m Reverend Cotton Mather's book, Memorable Providence's Relation to Witchcraft and Possession (23). Within the book it told how Cotton Mather had successfully cured witchcraft through praying, and fasting (Wilson, 23). Samuel Parris now began to practice the same method, inviting the entire congregation to do the same (23). Not only did they do it, but had the church Deacons, and other various church leaders help him to pray (23). No matter what they did the children still continued to shriek and carry on, and then ask what they had just done (23). Reverend Parris continued to pray, and fast, until, Mary Sibley, a member of the church gave his servant's Tituba, and her husband a recipe for witch cake ( Wilson, 23). Sibley believed that the cake would aid in the discovery of who the witch was (23). John Indian collected the children's urine, mixed it with rye, and gave it to Tituba to bake in ashes. They then fed the mixture to the household dog. According to English legend the dog would then go straight to whoever was the witch, because dogs are close to the devils agents (23). However, the only thing the mixture did was make the dog extremely ill.Samuel Parris became enraged when found out Mary Sibley had "gone to the devil for help against the devil (Wilson, 24)." He publicly accused her, forcing her repent in front of the public. In Mid-February Parris called for a Day of Humiliation, where the whole congregation would fast, and pray for the children (24). Parris continually interrogated his girls asking who the witches were. They eventually named Tituba, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and two other village women they did not know (24). On March 1, 1692 Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne were arrested and charged with witchcraft (Wilson, 24). Authorities were originally going to question them at the Ingersoll Inn, but they had to move into a church due to large crowds at the Inn (24). Sarah Good, a pregnant, older wom...
