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v e w hi ch I h a d seen i n m
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t o gi ve occ as i on to a n y one to j udge wro ng fu ll y ; for
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Doc of Phi los op h y, M edi cin e, a nd
.
R EMA R K A B LE F ULF I LL M EN T OF
PR ED I C TI ON .
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worthy m a n w
on the occ a si on of a ba pti sm to whi ch the clerg yma n a
a s in vi ted
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.
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well known pa rti cul a rly on a ccount of hi s s e co n d sig h t ,
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a lwa ys telli ng th a t th ere wo u ld be a funera l o u t o f s uc h a .
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ma n s ta le i n the gre a te st di lemm a a n d a n xi ety pa rti cu
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drun ka rd a n d a m a n of l o a n d vulgar se nti ments, b e
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li ev ed rml y th a t i t a s a propheti c gift of God , an d t h at
h e m u st m a ke i t kno n, i n order th a t th e p e o p le mi t
still repent A t length a s a ll r eproo f
.
, a s in vai n g
hi m noti c e t ha t if h e a nn ounced o ne
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WI T OHC R A B I ‘ ‘
. 27
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,
to ann o u nce a n y m ore fu neral s a n d I h a ve not done so ,
sinc e nor
, i ll I do so a n y m ore ; b u t I m u s t now tell y o u
so me t h i ng th a t is i u a re m ar ka ble th a t y o u m a y
se con (p
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m
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s ee th a t sirthtc il-
rly
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a s t h e ta le , wi th a ll i t s c i rc u m sta nces a s rel a ted
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,
h i s wif e
,
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h e took he pa s s ed a m el a ncholy tim e of i t ti ll a t length
a s s a fely deli vered a n d o u t of d a nger H e now
,
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reproa ched the gra ve di gger m ost bi tterl y a n d sa i d -
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u nfo u nded thy reve ri es h a ve been !
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t h e corpse seer only sm i led a n d s a i d S ir the m a tter i s
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not yet fini shed .
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ha ve t .
WIT OH CB A FI ' ‘
. 29
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L o rd Tyrone a n d La dy Beresford were born i n Irel a nd ;
th ey were both left orph a ns in the i r in fa n c to the c a re
of the s a m e person by whom they were bot edu c a ted in ,
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fi
a bo u t fo u rteen ye a rs of a e they fell i nto very di e r e n t
h a nds The persons on w o m the c a re of the m n o d e
.
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rem e Be i ng L a dy B ere s ford a s shortly a fter a ddre ssed
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for h e r serva nt a n d repe a ted the i n ui r
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a n y letter ( s a i d S ir M ) th a t yo u a r e so a nxi ous co n cern
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rin c i p l e o f vi rt u e a n d h um a ni ty To thi s h er seoo n .
s u ch w
us b a n d La dy B brought two d a h t e rs ; a ft er a rd s
, .
a s th e pr o i g a c y o f hi s co nd t h a t sh e i n sis te d
WITOK C R AFT . 31
w a se par a ti on
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h i m sh e felt p e rfectly we , a n d requ ested hi m to spend
fi
th e d a y Wi th h er, i t be in g h er b irthda y Fo r, ( sa i d sh e).
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.
i
h a v e a d m any di sp utes c oncerni ng you r a g e , a n d I a v e
sa i d s
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’
d i e , a p e ri od whi o is not fa r di st a nt
m
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r to t h e fri endshi p th a t a lwa ys exi sted et e en
.
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an
L ord n o a n d m yse l f ; we were ed u c a ted u nder the
sa me roo f, in t h e sa m e ri n c i p l e s , those of De i sm When .
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t o eac h oth er, th a t whi chever sho u ld h a ppen to di e rst,
t o d ecla r6 wh a t reli gi on w
o ul d if permi tted by the Al m i ghty, a ppe a r to the other
a s ac cepta ble to h i m A c c ord .
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e e , a nd
when S i r M a n d m yself were in bed , I
gi t
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d O ; I sc rea med o ut , a nd e ndea vor ed, b ut i n va in, t o
.
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.
38 WITCHC R A FT .
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.
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M wi ll die a n d y o u wi ll m a rry a g a i n a n d to a m a n
,
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ye a r of your a g e .
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,
i ng y o u , e rs i s t i n yo u r i n d e li t y yo u r lot i n a nother
Z
world be m i ser a ble i ndeed ’
Ma y I a sk ( sa i d I ) if .
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y o u a r e h a ppy ?
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‘
I m a y thence i nfer th a t y o u a r e h a ppy ? He sm il e d ,
b u t di d not a nswer .
I m u st ha ve stronger proofs of i t s re a li ty Yo u s a ll
w
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. .
s a i d he ; th en w a vi ng h i s h a nd the bed c ur ta i ns hi ch , .
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l a rge i ron hoop by wh i ch the tester of the bed wh i ch
a s of a n ova l form a s s u s pended :
,
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I n th a t ( s a i d he )
o u c a nnot be m i st a ken ; no m o rta l co u l d h a ve perform ed
,
‘
,
y h is ’
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‘
Ye s He wrot e wi t h a penci l on one si de of the le a ves
.
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flesh .
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mi nd a sm a ll blem i sh , sa i d I
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ma rked m y confu si on a n d i n q u ir ed t h e c a u se I told .
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a s we l l perfectly well b u t i nfor m ed h i m Lord
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r mai n in a st a te of s u perst i t i on I co enced a n ter .
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g to ve m , u ndoi ng
In a fe yea rs I ce as ed to
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.
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th h eard th e exclaim
s erv a nts my mi stre ss is d ead ” ,
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B s son a s h a s been predi cted i s now m a rri ed to
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TH E WH ITE L A DY .
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On e of t n e m ost a ttra cti ve , b lood cu rdli ng, h a i r raasin g -
s
a nd goose fl e s h -
c a u s in
legends in the whole hi s t o r o f
su persti ti on i s th a t 0 the a ppe a ra nce of the te
”
L a dy a s the re c u rso r of de a th i n the roya l fa m i ly of
Pr u ssi a In t e rst p l a c e t h e
. Whi te L a dy i s d u lex ;
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, w
th e th en M a rgra ve of B ra ndenb u rgh (i nc i dent a ll y her
a y) who s t o o d in the ro a d to her pro m i s e d
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ma rri a ge to t h e M a rgra ve The oth er person a lity of t h e
as
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1 6 2 8 the
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We are inf o rm e d t h a t t hi s p er si s ten t a nd l on g :
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on the roy l c t
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vi lle I owa I n Ma y 1 882 Mr S nyd er lost a h a nd wh i le
'
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a m p u ta ted m e m ber a s b u ri ed i n w
orking 111 a pla nin g mi ll a t P ortsm o u th O h i o a n d the
hi s g a z d e n
weeks a fter there grew o u t of the m ou nd coveri ng the
Two
, ,
ww
ca irn a fu ngu s pl a nt of the exa ct form of the h a nd I t
it
a s vi si ted by h u ndreds of peo p le m a ny of who m thou ght
a s a portent of evil On h i s re m ova l to Convi lle Mr
.
