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	Once captured, Stoddard and Querry were taken to be tortured and interrogated by the Templars, who wanted to know whether Dorothy or David was the "oracle". When Stoughton threatened to torture David, Querry became concerned and offered to give the Templars the information they wanted.<ref name="AC 4">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 4 (issue)\|Issue #4]]</ref>		Once captured, Stoddard and Querry were taken to be tortured and interrogated by the Templars, who wanted to know whether Dorothy or David was the "oracle". When Stoughton threatened to torture David, Querry became concerned and offered to give the Templars the information they wanted.<ref name="AC 4">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 4 (issue)\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	At that moment, however, Dorothy was possessed by the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], who delivered a cryptic message. Querry took advantage of the distraction to break free and strangle a [[Soldier\|guard]], only for Stoughton to fatally shoot her.<ref name="AC 4"/>		At that moment, however, Dorothy was possessed by the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], who delivered a cryptic message. Querry took advantage of the distraction to break free and strangle a [[Soldier\|guard]], only for Stoughton to fatally shoot her moments later.<ref name="AC 4"/>

	As Stoughton announced his plans to use Dorothy to create more "oracles", the girl, overcome with guilt for Querry's death, killed herself by walking into a fire. Enraged, Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his "oracle" and ranting that he would find another one even if he had to persecute every woman in the colonies. However, before he could shoot the Assassin, Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder.<ref name="AC 4"/>		As Stoughton announced his plans to use Dorothy to create more "oracles", the girl, overcome with guilt for Querry's death, killed herself by walking into a fire. Enraged, Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his "oracle" and ranting that he would find another one even if he had to persecute every woman in the colonies. However, before he could shoot the Assassin, Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder.<ref name="AC 4"/>

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	The '''Salem witch trials''' were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft, in [[Massachusetts]], [[United States\|British America]], during the period between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the ~~executions~~ of 20 people, men and women alike of varying ages.		*[[Bridget Bishop]]
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			*[[Sarah Wildes]]
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			The '''Salem witch trials''' were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft, in and around the town of [[Salem]] in [[Massachusetts]], [[United States\|British America]], during the period between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the deaths of 20 people, men and women alike of varying ages.

	==History==		==History==
	In February 1692, ~~the~~ young [[Dorothy Osborne]] inexplicably became sick ~~in [[Salem]]~~ with an illness no one could explain, having extremely disturbing symptoms. This situation attracted the attention of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar~~]] [[Samuel Parris~~]], who believed that the illness was the result of exposure to an unidentified [[Piece of Eden]]. For unknown reasons, Parris then pushed his daughter {{Wiki\|Betty Parris\|Betty}} and niece [[Abigail Williams]] to fake having the same seizures, which started a mass hysteria in the town as other women also became "ill". The [[Puritans\|Puritan]] Church declared that the illness was the work of the Devil and witches. Neighbors began accusing each other of witchcraft and people were arrested and tortured, often for something as futile as a wrong look on someone else.<ref name="AC 2">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 2 (issue)\|Issue #2]]</ref>		===Start of the trials===
			In February 1692, a young girl, [[Dorothy Osborne]], inexplicably became sick with an illness no one could explain, having extremely disturbing symptoms. This situation attracted the attention of [[Samuel Parris]], the Village Minister of Salem and a [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]], who believed that the illness was the result of exposure to an unidentified [[Piece of Eden]].<ref name="AC 2">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 2 (issue)\|Issue #2]]</ref>

	~~In June~~, ~~the [[Templars~~\|~~Templar]]~~ [[~~William Stoughton~~]] ~~was appointed as~~ the ~~chief magistrate of~~ the ~~court tasked with judging the individuals accused of being witches~~. ~~On 10 June, the~~ [[~~American Brotherhood of Assassins~~\|~~American Assassin~~]] ~~[[Thomas Stoddard\|Tom Stoddard]], who had just arrived in Salem, witnessed~~ the ~~execution of [[Bridget Bishop]],~~ the ~~first victim~~ of the ~~witch trials~~ and ~~the Templars~~. ~~With [[Jennifer Querry]]~~, ~~a nurse~~ and ~~[[Assassins\|Assassin]] present in Salem to gather information on the situation, Stoddard infiltrated the place where the Templar kept the~~ people ~~accused of practicing witchcraft~~, ~~to discover if one of them had~~ a clue on the location of the Piece of Eden. The two Assassins found the prisoners and Dorothy, who told them that she knew where the artifact was, but they later discovered that there was no artifact and that the young girl was the one with special psychic abilities.<ref name="AC 2" />		For unknown reasons, Parris then pushed his daughter {{Wiki\|Betty Parris\|Betty}} and niece [[Abigail Williams]] to fake having the same seizures, which started a mass hysteria in the town as other women also became "ill". The [[Puritans\|Puritan]] Church declared that the illness was the work of the Devil and witches. Neighbors began accusing each other of witchcraft, and people were arrested and tortured, often for something as futile as a wrong look towards someone else.<ref name="AC 2"/>

