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John Barlow aaged 24 years or thair about/ saieth and sd testefieth that soumtime/ this Last year that as I was in Beadd/ in the hous that nead Jesuop then levied in/ that marsey desbory came to mee and layed hold/ on my fett and \pinshed them/ loocked weklye in my faess and I/ strouff to Rise and cold not and too speek and cold/ not all the time that she was with me it was/ light as day as it semed to me _ but when shee {was}/ {was gown} vanicht it was darck and I arose and hade a paine/ in my feet and leags some time afte[r] an our or too/ it remainained - som time beefore this/ this afore sd marecy and I had a falling out and/ shee sayed that if shee had But strength shee/ would ter me in peses sworn in court septr 19 92 attests Jhn Allyn/ simon cowch Testefyth to the falling out of ye prisoner with John Barlow/ & her threatening to Tear him to peices. or Threatening words/ sworn In court J Allyn/
Object Description
| Title | Case of Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) |
| Contributors | Squire, Samuel; Wakeman, John; Barlow, John; Couch, Simon; Grumman, Esther |
| Date - Created | 1691-1692 Sept. 19 |
| Description | Case of witchcraft against Mercy Disbrough of Compo in Fairfield, with testimony by John Wakeman, John Barlow and others. |
| Subject | Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Disbrow, Mercy Holbridge, ca. 1637-ca. 1714; Staples, Mary; Compo (Conn.); Fairfield (Conn.); Westport (Conn.) |
| Geographic Coverage | Fairfield; Westport |
| Source | Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000, Classified Archives, Samuel Wyllys papers, call no. 974.6 fW97 |
| Physical size | 5 manuscript documents, silked, size varies; Bound with collection, 39.4 x 27.9 cm. |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 37-41 |
| Type | image |
| Format - Digital | jpeg |
| 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_no037_042 |
