Claim: Scot's book is titled The Discoverie of Witchcraft, and was never published at the end the printer gives his name, there are also four dedications one of which is to Sir Roger Manwood.
Evidence: The Discoverie of Witchcraft is a partially sceptical book published by the English gentleman Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposé of early Modern witchcraft. The Discoverie of Witchcraft Reginald Scot It contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans, which is considered the first published material on illusionary or stage magic.