Salem witch trials: "Judge Sewall's Apology" 3rd of 5

It seems as if Satan is setting up a rival colony, and a minister is accused of witchcraft. Sewall is beginning to be troubled -- a confession of guilt can save the accused, yet most protest their innocence and go to the gallows. Richard Francis's biography, "Judge Sewall's Apology", is read by actor Richard Mitchley. In its UK edition, the book's subtitle is "The Salem Witch Trials and the Forming of a Conscience"; in the US edition that conscience is entitled "an American Conscience".