Mercy lewis: affirm[e]d to the grand Inquest: that s[h]e saw: Mary Lascy sen'r : afflict Joseph Ballards: wife of Andover: she saith also: that mary Lascy sen'r afflicted her s'd Lewis & Eliz Hubbert: at the time of her examination but since she has not hurt her: she sayth: she beleeves s'd Lacy was a witch: & afflicted: her: & the above named persons: by witchcraft Sept'r. the. 14: 1692

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 24 )

    Mary Warin affirmd to the gran Inquest: that she saw Mary Lascy sen'r Afflict: Eliz Hubbert: & mercy Lewis: at the time of her examination: she own[e]d it: upon her former oath Sept'r: 14: 1692.

   (Reverse) Witness agt Mary Lacey

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 24 )

   Essex in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Anno R Rs Reginae & Mariae Angliae & Quarto. Anno'qe Domini 1692

   The Jurors for o'r Sov'r Lord and Lady the King and Queen doe Present that Mary laceÿ Wife of lawrence laceÿ of Andivor in the County of Essex Husbandman upon the Twentieth day of July In the year aforesaid and divers other dayes and times as well before as after Certaine detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries wickedly Mallitiously and felloniously hath used Practised and Exercised at and in the Towne of Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid in upon and against one Elizabeth Hobert of Salem aforesaid Single Woman by which said wicked Acts the said Eliza Hobert the day & Year aforesaid and divers other dayes and Times Both Before and after was and is Tortured aflicted Consum'd Pined Wasted and Tormented and also for Sundry other Acts of witchcraft by the said Mary laceÿ Comitted and done Before and since that Time against the Peace of o'r. Sov'r Lord and Lady the King and Queen theire Crowne and Dignity and the forme of Stattute in that Case made and Provided,

   (Reverse) Indictm't ags't Mary laceÿ for bewitching Eliza Hobert Billa Vera

    ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 23 )

   Essex in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Anno RRs & Reginae Gulielmi & Mariae Angliae &ca Quarto Anno'qe Domini 1692//

   The Jurors for our Sov'r Lord and Lady the King and Queen doe &Pbar;rsent That Mary Lacey Wife of Lawrence Laceÿ of Andiver In the County of Essex Husbandman The Twentieth day of July In the Yeare aforesaid and divers other days and times as well before as after Certaine detestable Arts Called Witchcraft & Sorceries Wickedly Mallitiously and felloniously hath used practised and Exercised At and in the Towne of Salem in the County of Essex Aforesaid in upon

   Co&gbar;&nbar;

   (Reverse) Indict't ags't Mary Lacey for bewitching Mercy Lewis Billa Vera Co&gbar;&nbar;

    ( Essex Institute, Salem -- Fowler Papers )

    (See also: Mary Lacey, Sr. -- Complaint.)

   You are in theire Majests. names hereby required to apprehend and forthwith bring before us, Mary Lacey daugter of Lawrence Lacy of Andover single womun, who Stands Charged on behalfe of theire Maj'es with haveing Committed Sundry acts of Witchcraft on. Eliz ballerd the wife of Jos Ballerd of Andover. to her great hurt and that in order to her Examination Relateing to the abovesayed premises faile not

   Dated Salem July 20th. 1692

   You are likewise required to search deligently in the house & aboute it for popetts &c

    *Bartho. Gedney

    *John Hathorne

    *Jonathan. Corwin

    *John Higginson

   Justs Peace

   In obedience unto this warant I have Seased the body of the above Riton person: and brought her to the place apoynted: & delivered her: and allso made &sbar;&rbar;ch for popetts or the like: with Two men and Two wimin: and found a persal of Rags [yean] tape and a persell of quils tied up that none of the family knew what it was for and brought them to you honers:: this 21: of July 1692

    &Pbar; *Ephriam Foster

   Constable of Andovr

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

   Severall Examinations Before Bartho Gidny . John Hathorne Jonat Corwin & John Higginson Esq'rs

   21: July 1692 :

