"Did she ever bring the book?—Yes, sir.
"What to do?—To write.
"What? this woman?—Yes, sir.
"Are you sure of it?—Yes, sir.
"(Again Abigail Williams and Ann Putnam were spoke to by the Court; but neither of them could make any answer, by reason of dumbness or other fits.)
"What do you say, Goody Procter, to these things?—I take God in heaven to be my witness, that I know nothing of it, no more than the child unborn.
"Ann Putnam, doth this woman hurt you?—Yes, sir: a great many times.
"(Then the accused looked upon them, and they fell into fits.)
"She does not bring the book to you, does she?—Yes, sir, often; and saith she hath made her maid set her hand to it.
"Abigail Williams, does this woman hurt you?—Yes, sir, often.