To the Marshall of Essex or his dept or to the Constables of Andover
You are in their Majests names hereby required [to] apprehend and forthwith secure, and bring before [us] Martha Carrier the wife of Thomas Currier of An[dover] on Tuesday next being the 31't day of this Instant mo of May about ten of the clock in the forenoon or as soon as may be afterwards at [the] house of L't Nathaniell Ingersalls in Salem Village who stands charged with haveing Committed Sundry [acts] of Witchcraft on the Bodys of Mary Walcot and Abi[gail] Williams of Salem Village to theire great hurt & [injury] in order to her Examination Relateing to the prem[ises] abovesaid faile not
Dated Salem May 28'th 1692.
John Hathorne
Jonathan Corwin
Assis'ts
back: I have apprehend the w'tin named parson and brought her
to the place appinted --
by me John Ballard. const Andover
Source of document : Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 1 Page 135
transcribed and copyright by Jodi Salerno 2004-2008.
