Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1727 The Secret Words of the Goddess (72)
When immigrants from the New World first came to this land, they may have seen a bushy and undeveloped world, but this also means that this land is brand new, with swarms of sturgeon and salmon in the river, pioneering A house can be built from the wood cut down in time.

For these Europeans who came from afar, the Indians did not drive them away before they had time to gain a foothold, but designated a piece of land for them to live in.

The New World immigrants and the Indians coexisted peacefully for a while, and the Indians would cooperate with the immigrants to drive out the more powerful tribes in the north.But the immigrants eventually had land disputes with the Indians because they couldn't bear the temptation of more fertile and vast land.The fuse of King Philip's war was actually just a trivial matter. The immigrant livestock ate the corn planted by the Indians, which ignited the long-standing dissatisfaction of the aborigines.

In 1675, an Indian who converted to Christianity reported to the immigrants in advance that the tribe would launch an attack. The immigration authorities used this as an excuse to arrest 3 Panoag people. With only one witness, the immigration authorities accused "Philip King's cronies killed the informer Indian.

According to the British law at the time, two witnesses were required to convict a murder charge, and the verdict made by the court was to hang three Indians, including King Philip's close friend Tobias.

He witnessed his father's tragic death with his own eyes, and just when he was about to die, the noose suddenly broke, so he did not die. In the case of a mental breakdown, he changed his confession to his father's murder, so that the court could make up enough money for two years. Personal ID.

During the war, New Englanders and Indians plundered each other. When Indians became slaves to immigrants, the children of immigrants also became slaves to Indians.

The Puritans at that time were keen to enforce justice and felt that those people had a miserable life. In fact, those people got along well with the Indians. Some children kidnapped by the Indians were even unwilling to come back.

Voltaire said that it is not pleasant to doubt, but it is absurd to be convinced.

The new settlers are still unhappy after their victory over King Philip, hoping for a return to normal life, but the distant British government cannot help them.

These New Englanders who left their home country still kept many English habits, such as tea drinking and witch hunting, as if it was a kind of "normal life".

The "normal" you think is normal is actually very abnormal. In the concept of ancient people, there is no concept of "children". After children can express their thoughts normally at the age of 7, they have entered social life. They have to learn Survive and grow instead of maintaining a pure soul. The harsh environment at that time would make it easy for children to die young. Plague, disease, and famine, the poor increased their survival rate through multiple births.

Child kidnapping is not necessarily through violence, it may also be coaxed, such as Snow White eating the poisoned apple from her stepmother.A pure soul deserves to be protected by humans, but there are also demons who wear pure cloaks and do many evil things in the world.The next object of Abigail's complaint, Rebecca Nurse, had no interest in the pastor's family, but had a relationship with the locals. Neither she nor her husband, Francis Nurse, were the earliest immigrants. The pastor bought a 300-acre farm, married for 50 years, gave birth to eight children, and raised an orphaned Quaker boy.The family was prosperous and united, the marriage of husband and wife was strong, all the children survived, and there was no hostility towards each other.

Francis Nurse himself was not only a carpenter, but also served as a juror and sheriff, and the couple gained a firm foothold in Salem through their own efforts.

Well-to-do Nas is well respected in Salem, and he's close to the Sibley family and most of the community, and such a family doesn't look like a Sarah Goode beggar plus fringe by any means people, or "outsiders" like Tituba.

But in addition to those identities, Nurse also appraised properties, surveyed boundaries and arbitrated land disputes. At the same time, he was a member of the parish council, and Nurse also withheld Parris' salary.

Every priest has a deacon, not just one in a larger parish, but one is enough in a place like Salem.

The era that Rosen lived in was during the war, so Rosen chose the captain of the militia instead of the rich and famous as his deacon.The first constitution of the United States of America was not written until 100 years after the Salem incident. At that time, the US Constitution stipulated that the right to train militias was reserved to the states.That is to say, as long as soldiers and guards of wealth are dominated by men, then the probability of men becoming victims of the "witch hunting" sport is much smaller than that of women. In a sense, war can accelerate unity and the seeds of doubt Buried between women is fine.

They like to do that, to exalt themselves by condemning others, a virtuous woman is likable, who would make an idol of Mary Magdalene?
The Bible does not mention whether she is a prostitute, the first person to say so is Pope Gregory the Great, he said in the Easter sermon that "Mary Magdalene and the prostitute are the same woman", and then came into being Misunderstand.

Worship and worship the Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the representative of all women.

However, Protestants do not worship Mary, and Puritans are a branch of Protestantism, and they also do not worship Mary.Although Protestants and Catholics have different doctrines, they are all churches. What happened in the Old World before is of great "reference" significance.

The Putnam housemaid, Mosey Lewis, was not a local. She was born in Custer, a prosperous town a little smaller than Salem, near the front lines of the Indian-New England war. village.

It wasn't a coveted job, and when George Berners arrived in that frontier town the local council couldn't even provide him with a house to live in, and the former vicar's house had been destroyed by the Indians, But the town gave Burroughs two hundred acres of fertile land, surrounded on three sides by rocky shores, with a magnificent hazy sea view, and Burroughs built a house on the headland.

