An edition of The discoverie of witchcraft (1665)

The discovery of witchcraft

proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars, are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholy, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected : and the knavery of juglers, conjurers, charmers, soothsayers, figure-casters, dreamers, alchymists and philterers : with many other things that have long lain hidden, fully opened and deciphered ... : in sixteen books

Whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author ; the second now added in this third edition, as succedaneous to the former, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work ...

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An edition of The discoverie of witchcraft (1665)

The discovery of witchcraft

proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars, are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholy, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected : and the knavery of juglers, conjurers, charmers, soothsayers, figure-casters, dreamers, alchymists and philterers : with many other things that have long lain hidden, fully opened and deciphered ... : in sixteen books

Whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author ; the second now added in this third edition, as succedaneous to the former, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work ...

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Printed for A. Clark, and are to be sold by Dixy Page ...
Language
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Pages
292

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Early works to 1800, Magic, Demonology, Witchcraft, Witchcraft, juvenile literature, Magie

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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
June 1, 1989, Dover Publications, Dover
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The discoverie of witchcraft.
1973, Rowman and Littlefield
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The discoverie of witchcraft.
1972, Dover Publications
in English
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The discoverie of witchcraft
1886, Elliot Stock
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The discovery of witchcraft: proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars, are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholy, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected : and the knavery of juglers, conjurers, charmers, soothsayers, figure-casters, dreamers, alchymists and philterers : with many other things that have long lain hidden, fully opened and deciphered ... : in sixteen books
1665, Printed for A. Clark, and are to be sold by Dixy Page ...
in English - Whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author ; the second now added in this third edition, as succedaneous to the former, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work ...
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First published (London, 1584) with title: The discoverie of witchcraft.

"A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits ..." has special t.p. and separate paging.

Wing, S945.

Fisher copy: Preliminary p. 1-2 wanting.

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[20], 292, [14], 72, [2] p. :
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292

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