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T H E S EC R ET S

B LA CK A R TS .

A KEY NO T E T O

W ITCH C R A FT .

D E VI N A T I ON.OM E N S FO R E W A R N I N G S
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S OR C ER Y D E M O N O L O G Y D E A M S P E D IC T I ON S .
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VI S O N S I . A ND

DEVIL S L EGA CY
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T O EA R T H MO R T A L S

COMPA C T S WI TH TH E DEVIL !

W IT H TH E MOS T A U T H E N T I C H I S T OR Y O F

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wh a t stra nge ; they w i ll p a u se a s they do a t a

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best look i nto i t or no , les t they shou ld re a ll

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t o m a nki nd .

It i s a u es t i o n , n o t at determ i ned by t h e le a rned,

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e word Dev be si n g ul a r, t h a t i s to s a y, t h e
n a m e of a person st a ndi ng by hi m self, or a no un of m u lti
t u de ; if it be a s in g ul a r , a n d so m u st be u sed person a lly
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o nl y a s a proper n a m e , i t conseq u ently i m pli es one i m

er i a l devi l, m on a rch , or god of the whole cl a n of He l l ;
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J u stly di sti ngu i shed by term , The Devil , or a s the S cots
ca ll hi m , The m u ckle horned Dee l , or a s others in a wi lder
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di a lect, The Devil of Hell , th a t i s to s a y, The Devi l of a

devi l ; or ( better still ) a s the S cri pt u res expresses i t , by a y
of e m ph a si s , the gre a t red dr a gon , the Devil , a n d S a ta n
w .

B u t if we ta ke th i s word to be , a s a bove a no u n of

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m u ltitu de , a n d so to be u sed a mb i dexter , a s o c c a ss i o n

res e n t s , si ng u l a r or pl u r a l , then the Devi l s i gn i fies S a t a n
g y hi m self, or S a ta n wi th a ll hi s legi ons a t h i s heels ,
y o u ple a se ,
m ore or less
. It i s th u s expressed i n S cri ptu re,
where the person possessed ( M a tt i v . . i s r st s a i d to
b e possessed of the Devi l , si ngu l a r ; a n d o ur S a vi o u r a sks
hi m , a s spe a ki ng to a si ngle person , WH A T I S THY N A M E
a n d i s a nswered i n the pl u r a l a n d si ng u l a r tog ether, MY
NA M E I S L E G I ON , FO R W E A R E MA NY .

No r wi l l i t be a ny wrong to th e De vil , su pp osi ng hi m a.

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pm enti tli ng hi m to t h e co n du ct of all

e ein
ag ent s gwh a t h e wi ll ta k e ra ther for a n a d
s

cri e r ,

di ti on to hi s i n te rn a l glory tha n a dimi nu tio n or lesseni ng

,

of h i m i n the extent of h i s fa m e .

Very few if a n y of those who beli eve th er e i s a

, ,

a nd a cknowledge the debt of hom a g e wh i ch m a nki n

owes to the s uprem e Governor of th e world dou bt the ,

e xi stence of the De vil except here a n d there one whom

, ,

we ca ll pra cti c a l a the i sts ; a n d i t i s the c h a ra cter of a n

a t h e is t if there i s s u ch a cre a t ure on e a rth th a t h e b e
, ,

li e v e s nei ther God nor Devil .

A s th e beli ef of both these s tan ds u pon a level a n d th a t ,

Go d a n d the Devi l see m s to h a ve a n equ a l sh a r e i n o ur

fa i th so the evi dence of the i r exi stence seem s to sta nd up
,

on a level too i n m a ny thi ngs ; a n d a s they a r e known by

,

thei r works i n the sa m e p a rti cu la r c a ses so they a re d is ,

c overed a fter the s a m e m a nner of de m onstr a t i on

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Na y i n som e respects i t i s e u a ll c ri mi n a l to deny t he

iqh t g
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r ea li ty of the m both o n l
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l s di fferenc e th a t to
, ,

beli eve the exi stence of a o d i s a debt to n a ture a n d t o_ ,

beli eve the ex i stence of the Devil i s a li k e debt to r e a son ;

one i s a de m on s tra ti on from the re a li ty of vi si ble ca u ses ,
a n d the other a ded ucti on from the h k e re a li ty of th eir
e ffects .

On e dem onstra t i on of th e exi stence of God i s from the

u ni versa l well gu i ded consent of a ll n a ti ons to worsh i p
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a n d a dore a eu re me power ; one de m onstra t i on of the ex

i s t e n c e of the evil i s from the a vowed il l gu i ded conse nt
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of som e n a ti ons who knowi ng no other god m a ke a god

, , ,

of the Devi l for wa nt of a better .

T ak ing it th en a s the genera li ty of m a nki nd do th a t

, , ,

th ere i s a gra nd Devi l a su peri or of the whole bla ck ra ce ;

,

th a t they a ll fell together wi th their genera l

,

he a d of them ; tha t thou gh he S a ta n cou ld not m a i n ta i n , ,

bis hi gh sta ti on i n he a ven yet t h a t he d i d conti n u e hi s

,

d i gni t y a m ong the rest who a r e c a ll ed hi s serva nts in ,

S c ri ptu re hi s a ngels ; tha t he ha s a ki nd of dom i ni on of

,

or a u thori ty over the rest a n d th a t they w ere ,

a ll
,
how m a ny mi lli ons so ever in nu m ber a t hi s c o m ,

m a nd ; e m ployed by hi m i n a ll hi s helli sh desi gns a n d in

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a ll h i s wi cked contri v a nce s for the d es tru cti on of m a n a n d

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for the setti ng u p h i s own ki n dom i n th e orld A ll th e

i nfern a l th i ngs we converse i g w
h in th e world a re fa there d ,
.

u pon the D ev i l a s one u n di vi ded sim ple essen c e by how

, ,

m a ny a gents so ever worki ng ; everythi n g evi l fri ghtful ,

i n a ppe a ra nce w i cked i n i t s a cti ngs horri ble i n i t s m a n

, ,

ner , m onstrou s i n it s e ffects i s ca ll ed the De v il ; i n a word,

,

Devi l i s the c e mmo n na m e for all devils th a t is to sa y for

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an e vil t s, a ll
evi l powers a l l evil work s a n d ev e n ,

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a ll e v i l t ngs ; yet i t i s r e m a rka ble t h e Devi l i s no Ol d
Testa m ent word a n d we n ever n d i t u s ec i n ill the Ol d

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Testa m ent b u t fou r tim es a n d then not once if t n e singu

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la r nu m ber a n d not once to si gni fy S a ta a s i t i s now

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u nderstood .

Th a t the Devil i s not yet a c lo s e p ri sone r we h a ve e vi ,

d ence enou g h to con rm ; he i s l et o u t a ) co n ni va nce a n d ,
h a s som e li ttle l a ti t u des a n d a dva nta ges fo r m i sch i ef by ,

th a t m ea ns ; returni ng a t cert a i n se a sons to hi s c o n n e

m ent a ga i n Thi s m i ght hol d were i t not th a t the c o m
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a ri so n m u st su ggest th a t the powe r wh i ch h a s c a st h i

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gown coul d be delu ded a n d the u nder keepers or j a ilers,
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u nder whose ch a rge he a s i n c u stody co u ld win k a t his ,
e xc ursro n s, a n d the lord of t h e pla ce know nothi ng of t h e
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It i s o ur be li ef th a t t h e Dev i l stil l ru ns r i ot over all
Ohr i s t e n d o m a n d wi ll do so u ntil the com i ng of t ha t
,

p e ri od yet hi dden i n the wo m b of t i m e

We ha ve a m ple evi dence to j u sti fy u s i n thi s bel i ef a s
.

e v e ry A g e of the world h a s felt h i s bl i ghti ng h a nd a nd

su e re d fro m h is a cc u rsed work E verythi ng a bou t u s .

th a t i s evi l be a rs hi s footprin ts a n d a s e a ch s u ccee di ng ,

g e ner a t i on a ppe a rs so m e new ph

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a se of the De v il s c u n
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ni ng h a nd loo m s u p to o u r s i ght A s m a n bequ e a ths hi s
ea rthl possessi ons to those th a t foll ow hi m so h a s t h e
D e vi l y
,

eft beh i nd h i m h i s da rk footpri nts over the enti re

fa ce of the e a rth a n d e a ch step tha t we t a ke we see t h e
,

re fl ecti on of the Devi l i n tho u sa nds of form s Fi rst a mong .

l e long b l a ck C a t al og u e i s

B L A CK A R T .

W IT C H C R A F T .

Next to so rcery we m a y recol lect t h e c a se of wi tch cra ft,

whi ch occ ur s oftener p a rti c u l a rly i n m odern ti m es tha n
, ,

a n y other a lleged m ode of ch a ng i ng by s u pern a t u ra l

m ea ns the f u tur e co u rse of events The sorcerer a s fre
u ently a m a n of le a rni ng a n d i ntellectu a l a b i li ti es so m e
.
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tunes of com pa ra ti ve O p ulence a n d respecta ble si tu a ti on

i n soci et B u t the wi tch or wi z a rd a s a l m ost u n i f orm w
l y o ld , e cr ep i d a n d ne a rly or a ltogether i n a sta te of
,

penu ry The f u ncti ons however of the wi tch a n d t h e

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so rc erer were in a gre a t degree the s a m e The e a rli e st

m
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acco unt o f a wit c h, a ttended

. i th a ny d eg re e of s ea
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is th a t
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of w
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ngs professed
i B i bl e
h ho a E ndor i n th e
ca l li ng u p th e d
th e power of
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occ a s i on from t h e pe a ce of the se pul cher i t a ppears ,

th a t the wit ch of E nder a s not a be in g su ch as

those beli eved in by o u r a nc est ors who co ul d tra ns form ,

them selves a n d oth ers i nto the a pp ea ra nce of the low e r

a ni m a ls ra i se a n d a ll a y tem pests frs ne nt the co m p an y
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, ,

a n d joi n the revels of evi l sp i rit s , a n by th ei r co u nse l

a n d a ssi sta nce destroy h um an l i ves a n d w as te the frui t s
o f the e a rth or perform fe at s o f su ch m a gni tu de a s to a l
w
,

ter the fa ce of na tur e Th e wi tch of Endor a s a m ere .

fortu ne teller to whom i n despa i r of all ai d or a nswer

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from the A lmi ghty t h e u nf o rt una te K i n of Isra el h a d

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recour se in h i s des air a n d by wh om 11 som e a y or

o ther he obta i ned t e a
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a n d de a th S he a s l i a b le i ndee d w w
f ul cert ai n ty of hi s o n defea t
,

deserv edly t o t h e
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puni sh m ent of de a th fo r i ntr u di n herse l f u pon th e ta sk,

o f the re a l prophets b wh om e will of God a s in

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tha t tim e regu la rly m a

,
known B u t her e xi stence a n d .

h er cri m es c a n go no le ng th to p rove the poss i bili ty th a t

a nother cl a ss of w i tches not other i se rese m blin g h er
th a n a s c a ll ed by the sa m e na me e i ther e xisted a t a m ore
,
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,

recent peri od or were li a ble to the sa m e ca pita l puni sh

,

m ent fo r a very di ff eren t a n d m u ch m ore dou btfu l cla ss

,

o f offences whi ch however odi ous a r e nevertheless to b e

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p o v e d pos si ble before they c a n be recei ved a s a crim in al

c lr
l a rge
Wi tches al so cla im ed the fa cul ty of ra i sing st orm s a n d
.

in va ri ou s wa ys di stu rbi ng the co u rse of n a tu re They .

a ppe a r in m ost c a ses to h a ve been bro ug ht i nto a cti on

by the i m pu lse of pri va te m a li ce They occa si oned m o r .

ta li ty of gre a ter or less extent in m a n a n d bea st Th e .

bli ghted the O p e ni ng pr ospect of a plenti ful h a rves

They covered the he a ve ns wi th clou ds a n d sent a broa d ,

wi therin g a n d m a li gna nt bla s ts They u ndermi ned th e .

he a lth of those who were so u nf ort u n a te a s to in cu r their

a ni m osi ty a n d c a u sed the m to wa st e a w a y gra du a lly wi th
,

i ncu ra ble di sea se They wer e not ori ou s two or thr ee cen
.

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t uri e s a g o for the ower of the evi l eye The vul gar “

d re a d ed the i r d i splea sur e a n d sou ght

.

both grea t a n d em ,

by sm a ll gi fts a n d fa ir speeches b u t i nsi ncere a n d t h e

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, , ,

o fl sp ri n g of terror onl y t o a vert t h e p e rni c o u s c o n s e q u e n

,

ces of thei r m a li ce
sm a ll i m a ges of
secut i on ; a n d
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Th ey were fa m ed for fa bri ca ti ng
.

a x to represent th e obj e cts of the i r per

,

a s these by gra d u a l a n d often st u di o us ly

,

protra cted degrees wa sted before th e fire so th e un fo rt u ,

n a te bu tts of thei r resentm ent peri sh ed

b ut i nevi ta b l e dea t h .
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This fai th in extr a ordi n a ry eve nts su p ers ti ti ou s , a nd

fea r of wh a t i s s u rn a t u r a l h a s di ff u sed i tself throu gh
cl i m a t e of tpe
,

ev e e world i n a certa i n st a ge of h u m a n
,

i ntel ect a n d wh i le re ne m ent h a d not yet got the better

,

of b a rb a ri sm The Cel t s of a nti qu i ty h a d the i r D r ui ds a

.

bra nch of wh ose S peci a l p ro fe s si on a s the exercise of

ma gi c Th e Ch a lde a ns a n d E g ypti a ns h a d the i r wi se
.
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m e n th e i r m a g i ci a ns a n d thei r sorcerers The Negroes

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h a ve the ir fore tellers of eve n ts, t h e i r a m u l ets a n d the i r

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si mil a r r a ce of m e n w
reporters a n d beli evers of m i ra c ul ou s occ u rrences
a s fo und by Col u m b u s a n d the oth er
A .

di s coverers of the New World i n A m e ri c a ; a n d fa cts of a

a llel n a tu re a r e a ttested to u s i n the i sl a nds of t h e
n t h S ea s . A n d a s phenom en a of t hi s sort were u ni ver
,

sa l i n t h e i r na tu re w i tho u t d isti ncti on of cli m a te wheth er

, ,

t o rri d or frozen a n d in d ep e n d a n t l y of th e di scorda nt

,

m a nn ers a n d c u sto m s of d i fferent co u ntri es so ha ve they ,

been very slow a n d recent i n thei r di s a ppe a ri ng u een .

E liz a beth sent to consu lt Dr J ohn Dee the a stro oger, .

,

r e specti ng a lu ck d a y for her corona ti on ; Ki ng Ja m e s

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t h e Fi rst e m loye m u ch of hi s le a rned le a su re u pon q u es
ti ons of i t c cra ft a n d de m onology in whi ch h e ful l b e
li ev ed ; a n d S ir M a tthew H a le i n the ye a r 1 6 6 4 ca u se t o
,

fi
o ld wo m en to b e h a nged u pon a ch a rg e
muni on w i th i nf ern a l a gents .

C OMPA CT S WITH T H E DEVI L .

’

Th e po wer of these wi tch es

re co rds ori g i n a ted i n the i r i ntercou rse
”
we n d i n th eir e arli est

i nvi s i ble be in gs who m u st be su pposed to b e

i th
as
w
s pir i ts
We
,

enli s ted in the a rmi es of the pri nce of d a rkn ess .

d o not r e a d in these a nci ent m em ori a ls of a n y le a gu e

o f m u tu a l benefi t entered i nto between the m erel
h um a n pa rty a n d hi s or h er s u pern a tu ra l a s si st a n
,

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B ut m odern ti m es h a ve a m pi su ppli ed thi s defect .

Th e i tch or s orcerer co ul d no sec u re the a ssi st a nce of

th e de m on b u t by a s ur e a n d fai thf ul com p a ct by whi ch ,

th e h u m a n p a rty obt a i ned the i nd u stri o u s a n d vi g il a nt

s ervi ce of hi s fa mi l i a r for a cert a i n term of ye a rs onl y o n
c ond
ndo
i t i on
bted
th
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when
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the sorcerer d
t in a u i i a n a ttest
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ed i t h hi s blo o d a n d ,
a s then c a rr i ed a w a y by t h e

d em , o n to be prod u ced a g a i n a t the a ppo i n t ed t m

i c e of
e .

T o d en y t h e p os si bi li ty, n a y ac t ua l exal t en
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Wit ch cra ft a n d S o rc ex r, i s a t once fla tly to contr a di ct th e

re ve a led Word of Go g
i n va ri o u s p a ss a ges both of the

w
Ol d a n d New Testa m ent ; a n d the thi ng i tself i s a tru th t o
hi ch every Na ti on i n the World h a th i n i t s t u rn borne
t e stim ony, e i ther by exa m ples seemi ngly wel l a ttested, or

o f comm erce
m en t a ri e s
w
b y p ro hi b l t o ry l a ws , whi ch a t lea st su ppose the possi bili ty
i th evi l sp iri ts
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” —
Bla ckstone s ’
C om .

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book iv .
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A n an onym o u s seventeenth centur y wri ter rea sons a s
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foll o s z— To know thi ngs a ri ght a n d perfectly is to

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k now the c a u ses thereof A defini ti on doth consi st of .

t hose c a u ses w hi ch g i ve t h e whole essence a n d conta i n ,

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th e perfect n a tu re of t h e th ing de ned ; where th a t is
th erefore found o u t there a ppe a rs the very cle a r li ght I f
, .

i t be perfect i t i s m u ch the gre a ter ; thou gh if i t be not

,

ful ly perfect, yet i t gi veth som e good li ght Fo r whi ch .

r e spect thou gh I d a re not s a y I c a n gi ve a perfe ct de

,

n i t i o n i n thi s m a tter whi ch i s h a rd to do even in known ,

t hi ngs bec a u se the essenti a l form i s h a rd to be fou nd yet

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I do g i ve a defin i ti on whi ch m a y a t t h e le a st gi ve noti c e

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a n d m a ke k n own wh a t m a nner of persons they be of
—
hom I a m to s p e k A i t c h i s one th a t worketh b th e
a z
th e Devi l or by som e devi li sh or c ur i ou s art e i ther urt
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, ,

i n g or hea li ng reve a li ng th i ngs secret, or foretelli ng

,

th i ngs to com e whi ch the Devi l h a th devi sed to enta ngle

‘

a n d sn a re m en s so ul s w i th a l u nto d a mn a ti on The C o n
’

j uror the E ncha nter the S orcerer the D i viner a n d wh a t

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s oever other sort there i s a r e i ndeed encom p a ssed wi thi n

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thi s ci rcle The Devi l doth (no doubt) a fter di vers form
.

d e a l i n these B u t no m a n i s a ble to sh ow a n essen

.

difference i n e a ch of them fro m the rest I hold it n o .

wi sdom or l a bor well spent to tra vel m u ch therein On e

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a rti c er h a d devi sed the m a ll

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Thou sha lt not su ffer a wi tch to li ve E xodu s xxii .
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1 8 Nei ther sha ll ye u s e encha ntm ent

”
. Levi t xi x 2 6 .
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R ega rd not the m whi ch h a ve fa mi li a r spi ri ts nei ther

s eek a fter w i z a rds to be d e l e d by the m,
— Ibi d ver 31 .
,

. . .

When thou a rt com e in to the la nd whi ch the Lord thy

God gi veth thee thou shal t not lea rn to do a fter the
,

a bom i n a ti ons of those n a ti ons There sha ll not be fou nd .

a m ong y o u a n y one th a t m a keth hi s son or hi s d a u ghter

to p a ss thr ou gh the fire or tha t u seth di vi na ti on or a n , ,

observer of ti m es or a n encha nter or a wi tch or a , , ,

c ha rm er or a cons u lter wi th fa mili a r sp ir i ts or a necr o

, ,

m a noer Fo r a l l th a t do these thi n gs a re a n a bom i n a ti on

.

u nto the Lord : a n d beca u se of these a bo m i n a ti ons the

L o rd thy Go d doth dr i ve them o u t from before thee .

D e ut xviii 9 12 ‘ L 0 f M a na sseh i s record ed, th a t

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“
He
ca us ed his chil d ren to p a ss th rou gh t h e r e in t h e va lle
of the son of H i m o n : al so he observed ti m es a n d u se
ench a ntm ents, a n d u sed w itchcra ft, a n d de a lt wi th a
fa mi li a r S pi ri t, a n d w ith w iz a rds ”—
2 C hr on xxxi ii 6
WI TC H CR A FT

.
.

fi ,

.
18

. .

L a stly, S t Pa u l m enti ons . wi tchcra ft a m ongst su ch

”

works of the fl esh a s a du ltery forni c ati on heresi e s , , ,

”—
dr u nkenness a n d m u rders Ga la t v 1 9 2 1
,
'

. . .
-

M a ny of the he a thens cordi a lly defended m a gi c a n d

necrom a ncy Fo r ex a m ple A sclepi a des who li ved in t h e
.
, ,

ti m e of Pom pey the Gre a t c u red di se a ses by m a gi c enjoi n , ,

in g u pon h i s p a ti ent i n the c a se of fa ll ing si ckness t o , ,

b i nd u pon hi s a rm a Cross wi th a Na i l dri ven i nto i t .

J uli a n u s t h e m a gi ci a n i s reported to h a ve dri ven t h e

, ,

pla g u e o u t of R om e by m a gi c a l power A pu le i u s a de .
,

c i p l e of Pl a to wrote a t length on m a gi c
,
To h i m m a y be .

w
a dded M a rcell u s a n d Al ex a nder Tr a lli a n

fi
Pli n y a sserts .

i n hi s d a y b u t w
in very pla i n la ng u a ge tha t necrom a ncy a s so preva lent

ww a s conde m ned by the wi sest th a t i t

,

cla ssed i th tre a son a n d poi soning An d i t i s notori ou s

as
.
, w
th a t m a gi c a s long u sed a s a conveni ent tho u gh i n of
c i e n t we a pon a g a i nst Chri sti a ni ty —Vi d a lik ew i se L i vy
.

,
i 20 a n d S tra bo l i b v i
.
, ,
. .

It i s im possi ble to point to a n y peri od wh en t h e beli e f

i n wi tchcra ft a n d necro m a ncy a s perfectly ob li tera te d w ,

w
or to a n y n a ti on whi ch a ltogether repu di a ted i t If one
p a rt i cul a r pha se a s re m oved or di sco u nten a nced som e
other form s u bsta nti a lly a n d i nherently sim il a r e v e n tu
,
.

, ,

a ll took i t s pl a ce
o u chi ng the a nti qu i ty of Wi tch cra ft we m u st needs
.

con fess th a t i t h a th been of very a nci ent tim e beca u s e ,

w
the S cri pt ures do te s t i fy s o m u ch for in the ti me of Moses i t
a s very ri fe i n E gyp t Ne i t h er a s i t then newly sp ru ng
u p be i ng com m o n a n d g rown i nto s u ch ri peness a m ong
.
,

w
, ,

the n a ti ons tha t the Lord reckoni n g by di vers ki nds

, , ,

s a i th th a t the Ge nti es d d com mi t s u ch a bomi n a ti ons for

l i
,

whi ch He wo u ld c a s t t he m o u t before the chi ldr en of

Isra el W
. ha t a Wi tch i s a n d the A n ti qu i ti es of Wi tch ,
”
cra ft A D 1 6 12
,
. . .

The following p a ss a ge from a serm on by the l a te C a non ,

Melvi lle i s i nteresti ng : I t i s u nnecess a ry for u s to l n

“
,

u i re wha t those a rts m a y h a ve been in whi ch the E p h e

q
s1 a ns a r e sa i d to h a ve gre a tly excelled There see m s n o .

re a son for dou bti ng th a t a s we ha ve a lre a d y sta ted they , ,

were of the n a t u re of m a gi c sorcery or w i tchcra ft ; , ,

thou gh we c a nnot profess a cc ur a tely to define wh a t s u ch

term s mi ght im port The E phesi a ns a s som e i n a ll a ge s
h a ve done prob a bly l a i d cl a i m to the in t erc o u rs a
,

i n vi si ble bei ng s a n d p rofessed to deri ve from th a t i nter

.

ith
,

w
,
 14 WI T C H C R A FI ’ ‘
.

fi
r
c ou se a c qua i nta nce Wi th a n d power over ; fut ure ev ent s
,

An d thou gh the very na m e of w i t chcra ft be now h eld

i n conte m pt a n d the s u pposi ti on of co m m u ni on w i th ev il
,

w
spi ri ts scou ted a s a fa ble of wha t a re ca l led the da rk a ge s
l ie
we o n tha t we ha ve dif cul ty i n be vi ng th a t a ll whi ch
h a s pa ssed by the n a m es of m a gi c a n d sorcery m a y be re
,

s olv ed i nto sle i ght of h a nd d ece pti on a n d tri ck , Th e , .

vi si bl e world a n d the i nvi si ble a r e i n very close conta ct

there i s i ndeed a vei l on o ur eyes preventin g o ur ga zi n
w
, , ,

o n sp i ri t u a l be i ngs a n d thi ngs b u t we dou bt not t h a ,

wha tever p a sses u pon the e a rt h i s O pen to the vi e of

hi gher a n d imm a teri a l cre a t u res A n d a s we a re su re .

tha t a m a n of pi et a n d pra yer enli sts good a ngels on hi s

si de a n d enga ges ty e m to perform towa rds hi m th e mi nis
t ra t i o n s of kindn ess we know not why there ca nnot b e
,

su ch a thi ng a s a m a n w h ose wi ckedness ha s ca u sed his

being a b a ndoned by the S pir i t of God a n d h o i n this , w ,

h is deserti on h a s thrown open to evi l an gels t h e c h a m b ers

,

o f hi s so ul a n d m a de hi m self so com pletely thei r i n stru

w
,

m ent t ha t they m a y u se h i m i n the u tteri ng or worki n g

,

s tra nge thi ngs hi ch sh a ll h a ve a ll the a ir of prop h ec y

w
,
”
o r mi ra cle .

fi
The oldest a n d m ost a u thenti c record from whi ch e
can deri ve o ur i de a s on t h e s u bj ect of wit ch cra ft un

w
q u e s t i o n a b l i s the B i ble The E gyptia ns a n d Cha l ea ns
.

ere ea rly i s tin g ui sh ed for the i r s u pposed profici ency in

m a gi c i n the produ cti on of s u perna tu ra l phenom ena a nd
, ,

i n penetra ti ng i nto t h e secrets of f u tu re ti m e The rs t .

a ppe a ra nce of m e n thu s e xtr a ordi na ril y gi fted or a d ,

v an c in g pretensi ons of thi s sort recorded in S cri ptu re i s , ,

o n occa si on of Ph a ro a h s dre a m of the seven ye a rs o f
’

n t y a n d seven y ea rs of fa m in e A t th a t
E , e ri o d th e .

ng se nt a n d cal l ed for a ll the m a g i ci an s of g pt a n d

a ll the wi se m e n ; b u t they co u ld not i nterpret th e g rea m,
”

whi ch J oseph a fterwa rds expo unded

w
Their sec o nd a p ear a n c e a s u pon a m os t m em ora blew .

w
w
o cc a si on hen oses a n d A a ron a rm e d i th mi ra c ulous
,

e rs c a m e to a s u bseq u ent ki ng of E g yp t to de m a nd
,

m h i m tha t th ei r co untrym en mi ght be pe rmi tted to

,

depa rt to a nother tra c t of the world Th e y produ ced a

w
.

mir a cle a s the evi dence of thei r d i vin e mi s si on : a n d t h

k i ng who a s a lso n a m ed P ha roa h c a lled before hi m “
, ,

fi
th e wi se m en a n d the sorcerers of E t who wi th thei r ,

ench a ntm ents d i d in like m a nner a s oses ha d done ; ti ll,

”

a fter so m e experi m ents in whi c h t h e were a pa re ntl y

su ccess ful they a t length were co m p s ed to a l ow the m
,

se lves overcom e a n d fa i rly to conf ess t o th ei r mas t er,

,
“ ”
Thi s is th e n g er of God !
 Th e s pirit of t h e
C rea tor of hea ven a n d ea
WI TCHCR A FT
Je
h ad a
ws rthstory lodopted
i h hi
i
hi s chosen people a n d therefore de m a nded thei r excl u si ve
,

h om a ge , a n d th a t they shou ld a cknowledge no other God

dy
a i
rm t t u
.

th s n t on for
l af fi s, ha th e
‘
15

It i s on th i s prin c i ple th a t i t i s m a de one of hi s e a rly c o m

m a nds to the m , Thou sh a lt n o t s uffer a wi tch to li ve ”
“
.

A n d elsewhere t h e m e a ni ng of thi s prohi b i ti on i s m ore

fu lly expl a i ned : There sh a ll not be fou nd a m ong y o u
“

any one th a t u seth di vi na ti on or a n observer of ,

ti m es , or a n ench a nter or a wi tch or a ch a rm er or a

fi
, , ,
c ons ul ter wi th fa m i li a r sp i r i ts or a wi z a rd or a n e c ro m a n
, ,

c er ; these sh a ll s u rely be p u t to de a th ; they sh a ll stone

th em wi th stones ”
.

n o less th a n v e h u ndred
al one a n d the s a m e
,

w w
A s a m a tter of fa ct i t is com p u ted th a t in th e ye a r 1 5 15
i tches were b u rnt i n Geneva
a s t h e c a se i n other p a rts of C h ri st
,

e ndom —a proof a t once of the cr a ft a n d

,

, ower of S a ta n ,
a n d of t h e d e m o rili z a t i o n of those who a d del i bera tely

w w
e l e cte d to b ecom e hi s serv a nts a n d sl a ves The e a rli est .

s t a tu te a g a i nst w i tchcra ft en a cted in E ngl a nd as a ss

Henry V I ; a n d a ddi ti ona l a e
,

ed in t h e re i gn of K in .

o f gr ea t stri ngency a n severi t y sorel needed were en ,

ac te d u n d er the T u dors by Henry V II

,

Qu een E liz a beth ,

'

a n d Ja m es I In the c a r 1 6 04 t h e gre a t A c t of Pa rli a

w
.
,

me n t a ga i nst wi tch ers t dra wn u p by Coke a n d B a con

, ,

a s p a ssed ; a n d i t i s a ssert ed th a t no less tha n twelve

w w
b i sh ops a ttended the comm i ttee of the Hou se of Lords
hen th e bill a s u nder dis cu s si on S ir M a tthew H a le
a n d S ir Tho m a s Browne m e n of hi gh leg a l a n d li ter
,
.

ra n k a n d m a rk ea c h g a ve evi dence a t the tri a ls whi o

,

ed il y followed In thi s p a rti cul a r a s in som e others , ,

w
.

l a nd followed Geneva B etween the ye a rs 15 6 5 a n d

.

1 700 eleven i za rds or so rcerers were b u rnt a t th e sta k e

,

i n t h e C a rrefo u r d u Borda ge i n Gu ernsey the squa re de, ,

v oted by the c i t a u thori ti es o i tha t i sl a nd to thi s ki nd o f

uni s h m en t e l as t ca s e of dea th for Wi tch cra ft ther e
.

k pla c e i n 174 7 .

fi
It m a y h ere b e p u t on record th a t a t t h e peri od of t h e
R e form a ti on a n d d uri ng the su cc eedi ng centu ry
,

wer of ca sti ng o u t devi ls a s clai m ed exclusi vely by w

ose who re m a i ned i n v i si ble co mm u ni on wi th t h e S ee
,

of R om e a n d ma ny R om a n C a th oli c wri ters of those

w
,

od s ma i nta i ned th an ; no s u ch pow r b e lon g ed ei th er

e
g a ny t ea c her a t h eros y or to s chi s ma t e .
 13 WITC HC R A FT .

H OPK INS , TH E W I T C H F IND E R -

, A ND
H I S VI C TIM S .

FR OM A N OL D R E C OR D .

I n t h e sp rin g of 1 6 45 severa l wi tch es were sei z ed at

Ma nni ngtree
d e m n e d a n d h a nged
in
On e of these
E ngl a nd
were su bsequ ently con
. a s a n old wo m a n
and
w
a ga i nst her
”
as w
n a m ed E li za beth Cla rke a n d t h e m ost i m o rt a n t wi tness
M a tthew Hopkin s 0 M a nn ingtree
,

, ,

g ent It a ppe a rs tha t Hopki ns h a d wa tched w i th her

.

i n wh i ch s h e w
s evera l n i ghts i n a roo m i n the ho u se of a Mr E dwa rds,
a s confined to keep her fro m sleep i ng nu
t il she m a de a confessi on a n d to see if she
,

a s vi si ted by w
.

her fa m i li a rs He decla red a m ong other thin gs tha t on

.
, ,

th e ni ght of the 2 4 t h of M a rch whi ch a ppe a rs to h a v e ,

been the thir d ni ght of wa tchin g a fter he h a d refu sed to ,

l e t her c a ll one of her i m ps or fa mil i a rs she conf essed ,

th a t si x or seven ye a rs before sh e h a d s u rrendered herself ,

t o the devi l who c a m e to her i n the form of a proper

“
,
”
entlem a n wi th a la ced b a nd S oon a fter thi s a li ttle
g0 g a pp e a red fa t a n d short i n the legs in colo r whi te
,
.

, , ,

wi th sa ndy spots whi ch when he h indered it from a p

,

am i
w
her v a ni shed from hi s s i ght S h e conf essed
gle nga s one of her im ps n a m ed Ja mfa ra I mm edi a tely
, .

a ft e thi s h a d di s a ppe a red a nother c a m e in the form of

a g reyho u d w hi ch she c a l led Vi neg a r T o m ; a n d i t
n
,

f ol l o wed by a nother i n the form of a polec a t

as
An d th is
,

.
“
w
i nform a nt fu rther s a i th th a t going from the hou s e of the

w
,

s ai d Mr E dwa rds to hi s own ho u se a bo u t nin e or t e n

.
,

o clock of the ni ght wi th h i s greyho u nd wi th h i m , he s a

’

t h e re yh o u n d s u ddenl y gi ve a j u m p a n d run a s if s h e ,

had een i n f ul l co urse a ft er a h a re ; a n d tha t when t h e

i nform a nt m a de h a ste to see wh a t hi s greyho u nd so e a ger
l y p urs u ed he espi ed a whi te thi ng a bou t the size of a
,

k i tten a n d the greyho u nd sta ndi ng a loof from i t ; a nd

a nd—
,
th a t b y—
, b y the sa i d whi te i m p or ki tten da nced
,

a bo u t the sa i d gre hou nd a n d by a ll li keli hood b i t a p i ece

of the fl esh of her s ou lder for the greyhou nd ca m e shri ek ,

i n g a n d cryi ng to thi s in f orm a nt wi th a p i ece of th e fl e sh

t orn from her shou lder A n d thi s i n form a nt fu rther sa i th
.

tha t comi ng i nto h i s own ya rd th a t ni ght he espi ed a

bla ck th i ng p o rp o r t i o n e d li ke a c a t onl y i t a s thri ce a s
b i g si tti ng on a stra wberry bed a n d fix ing i ts e es o n
, w
,

r
, ,

t hi s i nf orm a nt ; a n d when he went towa rd i t , i t ea

ov er th e pa l e t owa rd thi s i nform a nt as h e th o ug h t. t ,

ma W W W M fl
 WITCH CR A FT . 17

qui te th rou gh th e ya rd wi th h is greyh ound a fter it to

ra n
a w
gre a t ga te whi ch a s u nderset wi th a p a i r of tur nbu ll
st ri ngs a n d di d throw the sa i d ga te w i de open a n d then

fi
, ,

va ni shed ; a n d the sa i d greyhou nd retu rned a ga i n to th i s

i nform a nt sh a ki ng a n d tre m bli ng excee di ngly ”
Hopki ns

w
.

h a d not vent u red to re m a i n a lone wi th the wi tch b u t h a d

i th h i m J ohn S tern who a lso a dded
,

gentle m a n to hi s
”

fi
,

n a m e a n d who con rm ed a ll th a t Hopki ns h a d s a i d de

w
, ,

w
posed to the comi ng of i m ps a n d a dded tha t the thi rd i m p
a s ca lled S a ck a n d — S u ga r They wa tched a t ni ght i th
w
-
.

a nother wom a n n a m ed R ebecc a W est a n d s a

, her im 8 ,

w
i n the sa m e m a nner
sa
S h e sta ted th at the r st ti m e s e
.

S a ta n h e c a m e to her a t ni ght a n d told her he m u st

b e her hu sb a nd a n d m a rri ed her The severe tre a tm ent .
,

to whi ch the a cc u sed were exposed forced confessi ons ,

from the m a ll a n d they a vow ed be in g g u i lty of every

,

s peci es of mi schi ef fro m t h e ta ki ng a wa y of h u m a n li fe to

,

the spoili n of mi lk The n a m es a n d form s of the i r i m 8

were equ a lg
.

f a nta st i c R ebecc a J ones a wi tch fro m t

y
w
.
, .

