R E C O R D S S W ITC H A F A L E M C R T, C O P I E D FRO M T H E R IGIN L D O C UM O A EN TS . O V II . L . P R IV ATELY P R I NTE D FOR W W W ELL O OOD ARD ROXBURY MASS. I T , , MDCCCLXIV , S A L E M W I T C H C R A F T . “fiw“ f . I no WzY ard. Sarab 16360 t) . j u n h t e . 1 6 2 j e 3 9 . ARAH Vibber aged 36yeares o r t heara ifie and f befo re Q bouts t eft aith the day J u o Willard was exami ned at the u ill eg I bei ng in Left Ingerfo ls Chamber I fawe o f n W co m m Wo l y apo rit io n joh illard to ary co t and m ary l u is and h u rt them gri uo fly and al m o ft c h o ked Them The n I t o uld o f it and eme iat l e fa wil iard fel n d y y id upo m ee and torme nted m e reuefl and nc m e and w me g y pi hed thre down. r o wnid t b ar t e ftim o n Sarah u ibbe his y before us t he we o f u n r f r In fie 1 u r e rs o 6 2 j q this 3 J 9 . u J u rat i n C ria . E liz Hubéard 120 Willard 7 . The e o fiio n o f E z t H u bbu rd e d p ft li abe h agg d abo ut 1 ars wo te fti e t h an d t n h fif t 7 a o I I ye . ai h th the V l o . 1 1 . A r 2 Salem Wit cbc af t . M a 1 6 2 f wt h e ri h io n f n y 9 I a e App i t o Joh Willard o f Salem Village who did Im mediatly torm ent m e h and u rged m e to writ i n his book : bu t o n the 1 8 t o f M ay bei ng the day o f his examinatio n Joh n Wil lard did mo fl: grev io ufly tortor m e d uri ng the time o f his exami nat io n fo r if he did but look upon m e u mm {t me n allm o fi he wo ld I ediatly rick dow or choak m e and allso d uring the t ime o f his exam i n fawerifh t io no f n W natio I the App Joh illard goe f m him and afil iél: t he o f M r W ro bodys a y alcott m irey lewes Abigail] William s and Ann put nam J u nfl E t bb r o ne t efiim o n liz abe h Hu u t did this y after the n o f it b f t he urres fo r In wefl: Redi g e ore vs J q this 3 day o f J une 9 2 . E liz Boot b. v . 910 Willar 17 d. e o fiio n o f E z B a ed D fi The p li ooth gg abo ut 1 8 t eftifiet h and f f ve ral yeares who aith that e l tim es fe nce the later end o f J u ne have been m o a' gre v io ufly afll iét ed and tormented by Joh n Willard o r his Appe rance by pi nchi ng pricki ng and alm o fl: f f f cho aki ng m e to death . al o I have o t en ee n Joh n W n mo ft rev io ufl t m n n illard or his opera ce, g y or e ti g and afll iét ing m y Brother George Booth alm o ft h m Recly to kill i . n f t eftfie W n Su fannah Shelde al o th that ithi this fort night (h e hath feen Joh n Willard or his Ap pearance m o ft gre v io ufly torme nt and afll iét George o r fe him Boot h al mo ft Redy t p e to death . r t Salem Wit cbc af . 3 ' 710 i lar . I odia Nicbolr Al argaret Kaigbt v . 7 Wl d de o fiio n o f 6 eares 65 The p t Lydia Nicoles aged 4 y f M n 2 0 eares t e ftif o argaret K ight aged y , who y and fa t W f o f n W n y , Tha the i e Joh illard bei g at her fathers ho u fe when the (aid Willard lived at nt o l a nt ho wcru Groton (he made a lame able c mp y el ty her hufband had beaten her ; (he tho ught her felfe that (he fh o uld neuer reco ue r o f the blows he iuen n t m o rnin e n had g her, the ex g he was got i to a li t le hole v nder the ftay res and then {h e t hou ght f m t hin e n f n him n o e g extra ordi ary had be alle , the n o u at t he and ran v fiee l al he ra t dore p a p hil m o ft impo fli ble fo r any m an to ru n Vp as (he fayd n (h e m and f n f m the tooke her are rid away, eari g o e ' cu n n n e a ainfiand n (he il had bee i te d d as g her whe cam e t o the ho ufe o f He nery o r Be njam i n Willard (he ho wt and t he f H n told it was wi h her ayd e ery Willard or bot h we nt to lo o ke after him and m et u n n ran e difiraét d m im nn i finn h e r i g a g a er. ” am Wilkim m Willar S 7 d. De o fifiio n o f m u W l n The p Sa ell i k es agged abo ut t efii et a 1 a fih nd f t 9 ye rs who ai h that fence J u o Willard has been i n priz fo n I have been affl ict ed i n firan e n o f n f a g ki d ma er o r about the lat er end o f u n n n o f u w J e or begi i g J ly as I as a Weavi ng the yarn b ro ak exceeding faft and as I was a tyi ng a thread I had a fi ro ak o n my hand like a k nife t he blood bei ng alm o ft Redy t o come o ut and I was al fo pi nched feueral times by an u nfeen hand alfo . alem Wi bcr t 4 S t c af . Riding t o Marble head J u ft as I came t o fo rrift Ri uer Bridge I was im mediatly feiz ed wit h a violent o n m and fawl a and w wait y back I a b ack h te as im m u l o fe m ho rfe m e and al mo fi' ediatly p led y or ar pulled i nto the Rivere bu t holdi ng fail as laft I got t V a ai ne n the w a f t r was nc i d p g while a e as I o e oo s and agoi ng horn and a litt le boy wi t h m e I t hought I m uft ru n and I said t o the by l et us Run and as f n ra wt e ran l o n b oo as I n there as a black ha a g y m e a while af ter o ne m orni ng abou t an ho u r by n wa e a fu I s affl ict d and I saw Joh n Will rd or his Appearance wi t h a darke co l lo red coot and a black faw hate very like that hate which I formerly a litt le while z if ter t his o ne night as fo o n as I was wo r a bed Joh n Willard whom I very well kne his e I was be Appearance cam into the Ro o m wh re a d and another m an and woman alo ng wit h h im which wo u r I did no t k now and t hey to uld m e they ld car y n n m e away before mor i g .