‘Strange and True News from Westmoreland’--‘The Politic Wife’--‘How the Devill, though subtle, was guld by a Scold’--‘The Devil’s Oak’--Raising the Devil--Arguments in Favour of Devils--The Number of Devils 13 CHAPTER III. ‘The Just Devil of Woodstock’--Metrical Version--Presumed Genuine History of ‘The Just Devil of Woodstock’ 28 CHAPTER IV. ‘The Dæmon of Tedworth’ 47 CHAPTER V. ‘The Dæmon of Burton’--‘Strange and Wonderful News from Yowel, in Surrey’--The Story of Mrs. Jermin--A Case at Welton--‘The Relation of James Sherring’ 60 CHAPTER VI. A Demon in Gilbert Campbell’s Family--Case of Sir William York--Case of Ian Smagge--Disturbances at Stockwell 72 CHAPTER VII. Possession by, and casting out, Devils--The Church and Exorcisms--Earlier Exorcists--‘The Strange and Grievous Vexation by the Devil of 7 Persons in Lancashire’ 85 CHAPTER VIII. James I. on Possession--The Vexation of Alexander Nyndge-- ‘Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire’--Sale of a Devil 113 CHAPTER IX. The Witch of Endor--The ‘Mulier Malefica’ of Berkeley-- Northern Witches 129 CHAPTER X. The Legal Witch--James I. on Witches--Reginald Scot on Witches--Addison on Witches 139 CHAPTER XI. How a Witch was made--Her Compact with the Devil--Hell Broth--Homage and Feasting--The Witches’ Sabbat 148 CHAPTER XII. Familiar Spirits--Matthew Hopkins, the ‘Witch-finder’-- Prince Rupert’s dog Boy--Unguents used for transporting Witches from Place to Place--Their Festivities at the Sabbat 157 CHAPTER XIII. Waxen Figures--Witches change into Animals--Witch Marks--Testimony against Witches--Tests for, and Examination of, Witches 175 CHAPTER XIV. Legislation against Witches--Punishment--Last Executions for Witchcraft--Inability to weep and sink--Modern Cases of Witchcraft 191 CHAPTER XV. Commencement of Witchcraft in England--Dame Eleanor Cobham--Jane Shore--Lord Huntingford--Cases from the Calendars of State Papers--Earliest Printed Case, that of John Walsh--Elizabeth Stile--Three Witches tried at Chelmsford--Witches of St. Osyth--Witches of Warboys--Witches of Northamptonshire 199 CHAPTER XVI.