O s yt h e s s a i d th a t she h a d m e t a m a n i n a ra gged sui t

’
,

i th gre a t eyes th a t terri fied her exceedi ngly a n d tha t

,

h e ga ve h e r three thi ngs li ke m oles b u t

whi ch sh e fed wi th m il k A nother h a d a n i mp i n th e
i tho u t ta i ls
.
w ,

f orm of a wh i te dog whi ch she c a lled E li m a nz er a n d

,

, ,

whi ch sh e fed on m i lk potta ge On e h a d three i m ps .

wh i ch she c a lled Pri ck e a r J a ck a n d Frog S evera l wi t

,

fi
-

, . s

n esses poor a n d i gnor a nt people were bro u gh t to t es t if

to the m i schi ef whi ch h a d been done by these m e a ns Z
w
, ,

c ou ntry ma n gra vely rel a ted h o p a ssi ng a t d a y by t h e

h o u se of one of the wom en na m ed A nn e West h e as ,
,

, w
s
10 0
ri s e d to
w
n d her door open a t th a t e a rly hou r a n d
g in he s a three or fo u r thi ngs li ke bla ck ra bb i ts
o n e of whi ch ra n a fter hi m H e se iz ed u pon i t a n d tri e d.
,

to kill i t b u t i t see m ed i n h i s h a nds li ke a pi ece of wool

, ,

a n d stretched o u t i n length a s he p u lled i t wi tho ut a n y

a pp a rent in j u ry Then recoll ecti ng th a t there
. as a w

fi
ri ng ne a r a t h a nd he hu rri ed thi ther a n d a ttem pted to
x
,

own i t b u t i t va ni shed from hi s si ght a s soon a s he p u t

fi
,

i t i n the wa ter H e then retu rned towa rd the h o u se a n d

se e ing A nn e West sta ndin g ou tsi de t h e door in her sm ock
.

h e a sked w
h y she sent her i m ps to torm ent h i m
s ee m s to h a ve been the rst a p ear a nce of M a tthe
Th i s
Hop w
.
,

p
ki ns a s a w i tc h n d er for whi ch he a fterwa rds beca m e
-

n otori o u s a n d whi c h h e now a ssu m ed a s a leg a l pro i e s

,

si on H e ro c e ed e d in a re g u l a r circ u i t thr ou g h S uffolk o

Norfolk , a m b ri g eshi r e, a n d H unti ngdon a ccom p a ni ed

w
.

by J oh n S tern e a n d a woma n wh ose b u si ness i t a s to ex !

ami ne th e b odi es of th e fema l es i n se arch o f th ei r marks

18

I n A u gu st 1 6 45 , we fi WI T C H C R A FI
th em a t Bur y in S ufl olk, h ere;
nd
on the 2 7t h of tha t m onth no less tha n e i ghteen wi tch es
were exec u ted a t once a n d a h u ndred a n d t wenty m ore
were to h a ve been tri ed b u t a s u dden m ove m ent of t h e
,
,
’ ‘
.

, w
,

king s troops i n tha t di recti on obli ged the j u dges to ad

’

jour n the sessi on S om e of the i mps here a p ca red in

.

the sha pe of sna kes wa sps a n d hornets a n even of , ,

sna ils Th e y were m ostly e m ployed in petty o ff ence s ;

.

one m a n a n d hi s wi fe were g u i lty onl y of ha vi ng bewi tch

e d the beer i n a brewhou se a n d m a ki ng it sti n k

fi
Others .

h owe ver confessed to h a ve ca u sed m i schi ef of a m ore se ri

w
,

o u s ch a ra cter
The m ost rem a rk a ble vi ctim of thi s i n qui si ti on, as a n
.

a ged clergym a n n a m ed Lo wes who h ad been vi ca r of

“

Bra ndes ton ne a r Fra m li ngh a m i n tha t cou nty fty ye a rs,
, ,

a well kn own opponent of the new ch ur ch govern m ent .

Thi s m a n we a re told by S terne one of the i n qui si tors,

w
, ,

h a d been i n di cted for a comm on i m b a n a t a t o r, a n d for

i tchcra ft a bove thi rty ye a rs before a n d the gra nd j ury ,

w
fou nd the bi ll for a comm on i m b a n a t o r who now a fter
h e a s fou nd wi th the m a rks conf essed th a t in pri de of
h e a rt to be equ a l wi th or ra ther a bove God the devi l
,
, ,

, ,

t ook a dva nta ge of h i m a n d he coven a nted wi th the dev il

,

a n d se a led i t wi th hi s blood a n d h a d those fa mili a rs o r ,

S p i ri ts whi ch su cked on the m a rks fo u nd on hi s b o dy

, ,

a n d di d m u ch h a rm both by s e a a n d la nd es p ec i a l l b
y y ,

s e a for he confessed he be ing a t L u n g a rfo rt i n S uli 0 1k,

, ,

sa w
where he pre a ched a s he wa l k ed u pon the wa ll there h e
,

a gre a t s a i l of shi ps p a ss by a n d tha t a s they were , ,

,

w
s a i li ng by one of the three i m ps n a m ely h i s yellow one
,

forth i th a ppe a red to hi m a n d a sked h i m wha t h e

, , ,

w w
shou ld do a n d he b a de i t go a n d si nk s u ch a sh i p o n e
th a t belonged to Ips i ch so h e confessed th a t the im p
Went forth i th a wa y a n d he stood still a n d vi ewed th e
,
,

shi ps a n d perce i ved th a t the shi p to be i m m e di a tely in

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,

more tro u ble a n d d a nger tha n the rest ; for he sa i d th e

wa ter a s m ore boi sterou s ne a r tha t th a n th e rest tu m b ,

l ing u p a n d down wi th wa ves a n d soon a fter it su nk ,

di rectly down i nto the sea when a ll the rest sa i led on in ,

sa fe ty ; then he confesse d he m a de fou rteen wi dows i n

When a sked i f i t d i d not gri eve
,

o ne qu a rter of a n ho ur

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.

him to see so m a ny m en ca s t a wa y in a shor t ti m e , h e

s wore by hi s M a ker
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N0 ; h e a s j oyful to se e wh a t po
,
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$ 3l
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AP PA R I T I ON OF A L I VI N G MA N .

A b o ut sixty or seventy ye a rs a g o a m a n of p i ety a n in , .

’

tegrl t y a rri ved i n Germ a ny from Phil a delphi a to vi si t hi s ,

p oor old p a rents a n d wi th hi s well e a rned we a lth to

, ,
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,
pla ce the m be ond the rea ch of c a re H e went o u t to .

A m eri c a whi l e e a s st i ll you ng a n d h a d su cceeded so ,

fa r a s to becom e overlooker of v a ri o u s m i lls on the Del a

wa re ri ver In whi ch si tu a ti on he h a d h onora bly la i d u p a
,

c onsi dera ble s u m .

I n the ne i ghbo h ood of Phi l a delphi a not fa r fro m t h e

r
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mi ll s a bove m enti oned there dwelt a soli ta ry m a n in a
-

lonely h ous e H e a s very benevolent b u t extrem ely

.

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,

reti red a n d reserved, a n d stra nge thi ngs were rela ted of
h i m a m ong whi ch
, a s hi s bei ng a ble to tell a person
thi ngs th a t were u nknown to every one else Now i t
w
.

h a ppened th a t the c a pt a i n of a vessel belonging to Phi l a

,

delp hi a ,
b
a s a o u t to s a i l to A fri c a a n d E urope H e .

p ro m i sed hi s Wi fe th a t h e wo u ld ret ur n in a cert a i n ti m e ,

a n d a lso tha t h e wo u ld wri te to her frequ ently She .

wai ted long b u t no letters a rri ved : the ti m e a ppoi nted

,

g he w
as sed over b u t h er beloved h u sb a nd di d not retu rn
,

a s now deeply d i stressed a n d knew not where to

l ook for cou nsel or consol a ti on
.

A t length a fri end .

,
a dvi sed h er for once to go to the pi o u s so li ta ry a n d tell
h er gri efs . The wom a n followed hi s a dvi ce a n d went to ,

hi m . Af ter sh e h a d told h im a ll her trou bles he desired ,

h er to w a i t a whi le there u nti l he retur ned a n d bro u ght ,

h er a n a ns wer S h e s a t down to w a i t a n d the m a n o en

.
p ,

i n g a door went i nto h i s closet

, B u t th e wom a n t h m k .

i ng h e st a yed a long long tim e rose u p , went t o the , ,

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wi ndow in the door l i fted u p the li ttle cu rta in a n d lo ok
‘

, ,

i n sa
, hi m lyi ng on the cou ch or sofa li ke a corpse
then i mm edi a tely went b a ck to h e r pla ce A t lengt h
h e ca m e a n d told h er th a t her hu sb a nd a s i n London in w .

fi
,

a coffee h o u se whi ch he n a m ed a n d th a t he wo u ld retu rn

-

very soon : h e th en told h e r a lso the re a son why he h a d

b e en un a ble to wri te The wom a n went hom e prett y
.

m u ch a t e a se .

Wha t the solita ry h a d told her a s mi nu tely fu l lled

h er h u sb a nd retu rned a n d t h e re a sons of hi s del a y a n d
w ,

Th e wom a n w
hi s not wri ti ng were j u st the s a m e a s the m a n h a d sta ted
as now c u ri o u s to know wh a t wo u ld be h e
t
.

h er h usb a nd
ww
resu lt if she vi si ted t h e fri endl y so li ta ry i n co m pa ny Wi th

w T h e vi si t a s a rra nged b u t when the c a p

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,

t a i n sa t h e ma n, h e a s str u ck wi th a m a ze m ent ; h e a i
ter ar ds told hi s ife t h a t h e h a d s ee n thi s very ma n, on
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su ch a d a y (it as t h e very d a y th a t the wom a n h a d b een
,
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i th h im ) i n a coffee h o u s e i n London ; a n d th a t he h a d
told hi m th a t hi s wif e a s m u ch di stressed a bou t hi m ;
tha t he h a d then sta ted the re a son why hi s return as
dela yed a n d of hi s not wri ti ng a n d th a t he wo u ld short
w
, ,

1 com e b a ck on whi ch h e lost si ght of the m a n a m ong

,

e com p an y .

PR OVIDEN T I A L F OR E B ODIN GS .

In th e M u seu m of Wonders v o l 2 ch a p ii
“
, .
, .
,

1 52 there i s a strik ing i nsta nce of a presentim ent re a ted

, ,

b M a da m e de B e a um ont i n the e i t h volum e of the

,
”
ni v e r s a l M a g a z i ne for A r t a n d a t u re S h e sa ys .

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,
My whole fa mi ly sti ll re m e m bers a n a c ci dent from ,

whi ch m y fa ther a s pres erved by a pres e nti ment of d a n

ger S a i li ng u pon the ri ver i s one of the comm on a m use
.

m ents of the ci ty of R o u en i n Fra nce ,

My fa ther a ls o .

took gre a t ple a su re i n these wa ter p a rti es an d he seldom -

s uffered m a ny weeks to over wi tho u t e nj o g it

On one occ a si on he a gree (fwss
a .

i th a p a rt y t o s a i l to ort S t .

Om er a b o u t ten m i les fro m R o u en

,
D inner a n d m u si c al
.

i nst rum ents h a d be e n sent on boa rd the vessel a n d every

p rep a r a t i on m a de for a ple a s a nt exc u
tim e to go on boa r d a n a u nt of m y fa ther s who a s
rsi on
’
hen i t as . W w
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the door blocked u p the a y wi th her a rm s stru ck her

,
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de a f a n d d u m b u ttered a ki nd of howl pla ced hersel f a t

a r m s together a n d g a ve by s i gns to un derst an d th a t she

,

c onj ur ed hi m to re m a i n a t hom e My fa ther who h a d .

ro mi s e d hi m self m u ch ple a sur e from thi s excu rsi on o nl y ,

u g h e d a t her entre a ti es b u t the l a dy fell a t hi s feet

‘

a n d m a ni fested s u ch poi gn a nt si g n s of gri ef th a t he a t ,

length determ i ned to yi eld to her entrea ti es a n d post ,

‘

pone h i s exc u rsi on to a nother d a y H e therefore e n .

l a ug hed a t hi m
d e a v o r ed to deta i n the rest a lso ; b u t t
for be ing so e a s i ly persua ded a n d set ’iae ly S c a rcely h a d l

fi
,

fi
the vessel proceeded h a l f the dis tan ce before those on ,

boa rd h a d the gre a t est rea son to repent tha t they h a d

not followed h i s a dvi ce The vesse l we nt to p i eces
.
,

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severa l lost thei r li ves a n d those th a t sa ved thems elves
,

by s i m mi ng were so m u ch terri ed a t the ir na rrow

e sca pe th a t they wi th di f c ul ty g o t the
,

m a n a ti on c a n a p ply to th i s r e m a rk a
N o ech a ni c a l expl

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b le
or
resentim ent The wa rni ng a ngel fou nd he could
.

on no one better th a n t h e per son h o a s dea f

a n d d um b he theref o re se le c t ed h er for th e e xec uti on of
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 In t h e s a m e volum e Of the M u seu m Of Wonders
w i r c u c R Arr
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.

.
21

p a ge 1 5 3 there i s a n eq u a lly stri ki ng presenti m ent rela te d

, ,

wh i ch the edi tor h a d fro m the li ps O f a credi ble person .

Thi s i nd i vi d u a l h a d a fri end who h a d a responsi ble s i tu a

t i on i n the cou ntry B e in g u nm a rri ed he com mi tted h i s

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.
,

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dom esti c concerns to the c a re O f a ho u sekeeper who h a d
b een i th hi m m a ny ye a rs H is b irthd a y a rri ved he .
,

m a de m a ny prep a ra ti ons for celebr a ting i t ; a n d told h i s

hou sekeeper e a rly i n the m orni ng th a t a s the d a y a s
n e she sho u ld cle a n o u t a certa i n a rbor i n the g a rden
, w
, ,

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wh i ch he na m ed b ec a u se he i ntended to p a ss the d a y in
i t i th h is gu ests
,

S ca rcely h a d she rece i ved th i s c o m

.

mi ss i on th a n she see m ed qui te in a m a z e a n d she dela yed

, ,

the f u lfill m ent O f i t A t length she entre a ted hi m r a ther

.

to rece i ve h i s g u e sts i n one O f t h e roo m s O f the hou se for ,

she h a d a presentim ent th a t the a rbor wou ld th a t d a y be

w
stru ck by li ghtni ng H e l a u ghed a t her a sserti on a s
th ere a s no a ppe a ra nce O f a storm comi ng on th a t d a y
.

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,

fi
,

a n d on her renewi ng her entre a ti es he a s only the m ore ,

u rg e nt th a t the a rbor he h a d po i nted o u t sho u ld b e m a de

re a dy th a t i t m i ght not a ppe a r th a t he ga ve a y to her
,

su persti ti ou s feel i n gs A t length s h e went a n d d id a s her

.
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f ,

m a ster ordered her The d a y contin u ed n e the c o m .

,

p a ny th a t h a d been i nvi ted a rri ved they we nt i nto the ,

a rbor a n d m a de the m selves m erry In the m e a ntim e .

,

h owever clou ds h a d g a thered i n the di st a nt hori z on a n d

, ,

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were a t length powe rf u lly dri ve n towa rd the pla ce by t h e
i nd . The com p a ny were so i n te n t u pon the i r enterta i n

w
m ent th a t they di d not i n t h e le a st observe i t ; b u t sc a rcely
,

a s the ho u sekeeper a w a re th a t the storm a s a ppro a ch

i n g th a n she begged her m a ster to le a ve the a rbor w ith
,
w
,

hi s com p a ny for she co u ld not di vest herself a t a l l O f t h e

,

i de a O f the li ghtni ng stri ki ng i t A t first they wou ld not .

li sten to her b u t she conti nu ed her entre a ti es u nr e mi t

,

t i ngly ; a n d a t length a s the storm a ppro a ched wi th

, ,

gre a t vi olence they su ffered the m selves to be i ndu ced to

,

le a ve the a rbor Th ey h a d not been i n the room m ore

.

tha n a few m i nu tes when the l i ghtni ng str u ck the a rbor ,

a n d da shed everythi ng th a t h a d been left i n i t to p i eces .

L OTT E R Y P R I Z E S W ON B Y D R E A MS .

’
FR OM A L E TTE R IN MoR I Tz s E X PE R I ME N T A L
P S Y C H OL OG Y

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wri tt en a ccou nt Of
Yo u desi re m e to gi ve y o u a h at
I la tely verb a lly rel a ted to yo u rega r di ng t h e
22 WIT C HCR AFT .

fa cu lty of e sci en c e A s m y experi ence res t s .

dre a m s I a v e cert a inl y re a son to a pprehend

,

will ta ke m e for a fa nta sti c dre a m er ; b u t i f I c an con

tri b u te a n hi ng to the v er i s e ful obj ect of o u r wor
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“ ‘

it i s no m a ter — let people thi nk wh a t they Be th e

'

a s i t m a y I vou ch for the truth a n d vera ci ty of wha t I

,

sh a ll now m ore p a rti cul a rly rela te .

“
In the ye a r 1 76 8 whil e le a rni ng t h e b u si nes s of a n
,

a pothec a ry in the roya l m edi c a l esta bli s hm ent a t Berli n ,

I pla yed in the seventy second dra wi ng of the Pru ssi a n -

nu m eri c a l lottery whi ch took pla ce on the 3ot h of Ma y of

,

t h e sa m e ye a r a n d fixed u pon the nu m bers 2 2 a n d 6 0

, .

“
In the ni ght preceedi ng the d a y of dra wi ng I dre a m ed ,

w
th a t towa rd twelve o clock a t noon whi ch i s the ti me ’
,

hen the lottery i s genera lly dra wn the m a ster a p o th e ,

-

ea ry sent down to m e to tell m e th a t I m u st com e u p t o

him . On goi ng u p sta ir s he told m e to go i m m edi a tely ,

to Mr Myl i u s the a u cti oneer on the other si de of the

.
, ,

fi
ca s tle a n d a sk h im if he h a d di sposed of the books whi ch
,

h a d been left wi th h i m for s a le b u t th a t I m us t return

s pee di ly bec a u se he w a i ted for hi s a nswer

w
, .

Th a t s j u st the thi n g thou ght I sti ll drea mi ng ; t h e

’ ‘
,
’
,

l ottery i l l j u st be dra wi ng a n d a s I h a ve execu ted m y

w
,

c ommi ssi on I wi ll ru n qu i ckly to the gener al lottery o f c e

w
-

, ,

a n d see i f m y nu m bers co m e o u t ( the lottery

’
a s dr a n
a t tha t ti m e i n the open street) ; i f I onl y wa l k qui ck, I
‘

sh a ll be a t ho m e a g a i n soon enou gh
’

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.

“
I went therefore i m m edi a tely ( still i n m y dre am ) i n , .

c om pli a nce wi th the orders I h a d rece i ved to Mr M li u s

y , , .

th e a u cti oneer exec u ted m y com m i ssi on a n d a fter re

, , ,

ce i v in g h i s a nswer ra n h a sti ly to the general

, lottery
o t c e on the
, H u nters B ri dge Here I fo und the cu stom
’ ’
.

a y prep a ra ti ons a n d a consi d e ra ble n u m ber of s ec t a

r

, p

w
tors T h ey h a d a lre a dy b egu n to p u t the n um bers i nto
—
.

the wheel a n d the m om ent I c a m e u p N o 6 0 a s ex

w
, .

h i b i t ed a n d c a ll ed o u t Oh thou ght I i t i s a o o d o m en
.
, ,
‘
,

tha t j u st one of m y o n num bers sh oul d be ed o ut th e

m om ent I a rri ve ’
.

m u ch

fi
tha t they wou ld ha sten a s m u ch a s poss i ble wi th
as

telli ng i n the re m a in i ng nu m bers A t length they were

a ll co unted i n a n d now I sa , them bind the eyes o f th e
boy belonging to the orpha n school , a n d t h e numbe rs
w -
.

a fte rwa rd dra wn i n the c u stom a ry ma nner

w Wh en the r st number as exhi bi’ted an d cal l ed o ut w .

ww— w
,
it A good om en
‘
as No 2 2 a in l tho ht I ; No 6 0 ‘

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.

i l l a ls o cert a i nly com e o ut ’

h e 89 0 0 n umb er as .

dra n a nd b eh ol d it as No 6 0 I , .
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.

No t h ey m a y dra w wh a t th ey wil l , sa i d I to some

on e who stood ne a r m e ; m y nu m bers a re o u t —I h a ve no
m ore ti m e to sp a re ’
Wi th tha t, I tur ned m yself a bou t
.

a n d ra n di re ctly ho m e
“
Here I a woke a n d
d r ea m a s I a m now rel a ti ng it
,
.

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a s a s cle a rly consc i o u s of m
If i t s n a tu ra l connecti on
y
.

a n d the very p a rti c u l a r persp i c ui ty h a d not been so stri k ,

i ng I sh o uld h a ve rega rded it a s noth i ng els e th a n a c o m

,

m o n dr e a m in the genera l sense of the term

, B u t t hi s .

m ad e m e p a y a ttenti on to i t a n d exci ted m y c ur i osi ty so ,

m u ch th a t I co ul d sc a rcely w a i t ti ll noon
w
“

A t len g th i t stru ck eleven b u t still there a s no a p ,

p
-
m n c

h ilit y of i t
e of m y dre a m be i ng fu lfill ed
i t stru ck h a lf p a st eleven —a n d still there
-
It str u ck a q u a rter
a s no prob a
I h a d a lre ad y g i ven u p a ll hope , when one o f
.
.

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t h e work people u nexp ectedly c a m e to m e a n d told m e
-

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.

t o go u p st a i rs imm ed i a tely to the m a ster a pothec a ry I -

ent u fu ll of expecta ti on a n d he a rd wi th the gre a test

g
,

a st o m s m c u t th a t I m u st go di rectly to Mr Myli u s t h e .
,

a u cti oneer on th e other si de of the c a stle a n d a s k h i m if

, ,

h e h a d di s o ec d of the books a t a u cti on whi ch h a d been

hi m H e told m e a lso a t the sa m e tim e , t o

fi
en tru sted .
,

re turn qu i ckly bec a u se he w a i ted for a n a nswer

, .

Wh o co ul d h a ve m a de m ore desp a tch tha n I I went

in h a ste to Mr Myli u s the a u cti oneer exec u ted m y co m

fi
.
, ,

mi ssi on, a n d then a fter recei vi ng h i s a nswer ra n as ,

w
,

i ick ly a s p ss i b l e to the genera l lottery o f c e on t h e

g
q i unters ’ i d g e ’ ; a n d fu ll of a stoni sh m ent I s a tha t
i
-

w
No 6 0 a s exhi b i ted a n d c a lled o u t the m om ent I a rri ved
, ,

fi fi
. .

I w
A s m y dr e a m h a d been th u s fa r so p un ct u a lly fu l l led,
a s now wi ll in g to wa i t the end of i t a ltho u gh I h a d so ,

w
l i ttl e ti m e ; I therefore w i shed for noth i ng so m u ch a s th a t
t h e y wou ld h a sten i th co u nti ng i n the rem a i n i ng n um

fi
-

b e rs A t length t h ey ni sh ed The eyes of the orph a n

. .

boy were bou nd a s c u stom a ry, a n d it i s e a sy to concei ve

,

e gerness w t w hi c h I a w a i ted the n a l a cco m plis h

t h e a i h
m ent of m y dre a m
“

w
.

w
T h e r s t nu m ber as dr a wn a n d c a lled o u t a n d b e
h old i t a s No 2 2 ! T h e second a s dr a wn a n d thi s as w ,

w
,
.
,

a l s o a s I h a d dr e a m e d No 6 0 ! , .

It now occu rred to m e th a t I h a d a lrea dy sta yed

ers on ww
to nger th a n m y erra nd a llowed ; I therefore requ es ted t h e
ho a s next to m e i n t h e crowd to let m e
pWh a t ’ sa i d o n e of them t o m e wi ll y o u not wa i t
a ss
th e
.

, ,

n um be rs a re a l l o u t ?
’
No s ai d I
’
m y num bers a re , ,

a n d th e ma now dr a w wha t they

s s
a
i th t a t, I turned a bo u t, pu sh e i h
ple
cro w d, a n d ra n h as ti ly a nd j oyful l y h ome .
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Th u s a s t h e wh ole of m y dre a m ful l led not o nl y in
su bst a nce b u t li tera lly a n d verb a ti m
,
WITCHC R A FT

It wi l l perh a ps not be d i sa gree a ble to y o u if I rel a te

.
.

fi ,

two other occur ences of a si m il a r n a t u re

On the i 8t h of A u g u st 1 7 7 6 I dre a m ed I
’
a s w a l k i ng
, , w
i n the vi ci ni ty of the S i lesi a n Ga te a n d i ntended to go ,

h o m e thence di rectly a cross the field by the R i ck s d o rf or

, ,

Dresden roa d .

“
I found the field ful l of stu bble a n d i t see m ed a s if ,

t h e corn th a t h a d stood there h a d only been re a ped a n d

h ou sed a short tim e before
thou gh I h a d not previ ou sly seen i t
Thi s a s re a lly the c a se a l
On enteri ng t he
w .
,

R i c k s d o rf ro a d I perce i ved th a t som e persons h a d col

,

l e c t e d before one of the first hou ses a n d were lookin g u p ,

a t it . I consequ ently su pposed tha t som ethi ng new h a d

fi
occu rred i n or before t h e hou se a n d for thi s re a son on
com in g u p I a sked the first person I m e t —Wha t i s the
, ,
‘
,

m a tter here ? H e a nswered wi th gre a t i n di fference The

’ ‘
,

lottery i s dr a wn ’
sa i d I i s i t dra wn a lre a dy ? Wha t
.
,
‘

n u m bers a re o u t ? There they sta nd rep li ed h e a n d

w
’ ‘ ’
, ,

oi nted wi th h i s n ger to the door of a shop tha t a s i n

e hou se wh i ch I n o percei ved for the first ti m e
“
,

I looked a t the door a n d fo u nd tha t the nu m bers

w .

were wri tt en u p on a bl a ck border rou nd the door a s is

ft c u ently the c a se
,

In order to a scerta in i f there a s

.

re y a shop wi th a rece i vi ng hou s e for the lottery a t

,

w
, ,

the comm ence m ent of the R i c k s d o rf roa d I d i d not thi nk

i t too m u ch tro u ble to go there a n d fo u nd th a t th i s
re a lly the c a se To m y grea t vex a ti on I fou nd th a t onl y
as ,
,

w
.
,

one of m y nu m bers h a d com e o ut I looked over the n um

fi
w
.

bers once m ore i n order not to forget the m a n d then

, ,

w
_

fi
ent hom e di s a ppoi nted .

On a wa ki n g I a s h i ndered by a n a cci dent a l no i se

“
, ,

er w
from i mm edi a te y recoll ecti ng m y dre a m b ut shortly a ft
a r d i t a g a i n occ u rred to m e ; a n d a fter a li ttle r e ec
ti on I re m e m bered i t a s cle a rly a s I h a ve now rela ted it
,
,
»

, ,

w
b u t fou nd i t di fficul t to recollect a l l the v e nu m bers
Tha t No 4 7 a s the first a n d No 2 1 the second of t h e
.
, .
.

w
n u m bers I re m e m bered perfectly well ; th a t the thi rd
wh i ch followed a s a 6 I a s a lso certa i n o nly I a s not , w , w

fi
confident whether the 0 whi ch I h a d seen here a bou ts b e
longed to the 6 or the foll owi ng nu m ber 4 whi ch I a lso
rem em bered very di sti nctly to h a ve seen ; a n d I a s not
cert a i n of thi s i t m i ght ha ve been j u st a s well 6 a n d 4
,

w
,

it ww
al one a s 6 0 a n d 4 0 .

I a s the le a st confident a s to the fth nu m ber : th a t

a s betwe en 50 a n d 6 0 I w
a s certa i n b u t wh i ch I co u ld ,

not preci sely determi ne I h a d al r ea dy la i d mo ne y upon .

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‘

fi
25

w
.

fi
N o . thi s
~

2 1,a s t h e n um ber whi ch , a c co rdin

and
g to my
dr e a m s ho uld com e o u t
, .

w
A s re ma rk a ble a s m y dre a m a ppe a red to b e in oth er

fi
respects y e t I a s d if d e n t of i t fro m bein u na ble t o
,

re m e m ber a ll the v e n u m bers Al t h o u g

certa i n th a t a m ong the si xteen nu m bers m enti oned—th a t
a s qu i te .
,

w
,

Ga ted — a ll the
w
is those bet een 5 0 a n d 6 0 a n d the s i x previ o u sly i ndi ,

v e w hi ch I h a d seen i n m
y dre a m
cont a i ned ; a n d a ltho u gh there a s sti ll ti m e to sec ure the
n u m bers yet i t di d not su i t m e on a ccou nt of the c o n si d
were
w ~
,

e ra b l e s u m i t wo u ld requ i re to st a ke u pon a ll the si xteen

fi
nu m bers I therefore contented m yself w i th a few A MB S

fi fi
,

a n d L E R N E S a n d h a d besi des t hi s the di sa ppoi ntm ent of

’
, , ,

s electi ng a b a d conj u ncti on of n um bers .

lottery a s dr a wn w
The thi rd d a y a fterwa rd (the 2 1 5 1: of A u g ust
It a s the tw o h u ndred a n d fteenth
.

dra wi ng a n d a ll t h e v e nu m bers whi ch I h a d seen in m

w
th e ‘
,

dre a m ca m e o u t e xa c t l — n a m ely 6 0 4 2 1 5 2 42 ; a n d
,

no w
re m e m bered tha t 0 5 2 a s the f th of those whi ch
I h a d seen i n m y dre a m a n d whi ch I co ul d not previ ous l y
. w , , .
, ,

w w
,

re collect w i th cert a i nty .

Inste a d of som e tho u s a nd doll a rs I c om

! ‘
as n o ,

p ell e d to be contented w i th a bo u t twenty !

The thi rd a n d for the present the l a st occu rrence of
w
“
, , ,

t hi s k i nd w hi ch I sh a ll rel a te ,
a s a s follows : ,

On the 2 1s t of S epte m ber 1 7 77 I d r e a m ed th a t a good

w
, ,

fri end of mi ne vi s i ted m e a n d a fter the conv ersa ti on h a d ,

tu r ned u pon the lottery he des i red tha t h e mi gh t dr a ,

s om e n u m bers o u t of m y li ttle wheel of fort u ne whi ch I

h a d a t th a t ti m e .

He drew sever a l nu m bers wi th t h e i ntenti on of st ak ,

i n g m o n e u pon the m When he h a d done dr e win I

to ok a l l t y
.

e nu m bers o u t of t h e wh eel l a i d the m be ore

-

m e u pon the t a ble a n d s a i d to h i m, The nu m ber whi ch

,

I now t a ke u p wil l c e rt a i n l v com e o u t a t the next dr a w

‘

I p u t m y h a nd i nto the he a p a n d drew o u t a num

w
’

fi fi
ing
-
.

w
b er u nfolded i t a n d looked a t i t : i t a s very p l a i nl 25
I a s goi ng to fold i t u p a n d p u t i t a g a i n i nto t h e wly
r .
, ,

l eel,
b ut th a t very m om ent I a woke

w
.

H a vi ng so cle a r a recollecti on of m y dre a m a s I ha v e

fi
w
,

no rela t ed it I h a d m u ch con dence i n the num ber, a n d

w
,

th erefore sta ked so m u ch u pon i t a s to be s a ti s ed i th

th e win ni ngs ; b u t two hou rs before the lottery as dr a wn ,

I r e cei ved m y m oney b a ck from th e lottery a gent wi th

w
-

th e news th a t m y n u m ber
w w
a s c o m l e t el lled u p The .

lottery a s dr a n on t h e 2 4 th 0 S ep em ber a nd the

w w ww
,

nu m ber re a lly c a m e o u t .

Al th oug h I v ery illi ng ly al l o , a nd a m ell a ar e

 fi
WI TC H C R AFT .

m a ny rha p s th e ge nerali ty of dram “ b e

a nd
fro m ca u ses whi opa re fou nded m ere ly i n th e b od y and
e

—
the refore ca n h a ve no f ur th er s g ni ca n ce y e t i b e li eve
i
,

I ha ve b een convi nced by repea ted experi en ce th a t th ere

a re not u nf requ ently drea ms in th e ori gin a n d exi s t en ce
,

of wh i ch the body as s u ch h a s no p a rt ; a nd t o th ese ; in

, ,

m O pini on belong the three i nstan ces a bo ve m en ti o n ed

yI do not thi nk th a t th e conte nts of th ese d rea ms o u h t
.
,

w
t o gi ve occ as i on to a n y one to j udge wro ng fu ll y ; for
ot her i se I cou ld j ust a s well ha ve s ele cte d oth ers : b ut l
,

h a ve pl a ced th e m tog eth e r pre cis el y b e ca use of th ei r '

si mi la ri ty
.

C nm s r K NAPE ,
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 .

FR OM A GE R MA N A UT H OR .

In m y you nger d a th ere a s a dinn er

Westph a li a Where
w
v en in the
w
’

vi ll a ge of Fl o r e m b u rg as b orn.
,

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
, During di nner the co n versa
.

ti on tu rned u pon the gr a ve di gger of the pl a c e h o as ww,

,

w
-

,
well known pa rti cul a rly on a ccount of hi s s e co n d sig h t ,
w
-

a n d even fe a red ; for a s oft en a s he sa a corp se h e al

’

fi
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 .

h ou se. Now a s the event i n v a ri a b l took p la c e th e i n

, ,

h a b i t a nts of the hou se he i n di ca te were pla c ed b y th e

w
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
ww
’ ~

w
,

l a rl y if there a s a n y one i n the h ou s e ho a s si ckl y,

’

w a s not conce led fro

a m hi m w
hose de a th m i ght prob a bly be ha ste ned if th e predi c on
— hi ch , h o e ver, g eneral ly w
w
fi
took pl a ce .

Thi s m a n s ro p h ec a s a n a b omina tion to t h e

’ ‘

cl ergym a n . e forb c i t , h e reproved h e sco ld ed , b ut

w
a ll to no p u rpose ; for the poor dolt al th ough h e , as a
,

w
,
w
drun ka rd a n d a m a n of l o a n d vulgar se nti ments, b e
w
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
w , h:
 WI T OHC R A B I ‘ ‘
. 27

the cl ergym an a n d sa ys S ir yo u h a ve forb i dden m e

w
,
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
a

m
,

s ee th a t sirthtc il-
rly
s re a l ly tru e In a few weeks a

w
.

c or p se be b ro u g t u p the m e a dow wh i ch w i ll be ,
”
d ra n on a sledge by a n ox The clergym a n see m in gly
.

pa i d n o a tt enti on to thi s b u t li stened to i t w i th in d i ff e r

,

e nce , an d repli ed : Only go a bou t yo u r b u si ness a n d ,

l ea ve o ff su ch s upersti ti ous folli es ; i t i s si nful to h a ve a n y
thi ng to do wi th the m ”
.

Th e th ing nevertheles s a ppe a red extre m ely si ngu l a r

, , .

an d rem a rka bl e to t h e clergym a n ; for in m y co un try a , ,

c o rps e b ei ng dra wn on a sledge by a n ox i s m ost di sgra c e

ful b e c a u se the bodi es of those th a t com mi t su i ci de a n d
,

w
,
n ot ori ous m a lefa cto rs a re th u s dr a wn on sledges
,

w
.

S o me eeks a fter a strong body of A u stri a n troops

th rou gh t h e vil la ge on the ir a y to the Nether
de. Wh il e resti ng there a d a y the snow fell ne a rly ,

;t h ree fee t dee A t t h e sa m e ti m e a wom a n d i ed i n a h

o th e r vi ll a ge o p
.
,
-
t h e s a m e pa ri sh The m il ita ry took a wa y
.

a ll t h e h ors e s o u t of the co u ntry to dra g the i r w a gons .

Mea nwhi le t h e corpse l a y there ; no horses c a m e b a ck

t h e co rpse bega n to p u t rify a n d the stench beca m e i n t o L ,

era b l e : th ey were therefore co m pelled to m a ke a vi rt ue)

o f n ecess i ty—to pla ce the corpse u pon a sledge a n d h e r
f
, ,
:

fi
n ose a n o x to the ve hi cle

w
.

I n t h e m e a nti m e t h e clergym a n a n d t h e sch ool m as t er

, ,

i th hi s s c h ol a rs proceeded to the entra nce of the vi ll a ge

w
,

t o m e et th e corpse ; a n d a s the fun era l c a m e a long the

,

m ea d o i n th i s a rra y the gra ve di gger stepped u p to the

,
-

c l er ym a n , p u ll ed h rm by the gown , poi nted wi th hi s n

g er g
w
o i t, a n d sa i d not a word
f
.

,
S u ch

w
b y the c lerg ym a n w
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
I a s well a cqu a i nted wi th the good
.

man : h e a s i nca pa ble of tellin g a n u ntru th m u ch less

,

i n a ma tt e r whi ch contra di cted a ll hi s pri nci ples

w
.

A n oth er his to ry of thi s ki nd , for the tru th of whi ch I

c a n vo u ch , a s rel a ted to m e by m y l a te f a ther a n d hi s
b ro th e r, b o th v e pi ou s m en a n d to whom i t woul d ,

ha v e b een i mp os si l e to h a ve told a fa ls ehood .

Bo th o f th e m h ad b u siness on one occa si on in th e ,

West p h a li a n rov ence of M a rk, when th e were invi ted

,

ur i ng t h e r e
w
’
t o di nn er a t c p rote sta n t pre a cher s

w
.

p e a t th e s u b j e ct of s econd s i gh t a s li kewis e b ro u ght

ww
-

,
upo n t h e c a rpe t Th e mi ni ster S poke o f i t
. i th a cri
mon y, b eca use h e h a d a lso a gra ve di gger
o

ho as -

m a m a “ evil ; he h a d oft en a n d M y for

28 WITC H CR A FT .

fi
hid d en him from m enti on ing i t , b u t to no pu rpo se a ll .