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.
,
S nyder
y bro u ght the f u ng u s pre s erved i n a lcohol They .
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t hi s wonderfu l du pli ca t i on .
H OW D I D I T G E T TH RE E i — We s a on T u esda y a fter
noon a perfectly form ed a pp a rently h u m a n h a nd th a t , ,
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o f a n i nfa nt ta ken fro m the centre of a new g rown pot a -
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to i n a field ne a r to n
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.
OF MEDI C A L H E R B S .
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from t h e q uai nt a n d
fi
so m ewh t co rse l ng
a a a u a ge of the book a r e ci ted below , .
fi
l a i d down by the a u thor the re a der c a n a s cert ai n by ,
e x eri m ent
pMa i den H a i r a n d the Moss of Q ui nces resem ble the
.
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wo rt whi ch be a r 111 le a ves a nd roots a he a rt lik e form
,
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a r e c o ngeni a l to th a t org a n .
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fi
a c o n s e rv e a n d e a ten i m prove the he a ri ng a n d m e m ory
, .
t o the c ur e of de a fness .
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B i rth ort or H e a rtwort La di es S e al or Bri ony etc
c ondu ce m u ch to a s a fe a c co u che m ent
,
’
.
,
a n d L u p i ns a re i e c o mm e n d e d for the st r e n g t h e in g of th a t
,
pa rt of the h um a n vi scer a .
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wort A g ar i c k Ferm i t o ry a n d Fi gs a r e e f ca ci o u s i n
, , ,
bi li o u s di se a ses .
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uess of bod y Pla nts na tura lly
as
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Fleshy pla nts m a ke fl e s h for the e a ters ; for m sta nce t h e
Oni on Leek a n d C ole ort Ce rt a i n pl a nts fortif y a n d
bra ce the nerves ; for ex a m p le the S ens i ti ve pla nt, N e t
.
sa m e a re to be u s ed a s o u tw a rd a pp li c a ti on s .
a s th e st a lk s of Gra i n R e ed s
,
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t h e hollow p a rts of the body
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.
as , w
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c en t u ri es wi th a s m u c h a vi di ty a s the h u o s o her s stone ’
,
wh i ch the a lche mi sts beli eved w e a l c li ke he to u ch o f
M i da s cha nge a ll m e a ner su bsta nces i nto the reg a l m eta l
,
THE FA M OUS E LI X I R OF LI FE .
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P R E P A R E D FR OM B A L M .
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In t h e pre per se a son of the ye a r hen the h erb i s at
i t s fu ll gro t h a n d consequ ently i t s j ui ces i n thei r whole
, , ,
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vi gor g a t her a t the fittest ti m e of the d a y a s u c i en t
qu a ntity of b a lm wi pe i t cle a n a n d pi ck i t ; th en p ut i t i n
,
, ,
a thi n p a p .
“
Ta ke thi s gl u ti nou s a n d Odori fero u s su bst a nce a n d
p u t i t i nto a bol t he a d wh i ch i-
,
“
When i t is ta ken o u t the m a tter i ll a ppe a r clea rer
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. 89
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m y [Put thi s li q u id into a gentle b a th th a t th e re
.
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,
p a red a n y do u bt be h a d o i i t s effi c a cy or of i t s m a nn er
, ,
prep a r a ti on of b a l m w h i ch Mr Boyle (t h e
hi s i s t h e
‘
Mr Boyle
. he n a m ed to m e h a v ing pre p a red the p ri
,
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,
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or twelve da ys to a wom a n tha t served i n hi s hou se a n d
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g rowth a ppe a red fa i r a n d better color ed th a n a t r st
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a s wont to do before
In o ur chi ldhood o ur m others m a i ds h a ve so t e ri i ed
’
w .
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voi ce roa ring li ke a li on h e r e b we sta rt a n d a re a fra i d
when e he a r one cry B o h ! a n ythey h a ve so fra yed us
,
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wi th bu ll beggar s spi ri ts wi tches u n c hi n s elves h
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.
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no he a rty beli ever i n God s revela ti on ’
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i n g by fa i r m e a ns or fo u l m a de to confess them s elves
.
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.
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.
g a a n d li vely people
—
he dr e a m of the s o c al led
.
S a h a m T ink er i s
s in g ul a r a n d m a y wel l be here reprod u ced bec a u se i t
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’
took h is ,
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wif e s co u nsel a n d resolved next d a y to m a ke t h e best of
’
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h i s a y ho m e
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erra nd I dr e a m ed three n i ghts th i s week th a t if I went
.
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,
’
w i ll find there the ri ches y o u a r e seeki ng here The a s .
down the spa d e str uck u pon som eth ing ha rd whi ch
, ,
fou nd i t to hi s gre a t j oy to be fu ll of
.
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i n c ri p t i o n re a d wi thou t a n y s usp i ci on on the p a rt of h i s
nei ghbors by som e of the Gra mma r S ch ool la ds, a nd
fi
foun d i t to b e
Wh ere thi s stood
Is a nother twi ce a s good ’
.
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red below t h e pla ce w ere the rst chest h a d la i n, a
second t i ce a s la rge a lso fu ll of gold a n d sil ver coi n It
.
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, ,
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h a v ing a n e ffigy i n m a rble s a i d to be th a t of the Ti nker
t ra de lying a b o u t hi m ”
.
,
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p rt of
a th e e i ght e enth cent u r y see m s to m eri t b e ,
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b evell ed h a ir , very t a ll a n d s to u t C a ssi u s de m a nded who .
fi
he a s ; to whi ch the ph a n tom repli ed , I a m you r evi l
“
g e m us
”
. The dre a m er a r o s e i n a fri ght , a n d see ing no
one present , su m m oned h i s sl a ves, i n q ui ri ng if a n y a m ong
th e m h a d s een a stra n ger ente r the a ppartm ent A n ex .
w
a mi n a ti on showed the d oors of the h o u se to h a ve been
rml y closed, so th a t i t a s i m p ossi ble for a n y one to
e nter Ca ssi u s ua th a t he h a d been the vi ctim of
s om e ch e m i c a l 1p
.
ers
lu s i o n ded
a g a i n went to sleep b ut the s a m e
, ,
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,
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Two A r c edi a n fri ends j ou rneyi ng togeth er a rri ved a t
,
h o u se of a fri end w
.
e h i s co m p a ni on p u t u p a t a p u bli c
,
l e d hi m t r e t u rn a n d he a g a in u ndressed a n d went to
,
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ga i n h i s com ra de presented h i m self b u t th i s
fi
sleep .
