Mary Schweidler, the amber witch Volume 1; the most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, ... the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom by Wilhelm Meinhold

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 ...could go pranking about in silken raiment, whereas she used to be so very poor? Hereupon she looked towards me, and said, " Father, shall I tell?" Whereupon I answered, " Yes, my child, now thou must openly tell all, even though we thereby become beggars." She accordingly told how, when our need was sorest, she had found the amber, and how much we had gotten for it from the Dutch merchants. Q. What were the names of these merchants?--R. Dieterich von Pehnen and Jakob Kiekebusch; but, as we have heard from a schipper, they since died of the plague at Stettin. Q. Why had we said nothing of such a godsend?-R. Out of fear of our enemy the Sheriff, who, as it seemed, had condemned us to die of hunger, inasmuch as he forbade the parishioners, under pain of heavy displeasure, to supply us with anything, saying, that he would soon send them a better parson. Hereupon Dom. Consul again looked the Sheriff sharply in the face, who answered that it was true he had said this, seeing that the parson had preached at him in the most scandalous manner from the pulpit; but that he knew very well, at the time, that they were far enough from dying of hunger. Q. How came so much amber on the Streckelberg? She had best confess at once that the devil had brought it to her.--R. She knew nothing about that. But there was a great vein of amber there, as she could show to them all that very day; and she had broken out the amber, and covered the hole well over with fir-twigs, so that none should find it. Q. When had she gone up the Streckelberg; by day or by night?---R. Hereupon she blushed, and for a moment held her peace; but presently made answer, " Sometimes by day, and sometimes by night." Q. Why did she hesitate? She had better make a full conf...