On one occ a si on the prognosti c a tor c a m e to the mi ni s

,

ter a n d sa i d I h a ve to tell y o u sir th a t i n a short ti m e

, , ,

the re will be a funeral from you r hou se a n d y o u wi ll

fi
,

ha ve t o follow the c o i n before a ll the other fun era l a t

t e n da n t s ”
. Terror a nger a n d di sple a sure got so m u ch
, , ,

th e better of the go o d p a stor th a t he drove the th ou gh t

w
!
,

less fell ow o u t of the door ; for hi s wi fe a s ne a r her con

n e m e n t : a n d notw i thsta ndi ng every ra ti on a l vi ew wh i ch
,

h i s wif e
,

w
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
,

w
reproa ched the gra ve di gger m ost bi tterl y a n d sa i d -

S e e now h o
, ,
u nfo u nded thy reve ri es h a ve been !
”
B ut
t h e corpse seer only sm i led a n d s a i d S ir the m a tter i s
“
-

, ,
”
not yet fini shed .

Im m edi a tely a fterwa rd th e pre a cher s s erv a n t m ai d di ed

’

of a n a p o l e Now it i s th e cu sto m there fo r the

,

mas ter of e ou se on s u ch occa si ons to i m m edi a tely

, ,

follow the coffin before th e next rel a ti ves ; b ut thi s ti m e

,

the pre a ch er endea vored to a voi d it in order to co n fo u nd ,

th e corpse seer He di d not ventu re however to offend

fi
-
.
, ,

th e p a rents of the dece a sed whi ch he wo ul d h a ve done ,

most gros sly if h e h a d not followed the coffin He foun d

ww
.
,

th erefore a sui t a ble excu se in the c i rc u mst a nce tha t hi s

i fe — ,

h o a ccordi n g to the c u stom preva lent there

,

then to o to chu rch for the first t i m e a fter her c o n n e

as , w
m ent—s oul d t a ke h i s pla ce a n d he wo ul d then a c c o m
w
fi
,

p
ww
a ny the school m a ster a n d h i s s chola rs a s
Thi s a s di sc u ssed a n d a greed u pon a n d the pa rents
a s u su a l , .

w
,

were li ke i se sa ti sfied wi th i t On the d a y the f u nera l

fi
.

a s to ta ke pl a ce the com p a ny a sse m bled a t the p a rson

,

age . The cof n l a y on a b i er i n the porch ; the school “

ma ster wi th h i s schol a rs stood i n a ci rcle i n front of the

h o u se a n d s a ng —
; the m in i ster a s j u st go in g o u t to hi s
a ppoin ted pl a ce ; hi s wi fe stepped behi nd the cof n a n d
w
,

the be a rers la i d hold of the b i er when th a t very m om ent

the m i ni ster s wi fe fell down in a fit ; she a s ta ken i nto a
’
,

w
w
fi
w
,

room a n d brou ght a ga i n to herself b u t

, a s so il l th a t ,

she cou ld not go to chu rch ; a n d the mi ni ster a s so

terri fied by th i s a cci dent th a t i t no longer occu rred to ,

hi m to m a ke the gra ve di gger i nto a li a r b u t he stepped-

v ery ui e t l y behi n d th e cof n a s the prog nosti c a tor woul d ,

ha ve t .
 WIT OH CB A FI ' ‘
. 29

E XTR A OR D I N A R Y F OR EWA R NIN G,

’
As IT R EAL L Y O C C UR R E D I N L OR D T Y R ON E s
FA MI L Y , I N I R E L A N D .

fi
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 ,

the pri nci ples of D ei s m When they were e a ch of the m .

w
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
.

volved u sed every possi ble ende a vor to era di ca te the er

,

ro n e o u s pri nci ples they h a d im b i bed a n d to persu a de ,

them to e m bra ce the reve a led reli gi on b u t in va i n ; thei r ,

a rgum ents were i n s u f en t to convi nce t he m b u t they ,

were powerfu l enou gh to sta gger thei r form er fa i th .

Th ou gh now sep a ra ted fro m e a c h other th ei r fri e n d s h i

c ontinu ed u n a ltera ble a n d they see m e d to reg a rd e a o ,

other wi th a s i ncere a n d fra te rna l a ffecti on Af ter som e .

e a rs h a d el a psed a n d they were e a ch of th em grown u p ,

t
,

hey m a de a sole m n pro mi s e to e a ch other th a t wh oev e r

ww
,

sh ou ld first d i e wou ld if permi tted a ppe a r to the other

, , ,

to decla re wh a t reli gi on a s most a pproved of by the S n ,

”
rem e Be i ng L a dy B ere s ford a s shortly a fter a ddre ssed
.

w y S ir M a rc u s B eresford to whom a fter a few ye a rs ; she

a s m a rri ed ; b u t no ch a nge i n con di ti on h a d power to
a lter her fr i en d sh i p : t h e fa m i li es frequ ently vi si ted e a ch
, ,

other a n d o f t e n s p e nt m ore th a n a fortni ght to ether A

w
.
, .

s hort ti m e a fter one of those vi si ts S i r M a rcu s er e s fo rd

,

rem a rke d when hi s la dy c a m e do n to bre a kfa s t in t h e

m orni n g tha t her cou nten a nce a s u nu su a l! p al e a n d
,
w ,

bore e vi dent m a rks of t error a n d confu si on ; e i nqui red

a nx i o u sly a fter her h e al th she a ssu red hi m she a s well.
,
w
e rre c t l y well ; he repe a ted h i s i nqui ri es a n d begged to
’ ‘

En ow if a nythi ng h a d di sordered her ; she repli ed n o sh e

,

w
‘

a s a s we l l a s u s u a l H a ve yo u h u rt you r wri st h a ve
.
“
,
”
u pr i ned i t ? s a i d h e obser v i ng a bl a ck ri bbon bo u nd
y o S a ,
“
f ou nd i t S h e repli ed no she h a d not ; b u t a dded
.
, let ,

m e conj u re yo u S i r M never to i nq ui re the ca u se of m y

, .

we a ri ng thi s ri bbon y o u wi ll never m ore see m e wi thou t

,

i t ; if i t c o ncerned yo u a s a h u sb a nd to know it I woul d ,

not for a m o m ent conc e a l i t fro m yo u I ne ver in m y li fe

.
.

deni ed a requ est b u t of thi s I m u st entre a t y o u to for

, ,

r ge m e fu rt er on the s u b
g i ve m y ref u s a l a n d never t o u
h
V
,

m m i ng ) sm c e
.

J e c t ”
ery “
we l l y l a dy ( s a i d he s i l o n

w
,
2 ,
.

”
so e a rnestl y desi re m e I W111 i nqui re no f ur ther ,
he .

c onver sa t i on h ere ended ; b u t bre a kfa st as s c a rcely o m

80 WITCHCR AFT
w
.

wh en L a dy B in a i red if the post a s c ome in ? d i e as

told i t a s not w .

11 a fe w w
m in u te s sh e a ga i n ra ng th e b all

w
.

w I s n o t th e
“
for h e r serva nt a n d repe a ted the i n ui r
po st yet com e ? s h e a s told i t a s noq y
r

’, ~ Bo yo u exp ect
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
,
.

i n g the comi ng of th e post ? I do ( sh e a nswered ) I ex ,

pe ot to he a r th a t Lo rd T rone i s dea d : h e di ed la st T ues a

da a t fo ur o clock
” y
’
I never i n my li fe (sa i d S ir M ) .
.
,

be i e v e d y o u su persti ti o us b u t y o u m ust ha ve h a d some ,

i dle dre a m whi ch h a s thu s a l a rm ed o n .

A t th a t i nst a nt a serva nt opened e door, a n d d eli v ered

to the m a letter sea led wi th bla ck It i s a s I e xp ec t ed ,

fi
.
,

( excl a i m ed L a dy B he i s de a d ’
, S i r M o p e ned th e , .

letter i t c a m e from ord Tyrone s stewa rt a n d c onta in ed

,
’
,

the m el a ncholy i ntelli gence tha t his m as te r di e d th e

T u esda y precedi ng a t the very ti m e th a t La d y B h ad
, .

speci fied S i r M entrea ted h er to com pose h er spi ri ta,

. .

a n d to ende a vor a s m u ch a s l a y i n her ower n o t to ma k e

hersel f u nh a ppy S h e a ssur ed hi m t t sh e fe lt m u ch
w
.

ea si er th a n s h e h a d for som e ti m e pa st ; a n d a dded ,

c a n i nf orm y o u of so m ethi ng hi ch I k n ow i ll p ro v e
welcom e I c a n a ss u re yo u beyond the o ssib ili ty o f a
.
I
w “

dou bt th a t I a m wi th chi ld of a son S i r

,
”
rece i ved th e .

i nte l li gence wi th th a t plea su re th a t m i ght b e e xpe c t ed,

a n d expre s s ed i n t h e strongest terms t h e feli ci ty h e ,

shoul d experi ence fro m su ch a n e vent, whi ch h e h a d s o

lo ng a rdently d esi red .

Af t e r a eri o d of som e m onth s L a dy ,

o f a son ; s e h a d before been the m other of two d a u g h t ers

only S i r M a rcu s s u rvi ved the bi rth of h is so n li ttle m ore
.

th a n fo ur ye a rs A fter hi s dece a se hi s la dy went b u t li ttl e

.

from ho m e ; she vi si ted no fa mi ly b u t tha t of a c lerg yma n,

who resi ded in the sa m e v ill a ge wi th whom sh e fre q u en tly
p a ssed a few ho urs the rest of h er tim e a s en tirel y d e
,

voted to soli t u de a n d sh e a p eare d forever determi ned t o

,

w
,

b a ni sh a ll other soci ety 9 clerg ym a n s fa mi l

’
. co nsist

w
ed o f hi mself hi s wi fe a n d one son who a t S i r s d ea t h
w
’
, ,

w
, .

a s q u i te a yo u th ; to thi s son however sh e as a ft er , ,

wa rds m a rri ed i n the spa ce of a few e a rs n o t i th st a n d
, ,

i n g the di spa ri ty of hi s ye a rs a n d e ma ni fest i mprn ,

. ~

dence of s u ch a connecti on so u nequ a l in e very resp ect

w
, ,

The event j u sti fied the expecta ti on of e ve ry o n e L a dy .

fi
B a s tre a ted b y her you ng hus ba nd wi th negle c t a nd
.

cru elty a n d the whole of h is condu ct e vi nce d him t h e

, ,

m ost a b a ndoned li berti ne u tterly d es ti tute o f e ve

w
,
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
T h ey p a rte d for so m etim e , wh en so
.

a s th e so rro w he expres s ed for h i s form er ill c on

ww th a t , won over by hi s su ppli ca ti on a n d promi ses s h e

‘

as i n du ce d to p a rdon , a n d once m ore resi de w i th him

;
a nd a s , a fter som etim e m a de the m other of a son .

The d a y on whi ch s h e h a d hi m i n a m onth, be i ng th e

wnd frto nreqs est

v a y of
a nni
h o se
fri e
e rs
p
r
ie d hi
.
h er i
b rthd y she sent for L dy
sh e h a d
long been possessed
t e m to spend the
u h w th her
w
of

bo t
a ,

day
a

, a nd a fe
s, i A u

w
.

n on
o m
th e c l e g
r y n by whoa she m
been b pt sed had
a i ,
an d
mth om h l e m nt ned
sh e h a d al l h e r if nt ai
an i ai im a e
l

fi
c
a m m
e t room to
o th e i n uir e a
fter her he lth she to d
ll
a ;
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).

I am fo rt y e i gh t thi s d a y
-
”
N0 , m y la dy, ( a nswered t h e
.

l erg ma n ) yo u are mis ta ken , yo ur m other a n d m se lf

-

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

w t l engt h d l sc o v ered I a m ri ght ; h a ppe ni ng to go l a st

eek t o th e p a ri sh w h ere y o u were born , I
t o u t a n en d t o m y dou bt by se a rchi ng the regi ster, a nd
a s resolved w
g
an t h a t y o u a re forty seven thi s d a y -
”
.

Yo u h a ve si gned m y de a th wa rr a nt, ( sa i d she ) I ha v e

n ot mu ch longer to li ve I m u st, therefore entre a t yo u
.

t o l ea v e m e imm edi a tely, a s I ha ve som ethi ng of i m port

a n ce t o se tt l e be fore I di e
W
,
.

h en th e c lergym a n h ad left L a dy B sh e sent to for» .

b id h er c o m pa ny c om i ng ; a n d a t the s a m e tim e to requ es t

L ad y
fa th er, a n d w
h o then w
a n d h e r son , of whom S ir M B eresford
a s a bou t twelve ye a rs of a g e , to
as . w
co me t o h e r a a rt m en t I mm edi a tly u pon thei r a rri va l,
.

ha vin o rd ere h er a ttend a nts to qu i t the room , I ha ve

“

sa i d s
l e ) so m e th to comm uni cat e to yo u both before
’

d i e , a p e ri od whi o is not fa r di st a nt
m
Yo u , l a d a r e no
r to t h e fri endshi p th a t a lwa ys exi sted et e en
.

fi
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 .

t h e fri e nds i nto whose a nds we a fterw a rds fell , e n d e a v

o re d to pe rs u ad e u s to e m bra ce the reve a led reli g i on ,

fi
p
us
o w
th e ir a um ents, thou gh i nsu f c i ent to convi nce u s , were

wrg
er f
av e
e no u gh to
between
sta gger
two O
o
p
u
i
r
n i
for
ons
m er f
In
a i th , a n d to le a v e
th i s perplex i ng
; .

fi
s ta te o f d o hi: a n d uncerta i nty, we m a de a sole mn promi se

w
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 .

a w§
i n g l o n e Di
e e , a nd
when S i r M a n d m yself were in bed , I
gi t
; overed L ord Tyr one sitting by m y b ed
d O ; I sc rea med o ut , a nd e ndea vor ed, b ut i n va in, t o
.
.

.
38 WITCHC R A FT .

a wa ke S ir M Fo r h e a ven s s a ke Lord Ty ro ne ( sa id D
.
’
, ,

is I wh a t me a ns or for wh a t p u rpose c a m e y o u thi s t i m e

o fni ht ?
,
’
H a ve y o u forgot o ur p ro m i s e ? (s a i d he) I di e d
‘

la st u e s d a y a t fou r o clock a n d ha ve been perm i tte d

,
’
,

b y the S u prem e B ei ng to a ppe a r to y o u to a ssu re yo u ,

tha t t h e reve a l ed reli gi on i s the tru e a n d only reli gi on by

wh i ch we ca n be sa ved I a m fu rther su ff ered to i n form
y o u th,
a t y o u a r e w i th chil d of a son
m a rry m da u ghter ; not m a ny ye a rs a fter h i s bi rth S ir
h o i s decreed t o
.

,
w
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
,

.
, ,

whose ill tre a tm ent y o u wi ll b e rendered mi sera ble by ;

y o u w i ll br i ng h im two d a u ghters a n d a fterw a rds a son , ,

i n chi ld bed of whom y o u wil l di e i n the forty seventh

-
.
-

’
ye a r of your a g e .

Ju st hea ven ( excla i m ed I a n d c a nnot I prevent ,

Un d o u b t l y y o u m a y retu rned he) ; y o u h a ve a

’ ‘
thi s ?

fi
,

free a ssent a n d m a y preven t a ll by resi sting every t em p t a

,

ti on to a second m a rr i a ge ; b u t you r p a s si ons a re strong ,

o n kn ow not the i r power ; hi therto y o u h a ve h a d no

tr i a l n o r a m I a ll owed to tell y o u b u t if a fter thi s wa rn
, ,

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 .
,

y o u a r e h a ppy ?
’ ‘
H a d I been oth erwi s e ( s ai d he ) I ,

sho ul d not ha ve been thu s perm i tted to a ppe a r to y o u ’

.

‘
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 .

B u t how sa i d I when the m orni n g com es sh al l I be

“
, , ,

convi nced th a t you r a ppe a ra nce to m e t hu s h a s been re a l ,

a n d not the m ere ph a nto m of m i zn ag i n a t i o n ’

Wil l .
‘

not the news of m y de a th ( sa i d e ) be s uffici ent to con ,

Vi nce y o u ? No (ret u rned I ) I m i g h t h a ve h a d su ch a

’ ‘
,

dre a m a n d th a t dr e a m m i ght a cc i dent a lly com e to a s s ;

,

I m u st ha ve stronger proofs of i t s re a li ty Yo u s a ll
w
’ ’ ‘
. .

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 , .

were of cri mson velvet were i nsta ntly dra wn thro u gh a ,

w
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 :
,

w
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 ’
. Tr u e ( s a i d I ) b u t sleepi ng we a r e often p o ssess e d
,

of fa r gre a ter stren gth th a n a wa ke ; thou gh a wa ke I coul d

not h a ve done i t a sleep I m i ght I sh a l l stil l do u bt He ,
’
. .

then sa i d Yo u h a ve a pocke t book on the le a ves of

,
‘
,

whi ch 1 wil l write : y o u know m y h a ndwr i t i n g I repli ed .

’

‘
Ye s He wrot e wi t h a penci l on one si de of the le a ves
.
’
.

S till ( s a i d I ) i n the m orni ng I do u bt tho u gh a w a ke I

‘
, , ,

m a y not i m i t a te yo u r h a nd a sleep I m i ght , .

Yo u a r e born of beli ef I m u st not to u ch y o u it woul d

‘
, ,
inj u re yo u i rrep a ra bly i t i s not for spi ri ts to t ouch m o rt a l ,
 WI T C H C R A FI ’ ‘
. 33

flesh .
’
mi nd a sm a ll blem i sh , sa i d I
I do n ot Yo u are ’
.
‘

wom a n of spi ri t ( s a i d he ) hold o u t you r h a nd I d id ;

w
’
a , .

he tou ched m y wri st ; h i s h a nd a s a s cold a s m a rble ; i n

‘
w
a m o m ent the si news shru nk u p
No ( sa i d he ) whi le y o u li ve let no m orta l eye behold
every nerve wi thered
,
, .

tha t wri st to see i t wil l be s a cri lege

w
’
, H e stopped ; I .

t u rned to hi m a ga i n h e a s gone D urin g the t i m e i n

-

whi ch I h a d conversed w i th h im m y thou ghts were per

fe c t l y c a l m a n d collected b u t the m om ent he a s gone I
felt ch i lled wi th horror a n d a cold swe a t c a m e over m e ;
,
,

w
,

e very l i m b a n d j oi nt shook u nder m e ; I ende a vored to

a w a ke S ir M b u t i n va i n ; a l l m y e ff orts were i neffect u a l
. .

In thi s sta te of a gi ta ti on I l a y som e ti m e when a shower ,

o f te a rs c a m e to m y reli ef a n d I d r o p e d a s l ee In the

w
,

m orni ng S i r M a rcu s a rose a n d dr essed h i m se a s u s u al ,

i t hou t perce i ving the st a te i n whi ch the c u rt a in s re m a i n

w
‘

When I a woke I fou nd S ir M a rc u s a s gone down

fi
ed .
, .

I a ros e a n d h a vi ng p u t on m y clothes went i nto t h e

, ,

a ll e r y a dj o ini ng o ur a p a rtm ent a n d took from thence a

jg
,

o ng broo m s u ch a one a s i n a l a rge ho u se i s frequ ently

u sed to sweep the corni ces
,

not wi thou t d i c ul t y I took down the c ur ta i ns a s I

, w
i t h the help of wh i ch t ho u gh ,

w
, ,

i m a g i ned the i r extra ord in a ry po si t i on wo u ld excite

onder a m on g the serva nts a n d occa si o n i nqui ri es I ,

wi s h ed to a voi d I then w e n t to m y b ur e a u locked u p

. ,

the pocket book a n d t ook o u t a i e c e of bla ck ri bbon

-

whi ch I bou nd ro un d m y wri s t V h e n I c a m e down the

a g i ta ti on of m y m i nd on m y co u n t en a nce
.

a s too v i s i bl e , w ,

t o p a ss lon g u nob s erved by S i r Ma rc u s ; h e in st a ntly r e

w
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 .
,

hi m I
w
a s we l l perfectly well b u t i nfor m ed h i m Lord
,

Tyrone a s no m ore th a t h e di e d on t h e prec e d i ng T u es

,

d a y at the hour of fo u r a n d a t the sa m e ti m e en t re a ted

“
,

hi m to drop a ll i nq u i r i es c o ncerni n g the bla ck ri bbon he

noti ced on m y wri st He ki nd l y d e s i s t e d a n y fu rther
. .

i mport uni ty nor di d he ever a ft e r i m a g i n e the c a u s e Yo u

m y son a s h a d been foretol d I br o u g ht i n t o the worl d
.

w
,

, ,

i t h m u ch rej oi c i ng a n d i n li tt le m o re th a n fou r ye a rs
,

a fter yo u r b i rth yo u r f a ther d i ed i n m y a r m s A ft e r the .

m el a ncholy eve n t I determ i ne d a s the o n ly p r o b a ble

, , ,

m e a ns by whi ch to a v oi d the dre a dfu l sequ e l o f t h e pre

di cti on to gi ve u p every ple a s u re a n d to p a s s t h e re
m a i nd e r of
,

m y d a ys i n sol i t u de B u t f
m
e
m
c a n end u
m
r e to
.
,

w
e
r mai n in a st a te of s u perst i t i on I co enced a n ter .
‘

co urse wi th one fa m i ly a n d only one ; n or cou ld I then ,

see the fa t a l consequ e nces whi ch a fte rwa rds resul t ed

ro
f m it L.i ttle di d I i m a g i n e th a t the i r son the i r o nl y ,

son. th e n a m er e o u th wo u l d prove th e person a ll ote d

y ,
8! WITC H C R A FT .

‘
b fa te
t rega rd g
g to ve m , u ndoi ng
In a fe yea rs I ce as ed to
ig) wi thi ndi fference ; I endea vored by every
. w
possi b le m ea ns to repel a a ssi on the fa ta l oonss u en ces
w
,

of whi ch if ever I sho ul d e we a k enou gh to yi e l to i ts

,

i mx i ul s e I too well kne

,
a n d fondl y i m a g i ned I sh o u l d
,

o vercom e it s i n fl u ence ; when i n the eve ni ng of one fa ta l

d a y ended m y forti t u de a n d pl un ged m e i n a m om ent
,

do wn tha t a byss I h a d been so long m e di ta tin g h o t o

shun He h a d frequ ently bee n soli ci ti ng hi s p a re n ts to go
.
w
i nto the a rm y a n d a t length obta i ned thei r p e rm issi on,
,

a n d c a m e to b i d m e fa rewell b efore his de p a rt ur e

w
.

T h e n om ent he entered the room he fel l down on hi s

a lone w
k n ees a t m y feet a n d told m e he
a s t h e c a u se of i t
a s m i sera ble th a t I
,

Tha t in sta nt m y forti tu de fon

,

w
.

sook m e I ga ve m yself u p for lost ; a n d cons i der ing my

,

fa te a s i ne vi ta ble i tho u t f urther h esi ta ti on c ons ente d t o

,

a n u ni on the i mm edi a te resul t of whi ch I knew to b e

,

mi sery a n d it s e nd de a th
,
The cond u ct of m h us b a nd,
.

a fte r a few ye a r s were p a ssed a m ply w a rra n my d e,

m a nd for a sep a ra ti on ; I hoped by this m e a ns to a voi d

repe a ted entre a ti es I w

th e fa ta l sequ el to the prophecy ; b u t won over by hi s
a s preva i led on to p a rdon a n d on ce
,

m or e to resi de wi th h i m thou gh not u nti l I h a d, a s I

,

su pposed p a ssed m y forty seventh

,
e a r ; b ut -
I h a ve ,

h e a rd thi s d a y from i ndi sp u ta ble a u t o ri t y t h a t I h a ve

h i therto la i d u nder a mi sta ke w i th rega rd to m y a g e th a t ,
I a m b u t forty seven thi s d a y Of the ne a r a pproa ch o f
-
.

m y de a th I enterta i n not the le a st dou bt b u t I do n o t

, ,

d r ea d i t ; a rm ed wi th the sa cred precepts of

I ca n m eet the Ki ng of Terrors wi tho u t
Wi thout a te a r b i d a di e u to the reg i ons of
,

e ver
Wh en I a m dea d a s th e necessi ty of i t s conc e al m ent
.

c l os es wi th m y l i fe I wi sh th a t y o u m y l a dy, wo uld un
, ,

bi nd m y wri st ta ke from hence the ri bbon a n d let my

, ,
”
so n wi t h yo u rsel f behold i t La dy B here pa u sed for
. .

som e ti m e b ut res u mi ng her convers a ti on she entrea te d

, ,

her s o n to beh a ve so a s to m eri t the hi gh honor he woul d

i n fut ure rece i ve from a n u n i on wi th lord Tyrone s
w
’

da u ghter L a dy B then expressed a wi sh to li e do n o n

. .

a bed to co m pose h e r s ekf a sleep La dy a n d her so n . .

im m edi a tely c a ll ed her a ttenda nts a n d qui tted the roo m, ,

a fter h a vi ng first desi red the m a ttenti vely to wa tch their

mi s tres s a n d sho u ld they observe a n y cha nge i n her t o
,

c a ll i nst a ntly A n hou r p a ssed a n d a ll a s s i lent i n t h e, w w ,

w
.

roo m they li stened a t the door a n d every thi ng a s still ;

,

b ut i n h a lf a n ho u r m ore a bell r ung vi olently t hey fl e ,

to h er a p a rtm e nt, b ut b e fore th ey re a ch ed th e door o f it

 WITC H CR A FT . 36

th h eard th e exclaim
s erv a nts my mi stre ss is d ead ” ,
“
.

y ’ th en desiri ng t h e serva nts to qui t t h e ro om .

L a d B s son w ith herself th en a pproa ch ed the bed of hi s

m o t er th ey knelt down by the si de of it

, La dy .

th ey lif ted u p h er h a nd u nbo u nd the bl a ck ri bbon a n

, ,
f ou nd the wris t exa ctly i n the s a m e st a te L a dy B h a d .

d escri b ed every nerve wi thered every sin ew shru nk u p

, , .

d
La ’
B s son a s h a s been predi cted i s now m a rri ed to
r

L O s Tyrone s d a u ghter ; the bla ck ri bbon a n d pock e t

, ,
’

book a re now in the possessi on of L a dy by wh om th e

a bove n a rr a ti ve i s s ta ted i n Irel a nd ; who together wi th
,

t h e Tyro n e fam i ly, will b e fo u nd to a tt est i t s truth .

TH E WH ITE L A DY .
’

fi
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 ;
”

th ere a re two of her On e i s t h e un h a ppy host o t h e

.

C ou ntess A nes of Orl a m u nde who i s a ll ege to h a ve d e ,

ar t e d thi s e a fter the procra stin a ti ng fa shi on pec ul iar

o t h e mi ddle a ge s by be i ng w a lled u p a li ve i n a v a u l t
,

i n t h e p a l a ce a t B erlin The occ a si on fo r thi s in c a rcer a

. p

ti on i s sa i d to h a ve been h er po i sonin g of the two sons e f

fi
w
o n by the
, 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
,
~

“
Wh i te L a dy w
ma rri a ge to t h e M a rgra ve The oth er person a lity of t h e
as
.

wh ile i n the fl esh the Pri nc es s

, ,

B ertha von R osenberg who li ved i n the fteenth cent ur y

,

di ed i n t h e odor of s a ncti ty be u e a t h e d a gi ft to the o o r

,

a n d thi s i ft h a vi ng been fa ls e y di sconti n u ed, w s

a t peri o g s i nconveni ent to the Hohenz ollern fa mi ly to ,

re m i nd the m of the im p ro p ri et of thei r co u rse Once in .

1 6 2 8 the
, Wh i t e La dy m a de er a pp e a ra nce a t the p a l
”
,

a c e in B erli n a n d m a de the re m a rk in L a ti n I wai t for

mg
, ,
”
u d m e n t Pen di ng t h e i nc i dent for w hi ch she w a it

w
.

a Hoh e nzollern dep a rted th is lif e A ga i n som e h u n d r .

,

or so of ye a rs l a ter, she a s seen a t the C a stle of Ne u»

b a n s i n Bohemi a when she c a su a ll y observed to t h e
, ,
”
princess who encoun tered her It i s ten o clock ,
Thi s ’
.

chronologi ca l i nf orm a ti on so a ff ected the pri ncess tha t

d ed i n a few weeks
w The la test a ppe a ra nce of L a
i
s ne .

De m” Bla nch e a s in 1 87 9 a g a in i n the p a l a c e i n B e rli n ;

WW J ia te l y th er e o c c ure d t h e de a th of Pri nc e Wa ld e
,

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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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s p e et r e s c by as e ng in e the
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n ig h t senti
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nels g rd
on the roy l c t
ua erl at a as le at B in a nd no B er ~

Ii nsoc ety i del cio s fe

is a ll a g it 1 a i u ar a nd wond r e
m nt w t n
e ,
gr m De h to c y
a
i
i g fo r i at : .
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2 blegra m .

On e of t h e m ost ngu l a r fre a ks of n a t u re ever fa lli ng

Si ,

ti nder o u r observa ti on i s the fu ng u s growt h m t h e po s s e s .

si on of Mr S i m on S ny yd er keeper o f the hot e l a t C o n

.
,

w
vi lle I owa I n Ma y 1 882 Mr S nyd er lost a h a nd wh i le
'
. .
, , ,

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
.
, .

.
,

S nyder
y bro u ght the f u ng u s pre s erved i n a lcohol They .

a re o f a d a l k brown color a n d wh a t i s a s re m a rk a ble a s ,

the growth i tse l f the fore fing er i n i t s shortened length i s

w
,

a reprodu cti on of the ori gin a l whi ch h a d been a m p u tated

t o ye a rs before i t wi l l p a y vi si tors to Convill e to s e e
.

w
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 , ,

w
o f a n i nfa nt ta ken fro m the centre of a new g rown pot a -

T h e form a ti on i s so perfect th a t
‘

to i n a field ne a r to n
,
.

the sm a llest fibres a n d l i ga m ents a r e qu i te a pp a rent a n d ,

by tou ching the thum b or wri st the m oti on i s felt

thr uo gho ut the W hole h a n d — F1 om the Cap e B reton A d vocate .

OF MEDI C A L H E R B S .

T h e old wri ters on A strology M a gi c g i ve v ol umi n a nd

ou s di recti ons for ga thering herbs a n d pl a nts a t cert ai n

i o d s du ri n t h e wa xi ng a n d wa ni ng of the M oon ; b u t
e m ore m o ern professors of the a r t for the m ost p a rt ,

rej ect these form ul a s a n d rely r a ther u pon the n a tur e of

the pla nts th e m selves a n d u pon the predom i na ti ng stel,

l a r i nfl u ences a t the ti m e thei r j ui ces a r e expressed a n d .

prepa red for u se for the efflc a c of the va ri ou s vegeta bl e

,

m edi ci nes u sed in A strologi c al h a rm a c y .

A n E ngli s h A strologer who pu bli shed a work on Chir

o m a n c y in 1 6 7 1 i nsi sts i n h i s prefa ce thereto tha t a n y
, ,

pla nt be a ri ng a rese m bla nce to a porti on of the h u m a n

fra m e i s a s p e c iflc for the di se a ses o f the m e m ber whi ch
,

it is as si mi la t e d to H e gi ve s several il lu stra ti ons o f his

.
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.

op in i on , wh c
a fe '
of i h , m odern i zed
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 , .

How fa r fa cts will be a r o u t t h e doctri ne of a ffini ti es

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
.

b re s of the h e a d Hence a decocti on thereof 1s good for

.

b a ldn e ss .

Pl a nts rese m bli ng the gure of t h e h e a rt a r e com fort

i n g t hereto Therefore the Ci tron a pple Fu l ler s Thi stle -
’

S p ik e n a rd B a lm M i nt Whi te beet p a rsley a n d Mother

.
, ,
-

, , , , ,

fi
wo rt whi ch be a r 111 le a ves a nd roots a he a rt lik e form
,
-

a r e c o ngeni a l to th a t org a n .

Herbs th a t si m ul a te t h e sh a pe of the l un gs a s S a ge , ,

L u ngwort Ho un ds tong ue a n d C a mp h rey, a re good for

,
-

p ul m on a ry com pla i nts ,

Vegeta ble produ cti ons li ke l n gu re to the e a rs a s the ,

l e a ves of Fo l e fo o t or wi ld S p i k e n a rd ri ghtly prep a red a s

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
, .

Oi l extra cted from the shells of s ea sn a i ls whi ch h a ve the -

t urni n gs a n d c u rv a t ur e of the e a rs a lso tends wonderf ul ly ,

t o the c ur e of de a fness .

When pla nts rese m ble the nose i n thei r c o n g ura t i o0

a s t h e le a ves of the Wil d Wa ter M in t ; they a r e b e n efl c 1 1 2
i n restori ng t n e sense of s m ell
Certa i n pla nts h a vi ng a se m bl a nce of t h e wom b—as
.

w
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
,
’

.
,

S hr u bs a n d Herb s li ke u nto the bl a dder a n d ga ll a r

c e ll e n t for tho s e p a rts ; a s N1 g h t sh a de A lk a k e n g e a n d -

Nu x Vi si c a ri a These reli eve the gra vel a n d stone

w
fi
. .

Herbs form ed li ke the m i lt a s Mil t o rt S pleenwort , , ,

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 .

Pla nts th a t a re li ver sha ped a s the h erb Trini ty L i ver -

, ,

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 .

Wa l nu ts Indi a n Nuts L e eks a n d the root of R a gwort

, , ,

b e c a u se of thei r fa rm a re s a i d when d u ly prep a red t o ,

f urt h er gener a t i on a n d prevent steri li ty .

Herbs a n d S eeds in sh a pe lik e the teeth, a s Tooth wort

Pi ne K ernel etc preserve the denta l orga niz a ti on
,

. .
,

Pl a nts of knobbed form li ke the knu ckles or j oi nts a s , ,

Ga li ng al e a n d the K nott Odori ferou s ru sh ( Ca la m u s )

a re good for s p i nal co m pla
,

i nts ren a l di se a ses foot gou t , , ,

k nee swelli ngs a n d j oi nt p a i ns wh a tsoever

the Fi lbert Wa lnu t,
.
,

Oi ly veg eta bl e ro d c t s
uess of bod y Pla nts na tura lly
as

Alm ond, et a , te n d g is m
, ,

.
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.

le a n em a ci a te th ose who ta ke th e m ; a s S arsa p aril ia

l ong le a ved R os a S o li e
-
.

,
w
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
.

ti es the roots of Ma l l o r u s the h e r b Ne ur a s etc The

, , , .

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 .

Herbs mi lky in their su bst a nc e p r op a ga te m i lk ; a s L e t

fen ce a n d the fr ui t of the A l m o n d a n d Fi g trees .

Pl a nts of a sero u s n a t u re p u rge the noxi o u s h u m ors

be tween the fl esh a n d the ski n a s S p u rge a n d S ca m o n y , ,
Herbs whose a ci di ty t u rns m il k to c u rd a re sa i d to
'

le a d to procre a ti on S u ch a re Ga ll i u m a n d the seed s of

.
,

Those sem ples th a t obstru ct the co a g ul a t i on of milk , a s

R u e m i xed wi th C u m m i n wi ll reli eve a sore bre a st when ,

the m i lk i s knotted i n i t if a ppli ed thereto

Pla nts th a t a re hollo w
,

a s th e st a lk s of Gra i n R e ed s
,
.

, .

L eeks Ga rl i ck etc a r e good to p ur ge O pen a n d s o oth e

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, , .
, ,
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t h e hollow p a rts of the body

fi
.

The foll owi ng from H erm ep p u s R edi vi vu s , a ork

now o u t of pri nt prescri bes the m ethod of prep a ring t h e
,

fa m ou s E L I X I R OF L I FE Thi s su pposed speci fic for t h e

renewa l a n d perp etu a ti on of yo u th a n d be a u ty
s ou ght for d u ri ng the f teenth si xteenth a n d seventee n th
.

as , w
, ,

F
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 .

fi
P R E P A R E D FR OM B A L M .

w
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
, , ,
, w
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 stone m ort a r a n d by la bori o u s be a ti ng redu ce i t i nto

, , ,

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-

s to be her m eti c,a lly s e a led ,

a n d th en pl a ce it i n a d u nghi ll or som e gentle he a t eq ui v ,

a le u t thereto where i t m u st di gest for forty d a ys

w
'

,
“
When i t is ta ken o u t the m a tter i ll a ppe a r clea rer
w
,

th a n ever a n d ha ve a qu i cker scent

, Then sep a ra te th e .

gr osser pa rts whi ch however, a re not to b e th r o n

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fi
. 89

fi
m y [Put thi s li q u id into a gentle b a th th a t th e re
.
,

ma i ni n g g ro S s p a rt l c l es m a y p e rfectly su bsi de In the .

me a nti m e dry c al ci ne a n d extra ct the fixed sa lt of the

, ,

g r osser p a rts sep a ra ted a s before m enti oned w h i ch xed

, ,

s a lt I S to be j oi ned to the li u o r when l t r a t e d .

Next ta ke s e a sa lt we l p u ri fied m elt i t a n d by , , , ,

n a cold pl a ce i t w i ll r u n a n d beco m e cle a r
se tti n
g i
1t , ,

a n d hmpl d T a ke equ a l p a rts of both l i qu ors mi x thor

.
,

ou ghly a n d h a vi ng herm eti ca lly s e a led the m i n a proper

,

gla ss let th e m be c a reful ly exposed to the s un in the

, ,
wa rm est se a son of the ye a r for a bo u t si x weeks A t the

w
, .

end of thi s spa ce the pri m m u en s of t h e b a lm wi ll a ppe a r

,

s u n m in g on the top li ke a bri ght green o il wh i ch i s to ,

b e ca reful ly sep ara ted a n d preserved Of th i s o il a few .

