A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718Notestein, Wallace
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A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718
Notestein, Wallace
Witchcraft -- England -- History
_An Apologie, or defence of the possession of William Sommers, a yong
man of the towne of Nottingham.... By John Darrell, Minister of Christ
Jesus...._ [1599?] Black letter. This work is undated, but, to judge
from the preface, it was probably written soon after both Darrel and
More were imprisoned. It is quite clear too that it was written before
Harsnett's _Discovery of the Fraudulent Practices of John Darrel_, for
Darrel says that he hears that the Bishop of London is writing a book
against him.
_The Triall of Maist. Dorrel, or A Collection of Defences against
Allegations.... 1599._ This seems written by Darrel himself; but the
Huth catalogue (V, 1643) ascribes it to James Bamford.
_A brief Apologie proving the possession of William Sommers. Written by
John Dorrel, a faithful Minister of the Gospell, but published without
his knowledge.... 1599._
_A Discovery of the Fraudulent Practises of John Darrel, Bacheler of
Artes ..._, London, 1599. The "Epistle to the Reader" is signed "S. H.,"
_i. e._, Samuel Harsnett, then chaplain to the Bishop of London. The
book is an exposure, in 324 pages, of Darrel's various impostures, and
is based mainly on the depositions given in his trial at Lambeth.
_A True Narration of the strange and grevous Vexation by the Devil of
seven persons in Lancashire ..., 1600._ Written by Darrel. Reprinted in
1641 with the title _A True Relation of the grievous handling of William
Somers of Nottingham_. It is again reprinted in the _Somers Tracts_,
III, and is the best known of the pamphlets.
_A True Discourse concerning the certaine possession and dispossession
of 7 persons in one familie in Lancashire, which also may serve as part
of an Answere to a fayned and false Discoverie.... By George More,
Minister and Preacher of the Worde of God ..., 1600._ More was Darrel's
associate in the Cleworth performances and suffered imprisonment with
him.
_A Detection of that sinnful, shamful, lying, and ridiculous discours of
Samuel Harshnet._ 1600. This is Darrel's most abusive work. He takes up
Harsnett's points one by one and attempts to answer them.
_Dialogicall Discourses of Spirits and Divels by John Deacon [and] John
Walker, Preachers_, London, 1601.
_A Summarie Answere to al the Material Points in any of Master Darel his
bookes, More especiallie to that one Booke of his, intituled, the
Doctrine of the Possession and Dispossession of Demoniaks out of the
word of God. By John Deacon [and] John Walker, Preachers_, London, 1601.
The "one Booke" now answered is a part of Darrel's _A True Narration_.
The _Discourses_ are dedicated to Sir Edmund Anderson and other men
eminent in the government and offer in excuse that "the late bred
broyles ... doe mightilie over-runne the whole Realme."
_A Survey of Certaine Dialogical Discourses, written by John Deacon and
John Walker ... By John Darrell, minister of the gospel ..., 1602._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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