Why would admitting to adultery mean admitting to a lesser crime than witchcraft in the crucible

Why are danforth, hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that abigail and the other girls are lying?

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england. simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

Which statement best provides an objective summary of "annamaria's integration? "