1684.] HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 153 



"James Claypool attested interpritor betwixt the Prop"' and 

 the Prisoner." 



" The affidavid of Jno. Vanculin read, Charles Ashcom being 

 a witness to it." 



" Annakey Coolin, attested, saith her husband tooke the 

 Heart of a Calf that Dyed, as they thought, by Witchtcraft, 

 and Boyld it, whereupon the Prisoner at y" Barr came in and 

 asked them what they were doing ; they said boyling of flesh ; 

 she said they had better they had Boyled the Bones, with 

 several other unseemly Expressions." 



" Margaret Mattson saith that she values not Drystreet's evi- 

 dence ; but if Sanderlin's mother had come, she would have an- 

 swered her ; also denyeth Charles Ashcoms attestation at her 

 soul, and saith, where' is my daughter ; let her come and say so." 



'' Annakey Cooling's attestation about the Gees, saying she 

 was never out of her Conoo, and also that she never said any 

 such things concerning the calve's heart. 



"Jno. Cock attested, sayth he knows nothing of the matter." 



" Tho: Baldings attestation was read, and Tho: Bracy attested, 

 saith it is a true copy." 



" The prisoner denyeth all things, and saith that y* Witnesses 

 speake only by hear say." 



" After w'''' y^ Gov" gave the Jury their Charge concerning y* 

 Prisoner at y" Barr." 



'' The Jury went forth, and upon their Returne Brought her 

 in Guilty of haveing the Comon fame of a Witch, but not Guilty 

 in manner and forme as she Shee Stands Indicted." 



" Neels Matson and Antho. Neelson^ enters into Recognizance 

 of fifty pounds a piece for the good behaviour of Margaret Mat- 

 son for six months." 



It is to be regretted that the charge given by the Governor 

 has not been preserved, as it may fairly be presumed that it was 

 upon his suggestions that the jury based their very righteous, but 

 rather ridiculous verdict. 



The following is a copy of the return made by the Sheriff of 

 the election held by him for Chester County in 1684, with the 

 omission of the recital of his warrant, kc. : 



" I have accordingly made my Summons of the freeholders 

 who hath made Choise of those persons following for the service 

 afores"^ by which I thus make my return 



for the provencial Concel 

 william wade [Wood] in y'^ room of Ralph withers 

 william Claiton for one year 



for Assembly John Blunston georg maries Joshua Hasting, 

 Robert wade Henry matukes Thomas usher 



1 Neels Matson was the husband and Anthony Neelson the son-in-law of the de- 

 fendant. See Biographical Sketches in this volume. 