	~~Unfortunately~~, the Templars ~~had expected Stoddard's arrival and planned to use his legendary skills~~ as ~~an artifact hunter to let him find~~ the ~~artifact before taking it from him. Stoughton then used~~ the ~~mass hysteria he created~~ with ~~Parris to counter~~ the Assassins, ~~sending~~ a ~~crowd after Stoddard after declaring him as~~ the ~~Devil incarnate~~ and ~~telling~~ the ~~populace to bring~~ the ~~man back to him~~.<ref name="AC 2" />		===Assassin involvement===
			In June, the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[William Stoughton]] was appointed as the chief magistrate of the court tasked with judging the individuals accused of being witches.<ref name="AC 2"/> On 10 June, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Thomas Stoddard\|Tom Stoddard]] arrived in Salem, having been sent by the Brotherhood to investigate the rumors of a Piece of Eden in the area, and witnessed the hanging of [[Bridget Bishop]], the first victim of the witch trials.<ref name="AC 1">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 1\|Issue #1]]</ref>

	~~They eventually caught up to~~ the ~~Assassins in~~ a ~~swamp~~ and~~<ref name="AC 3">''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)~~\|Assassin~~'s Creed~~]]'~~' – [[Assassin's Creed 3 (issue)\|Issue #3]]</ref> Stoughton later tortured~~ the Assassins ~~for information~~ and ~~threatened to hurt the~~ mute boy [[David (Salem)\|David]], ~~secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then~~ offered to ~~give~~ them ~~information when [[Consus]] once again possessed Dorothy, much to Stoughton's glee. After he killed an escaping Querry, Stoughton threatened Stoddard and revealed that he planned to experiment on~~ the ~~captured women to create more oracles~~.		[[File:ACComic Salem Prisoners.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Stoddard and Querry finding the people imprisoned by the Templars]]
			Stoddard soon met [[Jennifer Querry]], a nurse and [[Assassins\|Assassin]] present in Salem to gather information on the situation. She informed Stoddard of the Templars' involvement in the witch trials, after which the two infiltrated a warehouse where the Templars kept the people accused of witchcraft, hoping one of them would lead them to the Piece of Eden. The two Assassins found the prisoners, including Dorothy and a mute boy named [[David (Salem)\|David]], the former of whom offered to tell them the location of the artifact.<ref name="AC 2" />

	~~However~~, Dorothy, ~~hearing~~ Stoughton's ~~words~~ and overcome with guilt, killed herself ~~in the~~ fire. Enraged, Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ~~ranted on~~ that he would find another even if he had to ~~try~~ every woman in the colonies ~~as a witch~~. ~~Before~~ he could ~~kill~~ the Assassin, Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder~~. Parris then freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected to Stoughton's ways of violence~~.<ref name="AC 4">''[[~~Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)~~\|~~Assassin's Creed~~]]'' – [[~~Assassin's Creed 4 (issue)~~\|~~Issue #4~~]]</~~ref~~>		Stoddard freed Dorothy and David from their cells, but then threatened the former with a [[Short blade\|knife]]. This caused the girl to briefly become possessed by an unknown entity, which led the Assassins to realize that there was no Piece of Eden in Salem; Dorothy herself was the "artifact" they had been looking for.<ref name="AC 2" />

			Unfortunately, the Templars had expected Stoddard's arrival and planned to use his legendary tracking skills to find the Piece of Eden for their own ends. Against Parris' protests, Stoughton manipulated a crowd of Puritan villagers into thinking Stoddard was the Devil incarnate and ordered them to find and capture the Assassin.<ref name="AC 2" /> After fending off several villagers at the warehouse, Stoddard, Querry, Dorothy, and David fled into the swamp, but Querry was shot during their escape, slowing her down and allowing the Templars to follow her to find the others.<ref name="AC 3">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 3 (issue)\|Issue #3]]</ref>

