(1864) records of salem witchcraft (massachusetts bay colony)

8/9/2019 (1864) Records of Salem Witchcraft (Massachusetts Bay Colony)

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SALEMWITCHCRAFT.1691-2.


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No. II


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RECORDSOF

SALEM WITCHCRAFT,COPIED FROM THE

VOL. II.

PRIVATELY PRINTED FORW. ELLIOT WOODWARD, ROXBURY, MASS.

MDCCCLXIV.


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SALEM CMWITCHCRAFT.

Sarah Vibber i). Jno. Willard.June the 3. 1692.ARAH Vibber aged 36 yeares or theara-bouts teftifie and faith the day before

Jno Willard was examined at the uillegI being in Left Ingerfols Chamber I

ye aporition ofJohn willard com to mary wol-cot and mary luis and hurt them griuofly and al-moft choked Them Then I tould of it and eme-diatly ye faid wiliard fel upon mee and tormentedme greuefly and pinched me and threw me down.Sarah uibber ownid this har teftimony before us theJurrers for Inqweft this 3 ofJune 1692.

Jurat in Curia.Eliz Hubbard v. Jno Willard.

The depofiftion of Elizabeth Hubburdagged about17 years who teftifieth and faith that on the uVol. n. A

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2 Salem Witchcraft.May 1692 I faw the Apperifhtion of John Willardof Salem Village who did Immediatly torment meand urged me to writ in his book : but on the 1 8 th ofM?y being the day of his examination John Willard did moft greviouily tortor me during the timeof his examination for if he did but look upon meibe would Immediatly ftrick me down or allmoftchoak me and allso during the time of his examination I faw the Apperifhtion of John Willard goefrom him and afflict the bodys of Mary Walcottmircy lewes Abigaill Williams and Ann putnamJunr .Elizabeth Hubburt did one this teftimony after theReding of it before vs the Jurres for Inqweft this3 day of June : 92.

Eliz Booth, v. Jno Willard,The Depofiftion of Eliz Booth agged about 1 8

yeares who teftifieth and faith that feverall timesfence the later end of June 1692. 1 have been moftgrevioufly afflicted and tormented by John Willardor his Apperance by pinching pricking and almoftchoaking me to death, alfo I have often feen JohnWillard or his operance, moft grevioufly tormentingand afflicting my Brother George Booth almoftRedy to kill him.Sufannah Shelden alfo teftfieth that within thisfortnight me hath feen John Willard or his Appearance moft grevioufly torment and afflict GeorgeBooth almoft Redy to prefe him to death.


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Salem finiteheraft. 3Lydia Nichols Margaret Knight v. Jno Willard.The depofition of Lydia Nicoles aged 46 yeares &of Margaret Knight aged 20 yeares, who teftifyand fay, That the wife of John Willard being ather fathers houfe when the faid Willard lived at

Groton me made a lamentable complaynt how cruelty her hufband had beaten her ; me thought her-felfe that me mould neuer recouer of the blows hehad giuen her, the next morninge he was got intoa litle hole vnder the ftayres and then me thoughtfome thinge extra ordinary had befallen him, thenhe ran out at the dore and ran vp a fteep hill al-mofl impoffible for any man to run vp as me faydthen me tooke her mare and rid away, fearing fomeeuil had been intended as againft her and when mecame to the houfe of Henery or Benjamin Willardfhe told how it was with her and the fayd HeneryWillard or both went to looke after him and methim running in a ftrange diftracted manner.

Sam!i Wilkins v. Jno fflillard.The Depofiftion of Samuell Wilknes agged about

1 9 years who teftifieth and faith that fence JnoWillard has been in prizfon I have been afflictedin a ftrange kind of maner for about the later endof June or begining of July as I was a weaving theyarn broak exceeding faft and as I was a tying athread I had a ftroak on my hand like a knife theblood being almoft Redy to come out and I wasalfo pinched feueral times by an unfeen hand alfo


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4 Salem Witchcraft.Riding to Marble head Juft as I came to forrift Ri-uer Bridge I was immediatly feized with a violentwait on my back and I faw a black hate and wasimmediatly pulled ofe my horfe or mare and almoftpulled into the Rivere but holding faft as laft I gottvp againe awhile affter as I was once in the woodsand agoing horn and a little boy with me I thoughtI muft run and I said to the by let us Run and asfoon as I ran there was a black hate ran along byme a while affter one morning about an hour byfun I was afflicted and I saw John Willard or hisAppearance with a darke collored coot and a blackhate very like that hate which I formerly faw : alittle while affter this one night as foon as I wasa bed John Willard whom I very well knew or hisAppearance cam into the Room where I was a bedand another man and woman along with him whichI did not know and they tould me they would carryme away before morning.

Jurat in Curia.Thomas Bailey v. "John Willard.

The depofition of Thomas Baly aged 36 yeareswho teftifieth and faith.That I being at Groton fome fhort tyme after JohnWillard as the report went, had beaten his wife Iwent to call him home and comeinge home withhim in the night I heard fuch a hideous noyfe of

ftrange createres I was much affrighted for I neverhad heard the like noyfe. I fearinge they might befome evil fpirits I enquired of thefaid Willard whatmight it be that made fuch a hideous noyfe the


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Salem Witchcraft. 5fayd Willard fayd they ware Locuft. the next dayas I fuppofe the fayd Willards wife with a youngchilde and her mother being upon my mare ridingebetweene Groaton mil and Chemsford they beingwilling to goe on foote a litle defired me to ride :then I taking my mare being willing to let her feeda litle there as I remember I aprehend I heard thefame noyfe agayne where at my mare ftarted andgot from me Jurat in Curia.

Eliz : Bailey v. yno Willard.The teftimonie of Elizabeth Bayly aged twenty fe-uen yeares ore there-abouts teftifyeth and faith that

John Willard lookeing his oxen met wth this deponent and told her that all the way from FrancisElliotts houfe to his owne home he veryly thoughtthat the Deuell came before him or behind him allthe way which dreadfully frighted him, the faidDeponent afked him why he thought fo he an-fwered hee could not tell and emediatly fell afmging. The marke of -J- Elizabeth Bayley

Jurat in Curia.Rebecca Wilkins v. Jno

Willard.The teftomony of Rebeckah Wilkins aged ninteen

years Doe teftifie that 29 th July at night fhee feJohn Wilard feting in the Corner and hee faid thathee wold afflict me that night and forthwith heedid afflick me and the nax day I ded fe him afflickme foer by choaking and Polling one ear into Pea-


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6 Salem Witchcraft.fes the nax day being the Lords day I being goingto meeting I ie John Willard and hee afflicktedme uery foer.

Jurat in Curia.Thos. Putnam & Edward Putnam v. Jno Willard.The depofiftion ofThomas putnam agged 40 years

and Edward Putnam agged 38 years who teftifieand fay that we haueing been conuerfant with fe-ueral of the afflicted parfons, as namly Mary Wal-cott mercy lewes Elizabeth hubbert abigail Williams and Ann Putnam Junr and we haue feen themmoft grevioufly tormented by pinching and prickingand being all moft choaked to death moft greviouflycomplaining of John Willard for hurting them buton the 1 8 th day of May 1 692. being the day of hisexamination the aforefaid afflicted parfons weremoft grevioufly tormented dureing the time of hisexamination for if he did but caft his eies uponthem they were ftrochen down or all most choakalfo feuerall times fence We have feen the Affbrelaidafflicted parfons moft grevioufly tormented as iftheir bones would have been diljoyned greviouflycomplaining of John Willard for hurting them,and we veryly beleue that John willard the priz-foner at the bar has feuerall times tormented andafflicted the afforefaid parfons with acts of witchcraft. Thomas Putnam

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Salem Witchcraft. jHenry Wilkins jr. v. John Willard.

The depofition of Henery Wilknes fen aged 41yeares, who teftifieth and fayth that upon the third ofMay laft, John Willard came to my houfe and veryearneftly entreated me to go uith him to Boftton wchI at length contented to go with him. my fon Danielcomeinge and underftandinge I was goinge withhim to Bofton and feemed to be much troubledthat I would go with the faid Willard and he faydhe thought it were wel if the fayd Willard werehanged wch made me admire for I never heard fuchan expreffion come from him to any one beingefine he came to yeares of difcretion, but after I wasgone in a few days he was taken ficke and grewevery day worfe and worfe whereupon we made ap-lication to a phyfitian who affirmed his ficknes wasby Ibme preter natural caufe and would make noaplication of any phificke Some tymes after thisour neighbours coming to vifit my fon Mercy Lewis came wth them and affirmed that me saw theapparition of John Willard afflicting him quicklyafter came An Putnam and me faw the fame apparition and then my eldeft daughter was taken in afad manner and the fayd An faw the fayd Willardafflicting her at Another tyme mercy lewes andmary Walcott came to vifit him and they faw thefame apparition of Willard afflicting him and thisnot but a little tyme before his death. Sworne inCourt.


