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The Salem witchcraft papers : verbatim transcipts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 / compiled and transcribed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, under the supervision of Archie N. Frost ; edited and with an introduction and index by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum

Volume 1

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1977
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Abigail Barker

    (See also: Mary Osgood -- Petition .)

(Indictment v. Abigail Barker )

   
Essex in the Province
of the Massachusetts bay
In New England Ss// 		Anno R R's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto Anoq'e
\ Do&mbar; : 1692

   The Jurors for o'r Sov'r: lord and Lady the King and Queen present...

   That Abigaill Barker Wife of Ebenezer Barker of Andivor In
& upon the Eighth day of September last in the Yeare aforesaid
& divers other days & Times as well before as after Certaine detes-
table arts Called Witchcrafts & Sorcerys Wickedly Mallitously
& felloniously hath used practised & Exersised at & in the Town of
Andivor aforesaid in the County of Essex aforesaid upon & Against
One Rose foster of Andivor by which Said Wicked Arts the Said
Rose foster the day & year afo&rbar;s'd & divers others days & times
both before & after, was & is Tortured Afflicted Consumed pined
Wasted and Tormented Against the peace of o'r Sov'r lord & lady
the King & Queen their Crowne & dignity & the laws & Acts in
that Case made & provided

    ( Mass. Archives Vol. 135 No. 54 )

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Mary Barker

    (See also: William Barker, Sr. -- Warrant;    William Barker, Jr. -- Recognizance .)

(Examination of Mary Barker )

   1st Paper

    29 August 1692 Before Maj'r Gidney Mr. Hauthorn and Mr. Cor-
win The Examination and Confession of Mary Barker of Andover.
After severall questions propounded and negative answ'rs Returned
she at last acknowledged that Goody Johnson made her a witch, And
sometime last sumer she made a red mark in the devils book with the
fore finger of her Left hand, And the Devil would have her hurt
Martha Sprague , Rose Foster and Abigail martin which she did upon
saturday and sabath Day last, she said she was not above a quarter of
an hour in comeing down from Andover to Salem: to afflict, she
sayes she afflicted the above three persons by squeezing her hands.
She confesses she was at the witch meeting at Salem Village with her
unkle, there was a great many there, and of her company there was
only her unkle, Wm. Barker and Mary Marston . Martha Sprague said
that Mary Barkers apparition told that she was Baptisied at five myle
pond.

   said Mary Barker said there was such aload & weight at her stom-
ach that hindered her from speaking. And is afrayd she has given up
herself soul and body to the Devil. she sayes she promised to serve
worship and believe in him and he promesed to perdone her sins,
but finds he has [dowtbed] her, and that she was Lost of God and
all good people, That Goody Johnson and Goody falkner appeared
at the same tyme and threatened to teare her in peeces if she did
not doo what she then did. she further Sayth that she has seen no
appearance since but a fly which did speake to her, and bid her
afflict these poor creatures. which she did by pinching with, and
Clincheing of her hands for which she is sorry And further the Devil


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told her it would be very brave and clever for her to come down
here to Salem among these accused persones. And that she should
never be brought out. She promises to confess what more she shall
hereafter remember.

   
Mary Barker Signed and owned
the above said Examination
& Confession 		THE MARKE
of
Mary Barker


/17 Sep't 1692 before me

*John Higginson , Jus'e peace

( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2678 Page 9 )

(Examination of Mary Barker , Second Version)

    29'th August 1692 -- Before Maj'r Gidny Mr Hathorne Mr Cor-
win The Examination And Confession of Mary Barker of And-
ivor -- after Several Questions Propounded & Neagative ans'rs
Returned She at last acknowledged that Goody Johnson made her
a witch & that Some time last Sumer She made a Red Mark in the
Divels book w'th the fore finger of her left hand & the Divel would
have her hurt Martha Sprage Rose foster & Abigall Martin w'ch
She did on Satterday & Sabbath day last She Said She was not above
a Quart'r of an hour a Coming Dwone from Andivor to Salem to
afflict She S'd She afflicted the above S'd 3 persons by Squezing her
hands She Confesses She was at the Witch Metting at Salem Village
w'th her unkle, there was a grate many there & of her Company was
only her unkle W'm Barker & Mary Marston -- Martha Sprage S'd
that Mary Barkers apperition told that She was baptized at 5 Mile
pond -- S'd Mary Barker S'd ther was Such a load & weight at her
Stomack that Hindred her from Speaking & is afrayd She has Given
up her Self Soul & body to the Divel She Says She promised to Serve
worship & beleive in him & he promised to pardon her Sins but finds
he has deceived her & that She was left of god & all good people
& that Goody Johnson & Goody falkner apeared at the Same time
& threatned to tear her in peices if she did not doe what She then did


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She further Said that She had Seen no aperance Since but a fly w'ch
did Speak to her & bid her afflict those poor Creaturs w'ch She did
by pinching With Clinching of her hands for w'ch She is Sorry --
&further the Divel told her it would be very brave & Cliver for her to
Come Dwone to Salem among those acused persons & that She
Should Never be brought out She promised to Confese what more
She Shall hearafter Rememb'r

    Mary Barker Signed & owned the abovesaid Examination & confession
before me


*Jno Higginson Justice
of Peace

17'th Sept.
1692
The Marke
of
Mary Barker

( Miscellaneous Papers -- Essex Institute, Salem No. 8 )

(Indictment v. Mary Barker )

   2nd Paper

   
Essex in New
England Ss 		Annoq'e RR's & Reginae Guilielmi & Mariae
&c quarto Anno Domini 1692//

   The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen
doe present that Mary Barker of Andover in the County of Essex
aforesaid On or about the 29'th Day of August last In the Yeare
1692 and divers other Days and times both before and after. Certaine
detestable arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries Wickedly felloniously
& Mallitiously hath used practised and Exercised in & upon the Body
of Abigaill Martin of Andivor at and within the Township of Andivor
aforesaid And at Divers other Days and times as well as before as after
was and is Tortured aflicted and Tormented consumed pined and
wasted, Against the peace of our Sovraigne Lord and Lady King and
Queen theire Crowne and Dignity and the Statute of the first of
King James the first in that Case made and provided

   (Reverse)



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Billa vera
*Robert Payne
foreman
ponet se
Not Guilty

    ( Suffolk Court Files Case No. 2678 Page 9 )

(Indictment v. Mary Barker )

   3rd Paper

   
Essex in the Province
of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England
Ss . . . 		Anno R.R.'s & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &ca Quarto Annoq'e
Domini 1692//

   The Jurors for our Sov'r Lord and Lady the King & Queen doe
&pbar; sent that Mary Barker of Andvor

   In the County of Essex -- On or about the 29'th day of August
last -- In the yeare aforesaid and Divers other days and times as well
before as after Certaine detestable arts Called Witchcraft and Sorce-
ries Wickedly Mallitiously and felloniously hath used practised and
Exercised At and in the Towne of Andvor in the County of Essex --
aforesaid in upon and against one Rose foster of [ -- -- ] afore-
said -- -by which said Wicked Acts the said Rose foster the Day
& Yeare -- aforesaid & Divers other Days and times both before and
after was and is Tortured Aflicted Consumed Pined Wasted and Tor-
mented . Against the Peace of our Sov'r Lord and Lady the King and
Queen theire Crowne and Dignity and the forme of the Stattute In
that case made & Provided.

   (Reverse)

Billa Vera
foreman
ponet se
Not Guilty

    ( Suffolk Court Files Case No. 2678 Page 9 )

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William Barker, Sr.

(Indictment v. William Barker, Sr. )

   
Province of the Massachusetts
Bay Essex In New England Ss 		Anno R R's & Regina Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae & Quarto Anoq'e
\ Do&mbar; 1692

   The Jurors for our Sov'r Lord & Lady the King & Queen &pbar;&rbar;'sent
that William Barker Senior of Andivor In the County of Essex afo&rbar;sd
Husbandman About Three Years past in the Towneship of Andivo'r
afores'd Wickedly, Mallitiously & felloniously a Covenant with the
Devill did Make, And did Signe the Devills Booke with Blood,
& gave himselfe Soule & body to the Devill, By Which Wicked & diabol-
licall Covenant with the Devill made in maner & forme Aforesaid The
Said William Barker is become A [A] detestable Witch Against the
peace of o'r Sover' Lord & Lady the King & Queen their Crowne
& dignity & the Laws in that Case made & provided,

   (Reverse) William Barker Senior for Covenanting with Devill.

Billa vera *Robert Payne foreman

    ( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 38 )

(Warrant for Arrest of William Barker, Sr. , Mary
Marston and Mary Barker , Aug. 25, 1692 )


Essex
To the Constables of Andov'r:

   Complaint being made to me this day, by Sam'l Martin of Andover
& Moses Tyler sen'r of Boxford, against Will&abar;a Barker sen'r Mary
Marstone the wife of John Marstone jun'r & Mary Barker the Daugh-


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ter of Lef't John Barker , all of Andov'r in that the aboves'd William
Barker Mary Marstone & Mary Barker, have woefully afflicted
& Abused, Abigail Martin & Rose foster of Andov'r, & Martha Sprague
of Boxford by witchcraft, Contrary to the peace of O'r Sovereigne
Lord & Lady William & Mary King & Queen of England &c: & to
their Majes'ts Laws in that Case provided:

   These therefore require you in their Majes'ts names upon sight

   hereof, to apprehend & seize the bodies of William Barker sen'r
Mary Marstone the wife of John Marstone jun'r & Mary Barker the
Daughter of Lef't John Barker all of Andov'r & them safely Convey
to Salem, before their Majes'ts justices of the Peace there, to be ex-
amined & Proceeded with according to law, for which this shall be
the warrant: given und'r my hand & seal this 25'th [25] day of
August Anno Domini 1692 : in the fourth year of their Majes'ts
Reigne:/


*Dudley Bradstreet justice of Peace

the S'd Martin & Tyler have given sufficient bond to prosecute s'd
persons to effect, which bond remains with me:

(Reverse) [torn]

persons and have brought them to Salem the 29'th of August 1692
Before their. honours mentined in the Rit:

&pbar;'r *Ephriam Foster
Constable
of Andover

( Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts )

(Indictment v. William Barker, Sr. )

   
Province of the Massathutetts
Bay in New England Essex 		Anno R R's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto: Annoq'e d&mbar; : 1692

   The Juror for our Sov'r Lord and Lady the King & Queen Presents
That William Barker Seinor of Adivor in the County of Essex afore-
said Husband&mbar; Sometime in August last 1692 afors'd -- -- -And


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Divers other Dayes & times as well before as after Certaine Detestable
Arts called Witchcrafts & Sorceryes Wickedly Mallishously & fellon-
iously hath Used Practised & Exercised at and in the Towne of An-
divor -- in the County of Essex afores'd Upon & against one Abagaiele
Martin of Andivor SingleWoman By which Wicked Arts the said
Abagaile Martin -- the Day and year afores'd and Divers other Dayes
and Times as well before as after, was and is Tortured Afflicted
Tormented Consumed Pined & wasted ag't the Peace of Sov'r Lord
& Lady the King and Queen their Crowne and Dignity & the Lawes
in that case made & Provided:


Wittnesses: Rose foster --
Matha Tyler

(Reverse) William Barker Senior for afflicting Abigaill Martin
Billa Vera

*Robert Payne foreman
fled
fled Persons fled

( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 37 )

(Examination of William Barker, Sr. )

    29. agust. 92.
Coram
Maj'r Gidney
Mr. hathorn
Mr. Corwin
Capt higginson

    William Barker of Andovers examination
& confession

   He confesses he has been in the snare of the
devil three years, that the devil first appeared
to him lyke a black man and perceived he had
a cloven foot, That the devil demanded of
him to give up himself soul & Body unto him, which he promesed to
doe. He said he had a great family, the world went hard with him and
was willing to pay every man his own, And the devil told him he
would pay all his debts and he should live comfortably -- He confesses
he has afflicted Sprague foster and martin , his three accusers. That
he did syne the devils book with blood brought to him in a thing
lyke an Inkhorn that he dip't his fingers there in and made a blott in
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   He confesses he was at a meeting of witches at Salem Village
where he judges there was about a hundred of them, that the meeting
was upon a green peece of ground neare the ministers house, He said
they mett there to destroy that place by reason of the peoples being
divided & theire differing with their ministers

   Satans design was to set up his own worship, abolish all the
churches in the land, to fall next upon Salem and soe goe through
the countrey, He sayth the devil promeised that all his people should
live bravely that all persones should be equall; that their should be no
day of resurection or of judgement, and neither punishment nor
shame for sin -- He sayth there was a Sacrament at that meeting,
there was also bread & wyne Mr. Burse was a ringleader in that meet-
ing and name several persones that were there at the meeting, It was
proposed at the meeting to make as many witches as they could,
and they were all by Mr. Burse and the black man exhorted to pull
down the Kingdome of christ and set up the kingdome of the devil,
He said he knew Mr. Burroughs and Goody How to be such persones,
And that he heard a trumpet sounded at the meeting and thinks it
was Burse that did it, the sound is heard many myles off and then
they all come one after another -- In the spring of the yeare the wit-
ches came from Connecticut to afflict at Salem Village but now
they have left it off And that he has been informed by some of the
grandees that there is about 307 witches in the country, -- He sayth
the witches are much disturbed with the afflicted persones because
they are descovered by them, They curse the judges Because their
Society is brought under, They wold have the afflicted persones count-
ed as witches but he thinks the afflicted persones are Innocent
& that they doe god good service And that he has not known or
heard of one innocent persone taken up & put in prisone -- He saith
he is heartily sorry for what he has done and for hurting the afflicted
persones his accusers, prayes their forgiveness, desyres pray'rs for
himself, promises to renounce the devil and all his works, And then
he could take them all by the hand without any harme by his eye or
any otherwise --

   5. 7: 92 the aboveSaid is the Truth as wittnese my hand:


*William Barker


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(In left margin) he owned this in the Court of Oyre & Terminer as
on the back Side

(Reverse) At a court of Oyer & Terminer held at Salem Sep'r 16. 92 :
Owned in Court at Salem Sept'r 16. 1692

Attest * St Sewall
* *William Barker

( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 39 )

(Examination of William Barker, Sr. , Second Version)

    29 August 1692 . W'm Barker Sen'r of Andivers Examination
& Confession

   Before Maj'r Gidney Mr. Hathorne Mr. Corwin Jno Higginson Esq'r --
He Conffesses he has been in the Snare of the Divel [@'bt] Three
Years that the first apeared to Him in the Shape of a black man
& perceived he had a Cloven foott that the Divel deman'd of him to
give up himself Soul & body to him w'ch he promised to doe he
Said he had a greate family the world went hard w'th him & was
willing to pay Every Man his owne & the Divel told him he would
pay all his Debts & he Should live Comfortably -- He Conffesses
he has afflicted Sprauge fostter & Martin his three akusers that he
did Sign the Divel book w'th blood brought to him in a thing like
an Inkhorn that he dipt his finger therein and made a bloot in the
book w'ch was a Confermation of a Covenant made w'th the divel --
He Conffesses he was at a metting of the witches at Salem Village
where he Judges there was about a hundred of them that the meet-
ing was upon a green peice of ground Near the Ministers house he
Says they Meet their to destroy that place by reason of the peoples
being devided & their differing w'th there Ministers -- Satans desire
was to Sett up his own worship, abolish all the Churches in the land
to fall next upon Salem & Soe goe through the Country he Saith
the Divel promised al his people should live Bravely that al persons
Should be Equal that their Should be no day of resurection or
Judgment And Nither Punishment nor Shame for Sin -- he Saith
their was a Sacrement at the Metting there was also bread & wine Mr
Burse was a Ring Leader in that Metting & named several persons
that Ware there at the Metting It was proposed at the Metting to


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make as Many witches as they Could & they were al by Mr. Burse
& the black Man Exhorted to pull dwone ye Kingdom of Christ
& Sett Up the Kingdome of the Divel, He S'd he knew Mr. Burroughs
& Goody How to be such persons & that he heard a trumpet Sounded
at the Metting & thinks it was Burse that did it the Sound is heard
Many Miles of and then they all Come one after another -- In the
Spring of the Year the witches Came from Connecticut to afflict at
Salem Village butt now they have left it of, & that he has been In-
formed by Some of the Grandees that there is @ 307 witches in
the Country -- He Saith the witches are much disturbed w'th the
afflicted persons because they are Discovered by th'm, they Curse
the Judges because their Society is brought under they would have
the afflicted persons Counted as witches but he thinks the afflicted
persons are Inocent & that they doe god good Service & that he has
not knowne or heard of one Inocent person taken up And putt in
prison -- he Saith he is hartyly Sorry for W't he has done & for
hurting the afflicted persons his accusers, prays there forgivenes,
desire prayers for him Self promises to Renounce the Divel & al
his works & then he could take them all by the hand w'thout any
harme by his Eye or otherwise -- the above S'd is the truth as witt-
nesse my hand --


*William Barker

(In left margin)
d mo
5" 7" 92"

( Miscellaneous Papers -- Essex Institute, Salem No. 9 )

(Confession from Prison of William Barker, Sr. )

   God having called me to Confess my sin and Apostasy in that fall
in giving the Devil advantage over me appearing to me like a Black,
in the evening to set my hand to his Book, as I have owned to my
shame. He told me that I should not want so doing. At Salem Village,
there being a little off the Meeting-House, about an hundred five
Blades, some with Rapiers by their side, which was called and might
be more for ought I know by B and Bu[rroughs] and the Trumpet
sounded, and Bread and Wine which they called the Sacrament, but I


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had none; being carried all over on a Stick, never being at any other
Meeting. I being at Cart a Saturday last, all the day, of Hay and English
Corn, the Devil brought my Shape to Salem, and did afflict M[artha]
S[prague] and R[ose] F[oster] by clitching my hand; and a Sab-
bath day my Shape afflicted A[bigail] M[artin] and at night afflic-
ted M[artha] S[prague] and A[bigail] M[artin] . E[lizabeth] J[ ohn-
son ] and A[bigail] F[aulkner] have been my Enticers to this great
abomination, as one have owned and charged her to her Sister with
the same. And the design was to Destroy Salem Village, and to begin
at the Ministers House, and to destroy the Church of God, and to set
up Satans Kingdom, and then all will be well. And now I hope God
in some measure has made me something sensible of my sin and apos-
tasy , begging pardon of God, and of the Honourable Magistrates and
all Gods people, hoping and promising by the help of God, to set to
my heart and hand to do what in me lyeth to destroy such wicked
worship, humbly begging the prayers of all Gods People for me, I
may walk humbly under this great affliction and that I may procure
to my self, the sure mercies of David, and the blessing of Abraham.

    (John Hale, A Modest Inquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft [Boston, 1702], excerpted in
George Lincoln Burr , ed., Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706 [N.Y., 1914; re-
issued , 1968], pp. 419-420.)

Page 71

William Barker, Jr.

(Recognizance for b , and Mary Barker )

   Memorandum

   That on the Thirteenth day of Jan'ry 1692 In the Fourth Year of the
Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the
Grace of God of England &c: King & Queen defenders of the faith
&c: Personally appeared before W'm Stoughton Esq'r cheife Justice
of their Maj'ies Province of the Massachusets bay in New England
Jno Barker and Jno Osgood both of the Towne of Andiver in the
County of Essex Husbandmen and acknowledged themselves to be
Joyntly & Severally indebted unto our s'd: Sovereigne Lord & Lady
and the survivor of them their Heires & Successors in the sum of one
Hundred Pounds to be levied on their or either of their lands & Tenni-
ments goods & chattles for the use of our s'd: Sovereigne Lord
& Lady the King & Queen or Survivor of them on Condition that W'm
Barker Jun'r & Mary Barker haveing stood Committed for Suspition
of Witchcraft shall make their personall appearance before the Jus-
tices of our s'd: Lord & Lady the King & Queen at the next Court of
Assizes and Generall Goale Delivery to be holden for the County of
Essex then & their to answer to all such matters and things as shall
in their Maj'ies behalfe be alledged against them and to doe & re-
ceive that which by the s'd: Court shall be then & there Injoyned
them and thence not to departe without licence --


Attest
*Jo&nbar;'a Elatson Cle&rbar;

(Reverse)

Recognizance of Jn'o Barker
Jn'o Osgood {
W'm Barker Jun'r
for
& Mary Barker

May 10th Apeared

( Mass. Archives Vol. 135 No. 105 )



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(Indictment v. William Barker, Jr. )

   1st Paper

   Case of William Barker Witchcraft-Aug 1692-May 1693)

   
Province of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England Essex Ss 		An'o Rr's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto Anoq'e
Do&mbar; 1692

   The Jurors for o'r Sov'r lord and Lady the King & Queen &pbar;r'sents
that William Barker Junior of Andver in the County of Essex aforsaid
sometime in the month of August last in the yeare 1692 afors'd
Wickedly Mallitiously & felloniously a Covenant withe the Devill
did make & Signed the Devills Booke and by the Devill was Baptized
& before him Renownced his form'r Baptisme & Promised to be the
Devills for ever and ever By which wicked & Diabollicall Covenant
the Said William Barker is become A Detestable Witch Against the
Peace of o'r So'r lord & Lady the King & Queen their Crowne
& Dignity And the laws in that Case made & provided.