    Mary Lacy Jun'r Exa. She was brought in & Mary Warren in a violent fit; Q. how dare you come in here & bring the divill w'th you to aflict these pore creatures. A. I know nothing of it, but upon lacys laying her hand on warrins arme she was then recovered from her fit.

   q. You are here accused for practising witchcraft upon Goody Ballard w'ch way doe you doe it. A. I canot tell; where is my mother that made me a witch and I knew it not. Q. can you look on Mary Wa&rbar;&rbar; . & not hurt her look upon her now in a friendly way, she tryed so to doe struck her downe.

   q. doe you acckn'l. now you are awitch A. yes.

   q. how long have you bin a witc[h] A. not above a week. Q. did the divill apeare to you. A: yes:

   Q. in what shape. A. in the shape of a horse

   Q. where. A. in the House. Q. what did he say to you. A. he bid me to be afraid of nothing. & he would not bring me out. but he has proved a lyer from the begining. Q. what did he order you to doe.

   A. he set me to kill a tinker in the Towne. and I would not. then he said he would kill me if I did not. I said I hoped God would help me. Q. what other shape did he apeare in A. in the shape of around Gray thing & bid me set my hand to his book & I would not, Q. did he bid you worship him A. yes. and bid me also afflict persons. --

   Q. how many times did the divill apeare to you. A -- twice & both times in the night I was in my bead & he awaked me by making a strange noyse. Q. what did he say to you. A. he bid me obey him & he would never bring me out

   q. did you not worship him. A. yes I doe not question it sometimes

   Q. you may yet be deliverd if god give you repentance. A. I hope he will

   Q. have you never ben molested. till about a week agoe A. no. but my mother has wished severall times the divill would [torn] all away.

   Q. but how did you aflict the persons. A. I squesed [torn]

   Q. was it something in the likeness of them [torn]

   that you squesed A. yes [torn]

   thing that came to hand. Mary lacy being [torn]

   desired now to [torn]

   she struck her downe w'th her looks. [torn]

   Q. Mary War [torn]

   but pointed at Mary Lacy Q. Mary Lac [torn]

   A. A yeare & I have ben adisobedi [torn]

   good, the divill apeared to me [torn]

   & mother & never doe as the [torn]

   she then asked d[torn]

   every night [torn]

   and Rich'd Carrier did one time draw cider ther

   Q. how many of you ware there at a time. A. Rich'd. Carrier & his moth'r. & my grandmother & mouther, Noat & upon reading over the confession so farr goody lacy the mother owned the last perticuler.

   Q. how many more witches are in Andiver A. I know no more but Rich'd Carier

   Q. w't time was it you drunk the cider A. Sometime this spring. Q. had you any feasting there A. we eate nothing but drunk. Q. tell all the truth. A. I canot yet. Q. had you no victualls. A. no. Q. w't. other persons have you hurt A. none else Q. did not you hurt the maid their Mary Warren w'ch way did you doe it was it her liknes.

   A. the divill doth it & I know it not Q did not you squese somthing to hurt her.

   A. I lay on a forme yesterday & squesed that Q. how maney year is it since you had familliarty w'th the divel

   A. a year and quarter agoe Q. Were you never at Salem Village. A. No. Q. How many have you afflicted A. Non but Timo. Swan #[and this] Ballard & Mary Warren. Q. did you nott afflict Jeames frys Child

   A. yes and R'd. Carrier was w'th. me -- and told me that Jeames fry . had beat his brother & he would fitt him for it & soe he afflicted s'd fry's Child & gott me to assist him. Q. did you use at any Time to ride upon a Satik or poll. A. Yes. Q. how high. A Somtimes above the trees Q. doe not ye Anoynt ye selves before ye flye A. No but the divell carried us upon hand poles Q. the Mother Strick dwon these afflicted &pbar;rsons sorely and she confessed soe far till at last she could shake hands w'th them frely & doe them noe harm Now ther

