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Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions

A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef [sic] experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits. : Whereunto is added, a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston, on the occasion of that illustrious providence. : As also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation; on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in that town. : With an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania [sic]

by Cotton Mather, Charles Morton & Wait Still Winthrop

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  • 17th century
  • Language: English
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Traditions: Witchcraft and folk magic

Subjects: Early works to 1800, Witchcraft, Controversial literature, Supernatural, New England

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  • Witchcraft and folk magic

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

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A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef [sic] experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits. : Whereunto is added, a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston, on the occasion of that illustrious providence. : As also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation; on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in that town. : With an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania [sic]

Open Library record

1689by R.P. [i.e., Richard Pierce] 1689. Sold by Joseph Brunning, at his shop at the corner of the Prison-Lane next the Exchange.English—No ebook

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  • Open Library reports 7 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1575 .M3
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openlibrary-work:OL93149W
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