   (Reverse)

Billa Vera
*Robert Payne
Foreman
ponet se
Not Guilty
Court of Ispswich
Ipswich 2 Tuesday May
1693

    ( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2761 Page 102 )

(Indictment v. William Barker, Jr. )

   3rd Paper

   
Province of the Massathusetts
Bay in New England Essex 		Anno RR's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto annoq'e
Do&mbar;: 1692



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   The Jurors for our Souvereigne Lord and Lady the King & Queen
Presents -- -
That William Barker Junior of Andiver in the County of Essex
aforesaid -- -
Sometime in the Moneth of August in the Yeare 1692 aforesaid And
Divers other Dayes & times as well before as after Certaine Detestable
Arts called Witchcrafts & Sorceries: Wickedly Mallishiously & fello-
niously hath used Practised & Exercised at &: in the Towne of
Salem -- in the County of Essex aforesaid upon and against one
Martha Sprague Allias Martha Tyler -- by which wicked artes the
Said Martha Sprague All&ibar; Tyler the Day and Year aforesaid and
Divers -- other dayes & times as well before as after was & is Tour-
tered Afflicted Tormented Pined & Wasted against the Peace of our
Souvereigne Lord & Lady the King & Queen their Crowne & Dignity
and the Lawes in that Case made & Provided./

   (Reverse)

Billa Vera
*Robert Payne
foreman
ponet se
Not Guilty

    ( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2761 Page 102 )

(Examination of William Barker, Jr. )

    1 Sep'r 92 Before Maj'r Gidney Mr Hathorne Mr Corwin Jno Higgin-
son Esq'r

   The Exam & Confes'&obar;&nbar; of W&mbar; Barker Jun'r aged 14 Yeares or
their about He is accused for Exercising acts of Witchcraft Upon
the bodyes of Martha Sprauge Rosse fostter & abigall Martin w'ch
he did not deny but Could Not Rememb'r It -- He Conffesses now
that he hath not been in the Snare of the Divel above Six # [Years]


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days, that as he was Goeing into the Woods one Evening to louk
after Cows he Saw the Shape of a black dog w'ch looked Verry
fercly Upon him & he was much disturbed in his Mind about it
& Could not Sleep Well that Night & betimes Next Morning he Mett
w'th a black Man(he Calls him a black man because he had black
Cloaths & thinks he had a black Skin) Who bid him Sett his hand to
his book & Serve him as long as he the s'd Barker lived w'ch he pro-
mised And theirupon Sett His hand to this book by putting his
fing'r Thereon he Saith the black man brought Red Stuf among w'th
him in an Inkorn & he the S'd Barker dipt his finger into it and ther
w'th Made a Red Mark on the paper He Conffesses he was to doe any
Servis the black man appointed him # [to doe] & was to have Suite
of Cloaths for it he S'd further the black man would have him bapt-
ized but he Never was -- he Saith further that goode Parker went
w'th him last Night to Afflict Martha Sprauge & that he afflicts by
Clinching his hands together he Saith he Now is Sorry & hates the
Divel but yett Struck dwon the afflicted w'th his Eyes -- and Martha
Sprauge being Recovered out of a fitt S'd that barkers apperition
& Goode Parker rod upon a pole & was baptized at 5 Mile pond -- He
Now Says there was Such a load Upon his Stomach that he Could
Not Speak a little affter he owned he was baptized by the black man
at 5 Mile pond & Renounced his former baptizime he Knows Goode
parker to be a witch & Says the Divel dipt his head into the Watter
& Spook these words that he the S'd Barker was his for Ever & Ever
He S'd he Could not think of his baptizime before & that the Load
that was Up[on] his Stomach Is not Soe heavy as it was Just now He
Stil afflicted Martha Sprauge & Shut her Mouth but by laying his
hand Theron opened [it] again -- and after wards Confessed that
there ware of his Compa' Goode parker Goode JohnSon Sam'll
Wardwel his wife & two Daughters & then Could take the afflicted
p'rsons by the Hand w'th out doeing them any harm

    Wm Barker Jun'r Signed & owned
the aboveS'd Exa&mbar; & Conffession
before Me


*John Higginson Just'e peace

The Marke
of
W&mbar;. Barker Ju&nbar;

( Miscellaneous Papers -- Essex Institute, Salem No. 3 )



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(Examination of William Barker, Jr. , Second Version)

   2nd Paper

   Sept. 12 Before Maj'r Gidney Mr Hawthorn Mr Corwin & Cap't
Higginsone

   The Examination and Confession of W'm Barker aged 14 yeares or
thereabout

   He is accused for exerciseing acts of witchcraft upon the bodyes
of Martha Sprague Rose foster and Abigail Martin , which he did not
deny but could not remember it.

   He confesses now that he hath not been in the snare of the Devil
above six Dayes, That as he was goeing in the woods one evening
to look after cowes he sene the shape of a black Dog which looked
very fiercely upon him And he was much disturbed in his mynd
about it and could not sleep well that night. And betymes next
morneing he mett with a black man (he calls him a black man be-
cause he had black cloaths and thinks he had a black skin) who
bid him set his hand to a book and serve him as long as he the said
Barker Lived, which he promised And thereupon set his hand to the
book by putting his finger thereon, He saith the black man brought
red stuff along with him in an Inkhorn And he the said Barker dipt
his finger into it and therewith made a red mark on the paper He
confesses he was to doe any Service the black man appoynted him
and was to have a sute of cloaths for it, he said further the black
man would have him baptised but he never was.

   He saith further that Goody Parker went with him last night to
afflict Martha Sprague , and that he afflicts by clinching his hands to-
gether . He now saith he is sorry & hates the Devill but yet struck
down the afflicted with his eyes, And Martha Sprague being re-
covered out of a fitt said that Barkers apparition and Goody Parker
rid upon a pole and was baptized at five myle pond He now sayes
there was such aload upon his stomach that he could not speak,

   a little after he owned he was baptised by the black man at five
myle pond and did also renounce his former baptisme, he knowes
Goody Parker to be a witch and sayes the Devil Dipt his head into
the water and spoke these words that he the said Barker was his
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   He said he could not think of his baptisme before, And that the load
that was upon his stomach is not so heavy as it was but just before

   He still afflicted Martha Sprague & Shut her mouth but by layeing
his hand thereon opened it again -- and afterwards confessed that
there were of his Company Goody Parker Goody Johnson Samuel
Wardwell & his wife and two Daughters. And then could take the af-
flicted persons by the hand without Doeing them any harme. --

    W'm Barker Jun'r Signed
& owned the abovesaid
Examination & Confession. --
before me


*John Higginson
Just peace:

The Marke
of
William Barker
Jun'r

(Reverse) Confession of William Barker Jun'r
acused Goody Parker
Goody Johnson
Sam'l Wardell
his wife
& 2 Daughters

afflicted
Martha Sprague

( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2761 Page 102 )

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Sarah Bassett

    (See also: Sarah Proctor -- Complaint .)

(Indictment v. Sarah Bassett )

   
Province of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England Essex 		\ An&obar; RR & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto Anoq'e
\ Do&mbar;. 1692

   The Jurors for o'r Sov'r lord & Lady the King & Queen pr'sent

   The Sarah Bassett wife of William Bassett of Lyn in the County
of Essex aforesaid Upon or about the 23'rd day of May last Anno: 1692 aforsaid

   And Divers other Days & Times as well before as after Certaine
Detestable Arts Called Witchcraft & Sorceries Wickedly Mallitiously
& felloniously hath used practised & Exercised at & in the Towne
of Salem, in the County of Essex aforesaid Upon & Against One
Mary Walcott of Salem Single Woman By Which Wicked Arts The
Said Mary Walcott is Tortured aflicted Tormented Consumed Wasted
& Pined the Day & yeare aforesaid & Divers other Days & times as
well before as Contrary to the peace of o'r Sov'r lord & lady the King
& Queen their Crowne & Dignity & the Laws in that Case made
& provided


Wittness
An Putnam
Marcy lewis

(Reverse)

Ignoramus
*Robert Payne
foreman
Salem Court
3 January 169⅔

( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2701 Page 24 )

Page 79

Sarah Bibber

( John Porter and Lydia Porter v. Sarah Bibber)

The Testimony of John porter : And Lidia porter

   The Testimony of John porter , who Testifieth & sayth that
Goodwife Biber sometime living amongst us I did ovserve her to be
a woman of An unruly turbulent spirit; And shee would often fall
into strange fitts; when shee was crost of her humor: Likewise Lidia
porter Testifieth, that Goodwife Bibber And her Husband would
often quarrel & in their quarrels shee would call him, very bad names,
And would have strange fitts when she was crost, and a woman of
an unruly turbulent spirit, And double tongued

   (Reverse) Jno Porters Evidence in behalfe of the p'rsones in Invali-
dating -- Sarah vibber #[copy] copied

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 56 )

( Joseph Fowler v. Sarah Bibber)

   The Testimony of Joseph fowler , who Testifieth that Goodman
Bibber & his wife, Lived at my house, and I did observe and take
notice, that Goodwife Bibber was a woman, who was very idle in
her calling And very much given to tatling & tale Bareing makeing
mischeif amongst her neighbors, and very much given to speak bad
words and would call her husband bad names & was a woman of a
very turbulent unruly spirit

   (Reverse) Joseph Fowler Against Bibber & Wife

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( Thomas Jacobs and Mary Jacobs v. Sarah Bibber)

   The testymony of Thomas Jacob and mary his wife doth testyfy
and say that good bibbor# [and] now that is now counted aflicted
parson she did for a time [surgin] in our hous and good bibber wood
be very often spekeking against won and nother very obsa[n]ely
and thos things that were very falls. and wichshing very bad wichchis
and very often and she wichs that wen hor chill fell into the rever
that she had never pull#[our] hor chilld out and good bibbor yous
to wich ill wichches to horselfe and hor chilldren and allso to others:
the nayborhud werr she liveued amonkes aftor she bered hor fust
housbon hes tolld us that this John bibbor wife coud fall into fitts
as often as she plesed

   (Reverse) Tho. Jacobs goody[b]iver

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 57 )

( Richard Walker v. Sarah Bibber)

   (In left margin) The Testimony of Richard Walker: who Testifieth:
that Goodwife Bibber somtimes Living neare to me, I did observe
her to be a woman of an unruly turbulent spirit, And would often
fall into strange fitts: when anything crost her humor

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 p. 57 )

( Sarah Nurse v. Sarah Bibber)

   the Testimony of Sarah Nurs aged 28 years of th [Torn] a bouts
who testifieth and saith that being in the Coun [Torn] this 29 of June 1692 I sawe goodwife bibber pull [Torn] pins out of her
Close and held them betwene h [Torn] fingers and Claspt her hands
round her knese and then she Cryed out and said goody Nurs prict


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her this I can testifie if Calld as witness my mark


mark
Sarah Nurs
her

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

Page 83

Bridget Bishop
Executed, June 10, 1692

    (See also: Giles Corey -- Warrant;    George Jacobs Sr. -- Mittimus )

(Examination of Bridget Bishop , First Version)

The Examination of Bridget Byshop at Salem Village 19. Apr. 1692
By John Hauthorn & Jonath: Corwin Esq'rs

   As soon as she came near all fell into fits
Bridget Byshop , You are now brought before Authority to Give acco.
of what witchcrafts you are conversant in

   I take all this people (turning her head & eyes about) to witness
that I am clear.

   Hath this woman hurt you speaking to the afflicted.

    Eliz: Hubbard Ann Putman , Abigail Williams & Mercy Lewes
affirmed she had hurt them.

   You are here accused by 4.or.5. for hurting them, what do you
say to it,

   I never saw these persons before, nor I never was in this place
before.

    Mary Walcot said that her brother Jonathan stroke her appearance
& she saw that he had tore her coat in striking, & she heard it tare.

   Upon some search in the Court, a rent that seems to answere
what was alledged was found.

   They say you bewitcht your first husband to death.

   If it please your worship I know nothing of it.

   She shake her head & the afflicted were tortured.

   The like again upon the motion of her head.

    Sam: Braybrook affirmed that she told him to day that she had
been accounted a Witch these 10 years, but she was no Witch, the
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   I am no witch

   Why if you have not wrote in the book, yet tell me how far you
have gone? Have you not to do with familiar Spirits?

   I have no familiarity with the devil.

   How is it then, that your appearance doth hurt these?

   I am innocent.

   Why you seem to act witchcraft before us, by the motion of your
body, which seems to have influence upon the afflicted.

   I know nothing of it. I am innocent to a Witch. I know not what
a Witch is

   How do you know then that you are not a witch

   I do not know what you say.

   How can you know, you are no Witch, & yet not know what a
Witch is.

   I am clear: if I were any such person you should know it.

   You may threaten, but you can do no more than you are per-
mitted .

   I am innocent of a witch.

   What do you say of those murders you are charged with?

   I hope, I am not guilty of Murder

   Then she turned up her eyes, the eyes of the afflicted were
turned up

   It may be you do not know, that any have confessed to day, who
have been examined before you, that they are Witches.

   No. I know nothing of it.

    John Hutchinson & John Lewis in open Court affirmed that they
had told her

   Why look you, you are taken now in a flat lye.

   I did not hear them.

    Note Sam: Gold saith that after this examination he askt s'd
Bridget Byshop if she were not troubled to see the afflicted persons
so tormented, said Byshop answered no, she was not Troubled for
them: Then he ask't her whither she thought they were bewitcht,
she said she could not tell what to think about them. Will Good ,
& John Buxton jun'r was by, & he supposeth they heard her also.

   Salem Village Aprill the.19'th 1692 mr Sam'l parris being
desired to take into wrighting the Examination of Bridget Bishop ,
hath delivered it as aforesaid. And upon hearing the same, and


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seeing what wee did then see, togather with the Charge of the afflic-
ted persons then present: Wee Committed said Bridget Olliver --


*John Hathorne.

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 34 )

(Examination of Bridget Bishop , Second Version)

   

The examination of Bridget Bishop before the Worshipfull
John Harthon and Jonathan Curren esq'rs

    Bridget Bishop being now coming in to be examined relating
to her accusation of Suspicon of sundry acts of witchcrafts the
afflicted persons are now dreadfully afflicted by her as they doe
say.

   ( Mr Harthon ) Bishop what doe you say you here stand charged
with sundry acts of witchcraft by you done or committed upon the
bodyes of mercy Lews and An Putnam and others.

   ( Bishop ) I am innocent I know nothing of it I have done no
witchcraft

   ( Mr Har ) Looke upon this woman and see if this be the woman
that you have seen hurting you. Mercy Lewes and An Putnam and
others doe [doe] now charge her to her face with hurting of them.

    Mr Harthon What doe you say now you see they charge you to
your face

   ( Bish ) I never did hurt them in my life I did never see these
persons before I am as innocent as the child unborn

   ( Mr Harth ) is not your coate cut

   ( Bish ) answers no but her garment being Looked upon they find
it cut or toren two wayes Jonathan walcoate saith that the sword
that he strucke at goode Bishup with was not naked but was within
the scabbord so that the rent may very probablie be the very same
that mary walcoate did tell that she had in her coate by Jonathans
stricking at her apperance

   The afflicted persons charge her, with having hurt them many
wayes and by tempting them to sine to the devils Booke at which
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saying it was false they are all greatly tormented (as I conceive) by
the shaking of her head

   ( Mr Har ) good Bishop what contract have you made with the
devill

   ( Bish ) I have made no contract with the devill I never saw him in
my life. An Putnam sayeth that shee calls the devill her God

   ( Mr Har ) what say you to all this that you are charged with can
you not find in your heart to tell the truth

   ( Bish ) I doe tell the truth I never hurt these persons in my life
I never saw them before.

   ( Mercy Lewes) oh goode Bishop did you not come to our house
the Last night and did you not tell me that your master made you
tell more than you were willing to tell

   ( Mr Har ) tell us the truth in this matter how comes these persons
to be thus tormented and to charge you with doing

   ( Bish ) I am not come here to say I am a witch to take away my
life

   ( Mr H ) who is it that doth it if you doe not they say it is your
likenes that comes and torments them and tempts them to write in
the booke what Booke is that you tempt them with.

   ( Bish ) I know nothing of it I am innocent.

   ( Mr Harth ) doe you not see how they are tormented you are
acting witchcraft before us what doe you say to this why have you
not an heart to confese the truth

   ( Bish ) I am innocent I know nothing of it I am no witch I know
not what a witch is.

   ( Mr H ) have you not given consent that some evill spirit should
doe this in your likenes.

   ( B ) no I am innocent of being a witch I know no man woman or
child here

   ( Marshall Herrik ) how came you into my bed chamber one
morning then and asked me whether I had any curtains to sell shee
is by some of the afflicted persons charged with murder

   ( Mr Harth ) what doe you say to these murders you are charged
with

   (B) I am innocent I know nothing of it

   now shee lifts up her eyes and they are greatly tormented again

   ( Mr Har ) what doe you say to these things here horrible acts of
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   ( Bish ) I know nothing of it I doe not know whither be any
witches or no

   ( Mr Har ) no have you not heard that some have confessed.

   ( Bish ) no I did not. two men told her to her face that they had
told her here shee is taken in a plain lie now shee is going away they
are dreadfully afflicted 5 afflicted persons doe charge this woman to
be the very woman that hurts them

   This is a true account of what I have taken down at her examina-
tion according to best understanding and observation I have also in
her examination taken notice that all her actions have great influence
upon the afflicted persons and that have been tortored by her


*Ezekiel Cheever.

(Reverse) Examination ag't Bishop

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 36 )

(Indictment v. Bridget Bishop , No. 1)

    Anno Regni Regis et Reginae W[illm et]
Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto:

   Essex Ss

   The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord & lady the King & Queen
p'esents that Bridgett Bishop als Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop
of Salem in the County of Essex Sawyer the Nyneteenth Day of
April in the fourth Year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and
Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland
France & Ireland King & Queen Deffenders of the faith &c and
Divers other Dayes & times awell before as after. certaine Detestable
Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries.wickedly.and felloniously hath
used Practised & Exercised, at and within the Towneship of Salem
in the County of Essex afores'd in upon.and ag't one: Mercy Lewis
of Salem Village in the County afors'd singlewoman by which said
wicked Arts the said Mercy Lewis -- the s'd Nyneteenth Day of April
in the fourth Year aboves'd and divers other Dayes and times as well
before as after, was & is hurt Tortured Afflicted Pined, Consumed,
wasted: & tormented ag't the Peace of our said Sovereigne Lord
And Lady the King & Queen and ag't the forme of the Statute in
that Case made & provided



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Wittnesses
Mercy Lewis
Nathan'll Ingersoll
Mr Sam'll paris
Thomas puttnam Jun'r
Mary Walcott
Ann puttnam Jun'r
Elizabeth Hubbard
Abigal Williams

(Reverse) Billa vera

*John Rucke foreman in the name of the Rest
of the Grand Jurie

(Reverse) Bills ag't Bishop No (1)

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p. 33 )

(Indictment v. Bridget Bishop , No. 2)

    Anno Regni Regis et Reginae Willim et
Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto

   Essex Ss

   The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King & Queen
pr'sent that Bridgett Bishop a&lbar;s Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop of
Salem in the County of Essex Sawyer -- the Nyneteenth day of April in the fourth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord & Lady
William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland France
& Ireland King & Queen Defend'rs of the faith &c and Divers other
dayes & times as well before as after, certaine Detestable Arts Called
Witchcrafts & Sorceries. wickedly and felloniously hath used Practised
& Exercised at and within the Towneship of Salem in the County of
Essex afores'd in upon and ag't one Abigail Williams of Salem Village
in the County of Essex afores'd singlewoman.. by which said wicked
Arts the said Abigail Williams the Nyneteenth Day of April afores'd in the fourth Year aboves'd and divers other Dayes and times as well
before as after, was, and is tortured Afflicted Pined Consumed wasted
& tormented ag't the Peace of our Said Sovereigne Lord & Lady the
King & Queen and ag't the forme of the Statute in that Case made
and Provided



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Wittnesses
Abigail Williams
Mr Sam'll paris sworne
Nathan'll Ingersoll sworne
Thomas puttnam sworne
Mercy Lewis
Ann Puttnam Jun'r Sworne
Mary Walcott sworne
Elizabeth Hubbard sworne
Jno Bligh & Rebecka
his wife sworn
Samuel Shattock and Sarah his
wife sworne
William Bligh sworne
William Stacey sworne
John Loader sworne

(Reverse) Billa vera *John Ruck foreman in the name of the Rest
(2)

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 33 )

(Indictment v. Bridget Bishop , No. 3)

    Anno Regni Regis et Reginae Willim et
Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto

   Essex Ss

   The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King & Queen
pr'sent that Bridgett Bishop a&lbar;s Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop
of Salem in the County of Essex Sawyer -- the Nyneteenth Day of April -- in the fourth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord
& Lady William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland
France & Ireland King and Queen Defend'rs of the faith &c and
Divers other Dayes & times as well before as after, certaine De-
testable Arts, called Witchcraft & Sorceries, Wickedly and felon-
iously hath used Practised & Exercised, at and within the Towneship
of Salem in the County of Essex afores'd in an upon and ag't one
Elizabeth Hubbard of Salem Village in the County afores'd single-
woman -- by which said wicked arts the said Elizabeth Hubbard the
s'd Nyneteenth Day of April -- in the fourth year aboves'd and divers
other dayes, and times as well before as after was & is hurt tortured
Afflicted Pine Consumed, wasted, and tormented ag't the Peace of
our s'd Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King and Queen, and ag't the
forme of the Statute in that Case made and Provided.


Wittnesses
Elizabeth Hubbard
Mercy Lewis


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Mr Sam'll paris
Nathan'll Ingersoll
Thomas puttnam
Ann puttnam Jun'r
Mary Walcott
Abigail Williams ,

(Reverse) Billa vera *John Rucke formane in the name of the Rest
(4)

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 page 33 )

(Indictment v. Bridget Bishop , No. 4)

    Anno Regni Regis et Reginae Willim et
Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto:

   Essex Ss

   The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King & Queen
pr'sent that Bridgett Bishop a&lbar;s Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop
of Salem in the County of Essex Sawyer the Nyneteenth Day of April -- in the fourth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord
& Lady William & Mary By the Grace of God of England Scottland
France & Ireland King & Queen Defend'rs of the faith &c and divers
other Dayes & times as well before as after.certaine Detestable Artes
called Witchcraft & Sorceries, Wickedly and felloniously hath used
Practised & Excercised at and within the Towneship of Salem, afores'd
in upon ag't one Ann puttnam of Salem Village in the County afore-
s'd singlewoman by which said wicked arts the said Ann puttnam the
s'd Nyneteenth Day of April in the fourth Year aboves'd and divers
other Dayes & times as well before as after was & is hurt, tortured.
Afflicted Pined Consumed wasted & Tormented ag't the Peace of
our said Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King and Queen and against
the forme of the Statute in that Case made & Provided


Wittnesses
Ann Puttnam Jun'r
Mr Sam'll paris
Nathan'll Ingersoll
Thomas puttnam


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Mercy Lewis
Mary Walcott
Abigail Williams
Elizabeth Hubbard

(Reverse) Billa vera *John Rucke foreman in the name of the Rest

(Reverse) (5) Bills ag't Brid't Bishop alias Olliver Found by the Grand
Inquest Folio 966

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 Page 33 )

( Deliverance Hobbs v. Bridget Bishop et al.)

