The devils conquest, or, a Wish obtained: Shewing how one late of Barnsby-Street ... carried home some work to her mistris ... who asked her how much shee [sic] owed her for; the maid answered eight pounds; her mistris said 'twas but six ... the maid began to swear and curse, and wisht the Devil fetch her, if there was no eight pounds owing her ... one came and throwed her down ... and suddenly he vanished away ... which caused them to say, it was the Devil ... at midnight she heard a voice ... she swore she would come, and being got out of the bed, fell down upon her face ... her body moving in a most terrible manner ... her mistris was sent for, who freely forgave her, and wisht God might forgive her too ... her body was found as black as pitch all over; and all this was for no more than the value of eleven pence / ...written for a warning to all, to avoid the like course. The tune is, Summer Time.

The devil is in the pamphlets: witchcraft and emotion in seventeenth-century England

MILLAR, CHARLOTTE-ROSE

January 2014

The distracted young-mans answer to the injured maiden. Shewing the cruelty of his parents, in forcing him to marry another, because she had a bettet [sic] fortune, which proved the ruine of the young man and his former mistress. Te [sic] the same tune: or, the Languishing swain.

1 sheet ([1] p.).Date of publication from Wing.Verse: "It's true, thou justly maist complain ..."Pri...

The Gloucester-shire tragedy: or, the lovers down-fall. Shewing how an old miser of a vast estate, would have married his daughter to a covetous, rich knight, whom she could not love; after which, he con[s]ented to a young gentleman to court her; but assoon [sic] as they were engaged to each other, he kept her from him, whereupon she denied him marriage without her father's consent: how he poisoned himself, and afterwards his ghost appear'd to her with a burning torch: how she was poison'd, which caused her father to stab himself, &c. To the tune of, The palatine lovers.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts)Imprint from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.Verse: "Near Golford town, we hear,...

Doctor Lambs darling: or, strange and terrible news from Salisbury; being a true, exact, and perfect relation, of the great and wonderful contract and engagement made between the devil, and Mistris Anne Bodenham; with the manner how she could transform her self into the shape of a mastive dog, a black lyon, a white bear, a woolf, a bull, and an cat; and by her charms and spels, send either man or woman 40 miles an hour in the ayr. The tryal, examination, and confession of the said mistris Bodenham, before the Lord chief Baron Wild, & the sentence of death pronounc'd against her, for bewitching of An Stiles, and forcing her to write her name in the devils book with her own blood; so that sometimes the devil appearing all in black without a head, renting her cloaths, tearing her skin, and tossing her up and down the chamber, to the great astonishment of the spectators. Appointed to be printed and published, as a caveat and warning piece for England, Scotland, and Ireland. James Bower, Cleric.

England and Wales. Parliament.

January 1653

8 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "July. 25".Reproduction of the original in the British Library

The black and terrible vvarning piece: or, a scourge to Englands rebellion. Truly representing, the horrible iniquity of the times; the dangerous proceedings of the ranters, and the holding of no Resurrection by the shakers, in Yorkshire and elsewhere. With the several judgements of the most high and eternal Lord God, upon all usurpers, who deny His law, and His truth; and the manner how 130 children were taken away by the devil, and never seen no more; and divers others taken, rent, torn, and cast up and down from room to room, by strange and dreadfull spirits, appearing in the shapes of, a black boar, a roaring lyon, an English statesman, and a Roman fryer. Extracted out of the elaborate works of Bishop Hall, and Sir Kenelm Digby; and published for general satisfaction, to all Christian princes, states, and common-wealths in Europe.

Hall, George, 1612?-1668.
Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.

January 1653

[2], 6 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Nou. 29.".Reproduction of the original in the British Library

The evil spirit cast-out. Being a true relation of the manner of performing the famous operation or cure, on the maiden gentlewoman, whose body was possessed with an evil spirit. With the carriage and behaviour of the evil spirit ... the several ways and means that were used to drive or cast-out the devil ... the contest between the devil and the doctor ... the strange noise, horrid cry, and great blast of wind, which happened just at the spirits departure.

January 1691

8 p."Licensed and entred according to order."Woodcut illustration on t.p.Reproduction of original in...

