Salem City (part 1 of 4)

Witchcraft

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That I being at Groton fome fhort tyme after John Willard as the report went, had beaten his wife I went to call him home and comeinge home with him in the night I heard fuch a hideous noyfe of ftrange createres I was much affrighted for I never had heard the like noyfe. I fearinge they might be fome evil fpirits I enquired of thefaid Willard what might it be that made fuch a hideous noyfe the fayd Willard fayd they ware Locuft. the next day as I fuppofe the fayd Willards wife with a young childe and her mother being upon my mare ridinge betweene Groaton mil and Chemsford they being willing to goe on foote a litle defired me to ride : then I taking my mare being willing to let her feed a litle there as I remember I aprehend I heard the fame noyfe agayne where at my mare ftarted and got from me

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

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

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

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

and Thomas fflint aged about 46 years teftifieth that one ye 1 6 day of May laft 1 692, we being at the hous of henry Wilkins where we faw his fon daniell Wilkins as we judged at ye point of death and marcy lues and Mary wolcot being with us Tould us That John Willard and goody buckly were upon his throat and upon his breaft and preiTed him and choked him and to our bes judg ment he was preffed and choked time we and the faid benjamin wilkins continued with him till was about 3 hours after and he altered not in the manner condifthtion only grew wors and wors till he died.

The depofition of Bray Wilkins of Salem Vil lage aged about eighty and one years with reference to John Willard of sd Salem lately charged with witchcraft, when he was at firft complained of by the afflicted perfons for afflicting of them he came to my houle greatly troubled defiring me with fome other neighbours to pray for him. I told him I was then going from home and could not ftay, but if I could come home before night I fhould not be unwilling, but it was near night before I came home and fo I did not anfwer his defire, but I heard no more of him upon that account whether my not anfwering his delire did not offend him, I cannot tell I was jealous afterward that it did A lit tle after my wife & I went to Bofton at the laft Election when I was as well in health as in many yeares before & the Election day coming to my brother Left Richard Way's houle at noon there were many iriends to dine there, they were fat down at the Table Mr. Lawfon and his wife & feverall more John Willard came into the houfe with my fon Henry Wilkins before I fat down & fd Wil lard to my apprehenfion look'd after fuch a fort upon me as I never before difcerned in any. I did but ftep into the next room & I was prefently taken in a ftrange condition fo that I could not dine nor eat any thing. I cannot exprefs the mifery I was in for my water was fuddenly ftopt & I had no be nefit of nature but was like a man in a Rock and I told my wife immediatly that I was afraid that Willard had done me wrong my pain continuing and finding no relief my jealoufie continued: Mr. Lawfon and others there were all amazed & knew not what to do for me. There was a woman ac counted fkilful came hoping to help me and after me had ufed means me afked me whether none of thofe evil perfons had done me damage I faid I could not lay they had but I was fore afraid they had (he anfwered (he did fear fo too as near as I remem ber I lay in this cafe 3 or 4 dayes at Bofton and af terwards with the jeopardy of my life (as I thought) I came home and then fome of my friends coming to fee me (and at this time John Willard was run away) one of the afflicted perfons mercy Lewes B came in with them & they afked whether me faw any thing : (he faid yes, they are looking for John Willard but there he is upon his Grandfathers Belly (and at that time I was in grievous pain in the fmall of my Belly) I continued fo in greevous pain and my water much ftopt till sd Willard was in chains and then as near as I can guees I had confiderable eafe, but on the other hand in the room of a ftoppage I was vexed with a flowing of water fo that it was hard to keep myfelf dry. On the 5 July laft talking with fome friends about John Willard fome pleading his innocenfy and myfelf and fome others arguing the contrary, within about 1-4 of an hour after that I had faid it was not I nor my fon Benj Wilkins, but the teftimony of the afflicted perfons and the jury concerning the murder of my grandfon : Dan : Wilkins, that would take auay his life if any thing did and within about 1-4 hour after this I was taken in the foreft diftrefs & mifery my water being turned into real blood, or of a bloody colour and the old pain returned exceffively as before which continued for about 24 hours toge ther.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Onathan Corwin