,

drops ta ken i n a gl a ss of wi ne for severa l da ys together ,

will br i ng to p a ss those wonders th a t a re reported of the

of Desm ond a n d others ; for i t wi ll entirely
c h a n ge t h e j ui ces of the h u m a n body revi v i ng the dec a y

m
,

i ng of lif e , a n d restorin g the sp iri ts of long lost

g
a
w
o u
e
y
The a u th or h o records th i s c u ri ou s a n d wonderful
di scovery rem a rks If a fter t h e m edi ci ne i s thu s pre

fi
“
,

w
,

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
, ,

of oper a ti on let a few dr ops b e gi ven every d a y on ra

,

m e a t to a n y old d o g or c a t a n d in les s th a n a fortni ght , ,

by the cha ngi ng of the i r co a ts a n d other i ncontesta ble

c h a nge t h e vi rt u e of thi s prep a r a ti on w i ll suf c i ently
ap ea r
s, .

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
‘

c elebra ted che mi st) m enti ons i n h i s works ; a n d in wh i ch

he tells u s th a t Dr Le Fevre g a ve h im a n a cc ou nt of
“
.

in the presence of a fa m o us physi ci a n a n d a noth er

“
it, ,

vi rtu oso to whom h e a ppl i ed a s knowi n g the tru th of

, ,

wh a t he s a i d th a t a n i nti m a te fri end of h i s whom sa ys

,
”
, ,

Mr Boyle
. he n a m ed to m e h a v ing pre p a red the p ri
,
“
,

m u m s ens of ba lm to s a ti sfy h im se l f the better of i t s c i

fi
,

fe e ts m a de a tri a l u pon hi m self a n d took of i t a ccordin g

, ,

to the prescri pti on for a bove a fortni ght ; lon g before ,

h i s n a i ls both of h i s h a nds a n d feet bega n to

, ,

loosen them selves from the ski n ( b u t wi thou t p a i n ) ,. ,

whi ch a t length fa lli ng o of the i r own a ccord th i s gen

, , ,

ti em a n keeps yet by h i m i n a b ox for a ra r i ty ; b u t wou ld

not p urs u e the tri a l a n y fa rther be i n g s a ti sfied w i th wha t ,

h e h a d fo u nd, a n d bei ng i n no need of su ch physi c ; b u t

h a vin g g i ven of the s a m e m edi c a ted w i ne for ten ,

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ww
or twelve da ys to a wom a n tha t served i n hi s hou se a n d

w ho
k no
,

a s ne a r seventy ye a rs of a g e wi tho ut lett i ng h e r

h a t h e e xp ected, t h e pec u li a r si g ns of yo uth in fe
,
,
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mal es eca m e so a pp a rent th a t she a s a l arm e d, a n d h e

b
di d not prosecu te the exper im e n t a n y fa rther A n d wh e n
w .

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I as ke d s a ys Mr B oyle why he m a de no tri a l on be a sts
”
, , , ,

i t a s a nswered th a t tho u gh he h a d b u t li ttle of the m edi

,

c i ne yet he p ut a pa rt a n old h e n a n d m o i s teni ng her

fi
, ,

food w ith som e drops of i t for a week a bou t th e si xth d a y ,

she beg g a n to m o ul t her fe a thers by degrees ti ll she

na ked ; b u t before a fortni ght a s p a s sed sh e b eg a n to re
bec a m e
ww

fi
,

ga i n others whi ch when they e i e com e t o the i r full

fi
,

w
,
”
g rowth a ppe a red fa i r a n d better color ed th a n a t r st
, .

A n d hepa dded th a t besi des tha t her crest a s rai sed

sh e a lso l ai d m ore eggs th a n she
,

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 .

u s wi th a n u gly devil h a vi ng horns on h i s he a d r e i n hi s ,

m ou th a n d a t a i l a t h i s breech ; eyes l i ke a b a si n fa ngs

, ,

lik e a dog cl a ws li ke a be a r a ski n lik e a negro a n d a

w
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
,
w , ,

fi
wi th bu ll beggar s spi ri ts wi tches u n c hi n s elves h
-

fa ri es s a tyrs p a ns fa u h e s s ylva ns ki tt wi th the—

, , , , ,

, , , can e , ,
- -

sti ck t r i t ro n s centa u rs dw ar fs gi a nts im ps c a lc a rs con

w
, , , , , , ,

j u rere s nym phs ch a ngeli ngs i ncu b u s R obi n Goodf ellow,

, , , ,

the spoorn the m a n i n the o a k the h e ll a in the re

,
- -

, ,

d r a ke the p u ckl e T o m Th u m H obgoblin T o m Tu m bler , ,

Bon e less a n d su ch other b u gbe a rs th a t we a re a frad

, ,

, ,

of o ur own sh a dows insom u ch tha t som e never fea r t h e ,

devi l b u t on a d a rk ni ght ; a n d t hen a polled s h oe is a

peri lo us be a st a n d m a ny ti m es i s t a ken for o u r fa her s
,
’

sou l especi a lly i n a chu rchya r d where a ri ght h a rdy m a n

'

, ,

h i therto d u rst not to ha ve p a ssed by ni ght b u t h i s h a ir

wou ld sta nd u pri ght .

It i s a sserted by severa l a u th ori ti es th a t no l ess th a n

three thou sa nd persons were execu ted for Wi tchcra ft d ur
i n g th a t da rk peri od of hereti c a l pra vi ty the Gre a t R e ,

belli on N ow a s R ebelli on a ccordi ng to the expre s s a s

.
,
”
,

s ur a nce of the Prophet S a m u el ( 1 S a m xv 2 3 ) i s a s t h e .

“

s i n of Wi tchcra ft
.

”
no he a rty beli ever i n God s revela ti on ’

c a n be a t a ll su rpri sed to find th a t both Wi tchcra ft a n d

,

R ebelli on i n a n a t m osphere of heresy fl ou ri shed together,

u nder th a t odi o u s tyr a nt a n d hypocri ti c a l fan a ti c Oli ver
C rom well : when the a lta r
Ki ng a n d A rchbi shop were m u rdered
a s thro n down a n d both w w ,

In 1 488 the co u ntry fou r le a g u es a rou nd Consta nce a s

,

l a i d w a ste by li ghtning a n d te m pes t ; a n d two wom en b e

.

w
i n g by fa i r m e a ns or fo u l m a de to confess them s elves
.
,

g lty a s the c a u se of the deva st a ti on s u ffered de a th

u i

w
, .

A b ou t 1 5 1 5 five h u n dr ed persons were exec u ted a t Go

,

ne va , u nder the ch arac ter of

“
Pro t estant i tc h es ; from
”
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fi
.

Whi ch we m a y su ppose m a ny su ff ered for h eresy Forty .

ei ght wi tches were b u rnt a t R a v e n sb u rg h wi thin fou r

ye a rs a s H u tch i son r e ports on the a u t h o ri t of Mengho
, , ,
the a u thor of the M a lle u s Ma l e c a ru m I n o rra i n e the .
,

le a rned i n qui si tor R e m i g i u s b o a sts th a t h e p ut to de a th

, ,

ni ne hun dred people i n fi fteen ye a rs A s m a n were b an

y . ~

i s h e d fro m th a t co u ntry ; so t h a t whole towns w e re on t h e

point of becom in g desola te In 1 52 4 a t h o u s a n d p e rs o n s
.
,
‘

were p u t to de a th i n one ye a r a t Com a in Ital y a n d , ,

a bo u t one h u ndred every ye a r for several ye a rs

fi
w
.

In the begi nni ng of the next cent u ry the pers e c u ti on ,

o f wi tch es broke o u t i n Fr a nce wi th a fu ry whi ch as

h a rdl y conce i va ble a n d m ul ti t u des were b ur nt a mi d tha t
,

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
”
w ’

, ,

represents a n ex a m ple of the pr a ct i c a l resu lts of dre a m

in wh i ch i s qu ite worthy of cons i dera ti on
‘g Thi s T i nker a h a rd worki ng i n u stri o u s m a n o n e
,

, d -

, ,
ni ght dre a m ed th a t if he took a j o u rney to London a n d ,

pl a ced h i m self a t a certa i n spot on London Bri dge h e ,

sh ou ld m eet one who would tell hi m som ethi ng of gre a t

i m port a nce to hi s f utu re prospects The Ti nker on who m
'

,
.

the dre a m m a de a deep im press i on rela ted it f u lly t o

hi s wi fe i n the m orni n g ; who ho ever h a lf l a u ghed a t ,

h i m a n d h a lf scolded hi m for h i s fol l y i n heedi ng s u ch i dl e

-
w
,

,
-

fa nci es Next ni ght he i s s a i d to h a ve r e dre a m ed t h e

w
-

dre a m ; a n d a ga i n on t h e thi rd ni g h t when the i m pre s ,

si o n a s so powerfu l on h i s m in d th a t he determ i ned in

spi te of the re m onstra nces of h i s i fe a n d the ri di cu le o f
h i s ne i ghbors to go to L o ndon a n d see the u pshot of i t
w ,

.
,

A cc ordi ngly he set o ff for the m etropoli s on foot re a ched

i t l a te on the th i rd d a y (the d i s t a nce
a n d a fter the refresh m ent of a ni ght s rest
a s ni nety mi les) w ,

fi
’
took h is ,

sta ti on next d a y on a p a rt of the B ri dge a nsweri ng to the

descri pti on i n h i s dre a m There he stood a ll d a y a n d al l
.
,

th e next an d a ll th e th i rd wi thou t a n y com m u ni c a ti on

, ,

a s to the p u rpose of hi s j o u rney ; so th a t towa rds ni ght ,

on the thi rd d a y h e bega n to lose p a ti ence a n d con dence

i n hi s dr e a m in wa rdly c u rsed h i s fol ly i n di sreg a rdi ng h i s
,

w
wif e s co u nsel a n d resolved next d a y to m a ke t h e best of
’
,

h i s a y ho m e
w
H e still kept hi s sta ti on til l l a te i n the

w
.
,

e v eni ng when j u s t a s he a s a bo u t to dep a rt a stra nger

, ,

h o h ad noti ced h i m s t a ndi ng ste a dfa stly a n d w i th

a nxi o u s look on the s a m e spot fo r so m e d a ys a ccosted ,

h i m a n d a sked hi m wh a t he w a i ted there for A fter a .

w w
,

little hesi t a ti on the Ti nker told hi m hi s erra nd tho u gh

, ,

i thou t a cqu a i nti ng hi m i th th e na m e of th e p la ce

42 WITCH C R AFT .

whence h e c a m e The str a n ger enj oye d a smil e a t the

.

r usti c s si m pli ci ty a n d a dvi sed h i m to go h om e a n d for

’
,
the f utu re p a y no a ttenti on to d re a m s I m yself s a i d .
‘
,

he i f I were d i sposed to p u t fa i th i n s u dh thin gs

,
‘
ht ,

now go a hu ndred m iles in to the cou ntry upon a s

'

ar
erra nd I dr e a m ed three n i ghts th i s week th a t if I went
.

to a pla ce c a lled S wa ffha m i n Norfolk a n d d u g u nder a n ,

a p p l e t r ee i n a cert a i n g a rden on the north si de of th e

town I shoul d find a box of m one b ut I h a ve som et h i ng
else to do tha n r u n a fter s u ch 1 e fa nci es No no m y , , ,

fri end ; go hom e a n d work wel l a t your ca lling a n d yo u ,

w
,
’
w i ll find there the ri ches y o u a r e seeki ng here The a s .

t o ni s h ed Ti nker d i d not dou bt th a t th is a s the c o m

m u n i c a t i o n he h a d been sent to London to recei ve b u t ,

h e m erely th a n ked the stra ng er for h i s a dvi ce a n d went ,

a wa y a vowi ng h i s i ntenti on to follow i t u p Next d a y .

he set for hom e a n d on hi s a rri va l there sa i d littl e to h i s

,

wi fe tou chi ng h i s j ou rney ; b ut next m orni ng he rose b e

ti m es a n d bega n to di g on the spot he s upposed to b e
poi nted o u t by the stra nger When he h a d got a few feet .

down the spa d e str uck u pon som eth ing ha rd whi ch
, ,

tu rned o u t to be a n i ron che s t Thi s he qui ckly ca rri ed

to hi s hou se a n d when he h a d i th di ffi c ul y wr enched
O pen the li d
,

fou nd i t to hi s gre a t j oy to be fu ll of
.

w
, , ,

m oney A fter secu ri ng hi s tre a s ure he observed on th e

.

l i d of the box a n i nscri pti on whi ch u nle a rned a s h e a s,

h e co ul d not deci pher B ut by a stra ta ge m he got th e
.
, ,
,

w
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 ’
.

An d in tru th on di ggim gai n the lu cky Ti nker di sint er

a

w
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
.

w
, .

i s st a ted th a t becom e thu s a we a l t h y m a n the T i nker

“

fi
, ,

showed hi s tha nkful ness to Provi dence by bui l di ng a n e

cha ncel to the ch urch the o ld one bei ng o u t of rep ai r
, .

A n d wh a tever ficti on the m a rv e llo u s t a ste of those a ges

m a y h a ve mi xed u p wi th the t al e certa i n i t i s tha t there
is shown to thi s d a y a m onum ent i n S a h a m Chur ch,
,

w ’

w
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 ”
.
,

i th h i s Dog a t h i s si de a nd hi s t o ls a n d im plem ents of o

A m on g the vari o u s hi stori es of

respon di ng events, the fo ll o i n wg w u a
‘
l r drea ms a n d c or
c h occ urre d in th e
 WI T C H C R A FT . 43

w
p rt of
a th e e i ght e enth cent u r y see m s to m eri t b e ,

ere pla ced on record I t s a u thenti c i ty i ll a ppe a r.

fro m the rela ti on ; a n d it m a y s ure l y be m a i nta i ne d th a t a

m ore extra ordin a ry co n c u rr e n ce of fortu i to us a n d a o
i c n t al ci rc um sta nces c a n sc a rcely be prod u ced or p a ra l
elle
e
C a ss 1u s of Pa rm a , who h a d e s p ou sed the c a u se of M a rc
A n t h o n y , fl e d to A then s a ft e r the b a ttle of A cti um Whi le
sleep i ng i n h i s a p a r t m e nts there , he s a a m a n ent
ch a m ber, a n i nd iv i d u a l w i t h da r k com plexi on a n d d is
w .

w
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
, ,

vi si on presented i tse l f a second tim e a ddressin g hi m wi th

w
,

th e sa m e word s C a ssi us tro u bled a ro se from hi s co u ch

.
, ,

a n d s u m m oned li ghts A t e a rly d a y bre a k h e a s a s

.
-

sa ssi n a t e d by order of t h e E m peror A u g u stu s .

w
Two A r c edi a n fri ends j ou rneyi ng togeth er a rri ved a t
,

Mega ra a t hi ch l a ce the one took lodgi ngs a t t h e

,
,

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
,

ta vern The tra veler lodgi ng a t h i s fri end s a s vi si ted

in a dr e a m by h i s comr a de who su pp li c a ted hi m to com e
’
, w
,

a n d ext ri ca te hi m fro m a tr a p set for hi m by the i nn k e e p

er . H e a woke s u ddenly a rose dressed a n d h a stened , ,

hi mse l f towa rds th e ta vern when a n a fterthou gh t im pel ,

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
,

w
ga i n h i s com ra de presented h i m self b u t th i s

fi
sleep .
,

ti m e covered i th blood a n d beseechi ng h i m to a venge

,

hi s m u rder The pha ntom i nform ed hi s fel ow tra veler

.
l
.

th a t h e h ad been tre a chero u sly a ssa ssi n a ted by the ta vern

k eeper a n d hi s body c o n c e a l e d b e n e a t h a du ngh ill o u tsi de
,

th e c ity ga tes Terri ed a t th i s second a p ir a t i o n t h e

w
.
,

Ar cad i a n he si t a ted no longer b u t going to t e pl a ce de ,

si gna t e d h e di scovered hi s fri end s corpse a n d

’
a s t here

fi
, ,

fore e n a bled to bri ng t h e m ur derer to j usti ce .

A tra desm a n of Pa ris , leeping i n bed wi th h i s wif e

s ,

drea m ed th a t h e he a rd the voi ce excl a i mi ng to hi m I “

h a ve now n i shed fort ye a rs se v en m onths, a n d twenty ,

”
ni ne d a ys of l a bor a n I a m h a ppy
,
The wi fe sleepi ng .
,

by h er h u sba n d ’
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 .

wa kening i n th e m ornin g went forth a n d wi th out m e n

fi
a ,

t ioni n g the occ u rrence proc u red a lottery ti cket be a rin g ,

-

the nu m bers 40 7 2 9 The sa m e d a y the num bers ca m e

- -

o u t a n d the t ra desm a n l a m ented h i s i nd i screti on i n not

ta king the a dvi ce O f hi s noctu rna l vi si tor H i s sorrow
,

w
.

a s t u rned i nto j o y when he le a rned th a t hi s ro t

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 .

e xtenu a ti ng her procr a sti n a ti on fro m e a r to ye a r by re

in geni o u s expedi ents a n d she fin a lly di ed
,
,

c ou rse O i , .

S hortly a fer her d ece a se the a u nt a ppe a red ! lu ri ng t h e ,

ni ght ti m e a n d i nstru cted her ni ece to re m ove the centre

-

tile O f the i r he a r th where she woul d di scover the oft pro

,

mi s e d tre a su re The yo u ng gi rl obeyed the i nj uncti on

.
,

b ut di scovered in the c a vi ty nothi ng sa ve a he a p of

cinders In vexa ti on O f spi ri t the ni ece r a il l e d vehem ent
.
,

3 a ga i nst the d u pli ci ty O f a rel a ti ve decei vi n g her a fter

(1133 5 11 On the follow i n g n i ght however the ph a ntom
,
, ,

a g a i n a ppe a red a n d wi tho u t s a y i ng a word

,
desi gn a ted ,

fou r num bers a pp a rently on the w a l l A lthou gh pl a ci ng .

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 ,

to try her lu ck especi a lly a s the ti c ket offered for her

,

urc h a s e by the de a ler bore the s a m e n u m bers desi gn a ted

fly the a pp a ri t i on S ub s eq u en tly these num bers ca m e
.
,

o u t i n the order i nd i c a ted a n d the g ir l c a m e i nto p os ,

s essi on Of four hu ndr ed thou s a nd fra ncs .

F OLK LOR E OF PIN S -

.

P OP ULA R S UP E RS TITI ON S Wh y h owever north cou n .

-

, ,

try people a re so persi stent i n the i r refu sa l to g i ve one

a nother a p i n i t i s not e a sy to dis cover a s even they ,

the m selves c a nnot gi ve the ori gin a n d re a son O f thi s s u

e rs t i t i o n When a sked for a p in the y i nva ri a bly sa y
pYo u m a ta ke one b u t mi nd I do not g ive i t ” It m
‘
.
,

y ay
, , .
,

perha ps h a ve som e connecti on wi th the v u lga r prej u di ce

,

a ga i nst gi vi n g a kni fe or other sh a rp i nstrum ent a s m en

S hepherd s Week
,
”
ti o n e d by Ga y i n hi s
’
.

B ut w oe
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
.
,

su pposi ti on a s popu la r now a s in d a ys gone by A n

a
w
-
.

ot h er fa c t a ssoci a ted i th pi n s wi ll dou btles s i nterest th ose

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. 00

of t h e fair sex a b ou t to enter on th e h a ppy st a te of ma t

ri mo n y T h u s i t i s still a
. preva lent beli ef i n certa in pl a ces
th a t a bri de in re m ovi ng her bri da l robe a n d cha plet a t
th e com p leti on of the m ar ri a ge cer e m oni es m u st t a ke ,
S peci a l c a re to throw a wa y every p in worn on thi s even t
ful d a y . Wo e to the bri de who keeps even one p i n u sed
i n the m a rri a ge to ilet Wo e a lso to the bri desm a ids if
.

they re ta i n a n y of them a s their cha nces of m a rri a ge will

,

thereby be m a teri a ll y lessened a n d a nyhow they m u st

e u p a ll h ope of be i ng wedded before the fo ll o
it su n t id e On the other h a nd in S u ssex on her re
i ng
,

w
.
,

t ur n h om e from ch u rch is often robbed of a ll th e p in s

a bo u t h er dress by h e r s in gle fri en ds present from t h e b e ,
e

li e f th a t whoever possesses one of the m wi ll be m a rri ed

in the cou rse of a ye a r M u ch exci tem ent a n d a m use
.
.
'

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 ,

fr e qu ently the vi ctim of ra ther rou gh tre a t m ent .

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
,

ma n who ta ki ng h im by the h a nd condu cted him to th e

, ,

fiw
, ,

b a se of a n old wa ll wh ere a fter d esi gn a ti ng a h u ge sto ne

, ,

reco m m en d ed hi m to ra i se i t u p on the m orrow h e s ud ,

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 .

w
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 .

determ in e d t o s a il s n e r t o t a k e h er o n c o ur se R elea sed

from re s t ra i n t en s dr . h e rs elf e n t down stai rs w
She
a n d procee d e d t o m a k e p r e p a ra ti on s fo r b r e a kf a st .

w
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
,

m ost prec i s i on , e n t i n to a d a r k r oom to a closet a t the

m o st re m ote c o rner of i t , fro m w
h i ch sh e to ok the coff ee .

c u ps , pl a ced the m on a tra y, t ur n ed i t S i dew a ys to p a ss

th ou gh the door, a vo i d e d a l l i n terven i ng o bst a cles , a n d
r

d epo si ted the whole sa fely on the ta ble S h e then went .

i nto the p a ntry ,

the b lin d s of w hi ch were sh u t a n d
m
t h e

d oors close d a ft e r her S h e then . sk i m m ed the i lk,

n a m e d t h e cre a m i nto one c u p a n d t h e m i lk i nto a nother

Wi t h S t th d d
o u t s p i lli n g a d rop . h e t en c u e b r ea
h . p la c e
h a d left a n h er mi nd I n o ne .

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 .

J ohn K nox, t h e grea t S cot ti sh R e form er,

his de a th bed, experi enced a m o st re m a rka b l e p re

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
,

o f E di n b u rgh in th e ca u se 0 M a ry Qu een of S cots a n d o f

w
th e A nti Protesta nt pa rt y
-

i se rela ted by Ca ld er ood , th e

mo n is uni m pe a ch a ble :
Th e
li e nw
a rti cul a rs a re in this .

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
.
, , .
,

of e ith , a n d the elders a n d d ea c ons of E di nb u rg h, a ll of

h om he a ddress ed in a fa rewell speec h

w
,
“
The y were l ep a rt ing wh en Knox ca lled b a ck L in dsa y ,

a nd L a wson a n d desired to S pe a k i th the m in pri va t e .

Weel brother sai d b e a ddr essi ng L i ndsa y I ha ve d e

,
’
, , ,
si red a ll thi s d a y to a v e h a d yo u t h a t I m a
‘
. send yo u ,

to yo u m a n in t h e Ca st le, wh om you know I a v e loved

so d e a rly G
. I pr y yo u to h im a n d tell hi m I h a ve
a
a

, ,

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
,

n a m e of God le a e t h e evil ca u se a n d gi ve over t h e

,
v

C a s tle If not he J l J l be b ro g h t down over th e wa lls

.
,
“

of i t wi th sh a m e a n d h a ng a g a ins t the s un S o h a th God

, .

a ss ured m e
’
L in dsa y went to t h e C a stle a cco rdi ngly a nd
.

deli vered Knox s m essa ge ; b u t Ki rk a l d y a fte r conferring

’

Go tell Mr Knox h e i s
,
W i th S ecreta ry L e t in g t o n s a i d , , , .

b u t a d ryt h i n g pro het ’

Mr L i ndsa y retu rned to Mr

w
.
,

Knox a n d rep orted OW h e h a d di scha rged hi s commi s

.

s mn . Well 1 sa i d Knox I ha ve been e a rnest ith my

‘ ’
,
‘

Go d a nent these two m en Fo r the o n e I a m s orry 80 .

,

M b efa l l h i m ; y et G o d as su r e th m,e t h a t t h ere is mercy

 47

for h is 80 111 Fo r t h e oth er I ha ve n o a rra nt th a t it sh a ll

be W e ll v h hi m
.
w
glf i
'

w
‘
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
‘

w
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 ” .

Th e Pri nce of N a va rre , a fterwa rds K i ng Hen ry t h e I V

o f Fra nce , wh i le
, .

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
.

S co t h e tree u nder wh i ch M a jor A ndre a s c a pt ur ed

,
nea r a rryt o n fell a ltho u g h there
, a s no storm
, .

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
'
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
.

A Ne York Pa p e r p ubli s h e s t h e foll o ing i tem w of In

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 ~

ca l e xperim ent before they were recogniz ed by t e s ei en

ti c world ? Th ere i s a m a n in thi s co untry who beli eves
a s strongly in the di vi ni ng rod a s the n a vi g a tor does i n
th e m a ri n e r s com p a ss H e is not a n i lli tera te s u p e rs ti
’
.
,

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
,

la bori ng m a n yo u ever m et He does not cla im th a t he

.

is en a bl e d to loca te a stre a m of wa ter or a vei n of mi ner

,

0 1 bene a th t h e s u rfa ce of the e a rth by a ny vi rtu e conta in .

ed i n t h e rod nor i s i t by the a rt of hocu s poc u s b u t i t is

, ,

elec tri ci ty, wi th wh i ch

o

wh y does h e not g o no
hi ms e l f a n d o th ers ri ch
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fi
OR M

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c
”
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, .

a n d u n a ble tra vel Thi s di scovery wi th hi m da tes only

.

a few ye a rs b a ck H i s eld for pra cti ce a n d experim ent

.

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

d o wi th the rod ; H e c a n loc a te a s tre a m of w a ter a n d ,

w
wher e the grou nd i s perfectly level m e a su re i t s depth b e ,

l o the su rfa ce a s a ccu r a tely a s yo u c a n m e a s u re i t a fter

the well i s d u g H e does not ol a nu the de t h wi thi n less
.

fi
th a n a foot bec a u se the su rfa ce is so se d o m perfectly
‘

level There a r e h i m d re d s of m en in E a st Te nn essee tha t

.

wi ll testi fy to thi s fa ct from a ctu a l experi ence S om e of .

th em a re a s responsi ble m e n a s there a r e in the S ta te

w
.

He h a s never fa i led to convert a n y m a n who wou ld go

i th hi m, no m a tter how scepti c a l a n d he h a s certi ca tes ,

from a num ber of a s i ntell i gent m e n a s there a re in T e n

ne ss e e I ca nnot gi ve yo u in th i s comm u ni c a ti on a n y
. , ,

i de a of the v a ri ou s m e a ns b y whi ch he i s ena bled to d em

o n s tra t e these thi ngs b u t i f y o u h a ve a n y c u ri os i ty on

fi
,

th e su bj ect a n d w i ll a n swer thi s co mm u ni c a ti on li ke y o u

, ,

d o a l l o t hers y o u w il l eli ci t som ethi n g from hi m th a t m a y

,

b e of in terest to yo u .

A n other wr i ter sa ys : The di vini ng rod is onl y a n oth er

e xe m p li c a t i o n of a ower not e t recogni z ed Wi th a
i e e e of w i tc h h a z el pdi sc ov e r e the Wi tch H a z el Coa l
.
'

ines I told the num ber of feet a sh a ft wou ld ha ve t o

.

b e su nk to re a ch the coa l a n d even ga ve the thi ckness of

,

t h e vei n I g o t $ 5 0 0 0 for loca ti ng the Wi tch H a zel mi n es

. ,

a n d a m a ls o p a i d 1 2 % cents a ton for every ton of co a l

t a ken o u t of the m
”
J oh n R Whitela w S u peri ntenden t .
,

o f the Clevel a nd Wa ter Works

.

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
. .

w
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 ,

b ein g a tru stworthy di vi ner a n d he i s a lwa ys i n requ e s t

—
, .

B y tra d e he i s a well d i gger b u t to thi s co m m onpl a ce ,

o ccu p a ti on he h a s a dded the professi on of w a ter nder .

An d he i s not excl u si vely e m ployed by si lly people b u t

w w w
,

b y pra cti cal m en of b u si ness Thu s he is desi gna ti ng fo r

.

a ra i lroa d co mpa ny a ll th e el ls a long th e n e li ne hi ch

 WITCHC R A FT . 40

they constru ctin g T h e in str u m ent of divin ati on i s

a re , a
forke d twi g by preference a m u lberry

fi
, .

D I VININ G R OD .

In th e m a n u scri pt D i scou rse on Witch cra ft 170 5 wri t , ,

ten by J ohn B ell p 4 1 I n d the followi ng a ccou nt from
, .
,

T h e o p h yl a c t on the s u bj ect of ra b d o m a n t e i a or rod di vi ,

'

“
n a ti on They s et u p two sta ffs a n d h a vi ng whi spered ,

som e verses a n d i nca nta ti ons the st a ff s fell by the opera

ti on of d aem ons Then they consi dered whi ch a y e a ch
.

of them fell forw a rd or b a ckwa rd to the ri ght or left

,

w
, ,

h a nd a n d a r e a gree a bly gi ven responses h a vi ng m a de

, ,

u s e of the f a ll of thei r st a ff s for the i r si gns

Wi th the di vi ning rod see m s connected a lu su s n a tur e
.

of a sh tree bou gh rese m bli ng the li tu i of the R om a n

,

a u g urs a n d the Chri sti a n p a stor a l st a ff wh i ch sti ll obt a i n s ,

a pl a ce if not on thi s a cco u nt I know not why i n the

, ,

ca ta logu e of pop ul a r su persti ti ons S even or e 1g h t ye a rs .

a g o I re m e m ber to h a ve seen on e of these w h i ch I ,

th ou ght extre m ely be a u t i ful a n d cu ri ou s i n the hou se of ,

a n old wo m a n i n B e e r a l s t o n Devonshi re of whom I , ,

wou ld m ost gl a dl y h a ve p u rch a sed i t ; b u t she d ecli ned

a rt i n g wi th it on a n y a cco u nt thi n ki ng it wo ul d be un ,

u c k y to do so .

D i vi na ti on by the rod or wa nd i s m enti oned i n t h e pro

h e c y of E z eki el Hose a too repro a ches the J ews a s
.
, ,

e i n g i nfected w i th the li ke s u persti ti on : My people a s k

cou nsel a t thei r stocks a n d the ir sta ff decl a ret h u nto ,

w
.

th e m .
”
Ch a p i v 1 2 Not only the Cha lde a ns u sed rods
. . .

for di vi n a t i on b u t a lm ost every na ti on hi ch h a s pre

,

tend ed to th a t sc i ence h a s pra cti ced the s a m e m ethod .

H erodotu s m enti ons i t a s a cu stom of the Al a ni a n d T a c ,

it u s of the o ld Germ a ns .

w w
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
.

of procedur e a s to c u t the tw i g of twelve m onths

‘
’

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
.

th i s di vi n a ti on bo a sts h im self to be the seventh son of a

seventh son The twi g of ha z el bends i n hi s h a nds to the
.

convi cti on of the mi ners th a t ore is present ; b u t then the

pec uli a r m a nner i n whi ch the twi g i s held bri nging m us ,

c ul a r a cti on to be a r u pon it a cco u nts for i t s gra d ual d e ,

flect io n a n d the ci rc ums ta nces of th e stra ta wa lked o ver

,
50 WITCHCR A FT .

al w a ys cont a i ni ng ore g i ves a furth er c r ed i t t o th e pr o

cess of di vi n a ti on .

The vu lga r noti on still prev a lent i n the north of E ng

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
,
’
,

or stra tu m of coa l, & c see ms to be a vesti ge of thi s rod

.
,

di vi na ti on .

Th e virg ul a di vi na or b o c a ln s di v in a t ori us 1 s a forked

’

, ,

bra nch i n the form of a Y c u t o a n h a z el sti ck by

fi
, ,

m e a ns whereof people h a ve pretended to di scover m i

nse ,
springs & c u ndergrou nd The m eth od of u sm g i t Is
,
.
,
.

thi s : the person who bre a ks i t w a lkin g very slowly ove r ,

the pla ces where he s u spects m i nes or spri ngs m a y be ,

the e f u v i a exh a lin g from the m eta ls or v a por fro m th e ,

wa t er i m pregna ting the wood, m a kes it di p or m c h n e, ,

whi ch i s the si gn of a di s covery .

We re a d iin the s a m e work for Nov 1 75 1 xxi 50 7

,

S o e a rly a s A gri col a the di vin i ng rod ,

a s i n m u c h re
qu est a n d h a s obta i ned gre a t credi t for i t s di s covery
w
, ,
.

where to d i g for m et a ls a n d S pri ngs of wa ter : for som e

c a rs p a st i t s rep u t a ti on h a s been on the decli ne b u t ,

a tely i t h a s been revi ved wi th gre a t s u ccess by a n i nge

ni o n s gentlem a n who from nu m ero u s experi m ents h a th
, , ,

good re a son to beli eve i t s e ffects to be m ore th a n i m a gi

n a ti on He s a ys tha t h a z el a n d wi llow rods he h a s by
.
,

experi ence fou nd wi ll a ct u a l ly a nswer i th a l l persons i n

,

a good sta te of he a lth if they a r e u sed wi th m odera ti o n

w ,

a n d a t so m e di s t a n c e o f tim e a n d a fter m e a ls when t h e

’

, ,

opera tor i s i n good spi ri ts The h a z el wi llow a n d e l m .

, , ,

a re a l l a ttra cted by spri ngs of w a ter ; som e perha ps h a ve

the vi rtu e i nterm i ttently ; the rod i n their h a nds wi ll a t , ,

tr a ct one ha lf ho ur a n d repel the next The rod i s a t

tra cted by a ll m et a ls coa ls a m ber a n d li m e—
w
, ,

,
stone b ut
, , ,

i t h di fferent degrees of strength The best rods a re .

to u gh a n d c u t in the i nter m onths A shoot tha t ter

, w
tho se from the h a z el or n u t tree a s they a re pli a nt a n d

mm a t e s equ a lly forked i s to be m et wi th two single ones,

,

of a le ngth a n d si z e m a y be tie d together wi th a thr ea d,

,

a n d Wi ll a nswer a s well a s the oth er

”
.

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 .
-
,
w ,

o u d of le a d m elted i n a n ea rthen vessel a n d th en p ut

p n ,

Into i t a lso one po und of th a t ti nny m et a l whi ch i s u su al

l y c a lled by the n a m e of m a rc a si te ; a n d when they a re
both m elted together y o u m u st stir them u p a n d down,
a n d te m per the m to a p e fec t m edley wi th a wooden l a dl e .

I n th e m ea n spa ce y o u m us t h a ve four po unds of qui ck

 WITCHC R A FT 51

w
.

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
,

i t not conge a l i n a n y h a rd l u m p b u t fl oa t on the top of ,

th e w a ter a n d be very qui ck a n d li vely

, .

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 ,

by t h e na rrow h oles a t the bottom let it dr a in i nto a

c le a n e a rthen vessel u n der i t ; do th i s a g a i n to m a ke it ,

exceedi ng ta rt Powder l b i u m a n d p u t i nto thi s tha t

.
,

i t m a y eva pora t e i nto the th i n a i r ; let it boil a t a n e a sy

re for when i t bo i ls t h e w a ter w i ll be of a p u rple color ;

fi
,

th en stra i n i t i nto a cle a n vessel throu gh a lin en cloth ;

a g ai n po u r on the lye on the powders th a t re m a i n a n d
, ,

l et i t boil so long a t the r e t i ll the wa ter see m s of a ,

bloody color no m ore Then boi l the lye th a t i s colored

, .
,

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
,

d er t h a t re m a in s be ing dry w i th the o il of ta rt a r

c d a n d di ssolved m u st be c a st a g a i n u pon pl a tes m a de
'
,

e qua l of p a rts of gold a n d si lver w i th i n a n e a rthen cru ci ,

b l e ; cover it so long wi th coa ls a n d renew you r work , ,

till i t be perfectly li ke to gold .

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
, ,

ca lled S m o li n it u m there i s a la ke in whi ch a re th ree

, ,

c h a nnels the w a ters of whi ch a r e so i m pregn a ted wi th

,

c opper a n d gold th a t u pon a ddin g a bsol ute vi tri ol por

,

ti ons of p u re gold become deposi ted .

T H E S YMPA THE TI C A ND OC C UL I VI R PLA NTS

w T UE s OF
’ ‘
,

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
, ,
,

If we b ury a cra b for th ree m onths i n horse d u ng he -

wil l tu rn to a scorp i on B u t if y o u thu s b u ry a scorpi on

.

or liz a rd he will di e i nst a ntly S om e by the u s e of eels

,
. ,

and br a nd c u re a person of d r un kenness B u t how ? .

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
,

rt for th e ood of m a nk i nd A n d every w i se p e rson

pa g .
62 WITC H CR A FT
w
, .

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 .

to proceed A bla ck c a t drops de a d a t the si ght of a B e n

.

g a l t i ger ; a c a t of a n y other color i s not a ffected i n the

le a st A sna ke wi ll ki ll a bi rd by looki ng a t i t for the
.

spa ce of fif teen m i nu tes ; b u t a sn a ke c a n produ ce no e f

fe et on m e n or a ni m a ls Wh y ? B eca u se th e proper s y m
.

p a thi c s a re not bro u ght i nto a cti on A r a t wil l d i e by .

bei ng com pelled to look a t or be ne a r a n E ngli sh ferret .

