Marks of an absolute witch : evidentiary dilemmas in early modern England / Orna Alyagon Darr.

Union Road, Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Pub., [2011], ©2011.

viii, 326 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-317) and indexes.

Pre-trial procedure -- Trial procedure -- Circumstantial evidence -- Ritual acts and artefacts of witchcraft -- The devil's mark -- Imps -- The swimming test -- Scratching -- Supernatural evidentiary techniques as experiments -- Judicial assessment of narratives and statements -- Searching for reliable testimony -- Confession.