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Ingersoll, Sarah, 189–90

Jacob, Doctor, 86, 260
n

Jacobs, George, Sr., 189

James, Jane, 53–54

James I, King of England, 16, 22, 30–40, 84, 220, 226, 228, 244
n
–48
n
, 249
n
, 250
n
, 263
n
, 276
n

James II, King of England, 278
n

Jesus Christ, 17, 18, 34, 37, 40, 57, 72, 91, 105, 107, 120, 200, 245
n
, 247
n
, 249
n
, 265
n

Job, 31, 38, 39, 240
n
, 248
n

John Indian (Tituba’s husband), 178, 179, 180, 281
n

Johnson, Goodwife, 93

John XX, Pope, 46

John XXI, Pope, 46

Jones, Margaret, 55–57, 252
n
–53
n

Jones, Thomas, 51

Jones, Thomas (Margaret’s husband), 55

Julian (Apostate), 204

Karlsen, Carol, 126, 255
n
, 256
n
–57
n
, 261
n

Kemp, Ursula, 6–14, 16, 140, 238
n
, 239
n
, 243
n

examination and confession of, 10–13

testimonies against, 7–10

Kenny, Henry, 158

Kent, Cornelius, 165

Kieckhefer, Richard, 276
n

King James Bible, 3–5, 31, 240
n

Kittredge, George, 69, 257
n

Knapp, Elizabeth, 95–111, 114, 262
n
, 263
n

covenant with Devil and, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104–6, 109, 111, 263
n

Devil’s vocalizations through, 97, 98, 107–8, 109, 110–11

loss of speech in, 101, 103, 106–7, 109–10, 111

violent fits and convulsions of, 96, 97–98, 99, 100–101, 102–3, 105, 106–7, 109, 110

Knowlton, Mary, 165

Knowlton, Thomas, 163

deposition of, 164–65

Latner, Richard, 278
n

Lawson, Deodat, 275
n

Letherdall, Annis, 9, 12, 14

Letherdall, Richard, 9

Letteridge, Alice, 90

Lewen, M. D., 19, 241
n

Lewis, Mercy, 167, 170, 174, 179, 180, 183, 187, 277
n

Libarius, 204

Locker, George, 129

Lord, Goodman, 72

Luster, Jacob, 59

McCarthy, Joseph, 229

Magnalia Christi Americana
(C. Mather), 61, 95, 254
n

Magus, Simon, 32

Malleus Maleficarum,
240
n

Manasseh, 5

Manning, Thomas, 163

Martin, Susannah, 178, 182, 277
n

examination of, 178–81

Martyr, Justin, 203

Mary II, Queen of England, 128, 131, 278
n

Maston, Goodwife, 63, 64

Mather, Cotton, 61, 84, 95, 114, 194, 199, 210, 212, 254
n
, 265
n
, 277
n
, 280
n

Mather, Increase, 95, 114, 193, 194, 199, 204, 254
n

on swim tests, 82–83, 260
n

Whiting’s letter to, 79–82

Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions
(C. Mather), 114, 210, 212

Mercury,
204

Miller, Arthur, 266
n

Mitchell, Mr., 75

Modest Enquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft, A
(Hale), 56–57, 84, 209–13, 281
n
–82
n

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(film), 284
n

More Wonders of the Invisible World
(Calef), 199–206

Moseley, Edward, 215, 216, 218

Moses, 32, 36, 42, 246
n

Mountain, Richard, 94

Mouton, Sobriety, 64, 255
n

Mouton, Thomas, 64, 255
n

Munro, Alexander, 59

Mygatt, Mr., 94

Narcissus, 262
n

Newman, Alice, 10, 12, 13–14

New Testament, 32, 43, 91

Newton, Thomas, 185

Nichols, Mr., 59

Nissenbaum, Stephen, 125–26, 266
n
, 268
n

Norris, Sarah, 216

Norton, Mary Beth, 126, 133, 266
n
, 267
n
, 268
n
, 269
n
, 274
n

Noyes, Mr., 155, 190

Nurse, Frances, 161

Nurse, Rebecca, 157, 178, 273
n

examination of, 158–61, 273
n

Nurse family, 157

Oakes, Thomas, 116

Old Testament, 43, 246
n

Oliver, Thomas, 167, 274
n

Ordway, Samuel, 163

Ormsbey, Richard, 65

Osburn, Alexander, 130, 136, 267
n

Osburn, Sarah, 128, 134, 166, 174, 211, 267
n
, 268
n
, 271
n

examination of, 132, 135–36

in Tituba’s confession, 137, 138–39, 141, 142, 143–45, 147, 148

warrant for, 130–31

Osgood, William, 74, 258
n

Ovid, 204

Pacy, Deborah, 85, 88, 89–91

Pacy, Elizabeth, 85, 88–89, 90–91

Pacy, Samuel, 89–90

Palmer, Goodwife, 63

Parris, Elizabeth, 128, 131, 146, 161, 266
n

Parris, Samuel, 41, 42, 125, 130, 133, 139, 143, 144, 145, 156, 161, 168, 172, 174, 209, 210, 266
n
, 268
n
, 270
n
, 274
n
, 284
n

