VVitches apprehended, examined and executed, for notable villanies by them committed both by land and water With a strange and most true triall how to know whether a woman be a witch or not.

A Detection of Damnable Driftes, Practized by Three Vvitches Arraigned at Chelmisforde in Essex at the Late Assizes There Holden, Whiche Were Executed in Aprill 1579.

April 1579

This text is a pamphlet printed and distributed in Chelmsford (spelled Chelmisforde in the text), En...

Triall of witch-craft

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1624

[16], 155, [3] p.Printer's name from STC.Running title reads: The triall of witch-craft, with the tr...

A true account of the tryals, examinations, confessions, condemnations, and executions of divers witches, at Salem, in New-England: for their bewitching of sundry people and cattel to death, and doing other great mischiefs, to the ruine of many people about them. With the strange circumstances that attended their enchantments: and their conversation with devils, and other infernal spirits. In a letter to a friend in London. Licensed according to order.

M. C.

January 1692

8 p.Signed at end: C.M.Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library

The witches of Northampton-shire Agnes Browne. Ioane Vaughan. Arthur Bill. Hellen Ienkenson. Mary Barber. Witches. Who were all executed at Northampton the 22. of Iuly last. 1612.

January 1612

[28] p.Woodcut title vignette.Running title reads: VVitches executed at Northampton.Signatures: A-D⁴...

A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex whereof some were executed, and other some entreated according to the determination of lawe. Wherein all men may see what a pestilent people witches are, and how vnworthy to lyue in a Christian Commonwealth. Written orderly, as the cases were tryed by euidence, by W. W.

W. W., fl. 1577-1582.

January 1582

[59] leavesSignatures: A⁴(-A1) A-G.Running title reads: The apprehension of certaine witches.Signatu...

Triall of witch-craft

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1624

[16], 155, [3] p.Printer's name from STC.A reissue, with cancel title page, of: The triall of witch-...

The wonderful discouerie of the vvitchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower, daughters of Ioan Flower neere Beuer Castle: executed at Lincolne, March 11. 1618 Who were specially arraigned and condemned before Sir Henry Hobart, and Sir Edward Bromley, iudges of assise, for confessing themselues actors in the destruction of Henry L. Rosse, with their damnable practises against others the children of the Right Honourable Francis Earle of Rutland. Together with the seuerall examinations and confessions of Anne Baker, Ioan Willimot, and Ellen Greene, witches in Leicestershire.

January 1619

[48] p. : ill.Signatures: [A]¹ B-G⁴ (-G4; =A1?).Running title reads: A wonderfull discouery of witch...

A rehearsall both straung and true, of hainous and horrible actes committed by Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham, Mother Dutten, Mother Deuell, Mother Margaret, fower notorious witches, apprehended at Winsore in the countie of Barks. and at Abbington arraigned, condemned, and executed, on the 26 daye of Februarie laste Anno. 1579.

[10] leaves : ill.Printer's name and publication date from STC.With woodcut title vignette.Signature...

The full tryals, examination, and condemnation of four notorious witches at the assizes held at Worcester, on Tuesday the 4th of March with the manner, how they were found guilty of bewitching several children to death, as also, their confessions, and last dying speeches at the place of execution, with other amazing particulars concerning the said witchcraft.

8 p.Date of publication suggested by Wing.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

A tryal of witches at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds for the count of Suffolk on the tenth day of March, 1664 [i.e 1665] before Sir Matthew Hale, Kt., then Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer / taken by a person then attending the court.

Cullender, Rose, d. 1665.
Duny, Amy, d. 1663.
Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.
England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Suffolk)

January 1682

[4], 59 p.Imperfect: tightly bound with print show-through and loss of print.Reproduction of origina...

The vvonderfull discouerie of witches in the countie of Lancaster VVith the arraignement and triall of nineteene notorious witches, at the assizes and general gaole deliuerie, holden at the castle of Lancaster, vpon Munday, the seuenteenth of August last, 1612. Before Sir Iames Altham, and Sir Edward Bromley, Knights; barons of his Maiesties Court of Exchequer: and iustices of assize, oyer and terminor, and generall gaole deliuerie in the circuit of the north parts. Together with the arraignement and triall of Iennet Preston, at the assizes holden at the castle of Yorke, the seuen and twentieth day of Iulie last past, with her execution for the murther of Master Lister by witchcraft. Published and set forth by commandement of his Maiesties iustices of assize in the north parts. By Thomas Potts Esquier.