Deliverance-Hobbs . Exam'ed May. 3. 1692 . Salem prison

   Q. w't have you done since whereby there is further trouble in
your appearance?

   An. nothing at all.

   Q. but have you nott since bin tempted?

   An. yes S'r, but I have nott done itt, nor will nott doe itt

   Q. here is a great change since we last spake to you, for now you
Afflict & torment againe; now tell us the truth whoe tempted you
to sighne againe?

   An. itt was Goody Olliver; shee would have mee to sett my hand
to the book, butt I would nott neither have I. neither did consent
to hurt them againe.

   Q. was that true that Goody Wilds appeared to you & tempted you?

   An. yes, that was true.

   Q. have you been tempted since?

   An. yes, about fryday or Saturday night last

   Q. did they bid you that you should nott tell?

   An. yes they tould me soe.

   Q. but how farr did thay draw you or tempt you, & how farr
did you yeild to the temptation? but doe not you acknowledge that
[that] was true that you tould us formerly?

   An. Yes.

   Q. and you did sighne then att the first, did you Nott?

   An. Yes, I did itt is true.



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   Q. did you promiss then to deny att last what you said before?

   An.yes, I did & itt was Goody Oliver Alias Bishop that tempted
me to deny all that I had confessed before.

   Q. doe you nott know the man w'th the Wenne?

   An.noe I doe nott know whoe itt is; all that I confessed before
is true.

   Q. Whoe were they you named formerly?

   An.Osburne , Good, Burroughs , Olliver , Wiles, Cory & his Wife,
Nurse , procter & his Wife.

   Q. who were w'th you in the chamber? (itt being informed that
some were talking w'th hir there.)

   An. Wilds and Bushop or Olliver , Good & Osburne, & they had a
feast both of Roast & Boyled meat & did eat & drink & would
have had me to have eat and drunk w'th them but I would not;
& they would have had me sighned, but I would nott then not when
Goody.Olliver came to me.

   Q. Nor did nott you con [torn] children in your likeness?

   An.I doe nott know that I did.

   Q. What is that you have to tell, w'ch you c&abar;&nbar;ott tell yett you
say?

   (Reverse) Delive' Hobs her Examination & testimony ag't procter
& wife & others. Bridget Bishop

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 37 )

( William Stacy v. Bridget Bishop )

    William Stacy of the Towne of Salem aged, Thirty Six years or
thereaboutes Deposeth and Saith: /

   That about fourteene years agone this Deponant was visited
with the Small Pox, then Bridget Bishop did give him a visitt, and
withall Professed a great Love for this Deponant in his affliction.
more than ordinary, at which this Deponant admired, some time
after this Deponent was well, the said Bishop got him to do some
work for her. for which she gave him three pense, which seemed to
this Depo't as if it had been good money: but he had not gone out


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above 3 or 4 Rods before he Looked in his Pockett where he put it,
for it, but could not find any sometime after this deponent met the
said [] Bishop in the Street a goeing to Mill; she askeing this De-
ponant whether his father would grind her grist: he put it to the said
Bishop why she Asked: she answered because folks counted her a
witch this Depo't made answer: he did not Question but that his
father would grind it: but being gone about 6 Rod from her the said
Bishop ; with a small Load in his Cart: suddenly the off Wheels Slum-
ped or Sunk downe into a hole upon Plain ground, that this Depon't
was forced to gett one to help him gett the wheele out afterwards
this Depon't went Back to look for said hole where his wheele sunk
in but could not find any hole some time after in the winter about
midnight this Deponent felt something between his lips Pressing hard
ag't his teeth: and withall was very Cold in somuch that it did awake
him so that he gott up and sat upon his beed: he at the same time
seeing the said Bridgett Bishop sitting at the foot of his bed: being to
his seeming, it was then as light as if it had been day: or one in the
said Bishops shape: she having then a black cap & a black hat, and a
Red Coat with two [Eakes] of two Coulers: then she the said Bishop
or her shape clapt her coate close to her Leggs & hopt upon the bed
and about the Roome and then went out: and then it was Dark:
againe: some time after the s'd Bishop went to this Depon't and asked
him whither that which he had reported was true. that he had told
to severall: he answered that was true & that it was she, and bid her
denigh it if she dare, the said Bishop did not denigh it and went away
very angry and said that this Dep't did her more Mischief: than
any other body he asked Why: she answered because folks would
believe him before any body Elce: some time after the said Bishop
thretned this Deponent: and told him he was the occasion of bringing
her out about the brass she stole: Some time after this Dep't in a
dark night was goeing to the Barn who was suddenly taken or hoisted
from the Ground & threw ag't a stone wall after that taken up againe
a throwed Down a bank at the End of his house: some time after
this Deponent mett the said Bishop by Issaac Sternes Brick Kill:
after he had Passed buy her: this Deponents Horse stood still with a
small load goeing up the hill so that the Horse striveing to draw all
his Gears & tackeing flew in Peices and the Cart fell downe.

   afterwward this Deponent went to lift a Bagg of Corne of about
2 bushells: but could not budge it with all his might:



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   This Deponent hath mett with severall other of her Pranks at
severall times: which would take up a great time to tell of

   This Deponent doth veryly beleive that the said Bridget Bishop
was Instrumentall to his Daughter Prisillas Death: about two years
agoe, the Child was alikely Thriveing Child. And suddenly Screaked
out and soe continued in an unsuall Manner for about. a fortnight
& soe dyed in that lamentable manner

   Sworne Salem May the 30'th 1692
before us.


*John Hathorne )
) Assis'ts
*Jonathan. Corwin )

Jurat in Curia June. 2'd 1692
(Written on side of
paper) William Stacey

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 37 )

( Samuel Gray v. Bridget Bishop )

    Samuell Gray of Salem Aged aboute 42 yeares Testifieth and
sayth that about fourteen years agoe he goeing to bed well one Lords
Day at night, and after he had beene asleep some time, he awakened
& looking up, saw the house light as if a candle or candles were lighted
in it and the dore locked & that little fire there, was Raked up he
did then see a woman standing between the Cradle in the Roome and
the Bed side and seemed to look upon him soe he did Rise up in his
bed and it vanished or disappeared then he went to the dore and
found it locked.and unlocking and Opening the dore he went to the
Entry dore and looked out, and then againe did see the same Woman
he had a little before seene in the Rome, and in the same garbe she
was in before, then he said to her in the name of God what doe you
come for.then she vanished away soe he Locked the dore againe
& went to bed and between sleepeing & wakeing he felt some thing
Come to his mouth or lipes cold, & there upon started & looked
up & againe did see the same woman with some thing betweene both
her hands holding before his mouth upon which she moved.and the
Child in the Cradle gave a great screech out as if it was greatly hurt
and she disappeared and takeing the child up could not quiett it
in some howres from which tyme, the child that before was a very
likely thriveing Child did pine away and was never well, althow it
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some tyme after within a weeke or less he did see the same Woman
in the same Garb and Cloaths, that appeared to him as aforesaid,
and althow he knew not her, nor her name before, Yett both by
her Countenance & garb doth testifie that it was the same Woman
that thay now Call Bridget Bishop Alias Oliver of Salem


Sworne Salem May 30'th 1692
Before me

*Samuell Gray
*John Hathorne Assis't

(Reverse) Sam'll Grays Evedence Bridgett Bishopp

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol 1. p. 38 )

(The Rev. John Hale et al. v. Bridget Bishop )

    John Hale of Beverly aged about 56 yeares [torn] & saith that
about 5 or 6 years ago e Christian the wife of John Trask (living in
Salem bounds bordering on the abovesaid Beverly) beeing in full
comunion in o'r Church came to me to [de] sier that Goodwife Bish-
op her Neighb'r wife of Edw: Bishop Jun'r might not be permitted
to receive the Lords Supper in our church till she had given her the
said Trask satisfaction for some offences that were against her.viz be-
cause the said Bishop did entertaine people in her house at unseason-
able houres in the night to keep drinking and playing at shovel-board
whereby discord did arise in other families & young people were in
danger to bee corrupted & that the s'd Trask knew these things
& had once gon into the house & fynding some at shovel-board had
taken the peices thay played with & thrown them into the fyre
& had reprooved the said Bishop for promoting such disorders, But re-
ceived no satisfaction from her about it.

   I gave s'd Christian Trask direction how to proceed farther in
this matter if it were clearly prooved And indeed by the information
I have had otherwise I doe fear that if a stop had not been putt to
those disorders s'd Edw. Bishop's house would have been a house of
great prophainness & iniquity.

   But as to Christian Trask the next news I heard of her was that
she was distracted & asking her husband Trask when she was so taken
[he told] mee shee was taken distracted that night after shee [came
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   She continueing some time Distracted wee sought the Lord by
fasting & prayer & the Lord was pleased to restore the s'd [Trask]
to the use of her reason agen. I was s'th her often in [her] distraction
(& took it then to bee only distraction, yet fearing sometimes
somw't worse) but since I have seen the fitts of those bewitched at
Salem Village I call to mind some of hers to be much like some of
theirs.

   The said Trask when recovered as I understood it did manifest
strong suspicion that shee had been bewitched by the s'd Bishop's
wife & showed so much aversness from having any conversation that
I was then troubled at it hopeing better of s'd Goody Bishop at that
time for wee have since [torn] At length s'd Christian Trask [was]
agen in a distracted fit on a Sabboth day in the forenoon at the pub-
l [i]ck meeting to o'r public desturbance & so continued sometimes
better sometimes worse unto her death, manifesting that shee under
temptation to kill her selfe or somebody else.

   I enquired of Marg'rt Ring who kept at or nigh the house, what
shee had observed of s'd Trask before this last distraction shee told
[mee.] Goody Trask was much given to reading & search the pro-
phecys of scrip[ture].

   The day before shee made that disturbance in the meeting [house
she[e] came home & said shee had been w'th Goody Bishop & that
they two were now friend or to that effect.

   I was oft praying w'th & councelling of Goody Trask before her
death and not many days before her end being there shee seemed
more rationall & earnestly desired Edw: Bishop might be sent for
that shee might make friends with him, I asked her if shee had
wronged Edw. Bishop shee said not that shee knew of unless it were
in taking his shovel-board pieces when people were at play w'th them
& throwing them into the fyre & if she did evill in it she was very
sorry for it & desiered he would be friends with her or forgive her.
this was the very day before she dyed, or a few days before.

   Her distraction (or bewitching) continued about a month and in
those intervalls wherein shee was better shee earnestly desired prayers
& the Sabboth befere she dyed I received a note for prayers on her
behalf w'ch her husband said was written by her selfe & I judge was
her owne hand writing beeing well acquainted with her hand.

   As to the wounds she dyed of I observed 3 deadly ones; apeice
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windpipe & Gullet & the veine they call jugular. So that I then judge
& still doe apprehend it impossible for her w'th so short a pair of
cissars to mangle her selfe so without some extraordinary work of
the devill or witchcraft


signed. 20. may 1692 by
*John Hale.

To severall parts of this testimony can wittness Maj'r Gidney .
Mr Paris Joseph Hirrek Ju'r & his wife Thomas Raiment & his wife
John Traske Marget King , Hanah wife of Cornell Baker , []
Miles & others.

As also about the s'd Goody Bishop Capt W'm Raiment , his son
W'm Raiment about creatures strangely dying. James Kettle , & the
abovs'd Jos: Hirreck & Tho: Raiment about sundry actions that
[have] the apearance of witchcraft.

(Reverse) Deposition 16 John Hale

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 39 )

( Samuel and Sarah Shattuck v. Bridget Bishop )

    Sam'll Shattock aged 41 years testifieth that in the year 1680.

    Bridged Oliver formerly wife to old Goodman Oliver: now wife to
Edward Bishop did Come to my hous pretending to buy an old hh'd
wc'h tho I asked verry little for: & for all her pretended want She
went away w'th out it: & Sundry other tymes she came in a Smooth
flattering maner in very Slighty Errants: we have thought Since on
purpos to work mischief: at or very near this tyme o'r Eldest Child
who promised as much health & understanding both by Countenance
and actions as any other Children of his years: was taken in a very
drooping Condition and as She Came oftener to the hous he grew
wors & wors: as he would be standing at the door would fall out
& bruis his face upon a great Step Stone as if he had been thrust out
bye an invisible hand: often tymes falling & hitting his face in a
very miserable maner: after this the abovesaid Oliver brought me
apair of sleeves to dye & after that Sundry peeces of lace Some of
w'ch were Soe Short that I could not judge them fit for any uce: she
p'd me 2 d for dying them w'ch 2 d I gave to Henery Willms w'ch
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w'ch he locked up in a box & that the purs & money was gon out of
the Box he Could not tell how: & never found it after just after the
dying of these things this child taken in a terrible fit; his mouth
& Eyes drawne aside and gasped in Such a maner as if he was upon the
point of death; after this he grew wors in his fits; and out of them
would be allmost allways crying that for many months he would be
crying till natures strenght was spent & then would fall a sleep and
then awake & fall to crying & moaning: that his very Countenance
did bespeak Compassion; and at length wee p'rceived his understand-
ing decayed Soe that wee feared (as it has Since proved) that he would
be quite bereaft of his witts; for Ever Since he has bin Stupified and
voide of reason his fitts still following of him; after he had bin in this
kind of Sickness Som tyme he has gon into the garden & has got
upon a board of an inch thick w'ch lay flat upon the ground & wee
have Called him; he would Com to the Edge of the board & hold out
his hand & make as if he would Com but Could not till he was helped
of the board; other tymes when he has got upon a board as aforesaide
my wife has Said She has ofered him a Cake & mony to Com to her
and he has held out his hand & reach't after it but Could not Com till
he has bin help't of the board; by w'ch I judge som inchantm't kept
him on about 17 or 18 months after, the first of this Ilnes there
Came a Stranger to my hous & pittyed this Child and Said among
other words wee are all borne Some to one thing & Som to another; I
asked him & w't doe you Say this Child is borne too he replyed he
is born to be bewitched and is bewitched I told him he did not know;
he said he did know & Said to me you have a neighbor that lives not
far of that is a witch: I told him wee had noe neighb'r but w't was
honest folke; he replyed you have a neighb'r that is a witch & She
has had a falling out w'th yo'r wife & Said in her hart your wife is
a proud woman & She would bring downe her pride in this Childe:
I paused in my selfe & did remember that mye [mye] wife had told
me that goodwife Oliver had bin at the hous & spoke to her to beat
Henry Willms , that lived w'th us & that she went away muttering
& She thought threatning: but little before o'r child was taken ill; I
told the aforesaid Stranger that there was Such a woman as spoke of;
he asked where she lived for he would goe & see her if he knew how:
I gave him money & bid him ask her for a pot of Syd'r away he went
& I Sent my boy w'th him who after a short tyme: both returned;
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knock't at the door & goody Oliver Came to the door & asked the
Stranger w't he would have he told her a pot of Cyd'r she saide he
sheuld have none & bid him get out & took up a Spade & made him
goe out She followed him & when She came w'th out the poarch She
saw mye boy & ran to him & scratched his face & made it bleed:
Saying to him thou roague w't dost thou bring this fellow here to
plague me; now this man did say before he went: 't he would fetch
blood of her And Ever Since this Child hath bin followed w'th
grevious fitts as if he would never recover moor: his hed & Eyes
drawne aside Soe as if they would never Come to rights moor lying
as if he were in a maner dead falling any where Either into fier or
water if he be not Constantly looked too, and generally in Such an
uneasie and restles frame allmost allways runing too & fro acting
soe Strange that I cannot judge otherwise but that he is bewitched
and by these circumstances doe beleive that the aforesaid Bridged
Oliver now Called Bishop is the Caus of it and it has bin the Judgem't
of Docters Such as lived here & forreigners: that he is under an Evill
hand of witchcraft


Sam'll Shattock
& Sarah Shattock

affirmeth upon the oath they have taken
to the truth of w't is above written
Jurat in Curia June 2'd 92

Attest *Steph: Sewall Cler

(Reverse) Eved. Against Bridget Bishop p Sam'l Shadock & wife

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p. 40 )

( John Louder v. Bridget Bishop .)

    John Louder of Salem Aged aboute thurtey two Yeares Testifieth
and sayth that aboute seaven or Eight years since I then Liveing w'th
Mr John Gedney in Salem and haveing had some Controversy with
Bridgett Bushop the wife of Edw'd Bushop of Salem Sawyer aboate
her fowles that used to Come into our orchard or garden. Some little
tyme after which, I goeing well to bed; aboute the dead of the night
felt a great weight upon my Breast and awakening looked and it


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being bright moon; light did clearely see s'd Bridget Bushop -- or her
likeness sitting upon my stomake and puting my Armes of of the
bed to free myselfe from that great oppression she presently layd
hold of my throat and allmost Choked mee and I had noe strenth
or power in my hands to resist or help my selfe; and in this Condition
she held mee to almost day, some tyme after this, my Mistress
Susannah Gedney was in our orchard and I was then with her. and
said Bridget Bushop being then in her Orchard w'ch was next ad-
joyneing to ours my Mistress told s'd Bridget that I said or afirmed
that she came one night & satt upon my brest as afores'd which she
denyed and I afirmed to her face to be true and that I did plainely
see her. upon w'ch discourse with her she Threatened mee. And
some tyme after that I being not very well stayed at home on a Lords
day and on the afternoon of s'd day the dores being shutt I did see a
black pig in the Roome Coming towards mee soe I went towards itt
to kick it and it vanished away

   Immediately after I satt down in an Narrow Bar and did see a
black thing Jump into the window and came & stood Just before my
face, upon the bar the body of itt looked like a Munky only the feete
ware like a Cocks feete w'th Claws and the face somewhat more like
a mans than a Munkiey and I being greatly affrighted not being able
to speake or help my selfe by Reason of fear I suppose, soe the thing
spake to mee and said I am a Messenger sent to you for I understand
you are trobled in mind, and if you will be Ruled by mee you shall
want for Nothing in this world upon which I endeavered to clap my
hands upon itt, and sayd You devill I will Kill you. but could feale
noe substance and itt Jumped out of the window againe.and Imediatly
Came in by the porch althow the dores ware shutt. and sayd you
had Better take my Councill, where upon I strook at it with a stick
butt strook the Groundsill and broak the stick, but felt noe substance,
and that arme with which I strook was presently disenabled, then it
vanished away and I opened the back dore and Went out and goeing
towards the house End I Espied s'd Bridget Bushop in her orchard
goeing to wards her house, and seing her had no power to set one
foot forward but returned in againe and goeing to shutt the dore. I
Againe did see that or the like creture that I before did see within
dores, in such a posture as it seemed to be agoeing to fly at mee, up-
on which I cryed.out; the whole armor of god be between mee and
you. soe itt sprang back and flew over the apple tree flinging the


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dust w'th its feet against my stomake, upon which I was struck dumb
and soe Continued for aboute three days tyme -- and also shook many
of the apples of, from the tree w'ch it flu over:

   (Reverse) John louder apearid before me this 2. dy of June 1692
and one the oath that he had taken did owen this testimony to be the
truth before us the Jarris of Inquest


Jurat in Curia
On her tryall Bridget Bishop alias Oliver denied that she knew this
deponent though the orchard of this depon't & the orchard of said
Bishop Joined & they often had difference for some yeares together

(Reverse) Evidence ag't Br. Bishop. Jno Loader

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 41 )

( John Bly, Sr. , and William Bly v. Bridget Bishop .)

    June 2'th 1692 Jno Blye Senior aged about 57 years & William
Blye aged about 15 years both of Salem Testifieth and sayth that
being Imployed by Bridgitt Bushup Alies Oliver of Salem to help
take downe the Cellar wall of The owld house she formerly Lived
in wee the s'd Deponants in holes of the s'd owld wall Belonging to
the s'd sellar found Severall popitts made up of Raggs And hoggs
Brusells w'th headles pins in Them. w'th the points out ward & this
was about Seaven years Last past


Jurat Curia
(Reverse) papers ag't B: B: no. 16 John Bly and Wm Bly Court Oy'r
& Term'r held at Salem 2'd June . 92 poppets OLiver

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 42 )

( Richard Coman v. Bridget Bishop .)

    Richard Coman aged aboute 32 years Testifieth that sometime
aboute Eight yeares since: I then being in bed with my wife at Salem.


