More wonders of the invisible world, or the wonders of the invisible world displayed. In five parts. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule by C. Mather ... Several letters ... relating to witchcraft, etc / Collected by Robert Calef. Merchant, of Boston, in New-England. Printed in London, 1700.

  • Calef, Robert, 1648-1719.
Date:
1823
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Publication/Creation

Salem : Reprinted by John D. and T.C. Cushing, Jr. for Cushing and Appleton, 1823.

Physical description

312 pages ; (8vo)

Notes

"The second Salem edition appears to have been copied from the first [Salem edition] that of 1796. In some instances slight departures are made from the copy ... such departures are also departures from the original [London edition of 1700]" - S. G. Drake, pref. to ed. of 1866

Contents

Part I. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule, written by the Rev. Cotton Mather. - Part II. Several letters to the author, &c. and his reply relating to witchcraft. - Part III. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem village, and Mr. Parris, their minister, in New-England. - Part IV. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be othodox. With short essays to their answers. - Part V. A short historical account of matters of fact in that affair. To which is added a postcript [!] relating to a book entitled "The life of Sir Wm. Phips" - Appended: Giles Corey [a report of his examination, taken from the witchcraft records]: p. [310-312.

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