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 : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected ... : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot ... ; 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 ... conducing to the compleating of the whole work, with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth [sic] book of The discovery.
| Author/creator | Scot, Reginald |
| Other author | Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for Andrew Clark ..., 1665. |
| Description | [18], 292, [11], 72, [1] p. : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240962075 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Discoverie of witchcraft |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | "A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits" (72, [1] p. at end) has special t.p. |
| General note | "A catalogue of authors used in this book": prelim. p. [17]-[18]. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. |
| References | Wing S945A |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 578:3) |
| Other title | Discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits. |
| Stock number | CL0037000016 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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