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Excerpt from Genealogy of the Burroughs Family
But there were others ready to aid him. First among these was the celebrated Cotton Mather, minister of Boston. He being in high repute for wisdom had recently preached much on the subject of witchcraft, teaching the people that witches were dangerous and ought to be put to death. He thus became the natural confederate of Parris and the chief author of the terrible scenes that ensued. Sir William Phipps, the royal governor, who had just arrived from England, was a member of Mather''s church. Increase Mather, the father of Cotton, had nominated Phipps to his present office. Stoughton, the deputy governor, who was appointed judge and presided at the trials of the witches was the tool of Parris and the two Mathers. To these men, more especially to Parris and Ma ther, must be charged the full infamy of what followed.
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But there were others ready to aid him. First among these was the celebrated Cotton Mather, minister of Boston. He being in high repute for wisdom had recently preached much on the subject of witchcraft, teaching the people that witches were dangerous and ought to be put to death. He thus became the natural confederate of Parris and the chief author of the terrible scenes that ensued. Sir William Phipps, the royal governor, who had just arrived from England, was a member of Mather''s church. Increase Mather, the father of Cotton, had nominated Phipps to his present office. Stoughton, the deputy governor, who was appointed judge and presided at the trials of the witches was the tool of Parris and the two Mathers. To these men, more especially to Parris and Ma ther, must be charged the full infamy of what followed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - L. A. Burroughs
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ISBN - 9780265396360
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 26
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ISBN - 9781332131006
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