The 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 : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals, by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, 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 : all which are very necessary to be known for the undeceiving of judges, justices, and jurors, before they pass sentence upon poor, miserable and ignorant people; who are frequently arraigned, condemned, and executed for witches and wizzards : in sixteen books
By: by Reginald Scot Esquire ; 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 ; with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth book of the Discovery
Publisher: Printed for A. Clark, and are to be sold by Dixy Page at the Turks-Head in Cornhill near the Royall Exchange
Published: 1665
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Witchcraft; Early works to 1800; Demonology; Magic
Other titles: Scot's discovery of witchcraft.
Notes: Half-title: Scot's discovery of witchcraft.

"A discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits. In two books. The first by Reginald Scott, Esq; The second, added in this third impression, as succedaneous to the first, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work. London; printed in the year M. DC. LXV."--[2], 72, [2] p., at end, has separate title page.

Signatures: pi2 a-b⁴ B-2B⁶ 2C-2D⁴ 3A-3F⁶ 3G² (3G2 verso blank).

Errors in paging: pages 96, 139,220, 255, 256 misnumbered 60, 136, 221, 256, 257.

A variant of the edition with "Mris. Cotes's" in the imprint.

"A catologue [sic] of authors used in this book."--Page [19-20], first count.

Includes bibliographical references.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), S945

English short title catalogue, R39108