Giles Corey 16111692 Giles Corey at T rial Accused by Ann Putnum Jr Mercy Lewis Abigail Williams of witchcraft 81 years old Thrown into jail When on trial refused to enter a plea ID: 806511
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The Salem
Witch Trials
By: Shelby Salisbury and Annie McCall
Slide2Giles Corey1611-1692
Slide3Giles Corey at Trial . . . Accused by Ann Putnum, Jr., Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams of witchcraft
81 years oldThrown into jailWhen on trial, refused to enter a plea Refused to be tried, so he stood muteIn an attempt to acquire a confession, Sherriff George Corwin put Corey to pressed deathPeine forte et dure (illegal)
Slide4peine forte et dure
Slide5What was piene forte et dure?Chained to the ground on your back
NakedBoard on your stomach and heavy stones put on top of you, crushing to deathEspecially cruelSupposed to bring forth a confession through terrible pain and slow suffering
Slide6Slide7Who Was Giles Corey?Prosperous farmer Wanted to follow in his father’s line of work
Full member of the churchHigh in the churchUpper ClassIn good shape financiallyAccused in 1692 One of six people
Slide8Slide9Relationships . . .Married three timesLast marriage was to Martha Corey in 1690Accused as well during witch trials
Put to deathHad an 8 year old sonStubborn
Slide10Giles Corey’s Wife on Trial . . .
Slide11Reputation . . .Friendly, good family manAccused by girls only because he wanted his wife’s innocence known
Prime target also because of his prior conviction of murder
Slide12Slide13Hardships . . .Had to wait while Martha (his wife) was on trial for the same thing Waited for 8 months
Was executed before he was able to see her again
Slide14Giles Corey and Wife . . .
Slide15Works Citedhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17059213s
alemwitchtrials.cometextvirginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/ipl.orgNch.rtp.nc.us/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/salemwc.htm