The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Mather, Cotton
Occult PhilosophyHermeticismModern
Witchcraft -- New England
Chapters
116
Total Words
93,880
Reading Time
376 min
Published
1693
witchcraft----new-england
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1.Preface
81 min2.I. Some Accounts of the Grievous Molestations, by DÆMONS and
1 min3.II. Some Counsils, Directing a due Improvement of the terrible
1 min4.III. Some Conjectures upon the great EVENTS, likely to befall, the
1 min5.IV. A short Narrative of a late Outrage committed by a knot
1 min6.V. THE DEVIL DISCOVERED: In a Brief Discourse upon those
1 min7.II. A short Narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of
1 min8.III. Some Councels directing a due Improvement of the Terrible
1 min9.IV. A brief Discourse upon those _Temptations_ which are the more
38 min10.I. THERE _are_ Presumptions, _which do at least probably and
1 min11.II. _If any Man or Woman be notoriously defamed for a_ Witch, _this
1 min12.III. _If a_ Fellow-Witch, _or_ Magician, _give Testimony of any Person
1 min13.IV. _If after Cursing there follow Death, or at least some mischief:
1 min14.V. _If after Enmity, Quarrelling, or Threatning, a present mischief
1 min15.VII. _Some add this for a Presumption: If the Party suspected be found
1 min16.VIII. _Lastly, If the party examined be Unconstant, or contrary to
1 min17.IX. _But then there is a_ Conviction, _discovering the_ Witch, _which
1 min18.X. _Scratching of the suspected party, and Recovery thereupon,
1 min19.XI. _The Testimony of some Wizzard, tho' offering to shew the Witches
1 min20.XII. _If a man, being dangerously sick, and like to dy, upon
1 min21.XIII. _Among the sufficient means of Conviction, the first is, the free
1 min22.XIV. _There is a second sufficient Conviction, by the Testimony of two
1 min23.XV. _If it can be proved, that the party suspected hath called upon
1 min24.XVI. _If it can be proved, that the party hath entertained a Familiar
1 min25.XVII. _If the witnesses affirm upon Oath, that the suspected person
122 min26.I. Mather's _Prevalency of Prayer_, published in Connection with his
3 min27.I. This _G. B._[150] was Indicted for Witch-craft, and in the
1 min28.II. The Court being sensible, that the Testimonies of the Parties
2 min29.III. It has been a frequent thing for the Bewitched People to be
2 min30.IV. Iudicious Writers have assigned it a great place in the Conviction
2 min31.V. A famous Divine recites this among the Convictions of a Witch; _The
2 min32.VI. There came in several Testimonies relating to the Domestick Affairs
1 min33.VII. One Mr. _Ruck_, Brother-in-Law to this _G. B._ testified, that
2 min34.VIII. _Faltring, faulty, unconstant, and contrary Answers upon judicial
1 min35.IX. The Jury brought him in _Guilty:_ But when he came to Dy, he
1 min36.I. SHE was Indicted for Bewitching of several Persons in the
1 min37.II. It was testifi'd, That at the Examination of the Prisoner before
1 min38.III. There was Testimony likewise brought in, that a Man striking
1 min39.IV. One _Deliverance Hobbs_,[155] who had confessed her being a Witch,
1 min40.VI. _Samuel Gray_[156] testifi'd, That about fourteen Years ago, he
1 min41.VII. _John Bly_[157] and his Wife testifi'd, That he bought a Sow
1 min42.VIII. _Richard Coman_[158] testifi'd, That eight Years ago, as he lay
1 min43.IX. _Samuel Shattock_[159] testifi'd, That in the Year, 1680, this
2 min44.X. _John Louder_[161] testifi'd, That upon some little Controversy
2 min45.XI. _William Stacy_[162] testify'd, That receiving Mony of this
2 min46.XII. To crown all, _John Bly_ and _William Bly_ testify'd, That being
1 min47.XIII. One thing that made against the Prisoner was, her being evidently
1 min48.XIV. There was one very strange thing more, with which the Court
1 min49.III. _The Tryal of_ SUSANNA MARTIN,[164] _at the Court of Oyer and
1 min50.I. SUS_ANNA MARTIN_, pleading _Not Guilty_ to the Indictment of
1 min51.II. There was now also an account given of what passed at he first
1 min52.III. The Court accounted themselves, alarum'd by these Things, to
2 min53.IV. _John Atkinson_[165] testifi'd, That he exchanged a Cow with a
1 min54.V. _Bernard Peache_[166] testifi'd, That being in Bed, on the
2 min55.VI. _Robert Downer_[167] testifi'd, That this Prisoner being some
1 min56.VII. _John Kembal_[168] testified, that _Susanna Martin_, upon a
3 min57.VIII. _William Brown_[169] testifi'd, That Heaven having blessed
