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No. 17] Essex ss. The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen, present, That Sarah Good the wife of William Good of Salem Village in the County of Essex, Husbandman, the Second Day of May in the forth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England, Scotland ffranceFRANCE [sic] & Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the ffaithfaith [sic] &c and Divers other Days and times as well before as after, certaine Detestable arts called Witchcrafts and Sorceries, Wickedly and ffeloniously hath vsed, Practised and Exorcised, at and within the Township of Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid, in, upon and against one Sarah Vibber wife of John Vibber of Salem aforesaid, Husbandman, by which said wicked Arts, she the said Sarah Vibber the said Second Day of May in the fourth year abovsaid and divers other Days and times as well before as after was and is Tortuered Afflicted, Pined, Consumed, wasted and Tormented, and also for Sundry other Acts of witchcraft by said Sarah Good committed and done before and since that time agt the Peace of our Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King & Queen theire Crowne and Dignity and ag the forme of the Statute in that case made and Provided. Witnesses Sarah Vibber Jurat Abigail Williams Jurat Elizabeth Hubbard " Ann Putnam Jurat Jno Vibber Sworne . ..

The examination of Sarah Good before the worshipfull Assts John Harthorn Jonathan Curran (H.) Sarah Good what evil Spirit have you familiarity with (S. G.) None. (H.) Have you made no contracte with the devil Good answered no. (H.) Why doe you hurt these children ( g ) I doe not hurt them. I scorn it. (H) Who doe you imploy then to doe it. ( g ) I imploy no body (H) What creature do you imploy then.