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Salem Witchcraft. 9my not anfwering his delire did not offend him, Icannot tell I was jealous afterward that it did A little after my wife & I went to Bofton at the laftElection when I was as well in health as in manyyeares before & the Election day coming to mybrother Left Richard Way s houle at noon therewere many iriends to dine there, they were fatdown at the Table Mr. Lawfon and his wife & fe-verall more John Willard came into the houfe withmy fon Henry Wilkins before I fat down & fd Willard to my apprehenfion look d after fuch a fortupon me as I never before difcerned in any. I didbut ftep into the next room & I was prefently takenin a ftrange condition fo that I could not dine noreat any thing. I cannot exprefs the mifery I wasin for my water was fuddenly ftopt & I had no benefit of nature but was like a man in a Rock andI told my wife immediatly that I was afraid thatWillard had done me wrong my pain continuingand finding no relief my jealoufie continued: Mr.Lawfon and others there were all amazed & knewnot what to do for me. There was a woman accounted fkilful came hoping to help me and afterme had ufed means me afked me whether none ofthofe evil perfons had done me damage I faid I couldnot lay they had but I was fore afraid they had(he anfwered (he did fear fo too as near as I remember I lay in this cafe 3 or 4 dayes at Bofton and afterwards with the jeopardy of my life (as I thought)I came home and then fome of my friends comingto fee me (and at this time John Willard was runaway) one of the afflicted perfons mercy LewesB


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Salem Witchcraft. 1 1of witchcraft., John Willard being prefent then re~plyed, hang them, they are all witches

Mercy Lewis v. John Willard.The depofiftion of Mircy Lewes who teftifieth and

faith that I have often feen the Apperifhtion ofJohn Willard amongft the witches within this threeweeks, but he did not doe me much hurt till theI I th of May 1692 and then he fell upon me moftdreadfully and dis moft grevioufly afflect me allmoftRedy to kill me urging me moft vehemently towrit in his book, and fo he hath continued euerfince at times tortoring me moft dreadfully beatingand pinching me and allmoft Redy to choak methreatning to kill if I would not writ in his bookalfo I being carried to wills hill on the 14th of mayat euening to fee the afflicted parfons there. I fawthere the Apperifhtion of John Willard greviouflyafflicting his grandffather wilknes and I alfo law theapperifhtion of John Willard there grevioufly af-flecting the body of Daniell Wilknes who laidfpeachles and in a fad condition and John Willardtould me he would kill Daniell Wilknes withinTwo days if he could alfo I was at Henry Wilknesthe 1 6 May a little before night and their I law theapperifhtion of John Willard a choaking DaniellWilknes alfo on the i8 th May being ing the dayof his examination I was moft grevioufly torturedby him dureing the time of his examination for ifhe did but look upon me he ftruck me down oralmoft choaked me to death and feveral times fence


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1 2 Salem Witchcraft.the Apperifhtion of John Willard has moft grevi-oufly afHecled me by beating pinching and allmoftchoaking me to death, alfo dureing the time of hisexamination I faw the Apperithtion of John Willard goe from him and afflidt the bodyes of MaryWolcott Abigail Williams Elizabeth Hubbard andAnn Putnam Jun r>

Benj*. Wilkim v. Jno Willard,The teftimony ofbenjamin Wilkens aged about 36

years faith That about ye 12 or May laft Mary luesbeing at my fathers houfe tould us that flie lawJohn wilard and goody buckly upon my fatherwilknes preffing his belly and my father complainedof extreme paine in his bely at y e fametime, thenJohn putnam ftruck at y e aperiftions then marcylues fell down and my father had eafe emidiatly,

John Putnam v. John Willard.John putnam teftifieth to y e fame above written.

Indi5lment v Ann Pudeater,EfTex in the Province of) Annog3R. Rd& Regineethe Maffachufetts Bay V Gulielmi & Mariee An-Jn New England fs ) glice& c Quarto. Anno-

gu Dom. 1692 . . .The Juriors for our Sou 5 Lord and Lady the Kino-and Queen Pfent, That Ann Pudeator of Salem inthe County of Effex, aforefaid widdow, The fecondday of July in the yeare aforefaid and diuers othere


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Salejn Witchcraft. 13days and times as well before as after certaine de-teftable arts called witchcraft & Sorceries WickedlyjMallitioufly and fellonioufly hath ufed pra&ifed andexerciled At and within the Townefhip of Salemaforefaid in & upon and againft one Mary Warrenof Salem aforelaid fingle woman by which (aidwicked arts the faid Mary Warren the fecond dayof July aforelaid and diners other days and timesboth before and after was and is tortured AfflictedPined Confumed wafted and tormented and alfofor fundry other acts of witchcraft by the faid AnnPudeater Committed and done before and Since thattime Agft the peace of o r Soun Lord and Lady theKing and Queen theire Crowne and Dignity andagft the forme of the ftatute in y r Cafe made andProvided.

WitnefTes Mary Warren Jurat.Sarah Churchel Jurat. Ann Putnam Jurat.Warrant, v. Ann Pudeater.

To the Marfhall of EfTex or Conftable in Salem.You are in theire Majefts names hereby requiredforthwith to apprehend and bring before vs AllicParker the wife of John Parker of Salem and AnnPudeater of Salem widdow who ftand charged withfundry acts of witchcraft by them committed thisday Contrary to y e Laws of our Soun Lord and Lady, ffaile not. Dated Salem May the 12 th 1692.

Jvs. JOHN HATHORNEJ/~*NATHAN CORWINMay 12 th 1692. I have apprehended the above


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1 4. Salem Witchcraft.named perfons and Brought them att y e place ap-ointed by you r honorsP mee GEORGE HERRICK Marfhall

of EffexSarah Churchill Confeffion.

Sarah Churchwell confefTeth that Goody pudeaterbrought the book to this examinat and (he fignedit but did not know her at that tyme, but when (helaw her (he knew her to be the fame and thatGoody Bifhop als Oliver appeared to this Examin-ant and told her me had killed John Trafks child(whofe child dyed about that tyme) and faid Bimopals Oliver afflicted her as alfoe did old George Jacobs and before that time this Examin 1 being afflicted could not doe her fervice as formerly and herfd Mafter Jacobs called her bitch witch and illnames and then afflicted her as above and thatpudEater brought 3 Images like Mercy Lewis AnnPutnam Eliza Hubbard and they brought herthornes and (he ftuck them in the Images and toldher the perfons whofe likenefs they were would beafflicted and the other day faw Goody Oliver fatevpon her knee.

Jurat in Curia by Sarah Churchill.this confeffion was taken before John Hathorrieand Jonathan Corwiu Esqrs I. Juni 1692. as atteft.Th Newton.


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Salem Witchcraft. 15Examination of Ann Pudeator.

An Pudeater examined before ye Majeftrates ofSalem July 2. i 692Sarah Churchwell was bid to fay what fhe had to

fay of her.You have charged her with bringingye book to you.A : Yes faid Churchwell.have you feen her iince. A : no.Goodwife puddeater, you have former ly bin com-

playned of we now further enquire : here is oneperfon faith you brought her y e book which is Sarah Churchell look on y e perfon fes. Churchill :you did bring me y e book : I was at Goodman Jacob fes.Pudeater fd I never faw yewoman before now. itwas told puddeater this mayd charged you withbringing her y e book at y e lafl examinat" Puddeater

fd I never faw y e Devils book, nor knew that he hadone.L Jer Neal was alked what he could fay of thiswoman. Neal fd fhe had been an ill carriaged woman and fmce my wife has been fick of y e fmallpox this woman has come to my houfe pretendingkindnes and I was gkd to fee it fhe afked whether (lie might ufe our morter which was ufed formy wife : and I contented to it, but I afterward repented of it : for y e nurs told me my wife was yewors lenc fhe was very ill of a flux which (he hadnot before.When the officer came for puddeater, ye nurs fdyou


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\ f> Salem Witchcraft.are come to late for my wife grew worfe till (hedyed : fd Pudeater had often threatened my wife.

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

goody puddeater what did you do with y- ointments that you had in ye hous fo many of them,fhe fd I never had ointment or oyl but meat triedout in my houfe fince my hufband dyed : but theconftable Jofeph Neal affirmed me had (he had near2O that had oyntment or greas in them, a little ina thing : me fde fhe never had any ointment butneats foot oy 1 in y- hous, but what was in thefethings yc conftablcs fpeakes of.A. It was greafe to make (ope of. but why did youput them in fo many things, when one would haveheld all but anfwered not to ye porpofe, but theconftable sd oyntments were of feveral forts.Sarah Vibber did you ever fe this woman beforenow, anfwered no. An putnam sd fhe had neverfeen her, but fince fhe come to Salem Town laft :fd Putnam fell into a fitt and sd Puddeater was commanded to take her by y- wrift, and did and fdPutnam was well prefently.

mary warin fell into two fitts quickly after oneanother and both times was helped by fd Puddeatorstaking her by y c wrift.


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Salem ff^itchcraft. 17Summons to vritnt/fes i\ Anri PuJeatsr.

\\ m 5c Marv by ye Grace of God of England,Scottland ffrance 5c Ireland King and Queen,defend- 6cc.To Y- Sheriff" of Eif-x or deputy.L- ^ Greeting.^ ee commondyou to warn John Wefgate JohnBullock, Martha Dutch Sufanna Dutch Lt. Jeremiah Xeale John Beckett John Beft Junr Jno

Loader, Sarah parott, that they and every of themappear at y* next Court of Over 6c Terminer holdenat Salem en y s next Tueiday at twelve of ys clockthere to Tertiryy* truth toy* beftof theire knowledge on certain Indictments to be exhibited againft- ^Alice Parker and Ann Pudeater, hereof make returnfail not

Dated in Salem Septr ^ 1692. in y~ fourth yearot our Reigne. STEPHEN SEWALL clerSept 5 - 1692. I have lumoned and have warned

all the within named perfons John Bell Junr Except 2- Bert being Removed to Ipfwich that thayand every of them appeare to Giue in their EuidjScc att time and

placewithin written.

P me GEORGE HERRICK depr SherirT.Sarah Churchill i\ Ann Pudeater.

Sarah Churchel affirmed to ye Jury of inqwert thatAnn Puddeator has greatly afflicted her id Churchelby choaking her pinching her and sticking pinfeinto her and by prelling of her and making her iett^


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1 8 Salem Witchcraft.her hands to ye hook upon ye oath fhe hath takenSept. 6 th 1692. Sworn in Court.& brought poppits to her to ftick pins to wch fhedid & ye Pfons afflicted by it.

