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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.
Acknowledgements, Editor's Note, Introduction, Select Bibliography, H. F., A true and exact Relation Of the severall Informations) Examinations) and Confessions of the late Witches) arraigned and executed in the County of 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 Mqjesties 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 several! Queries Lately Delivered to the Judges of Assize for the County of Norfolk (London, 1647), John Stearne, A Cotifirmation 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 sqyling on it over the River of Newbury (London, 1643), The Examination) Confession) and Execution) of Joane 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, Wondefull News from the North. Or, A True Relation Of The Sad And Grievous Torments) inflicted 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, Confession) and Condemnation of six Witches at Maidstone in Kent (London, 1652), Explanatory Notes
Biography
James Sharpe, Richard Golden