That is actually meaningless, because once the government army is defeated, the two hundred acres of land promised to Burroughs will no longer belong to him, and in addition to the Indians, there are also French in this area. It was still under New England jurisdiction when Berners moved there, and the natives traded religious liberty for military protection.This means that once the soldiers fall, the town will be razed to the ground by the Indians and occupied by the French. As for whether he, the Protestant pastor, will be scalped or beheaded depends on the mood of the occupants at that time.

It is a gamble to put one's own life and death on the judgment of others. Burroughs' grandfather was the rector of Suffolk, England, and his parents emigrated to Maryland.The little family was often on the move, and unlike the vagabonds life compelled it to be, Burroughs' father did it voluntarily, a member of the merchant marine, and a fond traveler from coast to coast.

George Burroughs was the only son of the family, he received a good education, and Paris were both students of Harvard, he graduated a year later than Bailey, the first pastor of Salem, when Paris went to Cambri Oddly, he was just about to leave.A man of integrity and tenacity, he managed to lead 1676 men, 10 women and 6 children to a fertile island when the Indians again attacked Custer in 16, including Mosey Lewis.

They survived on fish and berries on the island, and did not evacuate until it was a little safer after a while.

In fact, Burroughs doesn't need to do this. He can go back to England with his parents, study in the real Cambridge, and become a billionaire in the British Parliament after graduation, but he chose another path.He led these people who lost their homes and were rescued by him to wander in the wilderness and arrived in Salisbury, relying on his temporary pastor's position and meager salary relay to maintain their livelihood until the villagers of Salem found him and arranged for him At the Putnams, and Mosey Lewis and his family followed him to Salem.

George Burroughs was a true hero when he left Salem in 1683 because his former parish, Custer, invited him back again, which by then was larger in size than the village of Salem.

The people of Custer loved and respected him, unlike the people of Salem, so Burroughs accepted it readily, but he did not expect that the town would be besieged again six years later because of the Battle of King William. Instead of taking away civilians, they took up arms with soldiers and participated in the war.

A veteran Boston militiaman praised the unexpected combatant, but the attack left 15-year-old Lewis orphaned, Burroughs lost his wife, and Salem took in many refugees, including Lewis. moved into Burroughs' home.

Burroughs did not return home to Salem. He retreated along the coast to Wells, 75 miles north of Boston. In the summer of 1691 there was a protracted siege of Wells which lasted until the end of the unusually cold winter of 1692.

That winter, half the townspeople of Yorktown were killed or taken away, and that's what the villagers of Paris and Salem heard after the winter snows melted.

During the stay at the Putnam's house, Burroughs's first wife had a very violent dispute, which even reached the point of arbitration by a judge.

Burroughs wanted his wife to keep a secret, or hoped to keep it a secret, so he insisted that his wife sign an agreement that she would not reveal the secret. This demand sounded particularly sinful, and Hassan was interested in it, but Burroughs Les was determined not to reveal a word.

As for Burroughs' second wife, Sarah Luke, who is now wandering around in a shroud, she is also the widow of Hassan's brother, whose father lives in Salem and is about to serve on the grand jury. long.

Come to think of it, who would the townspeople of Salem choose to keep, between an unlikable priest with an obsessed family and a helpful priest who can wield a gun?

Maybe Salem is hell for Paris right now, but at least he has a place to live, not to mention the discomfort of not paying him the Putnams.

Where would Paris go after leaving Salem?Go to the front like Burroughs?
How did Paris know that God must bless him and the bullet would not hit him?

If Paris died, who would take care of his wife and three children?
Perhaps Paris will have such doubts that Burroughs will not return to Salem.

Again, it is a gamble to leave one's own life and death to others to judge. If no one sympathizes with those little girls who seem to be very proud now, no one will believe their accusations .

Women are like this, they like to use tears to win other people's sympathy, they always put themselves in the position of the victim.

Are the victims really innocent?
Anyone who holds the theory that the victim is guilty will be condemned and questioned, what kind of psychology is this?
This was the foundation upon which the girls of Salem were invincible and could accuse "witches" wantonly, even though Rebecca Nurse knew at a glance that she was not a suspect.

Did Abigail really see Rebecca's ghost, or was she taught that?

In any case, Paris could not escape the relationship, and the VIPs were also taught by adults to teach little girls. Could it be that it was taught by a 12-year-old girl?
Some people said they saw Putnam teaching maids and daughters how to talk, but they just saw it without leaving any evidence, just like the girls said they saw ghosts, they saw it, but you couldn't see it.

This is where witchcraft accusations are scary, the proof is difficult, mostly relying on witnesses, but how do you know that witnesses won't lie for some purpose?
　A similar case happened in Sweden in 1668. In the beginning, a witch hunt was charged against a boy. Later, more and more children were involved, and their parents. As long as the court wanted to listen, they could keep making up stories and keep busy stop

Who would doubt a pure child?That's really an evil person, but some cute babies can indeed do "naughty tricks" that adults can't imagine, and they have the protection of minors, so one after another "old women" are hanged

　
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