discovery of witchcraft
Subtitle: proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars, are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholy, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected : and the knavery of juglers, conjurers, charmers, soothsayers, figure-casters, dreamers, alchymists and philterers : with many other things that have long lain hidden, fully opened and deciphered ... : in sixteen books
By: by Reginald Scot, Esquire.
Edition: Whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author ; the second now added in this third edition, as succedaneous to the former, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work ...
Publisher: Printed for A. Clark, and are to be sold by Dixy Page ...
Published: 1665
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800; Demonology -- Early works to 1800; Magic -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Work titles: Discoverie of witchcraft.
Notes: First published (London, 1584) with title: The discoverie of witchcraft.

"A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits ..." has special t.p. and separate paging.

Wing, S945.

Fisher copy: Preliminary p. [1-2] (half title) wanting.