The following three exercises are short accounts of trials and investigations.

Rule V.—In making a prÉcis of the evidence of various witnesses DO NOT PROCEED BY QUESTION AND ANSWER. It is often convenient to keep the evidence of different witnesses in separate paragraphs, but do not repeat the same points. Just tell the story in your own words, and as far as possible in the order in which events happened.

In making a prÉcis of the Witch Trial be careful to write in modern English.