He answered it was so long since he could not tell. yet he owned he was at meeting one Sab: at Boston part of the day, & the other at Charlestown part of a Sab: when that sacrament happened to be at both, yet did not partake of either. He denyed that his house at Casko was haunted, yet he owned there were Toads. He denyed that he made his wife swear, that she should not write to her Father Ruck without his approbation of her letter to her Father. He owned that none of his children, but the eldest was Baptized The aboves'd was in private none of the Bewitched being present. At his entry into the Room, many (if not all of the Bewitched) were greivously tortured.

1. Sus. Sheldon testifyed that Burroughs two wives appeared in their winding sheets, &- said that man killed them.

He was bid to look upon Sus: Sheldon

Sus: Sheldon...(Line missing) the soldiers

2. Mercy Lewes deposition going to be read & he lookt upon her & she fell into a dreadful & tedious fit.

Testimony going to be read & they all fell into fitts

3. Mary Walcot

4. Eliz: Hubbard affirmed each of them that he brought the Book & w'd have them write.

5. Susan: Sheldon

Ann Putman jun'r Being askt w't he thought of these things. He answered it was an amazing & humbling Providence, but he understood nothing of it & he said (some of you may observe, that) when they begin to name my name, they cannot name it

Testifyed that his 2 wives &. 2. Children did accuse him

Ann Putnam Jun'r

Susan: Sheldon

The Bewitched were so tortured that Authority ordered them to be taken away some of them.

6. Sarah Bibber testifyed that he had hurt her, tho she had not seen him personally before as she knew

Capt Putnam testifyed about the Gun. Capt Wormwood testifyed about the Gun & the MaUassoes He denyed that about the malassoes About the Gun he said he took it before the lock and rested it upon his breast.

John Brown testifyed about a bbl Cyder

He denyed that his family was affrighted by a white calf in his house.

Capt Putman te&tifyed that he made his wife enter into a covenant 11.May.1692

Abig Hobbs in prison affirmed that Geo. Burroughs in his shape appeared to her, & urged her to set her hand to the Book, which she did, & afterwards in his own person he acknowledged to her, that he had made her set her hand to the Book.

The original minutes (of which the above is a true copy) is in the possession of 1. F. Andrews Esq. & was found among judge Hathornes papers. - Aug. 8. 1843.

*I B Curwen