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

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

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

L' Jer Neal was alked what he could fay of this woman. Neal fd fhe had been an ill carriaged wo man and fmce my wife has been fick of ye fmall pox this woman has come to my houfe pretending kindnes and I was gkd to fee it fhe afked whe ther (lie might ufe our morter which was ufed for my wife : and I contented to it, but I afterward re pented of it : for ye nurs told me my wife was ye wors lenc fhe was very ill of a flux which (he had not before. When the officer came for puddeater, ye nurs fdyou goody puddeater what did you do with y- oint ments that you had in ye hous fo many of them, fhe fd I never had ointment or oyl but meat tried out in my houfe fince my hufband dyed : but the conftable Jofeph Neal affirmed me had (he had near 2O that had oyntment or greas in them, a little in a thing : me fde fhe never had any ointment but neats foot oy1 in y- hous, but what was in thefe things yc conftablcs fpeakes of.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary Walcot upon oath affirms to ye Jury of In queft that me hath feen An Puddeator afflict Mary Warrin An Putnam and Eliz Hubbard at ye time of her examination at Mr Tho Beadles : and alfo yc laft night I law her afflict Mary Warin An Put nam and Eliz Hubbard by witchcraft and I verily beleiv sd Puddeator is a witch September 7: 92, & that this day fhe hath afflicted this deponent.

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

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

The testimony of John beft Jwnear how teftifieth uppon his. oath before the grant Inqweft, that his mother did feuerall tims in bar ficknis complain of ann pudeater of Salem the wife of Jacob pudeater how me had bewitched bar and that me did belieue me would kill hor before me had dun and foo fhe laid feuerall timsduering hear ficknis vntill bar death allio I this deponant did feuerall tims goo in to the woods to fech my fathers Cowes and I did driue goode pudeaters cow bak from our Cowes and I being all alone ann pudeater would chide me when J came howm for turning the cow bak by Relon of which I this deponant did couclude (aid pudea^- ter was a witch

That whereas your Poor and humble Petitioner being condemned to die, and knowing in my own conference as I fhall mortly anfwer it before ye Great God of heaven, who is the fearcher and knower of all hearts : That the Euidence of Jn° Beft Senr and Jn° Beft Junr and Sam" Pickworth wch was given in againft me in Court were all of them altogether falfe and untrue, and befides the abouefaid Jno Beft hath been formerly whipt. and likewife is recorded for A Lyar, I would humbly begg of yor honowrs to Take it into your Judicious and Pious confideration, That my life may not be taken away by fuch falfe Evidences and witnefles as theie be likewife ye Euidence given in againft me, by Sarah Church and Mary Warren I am altogether ignorant off and know nothing in ye lean: mealure about it, nor nothing elfe concerning yc crime of witchcraft for wch I am condemned to die as will be known to men and angells, att the great day of Judgment, begging and imploring your prayers att the throne of grace in my behalfe and your poor and humble petition1" ihall for ever pray as fhe is bound in duty for your honrs health and happinefs in this life and eternall felicity in ye world to come.

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

Jonathan Corwin

In profecution of this Warrant I have apprehended and brought the bodyes of Sarah Buckley and Mary withridg and Rebekah Jacobs all of Salem velage according to the tenor of the within written war rant, and haue likewife made delegant farch at the houfe of Daniell Andrew and at the houfe of Georg Jacobs for them likewife but cannot find them. P me Jonathan Putnam Conftable in Salem,

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

The depofiftion of Eliz Hubbard who teftifieth and faith that one the begining of May 1 692. I was afflicted by Rebecah Jacobs the wife of George Jacobs, but on the i8th May 1692. being the day of hir examination I faw Rebekah Jacobs or hir apperance moft greviouily afflict Mary Walcott Abigail williams and Ann putnam tho when fhe began to confefs (he left ofe hurting of us but feuera.l times fenc that me has rnoft grevioufly afflicted me and I beluee in my heart that Rebeckah Jacobs is a width and that me has often afflected me and the aforefaid parfons by acts of wicthcraft.

