(Examination of Susannah Post )
Susanah Post was examined before Maj'r. Gedney: & other their Majest's
Justices August 25 1692
The Justices told her she was acused for afflicting. Martha Spreag &
Rose Foster by witchcraft. When Susanah was Brought in before them: the
afflicted: was greatly afflicted: Mary Warin & was recovered by her touching
withe her hand: her sister Hannah Post s'd she was babtized: with her at five
mile pond the afflicted persons. then charged her with afflicting them &
that they saw her afflict #[&] but she Denyed it & s'd she knew not of
it. Nor that she hade made a Covnant with the Devill. but after ward: she
confessed she had bin in the Devils snare three years: the first time she saw
him he was like a Catt: he told her he was a prince: & I was to serve him I
promised him to doe it the next shape was a yellow bird: it s'd I must serve
him: & he s'd I should live well: the next time he appeared like a black man
that time he brought a book & she touched it with a stick that was Dipt in
an ink horne & it made a red mark: & Jno Jaxon sen'r was there when she
signed: he that was the great eater: she would own but three times that she had
seen the Devil: but it was told her it could not but be more in 3 years time:
she was unwilling to own if she had afflicted. Martha Sprage Rose foster : but
Mary Bridges s'd she use to afflict by sticking Pins into Cloaths: which she
then owned: She s'd #[she s'd] she was now willing to renownce the Devil &
all his works: & she went: when bid & begged forgivnes of the #[of the]
afflicted & and could come to them and not hurt them she owned she had been
babtized at 5 mile pond above halfe a year agoe & the Devil Dipt her head in
the water & s'd she must serv she s'd there were a great many at the witch
meeting at Andover: but knew not exactly how many their might be 200: & they
eat white bread & drank: & their was a minister & they [torn] a
sacrement: & there was 200 there &
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they eat bread that was white & drank some that was red: she s'd she
heard there were 500 witches in the Country she s'd she & two of her sisters
went to the villadge meeting & rod. upon a stik: the Devil Carried it &
she rode before she s'd that Folkner Wilford of Haverell Sarah Parker was at the
witch meeting & that she knew the two Jaxons good wife [torn] & Mr Howard of Rowley to be witches: I und'r
written being apponted to take the examination Doe Testifie upon oath taken in
Court that this is a true coppy or substance of it, to the best of my knowledge
Janu'y 7'th 1692 *Simon Willard (Reverse) the within Hanah Post was examined
before their Majesties Justises of peace in Salem atest *John Higginson. J:
Peace owned before the Grand Jury January 1692 *Robert Payne foreman
( Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2705 Page 28 )