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English Witchcraft, 1560-1736, vol 3
About this book
This chronological collection charts the change in attitudes to witchcraft during the period 1560-1736, which culminates in the educated debate on the reality of witchcraft and the gradual decline in belief in witches and associated phenomena.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Editor's Note
- Introduction
- H. F., A True and Exact Relation of the Severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the Late Witches, Arraigned and Executed in the County if Essex (London, 1645)
- A True Relation of the Araignment of Eighteene Witches That were Tried, Convicted and Condemned at a Sessions Holden at St. Edmunds-bury in Suffolke (London, 1645)
- The Lawes against Witches, and Coniuration. And Some Brief Notes and Observations for the Discovery of Witches (London, 1645)
- Signes and Wonders from Heaven. With a True Relation of a Monster Borne in Ratcliffe Highway ... Likewise a New Discovery of Witches in Stepney Parish. And how 20. Witches More were Executed in Suffolke this Last Assise (London, 1645)
- John Davenport, The Witches of Huntingdon, Their Examinations and Confessions; Exactly taken by his Majesties Justices of Peace for that County (London, 1646)
- John Gaule, Select Cases of Conscience Touching Witches and Witchcrafts (London, 1646)
- Matthew Hopkins, The Discovery of Witches: In Answer to Severall Queries Lately Delivered to the Judges of Assize for the County of Norfolk (London, 1647)
- John Stearne, A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch Craft (London, 1648)
- A Most Certain, Strange, and True Discovery of a Witch. Being taken by some of the Parliament Forces, as She was Standing on a Small Planck-Board and Sayling on it Over the River of Newbury (London, 1643)
- The Examination, Confession, Triall, and Execution, of Joane Williford Joan Cariden, and Jane Hott: Who were Executed at Feversham in Kent, for Being Witches) on Munday the 29 of September, 1645 (London, 1645)
- Mary Moore, Wonderfull News from the North. Or, A True Relation of the Sad and Grievous Torments, lnflicted upon Bodies of Three Children of Mr. George Muschamp, Late of the County of Northumberland, by Witchcraft (London, 1650)
- H. F., A Prodigious & Tragicall History of the Arraignment, Tryall, Confession, and Condemnation of six Witches at Maidstone in Kent (London, 1652)
- Explanatory Notes