JOHN ALDIN Senior, _of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, Marriner, on the_ 28_th Day of May,_ 1692, _was sent for by the Magistrates of_ Salem, _in the County of Essex, upon the Accusation of a company of poor distracted, or possessed Creatures or Witches; and being sent by Mr._ Stoughton, _arrived there the_ 31_st_ of May, _and appeared at_ Salem-Village, _before Mr._ Gidney,_ Mr._ Hathorn, _and Mr._ Curwin. _Those Wenches being present, who plaid their jugling tricks, falling down, crying out, and staring in Peoples Faces; the Magistrates demanded of them several times, who it was of all the People in the Room that hurt them? one of these Accusers pointed several times at one_ Captain Hill,[26] _there present, but spake nothing; the same Accuser, had a Man standing at her back to hold her up; he stooped down to her Ear, then she cried out,_ Aldin, Aldin _afflicted her; one of the Magistrates asked her if she had ever seen_ Aldin, _she answered no, he asked how she knew it was_ Aldin? _She said, the Man told her so._ _Then all were ordered to go down into the Street, where a Ring was made; and the same Accuser cried out, there stands_ Aldin, _a bold fellow with his Hat on before the Judges, he sells Powder and Shot to the_ Indians _and_ French, [99] _and lies with the_ Indian _Squaes, and has_ Indian _Papooses. Then was_ Aldin _committed to the Marshal's Custody, and his Sword taken from him; for they said he afflicted them with his Sword. After some hours_ Aldin _was sent for to the Meeting-house in the Village before the Magistrates; who required_ Aldin _to stand upon a Chair, to the open view of all the People._