1 min58.IX. _Sarah Atkinson_[170] testify'd, That _Susanna Martin_ came from
1 min59.X. _John Pressy_[171] testify'd, That being one Evening very
2 min60.XI. _Jervis Ring_[172] testify'd, That about seven years ago, he was
1 min61.XII. But besides all of these Evidences, there was a most wonderful
2 min62.IV. _The Tryal of_ ELIZABETH HOW,[173] _at the Court of Oyer and
1 min63.I. E_LIZABETH HOW_ pleading _Not Guilty_ to the Indictment of
1 min64.II. It has been a most usual thing for the bewitched Persons, at the
1 min65.III. This _How_ had made some Attempts of joyning to the Church at
1 min66.IV. There was a particular Deposition of _Joseph Safford_,[174] That
2 min67.V. _John How_, Brother to the Husband of the Prisoner testified, that
1 min68.VI. _Nehemiah Abbot_[175] testify'd, that unusual and mischievous
1 min69.VII. There came in Testimony, that one Goodwife _Sherwin_, upon some
1 min70.VIII. There was likewise a Cluster of Depositions, That one _Isaac
1 min71.IX. _Timothy Perley_[177] and his Wife, testify'd, Not only
1 min72.X. _Francis Lane_[178] testified, That being hired by the Husband of
1 min73.XI. Afterwards there came in the Confessions of several other
1 min74.V. _The Trial of_ MARTHA CARRIER,[179] _at the Court of Oyer and
1 min75.I. M_ARTHA CARRIER_ was Indicted for the bewitching of certain Persons,
1 min76.II. Before the Trial of this Prisoner, several of her own Children
1 min77.III. _Benjamin Abbot_[180] gave in his Testimony, That last _March_ was
2 min78.IV. _Allin Toothaker_[182] testify'd, That _Richard_, the son of
1 min79.V. _John Rogger_[183] also testifyed, That upon the threatning words of
1 min80.VI. _Samuel Preston_[184] testify'd, that about two years ago, having
1 min81.VII. _Phebe Chandler_[185] testify'd, that about a Fortnight before the
1 min82.VIII. One _Foster_,[186] who confessed her own share in the Witchcraft
1 min83.IX. One _Lacy_,[187] who likewise confessed her share in this
1 min84.X. Another _Lacy_, who also confessed her share in this Witchcraft,
1 min85.XI. In the time of this prisoner's Trial, one _Susanna Sheldon_,[188]
1 min86.I. 'Tis very Remarkable to see what an Impious and Impudent _imitation_
2 min87.II. In all the _Witchcraft_ which now Grievously Vexes us, I know
3 min88.III. If a Drop of _Innocent Blood_ should be shed, in the Prosecution
2 min89.IV. 'Tis a thousand pitties, that we should permit our Eyes to be so
3 min90.I. It was in the Year 1669. and 1670. That at _Mohra_ in _Sweedland_,
1 min91.II. The Inhabitants had earnestly sought God by ==Prayer==; and ==Yet==
1 min92.III. The ==Examination==, was begun with a Day of ==Humiliation==;
1 min93.IV. They confessed, that they did use to ==Call upon== the ==Devil==,
1 min94.V. Their manner was to come into the ==Chambers== of people, and fetch
1 min95.VI. The ==First Thing==, they said, they were to do at _Blockula_,
1 min96.VII. Some of the ==Children==, talked much of a ==White Angel==, which
1 min97.VIII. The Witches confessed many mischiefs done by them, declaring with
1 min98.IX. The ==Judges== would fain have seen them show some of their
1 min99.X. They were discovered no less than _three-score and ten_ Witches in
1 min100.XI. The most Accomplished Dr. _Horneck_ inserts a most wise caution, in
5 min101.I. The Devil will ordinarily make our _Conditions_, to be the
1 min102.II. The Devil does often manage his _temptations_, by urging of our
2 min103.III. The Devil does insinuate his most Horrible _Temptations_, with
1 min104.IV. Things in themselves _Allowable_ and _Convenient_, are oftentimes
2 min105.V. To _distrust_ Gods Providence and Protection, is one of the worst
2 min106.VI. There is nothing more Frequent in the _Temptations_ of the Devil,
1 min107.VII. To dispute the Divine Original and Authority of _Gods Word_, is
2 min108.I. The places of the greatest _Holiness_ will not secure us from
2 min109.II. Any other acknowledgments of the Lord Jesus Christ, will
2 min110.III. _High Stations_ in the Church of God, lay men open to violent
4 min111.V. Grievous and Pulling Hurries to _Self-Murder_ are none of the
2 min112.VI. Presumptuous and Unwarrantable _Trials of_ the Blessed God, are
2 min113.VII. The _Temptations_ of the Devil, aim at puffing and bloating of
2 min114.I. The Devil in his _Temptations_ will set the Delight of this world
3 min115.III. There is a sort of Witchcrafts in those things, whereto the
22 min116.C. Mather, 55; Letter to Mr. C. M., 56-59; prosecuted, 55; explains his
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