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
,

of gla ss wi ndows to a dmi t the li ght he wi ll i n a short ,

tim e be converted i nto mi lli ons of bees If he i s ki lled .

a n d let li e u pon a n O pen field he w ill soon be converted ,

i nto m il li ons of m a ggots .

Behold the be a u ti fu l doctri ne of un i vers a l a f ni ty or

sym pa thy ! If a l a dy wi th a fresh bre a st of m i lk sha ll
, ,

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
.
,

B u t there i s the g u t of the o u ra ng o u ta ng if worn a roun d

!
-

the body wi ll c a u se a cra m p a s long a s the person sha ll

.
,

we a r i t P ersons m i ght be ki lled in thi s a y a n d they

wou ld be i gnora nt of the tru e c a u se If one h a ve a severe .
w ,

coli c a n d hold a li ve du ck to the belly the co li c will i m

, ,

m edi a tely re m ove b u t the du ck di es

. If a chi cken or .
,

a n y other li vi ng th i ng i s th u s held to the belly i t pro

d u ces no vi si ble effect e ither one a y or the other
,
,

The he a d of a b a re be in g b u rned wi ll bri ng serpen ts

w ,

together ; b u t a f u m e of pe a cock fe a thers bei ng m a de

wi ll di sperse the serpents If a pi ece of m e a t i s th ro n .

to the dogs they wi ll sei z e i t wi th gre a t a vi di ty ; b ut i f a

w
,

a sper stone be thrown o u t wi th the m e a t the dogs wil l

jInsta ntly run a wa y wi th very gre a t fri ght Fenelon sa ys .
,

th a t if we we a r the cloth ing Of the de a d tha t i t does ,

wonderfu lly shorten o u r li ves .

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
. .

stones , those whi ch rese m ble the ra ys of the s un by thei r

golden sp a rklin g prevent the fa lli n g s i c k n e ss a n d po i sons ~

if worn on t h e finger The stone whi ch i s ca l led o c uli s

.

fo l i s b ei n g i n fig u re l i ke the a pple of the eye fro m wh i ch

, ,

shi nes forth a r a y com forts the bra i n a n d strengthens

,

s i ght The c a rb u ncle whi ch shi n es by ni ght h a s a v ir

.
,
~

t u e a g a i ns t a ll a i ry a n d va poro u s poi sons Th e chr yso .

li te stone of a li ght gree n color wh en held a g ai ns t th e

, ,
 WITC H CR A FT . 53

s un , th e re sh ines i n i t a ra y l i ke a sta r of gold ; thi s i s s in

g ul a rl y good for the l u ngs , a n d c u res a sth m a ti c a l c o m ~

pl a i nts ; a n d i f i t be bored th rou gh a n d the hollow filled ,

w i th the m a ne of a n a s s a n d bo u nd to the left a rm i t

cha ses a wa y a l l fool i sh a n d i dle i m a gi n a ti ons a n d m e l a nw
, ,

c h o l y fe a rs a n d dri ves a w a y folly

, The stone c a lled i ri s .
,
wh i ch i s li ke crysta l i n color bei ng fou nd wi th s i x corners , ,
wh en held i n the sh a de a n d the s u n s uff e red to shi ne
,

thro u gh it represents a n a tu r a l ra in bow in the a ir The

, .

w
stone heli otro p i u m green like a j a sper or e m era ld bese t
, , ,

w i th red specks m a kes the we a rer consta nt reno ned

, , ,
a n d fa m o u s a n d cond u ces to long l i fe ; there i s l i kewi se
,

a nother wonderf ul property i n thi s stone a n d tha t i s , ,

th a t i t so d a zz les the eyes of m en tha t i t c a u ses the be a r

er to be i nvi si ble ; b u t there m u st be a ppli ed to i t the herb
be a ri ng the s a m e na m e v iz heli otropi u m or the s u n
, .
, ,

fl ower ; a n d these ki nd of vi rt u es A lbert us M a gnu s a n d

Wi lli a m of Pa ri s m enti on in thei r wri tings The j a cinth ,

a lso possesses v i rtu e from the s u n a ga i nst poi sons pesti ,

lences a n d pesti fero u s v a pors ; li kewi se i t renders the

,

be a rer ple a s a nt a n d a ccepta ble ; cond u ces a lso to ga i n

m oney ; bei ng si mpl y held i n the m ou th i t wonderfu lly ,

cheers the he a rt a n d str engthens t h e m in d Then there .

i s the p yro p h l of a re d m ix t u re whi ch Al bert u s Ma n u s

fi
, ,

reports tha t JE s c u l a p i u s m a kes m enti on of i n one 0 h is

epi stles to O cta vi o n s C ae sa r s a yi ng : There i s a cert a i n ,
“

poi son so i ntens e ly cold wh i ch p r eserves the he a rt of

, ,

m a n bei ng t a ken o ut fro m b u rni ng ; so tha t if i t be p u t

’

i nto the re fo r a n y ti m e it is t u rned i nto a stone whi ch

. ,

stone i s c a ll ed h e p hi l u s I t possesses a wonderf ul vir

.

t u e a g a i nst poi son a n d it i n f a lli bly renders the we a rer

,

thereof renowned a n d dre a dfu l t o h i s ene m i es A pollo .

ni us i s reported t o h a ve fo u nd a stone ( whi ch w ill a ttra ct

other stones a s t h e loa dston e does i ron) m ost powerfu l a
,

ga i nst a l l poi sons ; it i s spotted lik e the p a nther a n d there ,

for som e n a tur a li sts h a ve gi ven thi s ston e the na m e of

t h A ron c lls it t h u m a n d so m e on a c un t
n
c
'

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
,
.

l a r m ethods the m a gi ci a ns p rOp h e t s a n d seers of the , ,

M i ddle A ges a n d bi bli c a l ti m es a n d m a ny of the m a gi or ,

wi s e m e n of a nci ent a ges su cceeded i n c u rin g nu m bers ,

of di se a ses wi thou t a n y m edi ci ne wha t ever ; thes e m e n

,

were the tru e m a g i ci a ns or a nci ent physi ci a ns a n d of the

w
,

r a ce of H i ndoos Isr a e li tes J ews A ra b i a ns Chin ese A s

,

, , , ,
,
syri a ns E gypti a ns Ch a lde a ns a n d m a ny of o ur o n
, ,

ti m es They were u su a lly n a m ed S I G l I A MA GNA to d i s

,

w
.

t i n g ui sh the m fro m the j u g g lers a n d s l e i ght o f l ni n d tri c k - -

f
- »

s t e r,s h o ex h i bi te d th e m s elves for m on ey ,

a n d wh ose
all

pe r

'
forma nc es of L egerd em ain c onsi st ed of a Ma
,
WI TCH CR AFT

v o l u b i l i ty of words th u s d i verting the a t te nti on of t h

a u di ences whi le they or thei r a cco m pli ce s , of w hi ch th ey
tra veled wi th one or m ore m ad e the necessa ry ch an g es
,

i h thei r p a ra phe rn a li a to d ecei ve the sens e of vi si on a nd

.

w
,

a ppa rently reverse the order of thi ngs

w
N o u ncomm on
p a rt of thei r progra mm e as to obta i n t h e loa n of l a rg e
.

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
, ,

di gi ta l dexteri ty sec u ri ng i t to them selves

, T h e m odern .

w
c onj u rer i s however u s u a lly a gentle m an of th e hi gh est
,

pri nci ple a n d al a ys prefa ces hi s exhi bi ti ons by th e sta t e

w
,

m ent th a t by dexte ri ty he propose s to dece i ve

,
Most of .

t h e a pp a ra tu s e m ployed i s dou ble or conta i ns t o p ar ti

fi
,

h ons whi ch by si mple t urni ng

fi
, ,

fi
e ntly cha nged .

A LLUMI NA CH AN G E D To SI L VE R —L A TE PR OCE ss —Put

it i nto a cru ci ble rst bre a ki ng i t i nto sma l l fra g men t s,
,

bri ng it to a whi te h ea t for v e or s ix h ou rs u ntil th e ,

m eta l wi ll sta nd r m on a red h o t pla te o f i ron ; th en -

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
,

na ce a n d keep a t a whi te h e a for th r e e da ys a n d th ree

,

ni ghts the la st three or fou r hou rs ad di ng a li ttl e p ure

fi
,

l ea d to m a ke i t du cti le ; yo u now bre a k i t onc e m ore i nto

sm a ll fra gm ents a n d repla ce i t in the fu rn a ce a ddi ng t o ,

it li ttle p ill s m a de of li m e sa ltpetre a n d bri ms to n e, a nd

, ,

by thi s m e a ns o ur mi xtur e b e c om e s in corpo ra t ed i n to a

retty good s il ver
‘

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 .

It is m a n if e s t th a t the so uls a fter de a th do a s y e t love

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
,

a nder a bo u t the i r c a rc a sses i n a

trou bled a n d m oi st sp i ri t be ings a s i t were a ll u red by
, ,

s o m ethi ng t h a t h a s a n a f ni ty wi th the m the m e a ns b e ,

i n g known by whi ch i n t i m e p a st they were j oi ned to

, , ,

the ir bod i es th e y be c a lled forth a n d a llu red by t h e lik e

,

v a pors li qu ors a n d certa i n a rti fici a l li ghts songs sou nds

, , , ,

& c whi ch m ove the im a gi na ti v e a n d sp i ri tu a l h a rm ony

.
,

of the soul a n d s a cred i n voc a ti ons 817 0

, , .

N e cro m a ncy h a s i t s n a m e bec a u e i t works on th e

bodi es of the de a d a n d gi ves a ns ers by a pp a ri ti ons of
,

th e de a d a n d su bterra n J U S sp i ri ts a l l ur i ng the m i nto

w s

fi
e
, ,

th e ca rc a sses o f t h e d e a d by c h rm s a h d i nferna l i nvoc a a

ti ons a n d b y d ea l y s a cri fices a n d wi c ked obla ti ons

,
d
.

There a re two k i ds of necrom a ncy : r a i sin g the c a r

n

c a ss es whi ch i s n e t done w i tho u t blood ; the other i n

,

Whi h the c a lli ng u p of the sh a dow only su f ces To con

c .

cl u d e , i t works a ll i t s experi m ents by the c a rc a sses of t h e

sl a in a nd th e ir bones a n d m e m bers, a n d wh a t i s from
,

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
'

i s to h old i t i n the p a l m of the ri ght h a nd reta i n i t t ere ,

fr om eleven to twelve o clock a t ni ght i n a d a rk room

’
, ,

a l l the ti m e concentr a tin g you r tho u ghts u o n the obj ect

y o u des i re to see ; a bo u t twelve o clock t p e or sta l b e

’

—
,

c mo es q ui te hot now look ste a di ly in to i t a n pi c ture ,

o f sce nes th a t a pe a r a r e tra nsp i ri ng wi t h fri ends fa r

p
on e c a n b e k no n, ww
di sta nt ; i n fa ct It i s a sserted th a t the m ove m ents of a n
,

h ether h u sb a nd, wi fe, lover or fri en

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
w
. .
,

We now co m m ence so m e det a i l of the i tch persec u ti on

fr m
o 1 6 45
st a t ute b o o
to
k
the
th e
2
o
d
l d
ch a rt
Cotton
e r
i a
1
n
6 9
l
2
a
there
of 1 6
stood
45 a
,

g a i
u
ns
pon
t W
,
i tw
th
c h
e

,
. .
66 S A LE M WI T CH C R A FT .

c ra ft , a recogniti on by the h i ghest a u th ori ty o f th e

fal se ,

w
d e v il s power to a ppe a r i n the colony ; n a y by stra ng e
’
,

c onstru cti on i t a s m a de a n a c t of conj u r a ti on a s u m

m ons to com e forth a n d whi ch he a s w ll ple a sed to w e
,

w
,

obey With i n one ye a r a fter the sta tu te r e c o g m t i o n of

.

wi tchcra ft in the j uri sdi cti on a c a se occu rred It a s in

fi
.
, ,

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
,
,

three or fo ur ye a rs a fterwa rds when a n old wom a n of

settled wi tch repu ta ti on u pon close exa mi n a ti on a s s a i d
,

w
w
,

to h a ve confessed her gu i lt a n d h re the m a tter reste d ,

e
.

The c a se of Mrs M a rga ret J ones of Cha d s town a s fa ta l

w .

S h e a s rep u ted a wi tch of s u ch e xt ra o rui n ry m a li gni ty

.

,
tha t her tou ch wo uld produ ce bli ndness si c kn ss a t the ,

w
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
! a s tri ed a n d
,

execu ted In d i s g u s a n d di stress h r hu sb a nd went on

.
,
e

boa rd a vessel to le a ve the coun try a n d then the vessel ,

b ega n t o rock a s if i t wo u ld u pset a n d so contin u ed for ,

twelve hour s Upon thi s the ene mi es O f J ones procu red

.

a wa rra nt of a rrest from the Governor a n d a ssi sta nts then

s i tti ng a t B oston ; a n d when he
s e l beca m e qu i et
a s i mpri soned
There were on boa rd thi s vessel a t th e
the ves w ,
,

w
.

tim e a s she l a y i n Cha r les R i ver e i ghty horses shi pped , ,

for B a rb a does a n d th i s a s the w i tchcra ft tha t rocke d

,

w
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
,

w
.

the ye a r tha t old M a ssa soi t a n d the R e v J ohn Cotton

,

w
.

di ed there a s a nother c a se a t S pri ngfield H u gh Pa rsons .

a s i nd i cted for wi tchcra ft The j u ry fou nd hi m g u i lty ;

ww w
.

b u t the m a gi stra tes who tri ed the c a u se wo u ld not a gree

t o i t a n d u nder a l a of 1 6 5 1 i t a s c a rri ed to th e genera l

w
,

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
.

w
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
w
.

2 7 16 56
, .

a n a ssi sta nt when the l a w

Her hu s b a nd a s a ri ch B oston m ercha nt a n d
a g a i nst w i tch c ra ft a s p a sse d
,

w
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

e a n d a s not they thou ght,suf i ently hu m bled by

,
c
.

h er h u sb a nd s gre a t loss of property i n l a ter lif e a n d sh e

’
,

—
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 .

a lone red u ce her to re a son

w w
infla m ed her hot tem per a n d a wi tch prosec u ti on cou ld ,

[Kt her tri a l i t a s prov ed

w
.
'
,
th a t h a vin g once s e en t o persons in the street ta lki ng,
th e sa i d sh e knew i t a s a bou t h er, a d unh a
n i l
pp y s h e
 S AL EM WITCHC R A FT . 57

g ue sse d ri gh t Th i s t urned t h e c a se a gai nst h er a n d sh e ,

th u s lost her h fe A t her tri a l the se a rched her bod for
.

w
.

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 ,

none ere fo u nd B efore exec u t i on Mrs H i b b o n s

.

h e r Wi ll a n d there in begged her fri ends to respect her

a de . m
,

bod y a n d gi ve i t a Chr i sti a n b u ri a l B u t the whole

,

colony ra ng wi th h e r story It a s exceedin g! a la rmin g w .

w
.

to the r u l e rs th a t S a ta n shou ld pres u m e so b i g a s a n a s

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
’
,

were no witc h exec u ti ons here , al tho u gh there were ma ny

s u posed c a ses of the o ff ence .

n 1 6 6 2 wi tchcra ft p a ssed over to Connecti cut In

H a rtford a t th a t ti m e there a s i m pris oned a s a wi tch
a Mr s Greensm th a n d the pecu li a r a rt th a t
.
i
, w
a s u sed t o w
.

entr a p a n d convi c t her deserves o ur noti ce In t h e sa m e .

pla ce there li ved a girl whom they c a lled A nn

m u ch a dmi red for her be a u ty a n d in genu i ty
919 a n d
e u nder . 55 ,
~

stood the D utch a n d Frenc h la ng u a ges r a re a tta i nm ents ,

th en b u t wh i ch of them sel v es wou ld ha rdly exci te s u s pi

,

i o n to her prej u di c e even in the re a l m of bl u e la ws B ut .

e possessed i n a ddi ti on to these the power of v e n t ril o ,

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 .

G reens m i th A n n ole a t first onl y am u sed h erself

. i th
the li ttle ones of her own fa m i ly a n d when sh e pra cti ced ,

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
,

ed her gre a t a m u s em ent to see the terri ed u rchi ns ga ther

r o u nd t h e very c a u se of the i r a l a rm for protecti o n S uc .

c ess te m pted her on a n d she beg a n to a m u se h e rself wi th

When they ca m e in a n d were sea ted p er
,

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
,

tone ; a n d then t h e h ou se c a t se a ted in A nn s l a p o u l ’

sing m elodi ou sly B u t a lth o ugh the fa ceti ous m a i den

w
.

never su ffered these p a sti mes to pa ss wi thou t exp la na ti on,

e t so m e do u bte d a n d eyed h er i th j e a lo u sy a n d c irc u
,
ted stra nge stori es a n d before sh e h a d th o u ht of con
,

s equ ences ru m or h a d decl a red h e r a sort of

,
a g d al e n e ,

a n d t h a t her de m ons ta lked to e a ch other in a stra ng e ,

v a ri ety of l a ngu a ges These reports exci ted the a tte nti on
.

O f two clergy m en of the pla ce a n d they obt a i ned M i ss

A n n s consent to a ppro a c h h er so nea r when a conferen ce
’

of her spiri ts took pla ce a s to he a r a n d wri te down t h e

w
,

pa rt i c ula rs ; a n d h ere in com m enced the onl y v en t a b l e

i t chcra ft of the ca se ; for A nn Cole s v en tml oq ui s m or
’
58 S A L EM WITC H CR A FT .

w
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
.
,

the m to do mi schi e f, a fou l sl a nder in e i th er ca se, a nd

it h w
whi ch cost the poor wom a n h er lif e T h e clerg yma n th en
repa ired to pri son, they sa i d the a ccu sed a s m u ch
.

w
w
.

a gi t a ted u pon le a rn i ng the di s covery they h a d m a d e,

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
.

Wom a n of seventy v e a n d t h e m oth er o f t en so n s a n d

-

d a u ghters a n d a b unda nce of g ra n d c h il d r em a n d i t do es

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 ;

g ood o r ill servi ce .

In October 1 6 7 1 a dem on it a s sa i d entered int o Eliza

beth Kn a pp a n u nm a rri ed gir l of Groton, a nd h e ca used
, w
,

h er a ltern a tely to weep a n d la u gh a n d th en i n g rea t a gi ,

t a t i o n to c a ll o u t m oney m oney li ke a m odern , p er ,

b a nker Ou the i 7th of Dece m ber foll owi ng thi s em on

-

w
.
,

bega n a ga i n to spe a k in the yo ung

h orri d ra i li ngs a ga i nst t h e mi ni ster of the to wn b ut ith ,

o u t h a r m to h i s ch ar a cter a s the people woul d n o t b e ,

li eve hi m He next m a de E li z a beth a ccus e t h e mi nis ter s

.
'

wi fe a s the c a u se of a l l her woes ; b u t i n thi s al s o h e o b

w
:

t a i n e d no credi t ; for the p i ou s woman a fte r pra yers it h

fi
,

h er a ccu ser m a de her conf ess th e sl a nder ; a nd t h e d e vil

h a d to shi ft hi s qu a rters for h e ca n never do h i s bu si n ess
,

w
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 .

m o n prob ably the s a m e i nfested a house in Ne b ur y

fifi
‘

ww
.

S t i c k s a n d stones were thrown a t the fa mil y, b y a n i nvis i

w
~
'

ble h a nd : a n d a sta ff whi ch hu ng a a i n st the a l l b eg an .

to swi ng of i t s o n a ccord ; a n d t en le a ped do n a nd

da nced on the he a rth a nd wh en they seized i t to b urn,
i t co uld h a rdl y be held on th e re —S o a di sh w h en th e
ww
,

w
,
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
.

to s a y m ou rnf ul ly th a t th ey h a d n o m ore p o er, and

s oon dep a rt ed .

In 1 6 82 one D esborou gh of H a rtford a s o ssess ed of a

chest of clothes cl ai m ed by hi s nei ghbor u t whi ch h e
,
w .

w
,

wou ld not g i ve u p S oon a fter m a n sto nes a nd co rn

y
w
.
,
c o ns
, were thrown a t hi m by a n in si b l e h a nd Th ey .

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
,

s h e cl a i m ed a s h e r own ; a n d stones soon b e g a n t o be

th ro n a t h s h o u se by a n inv i sib le h a nd When they
w
i
.

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
.

w
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 .

Ye t t o u s they see m to be th o s e her e c l a i m a nts of pr o p

ert y se ek other re m e di es th a n co u rts of l a
,

th e s e exa m ples there i s recorded one t a le of h o rror

B u t a m ong
It
w .

a e a rs tha t a t H a rtford a n d a bou t the ti m e of A nn

pa s ca se one M a ry J o h ns on a yo ung girl in her m inor
ww
,
’

fi
,

it y , a s i ndi cte d a n d tri e d b y the s u pre m e co ur t for fa :

mi li a ri t y i th the devi l ! The j u ry r et ur ned her gu il ty
a n d th a t m a i nl y u pon n er a l leg e d confess i ons I Wi l l .

t ra nsc ri be a porti on of Cotton Ma ther s hi story of th i s

’

ca s e . The gi rl s a i d tha t h er r st fa mi li a ri ty w ith t h e

d evi l beg a n in her d i scontent a n d b y her often s a yin g ,

th e devi l ta k e thi s a n d tha t a n d som eti m es wi sh ing the

,

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 ,

di d a ppea r a n d te ndered her wh a t servi ces m i ght best

co nte nt h e r Th en if her m a ster b l a m ed h e r for not c ar

w
.

ryin g o u t t h e a s hes the devi l woul d co m e a n d cle a r the

h ea rth for h er
o u t of t h e co rn
SO .
,

hen s h e a s sent to dri ve the hog s w

eld, th e d evil wo u ld so ch as e a n d fri ghten
th e m a s t o m a k e h e r la u gh m ost m erri ly S h e fu rther
‘

c o nfe ss e d th a t she h a d mu rdered a ch ild a n d comm i tte d

w
un cle a nn es s wi th both m e n a n d devi ls ;
w
”
a n d it a s for
.

a n illi ci t i nter c o u rse i th th e la tter, th a t th e Connecti cu t

g ovenor h u ng t hi s y o u ng wom a n

w
.

A ft e r h er s entence the R e v Mr S tone of H a rtford . . ,

vi si t e d h e r in pr i son a n d a s h e ve r i ly tho u ght a s s u c

c ess ful i n tu rni ng her h e a rt to war d s t h e tru e God So .

th a t wh en led o u t t o exec ut i on sh e expressed a h um ble

h ope in the m erci es of re d e m ti o n ; a n d di ed m u ch to the
t
sa i fas ct o
i n of th se g t h
w
er ro d the g llows In th s
o a s u n a i .

bla c k tra nsa cti on h o doe s not s e e the fu ll su ccess of

m e v i le s e d u cer of fe m a le v i rt u e , i n a n a pp a rent leg a l:
w
so
iz e d d es t ruc ti o n of h i s vi cti m
ww
w
Yet i t is ca lled a ca se o r
'

la m enta ble wi tc h cra ft S o it as i th those who sl e

w
.

th e i nnocent I n 1 6 85 or 6 a b an k a s p ubli s hed a t Bos

.

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 .

reci ted the c a ses I h a v e na m ed wi th m a ny

others a n d cont a i ned va ri ou s a rg u m ents to forti fy thei r
credu li ty The R e v Cotton M a ther o f B oston a m a n of
.

gre a t i nflu ence in chu rch a n d sta te

.

thou gh he a t the tim e wi thheld h i s n a m e He a s then

a s the a u thor ; w w .
,

a you ng m i ni st er of a bo u t five a n d twenty; the son of

Mr Incre a se M a ther then presi dent of Ca m bri d ge col
‘

—
.

ra a a posi ti on then of gre a ter ci vil a n d ch u rch power

g
th a n a n y other in the la nd ; he a s a lso the gra ndson of
t h e gre a t J ohn Cotton M a ther s O pini ons a n d tu rn of
’
.
w
th ou ght were i n ha rm ony wi th those who then r u led i n
Ma ss a chu setts a n d we thus consi der h i m
, .

w T hi s book produ ced the notori ou s wi tch c a se of the

G od i ns of whi ch he a lso p u bli shed a n a cco u nt c o m

ww
,

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 .

in a s a B oston m ercha nt a cha ra cter of the first r e ,

s e c t a b il i t y a n d he s a t u nder the te a chi n gs of M a ther

p ,

hi m self . A poor Iri sh wom a n c a lled Glover w i th her ,

d a u ghter li ved ne a r h im The you ng Glover often served

fi
.

in Godwi n s fa mi ly a n d on a cert a i n t im e bei ng a cc u sed

’
,

b y hi s eldest da u ghter of som e l i ttle theft she c a st b a ck ,

a deni a l a n d a b u s e for the a cc u s a t i on The m other c a m e .

u p a lso a n d defended her ch i ld a n d her p a ssi on a n d wi ld

Iri sh a ccent so t e ri e d the li ttle Godwi n tha t s h e
,

fi
,
as !

thr own i nto h yst e ri c k s a n d t h ey wer e kept u p from d a y

‘

Her ca se exci ted gre a t com m sera ti o n in the

fi
i
t o d ay .

ne i ghborhood a n d t h e physi ci a ns who were c a lled i n b e

“

,
”
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
,

a very si gni c a nt phr a se by w i c h a ll u nderstood th a t ,

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
.

.
,
,

were pi nched a n pri cked by so m e one whom they knew

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
, ,

bli nd ; a n d som etim es the ir m ou ths wo u ld be forced wi de

O pen a n d then s u ddenly bro u ght together wi th gre a t
vi olence to the gre a t h a z a rd of thei tong u es
‘
r
.
,

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
,

m u n d ; a n d these a t the soli ci ta ti on of M a ther a n d others ,

ventu red to a rr a i gn a n d to try M i stress Glover for wi t ch

pra cti ces on the Godwi n fa mi ly B u t she a s a stra ng er
to the la ngu a ge a n d too i gnora nt to unders ta nd lega l
. w
w
r o c e e di n g s a n d when a sked to ple a d to her i n di ct m ent
her a nswer a s u nintelligible The co u rt then swore a n
,

in terpreter a n d he soon confessed h i m self p u zzled d e c l a r

.
,

i n th a t he bel i eved som e other w i t ch or the devi l him

5 95 h a d confo unded h e r l a ng u a ge lest she sh o ul d tell
:
,

,
 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
.

w
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
.

cou rt the wi tch swi ftly a n d

, a oddly st rted
u p a n d se i z ed
i t a n d 1 m m e di a t e l y one of the chil dr en h a d a s a d fit b e

fi
,

fore the cou rt a n d a sse m bly The j u dges noted the fa ct .

w w
,

a n d repe a t e d the exper i m ent a n d w i th the s a m e res ul t a s ,

w
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 .

i s e d tha t she u sed these dolls m ysteri o u sly i n her work

'
of torm ent S h e owned a lso th a t there a s one h o a s
. w ww
the devi l It . w
her pri nce b u t d i d not s a y whether he were the pope or
,

a s s u ggested th a t she m i ght b e cra z ed ;

w
tis . S he w
b u t a j u ry of do c tors ret ur ned th a t she
a s fin a l ly sentenced to de a th a n d exec u ted in
,
a s co m pos m e n

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
,

wou ld now b a rk a t e a ch other l i ke dogs a n d then they

,

w
woul d p ur r li k e c a ts They wou ld pretend to be i n a red
.

hot oven a n d p a nt a n d s e a t a cc o rdi n gly ; a n d then th a t

,

th e y were c a st i nto cold w a t e r a n d a p pe a red very chi lly .

S om et i m es the devi l wou ld br ing M i ss Godwi n a horse ,

a n d then she h a d a l l the gr a cefu l m ot i ons of a n equ estri

On e d a y she rod e u p st a i rs i nto the m i ni ster s st u dy
’
an ,

w
.

where u pon she cri ed o u t a s i f s u rpri sed they a re gone ,

“
.

”
G o d won t let the m co m e he re ; a n d she a s a t once
’

w
c u red a n d s a t re a d i ng t h e B i b le a n d other good books
,

for a long ti m e B ut hen she left the stu dy the d e m ons

w
.

ret ur ned wi th her horse a n d she froli cked a s before

, ,
.

T hi s experi m ent of the ch a rm ed stu dy a s tri ed before

w
,
’
m a ny v i si tors a n d w ith the li ke s u ccess M a ther s e xp er
.

im e n t s f u r ther s a t i sfied h i m th a t M i ss G od i n s de m ons ’

u nder stood L a t i n Greek a n d Hebrew b u t none of the

, , ,

Indi a n la ngu a ges ,

w
Thi s tra gedy a lso bega n i n a mi ni ster s fa m i ly Th e ’
.

R ev S a m u el P a rri s
.
a s edu c a ted a t C a m bri dge
,
He .

w
fir st eng a ged i n tr a de b u t be i ng u nsu ccessful he tu rned
,

to the m ini s try a n d a s settled a t S a le m vi lla ge

w
A t the .

ti m e now i n v ew hi
i s p a r i s h a s i n a h i gh q u a rrel of
wh i ch h i s a rts to obt a i nt h e fee i n ste a d of t h e impro ve
w
, !

m ent for l i fe only of the p a rson a ge f a r m a s the c a u se

,
.

A nd wh i lst th u s w a r m w i th m u t u a l m a levolence p a s t or ,

o k the c rr nt not i o s of w i tchcr a ft s u d d e nl

and fl c ,
u e n
la ced i n the i r power the m e a n s of m u tu a l revenge a n

w
hey were a t once f u lly d e li vered over to the e ff ects of

w
e r
th i o n exc i ted wr a th A very m
.
u tu a l b u t terr i ble

u n i s h m e nt It a s a h orr i d pol i c y i n the ch a rter g o v

p .
62 S A LE M WITCHC R A FT .

e rn m e nt to ever the devi l to overa we th e

bo u ndless po er of evi l whi ch a chil d a s wel a s a minw
i ste r or a ch a rter r u ler cou ld set i n m oti on ; a nd t h en
,
u se pi e A
,

,
, l
.

whoever cou ld m i ght l a y h i m I n the la tter p a rt of Fe b .

ru a r y 1 6 92 two chi ldren i n the Pa rri s fa mil y both a b o u t ,

ten ye a rs old E li za beth hi s da u ghter a n d A b a ga il Wil

, ,

, ,

li a m s h i s ni ece beg a n to beh a ve i n a stra nge m a nner

w
,

they wou ld creep u nder ch a irs si t in u ncom m on a tti

fi
,

tu des a n d u tter l a ngu a ge hi ch none cou ld un dersta n d

a n d a s they were p i ti ed a n d i nd ul ged ; the i r fre a k s i h
cre a sed u nt i l i t a s tho u ght they were very li ke th e
'

Godwi ns a n d m u st be bewi tch ed ; a n d th e h ysi c i a ns

w
,

when c a lled in con rm ed the O pini on Mr a rri s only . .

i ncre a sed the ir m a l a dy by holdi ng a d a y of solemn

pra yer t s o u s
a h i h e ‘ i t h the n e i g h b o rin mi n i sters w .

B u t he h a d in hi s fa mi ly two sl a ves
hi s wi fe
ohn a n d Ti tu b a
The squ a w a s from N e S pa in a n d onc e a
. w w ,

,
.

w
s u bject of the old Mo n t e z u m i a n e m pir e
a s i m b u ed wi th so m e of i t s gloo m y a n d un fa tp
s u p e r s t i t i On s
an d

Her thou ghts too s e e m ed a s b u sy as h er

r
oba bly
o ma b l e
,

ww w
.

m a ster s a n d she told h i m th a t a lth o u gh no wi tch h er

’
,

self she once served a mi stress who

,
as r
ar 3 o h ,

ta u ght her how to find the m o ut ; a n d s h e e

u pon the chi ldr en wi thou t h u rt i ng the m
.

il y t ook wi th her sche m e a n d he s a

rye m e a l a n d kne a ded a ca ke whi ch she sa l ted in a
Pa ris g re
h e r whil e s h e t o o , w .

pe cu li a r m a nner a n d wh i ch she sai d when b ak ed i n , ,

een c a bb a ge le a ves i n the e m bers a n d e a te n by th e

gyo girls woul d m a ke them see their torm ento rs ; and
r
,

she conti nu ed the experi m ent B ut a lth o ug h bo th sh e .

a n d her m a ster a ffected to a c t a n d t a lk m te ri o usl

y y ,
the chi ldren a s they cre t a bou t shrewdl y un der
ch a i rs eyed the cookery w h a very j e al ou s i nteres t an d
,

w
,
when they bec a m e consci ou s th a t the u nsa vo ry m orsel

w
a s for the i r m o u ths they grew rest i ve
; for n o n ec ro
m a ncy cou ld s a ti sfy them th a t Ti tu b a s bri ny bre a d a s ’

li ke gi ngerbre a d, or a nythin g good a n d th ey beg a n to ,

w
show a ra ti ona l opposi ti on B u t Ti tu ba sa i d t h e m ust .

e a t a n d Mr P a rri s beg a n to u s e a u thori ty

fi
I l sm ell
’ “
.
, .

”
.

on t s a d li ttle E l iz a beth
’
,
i now on t tha t do sa y y es
’
, ,
”
s a y yes good T i tty , B ut she shook h er h ead Bless
.
.

m e sa i d the fa ther how n a t ur a l they se em ; a n d a bou t

, ,

the sa m e ti m e the sl a ve p ulled the ra nk ca ke from t h e

e m bers a n d a s the hot s c ent
, l led the room, A b a g a il

w
cri ed o u t there there 1 I see the m I see the m a s p l a in a s
, ,

d a y a n d so do I s a i d li ttle E li za beth 0 h o
, , m a n y ! a nd .

th ere s old T i tt too she torm ents us, Ol d Ti tt tormentl

’
, ,

us sa i d they both
, .
 S A L EM WITCHC R A FT 63

w w
.

It over w th
as no a ll i
Mexi c a n In v a in sh e th e .

fro n e a n d
w d co xe by t rns a d u ; or deni ed th a t the gi rls
co u ld see w tc h spectres by the s m ell of her c a ke only
i .

S h e di s credi ted her own m l o a n d wh i ch they wou ld ,

s u s tai n for self defense a n d t c m ore she l a bored th u s

-

, ,

t h e m ore t h e professed to be torm ented u ntil Pa rri s ,

h i m se l f took t e i
r p a rt a n d thre a tened T i tu b a w i th p u n
l sh m e nt u nl ess sh e confessed a n d d i sclosed her con
!

sa w
fed e ra t e Wi t ch es A n d J ohn too her h u sb a nd when he
.

h er i n di stress m e a nl deserted her

O
,

He told m a st e r
,

.
,

Pa rn s th a t th e gi rls no oub t spoke t h e tru th ; th a t she

h a d for a long ti m e torm ented h i m a n d a s an O l d h a nd w w
w
,

a t it . B ut d i scou ra ged a n d deserted a s she as her ,

ma st e r s h l p a lone a s she a fterwa rds a ffir m ed brou ght

’
, ,

h er to h e a n d to confess th a t the de v i l en a ged her to

.
,

si gn h i s book a n d to a ffli ct the ch i ld r en

,
nd th u s as . w
ai red t h e spectra l v i si on by the a ffli cted so m u ch u sed
an so fa ta lly for the pe a ce of the co u ntry a s we sh a i l
h erea fter se e w
Ti t u b a a s im pri soned a n d so conti nu ed
,

h e r pri son fees ! A n d Mr Pa rri s fa ste d

w
.

un ti l s old to p a .

a n d pra yed a t i s ho u se a whole d a y H i s f a m ily n o .

e xc i te d a genera l s y m a thy a n d consi dera t i on wh i ch

fi
,

o th ers were wi ll i ng to s a r e Thei r persec u t i ons S a t a n

.
,

b eing t h e a u thor were s om ewh a t honora ble a n d A nn

, ,

Pu tna m a n older g irl O f the ne i gh b orhood i nsti g a ted b y

, ,

h e r m oth er no dou bt pretended to be a ffl i cted a lso

fifi
.
,

w
T h u s fort i ed they now com pl ai ned of S a rah Good a n d a
Mrs Osborn It a s eu posed th a t the equi voc a l ch a r
. .

i t w

fi
ac et r of thes e c a ia s e d t e a cc u s a t i on ; a n d a s the

m ore re ad i ly cre di ted They were com m i tt ed by two

w
.

w
S a le m m a gi str a tes the rst week i n M a rch Of O sborn .

h e a r no m ore b u t Mrs Good a s n a lly exec u ted

?
.

w
.

t i s a lm ost i ncredi ble a n d yet i t i s sober h i story th a t , ,

a l i ttle d au ghter of S a r a h Good v e ye a rs old only ,

a s ,

ac u c sed by t h e a ffl i cted of tor m ent ing the m ; a n d they

sh owed W h a t they pretended were the pr i nts of the
c hi ld ’
s li ttle teeth on the i r a r m s l The s a le m m a g i str a tes

w
co mm i tted thi s m ere i nf a nt for w i tchcr a ft b u t a s we he ar ,

no m ore of h er sh e a s prob a bly l i ber a ted w i tho u t f u r

,

a not h er procl a i m ed by the govern m ent thro u gho u t the

c olony th a t the
“
L ord wo u ld e ff ect u a lly reb u ke S a ta n

w
,

a nd a s ve h is people ”
A n d the a ffl i cted .
a cc u sers m ul t i

li ed d a il y a n d there as a dded to the n u m ber A n n

g
,
oth r goodw i ves Pope B i bber d G od a ll
u tna m s m
n
’
e a
o , , ,

Wa
, ’

mai d s M a ry lcott a n d M a ry L ew is ; a lso T i tu b a s ,

hi m m
lm s b rn
J oh n ; h e (tu i g n a cc u ser to sa ve s elf fro
64 S A L EM WITCHCR A FT .

be ing a ccused A bo u t the s a m e ti m e a soc i ety a s form

.

ed i n S a le m for the detecti on of wi tches a n d these ro

w ’

~
,

c u red the a ccu s a ti on a n d com mi tm ent of m a ny

fi
h is .

formi da ble b a nd of a cc u sers now cri ed o u t a ga i nst two

a ged fe m a les who were c h u r ch m e m bers by the n a m es ,

of Corey a n d N u rse Mrs N u rse belonged to the church

i n S a le m u nder the R e v Mr Noyes a n d Mrs Core
of Mr P a rri s .
’
o ck Th i s a s a d a rk b u siness I
.

