"_The Examination of Sarah Good before the Worshipful Esqrs. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin._ "Sarah Good, what evil spirit have you familiarity with?—None. "Have you made no contracts with the Devil?—No. "Why do you hurt these children?—I do not hurt them. I scorn it. "Who do you employ then to do it?—I employ nobody. "What creature do you employ then?—No creature: but I am falsely accused. "Why did you go away muttering from Mr. Parris his house?—I did not mutter, but I thanked him for what he gave my child. "Have you made no contract with the Devil?—No. "Hathorne desired the children all of them to look upon her, and see if this were the person that hurt them; and so they all did look upon her, and said this was one of the persons that did torment them. Presently they were all tormented.[ii.14] "Sarah Good, do you not see now what you have done? Why do you not tell us the truth? Why do you thus torment these poor children?—I do not torment them. "Who do you employ then?—I employ nobody. I scorn it. "How came they thus tormented?—What do I know? You bring others here, and now you charge me with it. "Why, who was it?—I do not know but it was some you brought into the meeting-house with you. "We brought you into the meeting-house.—But you brought in two more. "Who was it, then, that tormented the children?—It was Osburn. "What is it you say when you go muttering away from persons' houses?—If I must tell, I will tell. "Do tell us then.—If I must tell, I will tell: it is the Commandments. I may say my Commandments, I hope. "What Commandment is it?—If I must tell you, I will tell: it is a psalm. "What psalm? "(After a long time she muttered over some part of a psalm.) "Who do you serve?—I serve God. "What God do you serve?—The God that made heaven and earth (though she was not willing to mention the word 'God'). Her answers were in a very wicked, spiteful manner, reflecting and retorting against the authority with base and abusive words; and many lies she was taken in. It was here said that her husband had said that he was afraid that she either was a witch or would be one very quickly. The worshipful Mr. Hathorne, asked him his reason why he[ii.15] said so of her, whether he had ever seen any thing by her. He answered 'No, not in this nature; but it was her bad carriage to him: and indeed,' said he, 'I may say with tears, that she is an enemy to all good.'" The foregoing is in the handwriting of Ezekiel Cheever. The following is in that of John Hathorne:— "Salem Village, March the 1st, 1692.—Sarah Good, upon examination, denied the matter of fact (viz.) that she ever used any witchcraft, or hurt the abovesaid children, or any of them.