Bridget Bridget Bishop's Trial - The Use of Spectral Evidence

There was a big dispute about the use of so-called spectral evidence in Bishop's trial. The devil can only conjure apparitions of those who are loyal to him, said some people. So if someone appeared as a specter, it was a sign of their guilt because you had to have professed loyalty to Satan for him to create an illusion of your image. But then others said, well, no, no, that's not how it works. He can make anyone he wants to appear as a ghost. And so then innocent people could be, I don't know, framed, I guess. Believe it or not, this was an actual factual legal dispute undertaken by those in