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one fift day of the Weeke at night Either in the Latter end of May
the Begining of June. and alight burning in our Roome I being awake,
did then see Bridget Bishop of Salem Alias Olliver come into the
Roome wee lay in and two Women more with her. w'ch two Women
ware Strangers to mee I knew them not.but s'd Bishop came in her
Red paragon Bodys and the rest of her cloathing that she then
usually did ware, and I knowing of her well also the garb she did use
to goe in.did clearely & plainely know her, and testifieth that as
he locked the dore of the house when he went to bed soe he found
it after wards w'n he did Rise; and quickly after they appeared the
light was out, and the Curtaines at the foote of the bed opened
where I did see her and presently came And lay upon my Brest or
body and soe oppressed him that he could not speake nor stur noe
not soe much as to awake his wife althow he Endeavered much soe
to do itt; the next night thay all appeared againe in like manner and
she s'd Bishop Alias Oliver tooke hold of him by the throate and al-
most haled him out of the bed the Satterday night followeing; I
haveing benne that day telling of what I had seene and how I suffered
the two nights before, my Kinsman Wm Coman told mee he would
stay with mee & Lodg with mee and see if thay would come againe
and advised mee to lay my sword on thurt my body.quickly after
Wee Went to bed that s'd night and both well awake and discoursing
togather in came all the three women againe and s'd Bishop was the
first as she had benne the Other two nights, soe I told him; Wm heer
thay be all Come againe & he was Immediatly strook speechless
& could not move hand or foote and Immediatly they gott hold of my
sword & strived to take it from mee but I held soe fast as thay did
not gett it away; and I had then Liberty of speech and called Wm
also my wife & Sarah phillips that [lay with] my wife. who all told
me [afterwards they heard] mee, but had not power to speak [or
stur] afterwards An the first that spake was Sarah phillips and said
in the name of god Good&mbar; Coman w't is the Matter with you, soe
thay all vanished away


Sworne Salem June 2'd 1692.
Jurat in Curia
Before mee

*John Hathorne

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p. 42 )



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( John Bly, Sr . and Rebecca Bly v. Bridget Bishop .)

    John Bly sen'r and Rebecka Bly his wife of Salem, both Testifie
and say that s'd Jno Bly Bought a Sow of Edw'd Bushop of Salem
Sawyer and by agreement with s'd Bushop was to pay the price
agreed upon, unto Lt Jeremiah Neale of Salem, and Bridgett the wife
of Said Edward Bushop because she could not have the mony or
vallue agreed for, payd unto her, she [came] to the house of the
deponents in Salem and Quarrelled w'th them aboute it soon after
which the sow haveing piged, she was taken with strange fitts Jump-
ing up and knocking hir head against the fence and seemed blind and
deafe and would not Eat neither Lett her pigs suck but foamed at
the mouth, which goody hinderson heareing of sayd she beleived she
was over-looked, and that thay had theire cattle ill in suck a manner
at the Eastward when she lived there, and used to cure them by
giveing of them Red Okar & Milk. which wee also gave the sow.
Quickly after eating of which she grew Better.and then for the
space of neere two howres togather she getting into the street did
sett of Jumping & running betweene the house of s'd deponents and
s'd Bushops as if she ware stark mad; and after that was well againe
and wee did then Apprehend or Judge & doe still that s'd Bishop had
bewitched s'd sow


Jurat in Curia
(Reverse) John Bly and wife

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p. 43 )

( Mary Warren v. Bridget Bishop and Nathaniel Cary [?])

    Mary Warren aged 20: yeares or thereabouts testifyeth & saith That
severall times after the Nyneteenth day of April last when Bridgett
Bishop a&lbar;s Olliver who was in the Gaol at Salem she did appear to
this depon't tempting her to signe the book & oft times during her
being there as afores'd the s'd Bridgett did torture & afflict this
depon't & being in Chanies said tho: she could not do it, she would
bring one that should doe it which now she knowes to be Mr [Cary]
that then came & afflicted her,



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Sworne before us the 1. day of June 1692

*John Hathorne
*Jonathan Corwin {
Assists

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 Page 110 )

( Susannah Sheldon v. Bridget Bishop )

   The Deposistion of susannah shelldin aged about 18 years who
testifieth and said that on this 2 June 1692 I saw the Apperishtion
of Bridgit Bishop .and Immediatly appeared to little children and said
that they ware Thomas Greens two twins and tould Bridget Bishop
to hir face that she had murthered them in setting them into fits
wher of they dyed

   (Reverse) Susanna Sheldon Evid ag't Bridgett Bishop

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p. 43 )

( John Cook v. Bridget Bishop .)

    John Cooke aged about 18 years Testifieth that about five or
six yeares agoe One Morning about Sun rising as I was in bed before
I rose I saw goodwife Bishop alias Oliver Stand in the Chamber by
the window and she looked On me & Grinn'd on me & presently
struck me on the Side of the head w'ch did very much hurt me
& then I Saw her goe Out under the End window at a little Creviss
about So bigg as I Could thrust my hand into I Saw her again the
Same day w'ch was the Sabath Day about noon walke & Cross the
roome & having at the time an apple in my hand it flew Out of my
hand into my mothers lapp who State Six or Eight foot distance
from me & then She disapeared & though my mother & Severall oth-
ers were in the Same room yet they afirmed [they afirmed] they
Saw her not



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    John Cooke apearid before us the Jarris of inqwest and did owne
this to be his testimony one the oath that he hath taken:
this 2: dy of June. 92


Jurat in Curia
(Reverse) John Cooke Witnis

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 43 )

( Susannah Sheldon v. Bridget Bishop , Mary English ,
Phillip English , Giles Corey , and Martha Corey )

   on the foarth day at night Came goody olliver and mrs English
and good man Core and ablak man with a hi crouned hatt with
books in their hands goody olliver bad mee touch her booke i would
not i did not know her name shee told mee her name was goody Ol-
liver and bid me touch her booke now I bid her tel mee how long
shee had been a witch shee told me #[shee told mee] S had been a
witch above twenti years then their Came a streked snake creeping
over her shoulder and crep into her bosom mrs. English had a yelo
bird in her bosom and good man Core had two tircels hang to his
Coat and he opened his bosom and put his turcls to his brest and
gave them suck then good man Core and Goody oliver kneeled doune
beefour the blak man and went to prayer and then the blak man told
mee goody olliver had been a witch twenti years and an half then
they all set to biteing mee and so went away the next day Came good
man Core mrs english in the morning and told mee i should not eat
no vittals i took a spoon and put on spoonful in my mouth and good
man Core gave me a blow on the ear and all most choaked mee then
he laughed at mee and told mee i would eat when he told mee I
should not then he Clenched my hands that they could not be opened
for more then a quarter of an our then cam phillip english and [and]
told mee if i would touch his booke hee would not hit mee but i
refused then he did bite mee and went away

   the sixth day at night Came goody olliver and mrs english good
man Core and his wife goodwy Core S profired mee a booke i re-
fused it and asked her whear she lived shee told mee she lived in bos-


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ton prisson then shee puled out her brest and the blak man gave her
a thing like a blake pig it had no haire on it and shee put it to her
brest and gave it suck and when it had sucked on brest shee put it
the other and gave it suck their then she gave it to the blak man then
went to praier to the blak man then goody olliver told mee that
shee had kiled foar women two of them wear the fosters wifes and
john trasks wife and did not name the other then they did all bitt
mee and went away then the next day Came goody Core choaked
mee and told mee i would not eat when my dame bid mee but now
I should eat none

   (Reverse) susanna sheldon ag't oliver English & his wife Core & his
wife good -- bucklie & her daughter & boston woman

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p. 45 )

( Elizabeth Hubbard v. Bridget Bishop and Mary Warren)

   now whilest i was righting thes lines thar came in mary waring
and another woman with hur whch woman mary waring shap said
was goodey oliver and that woman came in hur sheft

   (Reverse) Elizab Hubbard ag'st Mary Warrin

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. Page 44 )

(Physical Examination of Bridget Bishop , Rebecca Nurse ,
Elizabeth Proctor , Alice Parker , Susannah Martin ,
and Sarah Good , No. 1.)

1692 Salem June 2'd aboute 10 in Morning

   Wee whose names are under written being Comanded by Capt
George Corwine Esq'r Sherriffe of the County of Essex this 2'd day
of June 1692 for to vew the bodyes of Bridgett Bishop alias Oliver

    Rebecah Nurse
Elizabeth procter
Alice parker


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Susanna Martine
Sara Good

   The first three, Namely: Bishop : Nurse: procter , by dilligent search
have discovered apreternathurall Excresence of flesh between the
pudendum and Anus much like to Tetts & not usuall in women
& much unlike to the other three that hath been searched by us
& that they were in all the three women neer the same place

*J Barton Chyrurgen

Alice pickering
her marke

Jane Woolings
her marke

Marjery Williams
her marke

Anna Stephens
her marke

Elizabeth Hill
her marke

Elanor Henderson
her marke

Rebecah Sharpe
her marke

Lydia Pickman

*Hannah Kezer


Sworne in Court June 2'd 1692

Attest * Step: Sewall Cle

(Physical Examination, No. 2.)

(Reverse) Salem aboute 4 afternoon June 2'd 1692 .

   We whose names are Subscribed to the w'th in mentioned, upon
a second search about 3 or 4 houres distance, did find the said


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Brigett Bishop alias Oliver , in a clear & free state from any p'eter-
naturall Excresence, as formerly seen by us alsoe Rebecah Nurse in
stead of that Excresence w'thin Mentioned it appears only as a dry
skin without sense, & as for Elizabeth procter which Excresence
like a tett red & fresh, not any thing appears, but only a proper [ pro-
cedeulia Ani,] & as for Susanna Martine whose breast in the Morn-
ing search appeared to us very full; the Nibbs fresh & starting, now
at this searching all lancke & pendant which is all at pr'sent from
the w'th in Memtioned subscribers and that that piece of flesh of
Goodwife Nursess' formerly seen is gone & only a dry skin near-
er to the anus in another place


Rebecah Sharpe
marke
the marke of
Eli zabeth Hill
Lidia pickman
Elanor Henderson
her marke
*J Barton Chyrurgen
Alice pickring
marke
*Hannah Kezer
Marjery Williams
marke
Anna Stephens
Jane Wollings
marke

Sworne in Court June 2'd 1692
(Reverse) Jury of Womens Return

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 35 )

(Death Warrant v. Bridget Bishop )


To George Corwin Gent'm high Sherriffe of the County of
Essex Greeting

   Whereas Bridgett Bishop a&lbar;s Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop
of [Salem] in the County of Essex Sawyer at a speciall Court of
Oyer and Termin[er held at] Salem the second Day of this instant
month of June for the Countyes of Esse[x] Middlesex and Suffolk
before William Stoughton Esq'r and his Associates J[ustices] of the



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   said Court was Indicted and arraigned upon five severall
[Seal]I[ndictments] for useing practiseing and exercisein[g] [on

   the Nyneteenth day of April] last past and divers other dayes
and times [before and after certain acts of] Witchcraft in and upon
the bodyes of Abigial Williams , Ann puttnam J[un'r] Mercy Lewis,
Mary Walcott and Elizabeth Hubbard of Salem village singlewomen,
whereby their bodyes were hurt, afflicted pined, consu[med] Wasted
and tormented contrary to the forme of the Statute in that Case
[made and] provided To which Indictm'ts the said Bridgett Bishop
pleaded no[t guilty] and for Tryall thereof put her selfe upon God
and her Country, where[upon] she was found guilty of the felo-
nyes and Witchcrafts whereof she stood Indicted and sentence of
Death accordingly passed ag't her as the Law directs, Execution
whereof yet remaines to be done These are theref[ore] in the Name
of their Maj'ties William and Mary now King & Queen [over] Eng-
land &c to will and Comand you That upon fryday next being the
Tenth day of this instant month of June between the houres of
Eight and twelve in the afternoon of the same day You safely con-
duct the s'd Bridgett Bishop a&lbar;s Olliver from their Maj'ties Gaol in
Salem afores'd to the place of Execution and there cause her to
be hanged by the neck untill she be de[ad] and of your doings here-
in make returne to the Clerk of the s'd Court and pr'cept And here-
of you are not to faile at your peril And this shall be [your] Suffi-
cient Warrant Given under my hand & Seal at Boston. the Eig[hth
day] of June in the fourth Year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne
Lord and [Lady William & mary now King & Queen over England
&c Annoq'e D&mbar; : 1692;


*Wm Stoughton

June 10th -- 1692
According to the Within Written precept I have taken the body
of the within named Brigett Bishop of their Majes'ts Goale in Salem
and Safely Conveighd her to the place provided for her Execu-
tion and Caused the s'd Brigett to be hanged by the neck untill
Shee was dead # [an d b uried in the pla] all which was according
to the time within Required and So I make Returne by me

George Corwin Sheriff

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 p. 20 )

Page 111

Sarah Bishop

    (See also: Sarah Wilds -- Warrant;    William Hobbs -- Mittimus .)

( James Kettle v. Sarah Bishop )

   The deposition of James Kettle aged twenty seven years or there
about testyfieth & saith that I was att Docter Grigs his hous on the
tenth of this instant may & there saw Elizebeth Hubbard in severall
Fitts: and after her fits ware over she told me that she saw my two
Childdren Laying before her & that thay cry'd for vengance & that
Sarah Bishop bid her Look on them & said that she kiled them
& and thay were by her description much as they were when they
ware put in to there Coffins [to] be buried & she told me that Sarah
bishop told her that I was going to burn akiln of potts & that she
would break them if she Could: & i took notice that while she was in
her Fitts that she Cried & held her apron before her face saying that
she would not se them Docter Grigs & his wife and John hues ware
thare present

   (Reverse) [ -- -- ah] Bishop

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 p. 55 )

( Elizabeth Balch and Abigail Waldon v. Sarah Bishop )

   The Depotion of Elizabeth Balch of Beverly Aged aboute Eight
& thirty years & wife unto Benjamin Balch ju'r This Deponant Testi-
fieth hereby & saith that she being at Salem on the very Day that
Cap't Georg Curwin was buried & in the evening of s'd Day Cominge
from s'd Salem unto s'd Beverly on horse back with her sister then
known by the name of Abigaile Woodburie now Abigaile Waldon Liv-
ing in Wenham wife unto Nathaniell Waldon Rideing behinde her
& as they were Rideing as befour & were Come soe far as Crane River


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Common soe Called Edward Bishop & his wife over tooke us (on
horse back) who are both now in prison under suspition of witch-
craft & had some words of Difference it seemed unto us. s'd Bishop
rideing in to the brooke pretty hastily she finding fault with his soe
doing & said that he would throw her in to the water or words to
that purpose s'd Bishop Answered her that it was noe matter if he
Did or words to that Effect: & soe wee Rode along all together to-
ward Beverly & she blamed her husband for Rideing soe fast & that
he would Doe her a mischeife or words to that purpose & he An-
swered her that it was noe matter what was Done unto her or words
to that purpose: And then s'd Bishop Directed his speech unto us
as we Rode along & s'd that she had ben a bad wife unto him ever
since they were marryed & reckoned up many of her miscarriages to-
wards him but now of Late she was worse then Ever she had ben
unto him before (and that the Devill Did Come bodyly unto her
& that she was familiar with the Devill & that she sate up all the night
Long with the Devill) or words to that purpose & with such kinde of
Discourse he filled up the time untill we Came to s'd Bishops Dwell-
ing house & this Deponant Did reproove s'd Bishop for speaking in
such a manner unto his wife s'd Bishop Answered it was nothing but
what was truth & s'd Bishops wife made very Little reply to all her
husbands Discourse Dureing all the time we wer with them & farther
said not


the mark of elezebeth Balch.
the mark of Abigail walden .

her Answer
if it be soe, you had neede pray, for mee

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1. p 44 )

Page 113

Mary Black

    (See also: Sarah Wilds -- Warrant;    William Hobbs -- Mittimus;   
George Jacobs, Sr. -- Mittimus .)

(Examination of Mary Black )

   The examination of Mary Black (a Negroe) at a Court held at Salem
Village 22. 1692 By the Magistrates of Salem

Mary, you are accused of sundry acts of witchcraft: Tell me be
you a Witch?

    -- Silent.

   How long have you been a witch?

   I cannot tell.

   But have you been a witch?

   I cannot tell you.

   Why do you hurt these folks

   I hurt no body

   Benja' Who doth?

   Putman

   I do not know.

Her Master saith a man sat down upon the farm with her about a
twelve month agoe.

   What did the man say to you?

   He said nothing.

   Doth this Negroe hurt you?

   Severall of them said yes.

   Why do you hurt them?

   I did not hurt them.

   Do you prick sticks?

   No I pin my Neck cloth

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   She did so, & severall of the afflicted cryed out they were prick't.
Mary Walcott was prick't in the arm till the blood came, Abigail
Williams was prick't in the stomach & Mercy Lewis was prick't in
the foot.

    mr Samuell parris being desired to take in wrighting the Examination
of Mary Black a Negro Woman delivered itt as aforesaid And upon
heareing the same and seeing what wee did then see togather with the
Charge of the afflicted persons then present Wee Committed s'd
Mary black .


&Pbar; us *John Hathorne
*Jonathan. Corwin {
Assis'ts

(Reverse)

The Examination of
(9) Mary Black
22. Apr. 1692

Cleerd by proclama&cbar;on
Jan'ry. 11. 1692

Mr Nathaniell Putnam
of Salem Village
his negro

( Mass. Archives, Vol. 135 No. 20 )

Page 115

Mary Bradbury

(Indictment v. Mary Bradbury , No. 1.)

   
Essex in the province
of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England 		Anno R R's & Reginae Gulielmi & Mariae
Angliae &c Quarto Annoq'e Domini 1692/

   Ss/ The Juriors for our Sov'r Lord and Lady the King and Queen
doe present That Mary Bradbury Wife of Capt Thomas Bradbury of
Salisbury -- In the County of Essex Gent upon the Twenty=Sixth day of July

   In the yeare aforesaid and divers other dayes and times as well
before as after Certaine Detestable arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries
Wickedly Mallitiously and felloniously hath used practiced and Ex-
ercised At and in the Township of Andivor in the County of Essex
aforesaid in upon & against one Timothy Swann of Andivor In the
County aforesaid Husbandman -- by which said Wicked Acts the
said Timothy Swann upon the 26th day of July Aforesaid and divers
other days & times both before and after was and is Tortured Afflic-
ted Consumed Pined Wasted and Tormented, and also for Sundry
other Acts of Witchcraft by the said Mary Bardbury Comitted and
done before and since that time against the peace of our Sov'r Lord
& Lady the King and Queen theire Crowne and dignity And the forme
Of the Statute In that case made and Provided.


Wittness Mary Walcott
Ann: Puttnam

(Reverse) Indictm't vs Bradbury for Bewitching Swan bila vera

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 p. 34 .)



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(Indictment v. Mary Bradbury , No. 2)

   
Essex in the Province
of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England 		Anno R R's & Reginae Gulielmi & Mariae
Angliae &c Quarto Annoq'e Domini 1692.

   Ss The Juriors for our Sover' Lord & Lady the King and Queen
doe present That Mary Bradbury Wife of Capt Thomas Bradbury of
Salisbury In the County of Essex Gent'm upon the Second day of July In the yeare aforesaid and divers other days and times as well
before as after certaine detestable arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries
Wickedly Mallitiously and felloniously hath used practised and Ex-
ercised at and in the Towne of Salem in the County aforesaid in up-
on & against one Sarah Vibber Wife of John Vibber of Salem afore-
said Husbandman by which said wicked acts the said Sarah Vibber
the second day of July aforesaid & divers other days and times both
before and after was and is Tortured Afflicted Consumed Pined
Wasted & Tormented & also for sundry other acts of Witchcraft by
the said Mary Bradbury Comitted Acted and done before and since
that time against the peace of our Sov'r Lord & Lady the King and
Queene theire Crowne and Dignity and the forme Of the Stattute
In that case made and Provided


Witness
Mary Walcott
Eliz. Hobard
Eliz. Booth
Mercy lewis

(Reverse) Indictmt. Bradbury -- Vibber bil a vera

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 p. 34 )

(Answer of Mary Bradbury )

The Answer of Mary Bradbury in the charge of Witchcraft or
familliarity with the Divell I doe plead not guilty.

   I am wholly inocent of any such wickedness through the goodness
of god that have kept mee hitherto) I am the servant of Jesus Christ
& Have given my self up to him as my only lord & saviour: and to


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the dilligent attendance upon him in all his holy ordinances, in
utter contempt & defiance of the divell, and all his works as horid
& detestible; and accordingly have endevo'red to frame my life;
& conversation according to the rules of his holy word, & in that faith
& practise resolve by the help and assistance of god to contineu to
my lifes end:

   for the truth of what I say as to matter of practiss I humbly
refer my self, #[my selfe,] to my brethren & neighbors that know
mee and unto the searcher of all hearts for the truth & upright-
ness of my heart therein: (human frailties, & unavoydable infirmi-
ties excepted) of which i bitterly complayne every day:/


Mary Bradbury

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 p. 35 )

( George Herrick v. Mary Bradbury , Sarah Rice ,
Wilmott Reed , and Elizabeth Fosdick )

    May 26'th 1692 Beeing at Salem village w'th Constable Josp
Neale the persons under written was afflicted much and Complain-
ed ag'st viz Mary Walcott Ann Putnam upon Capt Bradberys wife of
Salsbury & Mary Walcott Ann Putnam: mrs Marshall upon Goodwife
Rice of Reding & Mary Walcott ann Puttnam Marcy Lewis upon
Goodwife Read of Marblehead & Mary Walcott Marcy Lewis Ann
Puttnam upon Goody Fosdick the same woemen tells them that shee
afflicts mr Tufts Negro


attest *Geo Herrick Marshall

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2. p. 35 )

( Thomas Bradbury for Mary Bradbury )

    July the 28: 1692

   Concerning my beloved wife Mary Bradbury this is that I have to
say: wee have been maried fifty five yeare: and shee hath bin a


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loveing & faithfull wife to mee, unto this day shee hath been wonder-
full laborious dilligent & Industryous in her place and imployment,
about the bringing up o'r family (w'ch have bin eleven children of
o'r owne, & fower grand-children: shee was both prudent, & provi-
dent : of a cheerful Spiritt liberall Charitable: Shee being now very
aged & weake, & greived under her affliction may not bee able to
speake much for herselfe, not being so free of Speach as some others
may bee: I hope her life and conversation hath been such amongst
her neighbours, as gives a better & more reall Testimoney of her,
then can bee exprest by words.


own'd by mee

*Tho: Bradbury .

(Reverse) Capt Bradberys testamony of his wif

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft, Vol. 2 p. 36 )

(Summons for Witnesses)

Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France
& Ireland King & Queen defend'rs of the faith &c. a

    To Thomas Ring of Amesbury or Salsbury Timothy Swann of
Andover Richard Carr & James Carr of Salsbury.

