| Page. |
| Introduction. | 1 |
| I. |
| The connection of the Mathers with the Superstitions of their time. | 1 |
| II. |
| The Goodwin Children. Some General Remarks upon the Criticisms of the North American Review. | 4 |
| III. |
| Cotton Mather and the Goodwin Children. John Baily. John Hale. Goodwin's Certificates. Mather's idea of Witchcraft as a War with the Devil. His use of Prayer. Connection between the Case of the Goodwin Children and Salem Witchcraft. | 6 |
| IV. |
| The Relation of the Mathers to the Administration of Massachusetts, in 1692. The New Charter. The Government under it arranged by them. Arrival of Sir William Phips. | 12 |
| V. |
| The Special Court of Oyer and Terminer. How it was established. Who responsible for it. The Government of the Province concentrated in its Chief-justice. | 15 |
| VI. |
| Cotton Mather's connection with the Court. Spectral Evidence. Letter to John Richards. Advice of the Ministers. | 19 |
| VII. |
| Advice of the Ministers, further considered. Cotton Mather's Plan for dealing with Spectral Testimony. | 23 |
| VIII. |
| Cotton Mather and Spectral Evidence. | 30 |
| IX. |
| Cotton Mather and the Preliminary Examinations. John Proctor. George Burroughs. | 32 |
| X. |
| Cotton Mather and the Witchcraft Trials. The Executions. | 38 |
| XI. |
| Letter to Stephen Sewall. "Wonders of the Invisible World." Its origin and design. Cotton Mather's account of the Trials. | 44 |
| XII. |
| "Wonders of the Invisible World," continued. Passages from it. "Cases of Conscience." Increase Mather. | 50 |
| XIII. |
| The Court of Oyer and Terminer brought to a sudden end. Sir William Phips. | 54 |
| XIV. |
| Cotton Mather's Writings subsequent to the Witchcraft Prosecutions. | 57 |
| XV. |
| History of Opinion as to Cotton Mather's connection with Salem Witchcraft. Thomas Brattle. The people of Salem Village. John Hale. John Higginson. Michael Wigglesworth. | 61 |
| XVI. |
| History of Opinion as to Cotton Mather, continued. Francis Hutchinson. Daniel Neal. Isaac Watts. Thomas Hutchinson. William Bentley. John Eliot. Josiah Quincy. | 68 |
| XVII. |
| The Effect upon the Power of the Mathers, in the Public Affairs of the Province, of their Connection with Witchcraft. | 70 |
| XVIII. |
| Cotton Mather's Writings and Character. | 74 |
| XIX. |
| Robert Calef's Writings and Character. | 77 |
| XX. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks. Conclusion. | 84 |
