57 results filtered with: Witchcraft - Early works to 1800
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The admirable historie of the possession and conuersion of a penitent woman : Seduced by a magician that made her to become a witch, and the princes of sorcerers in the country of Prouince, who was brought to S. Baume to be exorcised, in the yeere 1610. in the moneth of Nouember, by the authority of the reuerend father, and frier, Sebastian Michaëlis, priour of the Couent Royall of S. Magdalene at Saint Maximin, and also of the said place of Saint Baume. Who appointed the Reuerend Father, Frier Francis Domptius, Doctor of Diuinity, in the Vniuersity of Louaine ... for the exorcismes and recollection of the acts. / All faithfully set downe, and fully verified. Whereunto is annexed a pneumology, or discourse of spirits made by the said Father Michaëlis, and by him reuiewed, corrected, and enlarged; together with an explanatory apology of the many difficulties touching this history and the annotations. Translated into English by W.B.
Michaelis, Sébastien, 1543?-1618Date: 1613- Books
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The life and conversation of Temperance Floyd, Mary Lloyd; and Susanna Edwards three eminent witches : lately condemed at Exeter assizes; together with a full account of their first agreement with the Devil: with the manner how they prosecuted their devillish sorceries. Also a full account of their tryal, examination, condemnation, and confession, at the place of execution: with many other things remarkable; and worthy observation.
Date: 1687- Books
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The question of witchcraft debated, or, A discourse against their opinion that affirm witches.
Wagstaffe, John, 1633-1677Date: 1669- Books
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The admirable history of the posession and conuersion of a penitent woman : Seduced by a magician that made her to become a witch, and the princesse of sorcerers in the country of Prouince, who was brought to S. Baume to bee exorcised, in the yeare 1610, in the moneth of Nouember, by the authority of the reuerend father, and frier, Sebastian Michaëlis, priour of the couent royall of S. Magdalene at Saint Maximin, and also of the said place of Saint Baume. Who appointed the reuerend father, Frier Francis Domptius, Doctor of Diuinity, in the Vniuersity of Louaine, ... for the exorcismes and recollection of the acts. All faithfully set down, and fully verified. Wherunto is annexed a pneumology, or discourse of spirits made by the said father Michaëlis, ... Translated into English by W.B.
Michaelis, Sébastien, 1543?-1618Date: [1613]- Books
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A Magical vision, or, A perfect discovery of the fallacies of witchcraft : as it was lately represented in a pleasant sweet dream / to a holy sweet sister ... for preservation of the saints from being tainted with the heresies of the congregations of the Doe-Littles.
Date: 1673- Books
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The devil in disguise: or, Rome run a roving. Being a wonderful discovery of many monstrous cheats and impostors that the popish clergy in France designed to impose upon mankind, under the mask of singular piety and holiness, but have thereby exposed themselves to all men as the very original of villany and wickedness. A narrative of extraordinary use to all Protestants who intend to continue steadfast in the reformed religion. Dedicated to His Grace, lord archbishop of Canterbury.
Aubin, approximately 1655-Date: 1710- Books
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Scot's discovery of vvitchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars; and their power to kill, torment, and consume the bodies of men women, and children, or other creatures by diseases or otherwise; their flying in the air, &c. To be but imaginary erronious conceptions and novelties; wherein also, the lewde unchristian practices of witchmongers...is notably detected. Also the knavery and confederacy of conjurors.... The horrible art of poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and liegerdemain are fully deciphered. With many other things opened that have long lain hidden: ... 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.
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599Date: 1651- Books
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Strange and dreadful news from the town of Deptford, in the county of Kent : Being the full, true, and sad relation of one Anne Arthur, who according to her own report, had divers discourses with the devil, on the third of this instant March 1684/5. who offered her gold and silver; telling her many strange and wonderful things; and, in the end, carried her in the air a quarter of a furlong, &c. Together, with the life and conversation of the said party; and directions to the place of her abode. And a particular relation of the sad distractions she fell into, upon the occasion; and divers other circumstances relating thereto.
Date: [1684/5 [i.e. 1685]]- Books
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Pandæmonium, or The Devil's cloyster : Being a further blow to modern Sadduceism, proving the existence of witches and spirits. In a discourse deduced from the fall of the angels, the propagation of Satans kingdom before the flood: the idolatry of the ages after, greatly advancing diabolical confederacies. With an account of the lives and transactions of several notorious witches, some whereof have been popes. Also a collection of several authentick relations of strange apparitions of dæmons and spectres, and fascinations of witches, never before printed. By Richard Bovet Gent.
Bovet, Richard, approximately 1641-Date: 1684- Books
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A refutation of three opposers of truth : by plain evidence of the holy Scripture, viz. I. Of Pardon Tillinghast, who pleadeth for water-baptism, its being a Gospel-precept, and opposeth Christ within, as a false Christ. To which is added, something concerning the Supper, &c. II. Of B. Keech, in his book called, A tutor for children, where he disputeth against the sufficiency of the light within, in order of salvation; and calleth Christ in the heart, a false Christ in the secret chamber. II. Of Cotton Mather, who in his appendix to his book, called, Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts, &c. doth so weakly defend his father Increase Mather from being justly chargeable with abusing the honest people called Quakers, that he doth the more lay open his fathers nakedness; and beside the abuses and injuries that his father had cast upon that people, C. Mather, the son, addeth new abuses of his own. And a few words of a letter to John Cotton, called a minister, at Plymouth in New England. By George Keith.
