Chapter 23

X. Naoto?! Bind) whet alfo Confefted he

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fhare in this Witchcraft, now. Teftity’d, That tt)
Prifoner was at the ‘itch Meeting, in Salem Vitlag |
Where they had Bread and Wine Adminifice]

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XE. Tn the Time of this Paner! Trial, ori
Sufanna Sbslden, in ‘open Court had her’ Hank}
Unaccor intably "Py'd togethsr wach a Wheel-bant)
fo faft that without Cutting, it could not hy
Loofed : Ir was done by a’ Spectre 5 and the Sul
ferer atirméch; it was the Pion LW SF 34h

Memorandum. This Rampant “Hag; oath
Carrier, was tié Petion, of whom the c sotifellion)
of the Wieches}-atid ‘of -her*°own Children |
motig the res asréed, That the Devil had: <
miled:- ther, fhe ‘thos ld be saa ef os a mY

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ome 3'L will: further purfue it, by relatingy),
tew of thofey Matchlefs, CURIOSITIES, wil!
which the Wacheraft now upon us, has entertaini
us. “And I fhall) Report nothing but with Gos),
Authority, andiwhat [would Invite all my Reade,
to‘ examine, while is. yet Freth and New, thas}
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Suvifiole Horid 139
sere be found any miftake, it may be-as eettaa
etracied, as it was unW ibingly Coraiit rea,

“The Fir CURION TLE.

| be Tis 9 very Re markabls to fee what-an Tnanidus
-L mpudenc. dic ation of Divine Things, is Apimdhly
aed, bythe Devil,ian fevéral ot thote ‘martéis’
#hcreof the Conte Gon sof our Witoges}j:and the ve
GiGions of our Sifferers have informed us.

That, Reverend ‘andiExcellent Perfon, Mr. Fo tbe

Psein[oe, in My Conver iLO wich a bin, On ice in

mie from ee to oede: about Mexico; Werg.in late

e Devil, very ftrangely, Bmulatiog what the pes
od gave) to Ifrael inthe Wildernefi, oc.
| Acofég, is our Author ter it, “That the Dewi} in
@heir Kol Vualipulizla,governed that mit ghty't Nati-
bn... He commanded: thein to fave thei: Country,
bromifin to make them Lords ovéma}l the Provin-
fes poltette od by. Six other Nations at Indians, and
‘five them a Land ‘abounding wich all precious
hings. ‘hey, went ferch;.¢ Pree th their “Idol
vith theny, in'a. Coffer. of » Reeds; Aa Deranee by
four of their PytacipahPric/2s 5. wit i whos he flill
i Difcome fed, in Lerer 3 si Rev realing to. them) the'Suc-
icifes, and Accidents of their way. He -advilcl
nem, whenito March; and where to Stay and with
Wput his Gommandment: they “moved, not. : The
4 okt thing they did, wherever bakes. ite was to

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‘Look? What is their making of the Affliate)

‘Tun mad and perifh ? What is their Entting thé,
“Names in a Book? What is. their coming togt
‘sher frena all parts, at the Sound of a Trninper'|

140 Fhe Wonders ofthe |
* Ere&t a Tabernacle, for their Falfé God; whit}
_ © they fet. always in the midf of their Camp, ath

“there placed the 4rk upon an Altar. What

“they, Tired with pains, talked of,. proceeding If

“Stage, whereto they were arrived, this Devp
“in one Night, horribly killd them that he}
“ ftarted this: Talk, by pulling out their Hear |

* And fo they: pafled oa, iill they’ came |
The Devil which ten thus imitated what w. |
an the Church of the Old: Ze/Pamient, tiow anidr},
Us would Imitate: the Affayrs of the Church il,
the New. The Witches do fay, that they fori,
themielves much after. the: manner of Congres ay,
onal. Churches.s:and. that they ‘have a ‘Baptifnn anit
a Supper, and Officers among them, “abominabl;,
Refembling thofe of our Lord). >: pebieyt Ml
But there are many more of thelé \ioody |
mitations, if the Conteflions “of the Witches ai
to be Received s which I confef, ought to Ei,
but with very much of Caution.’ arog eam ||
What is their ftriking down withoa fierg:

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‘Rife, with a touch of their Hasd? What is thei,
Tranfportation thro® the “Air 2 What is: their Tr)
velling in Spirit, while? their Body «is. caft int.
a “Trance? What is their caufing. of Cattle 4!

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That is their Appearing fometimes Cloathed
idich Light or Five upon them? What is their

Hovering of themfelves and their Inftruments’

ith Invifibitiry 2, But a Blafphemous Imiration of
tain Things recorded about our Saviour, of
igis Prophets, or the Saints in the Kiugdom of

A Second CURIOSITIE.

