![]() ![]() Incorporating expressions from the time period: “Goody” (Mrs.) “Be open with me” (tell the truth).Using old-fashioned, archaic words: “bid” (told), “Aye” (Yes), “Nay” (No), “Hearty” (Well).vestry: the room in the church where robes are kept.theology: the study of a religious doctrine what a particular sect believes.Puritanical: strict in morality and religion this term has come about since the reign of the Puritans.providence: God’s will God’s intervention in human affairs.Moles were examined as a place where the devil “sucked” at one’s soul.Accused witches were thought to have signed “the devil’s book”.Failure to recite “The Lord’s Prayer” was considered evidence of witchcraft.2 – the number of dogs executed for witchcraft association.81 – the age of the oldest person accused and killed.43 – the number of people who were “afflicted” by witchcraft.19 – number of people who were hanged 1 was pressed to death. ![]()
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