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Book/Printed Material The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of Pythonists, the curiositie of figure casters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of Legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered and many other things opened which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels &c. all latelie written.

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  • The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of Pythonists, the curiositie of figure casters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of Legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered and many other things opened which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels &c. all latelie written.

Names

  • Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.
  • McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London] By [Henry Denham for] William Brome, 1584.

Headings

  • -  Witchcraft--Early works to 1800
  • -  Magic--Early works to 1800
  • -  Demonology--Early works to 1800
  • -  Witchcraft
  • -  Magic
  • -  Demonology

Notes

  • -  Actual printer's name from STC; ostensible printer's name from colophon.
  • -  STC (2nd ed.) 21864
  • -  ESTC S116888
  • -  LAC ecr 2018-08-16
  • -  LAC Review Completed 2018-08-28
  • -  LAC iak 2018-08-28

Medium

  • [28], 352, [4], 353-560, [16] p. illus. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BF1565 .S4 1584

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 59059328

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599, and Mcmanus-Young Collection. The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of Pythonists, the curiositie of figure casters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of Legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered and many other things opened which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels &c. all latelie written. [London By Henry Denham for William Brome, 1584] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/59059328/.

APA citation style:

Scot, R. & Mcmanus-Young Collection. (1584) The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of Pythonists, the curiositie of figure casters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of Legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered and many other things opened which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels &c. all latelie written. [London By Henry Denham for William Brome] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/59059328/.

MLA citation style:

Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599, and Mcmanus-Young Collection. The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of Pythonists, the curiositie of figure casters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of Legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered and many other things opened which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels &c. all latelie written. [London By Henry Denham for William Brome, 1584] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/59059328/>.