   Greeting Wee Co&mbar;and you all Excuses Set apart to be and personaly
appear at the Next Court of Oyer & Terminer holden at Salem On
Tuesday Next at Twelve of the Clock or as soon after as possible
There to Testify the truth on Severall Indictments to be Exhibited
against mrs Mary Bradbury & other prisoners to be Tried for the hor-
rible Crime of Witchcraft, hereof Make return fail not dated in
Salem Sep'r 5'th 1692 & in the fourth year of Our Reign

   To the Sheriff of Essex or
Constables of Andover Haverill
Salsbury Amesbery, Bradford or Newbury.


*Stephen Sewall Cle&rbar;

(Reverse)
Zerub. Endecot
Sam. Endecot
James Carr


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Rich'd Carr
Timo: Swan
Jos: Ringg

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 p. 36 )

(Deposition for Mary Bradbury )

July 22'd 1692

Concerning m's Bradburies life & conversation

   Wee the Subscribers doe testifie; that it was such as became the
gospel shee was a lover of the ministrie in all appearance & a dilligent,
attender upon gods holy ordinances, being of a curteous, & peace-
able disposition & cariag: neither did any of us (some of whom have
lived in the town w'th her above fifty yeare) ever heare or know that
shee ever had any difference or falling oute w'th any of her neigh-
bors man woman or childe-but was allways, readie & willing to doe
for them w't laye in her power night & day, though w'th hazard of
her health: or other danger: more might be spoken in her co&mbar;&ebar;&nbar;da&cbar;on
but this for the &pbar;r'sent

   
Martha Pike Sam'l Easman
William Buswell Mary French his wyfe
Sarah Buswell Abigayl French
Samuell Felloes sen'r John Allin
Rodger Easman Mary Allin
Sarah Easman William Carr
Joseph Fletcher & Elizabeth Carr
his wyfe Sam'll Colby
Joseph French Samuell French & his wyfe
John French sen'r Henry Ambros & his wyfe
Nathanel Stevens & his Philip Grele and his wyfe
wyfe Richard Hubbard
Ephraim Severans Martha [?] Hubbard his wyfe
Lidia Severans Daniell Moody
Sam'll Felloes jun'r Elizabeth Moody
Abigail Felloes Isaac Morrill
Phoeboe Morrill John Clough & his wyfe
Elizabeth Easman John Maxfeild
Joseph Eaton Jarves Ring
Mary Eaton his wife Hannah Ring
Robert Downer Nathanel Whitter
Sarah Downer Mary Whitther
Richard Long & his Jacob Morrill
wyfe Susannah Morrill .
Richard Smith & his wyfe Elizabeth Maxfeild
Joseph True , & his wyfe Hanah Stevens widdow
Andrew Greley & his John Stevens
wyfe Dorethie Stevens
William Hooke Joanna Stevens
Elizabeth Hooke Sarah Hacket
Benjamin Allin and Rachel Marthe Carter
his wyfe Elizabeth Gettchell
Benj Allin and Rachell Benj: Eastmen
his wyfe Ann Easman
Isaac Buswell , & his Benony Tucker
wyfe Ebenezer Tucker
William Allin Nathanel Brown
Ephraim Eaton Hannah Brown
Ephraim Winsley Tho: Evens
Mary Winsley his wyfe Hannah Evens
Nathaniel Eastman Abraham Brown & his wyfe
Elizabeth Easman Tho. Clough & his wyfe
John Eastman & Sarah Conner widow
Mary Eastman his wife John Tomson
Sarah Shepherd John Watson & his wyfe
Willi: Osgood Steven Tongue & his wyfe
Abigayl osgood John Connor & his wyfe
Susanah Severance Joseph Page
Onesiphris Page & his Meres Tucker & his wyfe
wyfe Henry Brown Sen'r &
Sam'll Bill & his wyfe his wyfe



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    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 40 )



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( James Allen , Robert Pike , and John Pike for Mary Bradbury )

   Being desired to give my testimony concerning the life & conver-
sation of mrs Bradbury of Salisbury amonst us: w'ch is as followeth.
viz. I having lived nine years at Salisbury in the work of the min-
istry -- & now four years in the office a Pastour; to my best notice
& observation of mrs Bradbury she hath lived according to the rules
of the gospell, amongst us. was a constant attender upon the ministry
of the word; & all the ordinances of the gospell; full of works of char-
ity & mercy to the sick & poor. neither have I seen or heard any
thing of her unbecoming the profession of the gospell: --


*James Allin.

mr James Allin made oathe to the truth of w't is above written
Septem'r the 7'th: 1692 : before me *Rob't Pike Asst

I do also aferm to the truth of w't is above testifyed upon up-
ward of fifty years experience and shall so testify if opertunity do
present w'ch I shall indever *Robt: Pike

Having lived many years in Salbury & been much Conversant
there, according to my best notice & observation of Mrs Bradbury .
must needs affirm to what is above written & add my oath to it if
Called thereto

*John Pike

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2. P 36 )

( Ann Putnam Jr. v. Mary Bradbury )

   [The d] eposition of Ann putnam who testifieth and saith that
I being at [A]ndevour on the 26 day of July 1692 I saw there Mis
Mary [Brad]bery the wife of Capt Tho: Bradbery of Salisbury or
hir [App]erance most grevious afflecting and tormenting of Timothy
Swan of Andevor allmost Redy to kill him also severall times before
and sence that time I have seen mist. Bradbery or hir Apperance
most greviously afflecting Timothy Swan and I beleve that Mis Brad-
bery is a most dreadfull wicth for sence she has been in prison she


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or hir Apperance has com to me and most greviously afflected me
ann putnam ownid before the grand Inquest this har evidens to be
the truth one the oath that she hath taken: this: 8 day of September
1692

   (Reverse) Anna putnam

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 37 )

( Samuel Endicott v. Mary Bradbury )

    Sam'll Endecott aged thirty one years or thereabout Testifies
Thatt about eleven years since being bound upon a vioage to sea
w'th Capt Sam'll Smith Late of Boston Diceas'd, just before we
sayl'd mrs Bradbery of Salisbury the prisoner now att the barr came
to Boston w'th some firkins of butter of w'ch Capt Smith bought
two, one of them proved halfe way butter and after wee had been att
sea three weekes our men. were nott able to eat itt, itt stanck soe
and runn w'th magotts, w'ch made the men very much disturb'd
about itt and would often say thatt they heard mrs Bradbury was a
witch and thatt they verily beleived she was soe or else she would
nott have served the Capt soe as to sell him such butter. And further
this deponent Testifieth that in four dayes after they sett sayle they
mett w'th such a violent storm that we lost our main mast and rig-
gin & Lost fifeteen horses and thatt about a fortnight after we sett
our jury mast and thatt very night there came up a Shipp by our side
and Carried away two of the mizon shrouds and one of the Leaches
of the mainsaile: and this deponent further sayth thatt after they
arived att Barbados and went to Saltitudos & had Laden their vessell
the next morning she sprang a leake in the hold w'ch wasted sevrall
tunns of salt in soe much thatt we were forct to unlade our ves-
sell again wholy to stopp our leake there was then four foot of
water in the hold after we had taken in our lading again we had a
good passage home butt when we came near the Land the Capt
sent this deponent forward to looke out for land in a bright moone
shining night and as he was sitting upon the windless he heard a
Rumbling noise under him w'th thatt he the s'd deponent Testi-
fieth Thatt he looked one the side of the windless and saw the leggs
of some &pbar;son being no wayes frighted & Thatt presently he was


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shook and looked over his shoulder, & saw the appearance of a wom-
an from her middle upwards, haveing a white Capp and white neck-
cloth on her, w'ch then affrighted him very much, and as he was
turning of the windless he saw the aforsaid two leggs.


Jurat in Curia Sep'r 9'th 1692
(Reverse) Sam. Endecott

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2, Page 37 )

( Mary Warren v. Mary Bradbury )

   The Deposition of mary warren who testifieth and saith that I
have been along time afflected by a woman which tould me hir name
was Mis Bradbery and that she came from Salisbury but on the 2'th day of July 1692 : being the day of the examinat[ion of] mis mary
Bradbery I then saw that she was the very [same] woman which
tould me hir name was mis Bradbery and [she did] most [gre] vious-
ly Afflect and torment me dureing [the time of hir] examination for
if she did but #[strick] look upon [me she would] strick me down
or allmost Choak me also on the da[y of her exa]mination I saw
mis Bradbery or hir Apperance mo[st greviously] afflect and tor-
ment mary wallcott Sarah vibber E[liz Hubbard] and Ann putnam
and I beleve in my heart that mi[s] Bradbery is [a witch] & that she
has very often afflected an[d tormented me] and several others by
hir acts of wicthcraft

    mary warrin ownid this har testimony one the oath whic[h] she
hath taken before the grand Inquest this. 9th of September 92

   (Reverse)
Mary Warren Dep&obar;ition

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 38 )

( Richard Carr and Zerubable Endicot t v. Mary Bradbury )

   The deposistion of Richard: Carr who testifieth and saith.
that about 13 years ago presently after sume Diferance that hap-


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pened to be between my Hon'rd father mr George Carr: and Mis
Bradbery the prisoner at the barr upon a Sabboth at noon as we
ware riding hom by the house of Capt Tho: Bradbery I saw mis
Bradbery goe into hir gate turne the corner of and Immediately there
derted out of hir gate a blue boar and darted at my fathers horses
ledgs which made him stumble but I saw it no more and my father
said boys what doe you se: we both answed a blue bore:

    Zorobabell Endicott testifieth and saith that I lived att mr
George Carr: now deceased att the time above mentioned and was
present with mr George Carr and mr Richard Carr and I also saw a
blue bore dart out of mr Brdbery gate to Mr Gorge Carrs horses
ledges which mad him stumble affter a strange manr and I also saw
the blue bore dart from mr carrs horses ledgs in att mis Bradberys
window: and mr carr immediately said boys what did you see and we
both said a blue bore then said he from whence came it and we said
out of mr Bradberys gate. then said he I am glad you see itt as well
[a]s wel[l] as I. Jurat in Curia Sep'r 9'th 92

   & they both further say on their Oathes that mr Carr discoursed w'th
them as they went home about what had happened and they all con-
cluded that it was mrs Bradbury that so app'rd as a blue boar.

   (Reverse) Richard Carr Zorobable Endecott

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 38 )

( James Carr v. Mary Bradbury )

   The Deposistion of James carr. who testifieth and saith that about
20 years agoe one day as I was accidently att the house of mr whele-
right and his daughter the widdow maverick then lived there: and she
then did most curtuously invite me to com oftener to the house and
wondered I was grown such a stranger and with in a few days affter
one evening I went thether againe: and when I came thether againe:
william Bradbery was there who was then a suter to the said wid-
dow but I did not know it tell affterwards; after I came in the
widdow did so corsely treat the s'd william Bradbery that he went
away semeing to be angury: presently after this I was taken affter
a strange maner as if #[every] liveing creature did run about every
part of my body redy to tare me to peaces and so I continued for


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about 3 quarters of a year by times & I applyed myself to doctor
crosbe who gave me a grate deal of visek but could make non work
tho he steept tobacco in [bofit] drink he could make non to work
where upon he tould me that he beleved I was behaged: and I tould
him I had thought so a good while: and he asked me by hom I tould
him I did not care for spaking for one was counted an honest wom-
an . but he uging I tould him and he said he did beleve that mis Brad-
bery was a grat deall worse then goody mertin: then presently affter
this one night I being a bed and brod awake there came sumthing to
me which I thought was a catt and went to strick it ofe the bed and
was [seud] fast that I could not stir hedd nor foot but by and by
coming to my strength I hard sumting a coming to me againe and I
prepared myself to strick it: and it coming upon the bed I did strick
at it and I beleve I hit it: and affter that visek would work on me and
I beleve in my hart that mis Bradbery the prison'r att the bar has
often afflected me by acts of wicthcraft


Jurat in Curia Septm 9: 92.
(Reverse) James Carr Dep&obar;ition

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 38 )

( Mary Walcott v. Mary Bradbury )

   [The depo]sistion of Mary Walcott who testifieth and saith that
I being at Andevor on the later end of July 1692: and on the 26 day of the same [mo]nth I saw there Mis mary Bradbery the wife of Capt
Tho: Bradbery of salisbury or hir Apperance most greviously afflet-
ing and tormenting of Timothy Swan of Andevor allmost Redy to
kill him: also before and sence that time I have seen mis Bradbery or
hir Apperance most greviously affleting and tormenting Timothy
Swan and I doe beleve in my heart that Mist. Bradbery is a most
dreadffull wicth sence she has been in prison she or hir Apperance has
come to me and most greviously tormented me

    mary Walcot: affirmed: the truth of the above written evidence
before the Jury of Inquest upon oath Sept'r 9: 1692

   (Reverse) Mar[y Walcot]

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 39 )



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( William Carr for Mary Bradbury )

   The testamony of william Carr Aged 41 or ther abouts is That
my brother John Carr when he was yong was a man of as good capa-
sity as most men of his age but faling in Love with Jane Tru (now wif
of Capt John march ) and my father being pswaded by [some] of the
family (w'ch I shall not name) not to Let him mary so yong: my
father woold not give him a porsion w'r'upon the mach broke of
w'ch my brother layd so much to hart that he grew melencoly & by
degrees much crazed not being the man that he was before to his
dying day

   I do farther testify that my s'd brother was sick about a fort-
night or three weeks & then dyed & I was present with him w'n he
dyed & I do aferm that he dyed peacibly and quietly never manifest-
ing the Lest troubl in the world about any body nor did not say any
thing mrs Bradbury nor any body else doing him hurt & yet I was
with him till the breath & Lif was out of his body


Jurat in Curia
(Reverse) William Cars testamony

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 39 )

( Elizabeth Hubbard v. Mary Bradbury )

   The [deposi]tion of Eliz: Hubberd who testifieth and saith that I
have along [torn] ben afflected by a woman which tould me hir
name was Mist. Bradbery of salisbury but on the: 2 day of July 1692
being the day of the Examination of Mist. Mary Bradbery I then saw
that it was the very same woman that tould me hir name was Mist'
Bradbery : and she did most greviously torment me dureing the time
of hir Examination for if she did but look upon me she would strick
me down or allmost choake me also on the day of hir Examination
I saw Mist. Bradbery or hir Apperance most greviously afflect & tor-
ment mary wolcott Sarah Vibber and Ann [Putnam] and I beleve


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in my hart that Mist. Bradbery is a wicth and that she has very often
afflected and tormented me and the afforrmentioned persons by hir
acts of wicthcraf for sense she has ben in prison she or hir Apperance
has com to me and most greviously tormented me which if she were
not a wicth she cold not doe

    elizabeth huberd on hear owned this har testimony to be the
truth before the grand Inquest this 9 dy of September 92

    ( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Mary Bradbury )

   The deposistion of Ann putnam who testifieth and saith that ever
sence the begining of May 1692 I have ben afflected by a woman
which tould me hir name was Mis Bradbery and that she came from
Salisbury, but on the 2'th day of July 1692 being the. day of the Ex-
amination of Mis Mary Bradbery I then saw that she was the very
same woman that tould me hir name was Mis Bradbery and she most
greviously afflect and [and] torment me dureing the time of hir
Examination for if she did but look upon me she would strick me
down or almost choak me also on the day of hir Examination I saw
mis. Bradbery most greviously afflet and torment Mary Walcott.
Sarah Vibber and Eliz. Hubburd and I beleve in my hart that Mis
Bradbery is a wicth & that she has often affleted me and severall
others by hir acts of wicthcraft: also there Appered to me my uncle
Jno Carr in a winding sheet: whom I very well knew in his life time:
and he tould me that mis Bradbery had murthered him and that his
blood did Crie for venjance against her: also mis Bradbery or hir
Apperance tould me that it was she that made my fathers sheep to
run a

   [torn] they were all lost: and that she had killed my fathers

   [torn] and also kiled that horse he took such delight in An: Put-
nam affirmed to the Jury of inquest: to the truth of the above writ-
ten evidence on oath Sept'r 9: 1692

    ( Massachusetts Historical Society )



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( Sarah Bibber v. Mary Bradbury )

   [Torn] Deposistion of sarah vibber who testifieth and saith [torn]
have along time ben afflected by a woman which tould me hir name
was Mis Bradbery and that she came from Salisbury but on the 2 day of July 1692 being the day of the Ex&abar;&mbar;&ibar;&nbar; of Mis Mary Bradbery I
was most greviously tormented by hir dureing the time of hir Exami-
nation : tho for a good while she would not let me se hir parsonally
but at last I saw hir and then I saw that it was the very same wom-
an that tould me hir name was Mis Bradbery and she has most grev-
iously affleted me sence that time allso I have seen Mis Bradbury or
Hir [Torn] perance severall times afflecting the bodyes of mary
walcott and [Torn] tnam and I beleve in my heart that mis Bradbery
is a [Torn] nd that she has often afflected and tormented me and the

   [Torn] med persons by hir acts of wicthcraft

   [Torn] bber ownd to Jury of Inquest that the above written evidence
is the truth upon her oath

   [Torn] 1692

    ( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Mary Walcott v. Mary Bradbury )

   [Torn] posistion of Mary Walcott who testifieth and saith that I
[Torn] een along time afflected with a woman which tould me hir
[Torn] was Mis: Bradbery: and that hir husband was Capt of Salis-
bury

   [Torn] the 2 day of July 1692 : being the day of the Examination
[Torn] Bradbery of Salisbury I then saw that she was the very
[Torn] woman that tould me hir name was Mist. Bradbery and then
[Torn] most greviously afflect and torment me dureing the time
[Torn] xamination for if she did but look upon me she would strick
[Torn] wn or all most choak me: also on the day of hir Examination
[Torn] mist mary Bradbery or hir Apperance most griviously afflect
[Torn] torment #[mercy lewes] Eliz. Hubberd mary warren #[Sarah
vibber]

   [Torn] Ann putnam and I verily beleve that mistris mary Bradbery
is a



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   [Torn] most dread wicth and that she hath very often afflected me
and the

   [Torn] e named parsons by acts of wicthcraf for sence she has been
in --

   [Torn] son she or hir apperanc has come to me and has most grev-
iously tormented

   [Torn] me: also their appeared to me a yong man in a winding sheet
[Torn] tould me his name was Jno Carr and that Mis Bradbery had
murth

   [Torn] that his blood did cry for venjance against hir

   [Torn] Walcot affirmd: to the truth of the above written evidence
before

   [Torn] the Jury of Inquest: upon her oath

   [Torn] 1692

    ( Massachusetts Historical Society )

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Mary Bridges, Sr.

(Warrant for Arrest of Mary Bridges, Sr. )


To The Sherriff of the County of Essex or dep'y or Constable in
Andover

   You are in theire Majest's names hereby required to apprehend
& forthwith, or as soone as May be, bring before us, Mary Bridges the
wife of John Bridges of Andover who stands Charged in behalfe of
theire Majest's w'th haveing Committed Sundry acts of Witchcraft
Lately on the Body of Timothy Swan of Andover [and then] to
theire great hurt, And [that] in order to her Examination Relating
to the abovesaid Premises and hereof You are not to faile Dated
Salem July the 28'th 1692


*Bartho Gedney
*John: Hathorne
*Jonathan. Corwin
*John Higginson
Just'es Peace

in obedience to this writ I have Seased the Body of Marie Bridges
wife of John Bridges and have brought her to answer at Sa[i]lom
what shall be aledged against her this 28 of July 1692

By mee *John Ballard
constable of andover

( Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts )



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( Rev. Increase Mather's Report of his Conversation
in Prison with Mary Bridges, Sr. )

    Goodwife Bridges said that she had confessed against herself
things which were all utterly false; and that she was brought to
her confession by being told that she certainly was a witch, and so
made to believe it, -- though she had no other grounds so to believe.

    ( Charles W. Upham, Salem Witchcraft [ Boston, 1867 ] II, 406 .)

(Recognizance for Mary Bridges, Sr. )

   Memorandum

   That on the Twelfth Day of January 1692 In the fourth year of the
Reigne of o'r Soveraigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the
Grace of God of England &c King and Queen Defenders of the faith
&c Personally appeared before William Stoughton Esq'r Chief Justice
of their Maj'ties Province of the Massachusets Bay in New England
Jno Bridges of Andover in the County of Essex Blacksmith and Jno
Osgood of the same Towne Husbandman and acknowledged them-
selves to be joyntly and Severally Indebted unto o'r said Soveraigne
Lord and Lady and the Survivor of them Their Heires and Successors
in the Su&mbar;e of One hundred pounds to be levied on their or Either
of their Lands and Tenem'ts Goods and Chatles for the use of our
said Soverainge Lord and Lady the King and Queen or Survivor of
them On Condition that Mary Bridges haveing Stood Comitted for
Suspition of Witchcraft shall make her personall apperance Before
the Justices of o'r s'd Lord and Lady the King and Queen at the
next Court of Assizes and Gen'll Goal Delivery to be held for the
County of Essex Then & There to answer to all such matters and
things as shall in their Maj'ties Behalfe be aledged against her and to
doe and receive that w'ch by the said Court shall be then and there
enjoyned her and thence not to depart without lycence


Attest.
*Jon Elatson Cle&rbar;

(Reverse) Recognizance of John Bridges & John Osgood for Mary
Bridges May 10th Apears

( Mass. Archives Vol. 135 )

Page 133

Mary Bridges, Jr.

