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Narratives of the New England witchcraft cases / edited by George Lincoln Burr.

Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938 (Added Author).

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ISBN: 0486420558 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780486420554 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xviii, 467 p. : facsim. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2002.

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General Note:	Originally published: New York : Scribner, 1914, in series: Original narratives of early American history.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	From "An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences" / by Increase Mather, 1684 -- The New York cases of Hall and Harrison, 1665, 1670 -- "Lithobolia, or the Stone-throwing Devil" / by Richard Chamberlain, 1698 -- The Pennsylvania cases of Mattson, Hendrickson, and Guard, 1684, 1701 -- "Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions" / by Cotton Mather, 1689 -- "A Brief and True Narrative of Witchcraft at Salem Village" / by Deodat Lawson, 1692 -- Letter of Thomas Brattle, F.R.S., 1692 -- Letters of Governor Phips to the Home Government, 1692, 1693 -- From "The Wonders of the Invisible World" / by Cotton Mather, 1693 -- "A Brand Pluck'd Out of the Burning" / by Cotton Mather, 1693 -- From "More Wonders of the Invisible World" / by Robert Calef -- From "A Modest Inquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft" / by John Hale, 1702 -- The Virginia Case of Grace Sherwood, 1706.

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	From "An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences" (better known as "Remarkable Providences"), by Increase Mather, 1684	p. 1
	Introduction	p. 3
	The Preface	p. 8
	Chapter V: Preternatural Happenings in New England	p. 17
	Case of Ann Cole, of Hartford, 1662	p. 18
	Case of Elizabeth Knap, of Groton, 1671	p. 21
	Case of the Morses, at Newbury, 1679-1681	p. 23
	The Tedworth Case, in England, 1661-1663	p. 32
	Case of Nicholas Desborough, of Hartford, 1683	p. 33
	Case of George Walton, at Portsmouth, 1682	p. 34
	Case of the Hortados, at Salmon Falls, 1682-1683	p. 37
	The New York Cases of Hall and Harrison, 1665, 1670	p. 39
	Introduction	p. 41
	Case of Ralph and Mary Hall, of Setauket, 1665	p. 44
	Case of Katharine Harrison, 1670	p. 48
	"Lithobolia, or the Stone-throwing Devil," by Richard Chamberlain, 1698	p. 53
	Introduction	p. 55
	Dedicatory Letter and Verses	p. 58
	Why the Author relates this Stone throwing and why he believes it Witchcraft	p. 60
	The Quaker George Walton and his Neighbors at Great Island (Portsmouth)	p. 61
	The Beginning of the Stone throwing (June, 1682)	p. 62
	The Author himself a Victim	p. 64
	His Serenade and its Sequel; the Black Cat	p. 66
	The Deviltries at Great Bay	p. 67
	Notable Witnesses	p. 69
	The Author again an Object of Attack	p. 70
	Injuries to Others, in House and Field	p. 72
	The Lull in August; the Final Stone throwing in September	p. 76
	The Author's Conclusions	p. 76
	The Pennsylvania Cases of Mattson, Hendrickson, and Guard, 1684, 1701	p. 79
	Introduction	p. 81
	Case of Margaret Mattson and Gertrude Hendrickson, 1684	p. 85
	Case of Robert Guard and his Wife, 1701	p. 88
	"Memorable Providences, relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions," by Cotton Mather, 1689	p. 89
	Introduction	p. 91
	Dedicatory Epistle to the Hon. Wait Winthrop	p. 93
	The Boston Ministers "to the Reader"	p. 95
	The Introduction	p. 97
	Case of the Goodwin Children, at Boston, 1688-1689	p. 99
	The Goodwin Family	p. 99
	The Trouble with the Laundress and her Mother	p. 100
	The Strange Malady of the Children	p. 101
	The Appeal to the Ministers and to the Magistrates; Arrest and Trial of Goody Glover	p. 103
	Her Condemnation and Execution	p. 105
	The Continued Fits of the Children	p. 107
	Efforts of the Ministers to help them	p. 109
	The Author takes the Eldest Girl to his Home; her Behavior	p. 110
	His Experiments with her	p. 112
	Her Imaginary Journeys	p. 114
