Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting 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 confessions, 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 horrible art of poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and liegerdemain are fully deciphered. ... 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.
1651
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Title
Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting 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 confessions, 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 horrible art of poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and liegerdemain are fully deciphered. ... 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.
Created/published
[London] : Printed by R[ichard]. C[otes]. and are to be sold by Giles Calvert, dwelling at the Black Spread-Eagle at the west-end of Pauls, 1651.
Description
[26], 24, 33-200, 197-248, [4], 249-296, 299-401, [17] p. : ill. ; (4to)
Note
Place of publication from Wing.
Printer's name from Wing CD.
With 8 final contents leaves.
Printer's name from Wing CD.
With 8 final contents leaves.
Cited/described in
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 (CD-ROM, 1996), S943
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R19425
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R19425
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
S943
Folger-specific note
129530. Manuscript markings. Pencilled manuscript note on front fly-leaf: "This curious work, with which Shakespeare was evidently acquainted, is frequently quoted by Steevens, Malone, & Dyce." manuscript note on 3C4v: "Anno Dno. / 1695 / March ye 26th." Provenance: inscriptions on t.p.: "Edward Conduitt His Book"; "Thos: [Thomas] Charge"; inscription on T4r: "Wm [William] Charge"; inscription on front fly-leaf: "Mrs. Holyoak / Thringston / 1798"