.
as
as
.
.

w
.
, .

.
w
w
su pposed Pa rri s i nsti ga ted the a cc u sa ti on Fo r when .

m a de he ga ve i t p u bli ci ty a n d strength a n d on the

lowi ng Lord s d a y he pre a ched in h i s p ul pi t from thi s
‘

H a ve I not chosen twelve a n d one of yo u i s a ,

e
A Mrs Cloyes s i ster to Nu rse
. a s a t t h e m ee ti n
,

a n d d u ri ng the fu ri o u s a n d u nch a ri t a ble serm on whi o

,
w
followed her di stress for her si ster s li fe whi ch i t m u ch ’

w
,

enda ngered constra in ed her to lea ve the m eeti ng A

, .

h i gh wi nd closed the door s u ddenly a fter her a n d i t as .

sa i d th a t she sh owed tem per a n d on the following Mon

d a y a n a ccu sa ti on for w i tchcra ft by the Pa rri s fa m i ly

sh e w
a n d those un der i t s control went a fter her u pon hi ch
a s c a rri ed before H a thorn a n d C urri er for ex a m i n a
, , w ,

t i on Thi s ch a rge we know m u st h a ve been both m a li

.

c i o u s a n d fa lse a s i t
,

a s s u st a in ed by perj u ry
,

A fu rth er knowledge of the tem per a n d i nsolence of

w ,

zens were n o
d ent .
,

w
those i n whose power th e li ves a n d l i be r t i es of the c iti
pl a ced m a y be ga ther e d from th i s i nci
On the 9t h of M a rch a Mr L a wson m i n i ster of
,

.
,

S ci tu a te pre a ched for Mr Pa rri s i t be i ng the S a bb a th

, .
,

w
when he d id so she hi s text , a n d ,

s a i d it a s very long the di sco u rse b e ex i ndeed In .

,

pla i ned som e poi nt of consi dera ble length doctri ne a t ,

when Mrs P ope s a i d lou dly . now t a ke u p som e other ,

“

poi nt the people h a ve h a d enou gh of th a t

,
”
In h i s im .

prove m ent he m a de reference to doctr i nes whi ch he s a i d

he h a d esta bli shed
doctri nes do y o u m e a n ? ”
”
Pr a y s a i d A b a g a i l a g a i n
.

A n d then A n n P utn a m s u d
ha t
“
, ,
“
w
d e n l y cri ed o u t there ! ther e ! I see a li ttle yellow b i rd
,

si tti ng on the m i ni ster s cocked u p h a t ; there where it

w
’

h a ngs on the peg i n the p u lpi t

w
Thi s a s spectra l vi si on
nobody els e s a i t a n d i t see m ed to be cons i dered th a t
the devil thu s scoffed a n d j eered the congrega ti on thro u gh
.

the m o u ths of the a ffl i cted

The s ix comm i tm ents n o m a de of the fem a les—T i tu b a w .

w
,

O sborn Good Corey Nu rse a n d S a ra h Good s l i t tle

, , , ,
’

da ug hter were u pon t h e a ssum ed a u thori ty of the t o

,
 S AL E M WI T C H C R A FI ’ ‘
. 65

S al em m a gistra tes a lone i nsti g a ted by Pa rri s On the , .

w
1 1t h of A pri l D a nforth the D e p u ty Governor w i th the
, ,

cou n ci l c a m e do n from B oston a n d s a t for m a lly w ith

H a t horn a n d C u r i n i n t h e pla ce o f power The Gover w -
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.

nor B ra dstreet the old p a tentee who h u ng t h e Q ua kers , ,

a s now a l m ost m n e t y ; a n d i l l q u a l i fied for the new ser ~

V i ce .M any of the ne i gh b or ing m ini sters were a lso pres

ent . Thi s terri ble wi tch i nq u i si ti on ga ve a s a ncti on to
the delu si ve a n d m a li c i o u s prosec uti ons a n d se a led the ,

doom of m a ny i nnocent v i cti m s The i nqu i si tors the a o , ,

c u s e d a n d a clou d of spect a tors m e t i n a l a rge m eet in g ,

hou se , Mr S a m u el P a rri s be ing e m ployed a s clerk a n d

.
,

a ss mi ng a lso a le a di ng p a rt i n the pro d u cti on a n d exa m

u
i n a t i o n of w i t nesses The R e v Mr Noyes O f S a le m a n . . .
,

e n t h m a s t in w i tch h u nti ng opened the b u si ness w ith

pra yer A fter w hi ch one of the a ccu sed begged tha t sh e
.

mi ght go to pra yer a lso ; b ut Da nforth told her they h a d ,

com e there to exa mi n e in to her w i t chcra fts a n d not to ,

h e a r her pra y l a n d she g a ve it u p

g a n b u s i ness by c a l li ng u p a s a
J ohn Tha t cu nni ng t rea chero u s sla ve knew well how to
itness
Mr Pa rri s then b e
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.

p
le a se hi s m a st e r a n d s a ve h i s o n neck : a n d li v ing i n t h e
a rri s fa m i ly he kne a lso the v i e
who now controlled the wi tch a cc u sa ti ons
w
s a n d w i shes of those
— —
.

Qu esti on J ohn ; who h ur t y o u ? A Good y Proctor

—
.

rst a n d then Go o dy Cloyes Q ‘

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o u ? A S h e ( who bro u g ht the bo o k to m e a n d chok

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ed me Q ohn tell the t r u th no h o h u rt s y o u ;
.

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ha ve o u been h u r t ? A T h e fi r s t I s a a s a gentle
y
wom a n —( Thi s a s no d o u b t a d a rk h i n t a t Mrs M a ry
.

.
,

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E ngli sh t h e wi fe of o n e o f t h e rst m e r ch a n ts i n S a le m a n d
,
,

who a s a fterwa rds a rreste d a n d c o m m i tte d ) Thi s a s

the om a n who when the consta b l e s er e a t the d oor
, ,
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to se iz e a n d c a rry her to pri s o n c a ll e d h e r li ttle ones ,

rou nd her ga ve the m her p a rti n g b l e s s i n g a n d a dvi ce

,
,

ra ved wi th the m a n d wept over t h e m a s s h e s u pp osed , ,

or the l a st tim e a n d then g a v e h e rs e lf u p q ui e t l y to her

fa te Q J oh n who d i d yo u s e e n e xt ? A
,
-
G o ody Cloy .
-

—
_
. .
,

es Q — How often d i d she to r m ent y ou ? A A good .

—
. .

m any ti m es Q Do the wo m en co m e to y o u m o s t ly in
—
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. .

the da yti m e or i n the n i g ht ? A They com e m o s t i n

J
.

the d a tim e Q — ohn do y o u kno C loy e s a n d P ro c o

Yes there i s Go o dy Cl o yes Upon t h i s Mrs

. . , .

tor ? -

,
.
.

Cloyes looked sh a rply a t hi m a n d s a i d ; tell m e whe n d i d -

I ever com e to or h u rt thee 2 J ohn (a li ttle a ua s h e d ) — . ,

, .

gre t ny t es s i d Cloyes g ri evo u s

O, a a ma im 0 a y o u a r e
.
a
,

li a r ! Upon thi s Pa rri s grew wa rm Now J ohn sa i d i

t ell us wh a t d d thi s Cloyes do to yo u ? A S h e
i — !
.
, ,

hs
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i nch m e a nd bi te m e till t h e blood ca m e S h e ca me

p
.

P s serm on
.
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urt m e yesterd a y a t m eeti ng
Thi s a s the wom an whose onl y cri m e a s lea vi ng Mr
.The m a li ce of the m a ster, t h e perj ur y of
.

w .

t h e sla ve , a n d the des o t is m of D a nf ort h a n d hi s a ss ist

a nts were too h a rd for er J Oh n t o o , see m s to h a ve h a d
’

.
,

the spectra l vi si on i n a hi gh de ree , thou gh h e never

e ven s m elt Of hi s wi fe s c a ke
’
e le a rnt i t , no doubt, of
.

the li ttle girls her pu pi ls , a s di d A n n P utn a m a n d others

fi
Pa rri s then c a lled M a ry Wa lcot, a n d a sked who hurt h er
.

— —
Q Wh a t d i d she do ? A S h e hurt
.

A Good Cloyes
— —W
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,

me Q i d she br ng the book ? A

i Yes Q ha t
—
. . .

were y o u to do ith i t ? A S i gn it , a n d be
. ell Th en .

she fell into a t , i n a ffected horror a t the devi l s book ’

A ba g a i l Wi lli a m s , who so su ccessf ully o u twi tted T i t u ba

.

in the m a tter of the sa lted c a ke ,

u ncle Pa rri s A b a ga il , sa i d he , d i d
a s next c a lled by h er
u , by you r spe c
w
w
.

tr a l vi si on, once se e a c o m p a n y ne a r tyo hi s m eeti ng h ouse

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ea t a n d dri n k ? A Yes s ; i t
i
m ent It a s on the d a y of the gre a t fa st
.
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. as the ir wi tch sa cra
Th ey h a d .

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w
br ea d li ke r a fl esh ; a n d they h a d red dri nk, whi ch they

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sa i d a s o ur blood ; a n d they h a d it twi ce tha t d a y Q
m a ny were there A — A bout forty ; they ca me
.
. .

together by the so und of a tru m e t They h a d a m inis .

ter who pre a ched, a n d Goody oyes a n d Goody Good

we re thei r de a cons
w .

Mrs Cloyes a s of r a ther deli c a te h e a lth, a n d wh en

.

sh e h e a rd thi s stra nge ti ss u e of fa lsehood so gre a t as w

,

h e r s u rpri se a n d terror, th a t she s i ckened a n d a sked fo r

Wa ter, b ut a s no one wou ld a ss ist her, she fa i nted a n d fell
u pon the fl oor Upon whi ch A ba g a i l cri ed o u t the re,
.

th ere , I see her spi ri t fly to her si ster N urse i n pris on for
w
fi
c o u nci l ; a n d she
w a s bel i eved ; a n d a s soon a s the wo ma n
a s forthwi t h i m pri soned

fi
revi ved , she .

Pa rri s then a sked M a ry Wa lcot if she h ad ever seen a

s hi t e m a n A n d she a nswered yes ; often Q ha t —W
—
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.

s o rt of m a n i s he ? A A n e , gra ve m a n , a n d wh en h e

ww
.

c o m es he m a kes a l l the itches t rem ble , a n d he tell s u s

hen o u r ts wi ll com e on a n d when they wi ll go o ff
J
.

Thi s a s s u pposed to be esu s Chri st com e d own to

pi ty a n d to ta lk wi th bewi tched chi ldren a n d sa ve t h e
c h a rter ch ur ches A horri d bl a sphe m o u s ficti on , b u t yet

w
.

c red i t ed by the governm ent of the colony before whom

it a s u ttered The j u sti ces then proceeded a n d sa i d,
w
.

Eli z a beth P roctor, y o u u ndersta nd , tha t y o u a r e here

sh a r ed wi th s u ndry a cts of
it ?
i tchcra ft , wh a t sa y y o u t o
ta ke God in he a ven to be m y wi tness, tha t I kne
Thi s oma n w w
no mo re of wi tch cra ft tha n a child u nborn .
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of
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f
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n, a ll
l
ot er of
S AL E M

f
t
on her for n rt re h
ha a

It s very dif c u lt to a ccou nt for h e r selec

pi on a n d a ccu sa ti on a s a wi tch S om e a ccident or tha t
. i fi
WITCH CR A FT
, fi m h
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she a s obnoxi ou s to the Pa rri s or Pu tna m fa m il y who ,

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fa bri ca ted a l l the e a rly a ccus a ti ons m u st h a ve been the ,

c a u se . B u t when her u nh a ppy h u sb a nd s a hi s w i fe

udely se i z ed li ke a fe l o n in h e r once pe a ceful h o m e he
r ,
reso lved to a ccom p a ny her to t h e ex ami na ti on ; a n d h i s
conj u ga l deli ty cost h i m hi s li fe
H er exa mi na ti on bega n th u s : Qu esti on —
.

M a ry Wa lcot
d oth thi s wom a n h u rt y o u —A nswer —I never s a
to be h urt by her Q —M a ry Lewis does she h urt y o u ?
her .
.

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—
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,

No nswer Q A n n P u tn a m does she hu rt yo u ? S h e

a . .
,

c o u ld not spe a k ; a n d A b a g ai l Wi l li a m s th r u st her h a nd

i nto h er own m ou th lest she sh ou ld spe a k A a u se a n d .
,
a l m ost a fa il u re J ohn sa i d Mr Pa rri s who urte yo u ?

fi
.
, .
,

T hi s i s the wo m a n s a i d the Indi a n who c a m e i n , ,

h er shi ft to m e a n d choked m e A n d now the gi rls were .

rea dy to sa y sh e h u rt the m a n d bro u ght the devi l s

’
,

b ook for th em to si gn a n d the cra fty A b a g a i l wi th

fi
, ,

a e c te d s im li c i t y a n d s i nceri ty sa i d to Mrs Proctor , .

,
di d not y o u ell m e th a t you r m a i d h a d si gned ? De a r
c hi ld sa i d Mrs
, Proctor i t i s not so ; rem e m ber dear
.
, ,

c hi ld , tha t t h ere i s a nother j u d gm ent Then A b a gai l .

a n d A nn se e m e d to h a ve t s ; by a n d by th ey cri ed o u t ,

l ook y o u there i s Proctor on the be a m ; a n d her h u s

,

Th e man
o in g
,

to t a ke U
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b a nd too ; Proctor i s a wi z a rd i Proctor is a wi za rd !
a s confo u nded
Mrs P ope ’
s
Th e re s ai d A n n Proctor is
feet a n d her feet fl
.

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g p .
p
a n d now sa i d A b a ga i l h e i s
,
oing to Goody B i bber ; a n
,

Bi bber fell i nto a fit ! The e p u t y Governor a n d Coun

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fi
c i l see m ed s urpri sed a n d sa i d to Proctor y o u see the devil

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, ,

i ll d ecei ve y o u t h e poor ch il dren co u ld see wh a t yo u

,

ere a bou t before the wom en were h urt R epent for .

,
”

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th e devi l i s bringin g yo u o u t

fi
.

T h e Hon Co ur t then suff ered som e exp erim ents to b e

t ri ed on Mrs Proctor
.

. It a s a f r m ed tha t the a ffli cted

.

a n d A nn P u tna m a ppro a ched

w
c o ul d not stri ke a wi tch

fi
a n d a tte m pte d to strike Mrs P on the he a d wi th her . .

st b u t a s t h e blow descended her

,
s t O pened a n d h er ,

n gers e nds b u t li ghtly ta pped the wom a n s h ood a n d

’ ’
,

th en A nn cri ed o u t w ith consu m m a te a rt they burn !

th ey b ur n i—h er ngers b u rned a n d sh e fe ll u pon the
,

fl oor a pp a rentl y overcom e wi th p a i n A ll were stron gly .

m oved by thi s i nc i dent so wonderf u l a n d yet s o su dden

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.
,

S om e fa nci ed they sa a bl u e fla m e p l a y a rou d Mrs

n .

P ro c t or , a n d o t h ers we re q u i t e s u r e t h e y sm el t b ri m s t on e .
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t u m e d t h e e xp e ri m e n ts 11 1 m
T h e Court th en
w
su d d e nly
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Proct o r h i m s e lf a s1d o rd e re d h i m fo rt h i i h t o i e p e a i m e
.

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Lord 8 Pra y er ,
i t h o u t s li p 0 1 h e s i t a t i o n t o s h o
, his in
.

h e m a de the e fl o rt a n d he d id v e xy
to the peti ti on deli ver u s from a ll e v i l ; a n d th i s a s
“
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n o cen c e I t a s a h a r d c a s e i n h i s p re s e nt d i s m a y b u t
e l l u ntil he c a m e
,

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a dj ud g ed to b e a p erv e i s i on of the Lora
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d s P1 a y e r fo r t o
be deli vered from a l l evi l a s to be d e li v e r e d fr o m th a t
u nder wh i ch he then s u ffered , a n d of c o u rse opp o s i ng
the D i vi ne d ec r ees B u t to be fa ir i th h i m they p u t
.

h im u p on the p ra er a g a i n , b u t he h a d no bette r
w
lu ck th a n a t fir s t . or when he c a m e to ha l l o wed be “

Thy na m e , he s a i d holl owed be Thy n a m e

w
”
Here they
.

a g a i n stopped h i m a n d held th a t thi s a s a d epra y i ng of

the words To m a ke t h e n a m e of the De i ty holl ow, s a i d
.

t h e y , i s to m a ke it v a in, li ght a n d voi d a n d i s bla s

p h e m y a n d c u rsi ng, ra ther tha n a p ra ye i
decided tha t they c o ii i d not s a y i t , a n d th a t he as a
,

In fine i t a s
.

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g u i lty m a n .

A n d th u s the u nfortu n a te Proctor, a lthou gh h e c a me

before the m a gi stra tes a free a n d i nnocent ci ti z en to con ..

w
s ole a n d s u st a in hi s a ffl i cte d a n d te rri fied w i fe , b y e
stra nge fa ta li ty a s sen t i I I l thei r presence a pri soner
ch a rged wi th a c a pi ta l o ff ence , u pon the exhi bi ti on o f

s tr a nge , h i s w
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 .

Oh the l gt h of A pril , only e ig ht d a ys a fter, t h e i m p o s

J
i n g wi tch i nqu i sit i on b e fore
wu d ge D a nforth a n d the
co u nci l, H a thorn a n d C ui in c a ll ed u p for ex a m i n a ti on
Gi les Corey
mi t t e d
y, the hu sb a nd of M a rtha Corey , a l re a dy c o m
A n d thu s the wrong done to the wi fe
vi si ted u pon the h u sb a nd i n w a nton p a s s i on m erely, a n d
a s soon w
wi thou t sha dow of tru th or j u sti ce .

They th u s bega n with h i m Giles Corey, yo u a re now

.

brou ght before a u thori t y u pon h gh su sp i ci on of witch

i

cra ft , now tell u s the tru th of the m a tter I hope , s a i d .

Gi les, wi th the blessing of God I sh a ll , fo r I never h a d

a n y h a nd i n th a t m a tter i n m y l ife P a rri s, who
.

cl erk a n d chi ef m a na ger, now sa i d to the a ffli cted g ir l s

w
a s sti ll

whi ch of y o u ha ve seen thi s m a n h u rt y o u I , s ai d A b a

g a i l Wi l l i a m s ; I , s a i d A n n P u tna m I , I , I , s a i d the
.

whole ba nd b u t one H a sn t he h u rt y o u , too , s a i d Pa r

.
’

ri s c oa xi ngly to E li z abeth H u bb a rd , b u t she a tte m pti ng

to a n swer see m e d to be t a ken w i th a fit H a ve you .

never seen him h u rt y o u , s a i d the s a m e to B enj a m i n

Goul d I h a ve often seen Giles Corey a n d been h u rt
.

ast er i t , b u t ca nnot sa y h e d id i t A ll the g i rls al s o sai d

.
 S A L EM WITC HCR A FT . a;

th a t h e b rou gh t t h e d evil s book for th e m to sub scri be ’

.

T h e j u sti ces then sa i d , Corey , y o u he a r wha t these testify

;
why do y o u h u rt t he m ? I n ever di d h ur t the m Then .

i t i s y ou r spectre th a t h u rts the m te l l u s wh a t y o u h a ve ,

d one ? I h a ve done nothi ng to them H a ve y o u never .

sa i d Pa rri s , entered i nto a com p a ct with the devi l ? No, I

never d i d ( B u t he h a d then recently joi ned h i m sel f to
.

the Vi ll a ge ch urch un der Mr Pa rri s ) Wha t tem pta ti ons

w
. .

h a ve y o u h a d ? I never h a d a n y B u t wh a t fri ghtened .

y o u i n the c o h o u se , Gil es Corey, s a i d the co u rt , tel l us

-

tha t ? Nothin g noth i ng Wh y, here a re thr ee witness s

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who h a ve he a r d y o u tod a y s a y, tha t y o u a s fri ghten s w
.

in t h e c o hou s e 1 do not re m e m ber i t

— w
-
. .
,

Note by Mr Pa rri s “
.There a s e vi dence by severa l
th a t Core y s a i d, he woul d m a ke a wa y wi th hi m self a n d
”
ch a r 6 hi s de a th u pon hi s son I A n d Go ody B i b b er a lso
test ed th a t he c a lled her hu sb a nd, a da mn ed de vili sh
‘

fi
rog u a n d oth er vi le e xpressi ons wer e sworn to in O pe n
o ur e s
c
The resi du e of Giles Corey s fa te a s m ost hi deou s
From t h e da te of t hi s fra u d ul ent perj ured a n d sens eless
’
,
w .

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,

i nqu est he l a y helpless a n d a l m ost forgotten i n pri son

,

for v e m onths There he a s found on the 9t h of t h e

.

followi ng S epte m ber a n d wi th m a ny o thers bro u ght

,

before the co urt of tri a ls B u t the j u ry see m ed enti rely

w
.

u nder the cour t a nd a s of co u rse ret urned a ll gui lty

w
, , ,

h o p u t t h e m selves on tri a l Corey not i ced thi s a n d

h en h is t u rn c a m e he ref u sed to p l e a d s a yi ng i t
us eless a n d th a t th ey mi ght do as they ple a sed with
.

as ,
,

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,

hi m B ut the cou rt see m ed resolved to signa liz e hi s o b

‘

s t in a c i n terro r to a l l others a n d ga ve j u dg m ent a g a i nst

y , ,

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hi m o f p em fort e e t d ure for sta ndi ng m u te b y vi rtu e of ,

fi
whi ch h e a s ta ken to pri son pla ced on hi s b a ck wi th , ,

hi s a rms a n d l eg s exte nded a n d fa stened in th a t posi ti on .

H e a v y weig hts were pl a ced u pon hi m a n d to be a llowed ,

a qu a nti ty of po or bre a d a n d the ne a rest st a ndi ng wa ter

th a t c oul d be foun d to t h e pri son door a n d th u s to re ,

m a i n u nti l he di ed
t h e 1 7 th of t h e m onth h e
.

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H is s n erin g s were h orri ble a n d on
a s evi dently i n de a th s a g a
ni es hi s eyes se e m ed bur stin g a n d h is tong u e s ollen
,

w
’

,
gre a tly o u t of hi s m ou th The m a rsh all th e a gent o f
‘

. ,

the people s governm ent stood over hi m a n d W i tho u t

’
, ,

com pa ssi on th ru st ba ck the dyi ng m a n s tong u e Wi th

,
’

the oi nt of h i s sta ff 1 A n d thi s i s t he on l y m sta nce of

th a t og i rr i b l e j u d g m ent , a n d i t s exec u ti on i n o u r M a ssaa

c h u s ett s h i story .

In t h e me a nti me M a rtha Corey , th e Wi fe of Gil es l

0

b o un d i n t h e sa m e p r i s on u n d er s e nt en c a a n d m a
,

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
“
We fou nd her (Mrs fl o re yl ) v e obd u ra te, j ust i fying
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 .

a li ttle di sco u rse , for her i m p e ri o u sness wo u ld not s uff e r

w
m u ch fter pra yer ! w ch
she a s wi llin g to de
w
h i
,
a nd a
cli ne the dre a dful sentence of ex c o m m un ica ti on a s pro
,

w
n o u n c e d a g a i nst her
”
B y wh i ch excom m uni c a ti on
.

t h e wo m a n a s i n form consigned to the devi l s use fo r

’

ever How coul d the R e v gentle m a n pra y to God for a

.
.

blessing on s u ch a work i n her pri son ; a n d ha t m or e

sec ul a r tyra nny ever in vented s u ch exqui s ite cru elty
w
to wa rds a h a pless fem al e It first com p a ssed her dea th
.
,

a n d then b cleri ca l necro ma ncy sou ght to destroy h er

w w
soul ! B ut er co ur a ge a rose a bove the necroma ncy
.
.

She a s su sta i ne d S h e m a de no term s wi th her d e

.
~

stroyers or i th fa lseness or m e a nness E ven on t h e

,
.

a llows l a dder she h a d stre h to still procla im her

g ocence
sw
i nn i n solem n pra yer to i o d a n d the a llows rope
un g her i nto eterni ty a s a ccepta ble to
h a d di ed i n the b o s om of her vi ll a ge chu rch
,

a s if sh e
.

w
S o wonderf u lly h a d w i tch a ccu sa ti ons now m ul ti pli ed,

w
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
others a ssoci a te d wi th the m were sur e to find them su b .

F r the conveni ence of the a c c users these 8&

fi
j ec t
. s o
s i ons were holden a t S al e m v il l a g e wh i ch h a d now b e ,

c o m e a poi nt of gre a t p u bli c o b serv a ti on a n d t error .

Thu s on the 2 2 d of A pril they com mi tted for furth er

,

e di n g s Willi a m Hobbs a n d hi s wi fe M a ry E sty a nd ,

Wild a ll of T Op s el d ; al so E dwa rd Bi sh op a nd
,

hi s wi fe a n d Phi l i p E ngl ish a nd hi s i fe of S a le m

,
,

w
A nd , .

a ll these were t a ken on the co m pl ai nt of Thom a s P ut

fi
w w
n a m who th u s h un t ed a n d secu r e d the vi cti m s for hi s

w
,

if e a n d da ug hter A nn i th the Pa rri s fa mi ly to d e

stro
w
t know th e ch a rges of itchcra ft a gain st th es e per
sons were cti ti o u s a n d foul ; a n d oftti m es hi dden ca use s
led to thei r selecti on from the m a ss of the ci tiz ens

w
The first a ccu s a ti on of the S a lem gi rls o u t of th eir o n
coun ty a s tha t of Mrs Ca ry of Cha rlestown Th i s no
. .
.

w
,

dou bt li ke m ost others e m a n a ted from the nei ghborhood

,

w
,
of the wom a n the a ffli cted i n E ssex being u s ed a s m ere
,

i nstr u m ents to destroy her It a s a sta rtli ng m o v e

.

m ent a s the p u bl i c reca lled a t once the fa ta l ca se of Ma i !

ga ret J ones a n d the vessel rocked by horses The a o

.

c o un t o i Mr C a ry, her h u sba nd, rema in s t o thi s d a y, a nd

.

.
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. 71

wi tness h i s record i s very in terest in g A bo ut

eye -

w
.

of Ma y the r u m or re a ched h i m tha t h i s wi fe

,

h a d b e e n n a m ed a s a i tch a t S a le m v ill a ge a n d by the .

,

c of hi s fri ends he resolved to go down a n d present

O

c
h er a stra nger to t h e a mi c t e d a n d see if they wou ld re

g ea r
,

o gm z e h er It w
a s a d a ngero u s exp e ri m ent a n d cost hi m
.
,

w
.

On t h e 1 4th h e a rri ved a t t h e i nn , a s H a thorn a n d Our

h
i n , W i th a gre a t crowd , were entering the m eeti ng
o se for t
u w
d a il y ork a n d he a n d h i s w i fe took a
h ei r

w
,

c onveni ent st a nd where they m i g ht note a l l th a t p a s s ed .

A mi ni ster opened the b u si ness wi th pra yer a n d he s a ,

t h a t the a ffli cted then present were two g irls of a bo u t ten

fi
o r eleven ye a rs a n d three oth ers who a ppe a red to be

fi
,

a bo u t e i ghteen On e of the y o u nger girls cou ld di scern

all Wi lli a m s no do u bt)

,
.

m ost spectres a n d ta lked m ost ( th i s a s the shre d A h a w ww

W
g
w w h en a pri soner a s bro u g ht
m he or she a s pl a ced a t som e di st a nce fro m the j u sti ces
,

i th the eyes x ed di rectly on the m a n d the o f cers held

.

fi
,

ea c h h a nd lest they shou ld p i nch the a ffli cted The girls .

were pla c e d between the pri soner a n d the m a gi stra tes a n d ,

if a t a n y ti m e the a ccu s ed looked on them they were s u re

t o be stru ck down in fits or they scre a m ed o u t they were ,

hu rt S om eti m es when they c a m e o u t of the ir t s a n d

w
.

sta red ro u nd in pe e ples fa ces the cou rt wou ld s a y they

’
,

ere str u ck d u m b a n d were then to go a n d tou ch the

,

pri soner a t the b a r to be restored to speech Thi s they,

.

woul d a ttem pt wi th well di ssem bled hesita ti on b u t wou ld ,

us u a l ly fa l l down in a fit They woul d then be ta ken u p

.

a n d c a rri ed to the pr isoner th a t he mi ght l a y h a nds on

th e m a n d when thi s w
a s done the j u sti ces wou ld
,

w
,

t h a t th ey were well thou gh C a ry ob s erved th a t he 0

, ,

s e e no a ltera t i on thou gh he pla i nl y s a th a t the j u s

,

i c e s u nders too d th e m a tter an d the g ir ls wer e well di s

g
,

i li ned .

il st a ll th is
si ght of the a m
w
a s p a ssi ng C a ry a n d hi s wi fe stood i n
i c t e d u nnoti ce d e xcept a person c a m e i n
,

,
,

the crowd a n d a sked her n a m e a n d i t wou ld see m th a t ,

qui te un g u a rdl y she ga ve i t S oon a fter the exa m in a ti on .

experi m ent w
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
a s s u ccessfu l The y then rep a i r ed to the
t a vern where they fou nd the In di a n J ohn They ga ve
.

h im so m e c i der a n d he showed the m h i s w i tch sc a rs b u t ,

to Ga ry they seem ed to be of long st a ndi n g, a n d were

a ni sh m a ster

w
m ore prob a bly the work of hi s for m er S p .

J ohn a s su pposed to ha ve be en stolen a n d brou ght

a w a y by th e b c
u a i n er e who then i nfes t ed
,
the A m er i c a n
co as t S h ort
.
ly th e bew i tc h e d g i rls ca m e i n a n d b e g an
79

fi
c ri ed o u t C a ry l C a r
o ut
S AL EM

u pon .
WIT C H CR AFT
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
1 a n d a lm ost imm ed i a e l y a s if re
.

w
ey
.
,

p a red a wa rra nt o a rrest c a m e from the j u sti ces t en

,

si tti ng in the h o u se re a dy to try h e r Her a ccu sers were .

two gi rls of whom she decla red to the court she h a d not
, ,

the le a st knowledge before tha t d a y S h e t oo now h a d .

, ,

to st a nd wi th her h a nds ou tstretched li ke the others i n ,

w
fi
the m eeting hou se Her h u sb a nd begged th a t he m i gh t
.

h old one of her ha nd s b u t i t a s deni ed hi m

, A n d so .

Mrs Ca ry stood conde m ned her h u sb a nd a t her re q u est

.
, , ,

wi ped the swea t from her fa ce a n d the tea rs from her

e yes . A s th e exa m i n a ti on proceeded a n d the girls testi
e d a s u su a l sh e beca m e fa i nt a n d begged tha t she mi ght

fi
,

lea n on her h u sba nd b u t H a thorn repli ed sh a rply t ha t

, ,

s o long a s she h a d strength to torm ent tho s e be fore the m,

sh e h a d strength enou gh to sta nd J ohn now ca m e i n .

a n d fell u on the fl oor a lso a n d prete nded to h a ve a

w
,

du m b t he j u sti ces then a sked the girls who affli cted

.

h im Th ey repli ed th a t i t a s she (the ri soner) , a nd

w
.

th a t th ey coul d see th a t she now l a y e a v il y u pon

h im thou gh to a ll other eyes she a s sta ndi ng u p a nd
,

h er ha nds held o u t Upon this Ca rv in hi s di stress sai d,

.
, ,

th a t God woul d t a ke venge a nce on the m for su ch con

d u ct
w
B u t th i s s ee m ed to prej u di ce th e j u sti ces for i th w
w
. ,

o ut m o re words h e r m i tti m u s a s wr i tten No ba il .

w
fi
c ou ld be ta ken a nd ,
she as sent t o Boston pri son ,

fro m thence she a s re m oved to Ca m pton pri son where ,

t h e p u t i rons u pon her of a bou t ei ght po un ds wei ght .

A n al tho u gh her di stress brou gh t a se vere si ckness yet

t h e irons were not ta ken o ff

w
.

When the na l tria ls c am e o n a t ’S a lem C a ry went ,

d own b u t when h e sa the chil dren s s p ectre e vi denc e

w
,

ad m i tted together wi th a bs urd a nd m a li ci ou s stori e s

a ga i nst peoples l i ves he bec a m e sa ti sfied th a t there
’
,
as
b u t li ttle ch a nce for h i s wi fe s li fe a n d es e c i a l l y a s a ll
’

w
,

h i s e fforts a n d those of h i s fri ends co uld no procure h er

a tri a l in M i ddlesex Cou nty There a s now only one
re m edy a n d he em bra ced it Wi th som e secret a ssi st
.

.
,

a nce he rescu ed her fro m pri son a n d fl e d t o R hode Isl a n d,

the com m on ref u ge of those persecu ted i n M a ssa ch u setts .

B u t they were p u rsu ed a nd h e p a sse d on to New York

, .

t he m u nti l the d a nger a s p a ssed w

Here Gov Fletcher recei ved the m ki nd ly, a n d sheltered

A few d a ys a fter th i s J ohn Al den as br ou gh t before

.

ww
w
th e S a le m j u sti ces u pon a cc u s a t i on of
,
i tchcra ft
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
He .
 S A LE M WITCHCR A FT . 78

em pl oyed by t h e govern m ent to s upply th e fortress on

the coa st wi th wa rl i ke stores a n d provi si ons H is own .

a cco u nt of the tra ns a ct i on h a s been perpetu a ted in t h e

form of a deposi ti on
H e sta tes th a t he
.

w
a s a rrested i n Boston a n d sent
down to S a le m vi lla ge a n d when a ll were i n presence of
,

the m a gi stra tes the g irls were a sked who of a ll the peo
,

l e l n the roo m a ffl i cted the m d one of the m po inted

p a n
to a noth er m a n then present by t h e na m e of H i ll b u t sh e ,

w
spa ke nothi ng Thi s g ir l h a d a m a n sta ndi ng behi nd
.

h er to h old her 11 when necessa ry ; a n d A lden sa h im

o u t A lden ! Al den ! th a t i t w
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
a s A lden who a ffli cted h er
,

w
H a th orn then a sked her if she h a d ever seen A lden a n d ,

w
sh e s a i d no b u t the m a n ne a r her s a i d i t
, a s he A ll .

w er e then ordered i nto the street a n d a rin g a s form ed,

t h e chi ldren a n d the j u sti ces i n the centre ; hi s a cc use r
th en cri ed o u t poi nti ng to hi m
, there st a nds J ohn A l
,
“

den a bold fellow wi th h i s h a t on before the j udges ; h e

w
, ,

s ells powder a n d shot to the French Ind i a ns

”
.

They b i d A lden to look a t the bewi tched a n d h en

w
,

h e di d they seem ed to be str u ck down He then a s k ed .

th e co urt why they the m s elves were not str u ck do n

a lso by his eyes B u t no re a son
. a s g i ven
A lden spok e of God s provi dence i n su ff ering su ch c re a
’
w .

w
tu res to a cc u se i nnocent p e rsons b u t the R e v Mr Noyes,
mi ni ster of S a le m a n s e r ed h i m th a t God s provi de nce
,
,

,
’
. .

governed the world i n pe a ce a n d wi th a long di sco urs e ,

fi
prevented hi s f urther di fficu lt qu esti ons A lden a s t he n

w
.

com mi tted to the pri s on i n B oston where he l a y o ver

w
,

th ree m onths a n d when the fin a l tri al s c a m e on h e s a

,

ho m a ny were exec u ted, he a l so m a de hi s esca p e a n d

sa ved h i s lif e .

Deli vera nce Hobbs of H o p s el d h a ving been cri ed o ut ,

1 pon a n d i m pri soned see m s to h a ve fra m ed her c o n fe s

‘
,

i o n i n the term s of the a cc u s a ti on S h e sa i d she h a d .

