ɪn hɪz ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən lˈɪnzi ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ðæt hiː hæd nˈoʊ ˈɛvɪdəns ðæt hˈædwɪsə wʌzɐ wˈɪtʃ ɔːɹ ðæt ðɪs ɪz wʌt hˈæpənd tʊ ˈɑːɹθɚ, bˌʌt fɚðə pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv hɪz plˈɑːt hiː nˈiːdᵻd tə pɹəvˈaɪd ɐ lˈɪŋk bᵻtwˌiːn dʒˈɑːn ænd wˈɪtʃkɹæft, ænd ðɪs wʌzɐ ɡˈʊd ɐ ɡˈɛs æz ˌɛni ɐbˌaʊt ˈɑːɹθɚz fˈeɪt.
In his introduction Lindsay acknowledged that he had no evidence that Hadwisa was a witch or that this is what happened to Arthur, but for the purposes of his plot he needed to provide a link between John and witchcraft, and this was a good a guess as any about Arthur's fate.