The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 3 of 3)Mather, Cotton
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The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 3 of 3)
Mather, Cotton
Witchcraft -- New England
Hath he hurt you too? speaking to Elizabeth Hubbard. She going to
answer was prevented by a Fit.
Benjamin Gold, Hath he hurt you?
I have seen him several Times, and been hurt after it, but cannot
affirm that it was he.
Hath he brought the Book to any of you?
Mary Wolcott and Abigail Williams and others affirmed he had brought
the Book to them.
Giles Cory, they accuse you, or your Appearance, of hurting them, and
bringing the Book to them. What do you say? Why do you hurt them? Tell
us the Truth.
I never did hurt them.
It is your Appearance hurts them, they charge you; tell us. What have
you done?
I have done nothing to damage them.
Have you never entered into Contract with the Devil?
I never did.
What Temptations have you had?
I never had Temptations in my Life.
What! have you done it without Temptations?
What was the Reason (said Good wife Bibber) that you were frighted in
the Cow-house? And then the Questionist was suddenly seized with a
violent Fit.
Samuel Braybrook, Goodman Bibber, and his Daughter, testified that he
had told them this Morning that he was frighted in the Cow-house.
Cory denied it.
This was not your Appearance but your Person, and you told them so this
Morning. Why do you deny it?
What did you see me in the Cow-house?
I never saw nothing but my Cattle.
Divers witnessed that he told them he was frighted.
Well, what do you say to these Witnesses?
What was it frighted you?
I do not know that ever I spoke the Word in my Life.
Tell the Truth. What was it frighted you?
I do not know any Thing that frighted me.
All the Afflicted were seized now with Fits, and troubled with Pinches.
Then the Court ordered his Hands to be tied.
What! Is it not enough to act Witchcraft at other Times, but must you
do it now in Face of Authority?
I am a poor Creature and cannot help it.
Upon the Motion of his Head again, they had their Heads and Necks
afflicted.
Why do you tell such wicked Lies against Witnesses, that heard you
speak after this Manner, this very Morning?
I never saw anything but a black Hog.
You said that you were stopped once in Prayer; what stopt you?
I cannot tell. My Wife came towards me and found Fault with me for
saying living to God and dying to Sin.
What was it frighted you in the Barn?
I know nothing frighted me there.
Why there are three Witnesses that heard you say so to-day.
I do not remember it.
Thomas Gold testified that he heard him say, that he knew enough
against his Wife, that would do her Business.
What was that you knew against your Wife?
Why, that of living to God, and dying to Sin.
The Marshal and Bibber's Daughter confirmed the same; that he said he
could say that that would do his Wife's Business.
I have said what I can say to that.
What was that about your Ox?
I thought he was hipt.
What Ointment was that your Wife had when she was seized? You said it
was Ointment she made by Major Gidney's Direction.
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