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
Black, as bigge as a little Dogge. Q. What did these Catts doe? A. I
dont know. I have seen them two tymes. Q. What did they Say? A. They
Say, Serve them. Q. When did you see them? A. I saw them last Night. Q.
Did they do any hurt to you or threaten you? A. They did Scratch me.
Q. When? A. After prayer; and Scratched me because I would not serve
hir. And when they went away I could nott see, but thay stood before
the Fire. Q. What Service doe thay expect from you? A. They say more
hurt to the Children. Q. How did you pinch them when you hurt them? A.
The other pull mee and hall me to pinch the Childe, and I am very sorry
For itt? Q. Whatt made you hould your Arme when you were searched? What
had you there? A. I had nothing. Q. Do nott those Catts suck you? A.
Noe, never yett. I would nott lett them. But they had almost thrust me
into the Fire. Q. How doe you hurt those that you pinch? Doe you gett
those Catts, or other Things to doe itt for you? Tell us, how is itt
done? A. The Man sends the Catts to me, and bids me pinch them; and I
think I went once to Mr. Griggs's, and have pinched hir this Day in the
Morneing. The Man brought Mr. Griggs's Mayd to me, and made me pinch
hir. Q. Did you ever goe with these Woemen? A. They are very strong,
and pull me, and make me goe with them. Q. Where did you goe? A. Up to
Mr. Putnams, and make me hurt the Child. Q. Whoe did make you goe? A. A
Man that is very strong, and these two woemen, Good, and Osburne, but I
am sorry. Q. How did you goe? Whatt doe you Ride upon? A. I Ride upon
a Stick, or Poale, and Good, and Osburne behind me; we Ride takeing
hold of one another; don't know how we goe, for I saw noe Trees, nor
Path, but was presently there, when wee were up. Q. How long since you
began to pinch Mr. Parris's Children? A. I did nott pinch them att the
First, but thay made me afterward. Q. Have you seen Good, and Osburne
Ride upon a Poule? A. Yes, and have held Fast by mee: I was nott att
Mr. Griggs's but once, butt it may be send something like mee; neither
would I have gone, butt that they tell me, they will hurt me. Last
Night they Tell me I must kill some body with the Knife. Q. Who were
they that Told you Soe? A. Sarah Good, and Osburne, and they would
have had me killed Thomas Putnam's Child last Night. The Child alsoe
affirmed, that att the same Tyme, thay would have had hir Cutt of hir
own Head; for if she would nott, they Tould hir Tittubee would Cutt itt
off; and then she Complayned att the same Time of a Knife Cutting of
hir. When hir Master hath asked hir about these Things, She Sayth thay
will nott lett hir Tell, but Tell hir if she Tells, hir Head shall be
Cutt off. Q. Who Tells you soe? A. The Man, Good, and Osburnes Wife.
Goody Good Came to hir last Night, when her Master was att Prayer, and
would nott lett hir hear, and she Could nott hear a good whyle. Good
hath one of those Birds, the yellow Bird, and would have given mee itt,
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