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ON the Nineteenth day of March last I went to Salem Village, and lodged at Nathaniel Ingersols near to the Minister Mr. P s. house, and presently after, I came into my Lodging Capt. Walents Daughter Mary came to Lieut. Ingersols and spake to me, but, suddenly af|ter as she stood by the door, was bitten, so that she cried out of her Wrist and looking on it with a Candle, we saw ap|parently the marks of Teeth both upper and lower set, on each side of her wrist.
In the beginning of the Evening, I went to give Mr. P. a visit When I was there, his Kins-woman, Abigail Williams, (about 12 years of age,) had a grievous fit; she was at first hurryed with Vi|olence to and fro in the room; (though Mrs. Ingersol, endeavoured to Hold her,) sometimes makeing as if she would fly, stretching up her arms as high as she could, and crying Whish, Whish, Whish! seve|ral times; Presently after she said there was Goodw N. and said, Do you not see her? Why there she stands! And she said Goodw N. offered her THE BOOK, but she was resolved she would not take it, say|ing Often, I wont, I wont, I wont, take it, I do not know what Book it is: I am sure it is none of Gods Book, it is the Divels Book, for ought I know. After that, she run to the Fire, and begun to throw Fire Briands, about the house; and run against the Back, as if she would run up Chimney, and, as they said, she had attempted to go into the Fire in other Fits.
On Lords Day, the Twentieth of March, there were sundry of the afflicted Persons at Meeting, as, Mrs. Pope, and Goodwife Bi•••••• Abigail Williams, Mary Walcut, Mary Lewes, and Docter Grigg's Maid. There was also at Meeting, Goodwife C. (who was after|ward Examined on suspicion of being a Witch:) They had seve|ral Sore Fits, in the time of Publick Worship, which did something interrupt me in my First Prayer; being so unusual After Psalm was Sung, Abigail Williams said to me, Now stand up, and Name your Text. And after it was read, she said, It is a long Text. In the begin|ning of Sermon, Mrs. Pope, a Woman afflicted said to me, Now there is enough of that. And in the Afternoon, Abigail Williams, up|on my referring to my Doctrine said to me, I know no Doctrine you had, If you did name one, I have forgot it.
In Sermon time when Goodw C was present in the Meeting house Ab. W. called out, Look where Goodw. C sits on the Beam suckling her