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About noon, at Salem, Giles Cory was pressed to death for standing mute;
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A petition is sent to town in behalf of Dorcas Hoar who now confesses.
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A bill is sent in about calling a fast, and convocation of ministers, that may be led in the right way as to the witchcrafts....
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Sam recites to me in Latin, Matthew 12 from the 6th to the end of the 12th verse.
The 7th verse did awfully bring to mind the Salem tragedy. -
Copy of the bill I put up on the fast day, giving it to Mr. Willard as he passed by.
Standing up at the reading of it, and bowing when finished; in the Afternoon.