(Indictment v. Mary Bridges, Jr. , No. 1)

   1st Paper

   
Province of the Massathusets
Bay in New England Essex 		Anno RR's & Reginae Gulielmi
&Mariae Angliae & Quinto Annoq'e
Do&mbar; 1693

   The Jurors for our Sov'r Lord and Lady the King & Queen
&pbar;sents
That Mary Bridges of Andover Junior On or about the Twenty fifth Day of August last in the Yeare 1692 [aforesaid] -- and Divers
other Dayes & times as well before as after Certaine Detestable Arts
called witchcrafts and Sorceries wickedly Mallishiously and fello-
niously hath used Practised and Exercised at and in the Towne of
Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid Upon and against one Rose
foster of Andov'r aforesaid Single Woman by which wicked Arts the
said Rose foster -- The Day and year aforesaid and Diverse other
Dayes and times as well before as after, was and is Tortured af-
flicted Tormented Consumed Pined and wasted against the Peace of
our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen their Crowne
and Dignity and ag't the Lawes in that case made & Provided


Wittness his Confession

Martha Sprague Alle Tyler
& Rose foster hir selfe

(Reverse)
Billa Verra
Abraham Haseltine
foreman of the
Grand Jury
not Guilty

( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2729 Page 72 )



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(Indictment v. Mary Bridges, Jr. , No. 2)

   2nd Paper

   
Province of the Massachusetts
Bay In New England Essex Ss 		Anno RRs & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quinto Annoq'e
Dom 1693\s-\

   The Jurors for O'r Sov'r Lord & Lady the King & Queen pr'sent That
Mary Bridges Junior of Andiver In the County of Essex afors'd In or
about the month of July last in the Yeare 1692 afors'd in the Towne
of Andiver in the County of Essex aforesaid -- Wickedly Mallisi-
tiously & Felloniously A Covenant with the Devill did make & Signed
A [pap'r] to the Devill & by him was [] Baptized by the Dev-
ill By which Wicked Diabollicall Covenant with the Devill made by
the Said Mary Bridges Junior shee become A detestable Witch Con-
trary to the Peace of o'r Sov'r Lord & Lady the King & Queen their
Crowne & Dignity & the Laws in that Case made & Provided

   Witness hir owne
Confession

   (Reverse)
Billa Verra
Abraham Heseltine
foreman of the
granjury
not Guilty

    ( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2729 Page 72 )

(Examination of Mary Bridges, Jr. )

    Mary Bridges: An Andover Maid was examined before Jno Hawthorn
Esq'rs & other Their Majest'ies in Salem: August 25 1692

    Mary Bridges you are acused here for acting witchcraft upon Martha
Sprage & Rose foster how long have you bin in this Snare: she
Answered about a month but after ward s'd was since the spring: She


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s'd a yellow bird appeared to her: out of dores: & bid her serve him:
he promised me mony s'd she and fine Cloathes & I promised to
serve him: & I was to afflict: Martha Spreag but: he gave me neither
money nor fine Clothes: she s'd she thought when he appeared: it
was the Devil & she was to serve him two years: then was: to be his
body & soul: she owned she had bin babtized by him. Then she was
bid to goe take the two afflicted persons by the hand & she did
& they were not hurt. --

   She s'd the next time she saw any such shape: it was a black bird
& he would have her serve him & would have her to touch a paper:
which she did with her fingers & it made a red mark: she s'd she did
not dip her finger in any thing when she made the mark then she saw
next a black man she owned she was at the witch meeting at Chand-
lers at Andover last week & she thought there were near a hundred at
it she s'd her shape was there: she s'd she knew not that her mother
was a witch but she knew her sister suzanna Post & Sarah were so:
the way of her afflicting was by sticking pins into things and Clothes
& think of hurting them: & she s'd the Dead tought her this way of
afflicting on the black man: she s'd she had afflicted only these 2:
that complayned: only: she afflicted one the other night she knew
not but that it might be Mary Warin: she thought it might be she:
the Devil told her she should never be brought out: she s'd they
Drank Sack at the witch meeting at Andover: it stood there in potts
& they drawed it out of a barrill: she knew but few there but s'd
Good wife foster & Carrier was there: she also s'd she rod to Salem
village meeting upon a pole & the black man Carried the pole over
the tops of the trees: & there they promised on another to afflict
persons

   I und'r written being appointed by Authority to take the above ex-
amination doe testify upon oath taken in Court: that this is a true
copy of the substance of it to the best of my knowledge Jan'y 10'th
1692


*Simon Willard

Mary Bridges was Examined before their Majesties Justices of the
peace in Salem attest

*John Higginson Just'e peace


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Simon Willard owned the above: written: to be the truth: to the best
of his knowledge before: the grand Inquest Jan'y 10'th 1692

*Robert Payne
Foreman

( Suffolk Court Files Case No. 2729 Page No. 73 )

(Recognizance for Mary Bridges, Jr. )

   Know All Men By these presents That I John Bridges of Andover in
the Cownty of Essex in New England Blacksmith And John Osgood
Sen'r of the Same Towne & Cownty afforesaid Husbandman, Are
Holden And firmely Bownd Joyntly & Sevirally to there Maj'es King
William And Queen Mary of England Scottland France And Ireland
King & Queen Defenders of the faith in the full & Juste Sum of five
hundrid Pownds Sterling, for the True & Juste payments of w'ch
Said Sum of five hundrid pownds to there Maj'es King William And
Queen Mary Wee do Bind our Selves Our heires Executtors Adminis-
trators & Assignes firmely by these presents, Dated in Salem the fife-
teenth day of October in the year of Our Lord One thowsand Six
hundrid Ninety and Two And in the fourth Year of theire Maj'es
Reigne of King William & Queen Mary King & Queen of England
Scottland France & Ireland Defenders of the faith --

   The Condition of this Obligation is Such that Whereas the above
named Jno Osgood Sen'r & John Bridges Both of the Towne of And-
ever in the County of Essex in New England have Taken into theire
Care & Custodye the Bodye of Mary Bridges Aged about Twelve
yeares who was Comited to theire Maj'es Goale in Salem in the
Cownty of Essex in New England for havinge used practised & Com-
itted Divers Acts of Witchcrafte Upon the Bodyes of Sundry persons
who her Selfe hath also Conffessed the same, is that the Abovesaid
John Bridges Blacksmith & John Osgood Sen'r , Aforesaid husband-
man Shall Well & Truely keep the Aforesaid Mary Bridges & Them
Secure Untill they Shall Receive Order from George Corwin Sherriff
of the Cownty of Essex to deliver the Aforesaid Mary Bridges Unto
William Dowton Now Keeper of theire Maj'es Goale in Salem Or to
Any Other Whome the Aforesaid George Corwin Shall Appointe,


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that then they Shall forthwith deliver the Same Mary Bridges Accord-
ing to his Order -- And if the Above Bownd do perform the Above
mentioned Articles, And shall pay Unto George Corwin the Sheriff
Afforesaid, the forfieture of Said Bond for there Maj'es Use in Case
of Default then this Obligation shall be Void & of None Effect Or
Otherwise To Stand in full force & Virtue, In Wittness hereof we
have Sett to Our hands & Seals this fifetenth day of October One
thowsand Six hundrid Ninety & Two And in the fourth year of theire
Maj'es Reigne --


Wittness
*Jno Turner
*Thomas Gardner Jun'r
* John Bridge
Seal
*John Osgood
[L. S.]
[L. S.]

( Mass. Archives Vol. 135 No. 60 )

Page 139

Sarah Bridges

(Examination of Sarah Bridges )

August 25'th 1692.

    Sarah Bridges of Andivor Examined before the Justices of Salem --
She was told She was Charged for Hurting Martha Sprage by witch-
craft but denyed it & hoped God would Clear her Inocencey the
afflicted persons were Struck Dwone into a fitt & helped up by the
touch of her hand Rich'd Carrier S'd it was She that was Upon
the afflicted in there fitt She disowned witchcraft Saying She had
never Sett her hand to the Divels book nor been baptized by him
though She was told that her Sister Hannah Post had Confesed
that She was one of the Company that had been baptized w'th her
at 5 Mile pond yett denyed that She had any thing to doe w'th the
Divel or that She had Seen or heard anything that was [tending]
She was throwne of her horse once Indeed Coming from Ipswich
& frighted by it but She thought it was by her aunt How, know
nothing of Witchcraft She was Sensible the afflicted were Strang-
ly Struck Dwone but She knew not the Mening of it -- Yett after
She owned She had been in the Divels [Snare] Ever Since the last
winters & that the Divel Came to her like a man would have her
Signe to his book & told His name Was Jesus & that She must Serve
& worship him She did Sign the book & the Mark was Red he told
me I must goe and afflict Some body & the Divel prickt her finger
& She made a Red Mark in the book the Divel told her She must Re-
nounce god & Christ & promis to Serve him & I did S'd She & She
S'd the Divel Came Sometimes like a bird Som times like abare Som-
times like aman but most frequently like aman he told me Since I
Came here he would kill me if I Conffesed She S'd her Compa. was
Mary Post her Sister hanah & Mary Bridges that She used to afflict
persons by Squezing her hands & Sticking pins in her Cloths She
owned She had been baptized by the Divel w'th her Sister Susana


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post Mary Bridges & that She was to Serve the Divel 4 year [Brought
from over leafe]

   & he was to have body & Soul She owned She had been to the witch
Meeting at Chandlers Garrison at Andivor & that She thought there
ware @ 200 Witches their & that they Eat bred & Drank wine & that
Some of the prisoners were there She S'd She had heard of but one
Inocent man Imprisoned yet for witchcraft & that was abbott of Ips-
wich being asked w't She thought of the afflicted whether they Ware
witches She S'd no they were Honest persons that helped to bring
out the witches She owned She had Some times Rid upon a pole
& being bid to goe and ask foregiveness of the afflicted She did
& owned She had afflicted them but would Doe it no more but would
Renounce the Divel & his Works & the afflicted persons forgave her
& She could talk w'th them & not hurt them -- These two persons
Hanah Post & Sarah Bridges have Conffesed the Circumstances of
what the afflicted S'd of them & not Saying falswhood to them or
any one of their Charging of them as that they have afflicted the
time when the way how they afflicted them the place where all agree-
ing w'th the afflicted have Charged them as thus the afflicted would
Say did not you afflict me Such atime in Such a place in Such amaner
they did answer Yes I did I am Sorry for it pray forgive me & for-
givenes they asked w'th plenty of tears whereas they Could not Shed
on tear before as was well observed Hannah Post owned her being
Struck at her unkle Tilers by the Constab'e as the afflicted had Said
and as to the number of witches the afflicted S'd their Saw @ 200
at Chandlers Metting Soe S'd those two they thought their was
@ 200, Soe also Susana Post in her Confession Sayth She Saw @ 200,
at a witch Metting at the Village Mary Bridges Said in her Con-
ffesion Sayd She Saw @ 100 at a witch Metting that She was at --

    ( Miscellaneous Papers -- Essex Institute, Salem No. 7 )

(Indictment v. Sarah Bridges , No. 1)

   
Province of the Mattathusets Bay
in New Engl. Essex ss. 		Anno R. R's & Reginae
Gulielmi & Mariae Nunc Ang
liae &c quarto Annoq'e
Domini. 1692



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   The Jurors for Our Soveraign Lord & Lady the King & Queen
doe &pbar;r'sent That Sarah Bridges of Andover Singlewoman Some-
time in the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand Six hundred Ninety One at Andover afores'd in the County aforesaid Wickedly felon-
iously and Malitiously a Covenant with the Evil Spirit the Devill
did Make & Signed to his Booke by Making a Red Marke Renounc-
ing God and Christ & Gave her Soul & Body to the Devil and was
Baptized by him by which Diabolicall Covenant the Said Sarah
Bridges is become a detestable Witch Contrary to the peace of Our
Soveraign Lord & Lady the King & Queen & the Laws in that Case
Made & provided

   Witness her Owne Confession
acknowledged before Authority

   (Reverse) Sarah Bridges Indictm't Cont -- w'th the Devill Vide con-
fession .

   Billa Vera Robert Payne foreman. Ponet Se. Not Guilty

    ( Mass. Archives. Vol. 135 No. 40 )

(Indictment v. Sarah Bridges , No. 2)

   
Province of the Mattachusetts bay
in New England Essex ss. 		Anno R R's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Nunc Angliae &c. quarto Annoq'e Domini One
Thousand Six hundred Ninety
Two

   The Jurors for Our Soveraign Lord & Lady the King & Queen
&pbar;r'sent That Sarah Bridges of Andover in the County of Essex Single-
woman On the 25'th day of August in the yeare afores'd in the
County afores'd and divers other Days and Times as well before as
after Certain detestable arts Caled Witchcrafts Wickedly Malitiously
& feloniously hath used practiced & Exercised at & in the Towne of
Salem in the County afores'd upon & Against One Martha Sprague
alias Tyler of Boxford in the County afores'd which Said Wicked
Acts the Said Martha Sprague alias Tyler the day afores'd & yeare


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afores'd & Divers other Dayes & Times as well before as after was
& is Tortured aflicted pined Consumed & Tormented against the peace
of Our Soveraign Lord & Lady the King & Queen thier Crowne
& dignity & the Lawes in that Case Made & provided --

   Witness her owne Confession


Rose Foster

(Reverse) Sarah Bridges Aflec't Martha Sprague Bella Vera Robert
Payne foreman Not Guilty

( Mass. Archives. Vol. 135 No. 36 )

Page 143

Hannah Bromage

(Examination of Hannah Bromage )

    30 July
92

   The Examination of Hannah Broomage [before]
Major Gedney Esq'r & other their Majesties justices.

   Severall persons present who had not acused her being privatly de-
sired to look on her & take her by the hand, They did the same with-
out receiving any harm. But Mary Walcot & ann Putnam who had
acused her being called, and s'd Broomage being required to look on
them, She Essayeing so to Doe they wer Struck into fitts. & she re-
covered them again by her touch. s'd Mary Walcot & ann Putnams
testimonys wer read. Ann Putnam being afected, in a fitt. the rest
of the afflicted s'd they saw Broomage upon her.

    Goody Bridges said that Broomage was in her society at Ballards
house telling to her face she was there in her spirit & urged her to
confess, that being the way to eternal life. S'd Bridges said further
that broomage hurt ballards wife by sitting on her breast. And Ann
Putnam being in a violent fitt, said Bridges & lacey S'd they saw
Broomage upon her and walcot s'd she saw broomage Stabb Put-
nam w'h a Spear. Said Bridges told Broomage that the devil would
not Leave her untill she did confess and therefore urged her so to
doe.

   S'd Broomage said she had been under some dead nes w'h re-
spect to the ordnances for the matter of 6 weeks, And a sudden sug-
getion come into her heed sayeing I can help thee with strenth., To
which she answered avoid satan.

   she being asked what shap the devil appeared to her answered
she believed the devil was in her heart And being asked severall other
questions, she returned negative answers./

    ( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2674 Page 5 )



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(Indictment v. Hannah Bromage )

   
Province of the Massathuteth
Bay in New England
Essex 		Anno R R's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto
Annoq'e Do&mbar; : 1692

   The Jurors for our Sov'r Lord & Lady the King and Queen Pre-
sents That Hannah Bromage of Haverill wife of [] Bromage of
Haverill in the Court of Essex afo&rbar;s'd Upon the Thirtieth Day of July last in the yeare 1692 aforesaid -- and Divers other Days and
Times as well before as after Certaine Detestable Arts called Witch-
craft & Sorceries: Wickedly Mallishously & felloniously hath used
Practised and Exercised at & in the Towne of Salem -- in the County
of Essex aforesaid upon and against one Mary Walcott of Salem afore-
said Single Woman By which Wicked Arts the said Hannah Bro-
mage -- The Day and year afore s'd and Divers [other] Days and
Times as well before as after was and is Tortured Afflicted Tor-
mented Consumed Pined & wasted ag't the Peace of our Sov'r Lord
& Lady the King & Queen their Crowne & Dignity and the Lawes
in that case made and Provided.

   (Reverse) Ignoramus Robert Payne foreman:

    ( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2674 Page 5 )

Page 145

Sarah Buckley

    (See also: George Jacobs Jr. -- Complaint;   Rebecca Jacobs -- Warrant .)

(Examination of Sarah Buckley 18. May. 1692 )

    Abig: Williams said this is the Woman that hath bit me with her
scragged teeth a great many times

    Mary Walcot , Ann Putman , & Susan: Sheldon unable to speak

    Mercy Lewis said she see her upon her feet last night. Mary Walcotts
testimony read

    Eliz: Hubbard said I see her last sab: day hurt Mary Walcot in the
meeting house but I do not know that she hurt me

    Ann Putmans testimony read

    Mary Warren said that she saw this Woman & a great company & that
this Woman would have her the said Warren go to their Sacrament up
to Mr Parris

    #[Eliz: Hubbard] Suzan: Sheldon said this Woman hath tore her to
peices & tempted her with the book

    Ann Putman carried to this Examinant in a fit was made well upon
the Examinants grasping her Arm

    Suzan Sheldon the like.

    Mary Warren the like.

   When the examinant was pressed to confess she said she did not hurt
them: she was Innocent --

    Suzan: Sheldon said there is the Black man whispering in her ear

   This is a true copy of the #[Original] [of the] substance of the
Original Examination of the aboves'd Sarah Buckley . Witness my
hand upon my Oath taken this day in Court. 15 Sept'r 1692


*Sam Parris

( Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 135 No. 22 )



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(Indictment v. Sarah Buckley )

   
Essex in the Province
of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England
ss// 		Anno RR's & Reginae Gulielmi
& Mariae Angliae &c Quarto Annoq'e
Domini 1692
The Juriors for our Sov'r Lord and Lady
the King and Queen doe present That
Sarah Buckley Wife of William Buckley
of Salem\s-\In the

   County of Essex Shoomaker --

   In & upon the Eighteenth day of May -- In the yeare aforesaid and
divers other days and times as well before as after Certaine detestable
Arts called Witchcraft or Sorceries Wickedly Mallitiously and felloni-
ously hath used practised and Exercised At and in the Towne of
Salem in the County of Essex -- Aforesaid in upon & against one
Ann: Puttman of Salem Aforesaid Single Woman -- by which said
Wicked Acts the said An Puttnam the Day & yeare Aforesaid and di-
vers other days and times both before and after was and is Tortured
Aflicted Consumed Pined Wasted & Tormented, and also for sundry
other Acts of Witchcraft by the said -- Sarah Buckley -- Comitted
and done before and since that time against Our Sov'r Lord and Lady
the King & Queen theire Crowne & Dignity and the forme in the
Stattute In that case made and Provided.

   (Reverse) Sarah Buckley An Putnam Billa Vera

   The jury finds this person on this
indittement not gilty non Cull

    ( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 23 )

( William Hubbard for Sarah Buckley )

   These may Certifye whom it may

   These are to Certyfye whom it may or shall concerne that I have
known Sarah the wife of William Buckly of Salem village more or
less: ever since she was #[borut] brought out of England w'ch is
above fifty years agoe and during all the time I never knew nor heard


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of any evill in her carriage or conversation unbecomming a christian:
likewise she was bred up by christian parents all the time she lived
here att Ipswich I further Tasiffye that the said Sarah was admitted
as a member into the church of Ipswich above forty years since: and
that I never heard from others or observed by my selfe any thing of
her that was inconsistent with her profession or unsuitable to chris-
tianity either in word deed or conversation and am straingly surprized
that any person should speake or thinke of her as one worthy to be
susspicted of any such crime that she is now charged with in testi-
mony hereof I have here sett my hand this 20'th of June 1692


*William: Hubbard

( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 29 )

(Revs. John Higginson and Samuel Cheever
for Sarah Buckley )

   Being desired by goodman Buckly to give my testimony to his
wives conversation before this great Calamity befell her, I cannot
refuse to bear witnes to the truth, viz that during the time of her
living in Salem for many years in Communion with this Church hav-
ing occasionally frequent converse & discourse with her, I have
never observed my selfe nor heard from any other any thing that
was unsuitable to a Conversation becoming the Gospel; & have all-
wayes looked upon her as a serious Godly woman


*John Higginson

Marble=head: Jan: 2: 1692/3:
Upon the same request, having had the like opportunity by her resi-
dence many years att Marble = head, I can do no less then give the
alike testimony for her pious conversation, during her abode in this
place and co&mbar;&ubar;&nbar;ion with us

*Samuel Cheever.

( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 99 )



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( Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Sarah Buckley )

   The deposistion of Ann putnam who testifieth and [saith] that I
have a long time seen gooddy Buckly amongsts the wicthes but she
did not doe me much hurt tell the 23'th of Aprill 1692 and then she
fell upon me most greviously #[to writ in hir book] almost redy to
kill me urging me vehemently to writ in hir book: also on the 18'th may 1692 Sarah Buckly or hir Apperan [c]e did most greviously
to[r]ment me dureing the time of her Examina&tbar;&ibar; for if she did but
look upon she would strick me down or allmost choak me: also on
the day of hir Examination I saw Sarah Buckly or her Apperan[c]e
most greviously afflect and torment Mary Walcott mercy lewes Abi-
gail williams and Mary warren: and I beleve in my heart that Sarah
Buckly is a wicth and that she has often afflected me and the affore-
said parsons by acts of wicthcraft.

