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46 they lay all upon me and they tell me if I will not hurt the children they will hurt me. (H) but did you not hurt them (T) yes, but I will hurt them no more. (H) are you not sorry you did hurt them. (T) yes. (H) and why then doe you hurt them. (T) they say hurt children or wee will doe worse to you. (H) what have you seen. an man come to me and say serve me. (H) what service. (T) hurt the children and last night there was an appearance that said kill the children and if I would no go on hurting the children they would do worse to me. (H) what is this appearance you see. (T) Sometimes it is like a hog and sometimes like a great dog, this appearance shee saith shee did see 4 times. (H) what did it say to you (T) it s the black dog said serve me but I said I am afraid he said if I did not he would doe worse to me. (H) what did you say to it. (T) I will serve you no longer, then he said he would hurt me and then he looked like a man and threatens to hurt me, shee said that this man had a yellow bird that kept with him and he told me he had more pretty things that he would give me if I would serve him. (H) what were these pretty things. (T) he did not show me them. (H) what also have you seen (T) two rats, a red rat and a black rat. (H) what did they say to you. (T) they said serve me. (H) when did you see them. (T) last night and they said serve me, but I said I would not (H) what service. (T) shee said hurt the children. (H) did you not pinch Elizabeth Hubbard this morning (T) the man brought her to me and made me pinch her (H) why did you goe to Thomas Putnams last night and hurt his child.