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Witchcraft farther display'd

containing I. An account of the Witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne, in Hertfordshire, since her condemnation, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn and Anne Street, and the deplorable condition in which they still remain, II. An answer to the most general objections against the being and power of witches : with some remarks upon the case of Jane Wenham in particular, and on Mr. Justice Powel's procedure therein : to which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the assizes held at Cork, anno 1661, as also of two witches at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, anno 1664, before Sir Matthew Hale, (then Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer) who were found guilty and executed

by Francis Bragge

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

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Traditions: Witchcraft and folk magic

Subjects: Witchcraft, Great Britain, Ireland, Wenham, Jane, -1730, Hale, Matthew, 1609-1676, Powell, John, Sir, 1645-1713

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  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the subtitle, “witches” in the subtitle, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • Witchcraft· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • Witchcraft· in title
    • Witchcraft· in subtitle
    • witches· in subtitle
    • Witchcraft· in subject
    • Witchcraft· in edition title

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containing I. An account of the Witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne, in Hertfordshire, since her condemnation, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn and Anne Street, and the deplorable condition in which they still remain, II. An answer to the most general objections against the being and power of witches : with some remarks upon the case of Jane Wenham in particular, and on Mr. Justice Powel's procedure therein : to which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the assizes held at Cork, anno 1661, as also of two witches at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, anno 1664, before Sir Matthew Hale, (then Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer) who were found guilty and executed

University of Pennsylvania digitized edition

4 unnumbered pages, 39 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm (4vo); Headpieces.; Introduction signed: F.B. [i.e. Francis Bragge]; Lea Library copy has the bookplate of Charles F. Cox on front pastedown; ms. notes in pencil on front free end paper; scrap of paper with bookseller's printed information laid in.; Lea Library copy has the bookplate of Henry Charles Lea on front pastedown and his autograph, dated 1909, on front free end paper.; Lea Library copy is no. 4 in a vol. of 8 works bound together.; Publisher's advertisement, [1] p. at end.; Signatures: A² B-F⁴.

1712Printed for E. Curll ..EnglishPublic download

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  • ark:/81431/p3rn3191f

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9944284303503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Lea Collection, S-22.2.6
  • Provenance: Cox, Charles F. (bookplate); Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate)
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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