   [torn] there was R'd Carrier who rod w'th me upon a poll

   [torn] carried us and ther was also my grammoth'r

   [torn] my moth'r & goody

   [torn] two poles or one A. two Q. how many were

   [torn] there at that

   [torn] A. I beleve there was a hundred & they

   [torn] were in

   [torn] Q were you not in two Companys A we

   [torn] came first but we were in two

   [torn] there A. I know nott that I did

   [torn] bout afflicting. &pbar;rsons. Q. w't time

   Noate that Mary Warren then Saw on the Table a young man & was Just then herself afflicted And this Mary Lacy said she saw Young Carrier Sitt upon Warrens Stomack the s'd Lacy Said -- further there is a little Boy at Deacon frys that is an Unhappy Boy & I think he Joynes in this Witchcraft his name Is Andrew Carrier & he hurts frys child because fry beat him --

   Q -- Doth the Divell require any thing of you besides hurting persons

   A. Yes to serve him and make more witches if we can & says if we will not make other persons sett there hand to the Book he will tear us in peaces q'n. have you this Book A. no the Divel Keeps it & he goes along with us. & we perswade persons, & their he setts downe ther names in Blood, q'n. w't doe you write w'th all A. w'th penns & granmeths & all of us Sett our Hands to the Book q'n did you see this Andrew Carrier afflictt frey's. Child A he went w'th us when R'd and I went -- she s'd. further that R'd Carrier had athing of his Mother's. w'ch she Charged him never to show to any person q'n. w't thing is it A. a writting Q. what writting is this. A it is a writting that the Divel gave to goody Carrier and she has bin a witch Ever Since She Lived at Bilrica. A w't Murthers has she done A two Broth'r. of her own and a Broth'r In law Andrew Allin Jno Allin &

   Q. was this in ther bodyes or Somthing in there liknes A it was on there bodye And oth'r things also Q. did they use to doe itt by poppetts A. Yes. Q did you Ever hear what was in that paper that. Goody. Carrier Gave to Rich'd. A no but Goody Carrier told her that she had given him a paper that would make him as good as herself. Q did you Ever ask him where he putt this paper A. No but I know he Is a Wicked wretch. Q. was you not at Mr Ballards house on thanksgiving day at night A this Goody Carrier Came to us in her Spirit & to granmoth'r and would not lett her alone till she went w'th her and afflict persons Q. how doth she come when she comes In her Spiritt A Somtimes in the Liknes of a Catt Somtimes In the Liknes of a bird & tells us it is she. Q. w't Coulor are these Catts

   A. Blak Q. where or in w't pl doe those Catts or Shapes Suck A I cannott tell but beleuve they doe Suck her body. Q. did you hear the 77 witches names called over A yes the Divel Called them Q. w't Speech did he use to them A he bid them obey him and doe his Commands & it would be Bett'r for them & they Should obtain Crownes In hell. & Goody Carrier told me the Divell Said to her she should be a Queen In hell, Q. how was to be King A the Minist'r Q. w't kind of Man Is Mr. Burroughs A a pretty little man and he has Come to Us Somtimes In his Spiritt in the Shape of a Catt & I think somtimes In his prop'r Shape Q. doe you hear the Divel hurts in the Shap of any person without there consents A No Q did the Divel then bid them hurt the people at the Village -- A yes --

   Q. were you Ever baptized A yes -- Q. did not the Divel desire you to Renounce the Baptize -- & to Renounce God A. he bid me never to keep Gods word but to serve him & said that he was god & also made me deny my baptize Q. w't words did he say A he would have me baptized again & I would not Q. did you never see him baptize any A no. Q. did you never se that Sacrement at the Village; to ans truly A Yes. Q. w't Coulor was the Bread A. the bread was brownish & the wine Red they had also a table and Erthen Cups & there