Potts, Thomas, fl. 1612-1618.
Bromley, Edward, Sir.

January 1613

[188] p. : ill. (woodcut)Editor's note signed: Edward Bromley.Signatures: pi⁴ (-pi1) A-Z⁴ (-Z4).Erra...

The triall of vvitch-craft shewing the true and right methode of the discouery: with a confutation of erroneous wayes. By Iohn Cotta, Doctor in Physicke.

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1616

[8], 128, [2] p.Running title reads: The tryall of witch-craft, with the true discouerie thereof.Wit...

[A brief treatise containing the most strange and horrible cruelty of Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham and her confederates, executed at Abingdon, upon R. Galis]

Galis, Richard.

[32] p.This is Galis' own account and a different work from STC 23267--STC.Title adapted from Statio...

A true and exact relation of the severall informations, examinations, and confessions of the late witches, arraigned and executed in the county of Essex.: Who were arraigned and condemned at the late sessions, holden at Chelmesford before the Right Honorable Robert, Earle of Warwicke, and severall of his Majesties justices of peace, the 29 of July, 1645. Wherein the severall murthers, and devillish witchcrafts, committed on the bodies of men, women, and children, and divers cattell, are fully discovered. Published by authoritie.

H. F.

January 1645

[8], 36 p.The preface is signed: H.F.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 19".Reproduction of the orig...

The lawes against vvitches, and conivration And some brief notes and observations for the discovery of witches. Being very usefull for these times, wherein the Devil reignes and prevailes over the soules of poore creatures, in drawing them to that crying sin of witch-craft. Also, the confession of Mother Lakeland, who was arraigned and condemned for a witch, at Ipswich in Suffolke. Published by authority.

Lakeland, Mother. aut

January 1645

8 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Oct: 27".Reproductions of the originals in the British Library and...

A Detection of Damnable Driftes, Practized by Three Vvitches Arraigned at Chelmisforde in Essex at the Late Assizes There Holden, Whiche Were Executed in Aprill 1579.

April 1579

This text is a pamphlet printed and distributed in Chelmsford (spelled Chelmisforde in the text), En...

Triall of witch-craft

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1624

[16], 155, [3] p.Printer's name from STC.Running title reads: The triall of witch-craft, with the tr...

A true account of the tryals, examinations, confessions, condemnations, and executions of divers witches, at Salem, in New-England: for their bewitching of sundry people and cattel to death, and doing other great mischiefs, to the ruine of many people about them. With the strange circumstances that attended their enchantments: and their conversation with devils, and other infernal spirits. In a letter to a friend in London. Licensed according to order.

M. C.

January 1692

8 p.Signed at end: C.M.Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library

The witches of Northampton-shire Agnes Browne. Ioane Vaughan. Arthur Bill. Hellen Ienkenson. Mary Barber. Witches. Who were all executed at Northampton the 22. of Iuly last. 1612.

January 1612

[28] p.Woodcut title vignette.Running title reads: VVitches executed at Northampton.Signatures: A-D⁴...

A true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at S. Ofes in the countie of Essex whereof some were executed, and other some entreated according to the determination of lawe. Wherein all men may see what a pestilent people witches are, and how vnworthy to lyue in a Christian Commonwealth. Written orderly, as the cases were tryed by euidence, by W. W.

W. W., fl. 1577-1582.

January 1582

[59] leavesSignatures: A⁴(-A1) A-G.Running title reads: The apprehension of certaine witches.Signatu...

Triall of witch-craft

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1624

[16], 155, [3] p.Printer's name from STC.A reissue, with cancel title page, of: The triall of witch-...

The wonderful discouerie of the vvitchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower, daughters of Ioan Flower neere Beuer Castle: executed at Lincolne, March 11. 1618 Who were specially arraigned and condemned before Sir Henry Hobart, and Sir Edward Bromley, iudges of assise, for confessing themselues actors in the destruction of Henry L. Rosse, with their damnable practises against others the children of the Right Honourable Francis Earle of Rutland. Together with the seuerall examinations and confessions of Anne Baker, Ioan Willimot, and Ellen Greene, witches in Leicestershire.

January 1619

[48] p. : ill.Signatures: [A]¹ B-G⁴ (-G4; =A1?).Running title reads: A wonderfull discouery of witch...

A rehearsall both straung and true, of hainous and horrible actes committed by Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham, Mother Dutten, Mother Deuell, Mother Margaret, fower notorious witches, apprehended at Winsore in the countie of Barks. and at Abbington arraigned, condemned, and executed, on the 26 daye of Februarie laste Anno. 1579.

