Salem Village
March the 1st 1691/2
Sarah Good, the wife of William Good of Salem Village, laborer, brought before us by George Locker, Constable in Salem, to answer Joseph Hutchinson, Thomas Putnam, etc. of Salem Village, yeomen, (complainants on behalf of their Majesties) against said Sarah Good, for suspicion of witchcraft by her committed and thereby much injury done to the body of Elizabeth Parris [Jr.], Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam [Jr.], and Elizabeth Hubbard. all of Salem Village aforesaid, according to their complaints as per warrants
Dated Salem March 29th 1692
Sarah Good, upon examination, denied the matter of fact, (viz) that she ever used any witchcraft, or hurt the abovesaid children or any of them.
The above named children being all present positively accused her of hurting of them sundry times within this two months, and also that morning.
Sarah Good denied that she had been at their houses in said time, or near them, or had done them any hurt.
All the abovesaid children then present accused her face to face, upon which they were all dreadfully tortured and tormented for a short space of time, and the affliction and tortures being over, they charged said Sarah Good again, that she had then so tortured them, and came to them and did it, although she was personally then kept at a considerable distance from them.
Sarah Good, being asked if that she did not then hurt them, who did it. And the children being again tortured, she looked upon them and said that it was one of them we brought into the house with us. We answered asked her who it was. She then answered and said it was Sarah Osburn, and Sarah Osburn was then under custody and not in the house. And the children being quickly after recovered out of there fits said that it was Sarah Good and also Sarah Osburn that then did hurt and torment or afflict them, although both of them at the same time at a distance or remote from them personally. There were also sundry other questions put to her and answers given thereunto by her, according as is also given in.
Salem Village, March the 1st 1692
Sarah Osburn, the wife of Alexander Osburn of Salem Village, brought before us by Joseph Herrick, Constable in Salem, to answer Joseph Hutchinson and Thomas Putnam etc., yeomen in said Salem Village, complainants on behalf of their Majeesties against said Sarah Osburn, for suspicion of witchcraft by her committed, and thereby much Injury done to the bodies of Elizabeth Parris [Jr.], Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam [Jr.], and Elizabeth Hubbard. all of Salem Village aforesaid, according to their complaint, according to a warrant dated Salem February 29th 1692.
Sarah Good Osburn upon Examination denied the matter of fact (viz) that she ever understood or used any witchcraft, or used any witchcraft, or hurt any of the abovesaid children.
The children abovenamed, being all personally present, accused her face to face, which being done, they were all hurt, afflicted, and tortured very much, which being over and they out of their fits, they said that said Sarah Osburn did then come to them and hurt them, Sarah Osburn being then kept at a distance personally from them. Sarah Osburn was asked why she then hurt them. She denied it. It being asked of her how she could so pinch and hurt them and yet she be at that distance personally from them, she answered she did not then hurt them nor never did. She was asked who then did it or who she employed to do it. She answered she did not know that the Devil goes about in her likeness to do any hurt. Sarah Osburn, being told that Sarah Good, one of her companions, had upon examination accused her, she not withstanding denied the same, according to her examination, which is more at large given in, as therein will appear.
Salem Village
March 1st 1692
Tituba, an Indian Woman, brought before us by Constable Joseph Herrick of Salem upon suspicion of witchcraft by her committed according to the complaint of Joseph Hutchinson and Thomas Putnam, etc. of Salem Village, as appears per warrant granted Salem 29 February 1692
Tituba, upon examination and after some denial, acknowledged the matter of fact, according to her examination given in who fully will appear, and who also charged Sarah Good and Sarah Osburn with the same.
[Reverse]
Salem Village
March the 1st 1692
Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, and Tituba, an Indian woman, all of Salem Village, being this day brought before us upon suspicion of witchcraft, etc., by them and every one of them committed, Tituba, an Indian woman, acknowledging the matter of fact, and Sarah Osburn and Sarah Good denying the same before us, but there appearing in all their examinations sufficient ground to secure them all, and in order to further examination, they were all per mittimus sent to the jails in the County of Essex.
Salem March 2nd. Sarah Osburn again examined and also Tituba, as will appear in their Examinations given in. Tituba again acknowledged the fact and also accused the other two.
Salem March 3rd. Sarah Osburn and Tituba Indian again examined.
The examination now given in, Tituba again said the same.
Salem March 5th. Sarah Good and Tituba again examined and in their examination, Tituba acknowledged the same [as] she did formerly and accused the other two abovesaid. Tituba again said the same.
per us, John Hathorne
Assistants
Jonathan Corwin
Salem
March the 7th 1692
Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, and Tituba, an Indian woman, all sent to the jail in Boston according to their mittimuses then sent to Their Majesties' jailkeeper.
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