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manner, reflecting and retorting against the authority with base and abussive words and many lies shee was taken in it was here said that her husband had said that he was afraid that she either was a witch or would be one very quickly. the worsh. Mr. Harthon asked him his reason why he said so of her, whether he had ever seen any thing by her, he answered no, not in this nature, but it was her bad carriage to him, and indeed said he I may say with tears that shee is an enemy to all good.

Salem Village March the 1^st 169¹²

Written by Ezekiell Chevers

Salem Village March th 1^st 169¹² . . .

Salem Village March the 1^st 169¹²

Sarah Osburne the wife of Alexander Osburne of Salem Village brought before vs by Joseph Herrick constable in Salem, to answer Joseph Hutcheson and Thomas putnam &c yeomen in s^d Salem Village Complainants on behalfe of theire Majes^tsaganist s^d Sarah Osburne for Suspition of Witchcraft by her Committed and thereby much Injury don to the bodys of Elizabeth Parris, Abigail Williams Anna Putnam and Elizabeth Hubert, all of Salem Village aforesaid, according to theire Complaint, according to a Warrant, Dated Salem ffebu^y 29^th 169¹²

Sarah Osburne vpon Examination denyed y^e matter of fact (viz) y^t she ever vnderstood or vsed any Witchcraft, or hurt any of y^e aboue s^d children.

The children aboue named being all personally present accused her face to face which being don, thay ware all hurt, afflicted and tortured very much ; which being ouer and thay out of theire fitts thay sayd y^t said Sarah Osburne, did then come to them and hurt them, Sarah Osburn being then keept at a distance personally from them. S. Osburne was asked why she then hurt them, she denyed it, it being asked of her how she could soe pinch and hurt them and yet she be at that distance personally from y^m , she Answered she did not then hurt them, nor never did, she was asked who then did it, or who she Imploy to doe it, she Answered she did not know y^t y^e Divell goes aboute in her likeness to doe any hurt. Sarah Osburn being told y^t Sarah Good one of her Companions had vpon Examination accused her, she nottwithstanding denyed y^e same, according to her Examination, w^ch is mor at Large giuen in as therein will appeare.

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John Hathorne Jonathan Corwin

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