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Record Nr.

UNISA996394718103316

Autore

Harsnett Samuel <1561-1631.>

Titolo

A declaration of egregious popish impostures [[electronic resource] ] : to with-draw the harts of his Maiesties subiects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Christian religion professed in England, vnder the pretence of casting out of deuils. Practised by Edmunds, alias VVeston a Iesuit, & diuers Romish priestes his vvicked associates. Where-vnto are annexed the copies of the confessions, & examinations of the parties themselues, which were pretended to be possessed, and dispossessed: taken vppon oath before his Maiesties commissioners, for causes ecclesiasticall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : Newly printed by Ia. Roberts, dwelling in Barbican, 1605

Descrizione fisica

[8], 284 p

Soggetti

Exorcism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preface signed S.H., i.e. Samuel Harsnett.

Another issue, with cancel title page, of the first edition of 1603 (STC 12880).

Caption title (page 172) reads: The copies of the seuerall examinations, and confessions of the parties pretended to be possessed, ..

Imperfect; title page torn affecting text and pages 129-136 lacking (title page from Bodleian Library copy and title page and pages 124-139 from Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy of STC 12880 spliced at end).

Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014