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 /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for Andrew Clark ...,
1665.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | "A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits" (72, [1] pages at end) has special t.p. "A catalogue of authors used in this book": preliminary pages [17]-[18]. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([18], 292, [11], 72, [1] pages : illustrations. |