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27 GIVE ME A BROOM WS Nevins, 19th century historian: the concept that witches fly on brooms may be traced to Ann Pudeator. His proof: 1. 16 year old witness, Ann Putnam: that ann pudeatar: tould har that she flu by aman in the neight in to a hous 2. Witness, Samuel Pickworth: I this deponant was coming along salim strete btween ann pudeaters hous and Captin higison hous. it being in the evening: and I this deponant saw awoman: neare Captin higisonn Cornar. the which I sopposed to be ann Pudeatar. and in a moment of time she pasid by me as swifte as if a burd flue by me and I saw said woman goo in to ann Pudeat [eat] ers hous Nevins: “It was too bad that the woman credited with supernatural powers could not fly away from her cruel fate.” ...

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