Physical Examination of Bridget Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, Alice Parker, Susannah Martin, and Sarah Good, No. 1.

1692 Salem June 2'd aboute 10 in Morning

Wee whose names are under written being Comanded by Capt George Corwine Esq'r Sherriffe of the County of Essex this 2'd day of June 1692 for to vew the bodyes of Bridgett Bishop alias Oliver

Rebecah Nurse

Elizabeth procter

Alice parker

Susanna Martine

Sara Good

The first three, Namely: Bishop: Nurse: procter, by dilligent search have discovered apreternathurau Excresence of flesh between the pudendum and Anus much like to Tetts & not usuall in women & much unlike to the other three that hath'been searched by us that they were in all the three women neer the same place

*J Barton Chyrurgen

Alice Pickering

her marke

Jane Woolings

her marke

Marjery Williams

her marke

Anna Stephens

her marke

Elizabeth Hill

her marke

Elanor Henderson

her marke

Rebecah Sharpe

her marke

Lydia Pickrnan

*Hannah Kezer

Sworne in Court June 2'd 1692

Attest *Step: Sewall Cle

(Physical Examination, No. 2.)

Salem aboute 4 afternoon June 2'd 1692.

We whose names are Subscribed to the w'th in mentioned, upon a second search about 3 or 4 houres distance, did find the said Brigett Bishop alias Oliver, in a clear & free state from any p'eternaturall Excresence, as formerly seen by us alsoe Rebecah Nurse in stead of that Excresence w'thin Mentioned it appears only as a dry skin without sense, & as for Elizabeth procter which Excresence like a tett red & fresh, not any thing appears, but only a proper [procedeulia Ani] & as for Susanna Martine whose breast in the Morning search appeared tous very full; the Nibbs fresh & starting, now at this searching all lancke & pendant which is all at pr'sent from the w'th in Memtioned subscribers and that that piece of flesh of Goodwife Nursess' formerly seen is gone & only a dry skin nearer to the anus in another place

*J Barton Chyrurgen

Rebecah Sharpe Alice pickring
marke marke
the marke of *Hannah Kezer
Elizabeth Hill Marjery Williams
Lidia pickman marke
Elanor Henderson Anna Stephens
her marke Jane Wollings
  marke
Sworne in Court June 2'd 1692

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