The Devil pursued, or, the The Right saddle laid upon the right Mare a satyr upon Madam Celliers standing in the pillory : being convicted for the publishing of a late lying scandalous pamphlet called Malice defeated &c. / by a person of quality.

Person of quality.

January 1680

1 broadside.In verse.Imperfect: creased and torn, with slight loss of print.Reproduction of original...

A narrative of God's gracious dealings with that choice Christian Mrs. Hannah Allen (afterwards married to Mr. Hatt,) reciting the great advantages the devil made of her deep melancholy, and the triumphant victories, rich and sovereign graces, God gave her over all his stratagems and devices.

Allen, Hannah.

January 1683

[2], xi, [1], 79 p.Running title: Satan's methods and malice baffled.Imperfect: p. 75-78 blank or ...

Witchcraft discovered and punished. Or, The tryals and condemnation of three notorious witches, who were tryed [at] the last assizes, holden at the castle of Exeter, in the county of Devon: where they received sentance for death, for bewitching several persons, destroying ships at sea, and cattel by land, &c. To the tune of, Doctor Faustus: or, Fortune my foe.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).Imprint suggested by Wing.Verse: "Now listen to my song good peop...

The deceiver deceived: or, The virgins revenge. Those that in loves wide grove delight to range, and please themselves with pretty charming change, delight to triumph o're the softest spoiles of yielding beauty, seldome scape the toiles, for love to take them has a thousand wiles. Tune of, Ah cruel bloody fate! This may be printed, R. LS.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).Verse: "Ah cruel maid give ore ..."Place, date of publication, an...

A sad, amazing and dreadful relation of a farmer's wife, near Wallingford in Barkshire who abusing her husband, for selling cor[n] cheap to the poor, and wishing, the dev[il] might thrash, the next day found him thrashing in the barn, and was by him thrown o[n] the mow, remaining there in a pitious manne[r] not to be removed, feeding on the ears o[f] corn, and refusing all other food. With her description of the devil; ho[w] he vanished from her, and a great quantit[y] of corn he had thrashed was found black an[d] burned.

January 1697

8 p.Cropped and tightly bound with some loss of text.Reproduction of the original in the British Lib...

The godly maid of Leicester. Being a true relation of Elizabeth Stretton, who lying upon her death-bed, was wonderfully delivered from the temptations of Satan, worthy the noting of all that would live and die in the fear of God. Tune is, In summertime.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.Contains 1 illustration.Right half sheet contains: "The second part to the sa...

The English devil: or, Cromwel and his monstrous witch discover'd at White-Hall: With the strange and damnable speech of this hellish monster, by way of revelation, touching king and kingdom; and a narrative of the infernal plots, inhumane actings, and barbarous conspiracies of this grand impostor, and most audacious rebel, that durst aspire from a brew-house to the throne, washing his accursed hands in the blood of his royal soveraign; and trampling over the heads of the most loyal subjects, making a foot-ball of a crown, and endeavouring utterly to extirpate the royal progeny, root and kinde, stem and stock.

January 1660

8 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 27.".Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Great news from Guild-Hall: Being an account of two trials on Tuesday. The one of an eminent shoe-maker in the city, who, for lascivious violence offered to his maid, was fin'd six pounds. The other of a gentleman, who gave love-powder to his man and maid-servant; for which he was also fin'd one hundred and fifty pounds. To the tune of, The guinea wins her.

January 1695

1 sheet ([1] p.).Verse: "Draw near to hear this ditty,".Reproduction of original in the British Libr...

A true narration of the strange and greuous vexation by the Devil, of 7. persons in Lancashire, and VVilliam Somers of Nottingham Wherein the doctrine of possession and dispossession of demoniakes out of the word of God is particularly applyed vnto Somers, and the rest of the persons controuerted: togeather with the vse we are to make of these workes of God. By Iohn Darrell, minister of the word of God.

Darrel, John, b. ca. 1562.

January 1600

[8], 24 [i.e. 23], [1]; 106, [2] p.Imprint conjectured by STC."The doctrin of the possession and dis...

