9. _Timothy Perly_ and his Wife, testified, not only that unaccountable Mischiefs befel their Cattle, upon their having of differences with this Prisoner; but also that they had a Daughter destroyed by Witchcrafts; which Daughter still charged _How_, as the cause of her Affliction; and it was noted that she would be struck down, whenever _How_ were spoken of. She was often endeavoured to be thrown into the Fire, and into the Water, in her strange Fitts; tho her Father had corrected, for charging _How_ with bewitching her, yet (as was testified by others also) she said she was sure of it, and must dye standing to it. Accordingly she charged _How_ to the very death; and said, _Tho_ How _could Afflict and Torment her Body, yet she could not hurt her Soul, and that the truth of this matter would appear when she should be dead and gone_.[106] 10. _Francis Lane_ testified, that being hired by the Husband of this _How_ to get him a parcel of Posts and Rails, this _Lane_ hired _John Pearly_ to assist him. This Prisoner then told _Lane_ that she believed the Posts and Rails would not do, because _John Pearly_ helped him; but that if he had got them alone without _John Pearly_'s help, they might have done well enough. When _James How_ came to receive his Posts and Rails of _Lane_, _How_ taking them up by the Ends, they, tho good and sound yet unaccountably broke off, so that _Lane_ was forced to get Thirty or Forty more. And this Prisoner being informed of it, she said, _She told him so before: because_ Pearly _helped about them_.[107] 11. Afterwards there came in the Confessions of several other (penitent) Witches, which affirmed this _How_ to be one of those who with them had been baptized by the Devil in the River, at _Newberry-Falls_: before which he made them there kneel down by the Brink of the River, and Worship him.[108] FOOTNOTES: [96] The Indictment does not appear in the Records, probably for the Reason that it had been given to or taken by Dr. Mather, and never returned. Mrs. How was of Topsfield, Wife of James How of that Town. Ephraim Wildes was the Constable who apprehended her. Her Examination was on the 30th of May, 1692, occupies two Pages, and was taken down by Mr. "Sam. Parris." [97] The Author has not taken up the respective Parties who gave Evidence. Among others, no Notice is taken of that of two Ministers, namely, Mr. Samuel Phillips and Mr. Edward Payson, both of Rowley. Mr. Phillips gave his Age as about 67. Mr. _Paison_ did not state his. Their Testimonies were passed over undoubtedly because they did not in the least criminate Mrs. How; nor did they pretend that they had seen any Thing like Witchcraft.