Testimony of Simon Chapman and Mary Chapman for Elizabeth How

Ipswich June: th: 25th: 1692 The testimony of Simon Chapman agid. About 48 yers testifieth and sayth that he[crossed out]th[crossed out] heth bin Aquayntid with the wiuef of James houe ^{iunr} as a naybar for this 9 or 10 yers and he neuar Sau eny harm by hur but that That hath bin good for I found hur Joust In hur delling faythfooll too hur prommisis I have had acation to be in the [crossed out] p [crossed out] compiny of goodwiuf houe by the fortnight to gathar at Thayar hous: and at other Tims and I found at all Tims by hur discors shee was a woman of a fliktion and [crossed out] a [crossed out] morning for sin in hur seluef And othars And when shee met with eny Afliktion she semid to iostifi god and say that Itt was all bett{er}? then she desarfid [deserved] thof [though] it war by falls aq{u}sations from men: and she yust To bles god that she got good by afliktions for it med hur exsamin hur oun hart I never herd hur refil [revile] eny parson that heth akusid hur with wichcraft but pit tied them and sayid i pray god forgiue them for thay harm them selues mor then me Thof i am a gret sinar yit i am cler of that sayid she. and such kind of afliktions doth but set me aexsamining my oun hart and I find god wondarfolly seportining [supporting] me and Confarting me by his word and promisis She semid to be a woman throu in that gret work of conuiktion and conuertion which I pray god mak us all: [crossed out] y [crossed out] Simon Chapman My wiuef Mary Chapman cane Testifi to the most of this abouritan as witnes my hand Mary Chapman