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Page 62
... told of broomstick night- rides , of feasts " of roast and boiled meat , ' of unholy communions with " red bread and red wine like blood " ( most Puritans con- sidered transubstantiation to be of the Devil ) , and of proselytizing ...
... told of broomstick night- rides , of feasts " of roast and boiled meat , ' of unholy communions with " red bread and red wine like blood " ( most Puritans con- sidered transubstantiation to be of the Devil ) , and of proselytizing ...
Page 402
... told them she saw the apparition of a pale- faced woman that sat in her grand- mother's seat , but did not know her name . Then I replied and said , “ But who was it that told her that it was Goody Nurse ? " Mercy Lewis said it was ...
... told them she saw the apparition of a pale- faced woman that sat in her grand- mother's seat , but did not know her name . Then I replied and said , “ But who was it that told her that it was Goody Nurse ? " Mercy Lewis said it was ...
Page 434
... told Mr. Noyes but once she had set her hand to the book . he would believe her . But if she told the truth and said she had not set her hand to the book , a hundred times , he would not believe her . The other defector - temporarily ...
... told Mr. Noyes but once she had set her hand to the book . he would believe her . But if she told the truth and said she had not set her hand to the book , a hundred times , he would not believe her . The other defector - temporarily ...
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