Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.
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- Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.
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- Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.
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- [London] :: Printed by R.C. and are to be sold by Giles Calvert ...,
- 1651.
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"Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A62395.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
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SCOT'S Discovery of VVitchcraft: PROVING The common opinions of Witches con∣tracting 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 practises of Witchmongers, upon aged, melancholy, ignorant, and superstious people in extorting con∣fessions, by inhumane terrors and tortures is notably detected.
ALSO
- The knavery and confederacy of Conjurors.
- The impious blasphemy of Inchanters.
- The imposture of Soothsayers, and Infidelity of Atheists.
- The delusion of Pythonists, Figure-casters, Astrologers, and va∣nity of Dreamers.
- The fruitlesse beggerly art of Alchimistry.
- The horrible art of Poisoning and all the tricks and convey∣ances of juggling and Liegerdemain are fully deciphered.
With many other things opened that have long lain hidden: though very necessary to be known for the undeceiving of Judges, Justices, and Juries, and for the preservation of poor, aged, deformed, ignorant people; frequently taken, arraigned, condemned and executed for Witches, when according to a right understanding, and a good conscience, Physick, Food, and necessaries should be administred to them.
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.
Printed by R. C. and are to be sold by Giles Calvert, dwelling at the Black Spread-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls, 1651.