TRIAL FOR WITCHCRAFT.

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[Court of Assize Book.]

An Ord 1 ' for Katherine Harrison to Remove from Westchest r .

Whereas Complaint hath beene made unto me by y e Inhabitants of Westchestr agt KatherineHarrison late of Wethersfeild in his Ma ties Colony of Connecticott widdow. That contrary to y econsent & good liking of y e Towne she would settle amongst them & she being reputed to be a personlyeing und 1 ' y e supposicon of Witchcraft hath given some cause of apprehension to y c Inhabitantsthere, To y e end their Jealousyes & feares as to this perticuler may be removed, I have thought fittto ord r & appoint that y e Constable & Overseers of y e Towne of Westchest 1 ' do giue warning toy e said Katherine Harrison to remove out of their p'cinCts in some short tyme after notice giuenand they are likewise to admonish her to retorne to y e place of her former abode, that theynor their neighbours may receive no further disturbance by her, Given und r my hand at ffort Jamesin New Yorke this 7 th day of July, 1670.

An Ord r for Katherine Harrison & Capt n Richard Panton to appeareat y e ffort before y e Governor.

Whereas Complaint hath beene made unto nre by y e Inhabitants of Westchest 1 " ag { KatherineHarrison widdow That she doth neglect to refuse or obey my late Ord r concerning her removallout of ye said Towne, These are to require yo u that yo u give notice unto the said Katherine Harrisonas also unto Capt n Richard Panton at whose house she resydeth, That they make their personallappearance before me in this place on Wednesday next being y e 24 th of this Instant month, whenthose of y® Towne that have ought to object ag l them doe likewise attend, where I shall edeavo (a Composure of this difference betweene them. Given und r my hand at ffort James in New Yorkethis 20‘h day of August 1670.

To y e Constable of Westchest r .

A warrant to y« Constable of Westchest r to take an Account oly e Goods of Katherine Harrison.

These are to require yo u to take an Account of such Goods as haue lately beene brought from outof his Ma ties Colony of Connecticott unto Katherine Harrison & having taken a note of y e pticulersthat yo u retorne y e same unto me for y e doeing whereof this shall be yo r warrant, Given und r myhand at ffort James in New Yorke this 25 th day of August 1670.

To y e p r sent Constable of Westchester .

An Ord 1 " concerning Katherine Harrison.

Whereas seuerall Adresses haue beene made unto me by some of y e Inhabitants of Westchest 1 onbehalfe of y° rest desiring that Katherine Harrison late of Wethersfeild in his Mat ies Colony of Con-necticott widdow at p r sent residing in their Towne may be ordered to remove from thence & notpermitted to stay w th in their Jurisdiction upon an apprehension they have of her grounded uponsome troubles she hath layne und r at Wethersfeild upon suspition of Witchcraft, the reasons whereofdo not so clearly appeare unto me, Yett notw th sfanding to giue as much satisfaction as may be to yeCompos who p r tend their feares to be of a publique Concerne I have not thought fitt absolutelyto determyne y e matt r at p'sent, but do suspend it untill y e next Gen 1 " 11 Co rt of Assizes, when thereu-ill be a full meeting of y e Councell & Justices of y e peace to debate & conclude y e same. In y emeane tyme y e said Katherine Harrison w th her Children may remaine in the Towne of Westchest 1uffiere she now is w th out disturbance or molestation, she having given sufficient security for herCivill carriage & good behaviour. Given und r my hand at ffort James in New York this 25 tf > day°f August in y® 22 th yeare of his Ma ties Raigne Annoq Domini 1670.