   The above s'd Deponant Ann Putnam acknowledged before the
Grand inquest the truth of the above Evedence Upon her Oath this
15 of septe&mbar; . 1692

    ( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 44-45 )

( Elizabeth Hubbard v. Sarah Buckley )

   The Deposistion of Eliz. Hubberd who testifieth and saith that I
cannot say that ever goody Buckly hurt me but on the 18'th may 1692 being the day of the Exami&nbar; of Sarah Buckly the wife of wil-
liam Buckly I saw hir or Apperan[c]e torment and afflete mary
walcott and Ann putnam #[& also severall times sence] & I do be-
leve : that the s'd Buckly is a witch: & afflicted the above named
persons by witchcraft:

    Eliz Hubbert: owned to the grand Inquest that: the above written
evidence is the truth: Sept'r 14 1692


Eliz: Hubbard Jur in Cur

( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 44-45 )



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( Mary Walcott v. Sarah Buckley )

    Mary Walcott Aged Sixteen yeares Testifieth and Saith that on the
12'th of may 1692 in the Evening I saw the Apparition of goody
Buckly come to me and hurt me and tortord me most dreadfully by
pinching and choaking of me and twesting of my nick several times
and she brought me a book and would have me write my name in it
or elce give my consent that she might write it for me. I told her
that I would not touch her book nor write in it, nor give consent to
her tho she killd me then she choaked me and many times she said
that she would kill me that night if she had power for to do it I tould
her that I did not fear hur I told her that god is above the devil: and
I hope that he would deliver me out of her hands and the devils to
and several times she has bet me and several other times sence she
has tormented me also I being caried up to wills hill on the [16]'th
of may to see the affle&tbar;d persons there: I saw there the apperish-
tion of gooddy Buckly afflecting daniell willknes: also on the day of
the Examination of [of] Sarah Buckly being the 18'th may 1692
sarah Buckly or hir Apperanc did most greviously torment me dure-
ing the time of hir Exa&mbar; : for if she did but look upon me she would
strick me down or allmost choak me also on the day of hir Examina-
tion I saw Sarah Buckly or hir Apperanc most greviously torment the
bodyes of Abigail williams #[mercy lewes] and Ann putnam and I
veryly beleve in my heart that Sarah Buckly is a wicth and that she
has often affleted me and the aforesaid persons by acts of wicthcraft.
Mary Wolcot owned the truth of the above written evidence: to: the
grand Inquest


Sept'r 14. 1692 upon oath
( Massachusetts Archives Vol. 135 No. 43 )

( Benjamin Hutchinson v. Sarah Buckley
and Mary Witheridge )

   The deposistion of benjamine Hutchinson who testifieth and saith
that my wife was much affleted presently affter the last exeicution
w'h violent paines in hir head and teeth and al parts of hir body but


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on sabath day was #[three] fortnight in the morning she being in
such excescive mesiry that she said she beleved that that she had an
evell hand upon hir whereupon I went: to Mary Walcott one of our
next neighbors to come and look to se if she could se any body upon
hir and as soon as she came into the house she said that our Two
neighbors sarah Buckly and mary witheridge were upon my wife: and
Immediatly my wife had ease and Mary Walcott was tomented: where
upon I went down to the shrieff and desired him to take sume course
with thos women that they might not have souch power to torment:
and presently he ordored them to be fettered and ever sence that
my wife has ben tolorable well and I beleve in my hart that sarah
Buckly and mary witheridge has hurt my wife and severall others by
acts of wicthcraft

    Benjamin Huchenson owned the above written Evidence to be
the truth upon Oath before the grand inquest 15-7 [sic]
1692

    ( Massachusetts Archives. Vol. 135 No. 35

Page 151

George Burroughs
Executed, August 19, 1692

(Complaint v. George Burroughs , Lydia Dustin , Susannah
Martin , Dorcas Hoar , Sarah Morey , and Phillip English )

Salem Aprill the 30'th 1692

   There Being Complaint this day made (Before us) by Capt Jona-
than Walcot and Serj't Thomas putnam of Salem Village, in behalfe
of theire Majesties, for themselfes, and also for Severall of theire
Neighbours Against George Burroughs Minester in Wells in the pro-
vince of Maine Lydia Dasting in Reading Widow Susanah Martin of
Amesbury Widow Dorcas Hoar of Beverly Widdow, and Sarah Mur-
rell of Beverly And phillip English of Salem Merchant for high
Suspition of Sundry acts of Witchcraft done or Committed by them
Upon the Bodys of Mary Walcot . Marcy Lewis Abigail Williams Ann
putnam and Eliz Hubert and Susanah Sheldon (Viz) Upon Som: or
all of them, of Salem Village or farm[es] whereby great hurt and
dammage benne donn[e] to the Bodys of s'd persons above named
therefore Craved Justice


Signed by Both
the Complainers
aboves'd {

*Jonathan Walcott
*Thomas Putnam

The abovs'd Complaint was Exhibited before us this 30'th aprill
1692

*John Hathorne
*Jonathan Corwin {
Assis'ts

( Essex Institute Fowler Papers Vol. 16 Page 11 )



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(Statement of Elisha Hutchinson )

Portsmouth, May 2. 1692

Gentlemen

   I Recd an order from the Gov'r & Council to aprehend mr
George Buroughs at present preacher at Wells, to be Sent to Salem
their to be Examened, being Suspected to have Confedracy with the
devil in opressing Sundry persons about yo'r Towne of Salem, accord-
ingly I have sent him by John Partredg Marshal of this provence,
Except he meet with any other Authority that will co&mbar;it him to
Some other officer to be Convayed as above, he pleading it will be
to his da&mbar;age to go So far, I am


yo'r humble Servant


*Elisha Hutchinson

( Bowditch Mss. Mass. Hist. Society )

(Warrant for Arrest of George Burroughs )


To Jno Partredg field Marshal

   You are Required in their Maj'sts names to aprehend the body of
mr George Buroughs at present preacher at Wells in the provence
of Maine, & Convay him with all Speed to Salem before the Mages-
trates there, to be Examened, he being Suspected for a Confederacy
with the devil in opressing of Sundry about Salem as they relate. I
having Receved perticuler Order from the Govern'r & Council of
their Maj'sts Colony of the Masathusets, for the Same, you may not
faile herein,

   Dated in portsmouth in the provenc of Hamshire. Aprel.30'th 1692


*Elisha Hutchinson Maj'r

By Virtue of this warrant I Apprehended s'd George Burroughs and
have Brought him to Salem and Delievered him to the Authority
there this fourth day of May 1692

*John Partridge feild marshall of the
Provence of newhansher and maine

( Massachusetts Historical Society )



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(Examination of George Burroughs
and Summary of Evidence)

The Examination of Geo: Burrough 9. May. 1692

   
By
Honourd 		W'm Stoughton
John Hathorne
Sam: Sewall ,
Jonath. Corwin 		Esq's

   Being askt w'n he partook of the Lords supper, he being (as he
said) in full comunion at Roxbury.

   He answered it was so long since he could not tell: yet he owned
he was at meeting one Sab: at Boston part of the day, & the oth-
er at Charlestown part of a Sab: when that sacrament happened
to be at both, yet did not partake of either. He denyed that his
house at Casko was haunted, yet he owned there were Toads. He de-
nyed that he made his wife swear, that she should not write to her
Father Ruck without his approbation of her letter to her Father.
He owned that none of his children, but the eldest was Baptized The aboves'd was in private none of the Bewitched being present. At
his entry into the Room, many (if not all of the Bewitched) were
greviously tortured.



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    Capt Putnam testifyed about the Gun.

    Capt Wormwood testifyed about the Gun & the Mallassoes He
denyed that about the malassoes About the Gun he said he took it
before the lock and rested it upon his breast.

    John Brown testifyed about a bbl Cyder

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

   Capt Putman testifyed that he made his wife enter into a cove-
nant 11.May. 1692

    Abig Hobbs in prison affirmed that Geo. Burroughs in his shape
appeared to her, & urged her to set her hand to the Book, which she
did, & after-wards in his own person he acknowledged to her, that
he had made her set her hand to the Book.

   The original minutes (of which the above is a true copy) is in
the possession of I. F. Andrews Esq. & was found among Judge
Hathornes papers. -- Aug. 8. 1843.


*I B Curwen

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 9 )

(Indictment v. George Burroughs , No. 1)

    Anno Regis et Reginae Willim et
Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto

   Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King
and Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of Falmouth w'thin


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the province of the Mattathusets Bay in New England Clerke -- The
Ninth Day of May -- in the fourth Year of the Reigne of our Sover-
eigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of Eng-
land Scottland France and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the
faith &c Diver other Days and times as well before as after, certaine
Detestable Arts called wicthcraft & Sorceries -- wickedly and felon-
iously hath used Practiced & Exercised at and within the Township
of Salem in the County of Essex & aforesaid, in Upon & ag't one
Elizabeth Hubbard of Salem in the County of Essex Singlewoman --
by which said wicked Arts the said Elizabeth Hubbard the Ninth Day of May -- in the fourth Year aboves'd and Divers other Days
and Times as well before as after.was.and is Tortured afflicted Pined
Consumed wasted and Tormented.also for Sundrey other Acts of
witchcrafts by Said George Burroughs .Committed and done ag't
the Peace of our Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King & Queen their
Crowne and dignity and ag't the forme of the Statute in that case
made & Provided:


Witnesses.
Elizabeth Hubbard
Mary Wolcott
Ann Putman

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

(Indictment v. George Burroughs , No. 2)

    Anno Regis et Reginae Willim et
Mariae nunc: Angliae &c Quarto

   Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and
Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth in the pro-
vince of the Massachusets Bay in New England -- Clarke -- The ninth 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 France and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith


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&c and Divers other Dayes and times, as well before as after certaine
Detestable Arts called Witchcrafts and Sorceries. Wickedly and
felloniously, hath used -- Practised and Exercised at and within the
Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex afores'd in, upon.and ag't
one Mercy Lewis of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex in New
England -- by which wicked Arts the said Mercy Lewis -- the Ninth Day of May -- in the fourth Year afores'd and Divers other Dayes
and times as well before as after was and is Tortured afflicted Pine
Consumed Wasted and Tormented: ag't the Peace of our Sovereigne
Lord and Lady the King.and Queen, and ag't the forme of the Statute
in that case made and Provided/.


Witnesses.
Mercy Lewis
Mary Walcott.
El. Hubbard
Ann Putnam

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

(Indictment v. George Burroughs , No. 3)

    Anno Regis et Reginae Willm et
Mariae &ndot;unc: Anglia &c Quarto

   Essex ss: The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King
& Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth within
the Province of the Mattathusets Bay in New England Clarke the
Ninth Day of May in the fourth Year of the Reigne of our Soverigne Lord & Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England
Scottland France and Ireland King and Queen Defend'rs of the faith
&c Diver other Dayes and times as well before as After certaine De-
testable Artes called Witchcrafts & Sorceries: Wickedly and feloni-
ously hath used Practised & Exercised at and within the Towne of
Salem in the County afores'd in upon and ag't one: Ann Putman of
Salem Village SingleWoman -- by which said wicked arts the Said


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Ann Putman the Ninth Day of May in the fourth year abovesaid and
Divers other Dayes and times as well before as after was and is
Tortured Afflicted Pined Consumed Wasted and Tormented also
for sundry other Acts of Witchcrafts by said George Burroughs Com-
mitted and Done ag't the Peace of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady
the King and Queen their Crowne & Dignity and ag't the form of
the Statute in tha[t] case made and Provided:


Witnesses Ann Putnam
Mary Wolcott
Elizabeth Hubbard
Mary Warren

(On reverse side of paper) Geo. Burroughs

( Essex Institute Mss. Collection )

(Indictment v. George Burroughs , No. 4)

    Anno Regis et Reginae Willim et
Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto

   Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King
and Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth in the
province of the Massach'ts Bay in New England, Clerk -- the Ninth 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 Scott-
land France and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith &c
and Divers other Days and times, as well before, as after, Certaine
Detestable Arts called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly, and
felloniously, hath used Practised.&.Exercised at and within.the
Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid in upon and
ag't one Mary Walcott of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex
Singlewoman -- by which said wicked Arts the said Mary Walcott
the Ninth Day of May in the forth Year aboves'd and Divers other
Days and times as well before as after was and is Tortured afflicted
Pined Consumed wasted and Tormented.ag't the Peace of our Sover-


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eigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen and ag't the forme of the
Statute in that case made and Provided:


Witnesses
Mary Walcott
Sarah Vibber Jurat
Mercy Lewis
Ann Putnam
Eliz. Hubbard

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

(Summons for John Ruck et al.)

   William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France
& Ireland King & Queen defend'rs of the faith &ca

    mr Jno Ruck mrs Eliz: Ruck mr Thomas Ruck & Samuel Ruck

   To

   Capt William Worwood Greeting.

   Wee Comand you all Excuses set apart to be and personaly ap-
pear at the present Court of Oyer & Terminer held at Salem there
to Testify the truth to the best of your knowledge on certain Indict-
m'ts Exhibited against mr George Burrough : hereof fail not dated in
Salem.Aug't 5'th 1692 . & in the fourth yeare of Our Reign

   *Stephen Sewall Cler

   August 5'th The persons above Named where all every of them
sumoned to appeare as above [by me]


by me

*Joseph Neale Const'b in [in] Salem.

(On reverse side of paper) G. Burroughs . Sumons Ruck etal

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 14 )



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(Summons for James Greenslit )

   Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France
& Ireland King defend'r of the faith &ca

   To James Greenslit Greeting. --

   [L. S.] Wee comand you all Excuses set apart to be & personaly
app'r at the Next Court of Oyer & Terminer held at Salem on the
first Tuesday in August Next There to Testify the Truth on certain
Indictments to be Exhibited against George Burroughs & not depart
the Court without lycense or leave of s'd Court hereof fail not On
penalty of One hundred pounds money to be levied on your Goods
Chattels &ca


Dated in Salem July 26'th 1692.

*Step. Sewall , Cle

To the Sheriffe of Essex

(Reverse) July 26'th 1692 I have Sumoned the within named James
Greinslett according to this Within Sub pena to Give in his Evidence
att the time and place within mentioned by me

*Geo. Herrick Dep't Sheriff

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 10 )

(Physical Examinations of George Burroughs and
George Jacobs, Jr. )

   Wee whoes names are under written having r'ceived an order
from the sreife for to search the bodyes of George Burroughs and
George Jacobs . wee find nothing upon the body of the above sayd
burroughs but w't is naturall:but upon the body of George Jacobs
wee find 3. tetts w'ch according to the best of our Judgements wee
think is not naturall for wee run a pinn through 2 of them and he
was not sinceible of it: one of them being within his mouth upon
the Inside of his right shoulder balde an a 3'rd upon his right hipp


Ed. Weld swone
Will Gill sworne
Tom flint Jurat
Tom West sworne


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Zeb Hill Jurat
Sam Morgan sworne
John Bare Jurat.

(Reverse) Jury men Return about Jacobs & Burroughs

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 10 )

( Samuel Webber v. George Burroughs )

    Samuel Webber aged about 36 years Testifieth and sayth that
aboute seaven or eight Yeares agoe I Lived at Casco Bay and George
Burroughs was then Minester there, and haveing heard much of the
great strength of him s'd Burroughs ; he Coming to our house wee
ware in discourse about the same and he then told mee that he had
put his fingers into the Bung of a Barrell of Malasses and lifted it
up, and carryed it Round him and sett it downe againe.


Salem August 2'd 1692.

*Samuell Webber
Jurat in Curia

(Reverse) Sam Webber Cont: Burroughs

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 10 )

( Thomas Greenslit v. George Burroughs )

   
Province of the
Mattathusets Bay
in New England 		The deposition of Thomas Greinslitt
aged about forty years Testfieth

   Essex Ss.

   That about the breaking Out of this last Indian Warr being at
the house of Capt Scottow's at black point he Saw Mr George Bur-
roughs lift and hold Out a gunn of Six foot barrell or thereabouts
putting the forefinger of his right hand into the Muzle of s'd gunn
and So held it Out at Armes End Only with that finger and further
this deponent Testifieth that at the Same time he Saw the Said
Burroughs take up a full barrell of Malasses w'th but two fingers


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of one of his hands in the bung & Carry it from the Stage head to
the Door at the End of the Stage Without letting it downe & that
Liut Richard Hunniwell & John Greinslitt & Some other persons
that are Since dead Were then present.

   Salem Sep'r 15'th 1692 Thomas Greinslitt appeared before their
Maj'ties Justices of Oyer & Terminer in Open Court & Made Oath
that the above mentioned perticulars & Every part of them were
True


attest *Step. Sewall Clr

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Simon Willard and William Wormall v. George Burroughs )

   The: Deposition of Simon Willard aged:about forty two years
sayth: I being att the house of Mr Robt Lawrance: at falmoth in
Casco Bay: in Septemb'r 1689 s'd Mr Lawrance was commending Mr
George Borroughs his strength: saying that we none of us could doe
what he could doe: for s'd he Mr Borroughs can hold out this gun
with one hand Mr. Borroughs being there: sayd I held my hand here
behind the lock: and took it up: and held it out. I s'd deponant saw
Mr Borroughs: put his hand on the gun: to show us: how he held it
and where he held his hand:and saying there he held his hand when
he held s'd gun out: but:I saw him not hold it out then:

   s'd gun was about or near seven foot barrill:and very hevie: I
then tryed to hold out s'd gun with both hands: but could not do
it long enough to take sight


*Simon Willard
Jurat in Curia

Simon willard owned:to the
Jury of inquest:that the above
written evidence: is the truth
Aug'st 3: 1692

( Wm Wormall v. Geo. Burroughs .)
Capt Wm Wormall Sworne to the
above & that he Saw him Raise it
from the ground, himselfe

Jurat in Curia

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 13 )



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( Simon Willard v. George Burroughs )

   The Deposition of Simon Willard [aged about 42] years saith I
being at Saco in the year [1689] some: in Capt Ed Sarjants garison
was speaking of mr George Borroughs his great strength saying he
Could take:a barrill of mallasses out of a Cannoe or boat alone: and
that he Could. take it in his hands or arms out of the Cannoo or boat
and carry it and set it on the shore: and mr Borroughs being: there
sayd that he had carryed one barrill of molasses.or sider: out of a
cannoo that had like to have done him a displeasure: s'd mr Bor-
roughs intimated: as if he did not want strength to do it but the dis-
advantage of the shore was such: that his foot slipping in the sand:
he had like to have strained his legg


*Simon Willard

Simon Willard ownd: to the Jury
of Inquest, that the above written
evidence is the truth

Jurat in Curia

(Reverse) Simon Willard ag'st Burroughs

( Essex County Archives, Salem, Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 13 )

( Mary Webber v. George Burroughs )

    Mary Webber wid aged aboute 53 years Testifieth and sayth that
she liveing at Casco Bay aboute six or seaven years agoe, when
George Burroughs was Minester at s'd place, and liveing anner --
Neighbour to s'd Burroughs , was well acquainted with his wife
w'ch was dauter to mr John Ruck of Salem she hath heard her tell
much of her husband unkindness to her and that she dare not wright
to her father to acquaint [him] how it was with her, and soe desired
mee to wright to her father that he would be pleased to send for
her and told mee she had beene much affrighted, and that something
in the night made anoise in the chamber where she lay as if one Went
aboute the Chamber, and she calling up the negro. to come to her
the negro not Comeing sayd that she could not Come some thing
stopt her, then her husband being called he came up. some thing


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Jumped down from between the Chimney & the side of the house
and Run down the stairs and s'd Burroughs followed it down, and
the negro then s'd it was something like a white calfe: another tyme
lyeing with her husband some thing came into the house and stood
by her bed side and breathed on her, and she being much affrighted
at it, would have awakened her husband but could not for a con-
siderable tyme, but as soone as he did awake it went away., but this
I heard her say. and know nothing of it myselfe otherwise Except by
common report of others also concerning such things


Salem August 2'd 1692

*mary webber

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Hannah Harris v. George Burroughs )

   The depotion of Hannah Harres Aiged twenty seven yeares or
thareabouts Testifieth and saith that she Lived at the hous of Georg
Burros at falmouth & the above said hannah harres many times
hath taken notic that when she hath had anny Discorse with the
above said burross wife-when the above said burros was from hom
that apone has Returne he hath often scolded wife and told her
that he knew what they said when he was abroad and further saith
that upone a time when his wife had Laine In Not above one weak
that he fell out with his wife and kept her by Discorce at the Dore
till she fell sicke In the place and grew wors at night so that the
above said hannah harres was afraid she would dye and thay called
In thare Naibours and the above said burroses Daughter told One
of the women that was thare the cause of her mothers Ellness and
the a bove said burros chid his Daughter for telling and the a bove
said burros Came to the a bove said hannah harres and told her If
that his wif Did otherwise than well she should not tell of It
& the abovsaid hannah harres told him that she would not be con-
fined to anny such thing


Jurat in Curia

Hannah Harris ag't Burroughs

(On reverse side of paper)

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 15 )



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( Ann Putnam, Jr. v. George Burroughs )

   The Deposition of Ann putnam: who testifieth and saith that on
20'th of April 1692 :at evening she saw the Apperishtion of a Minister
at which she was greviously affrighted and cried out oh dreadfull:
dreadfull here is a minister com:what are Ministers wicthes to: whence
com you and What is your name for I will complaine of:you tho you
be A minister: if you be a wizzard; and Immediatly I was tortored
by him being Racked and all most choaked by him: and he tempted
me to write in his book which I Refused with loud out cries and said
I would not writ in his book tho he tore me al to peaces but tould
him that it was a dreadfull thing: that he which was a Minister that
should teach children to feare God should com to perswad poor
creatures to give their souls to the divill: oh. dreadfull tell me your
name that I may know who you are: then againe he tortored me
& urged me to writ in his book: which I Refused: and then presently
he tould me that his name was George Burroughs and that he had
had three wives: and that he had bewitched the Two first of them to
death: and that he kiled Mist. Lawson because she was so unwilling
to goe from the village and also killed Mr Lawsons child because he
went to the eastward with Sir Edmon and preached soe; to the
souldiers and that he had bewicthed a grate many souldiers to death
at the eastword, when Sir Edmon was their. and that he had made
Abigail Hobbs a wicth and: severall wicthes more: and he has con-
tinewed ever sence; by times tempting me to write in his book and
greviously tortoring me by beating pinching and almost choaking me
severall times a day and he also tould me that he was above wicth
for he was a cunjurer


Jurat in Curia
(Reverse) Ann putnam ag'st Burroughs

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 10 )

( Thomas Putnam , Peter Prescott , Robert Morrell
& Ezekiel Cheever v. George Burroughs )

   wee whose names are under writen being present with Ann
putnam att the time above mentioned hard hir declare what is above


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writen what she said she saw and hard from the Apperishtion of
Mr. George Burroughs : and allso beheld hir tortors:and perceived
her hellish temtations by hir loud out cries I will not I will not writ
tho you torment al days of my life:and being conversant with hir
ever sence have seen hir tortored and complaining that Mr. Burroughs
hirt hir.and tempts hir to writ in his Book


Thomas putnam
peter prescott
Robert Morrell

Ann Puttnam declared har above written evidence to be the
truth:before the Jury of Inquest: Aug'st 3: 92 : upon her oath

Ezekiel Chever made Oath to the latter part.of this paper

Jurat in Curia

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 11 )

(Letter of Thomas Putnam to John Hathorne and
Jonathan Corwin )

Salem Village , this 21'st of April, 1692

Much honored:

   After most humble and hearty thanks presented to your Honors
for the great care and pains you have already taken for us, for which
we are never able to make you recompense (and we believe you do
not expect it of us; therefore a full reward will be given you of the
Lord God of Israel, whose cause and interest you have espoused,
and we trust this shall add to your crown of glory in the day of the
Lord Jesus); and we, beholding continually the tremendous works of
divine providence -- not only every day but every hour -- thought
it our duty to inform your Honors of what we conceive you have
not heard, which are high and dreadful: of a wheel within a wheel,
at which our ears do tingle.