,

i ndeed s i gned the devi l s book a fter m a ny thre a te n

’
,

in gs a n d gre a t torm ent from hi m a n d hi s e m i ssa ri es ;

a n d th a t so soon a s she h a d d one i t he u sed her spectre
to a ffli ct persons Tha t whi l st her spectre a s s o em
.

ployed on a certa i n ti m e one of the b e 1t c h e d m a l d s

,

ww .

cri ed o u t there sta nds Deli vera nce Hobbs strik e her ?
‘

w
,

Upon whi ch the m a rsha l a m a n of co u ra ge s ta n dng , ,

o

by m a de a p a ss a t the spot po inted o u t i t h h i s r a p er

, i , ,

a n d the g i rl s a i d there ! y o u h a ve gi ven her a s m a l l pri c k

a bou t the eye a n d D eli ver a nce showed the wo u nd to t h e
j us ti ces, who se em ed hi ghly gra ti fied to ha ve the m a i d s
w
,
’

o utcry s o well a u thenti c a ted a n d to lea rn th a t a ,

o und
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74 S AL E M WI T C H CR A FI ‘

fi
.

g i ven t o t h e sp ec tr e of a w i t c h w o u l d r ea c h th e o .

w
,

a lthou gh a t h o m e a n d a bo ut h er b u si ness .

A fter thi s , sa ys C al ef, i t a s qui te comm o n t o th e

a i c t e d to tell of the bla ck m a n , or a spectre bei ng o n
t h e ta ble before the ma g is tra tes a n d then the b y sta nd
w
,

e r s woul d stri ke a t the p l a ces

s wor d s w
i th th e ir sti cks a n d
Justi ce C ur i n on ce broke hi s ca ne a t th i s ex
w
.

Thi s peni tent al s o confessed th a t sh e as a t th e

r o u ghs w
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
,

by the sou nd of a trum e t ; tha t he pre a ched to them

ur .

a n d u rged the m to
p down Chr i st s k i ngdo m a nd
’

b ui ld u p tha t of S a ta n m i t s stea d a n d tha t S a le m vil la g e ,

sh o u ld be dest royed be i nn ing a t Mr Pa rris ho u se

,
’

w
. .

A m on g her confederates e li v er a n c e a ccu sed old C a ndy,

,

a negress a n d who ,
a s there u pon bro u ght before J as
ti ce H a thorn C a ndy sa i d he y o u a r e a wi tch ? A n s
.
, , .

Ca n dy wi tch no n o Ca nd y no wi tch i n her cou ntry

-

,
~

C¢ md y s m other no wi tch C a ndy no wi tch B a rb a do es

w
’

thi s cou ntry—mi stress H a ks gi ve Ca ndy wi t ch—(l n

-

w
-

d eed yes thi s cou ntry mi st ress gi ve C a ndy i tch

Well, C a ndy sa i d H a t horn wi th un u sua l mil dne ss,
.
,

h o w
do y o u h u rt these yo
,
u n g folks show u s the poppe ts
,

w
w
,

fi
y o u do i t w i th C a ndy ,C a n dy a s q u i te ha ppy, a n d
.

a sked to go o u t of the roo m a n d sa i d she wo ul d sh o

w
,

a ll When she retu rned she held in her ha nd two ra gs,

.

i th knots ti ed i n t hem A t s ig ht of these Deli ver a nce

w
.

H obbs who h a d now j oi ned the a ffli cted ba nd went i nt o

, ,

a strong t ; a n d the other g i rls d ecla red th e co ul d n o

la i nly see Goody H a wk s C a ndy a n d the evi l s ta nd

fi
p
.
,

g together pin chi ng the poppets a n d then they (th e

fi
w
,

a ffli cted) were sorely pi n ched tho ugh no one a ct ua lly ,

t ou ched the m, b u t i t a s done i n spectre The C o u rt .

t hen di rected Ca ndy t o u nti e the knots a n d when sh e

w
di d so Deli ver a nce c a m e o u t of her t a n d al l were
,

A b i t of ra g a s then p ut i n the r e a n d the gir l s cri ed

el L ,
,

fi
,

Ou t th a t th ey b ur ned dre a dfu lly To qu ench i t th ey

w w
.

d i pped i t i n so m e wa t er, a n d Deli v era nce sta rted li ke a

deer for the ri ver b ut a s ca u ght by a s if t yo uth b e
,

fore she plu nged i n .

The c u nni ng C a nd e xu lted i n t h e e f ca c o f h er

c ha rms a n d a ll b e h o l ers tho
,
h t her mi stress d p ra c
t i s ed u pon her i gnora n ce , a n d c ody H a wks h a d t o co m
fes s to sa ve her li fe .

A bo u t thi s t i m e c o mm ec e d th e An dover tra gedy ; wh ere

w w
cre of ww
as Cotton M a ther sa y s a s di scovered the m ost h orrid
,

it c hes th a t e ver d is gra ce d a Ne Engl a nd to n w

 S A L EM WITCHC R A FT . 75

w
Th e wi fe of J ose ph B a ll a rd of A ndover fell si ck a nd the
to n doctor find i ng her di se a s e too stu bborn for h is a rt
w
,

w
,
a dvi se d h e r h u sb a nd th a t she a s bewi t ched Th i s p ra c
w w
.

tl ce a s too co m m on a mon
g the e arl M a ss a ch u setts
The hi nt took i th B a lla r d; a n d he forth
w
ph ys l a n s .

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
.
,
’

p u pi l s A b a ga i l Wi lli a m s a n d Ma ry Wa lcot When these

,

fi
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 ’
,

well enou gh see wi tch S pectres hoveri ng rou nd h e r bed

and e rs o n b u t not b e in g a cqu a i nted W i th a n A ndover
,
y
op e they coul d not n a m e the ori gin a ls
, Descri b e .

e m sa ys th e h u sb an d ; a n d the di d so in l a ngu a ge s uf
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

ww
fa t a l l a s the event wi ll show .

D u e y Bra dstreet son of t h e old p a tentee , a s th en ,

fi
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 ,
ra nt a i nst a nn m b e r of wo m en on th i s occ a si on a n d
h eld tg ae e xa mi n a t i o n i n t h e m ee ti n g ho u se
'

A fter pra y
‘

w
.

ers by the R e v Mr B a rn a rd mi ni ster of t h e town t h e

. .
, ,

om en were brou ght i n a n d A b a g ai l a n d M a ry fell down ,

i n t s a t the si ght a s i n t i m e p a st a t S a lem ; a n d when

,

th ey were e lLw
t h e pri soners l a i d h a nds on t he m they rose u p a n d sa i d
A ll the old experi m ents were tri ed wi th
th e old su cce s s ; a n d B ra dstreet comm i tted a nu m ber of
,

hi s to wns wom en to S a le m pris on to a nswer there a n d

'

, ,

Ab a il a n d M a ry retu rned hom e wi th i ncre a sed credi t .

Yet o od y Ba lla rd di ed soon a fter of a fever ; a n d D udley

Bra ds treet repented of t he step he h a d ta ken S om e of

w
th ese i n thei r we a kn ess were m a de to confess t h e i ldest
i tch pra n k s on record a n d to i mpli ca te others a s a sso ,
.

w
ci a t es b
,
whi ch m ore th a n forty A ndover wom en were
n sn a re by w i tch p r osec uti ons a n d som e lost the i r li ves
e ,

Here follow so m e of th e recorded conf essi ons of these

w
’
Andover wi tch es long a fter dr a wn u p wi th de a th s ter
, ,

ro rs before th e m A n n Foster . a s one of these S he .

sh e w w
ha d been bro u gh t to a ckn owledge i n S al em pris on tha t
as a i tc h a n d h a d a tte nded a gre a t w i t ch sa cra
,

me nt a t S al em villa ge ; tha t she rode thi ther on a pole,

, ,

w
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
Ma rth a ca m e to t h e groun d a n d a s sorely br ui se d by
,

w
,

th e fa ll b u t th ey m ou nted
,
a i n a n d went on B em .

as k ed wh a t they e a t s h e sa i they ca rri ed th e ir b ro

w
,

a n d c h ees e i n th ei r p o c kets a n d a t e i t before the m ,ee t

hi g b ega n. sit h ng und er a l erg e t ree. ith the A ndo ver
’
76 S AL E M . WITC H C R A FT .

com p a ny, a n d th ey dra nk w a ter from a brook ne a r b y

J
On the 2 1 8t of ul y, H a thorn , C ur in , Gi dney a n d H ig w .

£
1

n
son a ss i sta nts s a t u
; bega n thu s : Goody Foster y o u kno we h a ve
en w i
,

th o u before o u
.

h
f pon her con ess on
i i n p u bli c a n d

a ve co m mi t ted gre a t wi ck
, w ,

a y y
e d n e s s b u t i t see m s th a t God wi ll g i ve y o u m ore fa vor
,

t h a n others si nce y o u relent b u t y o u di d not te l l u s a ll ;

, ,

o u r d a u ghter h a s confessed tha t she s a t wi th yo u a n d

G oody C a rri er when y o u d i d r ide u pon the pole F I— .

di d not know How long h a s yo u r d a u ghte r been a

wi tch 7 F — I h a ve no knowledge of i t I c a nnot tell
.

w
fi
-

. .

D i d yo u see her a t the

w i tch m eeti ng ? F No B ut -

. .

a n d th a t y o u stood off a n d di d
yo u sa i d she a s there ,

not p a rta ke ; g v e u s a fu ll a ccou nt ? F I know none

w
-

who were there b u t Goody C a rri er Were there not t o

.

c o m p a n i es i n the eld ? F — I know no m ore . Here .

M a ry Wa rren one of the a ffli cted i nterposed a new li e

, , ,

a n d sa i d tha t C a rr i er s spectre told her tha t Foster h a d

’
,

m ad e her da u ghter a wi tch ! a n d the co urt then sa i d t o

E , will y o u now confess y o u d i d so a bou t th ree ye a rs
ag o ? —
F I know no m ore a bou t m y da u ghter bei ng a
.
,

wi tch tha n u pon wha t d a y I sh a ll d i e A r e y o u wi llin g .

tha t she shou ld m a ke a free confessi on ? F Yes Wi ll

,

— w w
-

. .

y o u co n f ess ? F Yes ; if I kne a nythi ng m ore I ou l d

.

s pe a k .The m a gi stra te now di rected to h a ve Goody

an .
,

0 m other h o
,

i t Chri st a n d the devi l

,
,

w
L a cy the d a u ghter c a lled i n a n d a s she entered she b e
do o u do ? 0 m other we h a ve
a t h got hold of u s ; 0
,

ho
, ,

w
,

sh a ll I get ri d of thi s evi l o n e I 1 pr a y God to bre a k m

y
rocky he a rt tha t I m a y get the Vi ctory thi s tim e
Wi tchcra ft of the d a u ghter w
a s a s u r pri se u pon Goody
T hl s .

Foster she c a m e to the confessi on prep a red to a ccu se

,

h erself a n d G oody C a rri er b u t the d a nger of ,

di s tressed a n d confou nded her a nd wh en u rged to .

w
sp e a k she a nswered i ncoherently I d i d not see the devil
i a s pra yi ng to the Lord To wha t Lord s a i d
—
F To God To wha t God do wi tches pra y ? F I c a n
. .
.
.

.
-
,

E
w
no t tell
o
l
The Lord help m e ! a n d she s a t down over
.

e r e d a s the j u sti ce concl u ded g u i lty of w i tchcra ft b ut

,

trut h wi th her own fict ons i —

L cy They were
a . .
,

s o m e of the hi gher powers ; they were Goody La cy ,

sa i d the co u rt let you r da u ghter com e i n ; we will ex

,

a m i ne her a li t t le a n d when M a ry L a cy the yo u nger a n d

.
,

w
g ra ndda u gh ter o f Fo ster entered she stood before the
ma gi st ra tes i th downc a st looks a n i nteresti ng gi rl of
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
.

m e h er e , a n d lorln g t h e devi l wi th yo u,
*
,
 S AL EM WITCHCR AFT . 77

w
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

fi
,
Wi tched b a nd were str u ck down i t y tho u ght the b e
h olders th a t eyes so mi l d a n d blu e sho ul d be a r the
, ,

devi l s spi te i n the m

’
.

An d now s a i d H a thorn do y o u confess you rself a w itch

—sh e h u ng her hea d—tea rs o e d do n a n d she sobbed
out, a s ir
,

w w ,

s
Wel
.

w
m a i den s a i d t h e j usti ce y o u ccu sed of tor
!

, , a re a
m en t i n g Goody B a ll a rd how do y o u , . do it ? I don t kno
’
.

H ow long h a ve y o u b een a wi tch ? Not a bove a week .

H a ve y o u ever seen the devi l ? Yes s i r D i d b e b i d y o u .

worshi p h i m ? Ye s s i r A n d to a ffli ct people ? Yes s i r

w
. .

I see s a i d M a j or Gi dn ey one of the m a gi stra tes tha t yo u

, , ,

a re i n a fa i r a y to obt a i n m ercy Do y o u desi re to b e .

s a ved by Chris t ? Yes s ir I do Then s a i d he y o u m u st , .

,

w
tell al l y o u know The Lord help m e so to do s a i d M a ry
-

. .
,

I a s i n bed when the devi l c a m e to m e ; i n bed ! s a i d

t h e M a j or — the devi l c a m e to you r bed ! how di d he look ?
Li ke a gre a t bla ck dog 0 very well y o u m a y go o n , .
, ,

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 , ,

th a t I shou ld wa nt for nothi ng a n d h e prom i sed he ,

ww
wou ld not betra y m e b u t he s a n old li a r How long a g o ’
.
,

a s thi s s a i d H a thorn
,
A bo u t a ye a r R i ch a rd C a rri er
. .

no com es often a ni g ht s a n d h a s m e to a ffl i ct people

’
,
.

H e s a rogu e cri ed t h e M a j or a n d i s m a ki ng a very b a d

’
, ,
’
u s e of y o u ! b u t whe r e do y o u go ? To Goody B a lla rd s
so m eti m es a n d m y m o th e r a n d gra ndm other a n d R i cha rd
,

C a rri er a n d hi s m o t h e r g o t h e r e to .

D i d y o u a tte n d t h e g r e a t m eeti ng a t S a lem vill a ge ?

Yes Wh o we n t w i t h y o u ? My m ot her a n d gra nd
.
,
‘

m other a n d Goo d y C a rri e r r o d e up on a long p o le thro u gh

the a ir ; a n d I r o d e b e h i n d R ic h a rd C a rri e r u pon a nother

w
pole ! D i d y o u s e e a n y m e n a t t h e m eeti ng ? None b ut

w
t h e devi l Ho di d h e a p p e a r Li ke a b l a ck m a n wi th
—
w
.

a hi gh cro n e d h a t o h B u t d id y o u see no other m a n ? .

Yo u r m other a n d g r a n dm o th e r s a y they s a a m i ni ster

there I beli e v e I d i d s e e a m i n i s ter Wa s not Mr B ur
.

rou ghs there ? Yes h e Th us a s she m a de by w .

w .

fi
as .
,

le ad i ng qu esti ons to a c c u s e a n a b s e n t a n d i n nocent mm

i ster of the g ospel T h e s e co n fe s s i ons in the end pro
.

d u c e d a sentence of de a th a g a i nst Goody Foster a n d the

elder M a ry L a cy ; b u t th e y er e repri eved by S i r Wi lli am w
Phi p s a n d n a lly p a rdone d
a r y O sgood a s one of the A ndover , w 1 t c h e s a ccu sed
.

w 0

b y A b a g a il
ts s AL EM w rr cn os m
l m g im pri sonm ent sh e w
a s i n d u ce d t o
g ive her

fi
c onfe ss i on in the form of a dep o si ti on ; a n d sh e sta ted
‘
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 .

s tra nge i nfl u ence c a m e over her a n d she pra yed a a i n

a n d a s she pres u m ed to the devi l for presently a b a c k g
w
m a n a ppe a red, a n d o ffered her a l a rge book to si gn ; sh e

fi
rote her na m e i n i t a n d where her finger tou ched th e
p
w a
sh e
per ,
i t left a red spot
a s hi s , a n d th a t h e
.

w
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
a

w
Ni ne e r s a fter, t h e sa m e persona ge a ppea red a nd
er i th others, u pon a pole thr oug h the a i r t o
Fi ve m i le pond , a n d there m a ki ng her reno unce h e r for
- -

mer b a pti sm, b a pti z ed h er, a m en , si nce whi ch s h e a f

fli c t e d people , a n d froli cked wi th th e devi l u pon S a b b a th
da a n d other holy festi va ls

w
.

fi
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 .

w
a n d the devil h a d c o m a n y u on the pole ; th a n he a ske d
h er h b they were . p ‘

he rep ed they were Goody Tyler,

Mi stress B a ker, a n d D e a Fry s wi fe Th e s e were th en
.
’
.

w
a rrested , a n d constr a i ned to m a ke f u rther wi tch

fi
cti ons
t o s a ve the i r li ves . A n d thu s a s the b u si n e ss dr i ven on

w
.

There were scepti cs even a t thi s se a son of the delusi on,

h o deni ed the va li d ity of s p ectra l evi dence .It a ppea rs ,
m id they, th a t the devi l c a n u s e the spectre of one person
t o a i i c t a nother ; why m a y he not ta ke the spectre of a n
in nocent person in th a t b u si ness , a n d then a s t 8 now
a re , every m a n s lif e i s a t the m ercy of the devi l ; or b e
’

t ween hi m a n d the a ffli cted he i s s u re to suffer H a th orn

.

on thi s oc ca si on a sked Mrs O sg ood whether the devil , or

.

hi s wi tches co ul d u s e the sha pe of a n i nnocent person to

a ffli ct people .
— S h e repli ed tha t it co u ld not be ; for sa i d
sh e , la st Mond a y ni ght we wi tches h a d a m eeti n g to a f
fli c t people , a n d Goody Dea n a n d m yself tri ed to ca rry
t h e sh a pe of the R e v Mr De a n of A ndover between us

u l d not A n d wh
. .

t o m a ke i t beli eved tha t he a ffli cted person s ; b u t

o
‘

cou ld y o u not do i t , sa i d the j u sti ce

e w
a
r
c .

Beca u se , sa i d Mrs the Lo rd woul d not suffer so good

w
.

a m a n , to be so u sed ! Thi s a nswer s a ved the worth !

:
w w
mi ni ster, who h a d of t en been hi nted a t b the be i t c h ed
H e a s not a so u nd convert to it c h cra f
B ut o n th e 14th of Ma y 1 6 92 , S i r Willia m Ph ipp s ar
 fi
S AL EM WITCHC R A FT . 79

ri v e d with t h e P rovi nci a l Ch a rter a nd imm edi a t e1Y took ,

u pon hi m self the govern m ent
On the second d a y of J une v e m a gi stra tes sa t a n d
.

,
selected for tri a l B ri dget B i shop the wi fe of E dwa rd ,

B l sh o p of S a lem T h i s poor wom a n h a d for m a ny ye a rs

.

been rep u ted a w i tch ; a n d thi s by the a cc u sa ti ons of one

w
S am u el Gra y a n d a ltho u gh on h i s de a th bed he confessed -

hi s so rr o
o
for the wr on g he h a d done her yet the i m p u ,

t a tl o n sti ll rested u po n her a n d now en a bled the a ffl i cted ,

,

w
W i th the i r m a na gers to destroy her A n d a bove a ll as
, .
,
a n excrescence s u pposed to be a wi tch te a t a s fo u nd on
h e r body
w
To g i v e c u rrency a n d popu la ri ty to her e xa
. -

w
.

op ti on a sto r y a s fa bri c a ted a n d m ost i nd u stri ou sly ,

fi
c i r ul a ted by th e w i tchcra ft p a rty th a t a s B i shop
c a s ,

l e d o u t to exec u ti on u nder a strong g u a rd she g a ve a ,

l ook a t th e then newly erected m eeting ho u s e i n S a lem ,
s o b l a s t l n g a n d s p i teful th a t a n i nvi s i ble de m on forth ,

W I th entered i n a n d tore down a port i on of the holy e di

.

A n d thi s i s from Cotton M a ther s a cco unt of the

w
’
ce .

S a l em wi tch t ri a ls dr a n u p for i nspecti on a n d

r e u est of S ir Wi lli a m hi m self
, ,

q The co m m i ss i oners
, then .

a dj o urned to t h e 3 0 th of J une followi n g .

A si de from the m a ni fest fa lla cy of her su pposed cri m e

w
a nd the ill ega li ty o f S i r Wi ll i a m s commi ssi on to try
w
,
’

i tches the wom a n h a d v i ol a ted no exi sting l a

,

On the e i ghth of J u ne a n d two or

,
st a tu te or co m m on

w
.
,

th re e da ys a fter h er tri a l a n d conde m n a ti on the ge neral

w
,

co u rt of the provi nce a s conven e d a n d the ir o nl y a c t ,

a s to revi ve the whole colon i a l code l a ws i ncl u d ing the

o l d Cottoni a n l a ws a ga i nst w i tchcra ft ; a n d thi s u pon t h e

ww w
fi fi
o un d th a t t h e a u thori ty of these l a ws ce a sed w ith the ,

ww
st cha rter T h e l a then u pon wh i ch Mrs B i sh o p as
.

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 ,
.

w
a ft e r sh e
me n w a s h ung A stra nge a n d st a rtli ng mi sta k e by
.

h o h a d ch a rge of the li ves a n d fortu nes o f th e

fi
pe ople S o dif c ul t i s the a rt of j u st governm ent

w
.

N o wond er then th a t S i r Wil li a m

.

v e d a ys a fter thi s ,

i tc h exec u ti on a sked cou nci l of the le a di ng m i ni ste rs of

,

th e colony i n form A n d the response dr a wn u p by

.

C otton M a ther i s a s foll ows : The a ffli cted sta te of o ur “

p oor ne i ghbors now s u ff e ri n g by m olest a ti ons fro m the

,
,

m vi si b l e world we a ppreh end i s s o deplora ble th a t e ,

w
thi nk th ei r condi ti on c a lls for the u tm ost h elp of a ll per
s o n s in th e i r se veral c a p a ci ti e s Yet we a ckno ledge . w
wi th th a nk fu lness the s u ccess wh i ch t h e m erci f ul God ,

h a s gi ven to the sedu lou s ende a vors of o ur h onora ble

rul e rs to defea t t h e a bom i na ble wi tc h cra fts Whi ch h a v e
We j ud g e tha t i n th e
,

b een c om mi tt ed in th e c o unt ry .
80 S A L EM WI T C H C R A F P ’
.

pro ec us ti on of th ese a n d a ll su ch wi tchcra fts th ere is

, ,

need of exqu i si te c a u ti on lest too m u ch credu li ty for ,

th in gs resting only on the de vi l s a u thori ty shoul d ena ble ’

, ,

h i m to get a n a dva nt a ge over u s ; for we shou ld not be

w
i g ora nt of h i s devi ces
n A ll th in gs shou ld be m a nag ed

es peci a lly if they be persons heretofore of unble m i shed

.

i th exceedi n g tenderness towa rds those com pl a in ed of ,

rep u ta ti on Nor i s the ci rc um sta nce of the a cc u sed bei ng

.

re pr e sented by spectre to the a ffli cted a s uffici ent gro u nd

fo r convi c ti on ; for i t i s a n u ndou bted thi ng tha t a d e ,

m o n m a y by God s p e rm is ssi o n a ppe a r for ill p u rpos es

,
’
,

i n the sh a pe of a n i nnocent y e a a n d a vi rtu o u s m a n ,

”
.

We know not however b u t som e rem a rka ble a ffronts

, ,

ven to devi ls by o ur d i sbeli evi ng the i r testi m oni es

,

a y not p u t a per i od to the progress of the dr e a df ul

c a l a mi ty now a m ong u s in the a cc u s a ti on of so m a ny per
”
s ons for w i tchcra ft .

B ut l a stly s a y the m i ni sters to S i r Will i a m : We c an

n o t b u t h um bly recomm end u nto the governm ent the
e e d y a n d vi gorou s prosecu ti ons of s u ch a s h a ve ren
gered t hem selves obnoxi ou s to the la ws of God a nd t h e
p

of w
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
w ,

, ,

provi nce a n d u nf ortun a tely for the cou ntry the govern
,

m ent seem ed to heed onl y the las t cla u se of the devi ce a s ,

wi ll be seen here a fter .

A qu or um of S ir Willi a m s com m i ssi oners a g a i n sa t a t

’

S al e m on the 3 ot h of J u ne for the tri a l of wi tches ; Li e ut .

S t o n g h t o n a n d Messrs Wi nthr op S ewa ll a n d

,

Gov .
,
.
, ,

Gi dney be i ng present a n d on tha t d a y they comm enc ed

,

r i
ww w
th e tri a l of S u s a nna M a rtin of A m esb u ry
S h e as a wo m a n of u ncom m on i ngenui ty a n d enter»
se d n w i dow w i t h the c a re of a cons i de r
.

p ; a n a s o a .

a ble est a te a n d a l a rge f a m i ly thrown u pon her

, She .
,

li ke B i shop h a d long been rep u ted a w i tch a n d a n u n

, ,

u c c es s fu l a tte m pt h ad once been m a de to convi ct her .

a ther i n hi s a cco u nt of her c a se d r a wn u p by order of

the governm ent decl a res ,
tha t she a s one of the m ost
i m p u dent sc u rri lou s wi cked cre a tur es i n the world
,
,

”
an d
w
, , ,

the cou rt tre a ted her wi th gre a t severi ty B u t she re .

w
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
w w
‘

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
.

M a rtin —I don t know J

.
,

e ?
’
B u t w h a t 0 yo u
‘
.
-

a i ls them ? M I d o no t desi re t o th ink up on th e

.
-
 { S A LE M WITCHC R A FT . 81

su b j ect J Do yo u not thi nk th e a re bewitch ed ? M

—No I do not t h m k they a re J
-
. .
.

ell u s you r thou ghts

M —
, .

a bo u t the m then My tho u ghts a r e m y own when

. .

they a r e m ; b u t when they a re o u t they a re a nother s ’

the ri m a ster ! J — The i r m a ster ! Wh o do y o u th ink i s

the ri m a ster ? M —I f they be de a l ing i n w i tchcra ft S ir
—
.

Well m i s tress M a rti n

, ,

y o u m a y know a s well a s I J . .
, ,
wh a t h a ve y o u done towa rds these g i rls ? M — I h a ve
— Wh y it i s ei th er y o u or your
.

done noth ng i a t al l J
—
.

8 c tre
e M I c a nn ot h elp wh a t m y spectre does J
. . .

w
I i s e i ther y o u or yo u r m a ster How com es i t th a t you r .

spect re shou ld h urt these people ? M —How do I kno

ho w i t co m es ? S a m u el w
a s a glori fied sa i nt ; b u t he th a t
a ppe a red to S a ul i n S a m u el s sh a pe m a y now a ppe a r i n
’
.

w
,

fi
’
a n y one s sha pe A very perti nent reply a n d p u z z l ed the
.

j u sti ce M a rtin a s i ndi cted for wi tchcra ft a n d sorceri es

.

u pon t h e body of M a ry Wa lcott on the second d a y of

Ma y 1 6 92 a n d a lso for di vers other a cts of wi tchcra ft
, ,

before a n d a fter tha t t im e wi tho u t speci fica ti on of t im e

o r pla ce J ohn A llen testi ed tha t the i dow M a rtin
.

once requ ested h im to c a rt som e st a ves for her b u t he

,

, w
,

sh e w
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
,

.
.

tu rned the m u pon S a li sb u ry be a ch to fa tten b u t they ,

w
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
,

fi
fur i o u sly i nto the s e a a n d were drowned A nother i t .

ness pu rcha sed a cow of M a rti n s son ; she opposed the ’

b a rg a i n, a n d soon the a ni m al beca m e fu ri ou s a n d u nm a n

a ge a b le An d t hese were consi dered ca ses of wi tch
.

Berna rd Pe a ch testi ed th a t once be in g i n bed on a

fi
,

S a b b a th ni ght the wi dow M a rti n c a m e i nto hi s room

,

thro u gh the wi ndow a n d se iz i ng h i m dr ew u p hi s body , ,

i nto a he a p a n d she then l a y u pon hi m a bou t two hou rs ,

w
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
‘

w
wi th the p a in a n d va n i shed A t a nother ti me when she .

w
a s a fter hi m he stru ck her or her spectre wi th h i s q u a r

w
ter sta ff a n d i t a s reported tha t she a s wo unded on
-
w
t h e he a d .

A m esb ury to N e b ur y on a ra i ny d a y w i tho u t w

S o i t a s sworn tha t she once tra velled fro m
et t m g w
t o be dr a bb e d w
even the soles of her feet , a nd boa sted tha t she scorned
It a s conclu ded in co u rt th a t t h e d e vi l
.
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WI TC H C R AFP

fi
82 S AL E M

w
.

B ut th e m ost wonderful story told on thi s o ccas i on as

J
th a t of oseph R i ng ; the m a n see m s to h a ve been a good
ddler, whom the old cha rter wi tches a n d de m ons se
l ec t e d for thei r pecu li a r u s e a n d a m u sem ent He testi ed .

th a t for two ye a rs pa st he h a d been stra ngely ca rri ed

a bo u t throu gh the a i r to wi tch revels a n d d a nces ; tha t
for a long t im e they h a d kept hi m d u m b b u t si nce they
w
,

bega n to be prosecu ted he h a d i n a m e a su re recovered

h i s speech H i s knowledge of th em a n d th ei r po er over

fi
.

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
,

s u m of m oney by the stra nger a n d whi c h he too re a di ly

w
,

a ccepted i nd u ced hi m to m a ke the desi red prom i se a n d

,

i mm e di a tely the m a n va ni shed so su ddenl y th a t R i ng as

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
.

h orse well c a p a ri soned st a n di ng a t h i s door ; he took

, ,

the hi n t b u t no soon e r h a d h e m ou nted i nto the s a ddl e

, ,

tha n the a ni m a l le a ped in to the a ir a n d pu shed forwa rd

wi th a veloci ty whi ch depri ve d hi m of a ll consci ou sness
o f ti m e or di sta nce a n d a l m ost of e xi stence i tsel f He .

next fou nd hi m self in front of a splendi d b ui ldi ng wi th ,

li ghts from every p a rt stre a mi n g o u t u pon n i ght s d a rk

fi
’

w
n ess b u t from whence i ss u e d no sou nd of m i rth or fe s
,

ti v it y Presently Good m a n R i ng
w a s i ntrod u ced i nto a

fi
.
,

s p a ci ou s h a ll he scre , ed u p hi s fiddl e bega n to pl a y , ,

w
a n d then the d a nc i ng bega n i n good e a rnest A t once a . .

preterna tur al m u e n ce c a m e over h im a n d he as ,

a m a z ed a t the power of h i s own instru m ent, whi ch

ww
see m ed to ll th a t a m ple ha ll to it s very roof a n d t o
w
,

w
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

fi
re ll ers h k e a ni m ble m a i den of e i ghteen ; a n d h e
ve ,

w
W i ll i ng to swe a r to her i denti ty
When the da ncin g ce a sed t h e persona ge h o
.

enga g e d h i m c a m e wi th a book for hi m to si gn a n d a n ,

i nk horn conta i ni ng som eth i ng li ke blo od B ut the

w
.

ddler refu sed hi s n a m e an d c a sti ng h i s e y es down wa rd

w
,

he s a th a t cloven foot whi ch h a d been the terror of a l l

N e E ngla nd for h a lf a centu ry a n d i n hi s di stress h e ,

ca lled u pon God for h elp A t once a h orri d h yst eri a

_
.

l a u gh b ur st u pon hi s e a rs a n d then su ddenly a ll a s

da rkness a n d he fo un d hi ms elf i n the c rotch of a
,

t
w
,

p n e tr e e, cold a n d c omf ortless i n a l onely p l ain. a n th e

i ,
 S A L EM WITCHC R A FT . 83

of m i dni gh t wi nk i ng down u pon h im H e descended

st a rs .

w
a s well a s he co ul d wa ndered a bo u t i n the woods u nti l
,

m orni ng li ght a n d then fo un d h i s a y hom e ; b u t he

,

0 q never a g a i n find th a t pi ne tree th a t m a de the wi tch

31

fi
a ce
I) .

From th a t ti m e forth the wi tches a n d dem ons h a d

ower over hi m a n d u sed hi m a s they ple a sed A n d
a ther sa ys
“
w
th a t whenever he a s bro u ght u nto the i r
.

w w
h elli sh m eetings a n d showed a n y di sobedi ence one of the
.

rst th in g they d i d u n to h i m a s to gi ve h i m a knock on

the b a ck where u pon he a s ever a s i f bou nd wi th ch a i ns
,

, ,

i nca p a ble of sti rri ng o u t o f the pla ce ti ll they sho ul d r e

le a se h i m .

A fter thi s stra nge testim ony a s in w

t h e co u rt a sked
M a rtin wh a t she h a d to s a y for h erself S h e repli ed th a t .
,

noth in g of t e crim e whereof she a s a ccu sed a n d she w

sh e h a d al wa 5 led a vi rtu o u s a n d holy lif e th a t she kn ew

r o t e s t e d a g a i nst the proceed i ngs a n d the evi dence a g a i n st

,

fi
er Yet the j u ry soon returned a verdi ct of gui l ty a n d
.

th e cou rt pronou nced sentence of de a th

w On the foll o .
,

w‘

w
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
Ipswi ch a n d rst bec a m e noted a s a i t c h by a n a b orti ve
.

w
S h e a s of . w
,

a tte m pt to j o i n the ch u rch i n th a t pla ce whi ch led to a n ,

c ra fts . w
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
,

Thi s wom a n it a s thou ght h a d a b u rni ng wi tch

bri dl e whi ch tortu red a n y horse th a t wore it to efforts
,

a s pl a cedw
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
Is a a c C a m m i n s .

li e v e d Howe u sed freely in her w i tch froli cs The m a re .

grew si ck a n d we a k wi thou t a pp a rent c a u se a n d u pon ,

e xa mi n a ti on she see m ed br ui sed a n d l a m ed a s if ra p i d y

l

fi
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
,

,
w
,

one ni ght i n the sta ble wi th h i s l a ntern she took fire a n d , ,

e mi t tt e d a bl u e bri m stone bl a z e n e a s a kni tti ng nee dl e

, ,

a n d whi ch si nged her own h a ir a n d end a ngered the b a rn .

The be a s t di e d s o o n a fte r in stra nge sp a sm s It f u rther .

w
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
,

w
a ll k n eel down by the r i ver s bri nk a n d worshi p h im
’
.

E li za beth Howe a s i nd i cted for w i tchcra ft u pon M ry

a
Wa lcott a n d M a ry Lewi s the j u r ret urn ed h er g uil ty
an d the co ur t sentenced h er to de a t L y
84 SAL EM WITC H CR A FT .

A t thi s sam e
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
,

w
.

A t the

w
.

g a llows Noyes u rged S a ra h Goo d to confess a n d told her ,

she a s a W i tch a n d she knew i t ; to whi ch she repli ed

w
S i r y o u a r e a li a r ; I a m no m ore a wi tch th a n o u a r e
,
y
i z a rd a n d if yo u t a ke m y lif e God ill gi ve o u blood
ei y
.
,
”
0 r
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
.

w
a t S a le m S i x un
. r esi sti ng a n d helpless fe m a l es they h a d
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
.

,
they now a dvent u red u pon the tri a l of the R e v George .

B urrou ghs the only gospel te a ch er ever h un g for wi tch

,

c ra ft i n thi s or a n y other Chri st i a n cou ntry He h a d

w
.

form erly been the settled m i ni ster of S a lem v illa ge a n d ,

no a n a vowed i nfidel in the c ur rent noti ons of wi tch

w
The R e v Mr L a wson a lso once a te a cher in the
w
fi
c ra ft . . .
,
sa m e pla ce a s m ore
, li a nt a n d rote a book fl a tt e rin
,

to the a ffli cted a n d hei r m a na gers ; h a d B urrows fo

l owed hi s ex a m ple he mi ght h a ve esc a ped ha nging
Wa ri ly i ndeed d i d the
.

u ca st thei r enta ngle

fi
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
,
-

, ,
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
’
,
w

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
.

fl i c t i n g those fo u r bloody i m postors , ,

E liz a beth Hob a rt M a ry Lewi s a n d A nn Pu tna m

,
A nd .

h e stood before a prej u d i ced cou rt a n d j ury wi thou t h Op e

o f j u sti ce or even of com p a ssi on
,
.

The a ffli cted bega n the ir evi dence wi th t s a n d o ut

c ri es . They sa i d B u rrou ghs b it them a n d showed wha t ,

they a lleged were the pri nts of hi s teeth on thei r fl esh ;

a n d A n n P u tn a m s a i d th a t even now h i s spectre presented
her the devi l s book boa stin g tha t he a s a bove the
’
,

ordi n a ry r a nk of w i tches A ga i n the were ca st in to .

w
convulsi ons a n d cou ld not proceed t o u g h t o n a sked

w
.

B u rrou ghs who he thou ght h i ndered those wi tnesses

,

from t es t ifyi n He repli ed pe rha ps i t a s t h e devi l , .

How co m es t e devi l sa i d hi s Honor, so loth to h a ve

”
,
”
an testi m ony borne a ga i nst yo u ? A fo ul re spo nse, b ut
in y ; eeping wi th hi s g eneral cond uct .
 S A LE M WI T OH C R A FI ’ ‘
. 85

On e of t h e a ffl i
cted decl a red th a t sh e a s once i n a
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
,
w
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
.

w
to gi ve a n d ref u sed to s i gn Thi s a s a g irl of eleven
,

ye a rs h o cou ld she di sti ngu i sh between a tra nce a n d a

. w
,

B urr o u g s h a d been t i ce m a rri ed a n d i tw

dre a m ? Yet her story went a s evi dence i nto the c a se
a s rep orted , w .

w
th a t he h a d ill tre a ted h i s wi ves B ut he a sked the cour t
-

w
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
.
,

they testi fied th a t they h a d seen the a pp a ri ti on of two

wom en who s a i d they were B u rro u gh s wi ves ; a n d tha t
,
’

h e h a d ca u sed the i r de a ths ; a n d tha t the J u dges m u st be

.

tol d o f! i t ; a n d th a t they di d not know (stra nge la ngu a g e

for ghosts) b u t they shou ld a ppe a r in cou rt a t the tri a l
Presently A b a ga i l Wi lli a m s cri ed o u t i n gre a t a pp a rent
w
.

h orror th a t the ghosts of those two wi ves h a d j u st n o

com e i n a n d were st a ndin g before B u rr o u g s a n d 0 in g
w
for venge a nce u pon h i m Yet B u rrou ghs decla re he

fi
.

the m not nor were the so u nd of thei r voi ces he a rd

w
sa ,

w
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
.

m u ch a pp a l led No dou bt he a s so a t the depra vi ty of

.
,

the wi tnesses a n d thei r evi dence .