[10] leaves : ill.Printer's name and publication date from STC.With woodcut title vignette.Signature...

The full tryals, examination, and condemnation of four notorious witches at the assizes held at Worcester, on Tuesday the 4th of March with the manner, how they were found guilty of bewitching several children to death, as also, their confessions, and last dying speeches at the place of execution, with other amazing particulars concerning the said witchcraft.

8 p.Date of publication suggested by Wing.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

A tryal of witches at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds for the count of Suffolk on the tenth day of March, 1664 [i.e 1665] before Sir Matthew Hale, Kt., then Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer / taken by a person then attending the court.

Cullender, Rose, d. 1665.
Duny, Amy, d. 1663.
Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.
England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Suffolk)

January 1682

[4], 59 p.Imperfect: tightly bound with print show-through and loss of print.Reproduction of origina...

The vvonderfull discouerie of witches in the countie of Lancaster VVith the arraignement and triall of nineteene notorious witches, at the assizes and general gaole deliuerie, holden at the castle of Lancaster, vpon Munday, the seuenteenth of August last, 1612. Before Sir Iames Altham, and Sir Edward Bromley, Knights; barons of his Maiesties Court of Exchequer: and iustices of assize, oyer and terminor, and generall gaole deliuerie in the circuit of the north parts. Together with the arraignement and triall of Iennet Preston, at the assizes holden at the castle of Yorke, the seuen and twentieth day of Iulie last past, with her execution for the murther of Master Lister by witchcraft. Published and set forth by commandement of his Maiesties iustices of assize in the north parts. By Thomas Potts Esquier.

Potts, Thomas, fl. 1612-1618.
Bromley, Edward, Sir.

January 1613

[188] p. : ill. (woodcut)Editor's note signed: Edward Bromley.Signatures: pi⁴ (-pi1) A-Z⁴ (-Z4).Erra...

The triall of vvitch-craft shewing the true and right methode of the discouery: with a confutation of erroneous wayes. By Iohn Cotta, Doctor in Physicke.

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1616

[8], 128, [2] p.Running title reads: The tryall of witch-craft, with the true discouerie thereof.Wit...

[A brief treatise containing the most strange and horrible cruelty of Elizabeth Stile alias Rockingham and her confederates, executed at Abingdon, upon R. Galis]

Galis, Richard.

[32] p.This is Galis' own account and a different work from STC 23267--STC.Title adapted from Statio...

A true and exact relation of the severall informations, examinations, and confessions of the late witches, arraigned and executed in the county of Essex.: Who were arraigned and condemned at the late sessions, holden at Chelmesford before the Right Honorable Robert, Earle of Warwicke, and severall of his Majesties justices of peace, the 29 of July, 1645. Wherein the severall murthers, and devillish witchcrafts, committed on the bodies of men, women, and children, and divers cattell, are fully discovered. Published by authoritie.

H. F.

January 1645

[8], 36 p.The preface is signed: H.F.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 19".Reproduction of the orig...

The lawes against vvitches, and conivration And some brief notes and observations for the discovery of witches. Being very usefull for these times, wherein the Devil reignes and prevailes over the soules of poore creatures, in drawing them to that crying sin of witch-craft. Also, the confession of Mother Lakeland, who was arraigned and condemned for a witch, at Ipswich in Suffolke. Published by authority.

Lakeland, Mother. aut

January 1645

8 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Oct: 27".Reproductions of the originals in the British Library and...

A Detection of Damnable Driftes, Practized by Three Vvitches Arraigned at Chelmisforde in Essex at the Late Assizes There Holden, Whiche Were Executed in Aprill 1579.

April 1579

This text is a pamphlet printed and distributed in Chelmsford (spelled Chelmisforde in the text), En...

Triall of witch-craft

Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?

January 1624

[16], 155, [3] p.Printer's name from STC.Running title reads: The triall of witch-craft, with the tr...

A true account of the tryals, examinations, confessions, condemnations, and executions of divers witches, at Salem, in New-England: for their bewitching of sundry people and cattel to death, and doing other great mischiefs, to the ruine of many people about them. With the strange circumstances that attended their enchantments: and their conversation with devils, and other infernal spirits. In a letter to a friend in London. Licensed according to order.

M. C.

January 1692

8 p.Signed at end: C.M.Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library

VVitches apprehended, examined and executed, for notable villanies by them committed both by land and water With a strange and most true triall how to know whether a woman be a witch or not.

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