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A strange and wonderful relation from Shadvvel or, The devil visible

Being a most true and faithful account how the devil in human shape, on the 3d. of this instant July, made his appearance to a gentlewoman there, (a person that had formerly lived well, but now reduced to poverty) with a bag of money in one hand, and a knife in the other, tempting her to murther one of her children. As also how she refused, and resisted his temptation, imploring the prayers of her neighbours, of whom, two plainly saw this evil spirit, going forth of the house

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  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English

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Traditions: Witchcraft and folk magic, Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

Subjects: Early works to 1800, Witchcraft, Apparitions, England, Devil, London

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Apparitions”. Retained metadata contains “Apparitions” in the subject metadata.

    • “Apparitions”· via Open Library
    • “Apparitions”· in subject

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Being a most true and faithful account how the devil in human shape, on the 3d. of this instant July, made his appearance to a gentlewoman there, (a person that had formerly lived well, but now reduced to poverty) with a bag of money in one hand, and a knife in the other, tempting her to murther one of her children. As also how she refused, and resisted his temptation, imploring the prayers of her neighbours, of whom, two plainly saw this evil spirit, going forth of the house

Open Library record

1674printed for W. SmithEnglish—No ebook

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openlibrary-edition:OL15435729M
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