			===Departure of the Assassins and Templars===
			[[File:AC - Templars torturing Tom and Jennifer.png\|thumb\|240px\|The Templars torturing Stoddard and Querry]]
			Once captured, Stoddard and Querry were taken to be tortured and interrogated by the Templars, who wanted to know whether Dorothy or David was the "oracle". When Stoughton threatened to torture David, Querry became concerned and offered to give the Templars the information they wanted.<ref name="AC 4">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 4 (issue)\|Issue #4]]</ref>

			At that moment, however, Dorothy was possessed by the [[Isu]] [[Consus]], who delivered a cryptic message. Querry took advantage of the distraction to break free and strangle a [[Soldier\|guard]], only for Stoughton to fatally shoot her.<ref name="AC 4"/>

			As Stoughton announced his plans to use Dorothy to create more "oracles", the girl, overcome with guilt for Querry's death, killed herself by walking into a fire. Enraged, Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his "oracle" and ranting that he would find another one even if he had to persecute every woman in the colonies. However, before he could shoot the Assassin, Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder.<ref name="AC 4"/>

			[[File:AC - Samuel releases Tom and David.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Parris releasing Stoddard and David]]
			Disagreeing with his fellow Templar's ways of violence, which clashed with the Order's [[New World Order\|goals]], Parris declared that there had been enough bloodshed and that their mission in Salem was done. He then released Stoddard and David, and gave the Assassin the keys to the cells holding the captive women so he could free them. Stoddard did so, after which he and David departed Salem and buried Querry and Dorothy.<ref name="AC 4"/>

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	The '''Salem witch trials''' were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft, in [[Massachusetts]], [[United States\|British America]], during the period between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people.		The '''Salem witch trials''' were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft, in [[Massachusetts]], [[United States\|British America]], during the period between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people.
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	==History==		==History==
	In February 1692, a young ~~girl,~~ [[Dorothy Osborne]], inexplicably became sick in [[Salem]] with an illness no one could explain, having extremely disturbing symptoms. This situation attracted the attention of the [[~~Templars~~\|Templar]] [[Samuel Parris]], who believed that the illness was ~~maybe~~ the result of exposure to an unidentified [[~~Pieces of Eden\|~~Piece of Eden]]. For unknown reasons, Parris then pushed his daughter and [[Abigail Williams~~\|niece~~]] to fake having the same seizures, which started a mass hysteria in the town as other women also became "ill". The [[Puritans\|Puritan]] Church declared that the illness was the work of the Devil and witches. Neighbors began accusing each other of witchcraft and people were arrested and tortured, often for something as futile as a wrong look on someone else.<ref name="AC 2">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' #~~002~~</ref>		In February 1692, the young [[Dorothy Osborne]] inexplicably became sick in [[Salem]] with an illness no one could explain, having extremely disturbing symptoms. This situation attracted the attention of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Samuel Parris]], who believed that the illness was the result of exposure to an unidentified [[Piece of Eden]]. For unknown reasons, Parris then pushed his daughter {{Wiki\|Betty Parris\|Betty}} and niece [[Abigail Williams]] to fake having the same seizures, which started a mass hysteria in the town as other women also became "ill". The [[Puritans\|Puritan]] Church declared that the illness was the work of the Devil and witches. Neighbors began accusing each other of witchcraft and people were arrested and tortured, often for something as futile as a wrong look on someone else.<ref name="AC 2">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 2 (issue)\|Issue #2]]</ref>

