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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 4 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Colonial history. (search)
sations of some,—such is the testimony of the people of his own village,—and, at the same time vigilantly promoting the accusation of others, was the beginner and procurer of the sore afflic- March 21. tions to Salem village and the country. Martha Cory, who, on her examination in the meeting-house before a throng, with a firm spirit, alone, against them all, denied the presence of witchcraft, was committed to March 24. prison. Rebecca Nurse, likewise, a woman of purest life, an object of tersons were led to the gallows. Of these, Samuel Wardwell had confessed, and was safe; but, from shame and penitence, he retracted his confession, and, speaking the truth boldly, he was hanged, not for witchcraft, but for denying witchcraft. Martha Cory was, before execution, visited in prison by Parris, the two deacons, and another member of his church. The church record tells that, self-sustained, she imperiously rebuked her destroyers, and they pronounced the dreadful sentence of excommun