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 monstrous fancies of devils, etc., and we will give some portions of her examination, as it serves to show the character of the woman, her intimate knowledge of all the children had said and done, and also showing by her own wild and unnatural images the impure source from which the pagan lore of the children was derived. The examination commenced exactly like the two others:

"Tituba, what evil spirit have you familiarity with?"

And, like the others, she answered, "None."

"Why do you hurt these children?"

"I do not hurt them."

"Who is it, then, that does?"

"The devil, for aught I know."

"Did you ever see the devil?"

"The devil came to me, and bid me serve him."

"Who have you seen?"

"Four women sometimes hurt the children."

"And who were they?"

"Goody Osburn and Sarah Good. I don't know who the others were. Sarah Good