	Strange Power over her of the Author's Study	p. 115
	The Ministers' Day of Prayer and its Effect	p. 118
	The Author tests the Linguistic Powers of the Demons	p. 119
	And the Power of Scripture and Prayer to quell them	p. 120
	Their Gradual Departure	p. 121
	What the Author has learned from it all	p. 122
	Postscript: the Devils return, but are again dispelled by Prayer	p. 124
	Goodwin's Account of his Children's Bewitchment	p. 126
	Case of Deacon Philip Smith, of Hadley, 1684	p. 131
	Case of Mary Johnson, of Hartford, 1648	p. 135
	Case of the Boy at Tocutt (Branford)	p. 136
	Other Bewitchments	p. 141
	"A Brief and True Narrative of Witchcraft at Salem Village," by Deodat Lawson, 1692	p. 145
	Introduction	p. 147
	"The Bookseller to the Reader"	p. 152
	The Author's Visit to Salem Village	p. 152
	The Antics of "the Afflicted"	p. 153
	Examination of Goodwife Corey	p. 154
	Goodwife Putnam's Afflictions	p. 157
	Examination of Goodwife Nurse	p. 158
	Tales told by Elizabeth Parris, Dorcas Good, Abigail Williams, Mercy Lewis	p. 160
	Goodwife Cloyse slams the Meeting-house Door	p. 161
	Extraordinary Things about the Afflicted	p. 161
	About the Accused	p. 162
	Letter of Thomas Brattle, F.R.S., 1692	p. 165
	Introduction	p. 167
	His Reasons for writing frankly	p. 169
	The Procedure at Salem; the "Afflicted" and their Evidence	p. 170
	The "Confessors"	p. 173
	Indictment and Trial	p. 174
	"Spectre Evidence"	p. 176
	The Executions	p. 177
	Things to wonder at	p. 177
	The Troubles at Andover	p. 180
	Zeal of the Judges	p. 182
	The Doubters and their Reasons	p. 184
	Extent of the Convictions; Hope from the impending General Court	p. 185
	Efforts of certain Ministers to check the Matter	p. 186
	Further Reasons for Hesitation	p. 187
	Why the Confessions cannot be trusted	p. 189
	Letters of Governor Phips to the Home Government, 1692, 1693	p. 191
	Introduction	p. 193
	Letter of October 12, 1692: the Witch Panic as he found it, and what he did about it	p. 196
	Letter of February 21, 1693: Recapitulation of his Earlier Report; how the Panic was brought to an End	p. 198
	From "The Wonders of the Invisible World," by Cotton Mather, 1693	p. 203
	Introduction	p. 205
	The Author's Defence	p. 210
	His Relation to the Salem Trials	p. 213
	The Trial of George Burroughs	p. 215
	The Trial of Bridget Bishop	p. 223
	The Trial of Susanna Martin	p. 229
	The Trial of Elizabeth How	p. 237
	The Trial of Martha Carrier	p. 241
	"Curiosities"
I.	The Devil's Imitation of Divine Things	p. 245
II.	The Witches' making themselves and their Tools invisible	p. 246
III.	The Bewitched delivered by the Execution of the Witches	p. 248
IV.	Apparitions reveal Old Murders by the Witches	p. 249
	Certificate of the Judges to the Truth of this Account	p. 250
	"A Brand Pluck's out of the Burning," by Cotton Mather, 1693	p. 253
	Introduction	p. 255
	The Story of Mercy Short	p. 259
	Her Bewitchment	p. 260
	How the Devil and his Spectres appeared to her	p. 261
	How they tormented her	p. 263
	Her Discourses to them	p. 267
	How her Tortures were turned into Frolics	p. 271
	The Shapes worn by the Spectres	p. 274
	Her Remarkable Answers and Strange Knowledge of Scripture	p. 275
	The Methods used for her Deliverance	p. 276
	Her Deliverance on New Year's Eve	p. 277
	The Renewal of her Troubles after Seven Weeks	p. 278
	The Strange Books brought by the Spectres for her signing	p. 280
	The Books used at their Witch-meetings	p. 282
	The Helpful Spirit, and how he aided her against the Others	p. 283
	The Prayer-meetings and her Final Deliverance	p. 285
	From "More Wonders of the Invisible World," by Robert Calff	p. 289
	Introduction	p. 291
	The Epistle to the Reader: the Author's Reasons for his Book	p. 296
	His Materials	p. 306
	Cotton Mather's Letter of Enclosure	p. 307
	His Another Brand pluckt out of the Burning (the Story of Margaret Rule)	p. 308
	Introductory Anecdote of the Devil's Appearance to an Indian	p. 308
	Who Margaret Rule was; the Beginning of her Bewitchment	p. 310
	How she was tortured by Spectres	p. 311
	And by the Devil	p. 312
	Her Remarkable Fastings; how she was further tormented	p. 313
