Devil; Witchcraft -- Great Britain; Witchcraft -- United States
A Detection of damnable driftes practized by three Witches arraigned at
Chelmissforde in Essex, at the laste Assizes there holden, whiche were
executed in Aprill 1579. Set forthe to discouer the Ambushementes of
Sathan, whereby he would surprise us, lulled in securitie, and hardened
with contempte of God’s vengeance threatened for our offences. Imprinted
at London for Edward White at the little North-doore of Paules.
De la Demonomanie des Sorciers ... par J. Bodin. Angevin. A Paris, Chez
Jacques du Puys Libraire Juré, à la Samaritaine. 1580.
¶ A true and iust Recorde of the Information, Examination and Confession
of all the Witches, taken at S. Oses, in the countie of Essex: whereof
some were executed, and other some entreated according to the
determination of lawe. Wherein all men may see what a pestilent people
Witches are, and how unworthy to lyue in a Christian Commonwealth. Written
orderly, as the cases were tryed by evidence. By W. W. ¶ Imprinted in
London at the three Cranes in the Vinetree by Thomas Dawson. 1582.
The Discouerie of witchcraft. Wherein the lewde dealing of witches and
witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie
of inchantors, the folie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of
cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of
Pythonists, the curiositie of figure casters, the varietie of dreamers,
the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the
horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magicke, and
all the conueiances of Legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many
other things opened, which haue long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie
to be knowne. Hereunto is added a treatise upon the nature and substance
of spirits and diuels, &c.: all latelie written by Reginald Scot Esquire,
1 John 4. 1. ‘Beleeue not euerie spirit, but trie the spirits, whether
they are of God; for manie false prophets are gone out into the world,’
&c. 1584.
A true and most Dreadfull discourse of a woman possessed with the Deuill:
who in the likeness of a headlesse Beare fetched her out of her Bedd, and
in the presence of seuen persons, most straungely roulled her thorow three
Chambers, and downe a high paire of staiers, on the fower and twentie of
May last, 1584. At Dichet in Sommersetshire. A matter as miraculous as
euer was seen in our time. Imprinted at London for Thomas Nelson.
IIII Livres des Spectres ou Apparitions et Visions d’Esprits, Anges et
Demons se monstrans sensiblement aux hommes. Par Pierre le Loyer Cōseiller
au Siege presidial d’Angers. A Angers, pour Georges Nepuen, Libraire
demeurant à la Chauss{e} Sainct Pierre. 1586.
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