PAGE Notice 3 The Introduction 9 The Witch, Her Antiquity, Legal Status 9 The Modern Witch; Her Persecution 10 Learned Men’s Views, Dissenters, Crone Lore 11 Ingersoll; The Four Ministers 13 The Witch School; “Who’s Who” 18 Unwarrantable Usurpation 21 Names of the Court and Jury 23 Names of Those Hanged 24 Rev. John Hale Converted 27 Lofty Character of the Condemned 28 Place of Execution; The Crevice 29 Mrs. Howe’s Case: 31 The Sunday Warrant; Her Examination 31 Indicted, Remanded to Salem Jail 35 Case Called June 29th. The Witnesses: Andrews, Thomas 57 Chapman, Simon and Mary 41 Cummings, Isaac, Sr. and Jr. 43-46 Cummings, Mary, Sr. 47-49 Foster, Jacob 53 Hadley, Deborah 40 Howe, James, Sr. (ninety-four years old) 46 Howe, John (brother-in-law) 52 Knowlton, Joseph and Mary 45 Lane, Francis 50 Payson, Rev. Edward 40 Perley, Samuel[1] and Ruth 37 Perley, Timothy[1] and Deborah 36 Phillips, Rev. Samuel 38 Safford, Joseph 54 Warner, Daniel, John, Sarah 41 Imprisoned at Boston. Her Execution 24 Petition for Reimbursement and Removal of 58 Attainder Mrs. Howe’s Home Located 60 Judge Joseph Story’s Tribute 28 Who Were the Howes? James Branch of the Ipswich Howes 65 Coats of Arms 66 James Howe, Sr. 67 James Howe, Jr., and His Wife Elizabeth 68 Bibliography 70 Footnote 1: See Perley Family History and Genealogy, pages 15, 19. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ILLUSTRATIONS