,
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s si de , h a d th e s a me dre am a nd u po n
44 WVI T C H C R A FT .
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.
fi
in g by her dr e a m , h a d dr a wn the gra nd pri ze i n the o ya l
L ottery .
A n old la dy Pa ri s a s in t h e h a bi t O f en c o ura g in
Of
h er ni ece by prom i ses O f we a lth whi ch she never ful l l e
w .
c ou rse O i , .
li ttle reli a nce u pon the i nj u ncti on whi ch she conce i ved to
rela te to a lottery (then the town t a lk) the ni ece resolved ,
, ,
y ay
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,
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Fo r k n i ve s ,
is m e! su ch
w
p r e se n t s l u c k l e s s
t h e y t el l m e , a l a y s s e v e r
.
ro
o ve
ve
.
,
w
.
,
m ent a re occ a si ona lly c a u sed by the yo u thf ul com peti tors
for thi s su pposed cha rm a n d the bri de h ersel f is not uh ,
C h a m p a gne s a , w
A poor pe a sa nt dwellin g in the vi c in i ty of R h eim s, in
one ni ght du ring h i s sl um bers a young
,
fiw
, ,
d e nl y v a ni shed T h e pe a sa nt followed hi s a d vi ce a n d
fo u nd the stone indi c a ted i n h is drea m whi ch upon bei ng
.
—
i th g olden coins em
,
w
di spla c e d reve a l ng a va se l led
,
i .
ri ch i ng t h e d re a m e r a n d hi s fam i ly .
se e m s a s T H E EYES CL OS ED .
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Th e foli o i n g a c c o un t o f a re m ark a ble c a se of so mna m
b ul i sm con t r i b u t e d t o t h e A m e r i c a n J ou rna l of Me di c a l
.
ed t h e l a dy a ffl i c t e d w
S ci ence by D r B e id e n a n a b l e p ra cti ti on e r, who a ttend
.
i t h t h e s e s o m na m bu li c p a roxy sm s
w
A ft e r s e v e ra l a t t e m p t s t o k e e p her i n bed i t
w
as .
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se t the t a b l e a rr a n g e d t h e v a ri o u s a rti cles wi th t h e u t
,
i n s ta nc e t able for a m ea l, b ut
”
e ye s cl osed .
PR EVOYA NT VI S I ON OF J OH N K NOX .
d u ri ng the ci vi l a r of th a t w
ment a s to th e fa te of hi s fri e n d K i rk al d of Gra nge
e ri o d as
h o,
old i ng th e Cas tl e w , w
,
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th e A nti Protesta nt pa rt y
-
hose testi . w
o hn Knox be i ng o n hi s d e a th b
, se nt fo r hi s 0 0 1
le a u e a n d su cc e ssor Mr L a wson Mr d sa y Mi ni st er
w
.
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,
“
The y were l ep a rt ing wh en Knox ca lled b a ck L in dsa y ,
, ,
s ent yo u to hi m y t o nce t o wa rn hi m a n d b i d h im i n th e
,
a ss ured m e
’
L in dsa y went to t h e C a stle a cco rdi ngly a nd
.
Go tell Mr Knox h e i s
,
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.
,
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‘
K l l k i y m a in a in e d th e C a stle for som e m onth s a fte
‘
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K nox s de a th, b u t
’
a s a t l a st forced to s u rrender wher
, e
u n he a s c o n d e m e d to de a th a s a tra i tor a n d h a ng ed
‘
a E di nb u rg h
on the 8d of A u g u st 15 72 , at four 0
’
c10 0 k i n
th e a fternoon, the s u n be i ng W est ” .
w
l a yi ng a t di ce wi th a com pa ny a t the
c o u rt of Ch a rles X , on the eve of S t B a rtholom e
w
.
.
,
o bserved se vera l drops of blood to fa ll u pon the cloth
.
hi ch S prea d c o n st e rn a ti on a m ong t h e pla yers .
w
On t h e d a y whi ch G en A rnold di ed in Nova
u pon
w w
.
On th e ev et h e a s s a ss in a ti on o f J uli u s C aesar t h e
of
,
t em ple of J u pi ter S t a b o r trem bled to i t s fou nd a ti on , a nd
an e norm o u s p i ece of rock fell from the h e i ght of th e
ww
c a p i to l, a n d ca rri ed wi th i t a R om a n sta nda rd b earer
h o a s on gu a rd, a t t h e op eni n g of t h e ro a d
.
.
T HE DI VI NI NG R OD .
u ors VER S US
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T H E DI C T UM o r s erm on —W H AT
A T E NN E S S E A N c a n D O
w
.
fi
I h a ve seen severa l rti cles in rega rd t o t h e di vi ni ng
a
rod . I k now th a t sci ence does not recogni z e su ch a th i ng ,
b u t were not a ll the sci ences tested a n d proved b p ra c t i ~
ti ou s m a n b ut i s a s we l l i nform ed on a ll su bj ects a s a n y
,
wh y does h e not g o no
hi ms e l f a n d o th ers ri ch
W
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OR M
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byl mi nera l vein s ?
ooa tin g H e i s a ma n th a t h as h a d
t o l a bor v e h a rd a ll hi s li fe Now h e i s old a n d i n rm, .
sl o w
is lim i ted consequ entl y he g a m s knowledge on the su bj e c t
l
I will m ent on few of th e th in gs th a t h e cla im s h e c a n
i a
w
wher e the grou nd i s perfectly level m e a su re i t s depth b e ,
fi
th a n a foot bec a u se the su rfa ce is so se d o m perfectly
‘
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.
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,
b e of in terest to yo u .
s a ys : A t Ge a u ga La ke , ,
fi
Mr L a ti m er showed the ower of th e di vin i ng rod
. .
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A fter he h a d c u t one I a sk ed m to go over a li ttle stre a m
'
w
w w
t ha t we s a
a ter
runni ng from the ban k We knew tha t th e
a s there a n d we w a nted to see whether the rod
w
.
p
ou ld work over i t It
rongs so rm
o ff in h i s p a l m s
ly
”
i n hi s h
a s su rpri sin g
. H e h eld the
a nds th a t th e green b a rk t is te d
.
fi
Wa ter wi tches a re h i gh l rega rded i n the fa r West
,
On e m a n i n p a rti cul a r h a s ty
.
l e rep u ta ti on in Colora do of ,
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,
fi
, .