Mary Warren v. Ann Pudeator*Mary Warin upon her oath y c fhe hath taken af

firms to ye Jury of Inqweft that Ann Puddeatorhath often afflicted me by biting me, pinching me,flicking pins in me and choaking me and particu-larly on y e 2 day of July att her examination idPuddeator did afflict me greatly alfo fhe on her Ap-perifhtion did offer me the booktofign to, fhe toldme alfo y c fhe was y e caufe of Jno Turners ffallingoff ye cherry tree : to his great hurt and whichamazed him in his head and almoft kiled him, fhetold me alfo fhe was the caus of Jeremiah Nealswifes death and I faw her hurt Eliz Hubbard,Mary Walcott and An Putnam ye laft night fheafflicted me alfo laft night by her witchcraft and \doe verily beleev fd Ann Puddeater is a witch ; fheaffirms Puddeator told her fhe kiled her hufbandPuddeator and his firft wife and that fhe was aninftrument of John Befts wifes death

Sept r 7 : 1692. Sworne in Court.Eliz Hubbard v. Ann Pudeator.

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Salem Witchcraft. igKn and that (he or her Apperiftion did hurt me andMary Warin ye laft night, before ye Jury of InqueftSept r 7. 1692 & that (he hath afflicted her finceme came into Court.

Jurat in Curia.Ann Putnam v. Ann Pudeator.

An Putnam affirmed upon her oath, to ye Jury ofInqueft that me hath feen Ann Puddeater afflictMary Warin Mary Walcott and Eliz Hubbard often and particularly att y e time of her laft examination before ye Majeftrates at Mr. Tho Beadles, mealfo hath afflicted me both then and at other timesSept r 7. 1692.Owned her Euidence in Court.

Sarah Vibber v. Ann Pudeator.Sarah Vibber upon her oath affirmed to y c Jury of

inqueft that mee hath feen An Puddeator afflictMary Warin Mary Walcot and An Putnam bothaty c time of her examination at Mr. Tho Beadlesand ye laft night Ihe together with Goodwife Parker did afflict ye fornamed Warin Walcot and Putnam ; fd Puddeator hath afflicted me to, and i dobelieve (he is a witch. Sept r 7. 1692.

Mary Walcott ther woold not giue him a portion wr vpon themach broke of wch my brother Layd fo much tohart that he grew meloncoly and by degrees muchcrazed not being the man that he was before to hisdying day. J do father teftify that my fd brotherwas lick about a fortnight or three weeks and thendyed and J was prefent with him wn he dyed andJ do aferm that he dyed peacibly and quietly neuermanifefting the Left troubl in y e world about anybody nor did not fay any thing of mrs Bradbury noranybody elfe doing him hurt and yet J was withhim till the breath and lif was out of his body.

Jurat in Curia.

Evidencefor Mary Bradbury*July 22 d 1692.

Concerning m s Bradburies life & converfationWee the Subfcribers doe teftifie, that it was fuchas became ye gofpel fhee was a louer ofy c miniftriein all appearant and a dilligent attender vpon godsholy ordinances, being of a curteous, and peaceabledifpofition and cariag ; neither did any of vs (fomeof whom haue lived in ye town w th her aboue fiftyyear) ever heare or know that fhee ever had anydifference or falleirig oute wth any of her neighborsman woman or childe but was always, readie andwilling to doe for them w 1 laye in her power nightand day, though wth hazard ofher health or other


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Salem Witchcraft. 173danger more ; more might be fpoken in her com-endation but this for the p rfent

Elizabeth EafmanJofeph EatonMary Eaton his wifeRobert DownerSarah DownerRichard Long and his

wyfeRichard Smith and hiswyfe

Jofeph True and his wyfe

Martha PikeWilliam BufwellSarah BufwellSamuell ffelloes fen rRodger EafmanSarah EafmanJofeph ffletcher and hiswifeJofeph ffrenchJohn ffrench fen rMary ffrench his wife Andrew Greley and hisAbigayl ffrenchJohn AllinMary AllinWilliam CarrElizabeth CarrSam 11 ColbySamuell ffrench and his

wyfeHenry Ambros and his

wyfeNathanel Stevens & hiswyfeEphraim SeveransLidia SeveransSam 11 ffelloes jun r

Abigail ffelloesSam 1 Eafman

wyfeWilliam HookeElizabeth HookeBenjamin Allin and Rachel his wyfeBenj Allin and Rachell

his wyfeIfaac Bufwell and his

wyfeWilliam AllinEphraim EatonEphraim WinfleyMary Winfley his wyfePhilip Grele & his wyfeRichard HubbardMathew Hubbard his

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Salem Witchcraft.Daniel MoodyElizabeth MoodyJfaac MorrillPhebee MorrillJohn MaxfieldJarves RingHannah RingNathanel WhitterMaryWhittherJacob MorrillJufannah MorrillElizabeth MaxfieldHanah Stevens widdowJohn StevensDorethie StevensJoanna StevensSarah RacketMartha CarterElizabeth GettchellBenj ; EaftmanAnn EafmanBenony TuckerEbenezer TuckerNathanel BrownHannah BrownTho : EvensHannah EvensNathaniel EaftmanElizabeth Eafman

John Eaftman andMary Eaftman his wifeSarah ShepherdWilli: OfgoodAbigayl ofgoodSufanah SeveranceOnefiphris Page and hiswifeSam11 Gill and his wyfeJohn Clough and hiswyfeAbraham Brown & hiswyfeTho : Clough and hiswyfeSarah Conner widow

John TomfonJohn Watfon and hiswyfe

Steven Tongue and hiswyfe

John Connor and hiswyfe

Jofeph PageMeres Tucker and hiswyfe

Henry Brown Sen r andhis wife


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Salem Witchcraft. 175Summons v. Giles Corey.Wm & Mary by ye Grace of God of England

T Scotland France & Jreland King and Queendefend 1"5 of y e faith andTo ye Conftable of Salem Greeting,Wee Comand you to Warn and giue notice vntoJn Derick y e wife of Stephen Small ye WidowAdams and Goody Golthite that they and Euery ofthem be and perfonaly apear at ye p rfent Court ofOyer and Termina holden at Salem frorthwith thereto Teftify y e truth to y c beft of their knowledge OnCertain Jndicl:ments Exhibited againft Giles Coreyhere of make return fail not.

STEPHEN SEWALL Cl.Salem Sep r 7th 1692.g ept ^th 1692 : J Defire m r John Tomkins to

ferue this within Sumons and Make Returnethereof:

by mee PETER GSGOOD Conftable in SalemJ have warned the w thin perfons to appeare atthe time and place within written by

JN TOMKINS Deputed.Ann Putnam v. Giles Corey.

The Depofiftion of Ann putnam who teftifiethand faith that on 1 3 th of April 1692, J faw theApperifhtion of Giles Cory com and affledt meurging me to writ in his book and fo he continewed


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176 Salem Witchcraft.hurting me by times tell the 19 th April being theday of hir examination and dureing the time of hisexamination Giles cory did tortor me a grat manytimes : and allfo feuerall times fence Giles Cory orhis Apperance has moft greuioufly afflecled mee bybeating pinching and allmoft choaking me to deathurging me to writ in his book alfo on the day ofhis examination J faw Giles Cory or his Apperance moft grevioufly afflect and torment mary wal-cott mercy lewes and farah vibber and J verly be-leue that Giles Cory is is a dreadfull wizzard forfence he has ben in prifon he or his Apperance hascom to me a grat many tims and afflecled me.An Putnam owned upon her oath that y e abouewritten evidence it y e truth to y e Jury of inqueftSept 9 : 92.

Mercy Lewis v. Giles Corey.The depoiiftion of Mercy lewes agged 19 yearswho teftifieth and faith that on the 14th April

1692 J faw the Apperimtion of Giles Cory comand afflect me urging me to writ in his book andfo he continued moft dreadfully to hurt me bytimes beating me and almoft breaking my back tellthe day of his examination being the 19

thApril andthen allfo dureing the time of his examination he

did afflic~l and tortor me moft grevioufly and alfofeueral times fence urging me vehemently to writin his book and J veryly beleve in my heart thatGiles Cory is a dreadfull wizzard for fence he has


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Salem Witchcraft. 177ben in prifon he or his Apperance has com andmoft grevioufly tormented me.Mercy Lewis affirmed to ye Jury of Jnqueft yl

ye aboue written evidence is the truth upon yeoath me has formerly taken in ye Court of Oyerand terminer Septr 9 : 1692 :Sarah Vibher 13. Giles Corey.

The depofiftion of Sarah vibber who teftifiethand faith that J haue ben moft grevioufly afflectedby Giles Cory or his Apperance and allfo J havefeen Giles Cory or his Apperance moft greviouflyaffeting and tormenting the bodyes of mary wal-cott mercy lewes and ann putnam and J beleue inmy heart that Giles Cory is a wizzard and that hehas very often afflected and tormented me and theperfons above mentioned by his acts of wicthcraft :J teftifie y t on ye fourteenth of Auguft & everfince at times fd Cory has afflicted me by whippingme & beating me & urging me vehemently to read& write in his book : and cote me with his knife.

