Sarah Good married William Good and both were forced to deal with the debt from her first husband. When they could not pay creditors, they were thrown into poverty. They were forced to hand over their property to creditors. William worked odd jobs in exchange for food and lodging. They were homeless and forced to seek shelter with neighbors, moving from house to house with daughter, Dorcas Good. They rented rooms and were beggars.
William did not call his wife a witch, he said that he, too, had reason to believe she was close to becoming one, thus, perhaps, protecting himself from accusation. One of Good's trial records quotes William Good as saying, "it was her bad carriage to [me] and indeed say I with tears that she is enemy to all good." Good testified against Sarah, stating that he had seen the Devil’s mark on her body, right below her shoulder.
Friday, December 26, 2008
William Good
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