Ii In all the Witchcraft which now Grievonfly
Mexes us, | Know not whether any thing be more
4W naccountable, than the Trick which the Witches:

ve to render themfelves, ‘and their Tools Invi.
Witchcraft feems to be the Skill of Apply-

“Wg the Plafic Spirit of the World, unto fome
lawful purpofes, by means of a Confederacy

Hith Evil Spirits. Yet one would wonder how
¢ Evil Spirits themfelves can do fome things s

pecially at Invafibilizing of the Grofleft Bodies,

can tell the Name of an’ Ancient Author, who

Wetends to fhow the way, how antan may come
) walk about Invifible, and I can tell the Name
MF another Ancient Author, who pretends to Ex-
i) ode that way, But I will not {peak too plainly,
eft T fhould unawares Poifon fome of my Readers,
Hy the Pious Hemingsus did one of his Pupils, when
ie only by way of Diverfion recited a Spell, which,
cy had faid, would cure Agwes. Thus much
Mill fay ; The notion of procuring Invifbility,
iy atty Natura, Expedsent, yo known, is, 1. Be-

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ligve;.a nicer ae tae rit may be
obtained by a Magical Sacrament, is beft: | know) !
to the Dangerous Knaves~ that “haves Ery‘d- if
But our Witches do. feeni to: have got the Knack
and this is oneof the Things, that: make) mk
think, Witchcraft will not be ful ly underftoog,
until the Day when there thall not be one Wite|
in the World. i
There are certaia people,very Dogmatical abou;
thefe matters ; bus iL give them only theli,
Three, Rones_to Pick. |
Firft, One of our Bewitched people, was cruellp,
affaulecd by a ilies that, fhe faid, ran at het, th
with a Spindle : tho* no body elfe in the Roon}
could fee either the Spectre or the Spindle. Al
et in. her Nees giving .a Snatch at chl
Sreitre, {i e pull'd: the Spindle away 3 and ic Wil,
ae {caer got into her hand, but the other pes,
ple then prefent, beheld, that it was indeed a Rea}
Proper, . Iron Spindle, belonging they knew, t|
whom ; which when they Lock‘d up. very faft!
it was neverthelets by D.emens unagcountabl}
liole away,-to do further mifchief. {
secondly... Another of our . Bewitched Peoplil,
was haused with a moft;abufive Spesire, whic|
Came . to ASH the faid, with. a Sheer about +,
‘tier fhe had undergone a deal. of <Leaze; fot}
2 Annoyances of the Spesire, fhe gave a Violet |
cach at the Skeet that was upon it; wherefrot|
-ore_a Corner, which in-her Hand immediatt)
came Vifible 9 a Roomful of Spectators 5
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M4 alpable Corner of a-Sheet. Her Father, who
V ra now holding her, Catch’d that he might Keep
vhat his Daughter had fo ftrangely Siezed, bur
Mihe unfeen Speétreshad like to have pull‘d his
dand off, by Endeavouring to wreft it fram
‘im 3: however he fiill held it, and I fuppofe has
Mt, till to fhow : it being but a few Hours ago;
iamely about the Beginning of this Oéober, that
Mihis Accident happened ; in the family of one
ID it man, at Muanchefter.
} Thirdly, A young man, delaying to procure
reftimonials for his~ Parents, who being under
Monfinement onSufpicion of Witchcraft required him
My do that Service for them, was quickly pur-
Hed ‘with ‘odd Inconveniences. But once abov
the Ret, an Officer going to put his Brad on
Mie Horns, of fome Cows, belonging to thefe
Weople, which tho’ he had Siez‘d for fome ‘cf
heir Debts, yet he was willing to leave in their
offeflion, for the Subfiftence, of the poor Fa-
te hily sthis’ young man help‘d’ in holding, the
tows to'be thus Branded. The three firft Cows
¢ held well enough ; but when the hot Brand
4 ras clap*t upom the Fourth, he winced and fhrawk
If: fuch a rate, as that he could hold the Cow no
Mpoger.” Being afterwards Examined about it; he
| ponfefied, "That at that very Initane when the
peed entred the Cows-Horn, exactly the like Bur-
Wing Brand was clap‘d upen his own Thigh ; where
ic has Expofed the Lafting Marks of it, unto
ich as asked to fee them. ess | :
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A Third CURIOSITIE
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UI. If a Drop of Ingocent, Blood fhould be fhed, i},
‘the Profecution of the Witcherafts among us, hoy}:
unhappy are we / For which caufe, I cannotexpre }
my felf in better terms, than thofe of a moft. Wort
thy Perfon, who lives near the prefent Center. ct!
thefe things. Zhe Adind of God in thefe matters, is if
be carefully look'd intowith dueCircum|pection,that Sata'
deceive us not with his Devices, who transforms himfel\|
snto an Angel of. Light, and may pretend Fuftice, om |
pet intend Ldijchsef. But on the. other fide, af th,
Storm oi Juitice do now fallonly on the Heads -c |
thofe Guilty Witches and iVrerches which have defileiti
our Land, How Happy | | od
The Execution of fome thar have lately; Dyed
has been immediately attended, with a itrange De
kiverance of fome, that had lain for many years, i/
a moft fad Condition, under, they knew ‘net whol
Evil Hands. As i am. abundantly fatisfy‘d, Tha
many of the Self Murders. conumitted here, hav.)
been the eifeds of a Cruel, and Bloody, Hiteheray,
leting fly Desens upon. the miferable Seneca‘s |
thus, ithas been admirable unto me to fee, how hi
Devillils Witchcraft tending Devils upon them, has)
driven many poor people to De/pair, and . perfect
ted their minds, wath inch Buzzes),of Athes(me. ary
Bla/phemy,as has mad them. even apa Difireiie
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Pubifible orla ray
pith Terrors: and fome long Bow'd down under
uch a Spirit of Infirmity, have been marveloufly
Recovered upon the Death of the Witches.