Sarah Vibber affirmed to ye Jury of Jnqueft y1ye aboue written evidence is ye truth upon oath :Sep r 9 : 1692 :

Mary Warren tu. Giles Corey.Mary Warin affirmed to ye Jury of Jnqueft

that me hath been afflicted by Giles Cory or hisappearition and that by beating of me with hisftaffe & by biting me & pinching & choaking meX a


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178 Salem Witchcraft.greatly torturing me & cutting me with a knife& perticulerly at ye time of his examination hedid grevioufly torment me alfo at the time of hisexamination J faw fd Cory or his appearition moftdredfully afflict mary Walcot An putnam mercylewes & Sarah Vibber : Septr 9 : 1692Eliz : Woodwell & Mary Walcott v. Giles Corey.Eliz : Woodwell upon ye oath me formerly hastaken in this Court : did affirm to ye Jury of Jn-

quefl that me faw Giles Cory at meeting at Salemon a lecture day fince he has ben at prifon he orhis apearition came in & fat in ye middlemoft featof ye mens feats by y e Poft : this was ye lectureday before Bridget Bifhop was hanged and J fawhim come out with ye reft of ye people : maryWalcot affirmed y* (he faw fd Cory as above fit inye fame place at y e fame time he or his appearance& yt me did fe him goe out with ye reft of yepeople : this me affirmed to ye Jury of Jnqueft.Sep1 9 : 1692

Eliz : Hubbard v. Giles CoreyEliz ; Hubbard to ye Jury of Jnqueft that Giles

Cory hath feverall times afflected me with feveralforts of torments J veryly think he is a wizzard &afflicted me by wichcraft Sept 9 ; 1692 : -

Benj. Gould v. Giles Corey.The depofiftion of beniamin gould aged about

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Salem Witchcraft. 179april 1692: giles cory and his wife came to mybead fide and looked upon me fum time and thenwent away: and emediately J had two penchesupon my fide : allfo another time J faw giles Coryand John proctir and J had then fuch a paine inone of my feet that J could not ware my fhu for2 or 3 days. Ben : gould.& J doe beleiue in my : - Jurat

Sufannah Sheldon v. Giles Corey.Sufanna Shelden faith y c ye fpedtre of Giles Co

rey Murdered his firft wife & would haue murdered this to if (he had not ben a witch y 1 hisfirft wife gave him nothing but Skim Milke and Jhe did it & y Goody Procters fpedtre told her memurdered her owne child and y 1 it was fick & medid it becaufe me would not be troubled with it &y r Ihe allfo faies y r Goody Buckley and Jn Willardappd wth Hen. Wilkins appen

Jo/in Doricb v. Giles Corey.the teftomeny of John dereth Eaged about fix-

ten years teftefieth and fayeth that gils Cory alfocame to me and afli ft Booth s mark

B. Martha Dutch v. Alice Parker.The Teflimony of martha Dutch aged about 36

yeers This deponant Teftifieth and faith y f about


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Salem Witchcraft. 1812 yeers laft paft Jn Jarman of Salem coming infrom fea J This deponant & Alice parker of SalemBoth of us ftanding Together faid vnto her w* agreat mercy itt was for to fee Them come homewell and Through mercy, J faid my hufoand hadgone and came home well many Times & J thisdeponant did faye vnto ye fd parker y J did hopehe would come whome This voyage well allfo andye fd parker made anfwer vnto me and faid noneuer more in this world ye wch came to pafs as(he yn toldj me for he died abroad as J fartinlyheare Jurat in Curia Sep r 7:92:

atteft STEP. SEWALL. Cli-Frances Wycom v. Margaret Scott.

The depofiftion of ffrances wycum who teftify-eth and faith that quickly affter the firft court atSalne about wicthcraft margerit Scott whom J verywell knew or hir Apperance came to me and didmoft grevioufly torment me by choaking and al-moft prefing me to death : and fo me did continueafflecting me by times tell the 5 th Auguft 1692being the day of hir examination allfo during thetime of hir examination margerit scott did moftgrevioufly afflect m : And allfo feuerall times fence :and J beleue in my heart that margert fcott is awicth and that me has offten afflected me by alsof wifthcraft.

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


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Phillip Nelfon & Sarah Nelfon v. Margaret Scott.phillip Nellfon and Sarah his wife doe teftifieand fay that for two or three years before Robert

Shilleto dyed we have often hard him complainingof margerit Scott for hurting of him and oftenfaid that me was a wiclh and fo he continewedcomplaneing of margartt fcott faying he mouldneuer be well fo long as margerit fcott liued and fohe complayned of margret Scott att times untill hedyed.

Phillip Nelfon and Sarah his wife affirmed upontheir oath to ye grand inqueft : that ye aboue written euidence is ye truth

Sep1 15 : 1692: Jurat in Curia:cThos Putnam & Will Murray v. Alice Parker.the depofiftion of Tho : putnam aged 40 yearsand william murry aged 36 year who teftifieth and

faith that feuerall of the afflected parfons as marywalcott and mary warren and seuerall other weremuch afflected on the 6 th Septr 1692, dureing thetime of the examination of Elce parker and we ob-farved that upon the glance of hir eies they wareftruck down and upon hir laying hir hand on themthey ware Recouered and we beleue that Elce parkerthe prifoner att the barr has often hurt the afore-faid perfons by a nn r> \ all fent to Bofton,George Burrows JSalem May 12 th J mittimas wch went May 13 thto Bofton.

1. George Jacobs fenr 7. Sarah Wild2. Giles Cory 8. Mary Lf Nath put-3. Wm Hobs nam s negro4. Edwd Bufhop -\ 9. Mary Englifh5. Sarah Bufhop hislio. Allice parkerwife J II. Ann pudeater6. Bridget Bumop aliasOliuer

Jn Salem prifonEafty Margaret JacobsDel 1" Hobs Abigail Soames

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2 1 6 Salem Witchcraft.Mary Warren Sarah BuckleyChurchwell Mary WitheridgeSarah prodler

fent toBofton Wedenfday the 1 8 th May 1692.Thomas ffarror ) c TEliz : Hart j f^John Willard of Salem VillageRoger Toothaker of bilrica.

fent to Bofton munday the 23 d 1692,Mary Eafty Abigaile SoamesSufannah Rootes Mary DerichSarah Baflett Benjamin profterEliz. Gary.

Sent to Salem Goale ye 23d May 1692.Sarah peafe Sarah proni Anna Reginas Decimo.An Act to reverfe the attainders of George Burroughs and others for WitchcraftForafmuch as in the year of our Lord oneThoufand fix hundred ninety two feveral Townswithin this Province were Infefted with a horribleWitchcraft or pofeffion of devils ; And at a SpecialCourt of Oyer and Termina holden at Salem in theCounty of Eflex in the fame year 1692. GeorgeBurroughs of Wells, "John Proffer, George JacobstJohn Willardj Giles Core, and Martha his wife, Rebecca Nurfe and Sarah Good all of Salem aforefaidElizabeth How of Ipfwich, Mary Ea/ley, Sarah


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218 Salem Witchcraft.Upon the humble Petition and fuit of feveral ofthe sd perfons and of the children of others of themwhofe Parents were Executed. Be it Declared

and Enacted by his Excellency the GovernorCouncil and Reprefentatives in General Court af-fembled, and by the authority of the fame Thatthe feveral convictions Judgments and Attaindersagain ft the faid George Borroughs, John Proffer,George Jacob, John Willard, Giles Core and Martha Core, Rebecca Nurfe, Sarah Good, ElizabethHow, Mary Eajly, Sarah Wild, Abigail Hobbs,Samuel Wardell, Mary Parker, Martha Carrier,Abigail Falkner, Anne Fojler, Rebecca Eames, MaryPoftj Mary Lacey, Mary Bradbury, and DorcasHoar, and every of them Be and hereby are re-verfed made and declared to be null and void to allIntents, Conftructions and purpofes whatfoever, asif no fuch convictions Judgments, or Attaindershad ever been had or given. And that no penalties or forfeitures of Goods or Chattels be by thefaid Judgments and attainders or either of them/ ohad or Incurrd. Any Law Ufage or Cuftom to thecontrary notwithftanding. And that no Sheriffe,Conftable Goaler or other officer mall be Liable toany profecution in the Law for anything they thenLegally did in the Execution of their refpectiveoffices.Made and Pafs d by the Great and General Courtor AfTembly of Her Majeftys Province of theMaffachufets Bay in New England held at Boftonthe 1 7th day of October. 1711.


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Salem Witchcraft. 219Whereas we the fubfcribers are Informed that

His Excellency the Governour Honourable Council, and Generall aflembly of this province havebeen pleafed to hear our Supplication and anfwerour Prayer in paffing an act in favour of us refpect-ing our Reputations and Eftates : Which we humbly and gratefully acknowledge.And inafmuch as it would be Chargeble andTroublefome for all or many of us to goe to Boftonon this affair : Wherefore we have and do Authorizeand Requeft our Trufty Friend the WorfhipfullStephen Sewall Efq : To procure us a Coppy of thefaid ad; and to doe what may be further properand neceffary for the reception of what is allowed us and to take and receive the fame for usand to Tranfact any other thing referring to thePremifes on our Behalfe that may be requilite orConvenient. EfTex. December 1711.John Eames in behalfe Charles Burrough eldeftof his mother Rebec- fon

ca Eames Jhn BarkerAbigael Faulkner Lawrence LacySamuel Prefton on behalf Abraham Fofter

of his wife Sarah Pref- fye fons ofton Jhn Parker maryParSamuel Ofgood on behalfe JoiephParker ker de-of his mother mary [ceafed.Ofgood John MarftonNathaniel Dane Thomas Carrier

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22O Salem Witchcraft.John Wright John Johnfon in behalfEbenezer Barker of his mother Rebec-Francis Johnfon on be- ca Johnfon & hishalf of his mother, fifter

Brother & fifter Eli- William Barker fenrzabeth Gorge Jacob on behalfe

Jofeph Emerfon on behalf of his father who fuf-of his wife martha Em- ferederfon of Hauerhill Thorndik Procter on be-Ephraim Willds halfe of his father

John Moulton on behalfe John Procter whoof his wife Elizabeth fufferedthe daughter of Giles Beniamin Procter fon ofCoree who fuferd the abouesd

Robert peafe on behalfe Doarcas hoareof his wife willem townAnnies King on behalf of Samuel nursher mother Jacob efteiEdward BifhopBy his Excellency the GouernorWhereas ye Generall AfTembly in their laftfeffion accepted ye report of their comitte appointed to confider of ye Damages fuftained bySundry perfons profecuted for witchcraft in ye year1692 viz 1

s. d. s. d.To Elizabeth How 12 o o John Profter andGeorge Jacobs 79 o o wife 150 o oMary Eaftey 20 o o Sarh Wild 14 o oMary Parker 800 Mary Bradbury 20 o oGeorge Burroughs 50 o o Abigail Faulkner 20 o oGiles Cory & wife 21 o o Abigail Hobbs 10 o oRebeccah Nurfe 25 o o Anne Fofter 610 oJohn Willard 20 o o Rebeccah Eames 10 o o