	In June, ~~another~~ Templar [[William Stoughton]] was appointed as the chief magistrate of the court tasked with judging the individuals accused of being witches. On 10 June, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Thomas Stoddard\|Tom Stoddard]], who had just arrived in Salem, witnessed the execution of [[Bridget Bishop]], the first victim of the witch trials and the Templars. With [[Jennifer Querry]], a nurse and Assassin present in Salem to gather information on the situation, Stoddard infiltrated the place where the Templar kept the people accused of practicing witchcraft, to discover if one of them had a clue on the location of the Piece of Eden. The two Assassins found the prisoners and Dorothy, who told them that she knew where the artifact was, but they later discovered that there was no artifact and that the young girl was the one with special psychic abilities.<ref name="AC 2" />		In June, the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[William Stoughton]] was appointed as the chief magistrate of the court tasked with judging the individuals accused of being witches. On 10 June, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|American Assassin]] [[Thomas Stoddard\|Tom Stoddard]], who had just arrived in Salem, witnessed the execution of [[Bridget Bishop]], the first victim of the witch trials and the Templars. With [[Jennifer Querry]], a nurse and [[Assassins\|Assassin]] present in Salem to gather information on the situation, Stoddard infiltrated the place where the Templar kept the people accused of practicing witchcraft, to discover if one of them had a clue on the location of the Piece of Eden. The two Assassins found the prisoners and Dorothy, who told them that she knew where the artifact was, but they later discovered that there was no artifact and that the young girl was the one with special psychic abilities.<ref name="AC 2" />

	Unfortunately, the arrival ~~of Stoddard had been forseen by the Templars, who~~ planned to use his legendary skills as an artifact hunter~~, by letting~~ him find the artifact before taking it from him. Stoughton then used the mass hysteria he created with Parris to counter the Assassins, by sending a crowd after Stoddard~~, by branding~~ him as the Devil ~~in flesh~~ and telling the populace to bring the man back to him.<ref name="AC 2" />		Unfortunately, the Templars had expected Stoddard's arrival and planned to use his legendary skills as an artifact hunter to let him find the artifact before taking it from him. Stoughton then used the mass hysteria he created with Parris to counter the Assassins, sending a crowd after Stoddard after declaring him as the Devil incarnate and telling the populace to bring the man back to him.<ref name="AC 2" />

	They eventually caught up to the Assassins in a swamp and<ref name="AC 3">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' #~~003~~</ref> Stoughton later tortured the Assassins for information and threatened to hurt the mute boy [[David (Salem)\|David]], secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then offered to give them information when [[Consus]] once again possessed Dorothy, much to ~~the~~ glee ~~of Stoughton~~. After he killed Querry ~~who was trying to escape~~, ~~the Templar~~ threatened Stoddard and revealed that he ~~was planning~~ to experiment on the captured women to create more oracles.		They eventually caught up to the Assassins in a swamp and<ref name="AC 3">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 3 (issue)\|Issue #3]]</ref> Stoughton later tortured the Assassins for information and threatened to hurt the mute boy [[David (Salem)\|David]], secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then offered to give them information when [[Consus]] once again possessed Dorothy, much to Stoughton's glee. After he killed an escaping Querry, Stoughton threatened Stoddard and revealed that he planned to experiment on the captured women to create more oracles.

	However, Dorothy, hearing Stoughton's words and overcome with guilt, killed herself in the fire. ~~The enraged~~ Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ranted on that he ~~will~~ find another, even if he ~~would~~ try every woman in the colonies as a witch. Before he could kill the Assassin, ~~his fellow Templar Samuel~~ Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder. Parris then freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected to Stoughton's ways of violence.<ref name="AC 4">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' #~~004~~</ref>		However, Dorothy, hearing Stoughton's words and overcome with guilt, killed herself in the fire. Enraged, Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ranted on that he would find another even if he had to try every woman in the colonies as a witch. Before he could kill the Assassin, Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder. Parris then freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected to Stoughton's ways of violence.<ref name="AC 4">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 4 (issue)\|Issue #4]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	In February 1692, a young girl, [[Dorothy Osborne]], inexplicably became sick in [[Salem]] with an illness no one could explain, having extremely disturbing symptoms. This situation attracted the attention of the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Samuel Parris]], who believed that the illness was maybe the result of exposure to an unidentified [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]]. For unknown reasons, Parris then pushed his daughter and [[Abigail Williams\|niece]] to fake having the same seizures, which started a mass hysteria in the town as other women also became "ill". The [[Puritans\|Puritan]] Church declared that the illness was the work of the Devil and witches. Neighbors began accusing each other of witchcraft and people were arrested and tortured, often for something as futile as a wrong look on someone else.		In February 1692, a young girl, [[Dorothy Osborne]], inexplicably became sick in [[Salem]] with an illness no one could explain, having extremely disturbing symptoms. This situation attracted the attention of the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Samuel Parris]], who believed that the illness was maybe the result of exposure to an unidentified [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]]. For unknown reasons, Parris then pushed his daughter and [[Abigail Williams\|niece]] to fake having the same seizures, which started a mass hysteria in the town as other women also became "ill". The [[Puritans\|Puritan]] Church declared that the illness was the work of the Devil and witches. Neighbors began accusing each other of witchcraft and people were arrested and tortured, often for something as futile as a wrong look on someone else.<ref name="AC 2">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' #002</ref>

