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A true narrative of the sufferings and relief of a young girle; strangely molested, by evil spirits and their instruments, in the west

collected from authentick testimonies there-anent. With a preface and post-script containing reflections on what is most material or curious; either in the history, or trial of the seven witches who were condemn'd to be execute in that countrey

Also known as Account of two letters which contain a summary of what appeared most material or curious in the trial of the seven witches who were condemn'd to be execute in the west

by Francis Grant Cullen

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

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None of the 1 source behind this record supplied a summary of A true narrative of the sufferings and relief of a young girle; strangely molested, by evil spirits and their instruments, in the west (1698). What the catalog does say:

Traditions: Witchcraft and folk magic

Subjects: Witchcraft, Early works to 1800, Scotland, Demoniac possession, Shaw, Christian, 1685?-

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from national-library-of-scotland matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “witches” in the subtitle, “witches” in the alternative title, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “witchcraft”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “witches”· in subtitle
    • “witches”· in alternative title
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “witches”· in edition subtitle
    • “witches”· in edition notes

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collected from authentick testimonies there-anent. With a preface and post-script containing reflections on what is most material or curious; either in the history, or trial of the seven witches who were condemn'd to be execute in that countrey

National Bibliography of Scotland record

"An account of two letters which contain a summary of what appeared most material or curious in the trial of the seven witches who were condemn'd to be execute in the west" (caption title) has separate pagination and register; (8vo); Anonymous. By Francis Grant, Lord Cullen, based on materials collected by John MacGilchrist; The young girl = Christian Shaw; xlvi, [2]; 21, [1] p

M.DC.XCVIII. [1698]Printed by James Watson in Craig's Closs, on the north-side of the CrossEnglish—Catalog record

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Identifiers

National Library of Scotland
  • 9931633483804341

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national-library-of-scotland:9931633483804341
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