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222 Salem Witchcraft.Sewall to diftribute ye Same to and amongft yeparties concern d as in & by ye records and Courtorders May appear. Now Know yee that weeSubfcribers herevnto being Either ye proper partiesor fuch as reprefent them or have full power &authority from them to Receiue their parts andmares of ye money afbrefd and fuch of vs as haueorders from Tome of ye parties concerned to receivetheir parts and fhares doe avouch them to be realand good fo that for whomfoever wee take vponus to receive any fuch fum wee doe oblige ourfelvesto Idemnify ye faid Comitte to all Jntents con-ftru&ions & purpofes, wee fay Recieved this 19thday of February anno Domi 1711-12 & in yeTenth year ofAbram How For Mary & AbigailHow 4 14 oEphraim Roberdes for James Martha& Sarah How children of John How 4 14 omark ofAbraham A fofter for mother 6 i o o

mark ofAbraham A fofter for Mary lacey byorder 8 10 oSamuel wardel 36 15 oBenia putnam for Sarah Good 30 o oWilliam W Towne for wife widowofWillard 6 12 8Jfaac Eftey 2 9 o for felfe John Eafty 290

for Mary poftWilliam Cleur 1 1 o o for M. CarierJohn Ames ten poundes by ord. of his motheron file 10 o o


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Salem Witchcraft. 223Ephraim Wiles 14 o o Abigail Faulkner 20 o omarke of

George Yorry John king for him- )Jacobs 46 o o } felfe & fifter Jmarke of markeAnne X Andrews 23 oo! Chriftopher X ReadJohn fofter 8 7 o | 79 o oCharge i 130] maried Eliz. Hoar.markeJoanaX Green Jofeph Parker 800Jofeph Parker 8 14 o Jofeph Parker 760

Received as on ye foregoing fide s. d.Samuel Nurs for himfelfe & JohnNurfe& John Tarbeu Rebeccah PreftonWilliam Ruflell Martha Bowden &francis Nurs 21 14 omarkeElizabeth x Richards alias Procter Benjam x ProcterEbenezer Bancraft for Martha ProcterJohn procter william procterThorndik Procter in behalfe of myfelfe andJofeph procter and Abigill Procter and maryprocter and fifter Elizabeth Very.marke markeSarah Munion x alias Procter. Elizabeth x Procter.

s. d.Charles Burrough for myfelfe and for 420

Jeremiah Burrough and Rebeccah Fowle each ofusHanah Fox & Elizabeth Thomas 20 o oJohn Appleton Recd for G Burrough ye fum of

ffore poundes & two fhilK ,?marke23 d Abigail x Hoar 20 4marke bothRebeccah x Hoar


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224 Salem Witchcraft.marke ofFeb 23. 1711 William x Hobbs for

his fifter Abigail Hobbs 9 15 ocha 4 o10 o o

markeLeonard* Slue forfelfe & fifter Rachel 10 4dmarkeMary x Pittman alias HowRecd as aforefdfor George Abbott & Hanah his wife s. d.

daughter of mary Eafty 290March 4, 1711 by yr written order forty nine{hillings John farnumMarch 5 : Recd for myfelfe forty nine (hillings290 Jacob efti.March 6. 1711. Received for myfelfe threepoundes 4s & 6d for my owne mare.markeHanah x WillardMarch 6 Recd for our daughter Margaret Wil

lard being vnder age three pounds four millings 6dmarke markeWilliam x Town Margaret x Towne wife of fdWm Town.March 22 Received for my daughter Mary

Burroughs four pounds 2 s in full for her (hare.Mary x Hall alias BurroughsMarch 22, 171 1-12 Received for myfelfe Tenmarkepoundes Mary x Hall alias Burroughs

Aprill 5 1712 Recd of Stephen Sewall as aforefdmarke690 John x WillardMay i. 1712. Recd on behalf of my wife De-


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226 Salem Witchcraft.Eleuen pounds five {hillings for my part Recd inmarkefull Samuel x Procter.

Sepr 3d 1712. Received for my brother Jomua&myfelfe 4180 which J ingage to produce his order for & fend to S. Sewall. Benjamin Eftie.

Sept 3 d . 1712. Recd for my fifter Sarah Gillsforty nine millings which J promife to lend herreceipt for Beniamin Eftie.Recd for Jofeph Eftie & and by his written order forty nine millings Nour 28, 1712.

John Commings.Receipts of ye relations 6cc of y e Sufferers in ye

year 1692 taken February 19 th 1711-12,Mr Burroughs s family widow.Charles Burroughs George Burroughs JeremiahBurroughs Rebecca Fowle alias Burrougs HanahFox alias Burroughs Elizabeth Thomas, MaryBurroughs.M rs Mary Bradbury s progeny.Wymond Bradbury Decd has left Wymund,Anne. Judah Moodey Decd Caleb Moodey, HanaMoodey, Jofhua Moody, Samuel Moody, MaryHale. Judith Toppen. William Bradbury decdWilliam Bradbury, Thomas Bradbury Jacob BradburyMary Stanian Jane TrueElizabeth Bufs Decd John Buis Elizabeth Bufs.Families Jnterefted in ye allowance following.Children of Elizabeth How viz. daughters

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Salem Witchcraft. 227Roxbury, Abigail How. Grandchildren JamesHow, Martha How & Sarah How being ye children of her only fon John How Decd.William Hoar Decd left 3 daughters.Dorcas Hoar family, Mary Burt widow. Elizabeth Read wife of Chriftopher Read 400 AnnisKing wife of John King 12 o o Johanna Greenwidow i o o Tabitha Slue Decd left two childrenLeonard Rachel. George Jacobs family GeorgeJacobs only fon 46 o o Anne Andrews 23 o oMargret Jacobs alias Fofter for her goodstaken away 870. The Charge 113Mary Eafty s family. Jfa Eafty Jofeph Eafty

John Eafty Ben : Eafty, Jacob Eafty. JomuaEafty pd to Benj Sarah Gill daughter Hanah Abbotof Andover

Rebeccah Nurfe family, John Nurfe SarahBowden Rebecah Prefton, Samuel Nurfe, FrancisNurfe, Mary Tarbel Elizabeth Ruflel.John Procters family widow alias Richards

Benj. Procter John Procter, Eliz. Verey, MarthaJoin Mary Procter Thorndick Procter WilliamProcter Jofeph Procter, Samuel Procter SarahProcter Eliz. Procter Abigail Procter.

Mr. Sewall& Honrd friendS r Refpects J mifed, you8 J receiued of yor fon,bearing date ye 27 th of this Jnftant moth & according to yo r delire J haue drawne out ye names &Sums (of ye Refpedtive Sufferers) y l y e petition 1"5prayd for. i st of thofe executed.


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228 Salem Witchcraft.s. d.

Elizabeth How ; Mary Abigail herdaughters prayd for 1200

Georg Jacobs, Georg Jacobs his fonprayd p 79 o oSara Wild, Ephraim Wild her fonprayd for 1400Mary Eafty. Jfaack Eafty her huf-band prd p 20 o oMary Parker. Jofeph & Jn parkerher fon prd p 08 o oM r Georg Burroughs, Charles Burroughs his fon prd p 50 o oElizabeth Core. & Martha y e wife ofJno Molton he pr d p 2100Rebecca Nurie. Samuell Nurfe herfon pr

dp 25 o oJn Willard. Margeret Towne his

relic~b prd p 20 o oSarah Good. William Good herhufband prd p 30 o oMartha Carrier. Thomas Carriarher hufband prd p 07 o oSamuel Wardell executed & his wifeSarah condemned. Samuell Wardelltheir fon prd p 36 15 oJohn procter, John & Thordickhis fons prd p 150 9 o

Jfons Condemned & not ExecutedMrs Mary Bradbury. Henry & Sam 1True her fons prd p 20 o o


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Salem Witchcraft. 229Abigail Faulkner for her and herchildren prd p 2o o oAbigail Hobs william Hobs her Fa

ther prd p iolb 10 o oAnn Fofter. Abraham Fofter herfon prd p 600Rebeccah Eames prayes p 10 o oDorcas King alias whore prd p 21120

Mary poft prayes p 8 14 oMary Lacy Lawrence her huf-band prd p 8100Elizabeth Procter & Elizabeth John-fon. J find their names amongft yeaboue condemned pflbns & lum putto them. Pfons Jmpriforid& not Condemned petitioned for Allowances fortheir Jmprifonment charges &c

Sarah Buckley & Mary witredg forfo much they payd 15 o o

John Johnfon for Rebecca his wife& daughter 604Cap f Ofgoods wife Mary 574Sarah Cole for hers 6 10 oEdward Bimop petitions for 100 o oJn Barker p Mary Barker his

daughters expences he pd for her 03 15 10Rob1 peafe p his 1330Nath 1 Dane p his 4130Jn Fry p his 4174Jofeph Wilfon p his 4154Jn Wright p his 040


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230 Salem Witchcraft.Mercy Woodell ye wife of Jn

Wright for 540Jn Barker prayes for his Br WmBarkers 3 1 1 oLawrence Lafy for his daughter Mary 304Jn Marfton p his wife 214 4Ebenezer Barker for his wife 574Francis Johnfon for his wife then

Sarah Hawks 540Francis Johnfon for his mother 712 o& for his filler Elizabeth 3 oo oTotall 796 1 8 o

befides mr Englim his demands left to ye CourtsConfideration & determination Ips 28-9-1711.S r ye mofl humble fervant NTH JEWIT.To the Committee appointed by the Governour& Council for the diftribution of the money allowed by ye Generall Court to y e Sufferers in the

year 1692.Pleafe to pay my part & proportion allowed me

by the faid court unto Deacon Benjamin Putnamwhom J have defired to pay my part of the neceff-ary charge, And his receipt ihall be your full dif-charge. from your fervant. Wm Good x his markSalem Vill. Janua. 21:17Whereas the Governour and Generall Courthave been pleafed to grant a Confiderable fum towards Reftitution to thofe who were Sufferers in yeyear 1692, & and have appointed a Committe todiftribute y e fame amongft the perfons concerned.


