The Lancashire Witches--Janet Preston--Margaret and Philip Flower--Anne Baker, Joane Willimot, and Ellen Greene-- Elizabeth Sawyer--Mary Smith--Joan Williford, Joan Cariden, and Jane Hott 220 CHAPTER XVII. Confessions of Witches executed in Essex--The Witches of Huntingdon--‘Wonderful News from the North’--Trial of Six Witches at Maidstone--Trial of Four Witches at Worcester--A Lancashire Witch tried at Worcester--A Tewkesbury Witch 234 CHAPTER XVIII. A Case of Vomiting Stones, etc., at Evesham--Anne Bodenham--Julian Cox--Elizabeth Styles--Rose Cullender and Amy Duny 246 CHAPTER XIX. The Case of Mary Hill of Beckington--The Confession of Alice Huson--Florence Newton of Youghal--Temperance Lloyd (or Floyd), Mary Trembles, and Susannah Edwards 260 CHAPTER XX. Elizabeth Horner--Pardons for Witchcraft--A Witch taken in London--Sarah Mordike--An Impostor convicted--Case of Jane Wenham--The Last Witch hanged in England 273 CHAPTER XXI. Scotch Witches--Bessie Dunlop--Alesoun Peirson--Dr. John Fian--The Devil a Preacher--Examination of Agnes Sampson--Confession of Issobel Gowdie 287 CHAPTER XXII. Early Witchcraft in Scotland--Lady Glamys--Bessie Dunlop--Lady Foulis--Numerous Cases 301 CHAPTER XXIII. Witchcraft in America--In Illinois: Moreau and Emmanuel--In Virginia: Case of Grace Sherwood--In Pennsylvania: Two Swedish Women--In South Carolina--In Connecticut: Many Cases--In Massachusetts: Margaret Jones; Mary Parsons; Ann Hibbins; Other Cases 311 CHAPTER XXIV. Cotton and Increase Mather--The Case of Goodwin’s Daughter--That of Mr. Philip Smith--The Story of the Salem Witchcrafts--List of Victims--Release of Suspects--Reversal of Attainder, and Compensation 326 APPENDIX 340 [Illustration] THE DEVIL IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA CHAPTER I. Universal Belief in the Personality of the Devil, as portrayed by the British Artist--Arguments in Favour of his Personality--Ballad--‘Terrible and Seasonable Warning to Young Men.’