Six Women of Salem (84 page)

Procter, Elizabeth and,
75
–
76
,
79
,
80
,
81
–
82
,
134
,
142

Warren, Mary/“witchcraft”

afflictions/accusations,
123
,
154
,
156
,
157
–
158
,
162
–
164
,
165
–
168
,
177
–
178
,
187
,
189
–
199
,
204
,
205
,
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–
208
,
209
,
210
,
215
,
241
,
242
,
243
,
244
,
266
,
267
,
282
–
283
,
284
,
305
,
316
–
318
,
322
,
324

cause/end of afflictions,
149
–
151

notice board note/consequences,
149
–
151

Procter, John beatings and,
124
–
125
,
134
,
141
–
142

Procters watching,
146
,
150
,
151
,
152

testimony against Procters,
82
,
123
,
142
,
163
,
166
–
167
,
189
,
291
–
292
,
293
–
294

White witchcraft,
71
,
338

Wildes, Sarah,
165
,
169
,
170
,
172
,
178
,
194

Wilkins, Daniel,
179
,
200
–
202
,
239
–
240
,
246

Willard, John

accusations against,
173
–
174
,
175
,
187
,
188
,
199
,
200
,
201
,
202
,
203
–
206
,
207
,
208
,
237
,
306

exoneration,
377

as fugitive,
187
–
188
,
200

trial/verdict,
226
,
237
,
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–
241
,
242
,
257
–
258
,
293
,
295
,
305
–
307
,
308
,
309
,
310
–
311
,
377

Willard, Samuel, Reverend,
309
,
310
–
311
,
335
,
370
,
372

William the Conqueror,
32

Williams, Abigail

afflictions,
146
–
147
,
154
,
352

See also
Parris, Betty/Abigail Williams afflictions

Winthrop, Wait-Still,
349
,
354
,
372
,
390

Witch-marks,
226
–
227
,
319

Witch trials

Bishop, Bridget example,
227
–
237

jurors/proceedings (1693),
352
–
358

not guilty/not enough evidence findings (1693),
353
,
354
,
355
–
356

punishment/torture and,
285

transferring prisoners to Salem,
221
–
223
,
227

uncertainty/opposition following September (1692) hangings,
333
–
340
,
342
–
343
,
353
,
354
,
355
–
356

See also
specific individuals

Witch trials, England,
348

Witchcraft

beliefs on,
78

as capital crime,
118

cunning folk,
71
,
79
,
93
,
94
–
95

healing skills and,
79
,
94
–
95

law defining (1692),
347
–
348

See also
Folk magic

Witchcraft at Salem
(Hansen),
124

Women’s status

husband’s status and,
83
,
93

inheritance/property and,
23
,
37
,
54

insulting spouse and,
16
,
18

witchcraft gender bias,
9
,
106

Wonders of the Invisible World
(Cotton Mather),
231

Wroth, Peter,
63
,
66
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