D I VININ G R OD .
“
n a ti on They s et u p two sta ffs a n d h a vi ng whi spered ,
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, ,
u c k y to do so .
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.
th e m .
”
Ch a p i v 1 2 Not only the Cha lde a ns u sed rods
. . .
it u s of the o ld Germ a ns .
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The e arli est m e a ns m a de u s e of by the m in ers for t h e
di scovery of the lode a s the di vi ni ng rod The m ethod
w
.
h a nds in a p ecu li a r
the twi g bent
w
gro th i nto a forked sh a pe a n d to hold thi s b both
w w
a y wa lki ng a cross the l a n
hi ch a s ta ken a s a n i ndi c a ti on of the
unti l
,
,
lo c a l i ty of a lode The person who gen era lly pra cti ces
.
cess of di vi n a ti on .
fi
,
la nd o i t h e ha z el s tendency to a ve i n of le a d ore se a m
,
’
,
di vi na ti on .
, ,
fi
, ,
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stone b ut
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TE E D E M ON S T R A TI ON O F M E TA LL I C T R A N S MUT A T ION
A FFINI TY AN D T H E S E C RE T OF P HI L OS O P H E R S ; o n H o
,
T e C H A N G E L E A D I NT o Q UI C K S I L VE R Let there be o n e .
-
,
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.
sil v er med ar in
nother vessel st nd ng by to c st
a a i , a in
up a m
on th t co po nded et l for nless yo r q cks lve
u m a , u u ui i r
be w a rm i t wil l not close nor a gree wi th yo u r m eta ls ; then
t e m per you r qui cks i lver a n d yo u r m et a l together for a
fi
whi le a n d presently a fter c a st i t i nto cold wa ter ; so sh a ll
,
T o T IN C TU E S I I N E R IN T O G O L D — M a ke rst a t a rt lye,
R
put q
u i ckli m e i nto a pot , whose botto m i s fu ll of m a ny
fi
sm a ll holes p u t a p i ece of wood or t i le sh a rd u pon i t
w
-
, ,
fi fi
th en by degrees pou r in the po der a n d hot wa ter a n d ,
fi
,
o w
pu tt i ng re u nder ti ll the w a ter b e a ll exh a led ; b u t the
,
IR ON C H A N G E D I NTO B R A s s .
— I t i s report ed t h a t in th e
Mou nt a i n C a r p a t u s a n H ill of Pa nnoni a a t a cert a i n town
, ,
I
A N MA L S , M E T A L S, & c —I n these fe . re m a rks on the
y
s m p a thet i c i n fl u ences I h a ve vent u red to tu rn the li g ht
w
of a gre a t centra l a n d posi ti ve s cl en c e u pon the m ysteri es
-
hi ch a ll m e n who d a re thi nk a r e a nxi ou s to penetra te
for i l l u str a t i on
, ,
,
W y h s i
,
m p y by the ower o f sy m p a thy B u t once for .
a ll let me here a
s y a t th i s
,
knowledge I cheerf ul ly 1m
,
i
ll see o in a m m ent th a t gre a t c a re m u st b e exert ed
where knowledge m i ght be u sed for a b a d p u rp ose B ut .
fi
If a n ox i s ki lled a n d l e t li e i n a ti ght hou se wi th plenty
,
a fter her mi lk w
mil k a porti on of i t i nto a b a g of corks very soon th ere
il l a ll dry a w a y A n y person who wi ll
we a r a n eelski n a ro u nd hi s body wi ll never h a ve a cram p
.
,
R
T H E C U E OE D I S E A S E S B Y MA GI C AL , C E L E S T IAL , A N D
S YMP A TH E TI C M E A NS — Am ong a va ri ety of exa m ples, the
loa dstone i s one m os f: re m a rka ble proof of the sym p a thy
we spe a k of However to h a sten to the poi nt A m ong
. .
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stone heli otro p i u m green like a j a sper or e m era ld bese t
, , ,
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, ,
a n e r u r a a e v a
p ; ,
of i t s va ri ety c a ll i t p a n t o c h ra s It i s by su ch a n d s unr
,
.
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,
syri a ns E gypti a ns Ch a lde a ns a n d m a ny of o ur o n
, ,
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.
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forma nc es of L egerd em ain c onsi st ed of a Ma
,
WI TCH CR AFT
w
,
w
sum s of m oney from the we al thy a n d m oneyed clas s es,
th u s getting a k n o l e d e of the fa ct of su ch a s um b ei ng
i n thei r possessi on a n a fterwa rd by fra u d, vi olence o r
, ,
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c onj u rer i s however u s u a lly a gentle m an of th e hi gh est
,
fi
,
fi
, ,
fi
e ntly cha nged .
fi
fi
spri nkle i t wi th a mi xt u re of vi nega r a n d sal a mm oni a c
( p a rts e q u a l ) when it,
i s cold a t i t a g a i n i nt o t h e fun
,
fi
,
fi
p .
C A us E L E TTE R s, P rsm m
t g Tfl
o ns c o p
o ni , a n o id ma g i c i a n , o e
“
“
e o f If
gc y
fl g sa :
o u t a ke u p h o rb i u m, bdelli um , g um a rm o ni , th root e
y
o f both h ellebores, t h e loa ds tone , a n d a li ttle s ul h ur,
a n d i ncorpora te the m a ltogether wi th the blood of a
th e blood of a n elepha nt, a n d the blood of a bla ck c a t ,
fi
a n d spri nkle i t ne a r the p a pers to be rem oved , th a t i t nu
s e a ls the m a n d brin gs them t o y ou r p resen ce, or u s t j
where yo u desi r e .
T o S T R I K E FE A R AND T E RR
OR IN TO T H E H EA R T OE AN
E NE MY — P yth a gora s sa ys : “
Tha t if a a m c be p u t i nto
w
.
th e skul l of a m u rderer, a n d t h e fl a m e of o ur e ne m
wri tten th erei n , i t i l l strik e the person w o s e n a m e
s o wri tten w ith fe a r a n d tre m bli ng , a n d h e will s p eedi
ly
seek yo u r forgi veness a n d become a s tea dfa st fri end .
