The Salem Witch Trials :: American America History

The capital of Oregon Witch Trials Why do you hurt these children? I do non hurt them. I scorn it. Have you made no slue with the devil? NoMr. John Hathorn, a Judge involved in the witchcraft case of Sarah Good, then asked all of the afflicted children to look upon her and becharm if this was the person that had hurt them so. They all gazed at Goody Good and verbalise that this was the person that tormented them-presently they were all tormented.Puritanical beliefs had all of Salem really believing that witches rode on broomsticks across the sky every night on base the devil himself. They believed that these mere humans could send their specter out and recourse the children of their town. Proof of their belief follows, in an excerpt from Cotton Mathers Memorable ProvidencesGo tell Mankind, that there are Devils and Witches and that tho those night-birds least appear where the Day-light of the church doctrine comes, yet New-Engl. has had Exemples of their Existence and Operatio n and that no only the Wigwams of Indians, where the pagan Powaws very much raise their masters, in the shapes of Bears and Snakes and Fires, but the House of Christians, where our God has had his constant Worship, possess undergone the Annoyance of Evil spirits. Go tell the world, What Prays can do beyond all Devils and Witches, and What it is that these Monsters love to do and through the Demons in the Audience of several(prenominal) standers-by threatned much disgrace to thy Author, if he let thee come abroad, yet casualty That, and in this way seek a just Revenge on Them for the Disturbance they have given to such as have called on the Name of God.Rebecca Nurse Goody Nurse was a highly regarded, devotional pillar of the community who unfortunately could not withstand the power of hysteria. in that respect were many reasons that Rebecca was accused, but it was mostly the hatred exhibited towards her by the Putnam family. She was against Samuel Parris as lofty of the Salem T own Church, while the Putnam family was his friend, and her husband was at war with the Putnam family domain over some land. Rebecca exuded a saint-like presence over the dark long time of the witch-hunt. After her accusation, thirty-nine of the most prominent leaders of the community write a petition attesting to Rebeccas goodness of heart. Even one of her original accusers, Jonathan Putnam, drop his name to the appeal.