B u t the g i rls went yet f u rther a n d a f rm ed th a t the ,

sp ectre of B u rro u ghs h a d often thre a tened to ki ll the m ,

a s he h a d m a ny o t hers who ref us ed to obey h i m ; a n d he

w
.

n a m ed a m ong h i s m u rdered vi cti m s Mrs La wson a n d .

h e r d a u gh ter A n n The story a s credi ted a s they p re

.
,

w
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
w w

fi
o us ,

p redecessor a t S a le m v i ll a ge A n d i t a s now c a lled

. t o
m i nd s a ys M a ther th a t the pec u li a r ci rc u m sta nces of
, ,

the i r de a ths exc i ted su spi ci on of witchcra ft ; yet no one

,

w
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
.

,
w
,

reli gi on H i s z e a l only b u rned i n the devi l s c a u se The

.
’
.

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
, ,

p c a s a re s ; he brou ght the poppets or ra g b a bi es to t he m ,

for a ffli cti ng people a n d ta u g h t the m where to sti ck the

w
,

pi n s the m os t e ff ect u a lly ; he even exhorted the m to b e

Wi tch a ll S a le m vi ll a ge b u t ith c a uti on to prevent d i s
,
86

ons,
c onti nu a l ly .

w
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
, ,

sa i d respecti ng h i m B ut they coul d not qui cken th e

.

d ea d or he a l the wo unds of bere a ved fri ends nor soft en

, ,

th e t a rt s of su ch m en a s S tou ghton, M a th er Pa rri s a n d

th e 1h ee
, ,

w w
ww
fi
.

The e vi dence a s th en tu rned to sh o th a t B ur rou ghs

a s endowed wi th pretern a tu ra l strength He h ad been .

k no n to hold o ut i n one h a nd by the breech a gun of , ,

s e ven feet b a rrel a s if i t h a d been a pock et p i stol a n d

.

th en to reverse i t a n d sti cki ng h is fore nger i n th e

,
,

m uzzle to h old i t o u t a t a rm s leng th tha t a y S o h e

would ca rry a fu ll ba rrel of ci der or m ola sses wi thou t
’
w .

st a ggerin g
di d i n thi s a
.

ww
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

w
e a n d even m ore th a n he coul d B ut
,

th ey who g a ve the testi m ony sa ys M a ther s a no Indi a n w .

fi
, ,

a n d it a s a t once concl u ded it m u st h a ve been th e devil ,

w
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
- -

On a certa i n occ a si on a
.
w
a p a rty i n hi s co m p a ny went to a di sta nt eld to a ther

ws tra wberri es When they returned a thu nder ower

.

a s a dva nci ng a n d a ll b u t the pri soner r ode u pon horse s

,
,

a n d to thei r a ston i shm ent w

a n d a t a qui ck p a ce ; yet he su ddenl y sl i pped o u t of si ght,
a s a t t h e ho u se wi th hi s ,

b a sket of stra wberri es before t he m

t o s how tha t a nother m a n
,

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

A fter thi s m a nner as w

th e devi l al so a n d woul d not hea r the evi den c e
the u nf ortu na te m a n over
.

wh el m ed wi th fal se a n d a bsu rd t est i m o n a n d the pre

j u di ce of those who held hi s li fe a t i a nd i t as w w
sn eeringly s a i d th a t he u sed ma ny twi st ings a n d eva si ons
to get o ff b u t wi thou t eff ect ; for th e j u ry i th ou t h es i
,

t a ti o n ret u rned a verdi ct of g ui lty a n d t h e c our t p ro

w
,

n o un ce d hi s de a th sentence

w
.

A t hi s exec u ti on M a ther a n d oth er mi ni ste rs to ok ca re

to be resent B urrou gh s wi th th e rest
.
,

throng the str eet s of S al e m on hi s a y to the ga ll ows

a s ca rt e d

Bei ng on t h e l a dder a n d t h e rop e a bout hi s neck, in

w ,

sol emn a n d deci ded tones h e p ro c l a im ed hi s inn ocen ce

“
 S ALE M WITCHCR A FT . 37

w
b ef ore th e m u ltit u de He th en m ad e hi s dyi ng pra yer
.

i th a deli bera t i on a n d fervency th a t won the a d m ira t i on

”
of a ll present , a n d drew te a rs from m a ny eyes In con .

c l u si o n he pronou nced the Lord s pra yer wi thou t hesi ’

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
”

,
,

pri soners ; b u t M a ther a s h e s a t on hi s horse in the

,

m i dst a ddr essed the people to d i ssu a de the m from vi o

,

lence B u rrou ghs he sa i d shou ld not be rega rded a s a

.
, ,

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
,
‘

c u l a t e d in the a sse m bly th a t the bew itched g i rls co uld

.

, w
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 .

e xec u ti ons went on i n pe a ce

tri ed a n d conde m ned old M a rth a C a rri er
A t th i s sessi on a lso as
S he
.

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 ,

sh e sho u ld be Q u een of Hell ; a n eleva ti on to whi ch h er

w
e ne mi es re a d ily a w a rded her a ti tle

fi
Her tru e ch a ra cter .

a s u nti ri ng i nd u stry ce a sele ss vi gil a nce a n d extr a

,

o rdi n a ry ex a cti t u de i n the di scha rge of a l l d u ti es a n d so

w
,

sh e never so u ght exc u ses for re mi ssness or neglect sh e

oul d gra nt none to others a n d a s a m a j ori ty of the ,

world a re ever on the ot her side she rst beca m e the ,

t e rror a n d th en the h a tred of her delinqu ent ne i ghbors

In spi te to h er fa m i ly i t a s s a i d tha t she rul ed h e r
,
w .

h u sba nd a n d th a t Goodm a n C a rri er wo u ld never sti ck to

fi
,

a ny b a rga i n of goods or cha ttels la nds or tene m ent u n , ,

w
sa ncti oned by h e r Her ch i ldr en too she k ept i n stra nge
.

obedi ence to her i ll ; b u t her s a s a well ordered a n d

Yet they ca l led h er a wi tch u nti l
’
w -

a thri fty h o u sehold .

t h e fo ul stai n bec a m e deep a n d xed .

M a ther d ecla res th a t when the poor tortu red Wi tnesse s

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 .

l ook wou ld strik e the m down a n d then her to u ch her , ,

e yes be i ng a verted wou ld ra i se the m u p ; a n d wh en the

,

c o ul d spe a k a n d te sti ed tha t her sha pe h a d twis 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

tort red wof her own sons nto confess on by

b th H bb rd
e u to a ; a nd
ke s re of her they terr ed a u i
and u t o i i

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 .

So old Goody Foster a n d her d a u ghter

a n d gr a nd
,

da u ghter t h e two L a cys were brou ght u p a ga i n to re

,

w
,

new the old story of the wi tch s a cra m ent a n d ri di ng on ,

a pole ; a reci ta l of whi ch ond erf ul a dventu re deeply
m t e r e s t e d S to u ghton a n d hi s a sso ci a tes E ven in O pen .

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
,

Most of the testim ony on her tri a l a s si mi l a r to th a t

gi ven i n a g a i nst B i shop How a n d M a rtin ; bei ng of v a
.

, w
, ,

ri ons in j ur i es to th e c a ttle a n d he al th of the people of

A ndover B u t to every a cc u sa ti on she opposed a deci ded
.

de ni a l ; thre a ts coul d not we a ken her nor promi ses se ,

d u ce her resolu ti on to a bi de by the tr u th Invi t a ti ons to .

w
repent confess a n d be s a ved a n d whi ch others a ccepted
,

so re a di ly she tre a ted wi th conte m pt ; her consci ence a s

,

too sensi ti ve for s u ch fal sehood a n d her co u ra ge re m a i ned

u nsh a ken thro u gh al l the terrors of a p u bli c prosecu ti on ,
tri a l a n d execu ti on .

A n d who wi ll deny to M a rtha C a rri er s n a m e a pla ce

’

a m ong those of recorded m a rtyrs for the love of tr u th .

The boldness a nd even ul tra i sm of the A ndover wi tcher

in covena nti ng wi th th e devi l a n d reno u nc ing i nfa nt ,

b a pti s m a n d recei vi ng a n a du lt ba pti sm a t hi s h a nds by

,

plunging in ri vers a n d ponds (a hi t by the sta ndi n

order a t the A na b a pti sts ) a n d i n ri ding on poles i t
h im sta rtled a n d terri fied the co untry S o m e of these
,
,

.
w
,

pra cti ces were pecu li a r to th a t c o m p a n a n d bro u ght

o u t by spectra l di scoveri es of A b a g a i l W li a m s a n d other
'

u p il s of old Ti t u b a Under thi s exci tem ent the Genera l

gou rt m et a t B oston i n October 16 95 a n d then pa ssed a
.

law of de a th a ga i nst those who shou ld feed consu lt em

pl oy or coven a nt wi th no evi l or wi cked S pir i t
, ,

, ,

J oh n Proctor a n d hi s wi fe wi th J ohn Wi lla rd were

.

, ,

a ls o tri ed a t the A u g u st se s si on of the co m m i ssi oners

Wi ll a rd h a d for som e ti m e been u sed by the p ro se cu
.

tors a s a wi tc h h u nter a n d to bring i n the vi ctim s for,

e xa m i n a ti on ; a m ost odi o u s a n d u npop u l a r o ffice B ut .

th e m a ny c a ses of i nd ivi du a l a n d fa mil y d i stress a n d

despa i r whi ch he da i ly witnessed i n thi s e m ploym ent a t

w
, ,

l a st so exci ted hi s co m p a ssi on tha t h e ref used to a ct , .

I mmedia t el y up on hi ch , a nd t o p umsh si g nal ly t h e sup

.
 S A L EM WI T C H C R A FI '‘

w
.

a sed a ffront a n d rebelli on h e a s cri ed o u t u p on as

Bc i ng hi m self in lea gu e a n d covena nt wi th the devil a nd
,

w
,

well knowi ng hi s d a nger h e a t once turned a n d fl ed

north a rdly i nto the wil derness towa rds C a na d a B ut
w
.

swi ft ru nners were sent on foot i n the sa m e di recti on

h o soon c a m e u p wi th h i m A nd it a s g i ven o u t by
.

hi s ene m i es, th a t the bew itched ir ls a t S a le m were con

w
g
sci o u s of the ex a ct m o m ent of h i s a rrest thou gh m a ny ,

mi les di sta nt ; a n d tha t one of the m cri ed o u t i n open

co urt now Wi l l a rd i s t a ken ! whi ch proved to be cor
w
”
,

rect H e a s brou ght b a ck a n d h u ng i n terror to al l

fi
.
,

offenders a ga i nst the then do mi na nt bloody i n flu ences .

Proctor a n d hi s wi fe were those whose pri m a ry exa m

i n a t i o n of the 1 1 th of A pri l h a s been a lre a dy det ai led .

S om e of the sa m e m a g i stra tes who then a d vi sed thei r

com mi tm ent now sa t on thei r na l tri a l a n d they fo u nd
, ,

no fa vor Both were ret u rned g u i lty by the j ury a n d

.

both recei ved sentence of de a th from the comm i ssi oners ,

a n d w i th only ten d a ys sp a ce to prep a re for eterni ty .

G oody Proctor t u rned o u t to be i n deli ca te he a lth an d

w
ci rcu m sta nces a n d her execu ti on a s deferred u nti l t ne
,

fury of persecu ti on as p a st a n d she a s sa ved

ww .
,

B u t for Proct or h i m self a ltho ugh he bec a m e ensn a red

,

by hi s conj u g a l fi d eli ty there as no commi sera ti on or

,

h ope ; a n d a s de a th ne a rly a ppro a ched he showed m ore

w
,

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 .
.
,

H i s let t er to five of the pri nci p a l clergym en in a n d

a bo u t B os t on shows the i r s u pposed i n fl u ence wi th th e

w
governm ent a n d i n the wi tc h prosecuti ons
,

It a s W ri tten i n pri son a li ttle before hi s tri a l a n d I S

.

fi
,

d d re ss e d Messrs M a ther, A llen Moody, Wil l a rd a n d

%1 y
.
,

ai e .

Up to hi s la st m om ents Proctor begged h a rd for hi s

w
,

lif e or for onl y a li ttle spa ce to prep a re or for re ent

, ,

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 .

Af ter h e went u p t h e l a dder h e b egged Mr Noyes h i s .

,

own p a stor to pra y wi th hi m ; b u t he refu sed, bec a u se

,

Proctor wou ld not confess hi mself g ui lty of wi tchcra ft ,

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 .

O n t he 9th a n d 1 7 th of S epte m ber t h e Wi tch commi s

si o n e rs sa t a n d sentenced to de a th fteen m ore ; a n d o n
th e 2zu d of th e sa m e mon th , eig h th o f th es e, vi a : M a rt h a .
90

C o rey a lre a dy m enti oned M

S AL E M WI TC H CR A FT .

fi
fi
B a st y of T op el d , Ali ce
, ,

Pa rker a n d A n n P ud a t e r of a leni M a ret S co tt o f

R a wley M a ry Pa rker a n d S a m u el Wa rd e of A ndo ver,
,

a n d Wi ll i a m R eed of M a rblehe a d were h u ng ; a n d a s t h e

,

w
,

c a rt wi th these a scended wi tch hi l l to the la c e of exe c u

t i on i t proceeded wi th dif c ul ty a n d a t
,
t ca m e to a ,

s ta nd ; where u pon the a ffli cted decl a red th a t the dev il

Wh y should h e hi nder a
w
fi
hi m self blocked the whee l s .

wi tch exec u ti on ? It a s doctri ne th en th a t a t t h ei r ,

w
de a th he h a d t h e i m m edi a te possessi on of their s oul s
,

It a s on thi s occ a si on tha t the R ev Mr N0 es, turn

i n g to the e i ght bodi es h a nging on the tree sa i a lou d to
. .
.

,
“
the b y sta nders -
how sa d i t is to s ee th ose eigh t re
,

w w
”
bra nds of h ell h a nging there 1
,

Wa rdwell a s one of those h o h a d conf es sed h imself

w
guilty of witchcra ft ; b u t a fterwa rds deni ed hi s c onfes
si on When he a s on tri a l h i s form er c onfessi on a n d
.
,

,
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 ,

sm oked tob a cco a n d th e sm oke blo i n g i n h i s fac e

,

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
.

not w i s h h i s m a n to esc a pe contra ry to h is a llg ed co n

d u ct i n the c a ses of B u rrou ghs a n d Proctor
Mrs M a ry B a sty hu ng on thi s occa si on
.
, a s a l so th e w
.

si ster of R ebecc a N urse a n d no dou bt b u t th a t h er c on

n e c t i o n w th th t
i a
vi cti m to si sterly love
ill —
w
fa ted wo m a n who
,

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 .

w w
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
.
’

com mi sera ti on It a s hoped tha t h er spotles s chara c ter

.

a n d ex a m ple wo u ld prove too strong on h er tri a l for t h e ,

cti ons a n d t s of the a ffli cted a n d their pa rtiz a n s B ut .

they e m ployed a J u ry of e i ght wom en a n d a do cto r t o ,

w w
se a rch her body for the devil s m a rks a n d a n excrese nc e
’
,

a s fo u nd whi ch a s pronou nced to b e a wi tch t e a t ; a n d

i t t urned the c a se a g a i nst her .

S hortly before her exec uti on sh e ca ll e d h er h usb an d , ,

chi ldr en an d fri ends a bou t her in pri s on a n d g a ve t h e m ,

h er l a st fa rewell wi th su ch a ffecti ona te a n d pi o us e xh o r

w w w
,

t a t i o n a s drew te a rs from the eyes of a ll presen t

,
Sh e .

a lso sent to the cou rt the follo i n g p e ti ti o n, h i ch pre

s ents a vi vi d p i ct u re of her ca s e a n d of t h e unh a ll o e d ,

ti m es on wh i ch she h a d fal len

To th e Honora bl e J udg e a nd B ench, no sitting in
.

w
 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 .

sh e e h ; Th a t where a s yo u r poor petiti oner be i ng con

d am n ed to d i e doth h um bly beg of y o u to ta ke i nto yo u r
,

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
, .

I a s con ned a wb e le m onth on a cc u s a t i on of w itch ,

w w
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
,
,

of you r Honors know a n d i n t o d a ys ti m e I a s cri ed

w
,
o u t u pon by the m a g a i n a n d h a ve b een si n c e confined
, ,

w
a nd n o a m conde mned to d i e T h e Lor d a bove knows .

m y i nno c ence a n d i t wi ll be k n o n a t t h e gre a t d a y by

.

m e n a n d a ngels I peti ti on to yo ur Honors n o t for m y

.
,

own lif e for I know I m u st d i e a n d m y a pp o in ted tim e

I qu esti on not b u t you r H o n or s do to the u tm o s t
,
i s se t .

of o u r powers in the d i s c ove r y a n d d e t e cti n g of wi tches

a n gwo u ld not for the wor l d be g ui lty of i nn ocent blood
,

w
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
,

I woul d h u m bly b e g th a t you r Honors wou ld be

lea se d to ex a mi ne som e of those confessi ng witches ; I
g ain g co n dent th a t there a r e som e of the m who h a ve
b e li e d the m selv e s a n d others a s wi ll a ppe a r i f not in
t hi s world I a m s ure i t w il l i n the orld to com e whi ther
I a m goi ng
,
,

w ,

fi
w
.

They sa y th a t m yself a n d others ha ve m a de a le a gu e

i th th e devi l ; we ca nn ot confe ss The Lord knows .

ww
th e y beli e m e a s I qu esti on not they do others the Lord
al one
an s
,

h o i s the se a rcher of al l he a rts knows a s I sh a ll

er a t hi s j u dgm ent sea t tha t I know not the le a st
,

thi n g of wi tchcra ft th erefore I c a nnot I d urst not behe

, , ,

m y own so ul .

I beg you r H onors not to deny thi s m y h u m ble petr

ti on from a
,
or dyi ng i nnocent person a n d I qu esti o n ,

n ot b ut t h e d wil l gi ve a blessin g to m r ende a vors

yA R Y
. .

”
EAS TY .

T hi s to u chi ng a nd m odest decl a r a ti on M a ry B a s t y

s ea e
B a sty w
l d wi th h e r blood Her h u sb a nd Ca pta i n I saa c
.

a s a sold i er a n d then st ood i n a rm s a g a i nst the

,

w
, ,

Fre n ch a n d Indi a ns a n d t o defend the cou ntry a n d th e

w
,

sa m e power hi ch forced a wa y h i s Wi fe fro m her once

h om e a n d fa mi ly, a n d i tho u t r eg a rd to h er
i e t y a n d vi t u e c a rted h er up Wi tch Hi ll a n d
p r ,

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 .

Of the oth er er so n s hu n g on the 2 2 d of S epte m ber

16 92 few p a rti en a r s h a ve co m e down to u s e i ther i n h is
,

tory or by tra di ti on It a s the l a st exec u ti on a n d i t s

. w ,

w
a troc i ty m a ni festly we a kened the a u thori ty of Ph i pps
’

bloody i tch cou rt a n d the credi t of the Pa rri s a ffli c t ed

,

ba nd It swelle d the nu m ber of vi cti m s to twenty n i ne

.
,

teen o i wh om h a d now been h ung on th a t fa ta l ga llows

tr ee in a fter a ges a n obj ect of pec u li a r su persti ti ou s

w
,

d read ; a n d thei r bodi es u n honored even by fu nera l ,

dec enci es th ou gh n o t u nwept by pri va te a ff ecti on

, ere ,

c a st wi th p u bli c i gno mi ny i nto u nti m ely gra ves a bo u t i ts

roots B u t the tree wi thered a s a s su pposed thu nder
.

smi tte n a n d stood for yea r s wi th le a fl ess o u tstretched

, w ,

, ,

bra nches a n d sh a ttered tru nk u nti l bur ned to t h e ,

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
.

w
b lood fro m the u nh a ll o wed h ill whereon i t grew a n d the
‘

s oil a s c u rsed a n d b a rren of a ll wholeso m e vegeta ti on

w
'

B ut a ll were not execu ted who ere tri ed a n d s on

w
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 .
, _

A ndover a s s a ved by her deli c a te fa m i ly cond i ti on At .

h er tri al t h e co ur t took the confessi on of her l i ttle d a u g h

t er t en ye a rs o l d a ga i n st her
, ,
B ut D orc a s Ho a r of B e v .

e rly R ebecc a E a rns of Boxford A b i g a il H obbs of Tops

, ,

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
, ,

Ma ry L a cy of An dover a ll fla ttered thei r persecu tors by ,

a confe ssi on of the ch a rges a g a i nst the m a n d thu s e s ,

c a ed de a th
Thi s whole sla u ghter of the in nocent u nder the sim ili
.

w
,

t u d e o f lega l form s
~
a s the work of li ttle m ore th a n
,

ifli ree s h o rt m onths A s u dden bere a vem ent i ndeed of , ,

ne a r a n d loved fri ends When however a l a wf u l cou rt

w
.

.
, ,

esta bli shed thi s sh a m tri b u n al ha ppi ly for the

fi
as , ,

w
c ou ntry ca me to a n end A n d i t i s som e consola ti on to
”
.
,
know tha t it a s ent irely di scontin u ed wi th the regul a r
j uri spru den c e o f the co u ntry .

The l a st wi tch tri a ls ever holden i n M a ssa ch u setts were

th ose v e a t Ipswi ch a bo ut t h e mi ddle of Ma y 1 6 93 a nd , ,

t o whi ch I h a ve a lrea d y referred .

’
By thi s ti m e the spectre evi dence or the devi l s testi ,

m ony thr o u gh the m ou ths of the a ffli cted h a d becom e so ,

un pop u l a r th a t no n e of the j u dg e s d a red to s u st a i n i t ,

w
a n d the j u ri es a lso di sreg a rded i t ; a n d fro m thi s ti m e
forth i t a s m a ni fest th a t there cou ld be no m ore c o n
vi ct i o ns for a lleged wi tchcra fts .

A nd th u s pu bli c Op i ni o n o p e ra t in g th rou gh t h e j ur
and th e onl y p a rt of the governm ent a t th a t ti me thr o ng ly
,
.

l
 S A LEM WITCH CR A FT . 98

la w
whi ch it cou ld opera te i n e ffect a nnu lled th e b lood y wi tc h
,
,

pa sse d by fa lse a gents of t h e people a gai nst comm on

j u sti ce a n d in fa vor of the then r uli ng pol i ti ca l i ntere st s
,

a n d i n fl u ences or the old ch a rter ch ur ch a n d sta te a ri s

t o c ra c y A n d h i story ra rely reve a ls to u s a m ore bloo dy

fi
.

despoti sm A n d sh a l l i t not st a nd forever a s a w a rni n

eo p l e s se l f g o v e rn m eni
.

a g a i nst a n y i nterference by a ’ -

wi th the reli gi on or b u si ness of t e comm un i ty ?

w E a rly i n the ye a r of 172 7 the l a st

i th whi ch the a i r of bonni e S cotl a nd
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w
a s ki n dled
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Two oor H i ghla nd wom en , a m oth er a n d d a u ghter,

were ro u ght before C a pta i n D a vi d R oss of Li ttled ea n
dep u ty sheriff of S u th erl a nd , ch a rged wi th witchcra ft
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a n d consorti ng wi th the devi l The m other a s a ccu sed

.

w
a i
of h v ng sed her da u ghter a s her horse a n d h a ttock,
u ”

ca u si ng her to be shod by the devil, so th a t she a s ever

a fter l a m e i n both h a nds a n d feet The fa ct bein g sa ti s
.

fa c t o ril y proved , a n d Ca pta i n D a vi d R oss bei ng well a s

w
fi
s u red of the s a m e , the poor old wom a n a s p u t into a
t a r b a rrel a n d b u rned a t Dornoch in the bri ght m onth of
-

Ju ne .
“
A n d i t i s s a i d»th a t a fter be i ng brou ght o u t to ex
e c u t i o n , the we a ther prov i ng very severe , she s a t c o m ~

o s e dl y w a r mi ng herself by t h e re to cons um e
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a
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re a dy .The da u ghter esc a ped A fterwa rd s he m a rri ed .

a n d h a d a son who a s a s l a m e a s herself

s a m e m a nner ; tho u gh i t does not a ppe a r tha t he a s ever
a n d i n the ,

w
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shod by the devi l a n d wi tch ri dden A n d thi s son , sa ys
-
.

S ir Wa lter S cott i n 1 880 a s l i vi n so l a tely a s to re

g
,

c ei v e the ch a ri ty of the present M a rc ! i o x e s s of S t a ff ord ,

Co u ntess of S u therl a nd i n her own ri ght g .

Thi s then i s the l a st exec u ti on for w i tch cr a ft in S ec t

,

la nd ; a n d i n J u ne , 1 73 6 , the A cts A n e n t s Wi tchcra ft were

form erly repe a led Henceforth to the dre a d of the ti m id,

w
.

a n d the a nger of the p i o u s , the E ngli sh P a rli a m ent d is

ti nctly Opposed the express L a of God : Tho u sha lt not
”
s u ff er a wi tch to l i ve ; a n d decl a red the text u pon whi c h
so m u ch cri ti c a l a bs u rdi ty

va i n s u persti ti ou s
,

h u m a n re a son h i c w ,

reve a led u nto m en B u t if Pa rli a m ent co uld st a y e xec u

.

ti ons i t co ul d not rem ove bel i efs n or gi ve ra t i onal i ty in

pla ce of folly .

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w
Not m ore th a n si xty ye a rs a g o a n old wom a n n a m ed
E li z a beth M Wh i rt e r a s sc ra tched by one Ea gle sh a m
“

in t h e pa ri sh of C ol mon el, A yrshi r e , bec a us e hi s s on had

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w
.

fa ll en s i c k a n d the nei ghbors sa i d h e

,
’
as
w
Poor old B essi e M Wh i rt e r a s forced over t h e h ill s t o
the yo un m a n s ho u se a di sta nce of three m iles a nd
’
,
’
th ere e to kne e l by be ds i de a n d repea t t h e L ord s

In off eri ng thi s coll ecti on of witch st ories to th e pub l i c,

I do not profess to h a ve e xh a u s t ed th e s u bj e c t, o r t o
h a ve m a de so com plete a su m i n a s I mi h t h a v e d o ne .

ha d th e sp a ce b u t I do not th a t I v e l e ft m u ch
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un to a
,

Ne i ther h a ve I a tt e m ted to ente r in to t h e phil o so ph y

o f the su bj ect
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It is a r too wi de a n d d e e t o b e dis
.

h a sty words ; a n d to s i ft s u c
a s i s left a s —to determi ne wha t a s fra u d w
e vi den ce
h a t s el f w
,

d ecept i on wh a t di se a se a n d wha t t h e e xa gg era ti o n of

the n a rra tor—woul d ha ve swelled m y book i nto a m ore
w
,

ii n p o rt a n t a n d b ulk y work th a n I i ntend e d or i sh ed .

A s a general r ul e I thi nk we m a y a p l y a ll fo ur co ndi

,

ti ons to every c a se reported ; in h a pro rti o n, each

re a der m u st j u dge for hi ms elf
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.

di rect a n d person a l i nterco urse between t h e s t worl d

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a nd m a n wi l l prob a bly a ccept every a cc o un i th th e

u nq u esti oni n g beli ef of the si xte e n t h a n d se v en teen t h
ee n t u ri e s ; those who h a ve fai th i n the u n i form o p era
ti ons of na tu re will hold chi efl y to the doctri n e of fra ud ;
,

those who h a ve seen m u ch of di se a se a n d th a t st ra nge

fi
c ondi ti on ca lled m es m eris m ”
or se nsiti veness Wi ll
,
”
“
,

de tect the prese nce of nervou s dera nge m ent m ixed up ,

wi th a va st a m ou nt of con sci o u s dece pti on whi c h the ,
a n d i gnora nce of the ti m e rendere d ea s y to

w
.

r a cti c e ; a n d those who h a ve been a ccu sto m ed t o sif t

p
e vi d e nce a n d exa mi ne wi tnesses wil l b e di ssa ti s ed ith
the loose sta tem ents a n d wil d di st orti on o f e very i nst a nce
on record .

T h e whole world w
a s overr un wi th i tch es
every town ca m e crowds of th o se l o st a n d da mn ed so ul s
Fro m w .

from every hovel peered o u t t h e c u rsi ng wi tch or c ri ed ,

al ou d for help the stri cken vi cti m These p oor a n d o l d

.

a n d wretched be i ngs on whose h ea d s li gh t ed t h e wra t h

,

of a world a n d a ga i nst whom every i dle la d or m o p

'

m a i d h a d a s tone t o fli ng a t wi ll were hel d c a pa ble o f

,

b ut o m ni po t ence

fi
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.

wom b a n d m a ke the m other of m a ny ch i ldre n chi ldl ess

w
a m ong wo m en they co u ld ki ll wi th a loo k a n d di sa b le
i th a c u rse bri ng storm s or s u nshi ne a s th ey li s te d b y

w
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thei r wi tc h ropes a rtfu l ly woven, dr a w t o t h e
-

, v an
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a l l the pro t of th ei r n ei gh b or s b arns a nd b re eri es ; ye t
 EAL EM WI T C H m A FT . 95

em re m poor misera ble g l a d to b eg a m outh ful

a nd

w
,

of m e a t or a ca n of o u r mi lk fro m the h a nds of tho s e

s

fi
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Th e y co ul ta ke on the ms elves wh a t sh a pes they wo u ld ,
.

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.

n or b a r co ul d kee p them o u t ; no di sta nce by la nd or

a s too g re a t for the m to a cco m plis h ; a stra w—a
w
sea
b ro m m c k — the servi ce a ble i m p ever a t h a nd— a s
en o u gh for th e m ; a n d wi th a p o t of m a g i c o int m ent a n d
,
a c h rm of s poken gi bberi sh th ey mi ght vi si t the k i ng
a
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o n h i s thr ne or t h e l a dy i n h er bower to do wh a t ill

o ,
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w
s el v es wh a t g a m a n d store th e woul d e t wi th a l l thi s
.

w
r th e s u p ersti ti o u s worl not hi n g do u btful or
p e sa

nev e r st a yed to thi nk th a t if

O

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i tches a n d wiz a rds coul d
transp o rt th e ms elves th rou gh the a i r to a n y di st a nce
,

th ch ose , th e woul d be b ut sli pery holdi ng i n pri son

an e
; n o t very el to rem ai n tpere for the ple a s ure of
,

b
.

i n g tort ure d a n b urned a t the end B t ne i ther

e u . r ea
o n nor logi c h a d a n yt hi ng to do wi th the m a tter The
s .

Wh o le thi ng re s ted on fe a r a n d th a t pra cti c a l a the i s m of

,

fear whi ch deni es t h e power of God a n d the wholesom e

,

b e a u ty of N a t u re , to exa lt in th ei r st ea d the su prem a cy

oi th e de v i l .

w
T hi s bel i ef i n t h e devi l s m a teri a l presen c e a n d power
’

ov e r m e n a s th e d a rk ch a i n th a t bo u nd the m a ll E ven
nent of the Wi tchcra ft Delu si on da red
.

t h e b oldes t op
n o t fli ng i t o The b ra vest m a n the freest th i nker,
,

c o ul d not cle a r hi s m i nd of th i s terri ble b u gbe a r thi s

.
,

p h a nt a s m of h u m a n fe a r a n d i gnor a nce th i s gh a stly l i e

,

a n d m orbi d d elus i on, or a b a ndon the sl a vi sh be li ef i n

S a ta n for the gla d freedom of God a n d N a tu re
S u pe rs ti ti on di es ha rd ; or ra ther so fa r a s , e h a ve
u t o nl y ch a n ges i t s form
.

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w
, ,

a n d re m oves i t s loca li ty . If edu ca ted people do not now

b e li e ve i n i tc h es a n d S a ta ni c com pa cts a s i n the ig n or ,

an t o l d ti m es of whi c h these stori es tre a t they do sti ll ,

b e li eve i n oth er thi n gs wh i ch a r e a s m u ch a ga i nst re a son

a n d a s in ca p a ble of proof .A n d perh a ps i t m a y g ive
so m e ca u se to thi nk th a t as sert i on does n o t nece ss a ri ly

w
i nc l u de tr uth , a n d th a t skept i ci sm m a y be a t ti m es a
is er a tti tu de of mi nd tha n cred ul i ty when they re m e m ,
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.

w
h er tha t t h e best bra i ns i n the world were once firm l y

a rt o f
a nd wi tch c ra ft , a n d re a li z e h o
om en were m u rdered on the strength of thes e
w
c onv in c ed of th e tr u t h of P os ses s i o n a n d the d i a bo li c a l
m a ny i nnocent m e n

b el i efs a nd t o vin di ca te th e hon or a n d g lor y of Go d SO .

96 S AL E M WITC H CR A FT .

lo ng a s o ne sh red o f su perst iti on re m a i ns in

whi ch hu m a n cha ri ty i s sa crificed to a n u n p
so long wi ll i t be necess a ry to i nsi st on t h e de a d errors
t h e p a st a s a ga u ge for the li ving folli es of the present .

B u t the sn a ke i s scotched not kill ed

, . S o fa r a r e we i n
a dva nce of the m e n of the r u der p a st i n a sm u ch a s o ur

fi
,

s u persti ti ons thou gh qui te a s si lly , a r e less cru el tha n

,

thei rs a n d h u rt no one b u t ou rselves Yet still we h a ve

, .

fi
o ur wi z a rds a n d wi tches l u rki n g ro u nd a re a g a tes a n d

p rowl i ng t h ro u gh the l a nes a n d y a rds of the re m oter

c oun try di stri cts ; sti ll we h a ve o ur m edi um s , who ca ll u

fi
th e de a d fro m thei r gra ves to ta lk to u s m ore tri vi
n onsense tha n ever they ta lk ed whi le li vi ng a n d who ,

reconci le u s wi th h u m a ni ty by showin g u s how i n ni tely

i nf eri or i s s p i ri t u a li t sti ll we h a ve the u nknown
m a pped o u t in cle a r es sha rp a n d r m ; a n d still t h e
i mp o s s i b l is a sserted a s exi sting a n d m e n a re re a dy to
,

v e the i r li ves i n a ttest a ti on of wha t contr a venes every

w w of rea son a n d of n a tu re sti ll we a r e not content to

a tch a n d wa i t a n d collect a n d fa thom before deci di n g
b ut for every new rou p of fa cts or a ppe a r a nces m u st a t
o nce dra w u p a co e of l a ws a n d re a sons a n d prove to a , ,

ma them a ti ca l cert a i nty the properti es of a chi m era , a n d

,

t h e d i vi ne li fe a n d be a u ty of a li e . E ven the m ere

vu lga r beli ef i n wi tchcr a ft re m a i ns a m ong the lowe r
c l a sse s A n d i ndeed so long a s convi cti on wi tho u t exa m
ma ti on a n d beli ef wi thou t proof p a s s a s the righteou s
.

o pera t i ons of fa i th so long

,
w ,

i ll s u persti ti on a n d cred uli ty

rei gn s u pre m e over the m i nd a n d the f uncti ons of cri ti ca l
,

r e a son b e ab a ndoned a n d foresworn . A n d a s i t see m s to

me th a t cred uli ty i s a less desi ra bl e fra m e of mi nd tha n
s kepti ci sm I h a ve set forth thi s co l lecti on of wi tch stori es
,

a s l a nd m a rks of the e xcesses to wh i ch a b li n d bel i ef m a y

h u rr y a n d i m pel h um a ni ty a n d perh a ps a s som e sl i ght
'

w
,

a i ds to th a t mu ch m i s u sed com m on sense wh i c h t h e

h olders of im possi ble theori es general ly c onsi der i t ell
to tre a d und er foo t, a nd l o ftil y ig n ore .
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Choo s e yo ur frie nd s w i s e l y b y t h e ir t r a i t s a s re

ve a l e d b y t h i s i n f a l l i b l e m et h o d of C h a ra c t er a na l y

si s ; and by the s a me t o ke n s l e a rn t o t re a d w a ril y

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S t a r s a n d Pl a n et s Up on H um a n Li f e, is t h e t it l e
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a nd i t t ell s h o t o d e li n e a t e t h e
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a ny da y of t h e ye a r Yo u h a ve
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yo ur o n h o r os cop e , or t h a t o f a n y of y o ur f r i en ds ,
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g rea t s c i en c e o f A s t rol o g y I t Wil l b e f o un d h e lpful
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la t i ng t o n s i g n; Th i s
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one s o b ut t h o s e of f r i en d s .

boo k m
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I t is t he r e s ul t o f d e ep t h in ki ng a nd pr of o un d s t u d y
A s t r ol o g y M a d e E as y i s a b ook of 6 4 l arg e o c t a ve

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re s a n d ot h er g r ea t p eop l es of
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