WITCHC R A FT . 55
B Y WH AT ME A NS M A GI CI AN S A N D N E C R OMA NCE R S CA LL
FO RTH T H E S O UL S O F T H E D E A D .
fi
th e i r bod i es whi ch they left a s those so u ls do wh ose ,
lent d e a th a n d yet ,
w
bodi es w a nt d u e b uri a l or h a ve left the i r bo di es by v i o
,
fi
e
, ,
TH E M A GIC CR YS TA L i s a b a ll of pu re vi r in gla ss ,
s o m ewh a t i n the S h a pe of a n e g g; t h é m e t h o d o u si n it
'
—
,
T H E C O R R E C T A C C O UNT
OF T H E
S A LEM WI T C H ES ,
M AS S A CHU S E TTS U S
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to
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,
. .
66 S A LE M WI T CH C R A FT .
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d e v il s power to a ppe a r i n the colony ; n a y by stra ng e
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.
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o f the R ev r . M
S pr ingfie l d 11 I on the Connecti c u t ri ver a n d i n the fa m i l
Mo xa m Two of hi s chi ldr en b e t o o
. .
,
a n d it w
the m selves to extre m e O dd iti es i n speech a n d b eha vi or
w
a s re a dil y su pposed they were bewi tched b u t
there a s no proof to x the sorcery u pon a n y one u ntil
,
,
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,
,
tha t her tou ch wo uld produ ce bli ndness si c kn ss a t the ,
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e
s tom a ch a n d v i olent a i ns a n d i n 1 6 4 8 s u e
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,
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.
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the vessel ; a n d a s we he a r no m ore of J ones no dou bt
the a ss i st a nts s a the error a n d rele a sed hi m I n 16 5 2
,
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.
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.
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,
c o u rt wher e the m a n
kT h e next
,
w a s di sch a rged
a s the c a se of the w i do
, H ib b i n s wh om
.
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G o v E n di c o t a n d the a ssi st a nts h un g for wi tchcra ft Ma y
fi
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.
2 7 16 56
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a n d th u s he qu a li fied h i s ene m i es i n the devil s n a m e to ’
,
w
u t a h a lter a bo u t h i s wife s neck s a h a u g hty
’
She .
a
—
c a m e u nder ch u rch di sci pli ne a n d cens u re B u t th i s only .
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.
t he de v1 1 s m a r a s th y d i d t h e
’
u a k er m a i dens
e ,
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.
fi
s i st a n t s i dow a n d for m ore th a n th i rty ye a rs there
’
,
u i s m i n a h i gh degree a n d a l l co m b i ned, c a m e v e ne ar
q
i ndeed they qui te u ndi d 0 1 Mrs
w
fi
to her own u n d o i n .
th e decepti ve a rt i n th e D u t c h l a ng u a ge the u n e a rt hl
j a rgon seemi ng to c a m e from no vi sible O bj ect it a fi o
,
h e r nei ghbors .
how
h a ps the ch a i r wo u ld seem to com pli m ent th em wi th
”
do yo u do 7 a n d if they st a rted up in su rpri se,
”
pra y keep your sea t woul d follo i n a l o c oa w ww
,
w
.
v a ri ety of l a ngu a ges These reports exci ted the a tte nti on
.
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,
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t h e l i stening m ini sters fei g ned t h e su pp osed demons t o
convers e i th Mrs Greensmi th a s one i n l ea g ue
.
,
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w
.
fi
a s m a de t o c o nfess h er
fi
a n d by sh a rp i nterrog a tori es
fa mi li a rity wi th the de vi l S h e h a d not si gned hi s bo ok,
.
a ll w a s to h a ve been
w
or m a de a covena nt wi th h i m, b ut a t t h e th en c omi ng
C hr i stm a s , s h e a s to be rea dy for a hi g h fro li c a n d th en
ni shed S tra nge h ym enia l s for a
.
w
not even a p pe ar th a t she a s a wi do w
h owev er th e w
.
p e n t a n c e ,
a nd i t hw
poor wom a n a s h un wi thou t scruple, or s
or whether in her execu ti on th ey were doi ng th e d evil a
e for re
o u a pp a rent p i ty for h er u tu re s ta t e ;
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.
,
fi
,
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unl ess he ca n m a i nta i n s o m e rep u ta t i on I n 1 6 79 a d e .
fifi
‘
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.
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,
owner of the house a s rit in l ea ed i nto the 11 a nd
thre wa ter on hi s work A t ex t th e te rri c fa mi l
cri ed to God for help ; a n d then r i 9 dem ons were h e
w
.
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,
ca m e m a t th e doors of t he h o us e a nd th ro u h th e in
, g
fi
( Io w a a nd som e tim e s
S AL EM WITCH CR A FT
even d own th e chi mn ey A t len gth
res wer e set on hi s l a nds wh i ch d i d hi m m u ch d a m a ge
Wh er aup o n h e ga ve u p th e clothes a n d hi s vexa ti ons
ce a s eé
S o a bo u t th e sa m e ti m e a Qu a ker a t Portsm ou th wi th
.
.
69
, ,
h eld from a n old wom a n of hi s town a lot of l a nd wh i ch
fi
w
,
were pi cked u p i t
sm elt of bri m stone b whi ch it a s rc a d il known fro m
whence the c a m e l ! pon th is the su b d u e a n d t e rri ed
,
? w
a s s a i d t h ey were fo u nd hot a n d
, ,
u a k e r sett ed w i th t h e
.
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om a n a n d h i s tro ubles ce a se d .
w
th th ese c a ses a r e record e d a s e x a m p l es of w i tchcra ft .
fi
,
fi
d e vi l wou ld do thi s or th a t fo r her u nti l a t l a st the dev il ,
w
.
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.
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.
to n i th t h e a pproba n f ti o o { t h e m i ni st e r s a n d m a g i s
4
60 S A L EM WI T C H C R A ET .
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.
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,
m en c i n g th u s H a ec i pse m i s eri m a vi di
.
”
J ohn God .
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.
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,
as !
fi
i
t o d ay .
,
”
r e t e rn a t ura l vi si t a ti on ?
‘5
i n g p u zz led pronoun ced i t a
w
,
w
t h e li ttle m a i d a s bew i tch e d
t o brothers seei ng wha t a s goin g on h a d t s a lso a n d
were a ffli cted b the i nvi s i b les They decl a red they
w
N e xt h e r l i ttle si ster a n d
.
.
,
,
fi
not a n d then a t ti m es they wo u ld see m de a f d u m b a n d
, ,
no w
S tou ghton a n d D u dley both r st ch a rter r ulers were
a lso sup re m e j u dges l a tely co mm i ssi oned by Si r E d
,
,
S A L E M VVI T C H C R A FT . 61
t a les
w
T h en th ey se a rched Glover s h ou se a nd som e ra g ’
.
b a b l es
w ere fou nd stu ffed wi th g oa ts h a ir We m u st
w l
.
