Chapter XX: Conclusion, 364

HISTORICAL INDEX, 383

CHRONOLOGY, 391

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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William Penn making his treaty of peace and friendship
with the Indians (See page 32), _Frontispiece_

"Take it away!" 1

"Cannot rise! Prythee, what ails you, friend?" 11

Seizing a firebrand, he searched for the print of the
cloven foot, 21

William Penn, 27

"We all rose in the air on broomsticks," 95

Charles Stevens, at one sweep, snuffed out every
candle on the table, 108

The Charter Oak, 113

The sturdy wife assailed him with her mop-stick and
drove him away, 147

"Then you may both go down--down to the infernal
regions together!" 189

"Which of the twain shall it be?" 213

Eight men, bearing litters, were at the door. All were
dripping with water, 233

At every stroke he repeated, "I do this in the name of
the Lord," 239

"Its motions were quicker than those of my axe," 250

The sheriff brought the witch up the broad aisle, her
chains clanking as she stepped, 274

The jail trembled to its very centre, 301

Nought was to be seen, save massacre and pillage on
every side, 310

The resolute father continued to fire as he retreated, 320

Lieut.-Gov. Stoughton, 330

George Waters cut two stout sticks for crutches, 353

"Charles Stevens, do you seek death?" 371

Cotton Mather, 380

Witches' Hill, 382

Map of the period, 306

THE WITCH OF SALEM.