Simon and Mary Chapman
Ipswich June the 25th 1692 The testimony of Simon Chapman About 48 years testifieth and sayth that he hath ben Aquainted with the wiufe of James how iunr as a naybar for this 9 or 10 yers and he neuer saw any harm by hur but that That hath bin good for I found hur Joust In hur delling fayth fooll too hur promicises I haue had acation to be in the compiny of goodwief howe by the fortnight togather at Thayer hous: and at other tims and I found at all Tims by hur discors shee was a woman of afliktion and mourning for sin in her selues and others and when she met with eny Afliktion she semid to iostifi god and say that Itt was all better than she dessufid that it was By falls aqusations from men and she yust to bles god that she got good by afliktions for it med hur examin hur oun hart I neuer herd hur refil any person that hath akusid hur with witchcraft but pittied them and sayid i pray god forgiue then for thay harm them selues more then me. Thof i am a gret sinar yit i am cler of that sayed she and such kind of afliktions doth but set me a exsamining my oun hart and I find god wondarfolly seportining me and comfarting me by his word and promisis she semid to be a woman thron in that grat work of conuiktion an conuertion which I pray god mak us all
Simon Chapman
My wief Mary Chapman cane Testifi to the most of this abou retan as witness my hand
Mary Chapman.