   A. not A Six Years agoe Q. why did not you tell the truth at the first A the Divel would not lett me Noate that Upon the Reading over Mary Laceys Confession the Mother & Granmoth'r owned their Signing the Divels book at the Village Metting which Mary Lacey Spake of Q. was it Red you wrote withal A Yes like blood & Mary Lacy s'd they Used a penn Mary Warren then had a fitt and Cried out Upon Rich'd Carrier & Mary Lacey prayed he might be sent for & goody Lacey owned that Carrier told her also that She Shold be Queen of hel The old woeman owned & Conffesed that she was hurt at the Village

   22th July 1692 Richard Carrier aged 28 years & His Brother Andrew a'bt 16 years Rich'd Carrier & his brother brought into Court who unto many Questions propounded returend Negative Answers to all & the afflicted persons s'd they Saw the black man & there Mother w'th others stand before them on the Table to Hinder there Conffession --

   Q.M.L. did not Rich'd Joynee w'th. you In severall things A Yes & he burned Timo Swan w'th his Tobacco pipe Q Where was Rich'd when he did it A In Swans Chamber In Spirit Q Who Else Joyned In it A Goody Carrier My Ganmother & Mother & Rich'd Q. Was Rich'd there bodyly A his body Came to the house & his Spirit went In & did it -- Q were ye all bodyly in the Chamber A Somtimes we ware in Shapes & Somtimes in body but they did not See us She s'd further that they rod upon hand poles & the Divel also was there in the Shape of a black Man & high Crowned hatt & bid us Kill Swan by Stabing him to Death & we also Stick pinns Into his Liknes Q. and what Else had you any hott Irons or knitting Knedles A Yes we had an Iron Spindle & Rich'd Carrier ran it through or Into Swans Knee Q wher had you that Spindle A the Divel Brought it to us Q had you any quarrell w'th. him A we all Came in Upon Mrs. Bradberys Acco' or quarrel She had w'th. him Q Goody Lacey did not you hurt Swan . A No The daughter S'd. Yes Mother doe not deny it Q Goody Lacy who was in the Company A Goody Carrier & her Son Mrs. Bradbery & wee Q were not the Mother there viz foster A I know not but She Might be there Q. did You hurt him A the Divel made his Imps doe it Q w'ch way did you hurt him A there was hott Irons & the Divel

   And we consented to Kill him if we were not brought out before, & here Marey Lacey Related Somthing of the Quarrell between Bradb'y . & Swan a'bt Thatching of a house -- Now Rich'd Carrier w't say you to these two Evidences that saw You w'th Timo. Swan , but Still he Denyed all -- Questions -- Mary Lacey when you went to afflict Ballard was not this man w'th You Viz Rich'd. Carrier A Yes & it was a'bt afortnight Since we went upon poles in the night we got into the house & this Rich'd. afflicted Ballard by pinching & choaking her & I was ther also when the Sider was Drawn Goody Lacey doe you Remember anything of afflicting this Ballard A Yes. and this Rich'd was there and afflicted by pinching choaking & Laying his hand on her Stomak Mary Lacey Urged Rich'd very much to Confes & S'd further that he bid her help to kill Swan & that they used to discourse togeth'r on ther Jorneys & used to tell her he would goe and afflict persons, telling him he had ahart as hard as a Rock to Deny it, she s'd further that this Rich'd told her he would Kill Goody ballard also Mary was it Richard pipe that burnt Swan A. Yes and it he did him Self & Run the Spindle into Swans knee he told me also that he would make his Broth'r one & afflict person Mary Warrin in abad fitt & blood Runing out of her Mouth. Mary Lacy S'd. that this Andrew did it. The afflicted persons were Grevously tormented that Richa'd and Andrew were Carried out to another Cambbre and there feet & hands bound a Little while after Rich'd was brought In again Q Rich'd though you have been Verry Obstinate Yett tel us how long agoe it is Since you ware taken in this Snare

   A ayear Last May and Noe More Unto Many Questions Propounded he answered affermativly as followeth viz he Saw the Shape of a man In the night, he had been in twone & was Goeing home the man was Black & had a high Crowned hat he told me I was afrayd to goe home