Keith, George, 1639?-1716Date: Annno 1690- Books
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Saducismus triumphatus, or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions : in two parts : the first treating of their possiblity, the second of their real existence / by Joseph Glanvil.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1682- Books
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Saducismus triumphatus: or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions· : In two parts. The first treating of their possibility, the second of their real existence. By Joseph Glanvil late chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, and Fellow of the Royal Society. With a letter of Dr. Henry More on the same subject. And an authentick, but wonderful story of certain Swedish witches; done into English by Anth. Horneck preacher at the Savoy.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1681- Books
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The kingdom of darknes [sic].
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725Date: [1690]- Books
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Sadducismus triumphatus: or, A full and plain evidence, concerning witches and apparitions. In two parts. The first treating of their possibility. The second of their real existence. By Joseph Glanvil, chaplain in ordinary to King Charles II. and F.R.S. The fourth edition, with additions. The advantages whereof, the reader may understand out of Dr. H. More's account prefixed hereunto. Also, two authentick, but wonderful stories of certain Swedish witches. Done into English by Dr. Horneck. With some account of Mr. Glanvil's life and writings.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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VVitchcraft cast out from the religious seed and Israel of God : And the black art, or, nicromancery inchantments, sorcerers, wizards, lying divination, conjuration, and witchcraft, discovered, with the ground, fruits, and effects thereof: as it is proved to be acted in the mistery of iniquity, by the power of darknesse, and witnessed against by Scripture, and declared against also, from, and by them that the world scornfully calleth Quakers. Shewing, the danger thereof, ... Also, some things to clear the truth from reproaches, lies and slanders, and false accusations, occasioned by Daniel Bott and his slander-carriers, ... / Written in Warwickshire, the ninth moneth, 1654. As a judgement upon witchcraft, and a deniall, testimony and declaration against witchcraft, from those that the world reproachfully calleth Quakers.
R. F. (Richard Farnworth), -1666Date: 1655- Books
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A true interpretation of the VVitch of Endor : spoken of in I Sam. 28, begin. at the ll. verse ... / by Lodowick Muggleton.
Muggleton, Lodowick, 1609-1698Date: 1669- Books
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The impossibility of witchcraft further demonstrated. Both from Scripture and reason, wherein several texts of Scripture relating to witches are prov'd to be falsly translated, with some Cursory Remarks on two trifling Pamphlets in Defence of the Existence of Witches. By the author of The impossibility of witchcraft, &c.
Author of 'The impossibility of witchcraft, &c.'.Date: [1712]- Books
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A treatise of witchcraft : VVherein sundry propositions are laid downe, plainely discouering the wickednesse of that damnable art, with diuerse other speciall points annexed, not impertinent to the same, such as ought diligently of euery Christian to be considered. With a true narration of the witchcrafts which Mary Smith, wife of Henry Smith glouer, did practise: of her contract vocally made between the Deuill and her, in solemne termes, by whose meanes she hurt sundry persons whom she enuied: which is confirmed by her owne confession, and also from the publique records of the examination of diuerse vpon their oathes: and lastly, of her death and execution, for the same; which was on the twelfth day of Ianuarie last past. By Alexander Roberts B.D. and preacher of Gods Word at Kings-Linne in Norffolke.
Roberts, Alexander, -1620Date: 1616- Books
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A discourse of the subtill practises of deuilles by vvitches and sorcerers : By which men are and haue bin greatly deluded: the antiquitie of them: their diuers sorts and names. With an aunswer vnto diuers friuolous reasons which some doe make to prooue that the deuils did not make those aperations in any bodily shape. By G. Gyfford.
Gifford, George, 1547 or 1548-1600Date: 1587- Books
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The infallible true and assured vvitch, or, The second edition of the tryall of witch-craft : shevving the right and true methode of the discoverie : with a confutation of erroneous waies, carefully reviewed and more fully cleared and augmented / by Iohn Cotta.
Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?Date: 1625- Books
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A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft : so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.
Perkins, William, 1558-1602Date: 1608- Books
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A physical nosonomy: or, A new and true description of the law of God (called nature) in the body of man : confuting by manifest and manifold experiences of many learned men, as well as the authors, the rules and methods concerning sicknesses and changes in mans body, delivered by the antient physicians, and moderns that followed them: shevving also what the order and method of nature is, as well as what it is not: with a full and fair examination of their causes, inwardly detected, by manifold dissections; and outwardly, by symptoms, and philosophical demonstrations: with their differences, and prognosticks, methods and medicines, curing them; verified by experience and reason. Set forth, I. In a monitory proæmium; wherein be reasons for, and experiences in the stars, influencing upon, and altering our bodies ... IV. In a treatise of dropsies. Also, in the second part of this book is a practice of physick, ... By William Drage, Med. & Philos. at Hitchin in Hartfordshire.
Drage, William, 1637?-1669Date: 1665- Books
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The anatomie of sorcerie : VVherein the wicked impietie of charmers, inchanters, and such like, is discouered and confuted. By Iames Mason, Master of Artes.
Mason, James, M.ADate: [1612]- Books
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The triall of vvitch-craft : shewing the true and right methode of the discouery: with a confutation of erroneous wayes. By Iohn Cotta, Doctor in Physicke.
Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?Date: 1624- Books
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Theologia mystica, or, The mystic divinitie of the aeternal invisibles, viz., the archetypous globe, or the original globe, or world of all globes, worlds, essences, centers, elements, principles and creations whatsoever / by a person of qualitie, J.P., M.D.
Pordage, John, 1607-1681Date: 1683