Salem's court of Oyer and Terminer ends
On 29 October 1692, Governor Phips dissolved the court that had tried the Salem witchcraft cases.
The court of Oyer and Terminer tried the Salem witchcraft cases in Salem. Wikipedia names Corwin as one of its two main judges and says a quorum was five of its seven members. Wikipedia records that Governor Phips dissolved it on 29 October 1692. The same page says the trials had been reconsidered and disapproved.
Wikipedia quotes Judge Sewall's entry of 29 October, in which the Governor told those asking about the court that it must fall. Wikipedia says no more executions followed Phips's order. History.com says Phips also ordered the courts that followed to disregard spectral evidence. The trials went on at a lower pace until early 1693. By May of that year Phips had pardoned the remaining prisoners held on witchcraft charges and released them.
"(Corwin had been one of the two main judges of the early proceedings in Salem, often signing his name under John Hathorne.)[5] The quorum was five of these seven.[6] It was dissolved by Governor Phips on October 29, 1692, when the trials were reflected upon and disapproved of.[citation needed]"
- Salem witch trials, Wikipedia
- Salem Witch Trials, History.com