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Page 93
... charged with bewitching a four - year- old child . As the child died , she screamed , " Away with the witch ... charged with bewitching to death ; four were convicted and hanged ; three found Not Guilty on lesser charges of bewitching ...
... charged with bewitching a four - year- old child . As the child died , she screamed , " Away with the witch ... charged with bewitching to death ; four were convicted and hanged ; three found Not Guilty on lesser charges of bewitching ...
Page 229
... charged with witchcraft . In 1720 at Littleton ( Mass . ) three young girls , eleven , nine , and five , displaying simi- lar phenomena to the Goodwin children , convinced their neighbors they were under an evil hand . Eight years later ...
... charged with witchcraft . In 1720 at Littleton ( Mass . ) three young girls , eleven , nine , and five , displaying simi- lar phenomena to the Goodwin children , convinced their neighbors they were under an evil hand . Eight years later ...
Page 230
... charged against the said priest , the oral hearings on the resultant charges , confessions , contra- dictions , and denials ; Verification and comparison of the evi- dence of the foregoing preliminary testi- mony with the accusations ...
... charged against the said priest , the oral hearings on the resultant charges , confessions , contra- dictions , and denials ; Verification and comparison of the evi- dence of the foregoing preliminary testi- mony with the accusations ...
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