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 ... : in sixteen books /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599
Format: Microform Book
Language:English
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 578:3.
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Description
Item Description:"A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits" (72, [1] pages at end) has special title page.
"A catalogue of authors used in this book": prelim. pages [17]-[18].
Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
Microform.
Physical Description:18 unnumbered pages, 292 pages, 11 unnumbered pages, 72 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations