon myfelfe & wife lookt out, & faw nobody, & the boy all this time with vs : but we had ftones & fticks throwne at vs that we were forced to retire into the houfe againe, afterwards we went to bed & the boy with us, & then the like noyes was vpon the roofe of the houfe.

2. The fame night about midnight the doore being lockt when we went to bed, we heard a great hog in the houfe grunt & make a noyes, as we thought willing to gett out & that we might not be difturbed in or deep I rofe to lett him out & I found a hog in the houfe & the doore unlockt : the doore was firmely lockt when we went to bed.

4. The night following I had a great awle lying in the window, the wch awle we faw fall downe out of the chimney into the afhes by the fire. 5. After this I bid the boy putt the fame awl into the cupboard wch we faw done, & the doore fht too : this fame awle came preiently downe the chimney againe in or fight & I tooke it vp myielfe againe the fame night we faw a little Indian bafkett that was in the loft before come downe the chimney againe, & I tooke the fame bafket & put a piece of brick into it, and the bafket with the brick was gone, & came downe againe the third time with the brick in it, & went up againe the fourth time, & came down againe without the bricke : & the bricke came downe a little after.

6. The next day being Saturday, (tones, flicks, & pieces of bricks came downe fo that we could not quietly drefTe or breakfaft, and flicks of fire allfo came downe at the fame time.

7. That day in the afternoone my thread 4 times taken away and came downe ye chimney, againe, my awle & a gimblett wanting came downe the chimney : againe my leather taken away came downe the chimney : againe my nails being in the cover of a firkin taken away came downe the chimney. Againe the fame night the door being lockt, a little before day hearing a hog in the houfe I rofe and faw the hog to be mine. I let him out.