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

Joseph Neal

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

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

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

There being complaint this day made before mee by John Putnam Junr and Benjamin Hutchefon both of Salem Village for themfelfes and alfo for theire Neighbours in behalfe of theire Majefties again ft Marah Eafty the wife of Ifaac Efty of Topffield for fundry acts of witchcraft by her Commit- ted yefterday and this prefent day of the date hereof vpon the bodys of Ann putnam Marcy Lewis, Ma ry Walcot and Abigail Williams of Salem Village to ye urong and Jnjury of theire bodys therefore crave Juftice.

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

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

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

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

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

The depofition of Jonathan Putman, James Dar ling, Benja Hutchinfon & Sam : Braybrook w° teftify and fay that we together with divers others the 20 : May. 1692. between eight and eleven oclock at night being with Mercy Lewes whom we found in a cafe as if death would have quickly followed, and to whom Eliz: Hubbard wasbrought(faid Mercy being unable to Speak moft of the day) to difcover what fhe could fee did afflict laid Mercy, heard and obferved that thefe two fell into fits by turns, the one being well whilft the other was ill, and that each of them complained much of Mary Eaftie, who brought the book to faid Mercy feverall times as we heard her fay in her trances, and vexed and tortured them both by choking and feemingly breathlefs fits and other fits, threatning faid Mercy with a winding meet &, afterwards with a Coffin if faid Mercy would not figne to her book, with abundance more of vexations the both received from her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Depoeftion of Mary Walcott : who Teftifieth and faith on the 2oth of may 1692 : about twelve of the clock : I faw the Apparition of good- dy Eaftleck come and pinch and choake me : and terrified me much and me told me that me had blinded al our eyes, that ware afflicted only merfy Lewis for me faid that (he had not power anought to doe itt on that day me was cleared : on this 2oth Inftante of may : 92 about an hour by fun J went to mr John Putnams to fee merfey Lewis : and their J faw the apparition of the aboue faid gooddy Eafheck : a choaking of merfy Lewis and prefling upon her breaft with her hands and J faw hur put a chane aboute her neck and choaked her : and all the while J was their J law her hurting of her grevioufly : and fhe told me that me would kill her this night if fhe could.

Jonathan Corwin

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

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

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

Ann putnam further teftifieth on 23 may 1692. being the laft day of the examination of Mary Ef tick me did moft grevioufly torment me dureing the time of hir examination alfo on the fame day J faw Mary Eftick or hir Apperance moft grevioufly torment and afflecl: mary walcott, mercy lewes Eliz. Hubbard and abigail william and J veryly beleue in my hart that mary Eftick is a moil dreadfull width and that me hath very often afflected me and the perfons affore named by hir acls of witchcraft. Ann Putnam declared to ye Jury of Inqueft y£ ye her above written evidence : is ye truth upon her oath. Augst. 4: 1692.

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

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

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

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

Wee Comand you all Excufes Set apart to be and appear at ye Court of Oyer and Terminer holden at Salem to morrow morning at Eight of ye Clock precifely there to Teftify ye truth to ye beft of your knowledge on Seuer11 Jndiclments Exhibited againft Mary Eafty hereof fail not at your vtmoft perill this may fartifie home it may cuncern that wee hows names are vnder Kitfen Being dafired by fome of the Realeations of mary eftwcke to giue our abfarvations how