Devil’s description as similar to, 132, 269
n

Paul (apostle), 245
n

Peabody, John, 198

Pechey, Joan, 7

Perfite Platforme of a Hoppe Garden, A
(Scot), 15

Perkins, Abraham, 65

Perkins, Jack, 63

Perkins, Thomas, 198

Perkins, William, 41–46, 55, 132, 205, 248
n
–50
n
, 252
n
, 253
n
, 271
n

Perly, Thomas, 198

Perry, Isabella, 51–52

Philbrick, Thomas, 64

Philips, Mary, 69

Philomathes (char.), 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 245
n

Phips, William, 185, 193

Pitcher, Mary Dimond “Moll,” 234–36

Pope, Mrs., 160

Popular Magic
(Davies), 239
n

Porter family, 125

Preston, Thomas, 128, 130

Printer, Mr., 232

Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society
(Gragg), 41

Procter, Goodman, 71

Proctor, John and Elizabeth, 145, 270
n

Putnam, Ann, Jr., 128, 131, 138–39, 157, 158, 167, 169, 170, 174, 179, 183, 187, 193, 266
n
, 273
n

Putnam, Ann Carr, 157, 158, 161, 266
n

Putnam, Edward, 128, 130, 150, 158, 266
n
, 271
n
, 272
n

Putnam, Thomas, 128, 130, 138, 143, 144, 153, 157, 158, 266
n

Putnam family, 125

Pythoness, 32, 244
n

Rabbet, Thomas, 10

Rawson, Edward, 63, 64, 65, 66, 78, 255
n

Records
(Rosenthal), 274
n

Redd, Wilmot, xi

Redman, John, 65, 66

Reis, Elizabeth, 252
n

Remarkable Providences
(I. Mather), 204

Remington, Abigail, 259
n

Remington, John, 74, 76–77, 78, 258
n
–59
n

Richards, John, 185

Richardson, Jonathan, 215, 216, 217, 218

Rogers, Ann, 59, 60

Rogers, John, 164

Rosenthal, Bernard, 265
n
, 272
n
, 274
n

Rowlandson, Mr., 99, 101

Salem Possessed
(Boyer and Nissenbaum), 125–26, 266
n

Salem Story
(Rosenthal), 265
n
–66
n
, 272
n

Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 185, 195

Samuel, 45, 244
n
, 277
n

Samuel (char.), 22–27, 243
n

Sandsbury, Francis, 112–13

Sargent, Sarah, 216

Satan,
see
Devil

Sather, Samuel, 198

Saul, 32, 45, 244
n
, 276
n
–77
n

Schuyler, Colonel, 207

Scot, Reginald, 7, 15–21, 22, 30, 240
n
, 241
n
, 242
n
, 243
n
, 244
n
, 248
n
, 249
n
, 250
n
, 270
n

Scotchford, Robert, 19

Searle, Thomas, 59

Sergeant, Peter, 185

Sewall, Samuel, 185, 193

apology of, 195–96, 197, 279
n

Sheldon, Susan, 179, 187

Sherwood, Grace, 214–19, 224, 283
n

Sibley, Mary, 281
n

Simons, John, 18

Simons, Margaret, 18–20

Singletary, Jonathan, 74, 75–76, 258
n

Sleeper, Goodwife, 64

Sleeper, Thomas, 64

Smith, Ann, 62, 66–68, 256
n

Smith, Elizabeth, 94

Smith, Thomas, 165

Smith, William, 216, 217, 218

Socrates, 204

Spencer, Mr., 74

Spratt, Henry, 216, 217

Starkey, Marion, 267
n
, 270
n

Stevans, C. M., 242
n

Stone, Samuel, 80–81

Stoughton, William, 185

Stratton, John, 13

Swan, Robert, 78

Sweet, Benjamin, 71

Sylvester II, Pope, 46, 250
n

Symonds, John, 59

Symons, William, 78

Talcott, Captain, 93

Thomson, Alexander, 163

Thomson, General Attorney, 217

Thorne, Mary, 163

Thorrowgood, Adam, 215, 216

Thurlowe, Grace, 7–9, 11, 12, 13, 238
n

Thurlowe, John, 8

Tituba (slave), 161, 166, 178, 209–10, 211, 268
n
, 269
n
, 281
n

ethnicity of, 266
n
–67
n

examinations and confession of, 41, 132, 136–39, 140–48, 149, 154, 211, 238
n
, 269
n
–71
n
, 272
n
, 278
n

warrant for, 130–31

Treat, Mr., 94

Triumph of the Moon, The
(Hutton), 237
n

Tryal of Witches, A,
84–91

Turell, Mr., 223

Tyler, Job, 71, 77–78

Vere, Hilliard, 74

Virgil, 204

Wade, Thomas, 163

Walcott, Mary, 155, 159, 167, 170, 179, 180, 183, 187, 188, 273
n

Wardell, Thomas, 59

Warren, Mary, 187, 270
n

Warren, William, 94, 262
n

Waters, Anthony, 59

Watkins, Margaret, 216

Wey, Aaron, 161

Whaple, Thomas, 94

White, Judah, 174

White-Hall Evening Post,
226–28

Whiting, John, 79–82

Whittaker, Abraham, 71

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 234

Wickham, Mrs., 93

Wiggin, Thomas, 64

Willard, Samuel, 95, 96–111, 262
n
, 263
n

William III, King of England, 128, 131, 278
n

Williams, Abigail, 128, 131, 139, 145, 146, 153, 158, 161, 167, 170, 174, 179, 180, 183, 186, 266
n
, 273
n

Winthrop, John, 55, 253
n

Winthrop, Wait, 185

Witchcraft and Witch Trials
(Durston), 237
n
–38
n

Witch-hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England
(Hall), 254
n
–55
n
, 258
n
, 259
n
, 260
n
, 275
n

Wonders of the Invisible World
(C. Mather), 84, 210

Wood, George, 59, 60, 253
n

Woodhouse, Horatio, 216, 217, 218

Wright, Joan, 50–52, 251
n

Wright, Robert, 51

Yates, Goodwife, 51–52

Yeomans, Edward (Edward Theomans), 74, 78

Young, Alice, 56

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