The devil is in the pamphlets: witchcraft and emotion in seventeenth-century England

MILLAR, CHARLOTTE-ROSE

January 2014

The distracted young-mans answer to the injured maiden. Shewing the cruelty of his parents, in forcing him to marry another, because she had a bettet [sic] fortune, which proved the ruine of the young man and his former mistress. Te [sic] the same tune: or, the Languishing swain.

1 sheet ([1] p.).Date of publication from Wing.Verse: "It's true, thou justly maist complain ..."Pri...

The Gloucester-shire tragedy: or, the lovers down-fall. Shewing how an old miser of a vast estate, would have married his daughter to a covetous, rich knight, whom she could not love; after which, he con[s]ented to a young gentleman to court her; but assoon [sic] as they were engaged to each other, he kept her from him, whereupon she denied him marriage without her father's consent: how he poisoned himself, and afterwards his ghost appear'd to her with a burning torch: how she was poison'd, which caused her father to stab himself, &c. To the tune of, The palatine lovers.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts)Imprint from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.Verse: "Near Golford town, we hear,...

Doctor Lambs darling: or, strange and terrible news from Salisbury; being a true, exact, and perfect relation, of the great and wonderful contract and engagement made between the devil, and Mistris Anne Bodenham; with the manner how she could transform her self into the shape of a mastive dog, a black lyon, a white bear, a woolf, a bull, and an cat; and by her charms and spels, send either man or woman 40 miles an hour in the ayr. The tryal, examination, and confession of the said mistris Bodenham, before the Lord chief Baron Wild, & the sentence of death pronounc'd against her, for bewitching of An Stiles, and forcing her to write her name in the devils book with her own blood; so that sometimes the devil appearing all in black without a head, renting her cloaths, tearing her skin, and tossing her up and down the chamber, to the great astonishment of the spectators. Appointed to be printed and published, as a caveat and warning piece for England, Scotland, and Ireland. James Bower, Cleric.

England and Wales. Parliament.

January 1653

8 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "July. 25".Reproduction of the original in the British Library

The black and terrible vvarning piece: or, a scourge to Englands rebellion. Truly representing, the horrible iniquity of the times; the dangerous proceedings of the ranters, and the holding of no Resurrection by the shakers, in Yorkshire and elsewhere. With the several judgements of the most high and eternal Lord God, upon all usurpers, who deny His law, and His truth; and the manner how 130 children were taken away by the devil, and never seen no more; and divers others taken, rent, torn, and cast up and down from room to room, by strange and dreadfull spirits, appearing in the shapes of, a black boar, a roaring lyon, an English statesman, and a Roman fryer. Extracted out of the elaborate works of Bishop Hall, and Sir Kenelm Digby; and published for general satisfaction, to all Christian princes, states, and common-wealths in Europe.

Hall, George, 1612?-1668.
Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.

January 1653

[2], 6 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Nou. 29.".Reproduction of the original in the British Library

The evil spirit cast-out. Being a true relation of the manner of performing the famous operation or cure, on the maiden gentlewoman, whose body was possessed with an evil spirit. With the carriage and behaviour of the evil spirit ... the several ways and means that were used to drive or cast-out the devil ... the contest between the devil and the doctor ... the strange noise, horrid cry, and great blast of wind, which happened just at the spirits departure.

January 1691

8 p."Licensed and entred according to order."Woodcut illustration on t.p.Reproduction of original in...

The Devil pursued, or, the The Right saddle laid upon the right Mare a satyr upon Madam Celliers standing in the pillory : being convicted for the publishing of a late lying scandalous pamphlet called Malice defeated &c. / by a person of quality.

Person of quality.

January 1680

1 broadside.In verse.Imperfect: creased and torn, with slight loss of print.Reproduction of original...

A narrative of God's gracious dealings with that choice Christian Mrs. Hannah Allen (afterwards married to Mr. Hatt,) reciting the great advantages the devil made of her deep melancholy, and the triumphant victories, rich and sovereign graces, God gave her over all his stratagems and devices.

Allen, Hannah.

January 1683

[2], xi, [1], 79 p.Running title: Satan's methods and malice baffled.Imperfect: p. 75-78 blank or ...