The Depofiftion of Samuell Abby aged about 45 years who teftifieth and faith that on the 2oth of may 1692 I went to the houfe of conftable Jn° putnam about 9 a clock in the moring and when J came there : Mircy lewes lay on the bed in a fad condition and continueing fpeachlefs for about an hour : the man not being at whom : the woman defired me to goe to Tho : putnams to bring Ann putnam to fe if me could fe who it was that hurt Mircy lewes : accordingly J went : and found Abi gail williams along with ann putnam and brought them both to fe mercy lewes : and as they ware a goeing along the way both of them faid that they faw the Apperifhtion of Goody Eftick and faid it was the fame woman that was fent whom the other day ; and faid alfo that they faw the Apperifhtion of the other woman that appered with gooddy eftick the other day, and both of them allfo faid that the Apperifhtion of gooddy Eftick tould them that now fhe was affledting of mircy lewes and when they came to Mircy lewes both of them faid that they law the Apperifhtion of gooddy Eftick and Jn° willard and mary witheridge afflecting the body of mircy lewes : and J continueing along with mircy who contineued in a lad condition the greateft part of the day being in fuch tortors as no toungue can exprels ; but not able to fpake : but at laft faid Deare lord Received my foule and againe laid Ior4 let them not kill me quitt, but at laft (he came to hir felf for a little whille and was very fenfable and then fhe faid that goody eftick faid (he would kill hir before midnight becaufe fhe did not cleare hir fo as the Reft did, then againe prefently fhe fell very bad and cried out pray for the falvation of my foule for they will kill me.

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

the depofiftion of Edward Putnam aged abought 38 years he teftifieth and faith abought 18 day of may 1692. mary eafty the prifner now at the bar being then feat at liberty but one the 20 and 21 days of may marcy lues was fo greuioufly aflicl:ed and tortred by her (as fhe herfelf and mary walcott ann putnam Elizabeth hubbart abjgel williams) faid) I myfelf being ther preient with feueral others with marcy lues looked for nothing elfe : but prefent death with marcy lues for all moft the fpace of two days and a night me was choked allmoft to death in Co much we thought fumtimes me had banded her mouth and teath (hut and all this uery often untill much time as we under flood mary eafty was laid in Jrons, allfo upon the fecond day of mary eftys examination at the uilag marcy lues mary wallcott elizabeth hubbart ann putnam mary warin and abigell williams when mary eafty came to the mar was choked in much a moft greuious maner that the honred mageftrats cold not profeed to her examination untell they delired mend haile to go to prayer and in prayer time and fumtime after it they remaned in this fad condition of being all moft choked to death and when they ware abul againe to (peak they all with one Confent charged her that me did them that milchief. J all fo haue hard sum of them Complain uery often of hur hurting them with the fpindall of -a wheel. Jurat in Curia. Edward Putnam.

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

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

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

Thatwheras your poor and humble Petition be ing condemned to die Doe humbly beggof you to take it in your Judicious and pious confederations that your Poor and humble petitioner knowing my own Jnnocencye Blifed be the Lord for it and fee- ing plainly the wiles and fubtility of my accufers by myfelfe cannot but Judg charitably of others that are going ye fame way of myfelfe if the Lord ftepps not mightily in i was confined a whole month upon the fame account that J am condemed now for and then cleared by the afflicted perfons as fome of your honours know and in two dayes time J was cryed out upon by them and have been confined and now am condemned to die the Lord aboue knows my Jnnocencye then and likewife does now as att the great day will be known to men and Angells - I Petition to your honours not for my own life for J know J muft die and my appointed time is fett but the Lord he knowes it is that if it be poffible no more Jnnocent blood may be med which undoubtidly cannot be Anoydd Jn the way and courfe you goe in J queftion not but your honours does to the uttmoft of your Power in the difcouery and Select ing of witchcraft and witches and would not by gulty of Jnnocent blood for the world but by my oun Jnnocencye I know you are in the wrong way the Lord in his infinite mercye direct you in this great work if it be his blefled will that no more Jnnocent blood be fried J would humbly begg of you that your honors would be pleafed to examine theis Aflicted Perfons ftrictly and keep them apart fome time and Likewife to try fome of thefe confefing wiches J being confident there is feverall of them has belyed themfelves and others as will appeare if not in this word J am fure in the world to come whither J am now agoing and J Queftion not but youle fee an alteration of thel things they fay myfelfe and others haueing made a League with the Divel we cannot confeiTe J know and the Lord knows as uill mortly appeare they belye me and fo J Queftion not but they doe others the Lord aboue who is the Searcher of all hearti knowes that as I mail anfwer it att the Tribunall feat that I know not the leaft thinge of witchcraft therefore J cannot J dare not belye my own foule J beg you honers not to deny this my humble petition from a poor dying Jnnocent perion and J Queftion not but the Lord will giue a bleffing to yor endeuers.