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kno th a t the wo m a n a s a C a t h o i c a n d sold toys
When one of these i m a ges or p u ppets a s bro u g ht i nto
.
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,
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,
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it a s s a i d the ch i ldren s a
, not when Glover l a i d her
h a nd on the b a by i m a ges In the end t h e cou rt a s s a t .
w
B oston ; yet the a ffli cted ch i ldren d id not recover b u t r a
th er gre worse or they i m proved b y pra cti ce for they
,
w
woul d p ur r li k e c a ts They wou ld pretend to be i n a red
.
w
.
”
G o d won t let the m co m e he re ; a n d she a s a t once
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the foolery a n d m a li ce I h a ve n a m ed ; a n d wha t 1 8 e u
i fe in the end by a m ere a c c i d en
sa ved , b u t poor Proctor they h u n g .
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ele v en d a ys onl y to prep a re for dea th th is i s Mr PM .
a ccou nt of the m i s s i o n
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o urse l ves a n d cond em ni ng a l who a d d one a n y t hi n to
h e r j u st di scovery a n d cond e m n a ti on Wh ere u po n, ter .
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th a t H a thorn a n d C a r in held reg ul a r s itti ngs a n d t h e
be itched b a nd of the Pa rri s a n d P u tn a m fa mi ly a n d
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coun ty a s tha t of Mrs Ca ry of Cha rlestown Th i s no
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broke u p a n d C a ry a n d h i s wi fe bega n to hope th a t thei r
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th eir ts a nd to tu m ble a bou t t h e floor, a n d th e c ompa ny
l ooked on in a m a z em ent a n d terror, no one knowi ng h o
mi ght be cri ed As
soon a s the spoke th
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th e S a le m j u sti ces u pon a cc u s a t i on of
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as a m a n o f grea t cons idera ti on i n th e c o l o n y, b ei ng
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down to S a le m vi lla ge a n d when a ll were i n presence of
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the m a gi stra tes the g irls were a sked who of a ll the peo
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st oop down a n d p a c e h i s m o uth to her e a r a n d she cri e d
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wi tch sa cra m ent a t S a lem vi ll a ge Tha t G eorge
a s there tha t he c a lled a ll t h e wi tches togeth e r
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1 t h sent m e n a n d ho r s e s to S al e m v il l a ge a n d to the
h ou se of Mr Pa rr i s a n d bro u ght to A ndover old T i t ub a s
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c a m e i nto t h e si ck wo m a n s room they sa i d the y cou ld ’
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c l en t l va g u e to e m bra ce h a lf t e wom en i n the town ;
a nd s fa ncy or m a li g ni ty m i ght select a t ple a sur e ; a n d
fa ncy or m a h gni t y d i d select a t ple a s u re a n d th a t m ost
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th e a c t m g m a gi str a t e i n An dover a n d he gra nted a ar ,
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th e old su cce s s ; a n d B ra dstreet comm i tted a nu m ber of
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th ese i n thei r we a kn ess were m a de to confess t h e i ldest
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whi ch m ore th a n forty A ndover wom en were
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as a i tc h a n d h a d a tte nded a gre a t w i t ch sa cra
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be hi nd M a rtha Ca rri er h i gh thr o u gh the a i r ; th a t on
th ei r a y the pole broke a n d th a t she holdi ng fas t by
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sp e a k she a nswered i ncoherently I d i d not see the devil
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g ra ndda u gh ter o f Fo ster entered she stood before the
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se venteen ; yet a t si ght of her M ar y Wa rren fell down i n a
,
,
wvi olent fit
hy d ar e y o
Where u pon H a thorn sa i d to M a ry sternly
u co
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m e h er e , a n d lorln g t h e devi l wi th yo u,
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to afflict th ese po or cre a tu res ; now look u pon th ese
ma l d s m a mi ld a n d fri endly a y, s a i d he , a n d then she
turned u pon the a ffli cted a i a n d gentle th a t look so k nd
t h e byst a nders smi led i n sym p a thy a n d yet the b e
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wh a t di d he s a y ? He b a de m e s a i d M a ry obey h i m a n d , ,
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a s thi s s a i d H a thorn
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c onfe ss i on in the form of a dep o si ti on ; a n d sh e sta ted
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th a t a bou t eleven ye a rs before a s she one d a y wa lked
in a n orcha rd ne a r her ho u se in gre a t di stress of mind,
s h e a tte m pted t o pr a y a t thi s m om ent wh a t see m ed a.
ca t cros s ed her p a th , a n d by i ts stra nge m ove m ents so
xed h er a ttenti on tha t she ce a sed to pra y S oon a .
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rote her na m e i n i t a n d where her finger tou ched th e
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per ,
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a s hi s , a n d th a t h e
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The a p p a rri t i o n told h er th a t
a s her God , a n d t h a t she m us t
worsh i p hi m ! a n d she beli eved sh e consented so to do .
c a rri ed
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t h o rn , before whom thi s a s al so ta ken, al wa ys
re a dy to h u nt i tches, no sooner he a rd th a t Mrs O sgood .
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a rrested , a n d constr a i ned to m a ke f u rther wi tch
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selected for tri a l B ri dget B i shop the wi fe of E dwa rd ,
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a n excrescence s u pposed to be a wi tch te a t a s fo u nd on
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c i r ul a ted by th e w i tchcra ft p a rty th a t a s B i shop
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t ri ed a s a de a d letter ; i t a s revi v e d a n d i n t o da ys ,
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b een c om mi tt ed in th e c o unt ry .
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i g ora nt of h i s devi ces
n A ll th in gs shou ld be m a nag ed
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wholesom e st a tu tes of the E ngli sh n a ti on i n the detecti on
i tchcra ft ”
.Thi s docu m ent a s d a ted B oston J u ne
l 6 t h 1 6 92 a n d si gned by the pri nci p a l m ini sters of the
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th e tri a l of S u s a nna M a rtin of A m esb u ry
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se d n w i dow w i t h the c a re of a cons i de r
.
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p e l l e d a ll f a lse ch a rges w i th i nv i n c i ble sp i ri t a s wi ll be
s een by t h e followi ng di a log u e whi ch took pl a ce a t her
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p ri m a ry ex a m i n a t i on a n d ,
w hi ch as n o det a i led i n
e vi dence a g a i nst her
J u sti ce —Pra y Goody M a rti n wh a t a il s these oung
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wh a t h a ve y o u done towa rds these g i rls ? M — I h a ve
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.
