Case of Katherin Harrison (Katherine Harrison). Testimony of Rebecka Smith (Rebecca Smith) |
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Rebeckka Smith aged about 75 theares testefieth as followes/
that formerly beinge at Jonathan Gilbert his house about 14 dathes/
togeather: Goodwife Gilbert the wife of \Jonathan Gilbert/ {Katherin Harrison} had/
a black Capp which shee had lent to Katherin Harrison, and Katherin/
Harrison desired {desired} to have the saide capp, but Gooddy Gilbert/
refused to sell it to Katherin, after Goodwife Gilbert wore the saide/
capp and when shee had the capp on her head her shoulders and head was/
much afflicted, after the capp beinge pulled of, Gooddy Gilbert saide/
she was well, again \a certain time/ after Gooddy Gilbert wore, or put on the saide/
Capp: then shee was afflicted as before; the saide capp beinge/
againe pulled of Gooddy Gilbert againe saide shee was well, thus/
beinge afflicted severall times, it was suspected to be by witchcraft/
after the saide Rebecca Smith, herd say the capp was burned./
And further the saide Rebecca affirmeth that shee hath bene afflicted/
neare a theare last past, beinge suddenly taken her thigh and legg/
being stiff like a stick, and dreadfull sick, havinge strange Fitts/
in soe much that shee the saide Rebecca, often saide in the heareing/
of her warried daughted and others, shee thought or doubted that some evle/
person had bewitched her, but this both shee the saide Rebecca and the/
family doe affirme that since friday last past shee hath bene much/
better, her fitts, of the aforesaide afflictions have bene quite eased and/
taken away and wheareat on the Lords day since her saide first affliction/
shee and her Family have observed, that shee was usually most afflicted on/
the sabbath day but now this Lords day last, shee hath not only bene/
freed of the fitts aforesaide, but allsoe hath found her selfe well, excepting/
this they affirmed in my hearinge/
{rest of the page is torn off}/
Object Description
| Title | Case of Katherin Harrison (Katherine Harrison) |
| Contributors | Welles, John; Whaples, Thomas; Olcott, Mary; Montague, Richard; Smith, Rebecca; Warren, William; Martin, Samuel, Sr.; Hurlbut, Samuel; Keeny, Alexander; Kimberly, Eleazer; Wakeley, Alice |
| Date - Created | 1668 June 29-1669 May 26 |
| Description | Case of witchcraft against Goodwife Harrison of Wethersfield, with testimony by John Welles, Thomas Waples and others. |
| Subject | Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Fortune-telling; Harrison, Katherine; Wethersfield (Conn.); Lilly, William, 1602-1681. |
| Geographic Coverage | Wethersfield (Conn.) |
| Source | Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000, Classified Archives, Samuel Wyllys papers, call no. 974.6 fW97 |
| Physical size | 12 manuscript documents, silked, size varies; Bound with collection, 39.4 x 27.9 cm. |
| Publisher | Connecticut State Library |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 6-17 |
| Type | image |
| Format - Digital | jpeg |
| Date - Digital | 2008 Oct. 1 |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Digital image © Connecticut State Library. All rights reserved. Images may be used for personal research or non-profit educational uses without prior permission. For permission to publish or exhibit, see Reproduction and Publication of State Library Collections, http://www.cslib.org/repropub.htm |
| File name | sa_b2980580_no006_017 |
