Danforth seems secure in himself, his authority, and the court; he is the deputy governor of the colony, after all, so he really has nothing to prove to the inhabitants of Salem. He is calm and collected, and he rests confidently on his wealth of experience. He tells Francis Nurse, "near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead to Lynn [...] upon my signature" and "seventy-two [are] condemned to hang by that signature." Danforth has...
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