   I hurt Swan in my Spirit & Struck him in the knee w'th a Spindle the Divel brought it & was then in the Shape of a black man & high Crowned hatt I afflicted frys Child by Squezing of it & I did it upon anything I had amind should represent the Child, my Mother was w'th me Somtimes but not often, -- Mother was bodyly w'th me -- I have Seen her once in her Spirit Since her Imprissonment & in the Shape of a Catt I was present when brother Signed the book & I think Mother was there also & the Divel -- I rod the 1st time on a horse & the 2nd time on a man to Salem Village & think there might be a Seventy there at Each Mettings, we mett in a Green w'ch was the Ministers paster -- And we were in two Companys at the Last I think there was a few Men w'th them I heard Sarah Good talk of a minister or two -- one of them was he that had ben at the Estward

    Q. Rich'd can you name any that ware at the mettings A. Jno. Willard Jno. Procter & his Wife Goody Nurse . Good&mbar; Gory & his wife. Goody. how Mrs Bradbery & Goody Oliver &c. -- Jno. Willard Is a black hared Man of a Midle Statture & he told me his Name -- we heard a drum & Mary Lacey heard the Same -- Mary Lacey In a bad fitt Rich'd Sayd an kurse upon her & S'd. further that that man was at Salem Village Metting -- I was w'th ballards wife I Think I have afflicted 3 at the Village -- 2 in the Ministers house one of them a grown person the other a Child the growne person was the Mrs of the house, the Younger person was one Abigail Williams also Mary Walkutt on Wednesday last, I doe it by Roling up a handcherchif & Soe Imagining to be a representation of a person -- the Divel Doth it Some times the Divell Sturred Me Up to hurt the Ministers Wife -- I was Baptized at the falls at Newberry in the River he dipt my head into the Watt'r. but doe not Remember w't he S'd there were not above 7 Baptiz'd Viz Mrs Brad'y Goody Nurse Goody How -- When they Signed the book the Divel told them they Should over Come & Prevail the witches are all afaird they Shall al Come out & the Divel threatens if I come not Unto this Quarrell he will tear me in peaces --

    Andrew Carrier brought In & his brother told him that he had acknowledged all:

   Court -- tell us plainly &c -- Unto many questions asked he Returned these following answers it Is above [above] a month agoe Since he Signed the Divels Booke -- the Divel is a black Man -- his Mother & brother Came w'th the Divel when he Signed -- he was to Serve the Divel five Years and the Divel was to give him house and land in Andeavor the Divel did not tell him who he was but he Set his hand to his book w'th a pen -- the ink was Red but cannot tell the list -- he Saw a pretty many Names in it -- he put to a Seal & the Stamp was a little thing he knows not what it was in the night Time & up at Deacon frys in the Oarchard which Richard Owned The Divel told him he must Serve, him, keep his Councel & afflict persons Sometimes -- Memorandum this Andrew in his first Examination Stammered & Stuttered Excedinly in Speaking which Some of his Neighbours present s'd he was not want to doe but now in his confession [torn] He further Sayes that the Divel perswaded him to hurt frys Child a little -- The way Thus, the man came & asked me what he Should doe for me And I S'd he Should afflict that Child, & Rich'd s'd Andrew had assisted a little in afflictting Swan Andrew S'd he had not afflicted any Since the Child but Mary Warrin he Says the Divel baptized him w'th in this month at Shawshin River, the Divel put his head into the Watt'r Rich'd Saw baptized & the Div'l S'd that Andrew was his & he had Command over him w'ch Andrew Owned ther were two at that Metting besides his brother baptized but he has forgot there Names -- Rich'd was at the Sacrement at the Village, did Drink of the wine but not Eate of the Bread he Remembers not the words Used at the administration but Goody Nurse handed the bread about the wine & bread were both Red -- Noate that Rich'd. Conffesses nothing of the paper or writting w'ch the Divel gave his mother & as Mary Lacey S'd his Mother gave to him

    ( Essex Institute MSS. Collection )

    21st July, 1692. Before Major Gidney , Mr. Hawthorne , Mr. Corwin and Capt. Higginson .