   Humbly craving continually your prayers and help in this dis-
tressed case, so praying almighty God continually to prepare you,


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that you may be a terror to evil-doers and a praise to them that do
well, we remain yours to serve in what we are able.


Thomas Putnam

( Charles W. Upham, Salem Witchcraft [ Boston, 1867 ] II, 139-140 .)

( Ann Putnam, Jr. v. George Burroughs )

   The deposistion of Ann putnam who testifieth and saith that on
the 5'th of may 1692 at evening I saw the apperishtion of Mr George
Burroughs who greviously tortored me and urged me to writ in his
book which I refused then he tould me that his Two first wives
would appeare to me presently and tell me a grat many lyes but I
should not beleve them:then immediatly appeared to me the forme
of Two women in winding sheats and napkins about their heads: att
which I was gratly affrighted: and they turned their faces towards
Mr. Burroughs and looked very red and angury and tould him that he
had been a cruell man to them.and that their blood did crie for ven-
gance against him: and also tould him that they should be cloathed
with white Robes in heaven, when he should be cast into hell: and
immediatly he vanished away: and as soon as he was gon the Two
women turned their faces towards me and looked as pail as a white
wall: and tould me that they ware mr Burroughs Two first wives
and that he had murthered them: and one tould me that she was his
first wife and he stabed hir under the left Arme and put a peace of
sealing wax on the wound and she pulled aside the winding sheat
and shewed me the place and also tould me that she was in the house
Mr parish now lives w'n it was don, and the other tould me that Mr
Burrough and that wife which he hath now kiled hir in the vessell
as she was coming to se hir friends because they would have one
another: and they both charged me that I should tell these things
to the Magestraits before Mr Burroughs face and if he did not own
them they did not know but that they should appere their: thes
morning also Mis Lawson and hir daughter Ann appeared to me
whom I knew: and tould me that Mr Burroughs murthered them:
this morning also appeared to me another woman in a winding sheat


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and tould me that she was goodman fullers first wife and Mr Bur-
roughs kiled hir because there was sum differance between hir hus-
band and him: also on the 9'th may dureing the time of his ex-
amination he did most greviously torment and afflect Mary Walcott
mercy lewes Eliz Hubburd and Abigail williams by pinching prick'g
and choaking them Jurat in Curia

   (Reverse) Ann putnam Cont Geo Burroughs Death of his wife
& Lawson's Childe

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 12 )

( Edward Putnam and Thomas Putnam v. George Burroughs )

   we whose names are under written being present with ann put-
nam at the times above mentioned: saw hir tortured and hard hir
refuse to writ in the book also hard hir declare what is above writen:
what she said she saw and hard from the Apperishtion of Mr. George
Burroghs and from thos which acc[used him] for murthering of
them


Edward putnam
Thomas putnam

Ann putnam ownid this har testimomy to be the truth uppon har
oath.before the Juriars of Inquest this: 3. dy of agust 92

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 12 )

( Sarah Bibber v. George Burroughs )

   The deposistion of Sarah viber who testifieth and saith that on
the 9'th day of may 1692 . as I was agoeing to Salem village I saw
the apperishtion of a little man like a minister with a black coat
on and he pinched me by the arme and bid me goe along with
him but I tould him I would not but when I cam to the village I


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saw theire Mr. George Burroughs which I never saw before and then
I knew that it was his apperishtion which I had seen in the morning
and he tortured me several times while he was in examination also
dureing the time of his examination I saw Mr. George Burroughs or
his Apparanec most greviously torment and afflect Mary Walcott
mercy Luis Elizabeth Hubbert Ann putnam and abigaill williams by
pinching twisting & almost choaking them to death also severall
times sence mr george Burroughs or his Apperance has most grevious-
ly tormented me with variety of tortors and I beleve in my heart
that mr George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has most
greviously tormented me and the above mentioned parson by his
acts of wicthcraft

    Sarah Viber declared to the Jury of inquest:that the above
written evidence is the truth:Aug'st 3: 1692 the which she owned
on her oath


Jurat in Curia

Sarah Viber ag't Burroughs

(On reverse side of paper)

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 13 )

( Mercy Lewis v. George Burroughs )

   the deposistion of Mircy Lewes who testifieth and saith that one
the 7'th of may 1692 att evening I saw the apperishtion of Mr.
George Burroughs whom i very well knew which did greviously
tortor me and urged me to writ in his Book and then he brought to
me a new fashon book which he did not use to bring and tould me
I might writ in that book: for that was a book that was in his studdy
when I lived with them: but I tould him I did not beleve him for
I had been often in his studdy but I never saw that book their: but
he tould me that he had severall books in his studdy which I never
saw in his studdy and he could raise the divell: and now had be-
wicthed Mr. Sheppards daughter and I asked him how he could goe
to be wicth hir now he was keept at Salem: and he tould me that
the divell was his sarvant and he sent him in his shapp to doe it then
he againe tortored me most dreadfully and threatened to kill me for


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he said I should not witnes against him also he tould me that he had
made Abigaill Hoobs: a wicth and severall more then againe he did
most dreadfully tortor me as if he would have racked me all to
peaces and urged me to writ in his book or elce he would kill me but
I tould him I hoped my life was not in the power of his hand and
that I would not writ tho he did kill me: the next night he tould me
I should not see his Two wifes if he could help it because I should
not witnes agast him this 9'th may mr Burroughs caried me up to
an exceeding high mountain and shewed me all the kingdoms of the
earth and tould me that he would give them all to me if I would
writ in his book and if I would not he would thro me down and
brake my neck: but I tould him they ware non of his to give and I
would not writ if he throde me down on 100 pichforks: also on
the 9'th may being the time of his examination mr. George Bur-
roughs did most dreadfully torment me: and also several times sence

    marce luis uppon har oath did owne this har testimony to be the
truth be fore the Juriors for In quest:agust:3: 92 .

   (Reverse) Mercy Lewis ag'st Burroughs

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 12 )

( Thomas Putnam and Edward Putnam v. George Burroughs )

   we whose names are under writen being present hard mircy lewes
declare what is above writen what she said she saw and hard from the
Apperishtion of Mr George Burroughs and also beheld hir tortors
which we cannot express for sume times we ware redy to fear that
every joynt of hir body was redy to be displaced: also we perceived
hir hellish temtations by hir loud out cries mr.Burroughs . I will
not writ in your book tho you doe kil me


*Thomas putnam
[*Edward] Putnam

Jurat in Curia
( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 12 )



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( Elizabeth Hubbard v. George Burroughs )

    May the 9. 1692 .

    Elizabeth hubord aged about 17 yers saith that the last second day at
night: There apeared a little black beard man to me in blackish
aparill I asked him his name. & he told me his name was borrous,
Then he tooke a booke out of his pocket: & opened it.& bid me set
my hand to it I tould him I would not: the lines in this book was
read as blod; then he pinched me twise & went away: The next morn-
ing .he apeared to me againe.and tould me he was above a wizard; for
he was a conjurar and so went away but sins that he hath apeared
to me every day & night very often and urged me very much to set
my hand to his book: and to run a way telling me if I would do so
I should be well & that I should need feare no body: & withall tor-
mented me severall ways every time he Came exept that time he told
me he was a conjuror: This night he asked me very much to set my
hand to his book or else he sayed he would kill me; withall tortor-
ing me very much by biting and pinching squesing my body and
runing pins into me also on the: 9'th may 1692 being the time of
his examination mr George Burroughs or his Apperance did most
greviously afflect and torment the bodyes of Mary Walcott mercy
lewes Ann putnam and Abigail williams for if he did but look upon
them he would strick them down or almost choak them to death also
severall times sence he has most dreadfully afflected and tormented
me with variety of torments and I beleve in my heart that mr George
Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has often tormented
me and also the above named parsons by his acts of wicthcraft


Jurat in Curia
Eliz Hubbard.declared:the above written evedence:to be the
truth: upon her oath:that she had taken.this she owned before the
Jury of inquest: Aug'st 3 1692

(Reverse) Eliz: Hubbert ag't burroughs

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2. Page 14 )



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( Susannah Sheldon v. George Burroughs )

   The Complaint of Susannah Shelden against mr burroos which
brought a book to-mee and told mee if i would not set my hand too
if hee would tear mee to peesses i told him i would not then hee
told mee hee would starve me to death then the next morning he
told mee hee could not starve mee. to death, but hee would choake
me that my vittals should doe me but litl good then he told mee
his name was borros which had preached at the vliage the last night
hee Came to mee and asked mee whether i would goe to the village
to morrow to witnes against him i asked him if hee was exsamened
then hee told hee was then i told him i would goe then hee told mee
hee would kil mee beefoar morning then hee apeared to mee at
the hous of nathanniel ingolson and told mee hee had been the
death of three children at the eastward and had kiled two of his
wifes the first hee smouthered and the second he choaked and killed
tow of his own children

   (Reverse) Susannah Shelden against G. Burroughs

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 16 )

( Benjamin Hutchinson v. George Burroughs )

    Benjemin huchension s'd that one the 21'st aprell 92 abegeral
wiluams s'd that there.was a lettell black menester that Lived at
Casko bay he told me so and s'd that he had kild 3 wifes two for
himself and one for mr Losen and that he had made nine Weches in
this plase and s'd that he Could hold out the hevest gun that Is
in Casko bay w'th one hand w'c no man Can Case hold out w't
both. hands this Is about a ll a clock and I ask her Where about this
lettel man stood s'd she Just where the Cart wheell went along I
had a 3 graned irne fork in my hnad and I thru it wher she said
he stud and she presently feell in a letel feet and when it twas over
Said She you have toren his coot for I hard it tare wher abouts
said I one won side said she

   then we come into the house of left Ingersoll and I went into the
great Roome and abigle come in and said ther he stands I said wher


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wher and presently draed my rapyer but he emmedetly was gon as
she said then said she ther is a gray catt then i said wher abouts
doth she stand ther s'd she ther than I struck # [with] with my
rapyer then she fell in a fitt and when it was over she said you kild
hur and immedetly Sary good come and carrid hur away this was
about 12 a clock The same day after lecttor in the said: Ingersolls
chamber abigaill williams mary walcot said that goody hobs of
topfell bitt mary walcot by the foot then both falling into a fit
as soone as it was over the said william hobs and his wife goe both of
them a long the table; the said hucheson tooke his rapier stabed
goody hobs one the side as abigaill williams & mary walcot saide:
the said abigaill & mar said the roome was full of them then the
said hucheson & Ely putnam stabed with their raperres at a ventor
then said mary & abigell you have killed a greet black woman of Ston-
intown . and an Indian that comes with her for the flore is all covered
with blod.then the said mary and abigaill looked out of dores & said
they saw a greet company of them one a hill & there was three of
them lay dead the black woman & the indian & one more that they
knew not

   This being about.4.a clock in the after noon

   (On reverse side of paper) Ben Huchison

    ( Essex County Archives Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 16 )

( Abigail Hobbs and Mary Warren v. George Burroughs et al.)

1st June 1692

    Abigaile Hobbs then confessed before John Hathorn & Jonathan cor-
win Esq'rs That at the generall meeting of the Witches in the feild
near Mr Parrisse's house she saw Mr George Burroughs , Sarah Good
Sarah Osborne Bridgett Bishop a&lbar;s. Olliver & Giles Cory , two or
three nights agone, Mr Burrough came & sat at the window & told
her he would terribly afflict her for saying so much ag't him & then
pinched her, deliverance Hobbs then saw s'd Burroughs & he would
have tempted her to sett her hand to the book & almost shooke
her to pieces because she would not doe it,

    Mary Warren Testifyeth that when she was in prison in Salem about a
fortnight agone Mr George Burroughs , Goody Nurse Goody procter ,


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Goody parker, Goody pudeator , Abigail Soames , Goodman procter ,
Goody Darling [Dowing?] & others unknowne came to this depon't
& Mr Burroughs had a trumpett & sounded it, & they would have
had this depon't to have gone up with them to a feast at Mr parris-
ses & Goody Nurse & Goody procter told her this depon't they were
Deacons & would have had her eat some of their sweet bread & wine
& she asking them what wine that was one of them said it was blood
& better then our wine but this depon't refused to eat or drink with
them & they then dreadfully afflicted her at that tyme.


Sworne the first of June 1692

*John Hathorne
*Jonathan Corwin {
Assis'ts

M'd. that at the time of the taking of this deposicon Goody Nurse
appeared in the roome & afflicted the Depon't Mary & Deliverance
Hobbs as they attested & alsoe almost Choaked abigaile Hobbs as
alsoe testified, & Mr English then run a pin into Maryes hand as she
attested

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Mary Warren v. George Burroughs , John Alden ,
Martha Corey , and Ann Pudeator )

   The Testimone of Mary Warren aged twenty yeares or thereaboutes
Testifeyeth and saith that Sometime in July last mr Burrougs pinched
mee very much and choaked me almost to death: and I saw and
hard him sound a Trumpett and Immediatly I saw severall com to
him as namely Capt Allding Mis Cory and goody pudeater and sev-
erall others and they urged me to goe along with them to their
sacremental meeting and mr Burroughs brought to me bread to eat
and wine to drink which I refuseing he did most greviously torment
me urging me vehemently to writ in his book: also I have seen mr
George Burroughs or his Apperance most greviously tormenting mary
walcott and Ann putnam and I verily beleve in my heart that Mr.
George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has severall
times tormented mee and the affore said persones by his acts of
wicthcraft



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    Mary Warrin declared: upon: her oath; to the Jury of Inquest that
the above written evidence: is the truth. Aug'st 3: 1692

    ( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Mary Walcott v. George Burroughs )

   The Deposition of Mary Walcott agged about 17 years who testi-
fieth and saith that on the later end of April 1692: mr. George
Burroughs or his Apperance came to me whom I formerly well
knew: and he did Immediatly most greviously torment me by biting
pinching and almost choacking me urging me to writ in his book:
which I refusing he did -- againe most greviously torment me and
tould me if I would but touch his book I should be well but I tould
him I would not for all the world and then he threated to kil me and
said I should never witnes against him: but he continewed tortering
and tempting me tell the 8 may: and then he tould me he would
have kiled his first wife and child: when his wife was in travil but he
keept hir in the kithin tell he gave hir hir deaths wound.but he
charged me in the name of his God I should not tell of it:but Im-
mediatly there appeared to me mr.Burroughs two first wives in their
winding sheets whom I formerly well knew and tould me that mr.
Burroughs had murthered them and that their blood did crie for
vengance againt him: also on the 9'th may being the day of his ex-
amination he did most greviously torment me dureing the time of
his examination for if he did but look on me he would strick me
down or allmost Choake me: also dureing his examination I saw
mr. George Burroughs or his Apperane most greviously torment
mercy lewes Eliz Hubb [e] rt Abigail william and Ann putnam and I
beleve in my heart that mr. George Burroughs is a dreadful wizzard lb> and That he had often afflected and tormented me and the afore
mentioned parsons by his acts of wicthcraft

    Mary Walcot declared this writing to be a true evidence: to the Jury
of Inquest Aug'st 3 1692 upon the oath she has taken


Jurat in Curia
( Bowditch Mss. Mass. Hist. Society )



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(Summons for John Pierce and John Lane )

   Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland france &
Ireland King & queen defend'rs of the faith &ca --

   Wee Comand you to Warn & give Notice unto John Pierce and John
lane that they & Every of them be & personaly app'r forthwith at
the pr'sent Court of Oyer & Termin'r holden at Salem to Testify
the truth to the best of thier knowledge on certain Indicm'ts Ex-
hibited against mr George Burrough hereof Make return fail Not
dated in Salem Aug't 4'th 1692 in the fourth yeare of Our Reign


*Stephen Sewall , Cler.

To the Constable of Manchester

August 4'th I have Sumoned the above named that thay and Each
of them att time and place above written by me

*John Ley

( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( Thomas Putnam and Edward Putnam v. George Burroughs )

   The deposistion of Tho. putnam aged 40: years and Edward putnam
agged 38 years who testifieth and saith. that we haveing ben conver-
sant with severall of the afflected persons as maryWolcott mercy
lewes Eliz: Hubburt and we have seen them most dreadfully tomen-
ted and we have seen dreadfull marks in their fleesh which they
said Mr. Burroughs did make by hurting them: but on 9'th may 1692 : the day of the Examination of Mr. George Burroughs the af-
foresaid parsons were most dreadfully tormented dureing the time
of his Examination as if they would have been torne al to peaces
or all their bones putt out of joynt and with such tortors as no
tounge can express also severall times sence we have seen the affore-
said afflected parsons most dreadfully tormented and greviously
complaining of Mr. Burroughs for hurting them and we beleve that


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Mr. George Burroughs the prisoner att the bar has severall times af-
flected and tormented the afforesaid persons by acts of wicthcraft


*Thomas putnam

Jurat in Curia
( Massachusetts Historical Society )

( John Putnam, Sr. and Rebecca Putnam v. George Burroughs )

   the Deposition of John putnam & Rebecah his wife testifieth
and saith that in the yeare:80: Mr Burros lived in our house nine
month, there being a great differanc betwixt Sd Barros & his wife,
the differanc was so great that they did Desier us the deponants
to com into their room to hear their difference, the contrivercy
that was betwixt them was that the afor s'd Burros did rquier his
wife to give him a written covenant under her hand and Seall that
shee would never reveall his secrits, our anser was that they had
once made a covenant before god and men which covenant we did
conseive did bind each other to keep their lawfull secrits, and further
saith that all the time that s'd Burros did live att our house he was
a very sharp man to his wife, notwithstanding to our observation
shee was a very good and dutifully wife to him


Jurat in Curia
(On reverse side of paper) Jno Put&nbar; & Reb. his wife.

( Essex Institute MSS. Collection )

( Elizar Keyser v. George Burroughs )

    Elizer Keysar aged aboute fourty five yeares Sayth that on Thursday
last past being the fift day of this Instant moneth of May I was at
the house of Thomas Beadles in salem, and Capt Daniell King being
there also, at the same tyme, and in the Same Roome. s'd Capt
Daniell King Asked mee Whether I would not goe up, and see mr
Burrows and discourse with him. he being then in one of the Cham-
bers in s'd House. I told him itt did not belong to mee, and I was


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not willing to medle or make with itt, then s'd King sayd are you not
a Christian if you are a Christian goe [&] see him and discourse with
him, but I told him I did beleive it did not belong to such as I was to
discourse him he being a Learned man. then s'd King sayd I beleive
he is a Child of god, a Choice Child of god, and that God would
Clear up his Inocency; soe I told him my Opinion or feare was,
that he was, the Cheife of all the persons accused for witchcraft or
the Ring Leader of them -- all, and told him also that I beleived
if he was such an one his Master meening the divell had told him
before now, what I said of him, And s'd King seemeing to mee to be
in a passion. I did afterwards forbeare #[The same Evening after
these words being alone in one Roome of my house and noe candle
or light being in the s'd Roome] the same afternoone I haveing Occa-
tion to be at the s'd Beadles house and [being] in the Chamber
where mr George Burroughs Keept I observed that s'd Burroughs did
steadfastly fix [his] eys upon mee, the same Evening being in my
own house, in a Roome without any Light I did see very strange
things appeare in the Chimney. I suppose a dozen of them. w'ch
seemed to mee to be something like Jelly that used to be in the water
and quaver with a strainge Motion, and then quickly diappeared
soone after which I did see a light up in the chimney aboute the
bigness of my hand some thing above the bar w'ch quivered
& shaked. and seemed to have a Motion upward upon Which I called
the Mayd, and she looking up into the Chimney saw the same, and
my wife looking up could not see any thing, soe I did and doe
#[very Certainly] [Concider] it was some diabolicall apperition

   (On side of paper)

    Mr. Elizer. Keyzer: declared: to the Jury of Inquest that the evi-
dence : in this paper is the truth upon oath: Aug'st 3 1692 Mercy
Lewis. also: s'd that: he made lights: in Mr Keyzers: Chimny


Jurat in Curia
by

Mr Keysor

Sworne also by
Eliz: Wardwell
as to the last night
( New York Public Library -- Manuscripts and Archives Division )



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(Memorandum in Case of George Burroughs )

   Memorand'm in mr George Burroughs Tryall besides the written
Evidences that was Sworne sev'll who gave theirs by word of mouth
& Major Browne holding Out a heavy Gun w'th One hand

    Thomas Ruck of his sudden coming in after them & that he
could tell his thoughts.

    Thomas Evans that he Carried Out Barrels Molossus & Meats &c
out of a Canoo whilst his mate.went to the fort for hands to help
out with them

    Sarah Wilson Confess't that the night before mr Burroughs was
Executed that there was a great Meeting of the witches Nigh
Sarj't Chandlers that mr Burr. was there & they had the Sac't
& after they had done he tooke leave & bid them Stand to their faith,
& not own any thing

    Martha Tyler saith the same w'th Sarah Wilson & Severall others
(on side) These Since the Execu&ibar;&obar;&nbar; of Mr. Burro

   (On reverse side of paper) Mr. Bu&rbar;&rbar;

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 17 )