“… several of her own Children had frankly and fully confessed, not only that they were Witch
“… several of her own Children had frankly and fully confessed, not only that they were Witches themselves, but that this their Mother had made them so. This Confession they made with great shows of Repentance, and with much Demonstration of Truth. They Related Place, Time, Occasion; they gave an account of Journeyes, Meetings, and Mischiefs by them performed; and were very credible in what they said.”An account of the trial of Martha Carrier at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held by adjournment at Salem, August 2, 1692. From The Wonders of the Invisible World Cotton Mather -- source link
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