This Confession they made with great Shews of Repentance, and with much Demonstration of Truth. Before the Trial of this Prisoner, 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. And it was testified, That upon the mention of some having their Necks twisted almost round, by the Shape of this Carrier, she replyed, Its no matter though their Necks had been twisted quite off. Moreover the Look of Carrier then laid the Afflicted People for dead and her Touch, if her Eye at the same time were off them, raised them again: Which Things were also now seen upon her Tryal. It was further deposed, That while this Carrier was on her Examination, before the Magistrates, the Poor People were so tortured that every one expected their Death upon the very spot, but that upon the Home binding of Carrier they were eased. Martha Carrier was Indicted for the bewitching certain Persons, according to the Form usual in such Cases, pleading Not Guilty, to her Indictment there were first brought in a considerable number of the bewitched Persons who not only made the Court sensible of an horrid Witchcraft committed upon them, but also deposed, That it was Martha Carrier, or her Shape, that grievously tormented them, by Biting, Pricking, Pinching and Choaking of them.
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