Hambly fheweth, that whereas we two Sifters Mary Efty and Sarah Cloys ftand now before the Honoured court charged with the fufpition of Witchcraft, our humble requeft is firft that feing we are neither able to plead our owne caufe, nor if councell alowed to thofe in our condicion, that you who are our Judges, would pleafe to be of councell to us, to direct us wher in we may ftand in neede, Secondly that wheras we are not conicious to ourfelves of any guilt in the leaft degree of that crime, wherof we are now accufed (in the prefence of ye Living God we fpeake it, before whole awfull Tri- bunall we know we fhall ere Long appeare) nor of any other fcandloufe evill, or mifcaryage inconfiftant with Chriftianity, Thofe who have had ye longeft and beft knowledge of vs, being perions of good report, may be luffered to Teftifie upon oath what they know concerning each of vs, viz Mr. Capen the paftour and thofe of ye Towne and Church of Topsfield, who are ready to fay fomething which we hope may be looked upon, as very confiderable in this matter : with the feven children of one of us, viz Mary Efty, and it may be produced of like nature in reference to the wife of Peter Cloys, her lifter, Thirdly that the Teftimony of witches, or fuch, as are afflicted, as is fuppofed, by witches may not be improved to condemn us, without other Legal evidence concurring, we hope the honoured Court and Jury will be foe tender of the lives of fuch as we are who have for many yeares lived vnder the vnblemifhed reputation of Chriftianity as not to condemne them without a fayre and equall hearing of what may be fayd for us, as well as againft us, And your poore fupplyants fhall be bound always to pray &c.

Salem May the 21st 1691. Thomas putnam and John Putnam of Salem Village yeomen made Com plaint (before vs) on behalfe of theire Majests againft BafTet ye wife of BalTet of Lyn hufbandman and Roote of Beverly widow, and Sarah fayd place for Sundry acts of Witchcraft by them doune and Committed on the Bodys of Mary Waicot Abigail Williams, Marcy Lewis, ann putnam and others Lately whereby great hurt and Jnjury hath benne donne them therefore Craves Juftice,

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

May ye 23. 1692. Elizabeth Booth aged 18 years or thereaboutes depofeth and faith. That Sa rah Procter and Mary Derifh the wife of Michell Derifh apeared to this deponent in the night and called her Jade, Mary Derifh afked her what made her fay any thing about Sarah Procter, faid it was well (he did not come to the Village that Day : and with all afflicted, and Pinched her, this Deponent mod grevioufly and fo Continues to afflict her this Deponet ftill, and John Procter and his wife Likewile whos name is Elizabeth Procter:

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

The complaint of Sufanah Shelden of Mr andras and Sarah Procter 20 of this may they both a flicked me the next day Sarah Procter brought the book to me and Sarah Procter and andres and irog yato fo they mad me def and dumb and blind al nigh and the next day teh 10 of clock then cam inges and brought his book and drod his knife and laid if I would not touch it he would cut my throt, then thar A pered to me a ded man he told me his name was Joieph rabfon then he looked upon ingles and told him that he murdered him and drounded him in tho fe thar was a nother man in the boot Along G* with me and the boot tofed vp and doun and turend ouer and my hand es ware clunched that J could not lay hold, the other man layd hold and was faued then he told me that J muft tell mufter hatheren and told me that J mould not reft tel J had told it then inglim told me that if J did he would cut my leges of then ther a pered to me a fhinging and told me J mould tell of it to morah then inglefh told me that he would go kill the gouernor if he could he would go try he was the gretes innemy he had then he fayd that he would kil 10 folck in bofton before next fix day if he was not tacken up the greter weemen a flicT: me ftil not.

