Then he appealed to the legality of the process by producing “evidence” against the accused. Firstly, he quoted the Bible to justify the existence of witches and demons. It is clear that Mather attempted to absolve himself and justify his actions in several ways. There were also accounts of oddly-shaped hogs and other animals to further evidence her guilt. Bishop had a supernatural third teat, that she commanded demons that destroyed parts of homes, and that in her possession were items deemed suitable for witchcraft (Hennessy 2012). Other evidence and witnesses claimed that Mrs. The witnesses claimed they were assaulted by a shadow in the shape of the woman, Bridget Bishop (Hennessy 2012). He quotes the testimonies of various witnesses who claim that they have been bitten, drowned, and choked to sign a book or a contract of some sort (Hennessy 2012). The Devil discovered: in a brief discourse upon those temptations, which are the more ordinary devices of the Wicked One.īy Cotton Mather, Cotton Mather, Increase Mather, and Mather, CottonWhen discussing the cases Mather was present at, he makes an appeal to the legality of the event. IV A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swedeland, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which our parts of America have laboured! V. Some conjectures upon the great events, likely to befall, the world in general, and New England in particular as also upon the advances of the time, when we shall see better dayes.
Some counsils, directing a due improvement of the terrible things, lately done, by the unusual & amazing range of evil spirits, in our neighbourhood: & the methods to prevent the wrongs which those evil angels may intend against all sorts of people among us especially in accusations of the innocent.
Some accounts of the grievous molestations, by daemons and witchcrafts, which have lately annoy'd the countrey and the trials of some eminent malefactors executed upon occasion thereof: with several remarkable curiosities therein ocurring. Observations as well historical as theological, upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils : Accompanyd with, I. An edition of The wonders of the invisible world
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