Indictment of Bridget Bishop, 1692

From Records of Salem Witchcraft, copied from the Original Documents, vol. I. Roxbury, Mass.: Privately Printed for W. Elliot Woodward, 1864. 135-136.

Indictment v. Bridget Bishop No. I.

The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen p^efents the Bridget Bishop als Oliver the wife of Edward Bishop of Salem in the County of Essex. Sawyer the nyneteenth day of April in the fourth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland france and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith ye and Divers other dayes and times a well before as after certaine Detestable arts called witchcrafts and Sorceries, wickedly and felloniously hath used Practised and Exorcised at and within the Township of Salem in the County of Essex afores^d. in upon and ag^t one Mercy Lewis of Salem Village in the County afores^d singlewoman by which said wicked arts the said Mercy Lewis the sd nyneteenth day of April in the fourth year aboves^d. and divers other Dayes and times as well before as after, was and is hurt Tortured Afflicted Pined Consumed, wasted and tormented ag^t: the Peace of our said Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen and ag^t the forme of the Statute in the case made and provided Witnesses