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Salem Witchcraft. 231Wherefore in as much as J ye fubfcriber Marriedwith Martha Procter one of ye daughters of John

Procter late of Salem deced doe Requeft the gentlemen of y e committee to Deliver what part andproportion May belong to me on behalfe of myfaid wife unto Cap 1 Ebenezar Bancroft of Lynnand his Receipt mail be your full difcharge. fromyour Serv 1 . Nathanell Gowing

Jan ey 2 I st 1711.To the Gentelmen of the Comittee appointedby the Governer and Councell to diftribute themoney allowed by the General Court to fuch asweare fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer unto my brotherThorndik Procter the Sume allowed unto me andhis receipt mall fully difcharge you ffrom the fame

Februaryi8 th 1711-12

ElizabethVery.Whereas we are Jnformed the Generall Couarthath a Pointed a Committee to diftrubute to the

pearties Confearned what the sd Court heathalowed to make Reparation to fuch as weare fufferers in the yeare 1692. Whearfore wee doe de-fire and heareby order and Jmpower our brotherThorndik Procter to receive what mall bee alowedto each of ys and to giue receit for the fame whichmall fully difchargue you thearof.marke

the x of abigaill Procter.To ye Committey appointed by y e GenerallCourt to diftribute what was allowd by ye sd Courttowards reftitution to y e relations of thofe whoefurTered in ye Sorrowfull times called ye Witchcraft


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232 Salem Witchcraft.times, pleas to pay and deliuer what mare andproportion belongs to me on that fcore vnto myBrother mr Samuel Nurfe of Salem & his receiptmall be a full and fufficient difcharge from yourfriend &c. Beniamin Nurfe.May 8 th anno Dom 1712.Whereas we are Jnformed the Generall courthath apointed a Committe to diftribute to the par

ties concearned what the sd Court hath alowed tomake Reparation to the Sufferers in the year 1692.Therefore wee doe deiire and hereby Jmpour ourBrother Samuel Nurfe te receive what is alowed tous and to give receipt for the fameJohn Nurs willem rufelJohn Farbell martha boudenRebaka prefton francis nurs.Whereas y

eGouernour & Generall Court havebeen Pleafed to grant a confiderable fum towards

reftitution to thofe who were Sufferers in ye year1692 : & have appointed a Committee to diftributeye fame amongft ye perfons concerned.Wherefore J yefubfcriber (being then a Sufferer)doe requeft y e gentlemen of ye Comittee to Deliverwhat Part and Proportion may belong to me untomy father William Hobbs, or my brother WilliamHobbs (both ofTopffield) and either of their receipts{hall be your full difcharge from your Servant.the mark of

Abigaill x Hobbs.We whofe names are hereunto Subfcribed beingrequefted by George Locker Deputy Sherife in


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234 Salem Witchcraft .tt a Journey to Bofton and money

carryed to her while in prifon there 10tt my Journey to Bofton to carryher to Ipswich & Expence while there 1 5tt my wife s going two Journeys to

Ipfwich and exfpence & attendance upon her 10tt two Journeys to Bofton to procure

a reprieve i ott a Journey to fetch her from Ipfwich to Salem c

12 o obefides confiderable cloathing & other

things for her neceffitys. her markJohn king. Annis x King.Andover feb y e 26: 1711-12 honoured Sirthes are to dezier you to deliuer to ye bearer hereof

John Farnum the money y l falleth to my mare ofwhat the Cort alowed to the fufferers in 92.J being the daughter of Goodwife Eftey of topf-

feeld and now wife to George Abbut in Andover,Geoge Abbut Hannah abbutTo the much honred mager fewall pray S r be

pleafedfor to pay to the barer hearof John cum-mings my part of the money that the generallcourt 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 mybrothers, and fo J would pray you for to pay thebarer heareof fo J raft your friend and Saruent

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236 Salem Witchcraft.Know all whom it doth or may confarn that wee

Mary and Abegill How both daughters of JamesHow of Jpfwich late deceaft being informe that yehonered Generall Court hath a-Lowed fom moneyfor us in way of Restitution for ye damig wee fuf-tained in ye yere 92 by that as was called witchcraft when our honoured mother was executed.We pray your honours to fend us y e moneyalowed us, by our vncle Abraham How whom wehave defired and employed to Receive ye fame forus. dated in Jpfwich 22 of January 1711 or 12 asmark her markwitnes our hands Mary x How Abigill x HowherTo the gentm of the Committee to Diftributethe money that the Generall Court allowd to yeFamleys of those that were SufFarers in the year ofye witchcraft.J requeft that you would deliver my p r of themoney unto Col. John Appleton and his Receipt(hall be acceptd .dated Jan 22 : 171 1. p r George burouhs.Forafmuch as it is made Manifeft that y e children of mr George Burroughs Deced. by his formerwiues did in ye time of his Jmprisonment admin-ifter vnto him NecefTary things & were at considerable charge thereabout & for his Jnterment &that ye widow had moft or all of ye perfonaleftate.

In Consideration where of Wee ye Subfcribers acommittee appointed by ye Generall Court &confent agree & order that ye fix pounds 6d money


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Salem Witchcraft. 237yet remaing of ye fifty pounds allowed by ye Gou-ernment fhall be payed to ye sd children in equalShares.

January 3 d 1712.John Appleton Stephen SewallThomas Noyes Neh. Jewett.Bofton New England Jan r i6 th 1711-12.Whereas we are Jnformed the Generall Courthath appointed a Committee To Diftribute Tothe Partys Concern d what the sd court have Al-low d to Make Repare Ation to the fufferers Jnthe yere 1692. wherefore we defier and herebyorder and Jmpower Our Brother Charles Bur-

rough To Receive what is Allowed to each of usAnd his Receipt (hall be a fufficient Difcharge.Peter Thomas Jabez FoxRebekah Fowle Jeremiah Burrough.Attelborow March the 14th 171 1-12 Lovingbrother my Love Remembred vnto you hoping

that you eare well as I am at this prefent I makebold to wright a few lins vnto you defiring you tobe fo kind vnto mee as to fend mee that which ismy wright and proper due from the Jeneral courtI pray you to fend it by my mother which willtake fom care about itt and Let me not be

forgottenby you who am your Sifter till deth.Mary Burros.Bofton, Decernb 1 i6th 171 2. To the HonourableGentlemen Appointed for a Committee Relateing

to the Affairs of Witchcraft Jn theyeare 1692.Gentlemen. We the Subfcribers and children


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238 Salem Witchcraft.of mr Georg Burrough late of wells, who fufFeredatt Salem in the Trouble there humbly offer foryou Honours Confederation A few Lines Relateingour Cafe and Circomftances vpon Acco 1 of ourMother in Laws Conduct and Carriage Towardsus, after our Father was Apprehended and Takenaway Our Mother in Law laide hands vpon all mecould fecure (the Children were generally unableto fhift for Themfelves) and what me could layhands on was her Own without any perfon but herown Daughr to mare with her, whom me fays wasto bring up, but may it Plefe your Honours toConfider there was feaven children more befidesThat were To bring up the eldeft of which wasbut fixteen years old att that Time, but infleed offhareing in what our father Left and me had fe-cur d were Turn d to mift for ourfelves withoutanythiug for fo much as a Remembrance of Ourfather Tho Som of us can Remember of Confid-erable in the houfe, befides his Liberary which mefold and Recd the money for : then Lett it out atintereft and was afterward Recd by another Huf-band : and not one farthing beftowed on any childbut her Own. This being matter of facl: we Humbly

leave it with your honours to Confider wheatherof what the Honourable Generall Court allow d &cShe have not already Recd To much and theChildren To Little. We Subfcribe ourfelves yourHonours Humble Sertts

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Salem Witchcraft. 239Bofton Aprill 3 d Honoured Sir the fauour which

i would humbly afk of your hounour at this timeis that you would pleafe to let my brother GeorgeBurrough have what remains in your hands on theaccount of my deceafed but Honnoured Father M rGeorge Burrough Sir my requeft is that it may bedon without delay for euery difTcourfe on thismelloncely fubiect doth but give a frem wound tomy bleeding hart but i defire to fit down in lilenceand remain, Sir your Honnours moft obedeint fer-uant Rebekah Fowle.To the Gentlemen ap-1 Bofton Apr 11 8. 1713,pointed A Comittee Re- I Gentlemen we the fub-lateing to the affairs of| fcribers & children ofWitchcraft &c j m r Georg Burroughwho fuffered in the late Troubles at Salem in theyere 1692. offer to your confideration the conductof our Mother in Laue, affter the deth of our ffa-ther She made lure of all that there was of houfe-hold Goods &c togather with our fathers Librarywhich was off fom Value, faid Liberary was foldaffterward & part of the money came afterwardinto the hands of a fecond Hufband, but nothingthereof nor the houfehold goods &c ever cameinto our hands we were Turn d out into a wideworld to Shift for ourfelves haueing nothing totruft unto but Divine Providence and the Generofityof friends (not on the fide of our mother in Law)& fom of us fo young that we can give no acco"ofperticular Circomftances of the ffamily, nor Ca-peable any of us to give a perticular acco1 of the


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24-Q Salem Witchcraft.wrong don us any ffurther then we are informedby others, but can allure you we never had thevalue of fixpence to Remember our ffather withwhen Dead and gon. And we cannot but obferveto you that what the Honerable Court allowedwhen divided among ye Children according to theDirection of the fame Amou" to but about fourpounds a piece, which we think but a poor recom-penfe (fetting afide the deth of our father) to makegood Our due proportion of his fubftance whichwe were deprived of by means of his deth, befidesthe difficulties we were put unto & the Charge ofbringing up of the Confederation of w f we relatewhich is matter of fad: well known to many be-fides ourfelves bee motive fufficient to Engage yo rConfederation of us in what you have Stopt of theabove mentioned grant of the Honerable Court wedefier you to deliver what you fee caufe to allow usto our brother Georg Burrough, if what we offerbe not worth of your Confederation or ArgumentSufficient that we mould have what Remains inyour hands, we only defier the flavour of a SpeedyAnfwer : for the fum as we are Inform d is fo fmallthat much trouble in the bufiness will furmount itby

ffarr mould we be allowed itt at laft : fo that aninformation of your refolves in the bufiness willProve more of a flavour then tedious Delays mouldyou grant it at laft. Not ffurther at prefent butRemaine to offer We Remaine Geutlemen yourhumble Serv tts Peter Thomas in behalf of my wife.Jabez Fox in behalf of my wife.


