Scots Discovery of VVitchcraft : Proving The Common opinions of Witches con- tracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars; and their power to kill, torment, and consume the bodies of Men, Women, and Children, or other Creatures by diseases or otherwise; their flying in the Air, &c. To be but imaginary Erronious conceptions and novelties; Wherein Also, The lewd unchristian practises of Witchmongers, upon aged, melancholy, ignorant, and superstitious people in extorting confessions, by inhumane terrors and tortures is notably detected. Also {The knavery and confederacy of Conjurors. The impious blasphemy of Inchanters. The imposture of Soothsayers, and Infidelity of Atheists. The delusion of Pythonists, Figure-casters, Astrologers, and vanity of Dreamers. The fruitlesse beggerly art of Alchimistry. The horrible art of Poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and Liegerdemain are fully deciphered. With many other Secrets opened that have long lain hidden

though very necessary to be known for the undeceiving of Judges, Justices, and Juries, and for the preservation of poor, aged, deformed, ignorant people; frequently taken, arraigned, condemned and executed for Witches, when according to a right understanding, and a good conscience, Physick, Food, and necessaries should be administered to them. Whereunto is added, a Treatise upon the nature and substance of Spirits and De- vils, &c. all written and published in Anno 1584

by Reginald Scot

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