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refu sed bec a u se h i s c a ttle were we a k a n d poor ; a t whi ch
a s di sple a sed a n d s a i d he wo u ld be sorry for it ; a n d
w
before he co ul d re a ch hom e h i s oxen ti red a n d fell down
Thi s a s s u pposed to b e by w i tchcra ft tho u gh Al len s a i d
the oxen were too we a k to d r a w sta ves A fter thi s he
,
.
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bec a m e so wi ld tha t no one cou ld a pproa ch the m a n d
when i t a s a tte m pted to dri ve the m hom e they ra n
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fur i o u sly i nto the s e a a n d were drowned A nother i t .
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b u t a t l a st a fter a severe stru ggle he got two of her
ngers bet een hi s teeth a n d b i t the m u n t l she cri ed o u t
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a s a fter hi m he stru ck her or her spectre wi th h i s q u a r
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ter sta ff a n d i t a s reported tha t she a s wo unded on
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82 S AL E M
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beg a n thu s :
A s he s a t in hi s h ou se one d a y, a stra nger
c i o u s mi en a ppli ed to hi m t o g i ve m u si c to a co m p a n y
of da ncers on a certa i n eveni ng ; a n d wh il st the ti mi d
a n d di str u stf ul ddl er hesi ta ted the proffer of l rg
a a a
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,
b ut it w
e xcee di ngly sta rtled a nd r e pented of wha t he h a d done ;
a s too l a te A t the a ppoi nted hour he fou nd a
.
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n ess b u t from whence i ss u e d no sou nd of m i rth or fe s
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i nsp i re d a n c m g whi ch he now pl a i nl y sa a s su per
h uma n . It a s here th a t he sa the wi dow M a rti n t h e ,
p m so n er a
t t h e b a r sw i ng i ng,a n d d a nc i ng a m ong
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re ll ers h k e a ni m ble m a i den of e i ghteen ; a n d h e
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in g d a y E li z a beth Howe a s tri ed The evi dence a ga i nst
h er a s very si m i l a r to tha t a g a i nst M a rti n
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i nvesti g a ti on of h er ch a ra cter a n d bro u ght o u t her wi tch
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beyond i t s strength ; i t wou ld a lso t u rn to a horse a n y
m a n or be a st on whom i t
s wore th a t h e h a d a very spi r i ted m a re wh i ch he b e
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ri dden over rocks a n d rou gh pl a ces a n d the m a rks o f the
bur ning wi tch bri dle were vi si ble u pon her ; n a y she a s
fou nd so s ul ph ur i ou s tha t the owner p a ssi ng ne a r her
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a ppe a red by the confessi ng w i tches th a t Goody Howe
a s one of those who h a d been b a p ti z ed by the devi l a t
Newb u ry Fal ls a n d before wh i ch b a pti sm he m a de the m
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a ll k n eel down by the r i ver s bri nk a n d worshi p h im
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sessi on were a lso tri ed S a rah Good,
R ebecca Nu rse a n d S a ra h Wil de a n d fo u nd g ui lty
On the 1 9t h of J ul y these five were exec uted
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S to ughton and hi s
ssoci a tes were now the terror a n d
a
s co u rge of the cou ntry On the fifth of A u gu st they s a t
.
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a t S a le m S i x un
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a lrea dy h n g W i tho u t l a or crim e whose terror
u ; a n d
s tr i cken ki n dred d a re not ra i se even a m u rm u r of di scon
tent Indeed so s u bdu ed a ppe a red the p u bli c mi nd tha t
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they now a dvent u red u pon the tri a l of the R e v George .
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sa m e pla ce a s m ore
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m ents a bo u t thi s devote dprosec We rst see a ficti ti ou s
m a n tors
wi tch sa cram ent wi th a ppropri a te de a cons ; —
.
,
next a
clergym a n bla ck ha ir ed s hort a n d th i ck set wi th t h e
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d eV1 l to a dm in i ster A ll knew th a t thi s a im ed a t B ur
.
ea t w
rou gh s Then e i ght confessi ng wi tch es a f rm ed th a t so
.
a s h i s fideli ty a n d z e a l th a t he a s to be a ki ng
S a ta n s kingdo m a bou t to be esta bli shed i n Ma s sa c h u
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fi
s etts They m ul ti pli ed hi s i ndi ctm ents to fo ur ; for a f
M a ry Wal cott
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.
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tra nce a n d th a t B u rrou ghs c a rri ed her i nto a ve ry h i h
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m o u nt a i n a n d showed her a l l t he k i ngdom s of the c a rt
a n d s a i d th a t he wo u ld g i ve her a l l these i f she wo u ld
,
wri te her n a m e i n h i s book S h e d i d not b i d h i m et
b ehi nd her b u t told h i m th a t the kingdom s were not Ins
.
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to gi ve a n d ref u sed to s i gn Thi s a s a g irl of eleven
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th a t he h a d ill tre a ted h i s wi ves B ut he a sked the cour t
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very perti nent ly h o thi s co ul d go to s u st a i n a n i ndi ct
m ent for affli cti ng M a ry Wa lcott a n d for wh i ch he as
th en on tri a l B u t the wi t nesses were not checked a n d
.
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by t h e cou rt or j u r y A t thi s the pri soner a s s a i d to be
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su m ed he mi ght well enterta i n h a tred towa rds the vi rt u
i fe a n d da u ghter of a m a n l i ke D e o d a t L a son hi s
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then su spected from whence i t c a m e
It a s fu rther testi ed tha t B urrou gh s n o t it h st a n d
i n g h i s holy orders h a ted pra yer a n d the ordin a nces of
.
,
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,
w
confess ing wi tches a lso a ttri b u ted the i r sedu cti on to h i s
il es ; he led the m on to wi tch m e eti ngs or to sorceri es
b the prom i se of fine clothes a n d other u nha llowed
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,
ons,
c onti nu a l ly .
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A ft er B ur rou gh s a s h u ng these conf essors reca nted
,
a n d confessed a g a i n the u tt er fa ls e h o o d o f a ll th ey h a d
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fi
.
st a ggerin g
di d i n thi s a
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B u t he offered to show th a t wh a te ver h e
a s to try hi s strength wi th a n Indi a n
who d id the
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e a n d even m ore th a n he coul d B ut
,
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a s A nn P u tn a m s a i d he often a ppe a red l i ke a n Indi a n !
fi
Ho di d thi s testi m ony ref ute B urrou ghs ? D i d th e
witnesses see t h e devil i n the sh a pe of a n India n a t th e
ti m e ? On e R u ck a brother i n l a
t o h is pretern a tu ral wa l kin g
, to B urro u ghs testi ed
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.