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

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

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

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

John Hathorne

An " information if it might be any help in the examination of ye perfon before you goode Roots, J being in ye houfe of mr Lauvonco Dennis fome time fince (he was fufpedled for what me is now before you and there was Likewife Leonard Auften of our Town of Beuerly fd Auften then fd that he thought me was a bad woman, his reafon was that he Living in ye houie with fd Roots not Long Since and when he went to prayer at any time with his wife and thought fd Roots would accompany them in fd Duty but did not at any time but would with- draw and abfent herfelfe and farther when my felf and wife were gone to bed and me vnto her bed (he would rife in ye night and we could hear her talk in ye roome below J lying in ye Chamber over fd roome a if there were 5 or fix perfons with her more id Auften might fpeak it called therevnto as far as know more concerning Roots

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

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

You are in theire Majests names hereby required to apprehend and forthwith bring before us Benja min procter the fon of John Procter of Salem farmes and Mary Derich the wife of mic1 Derich of Salem ffarmes hufbandman, and Sarah peafe the! wife of Robert peafe of Salem Weaver who all ftand charged of haueing Committed Sundry acts of Witchcraft on the Bodys of Mary Warren Abigail Williams and Eliz. Hubbert of Salem Village whereby great hurt is donne them Jn order to theire examination Relating the abouelaid premifes and hereof you are not to faile. Dated Salem May the 23d 1692.

Salem May the 28th 1692. Jofeph Houlton and John Wallcot both of Salem village yeoman made Complaint in behalfe of theire Majests againft Carrier of Andover the wife of Thomas Carrier of fd Towne hufbandman ffoldick of maulden or charleftown Reed of Marblehead the wife of wife of Nicholas Rice of fd Towne How the wife of James How of Topsfield Capt. John Alden of Bofhon mariner, William procter of Salem fFarmes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The depofition of John Rogger of Billreca aged 50 yeares or Thereabouts Saith, That about Seven yeares Since Martha Carrier being a Nigh Neigh bour vnto this dpon1 and there hapening fome dif ference betwixt vs, She gave forth seueral threat- ning words as me often vfed to doe and in a fhort time after this deponent had two large lufty fowes wch frequented home daily that were loft and this deponent found one of them dead nigh ye fd Car riers houfe wth both Eares cut of and ye other fow J Neuer heard of to this day, and ye fame fummer to ye beft of my rembrance J had a Cow wch vfed to give a good Mess of milk twice a day and of a fudden She would giue little or none Every Morn ing though a Night (he gaue as formerly and this continued about ye fpace of a month in wch time J had three meals milke on three Severall Mornings not Succeffively and no more though One Night three of vs Watched ye Cow all night yet J could have no milke in ye morning of her and about ye monthes End She gave milke as formerly me vfed by all wch J did in my Confcience belieue then in ye day of it and have fo done euer iince and doe yet belieue that Martha Carrier was ye occafion of thofe Jll accidents by Meanes of Witchcraft fhe being a very Malicious woman and further faith not.

The depolition of Phebe Chandlr aged about 1 2 years. Teftifieth that about a fourtnight before Martha Carrier, was fent for to Salem to be exam ined, upon ye Sabbath day when ye pfalm was finging, fd Martha Carrier took me fd deponent by ye moulder and (haked me, in ye meeting houfe and afked me where I lived, but J made her no anfwer, (not doubting but that me knew we, hauing liued Tome time the next door to my futhers houfe, on one fide of ye way) and that day that fd Martha Carrier was ceafed, my mother fent me to Carry fome bear to ye folks y1 were att work in ye lott, and when I came within ye fence, there was a voice in ye bufhes (which J thought was Martha Car riers uoice, which J know well) but faw noe body, and ye voice afked me what J did there and whe ther J was going : which greatly frighted me, foe that J run as faft as J could to thofe att work, and told them what J had heard, about an hour & half or two hours after, my mother fent me again upon ye fame occaiion, to ye workmen abouid and Comming home, near ye place aboufd where I heard that voice before, J heard ye fame uoice, as J judg ed, ouer my head, faying J mould be poyfoned within two or three days, which accordingly hap pened, as J conceiue, for J went to my fifter Al iens farm ye fame day, and on friday following, about one half of my right hand was greatly fwolen and exceeding painfull, and alibe part of my face, which J can give nn account how it came and Con tinued uery bad fome days, and feueral times fince J haue been troubled with a great weight upon my breaft, and upon my leggs, when J haue been go ing about, fo that J could hardly goe, which J haue told my mother ojf : And yc laft fabbath day was feauennight, J went to meeting very well in ye morning, and went to my place where J ufed to fitt (ye minifters not being come) and Richard Car rier fon of abouefd Martha looked uery earneftly upon me, and imediately my hand which had for merly been poyfoned as abouefd began to pain me greatly, and J had a ftrange burning att my ftomake and then was ftruck deaf that J could not hear any of ye prayer, nor tinging till ye two or three laft words of ye finging.

