IV. “Fhere was 4 particular. Depofition of F4

feph Safford, That his Wife: had. ‘conceived, an ei}
‘tream Averfion, to this Hav,on the “Reports. ¢}
her Witcheratts : but How, one-day’ taking hel
by the hand, and faying, I believe yow-arenot Ion'}
vant of the great Scanda}, that I ly under, by am ev
“Report Raifed upon me, She immediately, ‘unreafc|
nably and unperfwadeably, even like one“Enchani
ed, began to take this Womans part. How bein |
foon aher- propounded jas'defiring an Adniiffion t |
the: Vable of the-Lord; fome of the \pidusy Bre|
thren_ were unfatisiy'd. about ‘her?\The« Elder)
appointed ,-a. Mocting to hear -Mattérs objected 4},
“gaint heros: and no Arguments in thé -world:couk|

hinder this Gosdwife Safird, fromogoing to thh

Lecture. She did indeed promife with much ade;
that the woul! norgo to ‘the Churcly Meeting , yey
fhe could ‘not’ réfrain’ going thither, allo..0 How)
Affayrs there were fo Ganvated, that fhe. came O})
Father Guilty, than Cleared 3 neverthélels Goodwifi
Safford could not forbear taking her by the hand}
‘and faying, Tho’ you ave. Gomdenined before men; yo)
are ‘fuftify'd-before God. She was quickly takend|
4 very-itrangs manners Eypantick, Raying,y Raging |

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dad Crying out, Goody How aut come into’ the
i burch s fhe tsa precious Saint, and tho fhe be Condeme
‘Wed before Aden, fhe is Tuftifyd before God. So ike
)atinued for the {pace of two or three Hours.s
Md then feil into a Trance. But coming to her
If, the ery,d out, Ha! I was miftaken, and after-
llards again repeated, Ha! I wis miftaken | Being
Bea bya dtander-by; Merein 2 She replyed, I
| paghe Goody How, had been a Precious Saint of God,
WY now I fee fhe is a Witch. She has Bewitched wie,
a my Child, and we fhall never be well, till there be
M/timony for her, thar the may be taken into the Church,
Wind How {aid afterwards, that the was very Sorr
i fee Safford at the Church-Meeting mentioned.
: ford after this, de claved herfelf to be afflided by
> Shape,.of How ; and from that Shape the endu-
a! many Mitéries, ; ted

av. Foln Hew Brother. to the Husband of the pri-
gper teltityed, that he refufing to accompany the

Moner unto herExamination as was by her defired,
amediately fome ofhis Cattle, were Bewitched to
math,'Leaping three or four foot high, turnin
iput, Squeaking, Falling, and Dying, at once : and
og to cut off an Ear, for an ufe; ‘that might
haps have been Omitted, the Hand wheres
held his knite, was taken very Numb ; and
Mac remained, and full of Pain for feveral Dayes ;
i ng not well at this very Time. And he fufpea-
Wehis priloner, for the Author of I,

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