	In June, another Templar [[William Stoughton]] was appointed as the chief magistrate of the court tasked with judging the individuals accused of being witches. On 10 June, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Thomas Stoddard\|Tom Stoddard]], who had just arrived in Salem, witnessed the execution of [[Bridget Bishop]], the first victim of the witch trials and the Templars. With [[Jennifer Querry]], a nurse and Assassin present in Salem to gather information on the situation, Stoddard infiltrated the place where the Templar kept the people accused of practicing witchcraft, to discover if one of them had a clue on the location of the Piece of Eden. The two Assassins found the prisoners and Dorothy, who told them that she knew where the artifact was, but they later discovered that there was no artifact and that the young girl was the one with special psychic abilities.		In June, another Templar [[William Stoughton]] was appointed as the chief magistrate of the court tasked with judging the individuals accused of being witches. On 10 June, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Thomas Stoddard\|Tom Stoddard]], who had just arrived in Salem, witnessed the execution of [[Bridget Bishop]], the first victim of the witch trials and the Templars. With [[Jennifer Querry]], a nurse and Assassin present in Salem to gather information on the situation, Stoddard infiltrated the place where the Templar kept the people accused of practicing witchcraft, to discover if one of them had a clue on the location of the Piece of Eden. The two Assassins found the prisoners and Dorothy, who told them that she knew where the artifact was, but they later discovered that there was no artifact and that the young girl was the one with special psychic abilities.<ref name="AC 2" />

	Unfortunately, the arrival of Stoddard had been forseen by the Templars, who planned to use his legendary skills as an artifact hunter, by letting him find the artifact before taking it from him. Stoughton then used the mass hysteria he created with Parris to counter the Assassins, by sending a crowd after Stoddard, by branding him as the Devil in flesh and telling the populace to bring the man back to him.		Unfortunately, the arrival of Stoddard had been forseen by the Templars, who planned to use his legendary skills as an artifact hunter, by letting him find the artifact before taking it from him. Stoughton then used the mass hysteria he created with Parris to counter the Assassins, by sending a crowd after Stoddard, by branding him as the Devil in flesh and telling the populace to bring the man back to him.<ref name="AC 2" />

	They eventually caught up to the Assassins in a swamp and Stoughton later tortured the Assassins for information and threatened to hurt the mute boy [[David (Salem)\|David]], secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then offered to give them information when [[Consus]] once again possessed Dorothy, much to the glee of Stoughton. After he killed Querry who was trying to escape, the Templar threatened Stoddard and revealed that he was planning to experiment on the captured women to create more oracles.		They eventually caught up to the Assassins in a swamp and<ref name="AC 3">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' #003</ref> Stoughton later tortured the Assassins for information and threatened to hurt the mute boy [[David (Salem)\|David]], secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then offered to give them information when [[Consus]] once again possessed Dorothy, much to the glee of Stoughton. After he killed Querry who was trying to escape, the Templar threatened Stoddard and revealed that he was planning to experiment on the captured women to create more oracles.

	However, Dorothy, hearing Stoughton's words and overcome with guilt, killed herself in the fire. The enraged Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ranted on that he will find another, even if he would try every woman in the colonies as a witch. Before he could kill the Assassin, his fellow Templar Samuel Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder. Parris then freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected to Stoughton's ways of violence.		However, Dorothy, hearing Stoughton's words and overcome with guilt, killed herself in the fire. The enraged Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ranted on that he will find another, even if he would try every woman in the colonies as a witch. Before he could kill the Assassin, his fellow Templar Samuel Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder. Parris then freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected to Stoughton's ways of violence.<ref name="AC 4">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' #004</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	~~Salem witch trials~~.~~jpg~~\|~~An 1876 illustration~~ of ~~a court proceeding during the trials~~		AC - Execution of Bridget Bishop.png\|The execution of Bridget Bishop
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==~~References~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)]]''

			==References==
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	{{Timeline}}		{{Timeline}}
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