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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies July 1703, 11-20 July 1703, 11-20 July 11. … Queen in Council. Approving of Representation of July 9, and declaring H.M. approbation of John Evans to be Deputy … from the sentence passed against them for the felony of witchcraft in 1692. Which Order was agreed to by the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies July 1703, 21-25 July 1703, 21-25 July 21. … the Petty Expenses of the Office of the Council of Trade and Plantations from Xmas, 1702Midsummer, 1703. Total, 18 l. … the attainders of Abigail Faulkner and others for witchcraft, was read a first and second time. July 23. The …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies June 1692 June 1692 June 1. Adjourned, owing … The articles of impeachment against Lord Baltimore and the instructions to the Agents sent down to the house, … him as he can. No doubt you have heard of the wizards and witches. There are now over a hundred of them in gaol, but …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies June 1695 June 1695 June 1. Virginia. 1,866. … of the House of Burgesses of Virginia to Lords of Trade and Plantations. Advising despatch of the journal of the … An Act for punishing capital offenders; since it makes witchcraft and blasphemy punishable with death, but contains …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies March 1693 March 1693 March 16. Report of the … pounds without recollecting any rights of the Crown. The witchcraft at Salem went on vigorously during the summer, and … in my right hand. Afterwards he sends me to prison among witches, villains, negroes and murderers, where I lay for …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies Miscellaneous, 1692 Miscellaneous 1692 2,725. … To enforce collection of arrears of public assessment and town and country rates. For an assessment on Polls and … danger from French residents in the province. Against witchcraft. To regulate the Government assessment and grant …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies November 1696 November 1696 Nov. 21. 409. … to the Attorney-General. Forwarding an Order in Council and a presentment from the Commissioners of Customs, for his … into separate Acts. Nov. 24. Bills against conjuration and witchcraft, and against the murder of bastards, read, voted …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies October 1670 October 1670 Oct. 1. Shaftesbury … of his Majesty's household, Sir Peter Colleton, and Sir William Berkeley, being concerned in a plantation … their lives for offences less than treason, murder, witchcraft, and the like, or vagrant and idle people who are …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies October 1689 October 1689 Oct. 2. 468. … would be knocked on the head. There is no law, no justice and no government. Vessels arrive from Holland and … Order for discharge of Lucretia Hall, accused of witchcraft. Mr. Barrow moved for an Habcas Corpus for Roger …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies October 1692 October 1692 Oct. 1. Custom … found this province miserably harassed by a most horrible witchcraft or possession of devils, which had broke in upon … and there were many committed to prison on suspicion of witchcraft before my arrival. The loud cries and clamours of …