A "victim of witchcraft" responsible for accusing others of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people?group.num=G07&mbio.num=mb37

Of the 19 people executed during the Salem Witch Trials, most of the 19 maintained their innocence until the end.

McClurken, Jeffrey. "Women in Colonial America, Part II". History 327, UMW, Fredericksburg, VA. 18 Sept. 2013. Lecture.

These were young girls who normally wouldn't have any power in this 17th century society. The Salem Witch Trials gave them an elevated standing in their society as "victims".

Jonathan Corwin- Massachusetts judge during the Salem Witch Trials. He and Hathorne held the hearings during the trials.

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Passed in Massachusetts General Court- responsible for enacting laws in the colony.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court

Women convicted of petit-treason were punished more harshly than those convicted of murder.This change was a step forward for women's rights because there was no longer a distinction between murder by a woman and murder by a man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_treason

Property or a personal possession

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/chattel

Petty treason is the betrayal of a superior by a subordinate- including the murder of a husband by his wife.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_treason

The fact that rape is listed under burglary suggests that it is an act of theft, which in turn suggests that the crime is not against the woman being raped, but instead the husband to whom that wife "belonged".

Ezekiel was influenced by his perception- he views Hathorne and Curren as power figures and takes their words to be true over Bishop's.

Abbreviation for "esquires", signifying a career in law and a higher social rank.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire

John Hathorne was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials and had a tendency to act more as a prosecutor than a judge.

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people?group.num=all&mbio.num=mb14

During the Salem Witch Trials, Bishop was the first of the accused to be executed.

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people?mbio.num=mb1

Several

http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sundry?q=sundry