▁manipulate ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁records ▁into ▁an ▁account ▁that ▁would ▁protect ▁and ▁advance ▁their ▁care ers ". ▁Pot ts ' ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁" clear est ▁example ▁of ▁an ▁account ▁[ of ▁a ▁w itch ▁trial ] ▁obviously ▁published ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁sh ining ▁efficiency ▁and ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁system ". ▁Although ▁written ▁as ▁an ▁apparently ▁verb at im ▁account , ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁not ▁reporting ▁what ▁had ▁actually ▁been ▁said ▁during ▁the ▁tri als ; ▁he ▁was ▁reflect ing ▁what ▁had ▁happened . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Pot ts ▁The ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Wonder full ▁Disc over ie , ▁Thomas ▁Pot ts , ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Thomas ▁K ny vet , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁app reh ending ▁Guy ▁F aw kes ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁blow ▁up ▁the ▁H ouses ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁thus ▁saving ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁King ▁James ▁I . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁writing ▁his ▁book , ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁lod ging ▁in ▁Ch anc ery ▁Lane , ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 6 1 0 – 1 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁cl erk ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁ass ize ▁circuit ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 6 1 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁w itch ▁tri als ▁took ▁place . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁sufficient ▁legal ▁training ▁to ▁be ▁able