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a p a rty i n hi s co m p a ny went to a di sta nt eld to a ther
w B ut h e offere d
a s wi th hi m a n d wa lked a s
fa st a s he d i d b ut S to u ghton a n d hi s a ssoci a tes co n
.
c l uded th a t th i s pretended co m p a ni on m us t h a ve b ee n
n o un ce d hi s de a th sentence
w
.
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b ef ore th e m u ltit u de He th en m ad e hi s dyi ng pra yer
.
ta n c a n d the
,
,
a m en
w
served the h a ngm a n for his
de a tKs i gna l a n d he a s sw u n g off Af ter it a s over a . w
w
strong m u rm ur of d i scontent ra n thr ou gh the crowd a
p opu la r u pro a r a s fe a red a n d a resc u e of the other
”
,
,
w
m in i ster a fter h i s lea gu e with the devi l ; a n d both h i s
pra yers a n d a ddress h o e v e e a rnest were still dece
ti ve for the devi l hi m self h e conti nu ed wh en h e i ll:
,
,
,
,
, w
c a n a ssu m e the g ui se of a n a ngel of li ght
A t the sa m e tim e a n d t o a ssi st M a ther a story a s c ir
,
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pla in ly see the bla ck m a n sta nding ne a r B urrou ghs ,
w
fi
a n d a ssi sti ng h im in t hi s h i s l a st e ffort A fter th i s the .
a s re . w
ea t dl test
.
i ed th a t the
w
a rded a s one of the m ost dec i ded a n d a cti ve wi tches in
e cou ntry Thi s a s the wom a n of whom i t a s re
dev i l h a d prom i sed her th a t
, w
p e y ,
w
e ne mi es re a d ily a w a rded her a ti tle
fi
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,
fi
,
w
sa ncti oned by h e r Her ch i ldr en too she k ept i n stra nge
.
fi
were brou ght forwa rd a ga i nst h er in cou rt every one
expected thei r de a th on the very spot H e r m a h g n a n t .
w
th ei r necks d m o st round ; she s ai d tha t th ey were mi s
cr a ble re c
t h es a n d n o m a tter if th ei r nec k s h a d b e en
fi
88 S AL EM WITCHC R A FT
w nd cted for mct g Mary W cott
.
S he as i i liz a ffli in a l
a nd E a
w theyw
,
ty ng the m neck
i a nd
heels together nt l they s d she . u i ai
as a tch i ,
a nd h ad
so g ven the m over to the de al i vi l ,
and p rt c l r ed the t ea i
pl ce u a iz im a n d a .
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,
w
o urt d ur i ng the tri a l S u s a nn a S helden s h a nds were
’
c
ti ed so i nexpli c a bly i th a wheel ba nd whi ch they were ,
oblig ed to c u t li ke the Gordi a n knot
,
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, ,
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repent confess a n d be s a ved a n d whi ch others a ccepted
,
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ci rcu m sta nces a n d her execu ti on a s deferred u nti l t ne
,
a ll these terrors i t w
fea r th a n a n y of hi s s u ff eri ng c o m a ni ons Indeed in
a s notori o u s t a t fe m al es su ffered
wi th the m ost p ati ence a n d forti tu de .
.
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governm ent a n d i n the wi tc h prosecuti ons
,
fi
,
ai e .
w
,
a nce often s a yi n g h e
,
as not t to di e ; b u t al l 0 no
p u rpose .
w
fi
a n d thu s g i ve the strongest possi bl e sa ncti on to t h e
bloody m e a su res then in progress A s he a s a t l a st .
w
forci bly p u shed c d begging for hi s li fe a n d p rotes ti ng
,
th a t he a s a n i nnocen t m a n .
fi
fi
B a st y of T op el d , Ali ce
, ,
w
,
w
de a th he h a d t h e i m m edi a te possessi on of their s oul s
,
,
“
the b y sta nders -
how sa d i t is to s ee th ose eigh t re
,
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bra nds of h ell h a nging there 1
,
,
w
the spectre evi dence of the a ffli cted, we re gi ven i n a g ai nst
hi m a n d t his a s a ll the evi dence
Ca lef sa ys th a t a t hi s execu ti on whi lst a ddres si n g the
.
w
,
people a n d protesting hi s innocence the h a ng ma n ,
w
i nterru pted hi s di sco urse ; b u t th e a ccu sers sa i d th a t it
a s the devi l who sm oked h i m
H ere it see m s a ccordi ng to the a ffli ct ed t h e de vil d id
.
a s h ers elf a
e rse c uti o n
w .
fifi
a s the c a u se of her
,
a n d de a th .
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The three si sters were noted for t eir m ut ual
love Her s a s a h a rd ca se a n d exci ted gre a t p u b li c
.
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se a rch her body for the devil s m a rks a n d a n excrese nc e
’
,
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,
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SAL EM WI TCH CR A FT . 91
Ba!
w a nd th e R
M ini sters ; Thi s peti ti on h um bly
ev .
L w
udi ci o u s a n d p i ou s consi dera ti on tha t yo u r poor a n d
,
um bl e peti ti oner knowi ng m
fi
y o n i nnocency ( blessed
w
b e t h e L ord f o r it ) a n d see ing pl a inly the s u bt il ity a n d
il es of m y a cc u sers towar ds m yself c a nnot b ut j u dge
c h a ri ta bly of others who a re goi n g the s a m e a y to
,
w
w
,
d e a th wi th m e if the L ord st e p not m ig ht ily i n
, .
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cra ft a n d then cle a red by t h e a ffli cted p er s on s a s so m e
,
,
w
a nd n o a m conde mned to d i e T h e Lor d a bove knows .
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b u t by m y own i nnocency I know y o u a r e i n the wrong
fi
ay Ma y t h e L ord i n m ercy di rect y o u i n thi s gre a t
work
,
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.
ww
th e y beli e m e a s I qu esti on not they do others the Lord
al one
an s
,
m y own so ul .
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, ,
h u ng h er on th e li mb of a t re e .
92 S A L E M VVI T C H C R A FT .
w
a troc i ty m a ni festly we a kened the a u thori ty of Ph i pps
’
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,
, ,
g ro u nd
ra ti on o i
by the
those
des c end a nts in the
w
h o s u ffered on i t
th ir d a n d fo u rth gen e
In su persti ti ous
mi nds te m pests a n d torrents co uld not w a sh a wa y the
.
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b lood fro m the u nh a ll o wed h ill whereon i t grew a n d the
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Besides E liz a beth Pr o c t o r A b i g a i l Fa lkner of
fi
t en c ed .
, _
e l d M a ry B ra db ur y of S a li sb u ry a n d A n n Foster a n d
, ,
c a ed de a th
Thi s whole sla u ghter of the in nocent u nder the sim ili
.
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