Witchcraft discovered and punished. Or, The tryals and condemnation of three notorious witches, who were tryed [at] the last assizes, holden at the castle of Exeter, in the county of Devon: where they received sentance for death, for bewitching several persons, destroying ships at sea, and cattel by land, &c. To the tune of, Doctor Faustus: or, Fortune my foe.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).Imprint suggested by Wing.Verse: "Now listen to my song good peop...

The deceiver deceived: or, The virgins revenge. Those that in loves wide grove delight to range, and please themselves with pretty charming change, delight to triumph o're the softest spoiles of yielding beauty, seldome scape the toiles, for love to take them has a thousand wiles. Tune of, Ah cruel bloody fate! This may be printed, R. LS.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).Verse: "Ah cruel maid give ore ..."Place, date of publication, an...

A sad, amazing and dreadful relation of a farmer's wife, near Wallingford in Barkshire who abusing her husband, for selling cor[n] cheap to the poor, and wishing, the dev[il] might thrash, the next day found him thrashing in the barn, and was by him thrown o[n] the mow, remaining there in a pitious manne[r] not to be removed, feeding on the ears o[f] corn, and refusing all other food. With her description of the devil; ho[w] he vanished from her, and a great quantit[y] of corn he had thrashed was found black an[d] burned.

January 1697

8 p.Cropped and tightly bound with some loss of text.Reproduction of the original in the British Lib...

The godly maid of Leicester. Being a true relation of Elizabeth Stretton, who lying upon her death-bed, was wonderfully delivered from the temptations of Satan, worthy the noting of all that would live and die in the fear of God. Tune is, In summertime.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.Contains 1 illustration.Right half sheet contains: "The second part to the sa...

The English devil: or, Cromwel and his monstrous witch discover'd at White-Hall: With the strange and damnable speech of this hellish monster, by way of revelation, touching king and kingdom; and a narrative of the infernal plots, inhumane actings, and barbarous conspiracies of this grand impostor, and most audacious rebel, that durst aspire from a brew-house to the throne, washing his accursed hands in the blood of his royal soveraign; and trampling over the heads of the most loyal subjects, making a foot-ball of a crown, and endeavouring utterly to extirpate the royal progeny, root and kinde, stem and stock.

January 1660

8 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 27.".Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Great news from Guild-Hall: Being an account of two trials on Tuesday. The one of an eminent shoe-maker in the city, who, for lascivious violence offered to his maid, was fin'd six pounds. The other of a gentleman, who gave love-powder to his man and maid-servant; for which he was also fin'd one hundred and fifty pounds. To the tune of, The guinea wins her.

January 1695

1 sheet ([1] p.).Verse: "Draw near to hear this ditty,".Reproduction of original in the British Libr...

A true narration of the strange and greuous vexation by the Devil, of 7. persons in Lancashire, and VVilliam Somers of Nottingham Wherein the doctrine of possession and dispossession of demoniakes out of the word of God is particularly applyed vnto Somers, and the rest of the persons controuerted: togeather with the vse we are to make of these workes of God. By Iohn Darrell, minister of the word of God.

Darrel, John, b. ca. 1562.

January 1600

[8], 24 [i.e. 23], [1]; 106, [2] p.Imprint conjectured by STC."The doctrin of the possession and dis...

The devil is in the pamphlets: witchcraft and emotion in seventeenth-century England

MILLAR, CHARLOTTE-ROSE

January 2014

The distracted young-mans answer to the injured maiden. Shewing the cruelty of his parents, in forcing him to marry another, because she had a bettet [sic] fortune, which proved the ruine of the young man and his former mistress. Te [sic] the same tune: or, the Languishing swain.

1 sheet ([1] p.).Date of publication from Wing.Verse: "It's true, thou justly maist complain ..."Pri...

The Gloucester-shire tragedy: or, the lovers down-fall. Shewing how an old miser of a vast estate, would have married his daughter to a covetous, rich knight, whom she could not love; after which, he con[s]ented to a young gentleman to court her; but assoon [sic] as they were engaged to each other, he kept her from him, whereupon she denied him marriage without her father's consent: how he poisoned himself, and afterwards his ghost appear'd to her with a burning torch: how she was poison'd, which caused her father to stab himself, &c. To the tune of, The palatine lovers.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts)Imprint from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.Verse: "Near Golford town, we hear,...

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