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Salem fFitchcraft. 24.1Salem May II th 1713. Majeager Seuell Sir be

pleafed to let my brother Charles Burrough hauemy part y was LeaftSo you will oblige your humble Serveant.Jeremiah Burrough.To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed

by the Governor and Council to diftribute themoney allowed by the Generall Court to fuch aswere fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliver unto my fon JohnEames the fum allowed unto me and his receiptmall fully difcharge you from the fame January 7,171 1-12 markrebeckah x Ames.

herTo the Gentlemen of the Committee appointedby the Governour and Council to diftribute themoney allowed by the Generall Court to fuch aswere fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliver unto Samuel Wardellour Eldeft Brother, the fum allowed unto us, andhis Receipt mall fully difcharge you from the fame.Andover January 7. 1711-12.William Wardell Eliakim wardell

John Right Elizabeth wardellEzekiel Ofgood.The children of Samuel Wardell deceafed.To the honourable the Gentleman of the Com-

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242 Salem Witchcraft.demned by the court at Salem fometime in January in the year 1692, as I fuppofe will appear bythe Records of the Ingalls at that Court, but hername is not inferted in the late Ad: of the GenerallCourt, for the taking of the Attainder of thofethat were condemned in that year, my motherbeing fince deceafed. I thought it my duty to endeavour that her name may have the benefit of thatAct. J therefore humbly pray your Honours toReprefent this cafe to the Honourable Gen11 Court,that my mothers name may be inferted in the faidAct. And whereas in the Account which J gaueto your Honors when you met at Salem the laftwinter, J mentioned only what was feized of myFather s eftate, by the fherriffe, but gave no accountof other charges which did arife from the imprifon-ment of my Father and mother, they having provided for their own fubfiftance while they were inPrifon, and I fuppofe there was fomething confider-able payd to the keeper of the Prifon, though I amnot able now to give a particular account howmuch it was. Jf your honours pleafe to allow mefomething upon that account, Jt will be thankfullyacknowledged by, Your honours moft humblefervant Samuel wardelFeb. 19. 1711-12.Whereas feveral of the neer Relations of us thefubfcribers fuffered imprifonment at Salem in theyear 1692. And we were put to great charges andexpence to provide for them while they were inprifon, and for Prifon fees and court charges, which


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Salem Witchcraft. 24.3we were forced to pay before we could obtain theirReleafe. An account of which we haue put intothe Gentlemen of the Committee appointed by theGen 11 Court, we do unanimoufly agree to make ourfupplication to the Gen 11 Court to conlider the fuf-.ferings of our Relations, and the Dammage we thenfuftained and to allow us fu it, according to the accounts which we haue given to the committee toaforefaid. And to that end we humbly requeft thewormipfull Stephen Sewall Efq to write a Petitionfor us to the General court at their next feffion.

Andover January 21. 1711-12Nathaniel Dane John JohnfonJofeph willfon John wrightEbenezer Barker Samuel Ofgoodffrancis Johnfon Sara parker.To the Honourable the Gentlemen of the Com

mittee Sitting in Salem Feb. 19. 1711-12.Whereas the Honouble Generall Court hathlately made an Act for taking off the Attainder ofthofe that were condemned for witchcraft in theyear 1692. J thought meet to Jnform your Honours that J was condemned by the Court at Salemin January in the year 1692, as will appear by theRecords of the Tryalls at Said court, but my nameis not inferted in faid act. Being very defirous ofthe favour of that Act, am bold humbly to prayyour Honours, to reprefent my cafe to the Generalcourt at their next Seflion, that my name may beinferted in that Act, if it may be, and that theHonourable court would pleafe to allow me fome


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24-4- Salem Witchcraft.thing in confideration of my charges by reafon ofmy long Jmprifonment, which will be thankfullyacknowledged as a great favour.

by your Honours moft humble fervant.Elizabeth Johnfon junrAndover Feb- 19, 1711-12.To ye honourable Comittee Salem february 1 9th1711-12

Jentlemen. Jn ye Darke & forrowful tims inye yeare 1692 when fo maney perfons of undoubtedCreditt were accufed of witchcrafte owr famelueas well as others was vnder grate truble and it coftevs veary confiderable in owur neflarey Expencuefor our Honoured and tender mother Duringe hirJmprifonment.Wherefore requefte of your honours to maneftitt to ye members of ye members of ye JennarallCourte that we might have fom reafonable allowance for owr charge therein, which will eueroblidgeyour SearventTo pray.Peter Ofgood in y e name of ye reafte of y efamileyHampton March 24. 1711-12. MaiorSewallSr this is to defier you to deliuer to my BrotherHenry True for my vie that part of money that y

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Gene11 Court have allotted to my wife as one ofCap 11 Bradbury s Daughters & his receipt thereof{hall be your discharge from your friends andferuants.

John Stanyan Mary Stanyan.To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointed


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Salem Witchcraft. 245& the Governour and Council to diftribute themoney allowed by the Gen11 court to fuch as werefufFerers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer unto my Brother Jof-eph Parker the fum allowed unto us, and his receiptmall fully difcharge you from the fame. AndoverJanuary 7 1711-12 John Parker.To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointedby the Governour and Council to diftribute themoney allowed by the Generall court to fuch aswere fufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer vnto Jofeph Parker ofAndover the fum allowed vnto me, and his Receiptmail fully difcharge you from the fame AndovermarkJanuary 7. 1711-12 Mary A: poftburTo the Gentlemen of the Committee appointedby the Governour and Council to diftribute themoney allowed by the Generall court, to fuch aswere Sufferers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer vnto my brotherThorndike Procter the fum allowed unto me, andhis Receipt mall fully difcharge you from the fame.January 15. 1711-12 mary Procter.To the Gentlemen of the Committee fitting atSalem this 22 of January 1711-12.Whereas I the Subfcriber fuffered Imprifonmentat Salem, 17 weeks in the year 1692. And was putto great charges and Expences before I could obtain a Releafe. And not having an oppertunity togiue your Honours an account of my charges dur-


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24.6 Salem Witchcraft.ng my imprifonment, when others of my neighbours and fellow fufFerers, put in their accounts : J haue thought meet to do it at this time,which is as followeth.To the keeper of the Prifon two pounds eightmillings & four pence.For Court charges Thirty millings & four pence.For necefTary Expences while J attended theCourt one pound four millings.Sarah Parker of Andover.Maj r Sewall pleafe to pay to Leonard Slue the

money Comeing to y r humble Serv t Feb 23. 1711-12 Rachel R Slue.Mary Rich of Lynn widow in y e year 1692 was

Imprifoned & loft he bed & pot & other houfeholdfluffe, in about halfe year.

At a Superior Court of Indicature holden atSalem for the County of EiTex the 12 th Decemberby Adjournment from the laft Tuefday in November paft.Ordered. Whereas there hath arifen a greatCharge in holding the feverall Courts of Oyer andTerminer in the County of Eftex in the year 1692.the payment of part of wch hath been ordered bythe Governour and Councill out of the

publiqueTreafury and yet there remains due to feverall per-fons for their fervice and difbur(emts one hundredand thirty pounds in money whofe Accots hauebeen examined and allowed by rhe Court the dif-charge of which properly belongs to faid CountyThis Court doth therefore order the Clerk therof


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248 Salem Witchcraft*Samuel Shattock C r as p his

accd 7 02 ooDr to what pd by theSheriff 3 oo oo 420

John Cook C r by his acc 213 oMary Gedey C r by her

acc 70 oo ooDr by what s pd by theTrear & Sherriffe 55 13 oo14 07 o

John Stacy Cr by his accof di(burfemts 400Mr Thomas Newton for hisferuice 250

John Putnam Conftable 305& Jonathan Putnam 3o s fortheir Extraordinary Seruice &Travell 300

Joieph Neal for his Serviceand Travell 200Cap 1 Willard William Mur-

ry & Thomas Putnam fortheir Seruice 5 each 15 o oNathaniel Jngerfoll his accof difburfemts 600

George Herrick for hisGreat feruice 25 o o130 oo 1 1Allowed upon the acc aboue the feverall fumes


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Salem Witchcraft. 249there amounting to the Summ of one hundred andthirty pounds Eleuen pence. Wm Stoughton

ver Copia atteft Jon a ElafTon Cler.County Eftex Deto July 92.Ittm. for making fouer payer of Iron ffettersand tow payer of hand Cuffs and putting them on

to y c legs and hands of Goodwife Cloys eftesBromidg and Green all at one pound aluen Shillingsmoney s. d.

I II OMarch 2 8 th 94 A making a letter B

att i oi 12 o

This work was done by order from athority Requiring me thereunto

atteft Rob" Lord Smith.deduct pd by y e Marfhall 6 s reft is 26 s allowd.M r Sewall S r I thought good to returne you yenames of feverall Jfons y l were Condemned & Executed that not any perfon or relations Appeared

in ye behalfe of for y e taking of y e Attainder or forother Expences, they I fuppofed were returned toye Gen 1 Courts confederation for to act about according to their beft prudence. Bridget Bifhopalias Oliuer, fufanna Martin, Alice parker, Ann pu-deter, Welmot Read. Marget Scott.

Sr J am y rs Honors to Serue Neh Jewet.To the Gentlemen of the Committee appointedby the Governour & Council to diftribute the


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250 Salem Witchcraft.money allowed by the Gen 11 Court to fuch as were(offerers in the year 1692.