	Her Strange Revelations as to the Spectres	p. 314
	The White Spirit and his Comfortings	p. 316
	Her Pastor's Efforts for her	p. 317
	Her Tormentors' Attempt with Poppets	p. 318
	The Author's Reply to his Revilers	p. 320
	The Good that has come of the Affair	p. 322
	Part II: Calef's Correspondence with Mather	p. 324
	His Letter of Jan. 11, 1694, enclosing his Journal of his Visit to Margaret Rule on Sept. 13	p. 324
	And on Sept. 19	p. 327
	And rehearsing his earlier Letters of Sept. 29 and Nov. 24	p. 329
	Mather's Reply (Jan. 15)	p. 333
	Enclosed Certificates of Witnesses to Margaret Rule's Levitation	p. 337
	Calef's Rejoinder (Jan. 18)	p. 338
	Part V: The Salem Witchcraft	p. 341
	The Rev. Mr. Parris and the Divisions at Salem Village	p. 341
	The Strange Behavior of Divers Young Persons and its Ascription to Witchcraft	p. 342
	Mr. Lawson's Visit and his Account; the Examinations of the Accused	p. 343
	Mr. Lawson's Sermon; the Solemn Fast at Salem	p. 345
	The "White Man"; Goodwife Cloyse and the Slammed Door; the Public Examination of April 11	p. 346
	The Lord's Prayer as an Ordeal; Specimen of a Mittimus	p. 347
	Arrival of Governor Phips; the Political Events leading to it	p. 348
	Mrs. Cary's Commitment and Escape	p. 349
	Captain John Alden's Narrative	p. 353
	Opening of the Special Court at Salem (June 2)	p. 355
	Bridget Bishop's Fate; Advice of the Boston Ministers	p. 356
	The Trials of June 30; Fate of Sarah Good; of Rebecca Nurse	p. 357
	The August Trials and Executions; George Burroughs, John Willard, the Procters	p. 360
	Procter's Letter to the Ministers	p. 362
	Old Jacobs and his Grand-daughter; her Confession and Retraction	p. 364
	The September Trials	p. 366
	The Coreys; Wardwell; Mary Esty and her Letter	p. 367
	Mrs. Hale accused; Mr. Hale's Change of View	p. 369
	Seizure of the Property of Fugitives	p. 370
	Flight of George Jacobs and Fate of his Family	p. 371
	The Andover Witchcraft	p. 371
	The Gloucester Witchcraft	p. 373
	End of the Special Court; Summary of its Work	p. 373
	How the Accused were brought to confess; Protestation of the Andover Women	p. 374
	Criticism of Cotton Mather's Account of the Trials	p. 378
	The Laws in Force against Witchcraft	p. 381
	The new Superior Court and how it dealt with the Witch Cases (Jan.-April, 1693)	p. 382
	Governor Phips's General Pardon	p. 384
	The Benham Case in Connecticut (1697); the Massachusetts Proclamation of a General Fast (Dec., 1696)	p. 385
	Judge Sewall's Public Penitence	p. 386
	The Penitence of the Jurors	p. 387
	Criticism of Cotton Mather's Life of Phips (1697)	p. 388
	And of its Author's Teaching as to Witchcraft	p. 389
	Calef's own Convictions as to the Matter	p. 391
	From "A Modest Inquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft," by John Hale, 1702	p. 395
	Introduction	p. 397
	An Epistle to the Reader, by John Higginson	p. 399
	Mr. Hale's "Preface to the Christian Reader"	p. 402
	The Origin and Nature of Devils	p. 406
	Summary of New England Witch Cases, 1648-1692	p. 408
	Margaret Jones; Mrs. Lake	p. 408
	Mrs. Kendal	p. 409
	Mrs. Hibbins; Mary Johnson	p. 410
	The Principles acted on in these Convictions	p. 411
	Mrs. Morse; Goody Glover	p. 412
	The Salem Witchcraft; its Beginnings	p. 413
	Tituba's Confession	p. 415
	Conscientiousness of the Judges; the Authorities used by them	p. 415
	Influence of the Confessions; their Agreement with the Accusations and with each other; their Circumstantiality	p. 416
	Specimen Confessions: Deliverance Hobbs's	p. 417
	Ann Foster's; Mary Lacy's	p. 418
	William Barker's	p. 419
	Their Testimony against themselves and against each other	p. 420
	How Doubt at last was stirred	p. 421
	Wherein lay the Error	p. 422
	Like Mistakes in Other Places	p. 424
	The Application of the Whole	p. 425
	The Virginia Case of Grace Sherwood, 1706	p. 433
	Introduction	p. 435
	Her First Trial; the Jury of Women	p. 438
	The Appeal to the Governor and Council; the County Court instructed to make Further Inquiry	p. 439
	Her Second Trial; the Ducking	p. 441
	The Verdict; her Detention for Trial by the General Court	p. 442
	Index	p. 443

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