Boyer, Paul and Stephen Nissenbaum. The Salem witchcraft papers, Volume 1 : verbatim transcipts of the
legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 / edited and with an introduction and index by Paul Boyer and Stephen
Nissenbaum.
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Mary Ireson
(Complaint v. Mary Ireson )
Deacon Edward putnam and Thomas Rayment both of Salem Village Complained on behalfe of theire Majesties against Mary Ireson the Wife of Benjamen Ireson of Lyn husbandman for Sundry acts of Witchcraft by her Committed Lately on the bodys of Mary Waren Susana Shelden & Mary Walcot & others of Salem Village whereby great hurt hath beane donne to theire bodys. therefore Craves Justice
*Edward Putnam
Salem June 4th. 1692
The Mark of Thomas Rayment
(In margin) also Eliz both Abi Williams Ann Putnam also
(Reverse) Ireson
[( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 8 ) ]
(Warrant for Arrest of Mary Ireson )
To: To the Sheriffe of the County of Essex or his deputie or Constable
in Lyn
You are in theire Majests names hereby required to apprehend and bring before us Mary Ierson the wife of Benjamin Ireson of Lyn husbandman on Munday next about ten of the Clock in the forenoon at the house of Thomas Beadles in Salem who stands Charged on behalfe of theire Majests with haveing committed Sundry acts of Witchcraft on the Bodys of Mary Waren, Susannah Shelden Mary Walcot and Others whereby great hurt is donne to theire bodys.) in order to her Examination Relateing to the abovesayd premises faile not
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Dated Salem June 4t 1692
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*John Hathorne *Bartho Gedney *Jonathan. Corwin 
J:peace
(Reverse) According to this warrant I have Aprehended the person of mary Ierson #[and] wife of Benjemen Ierson of Lyn and brought her to the plase apoynted in order to her exemination
as atest my hand *Henery Collings Constabll for the town of Lyn
[( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 9 ) ]