Pleafe to pay and deliuer vnto Abraham Fofterof Andover the fum allowed vnto me and his Receipt fhall fully difcharge you from the fameAndover January 7: 1711-12 his mark

larance x lace"John Eradftreetfor Witchcraft 7th mo 1652.The Court held at Ipfwich 28 th (7) 1652.26 John Broadftreet vpon his p r fentm of the

laft court for fufpition of haueing familiarity wththe devill upon examynation of the cafe they foundhe had tould a lye wch was a feconde being convicted once before. The court fets a fine of 2os orelfe to be whipt. Edw Coborne is furety for thepayments ofthe fine & fees of court.Cbriftopber Brown for witchcraft 24 : 9 mo 1674.

At a County Court held at Salem the 24 : 9mo1674,

24 Chriftopher Browne haueing reported thathe had beene trafing or difcourfing with one whomehe apprehending to be the Deuill. which came likea Gen 1 in order to his binding himfelfe to be afervant to him, vpon his examination his difcourfefeeming inconliftant with truth &c : the courtgiueing him good councell & caution for theprfent difmifs him.


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Salem Witchcraft. 251Abel Powellfor witchcraft March 30 1680.The Court held at Ipfwich the 30 of March168030 In the cafe of Abell powell though the courtdo not fee fufficient to charge further yet find foemuch fufpition as that he pay the charges left to mr

Jo : woodbridge.Wm Morfe v. Abel Powell.The teftimony of Wm Morfe wch fayth togetherwith his wife, aged both about 65 yeeres. That

Thurfday night being the 2y th day of No r we hearda grate noyfe without round the houfe of knockingthe boards of the house, & as we conceiued throwing of ftones agt the houfe : whereupon myfelfe &wife lookt out, & faw nobody, & the boy all thistime with vs : but we had ftones & fticks throwneat vs that we were forced to retire into the houfeagaine, afterwards we went to bed & the boy withus, & then the like noyes was vpon the roofe of thehoufe.

2. The fame night about midnight the doorebeing lockt when we went to bed, we heard a greathog in the houfe grunt & make a noyes, as wethought willing to gett out & that we might notbe difturbed in or deep I rofe to lett him out & Ifound a hog in the houfe & the doore unlockt : thedoore was firmely lockt when we went to bed.

3. The next morning, a ftick of Links hangingin the chimney, they were throwne out of their


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252 Salem Witchcraft.place, & we hanged them vp again & they werethrowne downe againe and fome into the fire.

4. The night following I had a great awle lyingin the window, the wch awle we faw fall downeout of the chimney into the afhes by the fire. 5.After this I bid the boy putt the fame awl into thecupboard wch we faw done, & the doore fht too :this fame awle came preiently downe the chimneyagaine in or fight & I tooke it vp myielfe againe thefame night we faw a little Indian bafkett that wasin the loft before come downe the chimney againe,& I tooke the fame bafket & put a piece of brickinto it, and the bafket with the brick was gone, &came downe againe the third time with the brickin it, & went up againe the fourth time, & camedown againe without the bricke : & the brickecame downe a little after.6. The next day being Saturday, (tones, flicks,& pieces of bricks came downe fo that we couldnot quietly drefTe o r breakfaft, and flicks of fireallfo came downe at the fame time.

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


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Salem Witchcraft. 2538. The next day being Sabath day, many flones& flicks & pieces of bricks came downe the

chimney: on the munday m r Richardfon & mybrother being there, the frame in my cow houfethey faw very firm. I fent my boy out to fkarethe fowles from my hogs meat : he went to thebowhoule, & it fell downe my boy crying withthe hurt of the fall : in the afternoone, the pottshanging ouer the fire did dam fo vehemently oneag r the other, we fett downe one that they mightnot dam to pieces : I faw the andiron leap into thepott & dance & leap out, & again leap in & dance& leap out againe, & leap on a table & there abide,& my wife faw the andiron on the table : allfo Ifaw the pott turne itt felfe over and throw downeall the water : againe we faw a tray with wooll leapvp & downe & throw the wooll out, & fo manytimes & faw no body medle with it : againe a tubhis hoop fly off of itfelfe & the tub turne over &nobody neere it : againe the woollen wheeleturned vpfide downe & flood vp on its end, & afpade fett on it : Steph Greenleafe faw it, & my-ielfe & my wife, againe my rope tooles fell downevpon the ground before my boy could take them,being fent for them, & the fame thing of nailestumbled downe from the loft into the ground, &nobody neere. Againe my wife & boy makingthe bed, the chefl did open and fhutt the bedcloathes could not be made to ly on the bed but flyoff againe.

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254- Salem Witchcraft.to fee or trouble did promife me 6c my wife that if*we would be willing to lett him keep the boy wemould fee or felves that we (hould be neuer difturbedwhile he was gone with him, he had the boy &had bin quiet ever fince.Tho ; Rogers, & George Hardy being at WmMorfe his houfe affirme that the earth in the chimney corner moued & fcattered on them that Tho ;Rogers was hitt with fomewhat, Hardy with anIron ladle as is fuppofed. Somewhat hitt WnlMorfe a great blow : but it was fo fwift that theycould not certainely tell what it was : but lookingdowne after they heard the noyfe they faw a mooe.The boy was in the corner at the firft, afterwardsin the houfe. M r Richardfon on faturday teftifyeththat a board flew ag r his chaire & he heard a noyfein another roome, wch he fuppofed in all reafon tobe diabolicall.Auth Morfe affirmeth that he faw the bord be

fore tackt with nailes to the window, but his evidence is drawne at large by himfelfe. John Dolefaw a pine ftick of candlewood to fall downe, aftone, a firebrand, & thefe things he faw not whatway they came till they fell downe by him.The fame affirmed by John Tucker the boy wasin one corner, whom they faw & obferved all thewhile & faw no motion in him Elizabeth Titcombaffirmeth that Powell fayd that he could find thewitch by his learning if he had another fchollerwith him, this fhe fayeth were his expreffions tothe beft of her memory Steph. Greenleafe, & Edw


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Salem Witchcraft. 255Richardfon affirme the motion of the woll in thetray.

Jo. Tucker affirmeth that Powell fayd to him,he faw the boy throw the (hooe while he was atprayer.

John Badgers oath is drawne out by itfelfe.Jo. Emerfon affirmeth that Powell fayd he was

brought vp vnder Norwood, and it was gudged bythe people there, that Norwood ftudied the blackArt.A father teftimony ofWm Morfe and his wife.We law allfo a rooler of bread turne over ag f me& (truck me not any being neere it, & fo overturned. I faw a chaire ftanding in the houfe &not any body neere it did often bow towards me &fo rife vp againe. My wife allfo being in the chamber the chamber doore did violently fly togethernot any body being neere it. My wife going tomake a bed the bed did moue to & fro not anybody being neere it. J allfo faw an Iron wedge &fpade was flying out of the chamber on my wife &did not ftricke her. My wife going into the Cellara drum ftanding in the houfe did rowle over thedoore of the Cellar & being taken vp againe thedoor did violently fly downe againe. My barnesdoors 4 times vnpinned I know not how. I goingto mutt my barne doore looking for the pin theboy being with me. (as I did judge) the pin coming downe out of the aire & did fall down neere tome, Againe Caleb Powell came in as before fayd& feeing o r fpirits very low by ye fenfe of or great


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256 Salem Witchcraft.affliction began to bemoane o r condition & fayd thathe was troubled for o r afflictions, & fayd that hehadeyed this boy, & drawed neere to vs with greatcompanion, poore old man, poore old woman thisboy is the occafion of your griefe, for he hath donethefe things, & hath caufcd his good old grandmother to be counted a Witch, then fayd I how canall thefe things be done by him, fayd he allthoughhe may not haue done all yett moft of them, forthis boy is a young rogue, a vile rogue, I hauewatched him & fee him do things as to come up& downe. Caleb Powell allfo faid he had vnder-ftanding in Aftrology & Aftronomy, & knew theworking of fpirits, fome in one country, and fomein another, & looking on the boy fayd you youngrogue to begin fo foone, Goodman Morfe of yoube willing to lett me haue this boy, I will vndertakeyou (hall be free from any trouble of this kind whilehe is with me: I was very unwilling at the firft &my wife, but by often vrging me til he told mewhither, & what imploym 1 & company he mouldgoe, I did confent to it and this was before Jo:Bedger came & we haue bin freed from any troubleof this kind euer fince that promife made on mun-day night laft,

to this time bung friday in the af-ternoone then we heard a great noyfe in the otherroome oftentimes, but looking after it, could notfee anything, but afterwards looking into the roome,we faw a board hanged to the preffe then we beingby the fire, fitting in a chaire my chaire often wouldnot fland ftill but ready to throw me backward


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Salem Witchcraft. 257often times : afterward my cap allmoft taken offmy head 3 times againe a great blow in my polle& and my catt did leap from me into the chimneycorner prefently after this cat was throwne at mywire : we faw the catt to be ours we put her out ofthe houfe & mutt the doore : prefently the catt wasthrowed into the houfe : we went to goe to- bedfuddenly my wife being with me in bed the lamplight by o r fide my catt againe throwed at vs 5times jumping away prefently into the floore, &one of thofe times, a red waftcoat throwed on thebed, & the catt wrapped vp in it : againe the Lampftanding by vs on the cheft, we fayd it fhould ftand& burn burne out, but prefently was beaten downe,& all the oyle fhed, & we left in the darke :Againe a great noyfe a great while very dreadfull :againe in the morning a great ftone being 6 poundweight did remoue from place to place we faw it :two fpoones throwed off the table, & prefently thetable throwed downe & being minded to write myink home was hid from me, wch I found coueredwith a rag, & my pen quite gone. I made a newpen & while 1 was writing one eare of corne hit mein the face, & fire flicks & ftones &throwed at me, & my pen brought to me while Iwas wr

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