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
[184] Mr. Savage says that Mr. Hollingworth's Name was _Richard_.
Beale, though apparently much wanting in Sense, may be supposed to have
known the given Name of a prominent Man like Hollingworth, with whom he
was probably well acquainted. It seems however, that Beale confounded
the Name of the Son with that of the Father. The Hollingworth Family
came to Salem in 1635. The Name is often since spelt _Hollingsworth_.
See _Founders of N. Eng._ P. 40.
[185] For some Account of him, consult the _History of the Reed
Family_, by J. W. Reed, Esq. published 1861, Page 42.
[186] In the _N. Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg._ Vol. VI, Page 316, some
Account of this Individual will be found.
[187] A brief and garbled Extract is among the Records, not dated, but
placed after the "29th of March, 169½"!
[188] The Papers inserted in the Records previous to this are, of
course, out of place, as they are of a later Date. A Rearrangement, or
Recompilation of the Witchcraft Papers must at sometime be made.
[189] There was a large Family of _Clarks_ early at Haverhill. To what
Family this injured Woman belonged, my Materials do not disclose.
[190] In 1687, Joseph Peasely was chosen Constable, but there is no
certainty that he exercised the Office in 1692. John Ayer, Jr., shared
the Duties. See Chase, _Hist. Haverhill_, 145.
[191] Like the Clarks, the _Swan_ Family was extensive at Haverhill;
but Mr. Chase did not find a Timothy.
[192] Perhaps Mr. Hezekiah, of Boston. It may be he to whom Mr. Calef
refers in his _Postscript_. See Page 154, _original paging_.
[193] I do not find the Name of Post in Mr. Chase's _Haverhill_. There
was a Family at Woburn; and, according to Mr. Savage, John Post, of
that Town, had by Wife Mary Tyler, a Daughter Mary, born 1664, who may
have been this Witness.
[194] The same who has been so often mentioned as Elizabeth Hubbard. In
the next Article of this Appendix she is particularly noticed.
[195] Mr. Fowler has very kindly placed this highly valuable Article at
the Editor's Disposal. It was originally read before the _Essex Inst't._
[196] Being the Same contained in Mr. Calef's Part Third, are omitted
here. See Vol. II, P. 140-3; or Pages 55-7, original Edition.
[197] See Vol. II, P. 143-8, where this Paper is given entire.
NOTE BY THE EDITOR.
WHEN this Edition of the _More Wonders_ had passed through the Press,
the Publisher brought in the following ERRATA, which, it seems, had
been inserted in some Copies of the original Edition; and, although
several of the Errors are quite immaterial, and others have been
corrected in the Process of Revision, yet it was thought best to insert
it here entire.
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