The Depofition of Allin Toothaker aged about 22 years Saith, J heard martha Carrier fay that Beniamin Abbutt would wim he had not medled with that land fo Near our houfe for She would flick as Cols to him as the barck to the tree afore feauen years Com a but, and that do6ter preicott mould Neuer Cure him, and about laft march Richard Carrier and my felfe had Som difference and faid Richard pulled me downe by the hair of my head to the ground for to beat me, J deflred him to lett me Rifle, when J was up J went to ftrike at him, but J fell down flatt upon my back to the ground and had not power to ftir hand Nor foote then J toold fayd Richard J would yeald to him and owne him the beft man and then J faw Martha Carrier goe of from my breft, butt when J was Rifen up J faw non of her, J was Wounded in the Warre, Martha Carrier tould me J mould never be Cured, afore me was Aprehended J could thruft in my Wound a knitting nedle four Jnches deep but, fmce She have been taken J am tho roughly healed, and haue had more Eafe then J haue had in halfe a year before Sometimes when Martha Carrier and J had fome difference me would Clap her hand at me and fay J mould get nothing by it, and fo with in a day or two J loft a three year old heffer : Next a yealin, and then a Couw, and then had fom little difference againe and loft a yearlin, And J know not of any naturall Caufes of ye death of the aboufd Creatures, but haue always feared it hath been ye effect of my Aunt Martha Carrier her malice :

Samuel Prefton aged about 41 years Saith yl about 2 yeares Since J had fome difference wth Martha Carrier wch alfo had hapened Seuer11 times before and foon after J loft a Cow in a Strange manner being Caft upon her back wth her heels vp in firm ground when me was very Lufty it being in June Ia and within abo1 month after this ye fd martha and J had fome difference again at which Time me told me J had loft a Cow lately and it mould not or mould not be long before J mould loofe another wch accordingly came to pafs, for J had a Cow y* was well kept wth Englim Hay and J could not pceive yl me aild any thing and yf me pined and quickley lay downe as if me was afleep and dyed. Jurat in Curia.

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

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

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

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

J Jonathan Corwin J.

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

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

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

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

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

EfTex fs. The Juror5 for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen Prfents That Eliza beth How wife of James How of Ipfwich the thir ty firft day of May in the forth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady, William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland flrance, and Jreland King and Queen defenders of the ffaith &c. and Divers other dayes and times as well before as after CertaineDeteftable Arts called witch craft, and forceries wickedly and ffellonioufly hath vfed Practifed and Exercifed at and within the Townemip of Salem in the county of EfTex aforefaid in upon and againft one Mary Wolcott of Sa lem Villiage finglewoman by which faid wicked arts the faid Mary Walcott the 3ist day of May in the forth year as aboueiaid and Divers other Dayes and times as well before as after was and is Tor- tured Afflicted Pined Confumed wafted and Tor mented and alfo for fundrey other Acts of witchcraft by faid Elizabeth How Committed and Done be fore and fince that time, agt the Peace of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen, and againft the forme of the Statute in that cafe made and Provided.

