|*| of poor, aged, deformed, ignorant people; frequently |*| |*| taken, arraigned, condemned and executed for Witches, |*| |*| when according to a right underſtanding, and a good |*| |*| conſcience, Phyſick, Food, and neceſſaries should |*| |*| be adminiſtred to them. |*| |*| |*| |*| Whereunto is added, a treatiſe upon the nature, and ſubſtance |*| |*| of Spirits and Divels, &c. all written and publiſhed in |*| |*| _Anno_ 1584. by _Reginald Scot_, Eſquire. |*| |*| ---------------------------------------------------------------- |*| |*| _LONDON_, |*| |*| Printed by _Richard Cotes_. 1651. |*| |*+------------------------------------------------------------------+*| |**********************************************************************| +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Size, Fol., 10¼ in. × 6⅛. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+| || THE || || Diſcovery of Witchcraft: || || || || _PROVING_, || || That the Compacts and Contracts of Witches || || with _Devils_ and all _Infernal Spirits_ or _Familiars_, are but || || Erroneous Novelties and Imaginary Conceptions. || || || || _Alſo diſcovering_, How far their power extendeth, in Killing, || || Tormenting, Conſuming, or Curing the bodies of Men, Women, || || Children, or Animals, by Charms, Philtres, Periapts, Pentacles, || || Curſes, and Conjurations. || || || || _WHEREIN LIKEWISE_ || || The Unchriſtian Practices and Inhumane Dealings of || || _Searchers_ and _Witch-tryers_ upon _Aged_, _Melancholly_ and || || _Superſtitious_ people, in extorting Confeſſions by Terrors || || and Tortures, and in deviſing falſe Marks and Symptoms, are || || notably Detected. || || || || And the Knavery of _Juglers_, _Conjurers_, _Charmers_, || || _Soothſayers_, _Figure⸗Caſters_, _Dreamers_, _Alchymiſts_ and ||