   Q. Goody Foster! you remember we have three times spoken with you, and do you now remember what you then confessed to us? -- You have been engaged in very great wickedness, and some have been left to hardness of heart to deny; but it seems that God will give you more favour than others, inasmuch as you relent. But your daughter here hath confessed some things that you did not tell us of. Your daughter was with you and Goody Carrier, when you did ride upon the stick. A. I did not know it. Q. How long have you known your daughter to be engaged? A. I cannot tell, nor have I any knowledge of it at all. Q. Did you see your daughter at the meeting? A. No. Q. Your daughter said she was at the witches meeting, and that you yourself stood at a distance off and did not partake at that meeting; and you said so also; give us a relation from the beginning until now. A. I know none of their names that were there, but only Goody Carrier. Q. Would you know their faces if you saw them? A. I cannot tell. Q. Where there not two companies in the field at the same time? A. I remember no more. -- Mary Warren, one of the afflicted, said that Goody Carrier's shape told her, that Goody Foster had made her daughter a witch. -- Q. Do not you acknowledge that you did so about 13 years ago? A. No, and I know no more of my daughter's being a witch than what day I shall die upon. Q. Are you willing your daughter should make a full and free confession? A. Yes. Q. Are you willing to do so too? A. Yes. Q. You cannot expect peace of conscience without a free confession. A. If I knew any thing more, I would speak it to the utmost. -- Goody Lacey, the daughter, called in, began thus; Oh! mother! how do you do? We have left Christ, and the devil hath gat hold of us. How shall I get rid of this evil one? I desire God to break my rocky heart that I may get the victory this time. Q. Goody Foster! you cannot get rid of this snare, your heart and mouth is not open. A. I did not see the devil, I was praying to the Lord. Q. What Lord? A. To God. Q. What God do witches pray to? A. I cannot tell, the Lord help me. Q. Goody Lacey! had you no discourse with your mother when riding? A. No, I think I had not a word. Q. Who rid foremost on that stick to the village? A. I suppose

    ( Thomas Hutchinson , History of Massachusetts-Bay, II, 27-28 .)

   Know all men by these presents that I Francis Faulkoner of andover in the County of Essex in newengland husbandman & I [Francis] John Barker of the same towne and County afores'd husbandman: are holden & firmely bound Jointly & Severally to their Majesties King William & Queen Mary of England Scottland France & Ireland King & Queen defenders of the faith: in the full & Just Sum of five hundred pounds Sterling for the true & Just payment of [of] w'ch: s'd sum of five hundred pounds to their Majesties King William & Queen Mary wee doe bind our selves our heirs Executors Administrators & Assignes firmely by thees presents Dated in Salem the sixth day of october in the yeare of our lord one thousand six hundred ninety & two & in the fourth year of our lord one thousand six hundred ninety & two & in the fourth year of the Reigne of their Majesties King William & Queen Mary of Engla'd Scottland France & Ireland Deffenders of the faith

   The Condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above named Francis Faulkoner of Andover in the County of Essex in newengland husbandman and John Barker of the towne & County afores'd husbandman: have taken into their Care & Custody the body of Mary Laycy Jun'r aged about fiveteen yeares who: was Committed to their Majesties Goale in Salem in the County of Essex in newengland for haveing used Practised & Committed divers acts of witchcraft upon the bodys of sundry persons who hath Confessed the same: if that the afores'd Francis Faulkoner & John Barker Sen'r of the towne & County afores'd shall well & truely Keep the afores'd Mary Lacy and her secure until they shall Receive order from George Corwin Sheriff of the County of Essex then to deliver the afores'd Mary Laycy unto William Dounton now Keeper of their Majesties Goale in Salem or to any other who the afores'd George Corwin shall apoint that then they shall according to his order forthwith Deliver the afores'd Mary

   Signed Sealed & Delivered

   In presence of us