This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...had familiarity wi the divil contrary to the peace of our Souaigne Lord the King his crowne & dignity y lawes of God & of this Jurisdiction: After the prison' was at ye barre and pleaded not Guilty & put hirself on God & y country for triall y evidences produced were read & committed to y Jury. The Jury brought in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...had familiarity wi the divil contrary to the peace of our Souaigne Lord the King his crowne & dignity y lawes of God & of this Jurisdiction: After the prison' was at ye barre and pleaded not Guilty & put hirself on God & y country for triall y evidences produced were read & committed to y Jury. The Jury brought in their virdict & they found Elizabeth Morse, the prisoner at the barre. Guilty according to Indictm. The Govern'on 27th May after y lecture pronounced y sentence: Elizabeth Morse you are to goe from hence to the place from whence you came & thence to the place of execution, there to be hanged by the neck-till you be dead. And the Lord have mercy on your SouI. This Court was adjourn diem per diem & on 1 June 1680 The Gouvn' & magis" voted Reprieving of Elizabeth Morse, condemn, till the next session of the Court in October. as Attest Ew" Rawson, Secretary. Subsequently, an effort was made to still farther delay proceedings, and secure a second reprieval for the wife of William Morse. November 3, 1680, the following order was passed by the House of Deputies, but failed to receive the approval of the magistrates: --The deputies on perusal of the acts of the honorable Court of Assistants relating to the woman condemned for witchcraft doe not understand why execution of the sentence given against her by said court is not executed and that her second repreevall seems to us to be beyond what the law will allow and doe therefore judge meete to declare ourselves against it with reference to the concurrence of our honored magistrates hereto. W1t Torrey Clerk. Not consented to by the magistrates. Edward Rawson Secretary. Massachusetts Archives, vol. cxxxv., p. 18; Court of A...
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