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A declaration of egregious popish impostures to with-draw the harts of Her Maiesties subiects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Christian religion professed in England, vnder the pretence of casting out deuils practised by Edmunds, alias Weston a Iesuit, and diuers Romish priests his wicked associates

where-unto are annexed the copies of the confessions, and examinations of the parties themselues, which were pretended to be possessed, and dispossessed, taken vpon oath before her Maiesties commissioners, for causes ecclesiasticall

by Thomas Pennant Barton, Samuel Harsnett, James Roberts & Thomas Rodd

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

Preface signed: S.H Signatures: A-2Ńþ 2O℗ø Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials Boston Public Library. Catalogue of the Barton Collection English short title catalogue Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) Cataloged Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early calfskin panelled in gilt. The spine is rebacked in modern brown morocco with the title stamped in gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown. An early pricing inscription, dated 1800, is present on the front flyleaf recto. Bound-in directly after that leaf is a bibliographical note in the hand of Thomas Pennant Barton and a similar note in the hand of Thomas Rodd

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Exorcism”. Retained metadata contains “Exorcism” in the subject metadata.

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where-unto are annexed the copies of the confessions, and examinations of the parties themselues, which were pretended to be possessed, and dispossessed, taken vpon oath before her Maiesties commissioners, for causes ecclesiasticall

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1603-01-01T00:00:00ZAt London : Printed by Iames Roberts, dwelling in the BarbicanEnglishPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Associates of the Boston Public Library
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Scanner: scribe6.boston.archive.org
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