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[[File:William Stoughton issue 2.png|thumb|William Stoughton]] | [[File:William Stoughton issue 2.png|thumb|William Stoughton]]{{Quote|Why endanger Templar blood when we have so many here that would see killing him as God's work?|William Stoughton defending his point to Samuel Parris, 1692.|Assassin's Creed (Titan comics)}}'''William Stoughton''' (1631 – 7 July 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]]. A member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], he was in charge of the [[Salem witch trials]]. By 1892, he worked closely with [[Samuel Parris]] as an executioner. | ||
'''William Stoughton''' (1631 – 7 July 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]]. A member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], he was in charge of the [[Salem witch trials]]. | |||
Having discovered that the [[Assassins]] [[Tom Stoddard]] and [[Jennifer Querry]] had come to Salem to hunt for the precursor artifact, Stoughton encouraged the Salem townsfolk to hunt and kill the Assassins, an idea that Parris objected. | |||
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- "Why endanger Templar blood when we have so many here that would see killing him as God's work?"
- ―William Stoughton defending his point to Samuel Parris, 1692.[src]
William Stoughton (1631 – 7 July 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in Massachusetts Bay. A member of the Templar Order, he was in charge of the Salem witch trials. By 1892, he worked closely with Samuel Parris as an executioner.
Having discovered that the Assassins Tom Stoddard and Jennifer Querry had come to Salem to hunt for the precursor artifact, Stoughton encouraged the Salem townsfolk to hunt and kill the Assassins, an idea that Parris objected.
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