XIV. There was one very strange thing more, with which the Court was newly entertained. As this Woman was under a Guard, passing by the great and spacious Meeting-house of _Salem_, she gave a look towards the House: And immediately a _Daemon_ invisibly entring the Meeting-house, tore down a part of it; so that tho' there was no Person to be seen there, yet the People, at the noise, running in, found a Board, which was strongly fastned with several Nails, transported unto another quarter of the House. III. THE TRYAL OF SUSANNA MARTIN, AT THE COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, HELD BY ADJOURNMENT AT SALEM, JUNE 29. 1692. I. _Susanna Martin_, pleading _Not Guilty_ to the Indictment of _Witchcraft_, brought in against her, there were produced the Evidences of many Persons very sensibly and grievously Bewitched; who all complained of the Prisoner at the Bar, as the Person whom they believed the cause of their Miseries. And now, as well as in the other Trials, there was an extraordinary Endeavour by _Witchcrafts_, with Cruel and frequent Fits, to hinder the poor Sufferers from giving in their Complaints, which the Court was forced with much Patience to obtain, by much waiting and watching for it. II. There was now also an account given of what passed at her first Examination before the Magistrates. The Cast of her _Eye_, then striking the afflicted People to the Ground, whether they saw that Cast or no; there were these among other Passages between the Magistrates and the Examinate. _Magistrate._ Pray, what ails these People? _Martin._ I don't know. _Magistrate._ But what do you think ails them? _Martin._ I don't desire to spend my Judgment upon it. _Magistrate._ Don't you think they are bewitch'd? _Martin._ No, I do not think they are. _Magistrate._ Tell us your Thoughts about them then. _Martin._ No, my thoughts are my own, when they are in, but when they are out they are anothers. Their Master.---- _Magistrate._ Their Master? who do you think is their Master? _Martin._ If they be dealing in the Black Art, you may know as well as I. _Magistrate._ Well, what have you done towards this? _Martin._ Nothing at all. _Magistrate._ Why, 'tis you or your Appearance. _Martin._ I cannot help it. _Magistrate._ Is it not _your_ Master? How comes your Appearance to hurt these? _Martin._ How do I know? He that appeared in the Shape of _Samuel_, a glorified Saint, may appear in any ones Shape. It was then also noted in her, as in others like her, that if the Afflicted went to approach her, they were flung down to the Ground. And, when she was asked the reason of it, she said, _I cannot tell; it may be, the Devil bears me more Malice than another._