Note 13 — Introduction.
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This woman was one of the victims hanged for witchcraft at Salem, in 1692. The evidence offered at her examination is in Mather’s Wonders, pp. 70-76; Calef’s More Wonders, pp. 125-132, and Woodward’s Records of Salem Witchcraft, vol. i. pp. 193-233. She bore the reputation of a witch for many years, and her suits at law frequently brought her name into the General Court records.—Mass. Rec. iv. pt. 2, pp. 540-555; v. pp. 6, 26.
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