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Record Nr.

UNISA996385343203316

Autore

Scot Reginald <1538?-1599.>

Titolo

The discovery of witchcraft [[electronic resource] ] : 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Andrew Clark ..., 1665

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

[18], 292, [11], 72, [1] p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ScotReginald <1538?-1599.>

Soggetti

Witchcraft

Magic

Demonology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits" (72, [1] p. at end) has special t.p.

"A catalogue of authors used in this book": prelim. p. [17]-[18].

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113