Myself dare not hope to hop after him, till I see something or other, to or fro, publicly and authentically established, as it were by a general council, or Act of Parliament: and then peradventure, standing upon firmer ground, for company sake, I may adventure to do as others do.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury
This history of Marion's career thereafter, accurately and authentically tells the story, for Judge James, its author, was one of Marion's active officers.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James
That, and the one of Margaret Rule, show us very authentically, and we can almost say beautifully, the temper of Mather witch-ward, in the spring and autumn of the year next following the memorable 1692. Nothing then inclined him to ways that led to human slaughter.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam