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Record Nr.

UNISA996384780103316

Autore

Calef Robert <1648-1719.>

Titolo

More wonders of the invisible world, or, The wonders of the invisible world [[electronic resource] ] : display'd in five parts ... : to which is added a postscript relating to a book intitled, The life of Sir William Phips / / collected by Robert Calef, merchant of Boston in New England

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Nath. Hillar ... and Joseph Collyer ..., 1700

Descrizione fisica

[12], 156 p

Soggetti

Witchcraft - New England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The "C.M." of pt. 1 is Cotton Mather, who is also the author of the anonymous life of Sir William Phips reviewed in the postscript.

Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.

Imperfect: lacks t.p. (supplied in ms.) and list of errata found inserted in some copies.

Nota di contenuto

(from t.p.) pt. I. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule / Reverend Mr. C.M. -- pt. II. Several letters to the author, &c., and his reply relating to witchcraft -- pt. III. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem village and Mr. Parris, their minister, in New-England -- pt. IV. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be orthodox, with short essays to their answers -- pt. V. A short historical accou[n]t of matters of fact in that affair.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0078