The discouerie of witchcraft : wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c: all latelie written by Reginald Scot Esquire.

  • Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599
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1584
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Discoverie of witchcraft

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Imprinted at London : By [Henry Denham for] William Brome, 1584.

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28 unnumbered pages, 352 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 353-560 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts).

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STC (2nd ed.) 21864.

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Actual printer's name from STC; ostensible printer's name from colophon.
With eight final contents leaves.
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1116:7) s1999 miun s

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