Statement of Daniel Andrew, Peter Cloyce, Israel Porter, and Elizabeth Porter for Rebecca Nurse

We whos nams Are under writen being desiered to goe to goodman nurs his hous to speeke with his wife and to tell her that seueral of the Aflicted persons mentioned her: and Acordingly we went and we found her in A weak and Lowe condition in body as shee told us and had been sicke allmost A weak and we asked howe it was otherwis with her and shee said shee blest god for it shee had more of his presents in this: sicknes then somtime shee haue had but not soe much as shee desiered: but shee would with the Apostle pres forward to the mark: and many other: places of scriptur to the Like purpos: and then of her owne Acord shee begane to speek of the Affliction that was Amongst them and in perticuler of mr parris his family and howe shee was greued for them though shee had not been to see them: by Reason of fits that shee formerly use to haue for people said it was Awfull to: behold: but shee pittied them with: all her harte: and went to god for them: but shee said shee heard that there was persons spoke of that wear as Innocent as shee was shee beliued and After much to this purpos: we told her we heard that shee was spoken of allsoe: well she said if it be soe ye will of the Lord {be} done: she sate still A whille being as it wear Amazed: and then shee said well [crossed out][illegible][crossed out] as to this thing I am Innocent as the child unborne but seurly shee said what sine hath god found out in me unrepented of that he should Lay such an Affliction upon me In my old Age: and Acording to our best obseruation we could not decern that shee knewe what we came for before we tould her Israel porter Elizabeth porter To the substance of what is Above we if coled there too: are Ready to testifie on: oath Daniell Andrewe Peter Clays