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"The accusations continued. Authorities were particularly suspicious of persons with ties to the Spanish colonies or to the Catholic Church, for Protestant England was at war with Catholic Spain at the time. Five Spanish Negroes were implicated, convicted and hanged. A white teacher named John Ury was suspected of being a Jesuit priest in disguise and the instigator of the uprising. Mary Burton confirmed this. He was hanged. The list goes on. "The "witch hunt" ended when Mary began to accuse wealthy, prominent New York citizens. She was then granted her freedom and given her 100[pound] reward...."
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 21:08:29 +0000

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