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
"SIMON BRADSTREETE.
Ouned in Court Mʳh, 65, by Job Tylar and Moses Tylar.
E. R. Sec
Owned in Court 13 March, 65, by Mary Tyler on hir former Oath.
E. R. Sec"
The Above is in the Autograph of Gov. Bradstreet and Edward Rawson.
[50] Son of Governor Simon Bradstreet. In 1698, when the Indians
attacked Andover, Bradstreet and his Family were captured; but they
were set at Liberty the same Day.
[51] I am unable to ascertain the Name of the "worthy Gentleman." He
was doubtless one of those, like Mr. Calef, not afraid "to take the
Bull by the Horns."
[52] Sarah, the Wife of Peter Cloyce and Mary Green were probably the
two Persons. The Latter seems to have made her Escape by the Assistance
of John Shepard of Rowley. See Felt, _History of Ipswich and Hamilton_,
207.
[53] See the Evidence against Susanna Martin, i, Pages 177, _et seq._
See, also, Woodward's _Rec. of Salem Witchcraft_, i, 193-206, ii, 215.
[54] Mr. John Barnard, who is duly commemorated by Dr. Allen in the
_Amer. Biog. Dictionary_. He was Author of several Works.
[55] Slight Notices of the Families to which these Persons belonged may
be seen in Abbot's _History of Andover_.
[56] It is a Wonder that Mr. Calef did not tell his Readers how
shockingly Mr. Mather reported those Trials; and it is accounted for
only by presuming that the Originals were not accessible to him, having
been put into the Hands of Mr. Mather.
[57] Their Names were not printed according to the original MS. in the
_Cases of Conscience_. They _are_ correctly printed from that MS.,
however, by the Editor, with some Remarks, in his Edition of Mather's
_Relation_, xxii. The Order of Subscription is entirely changed.
[Mather's _Preface to the Tryals_.]
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