“Cruell mordrous Rogs in the first Indian war”; it was, he emphasized, “very straing that a govnor shoold bee soe Carless of his majestys subjects & Intrest.” — Mary Beth Norton Copy Share Image
“The autumn hit-and-run raids and the colonists’ attempts to retaliate ended with the early onset of especially heavy snowfalls that year. Over the next… — Mary Beth Norton Copy Share Image
“Cruell mordrous Rogs in the first Indian war”; it was, he emphasized, “very straing that a govnor shoold bee soe Carless of his majestys… — Mary Beth Norton Copy Share Image
“Goody Putnam thereby became the first to follow Tituba in describing the devil’s book—an object that, in many guises, was eventually to appear in… — Mary Beth Norton Copy Share Image
“The accused and the magistrate next engaged in a dialogue about what constituted witchcraft. If she had not signed the book, had she dealt… — Mary Beth Norton Copy Share Image
“Samuel Willard’s account of her afflictions, widely available in published form after 1684 in Increase Mather’s Remarkable Providences, almost certainly influenced the statements offered… — Mary Beth Norton Copy Share Image