The Children complained likewise of two other Women, to be the Authors of their Hurt, _Viz._ _Sarah Good_, who had long been counted a _Melancholy_ or _Distracted_ Woman, and one _Osburn_, an Old _Bed-rid_ Women, which two were Persons so ill thought of, that the accusation was the more readily believed; and after Examination before two _Salem_ Magistrates were committed:[5] _March_ the 19_th_, Mr. _Lawson_ (who had been formerly a Preacher at the said Village) came thither, and hath since set forth in Print an account of what then passed, about which time, as he saith, they complained of Goodwife _Cory_, and Goodwife _Nurse_, Members of Churches at the Village, and at _Salem_, many others being by that time Accused. _March_ the 21_st_, Goodwife _Cory_[6] was examined before the Magistrates of _Salem_, at the Meeting House in the Village, a throng of Spectators being present to see the Novelty. Mr. _Noyes_,[7] one of the Ministers of _Salem_ began with Prayer, after which the Prisoner being call'd, in order to answer to what [92] should be Alledged against her, she desired that she might go to Prayer, and was answered by the Magistrates, that they did not come to hear her pray, but to examine her. The number of the Afflicted were at that time about Ten, _Viz._ Mrs. _Pope_, Mrs. _Putman_, goodwife _Bibber_,[8] and Goodwife _Goodall_, _Mary Wolcott_, _Mercy Lewes_ (at _Thomas Putmans_) and Dr. _Griggs_ Maid, and three Girls, _Viz._ _Elizabeth Parris_, Daughter to the Minister, _Abigail Williams_ his Neice, and _Ann Putman_, which last three, were not only the beginners, but were also the chief in these Accusations.[9] These Ten were most of them present at the Examination, and did vehemently accuse her of Afflicting them, by Biting, Pinching, Strangling, &c. And they said, they did in their Fits see her likeness coming to them, and bringing a Book for them to Sign; Mr. _Hathorn_, a Magistrate of _Salem_, asked her, why she Afflicted those Children? she said, she did not Afflict them, he asked her who did then? she said, I do not know, how should I know? she said, they were Poor Distracted Creatures, and no heed to be given to what they said; Mr. _Hathorn_ and Mr. _Noyes_ replied that it was the Judgment of all that were there present, that they were bewitched, and only she (the Accused) said they were Distracted: She was Accused by them, that the _Black Man_ Whispered to her in her Ear now (while she was upon Examination) and that she had a Yellow Bird, that did use to Suck between her Fingers, and that the said Bird did Suck now in the Assembly; order being given to look in that place to see if there were any sign, the Girl that pretended to see it said, that it was too late now, for she had removed a Pin, and put it on her Head, it was upon search found, that a Pin was there sticking upright. When the Accused had any motion of their Body, Hands or Mouth, the Accusers would cry