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New England
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( g ) no creature but I am falsely accused.
(H) why did you go away muttering from Mr Parris his house.
( g ) I did not mutter but I thanked him for what he gave my child
(H) have you made no contract with the devil.
(g) no.
(H) desired the children all of them to look upon her and see if this were the person that had hurt them and so they all did looke upon her, and said this was one of the persons that did torment them —presently they were all tormented.
(H) Sarah Good do you not see now what you have done, why doe you not tell us the truth, why doe you thus torment these poor children
( g ) I doe not torment them.
(H) who do you imploy then.
( g ) I imploy nobody I scorn it.
(H) how came they thus tormented
( g ) what doe I know you bring others here and now you charge me with it.
(H) why who was it.
( g ) I doe not know but it was some you brought into the meeting house with you.
(H) wee brought you into the meeting house.
( g ) but you brought in two more.
(H) who was it then that tormented the children.
(g) it was osburn.
(H) what is it you say when you go muttering away from persons houses
( g ) if I must tell I will tell.
(H) doe tell us then
( g ) if I must tell, I will tell, it is the commandments. I may say my commandments I hope.
(H.) what commandment is it.
( g ) if I must tell I will tell, it is a psalm.
(H) what psalm.
(g) after a long time shee muttered over some part of a psalm.
(H) who doe you serve
( g ) I serve God
(H) what God doe you serve.
( g ) the God that made heaven and earth, though shee was not willing to mention the word God. her answers were in a very wicked spitfull