One Wietford particularly ten years ago, challenging
Bridget Bifbop ( whofe ‘Trial you have had) with
Mpcealing of a Spoon, Bifbop threatned her very direful-
My: prefently after this, was /Vbetford in the Night, and:
th her Bed, vilited by Bifhop, with one Parker, who
making the Room Light at their coming in, there dif
gourfed of feveral mifchiefs they would infi€& upon
ger. At laft, they pull’d her out, and carried her un-
up the Sea-fide, there to drown her ; but the calling up-
(a God, they left her, tho’ not without Expreffions of
| ner Fury. From that very Time, this peor Whetford
Mas utterly fpoilt, and grew, a Tempted, Froward,
razed fort of a Woman ; a vexation to her felf, and
ORL about her; and many ways unreafonable. In. this
Wiftraction fhe lay, till thofe women were Apprchend~
[, by the Authority ; chen fhe began to mend; and
ljpon their Execution, was prefently and perfetly Re-
wpvered, from thé ten years madnefs that had been

jgpon. her. |

a A Fourth CURIOSITIE.

A IV. °Tis a thoufand pitties, that we fhould permit
Ar Hyes, to be fo Béood-flot with patfions, as to loofe
Me fight of many wonderful Things, wherein the Wit
Wm and Juftice of God, would be Glorify‘d. Some
if thofeé ‘Things, are the frequent Apyaritions of
‘ghofts, whereby many Old Sdurters ameng us, come
we be confidered. And, among many Inftances of this
aged; I will fingle out.one, which concerned a poor
omen, lately Prefi unto, Death, becaufe of his Refufing
ill Plead for his Life. I fhall make an Extract of @
qpctter, which was written to my Honourable Friend,
1 met Beery esis ecker: ee. Samuep

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146 6“ Ne Conners of the
Samuel Sewal, Eig; by Mr. Putman, to this purpofe ;
The Laft Night my Daughter 4an, was grievoully
“Tormented by Witches, Threatning that fhe ‘fhould
“be Prefed to Death, before Giles Cory. But thro’ thi|
“Goodnefs of a Gracious’ God, fhe had) at laft a lieth],
© Refpite. Whereupon there appeared unto her ( fh
“faid ) a man in a Winding Sheet ; who told her tha}!
© Giles Cory had Murdered him, by Preffing him tof
*Death with his Feet ; but: that the Devil there appear}
© ed unto him, and Covenanted with him, and promifes),
“him, He freuld not be Hanged. ‘The Apparition faidy;
“God Hardened his Heart; ‘that he fhould not hearker},
“to the Advice ef the Court, end fo Dy an eafy Death |
* becauie as it faid, It mu be cone to him as he has done t|
© me. ‘The Apparition alfo faid, “That Gzles €ery, wa
© earry‘d to the Court for this, and that the Jury had fount].
the Murder, and that her Father knew the man, and the
€ thing was done before fhe was born. Now Sir, ‘This i
“not a litle ftrange “to /us ; that no bod)}.
© fhould Remember thefe things, all the while that Gile,|,
“Cory was in Prifon, and fo often before'the. Court. Fo},
“all people now Remember very well, €and the Records),
© of the Court alfo mention it, ) ‘That about Seventeer,,
; Years ago, Giles Cory kept a man in his Houfe, that wa,
_ almoft a Natural Fool ; which Man Dyd fuddenly. © A).
Jury ‘was Impann el’d upon him, among (whom Wai),
“Dr: Zorchbabel Endicot 5 who found the man bruifed te)
“Death, and having cledders of Blood about his Heart),
‘The fury, whereof feveral are yet alive, brought m the)
“man Murdered ; but as if fome Enchantment had hine},
© dred the Profecution of the Matter, the Court Proceed:
“ed not againft Giles Cory, tho” it coft him a great deal ol}.
“Mony te get ef ‘Thus the story.