the firft of iune 1692. the deposition of timothi Perley and Deborah Perley his wife, timoth Perley aged about 39 and his wife about 33 there being fom diferance betwene goode how that is now feiled namely Elizabeth How wife of James How Junr and timothi Perli abouefaid about fom bords the night folowing thereof our cous lay out and finding of them the next morning we went to milk them and one of them did not give but two or thre fpoone fuls of milk and one of the other cous did not give above halfe a Pinte and the other gave aboute a quart and thefe cous ufed to give three or four quarts at a meale two of thes cous continued to giue litle or nothig four or five meals and yet thai went in a good inglefh pafture and within four K> furder deborah Perley teftifieth and as conferning hanah Perley Samuel Perleys daughter that was fo fore afflicted her mother and fhe coming to our houfe hanah Perley being fuddinli feared and fd thers that woman me goes into the oven and out againe and then fell into a dredful fit and when J have afked her when fhe faid that woman what woman fhe ment me tould me ieams howfwife fometime hanah Perley went along with me to ieams hows an fone fell into a fitt goode how was ueri loving to her and when the garl and J came away i afked whi fhe talked fo of goode How being fhe was fo louing to her fhe tould me that if i were aflicted as fhe was that i would talk as bad of her as fhe did at another time i faw goode how and hanah Perley together and thai were veri louing together and after goode How was gone i afked her whi fhe was fo louing to goode how when thai were together fhe tould me that fhe was afraide to doe other wife for then goode how would kil her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Depofition of Debory Hadley aged about 70 yeares : this Deponant teftifieth and fth that J have lived near to Elizabeth How (ye wife of James How Junior of Ipfwich) 24 year and have found her a Neighbourly woman Confciencious in her dealing, fatthfull to her pmifes and Chriftianlike in her Converiation fo far as I have obferved and fur ther faith n1 from Jpfwich Ju- ye 25 : 1692. this may fertify horn it may conferne we being defired to wright fome thing in ye behalfe of ye wife of Jeams how Junior of Ipfwich hoe is aprehended upon fufTpition of being gilty of ye Sin witchcraft and now in Sa lem priflbn upon ye fame acount for ouer oun partes we haue bin well aquainted wc hur for aboue twen ty yeers we never fee but y1 fhe cared it very wel and yl both hur wordes and adtions wer always fuch as well become a good criflian : we ofte fpake to hur of fome things yc wer reported of hur y1 gave fome fufTpition of y1 fhe is now charged w1 and fhe always profeffing hur Inofency yr in ofFen defiring our prayers to god for hur yf god would keep hur in his fear and y1 god would fupport her under hur burdin we have offen herd hur Speaking of thos perfons yf raifd thos reports of hur and we never heerd hur Speake badly of y - for ye fame, but in ouer hering hath offen faid yt me defired god that he would iantify yc affliction as well as others for hur fpiritual good.

Ipfwich June the 25th, 1652. The teftimony of Simon Chapman agid About 48 years teftifieth andfayth that he hath ben Aquainted with the wiuef of James how iunr as a naybar for this 9 or 10 yers and he never faw any harm by hur but that That hath bin good for J found hur Jouft Jn hur delling faythfooll too hur promicilis I haue had ocation to be in the compiny of good wief howe by the fort night togathar at Thayar hous : and at othar times and I found at all Tims by hur difcors fhee was a woman of afliktion and mourning for fin in hur felves And othars and when me met with eny Afliktion me femid to ioftifi god. and fay that Itt was all better than me derTufid that it war. By falls aqufations from men and me yuft To bles god that me got good by afliktions for it med hur exfamin hur oun hart. I neuar herd hur refil any perfon that hath akufid hur with wichcraft but pittied them and fayid i pray god for giue them for thay harm them felves more then me Thof i am a gret finar yit i am cler of that fayid me and Inch Kind of afliktions doth but fet me a exfamining my oun hard and J find God wondarfolly feportining me and comfarting me by his word and promilis me femid to be a woman thron in that gret work of conuiktion and conuertion which J pray god mak us all.