Witness Ordered to Testify or Forfeit 100 Pounds: July 26, 1692
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Witness Ordered to Testify or Forfeit 100 Pounds: July 26, 1692
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July 26, 1692: Court of Oyer and Terminer Funds, a New Attorney, and Spectral AttacksWe race through July 26, 1692, as the Salem Witch Trials machinery accelerates: Governor Phips and the Massachusetts council authorize 40 pounds to pay court clerk Stephen Sewell for Court of Oyer and Terminer expenses and appoint Anthony Checkley as their majesty’s attorney, replacing Thomas Newton. Our story then shifts to Salem, where Stephen Sewall drafts a summons compelling James Greenslit to testify against George Burroughs under threat of a 100‑pound forfeiture, delivered by Deputy Sheriff George Herrick for the August 2 session. The day’s tension deepens in Andover and Rowley with chilling spectral accusations—Mary Bradbury’s specter allegedly tormenting Timothy Swan, and Mary Daniel describing attacks by the specters of Margaret Scott and Goodwife Jackson, followed by fits, muteness, and visions of multiple women.00:00 Welcome and Hosts00:05 Court Funding and Attorney00:33 Summons Against Burroughs00:51 Andover Specter Attack01:01 Mary Daniel Deposition01:29 Aftermath and Ongoing Fits