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The wonders of the invisible world : being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately executed in New-England

and of several remarkable curiosities therein occurring

Also known as The wonders of the invisible world: being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately executed in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occurring

by Cotton Mather

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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24, 43-50, 41-56, 47-62 pages. ; 22 cm (4to) First printed in Boston, 1693 [that is, 1692] The first London edition was also printed in London by John Dunton in the same year This present edition is an abridgement of the first London edition Signed and dated on page 60, 4th count: Boston Octob. 11. 1692. William Stoughton Samuel Sewell "The author's defence", pages [5-8], 1st count, written by William Stoughton, the lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts from 1692-1701 Signatures: [A]² ([A]2 verso blank) B-D² (D2 verso blank) ²C-²D⁴ E-H⁴ Errors in paging: page 47, 3rd count, misnumbered 46 Title printed within double rule border Gift; 01968

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

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

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

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and of several remarkable curiosities therein occurring

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1693[London] : Printed first, at Boston in New-England, and reprinted at London, for John Dunton, at the Raven in the Poultry.; Printed first, at Boston in New-England, and reprinted at London, for John Dunton, at the Raven in the Poultry.English—Public

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  • Contributing institution: John Carter Brown Library
  • Digitization sponsor: John Carter Brown Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
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