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| “HE, Reverend and Worth iy Author, having at the
BOLIENCY the Governour,
as to give fome Accennt
a) the Sufferines brousht “pon the Countrey by Witch-
raft °° aad of the Trials which bave palfed upon {e
tveral Executed for the Same : :
| Upon Perufal thereof, We fad the Matters of Fak
: ind Evidence, Truly reported. And aProfpect given,
if the, Methods of Conviaion, ufed in the Precees
{mgs of the Court at Salem
} Koiton Ocob. rx. William Stoughton
1592, Samuel : Sewail.

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| Bur is New England, the only Chriftian Countrey, that
ip bath undergone fuch Diabolical Moleftations > No,
gpere are other Good people, that have in this way. been
peratled 5. but none in Circumftances more like to Ours,
gan the people of God,in Sweedland, The ttory is a very
J 2mous onc; aad it comes to Speak Englith by the Acute
mgcn, of the Excellent and Renowned Dz. Horneck, I fhall
Poly. Single out a few of the more Memorable patlages
Perein Occurring 3 and where itagrees with what happen-
MLLamong ourfeives, my Reader fhall underftand, by m
plecting a Word of every {uch thing in dWlack Better.
B 2. [ct was in the Year 1669, and 1670. That at Mehra
ip. Svecdiand, the Devits by the hel

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cake with them. Yea, fuch was the perillous Growth if
cherafe, that Perfons of Quality began’ to fend i
en iato other Countries to avoid it.
nhabitants ha ad earneftly fought God by apray-i
et; and et their, Amiction oittiuen. Waercupoary
Aupges Padta Special Camatihor; to ind and root outil;
the idellith Cre 3 and the rather, becaufe another Coun-) |
ty in the Kin adom, which ha di] beea fo molefted, was De-i
Weed upon the Execution of the 777?ches. 1
HIT. The Cxraminatton, was begun with a Day oft
aunilia after, appointed by Authority, Whereupon thei!
Gommiftioners Confulting, how they might refilt {uch allt
Jangerous F *Jood, the coumertug Chil aren, were firftd:
Examined ; and tho’ they were Quettioned Due byt
Dre apart, yet their EDeclazations xii Agrees. The]!
@elitewes Accasd in thete Declarations, were then Exa-\|:
mined ; and tho’ at firft they obftinately Dewied, yer atl:
lengt Ju many, © of them Ingénuoully Confeffed the T ruthify
of what the C hildven had f2 id ; owning with Tears, thatyi
the Deut, whom they call‘d, Lecyta, had Stapt theigitt
Souths 5 but he be ing ny ere from them, they could
gro enaer Ce atceal the Butinets. The things by them}

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Witches in ot her places had Confett ied. it

wer hey Con felt. a That they did ufeto Cail Upott:
the Pe%i!, who thereupon would Carry them away, c+! i
ver the- Tio sc Houfts,.to a Green Meddow, wheres
they gave them! Olves a him. Only one of them faid)i
"That foractix hes the Devil only took away her ear enigt yey:
Leaving her 5039 on the Ground ; but fhe went at o%n

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ther times iatp Loot svt too, wi
v. Their manner was to come inte the Chanibers Ob:
people e, and fetch away their Children upon Beafts, of the |

Devils providing : promifing Jfine Clathes and one
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Anvifivle Worla — 149

ine Things unto them, to Inveagle them. They «faid,
"hey never had power to do thus, till of Late; but now
re Devil did Wlague and Weat them, if they did. not
wItatific him, in this piece of Michie "They. faid, . They
sade ufe of all forts of Anferuniweifs in their Jourrieys !
DE Benof ibeais,of aks 5 the Men they commonly
hid afleep-at the place,whcreto they Rode them; & ifthe
Phildren mentioned the sRanies of them that Stole them
way, they were miferably courged for it, unul fome of
hem were killed” The 4udmes tound the Marks, of the
tafhes ‘on fome of them; but the Witches faid, 20bep

Bould Quickly vantsh.. Moreover the Children would
ein flranae sits, after they were brought home, ‘from
qpefe Tranfportations.