Books, Up to 1700

Versions of parts of Genesis, Exodus, and Daniel, etc. (the 'Caedmon manuscript.').

1000

Via veritatis unicae, hoc est: elegans, perutile et praestans opusculum viam veritatis aperiens

1677·Latin

Villancicos, que se cantaron en la Santa Iglesia Metropolitana de Mexico. En los maitines de la Purissima Concepcion de Nuestra Señora

Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz

1676·Spanish

[Aprovechamiento espiritual

Francisco Arias

1596·Spanish

[Cabalistic commentary on Masekhet Berakhot 3a]

1400·Hebrew

[Classified list of angels' names]

1000

[Collection of amulets, charms, remedies, and magic bowls]

1700·Hebrew

[Part of a prayer-book, Blessing of the moon]

1300·Hebrew

[Sefer hekhalot]

1300·Hebrew

[Treatise on amulets]

1300·Hebrew

অদৃষ্ট

1303·Bengali

রমল প্রকরণ

1291·Bengali

Treatise on palmistry.

1450

Texts on magic and fortune telling.

1400

A collection of twenty-three prophecies and predictions of the famous Michael Nostrodamus ... as they concern and point at these times

Nostradamus

1690

A defensative against the poyson of supposed prophecies. Not hitherto confuted by the pen of any man, which being grounded, either vpon the warrant and authority of old painted bookes, expositions of dreames, oracles, reuelations, inuocations of damned spirits, iudicials of astrologie, or any other kinde of pretended knowledge whatsoeuer, de futuris contingentibus; haue beene causes of great disorder in the common-wealth, especially among the simple and vnlearned people. Very needfull to be published, considering the great offence, which grew by most palpable and grosse errors in astrologie

1st Earl of Northampton Henry Howard

1620

A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft. So farre forth as it is revealed in the Scriptures and manifested by true experience

William Perkins, Thomas Pickering

1631

A treatise of specters or straunge sights, visions and apparitions appearing sensibly unto men. Wherein is delivered, the nature of spirites, angels, and divels: their power and properties: as also of witches, sorcerers, enchanters, and such like ... Newly done out of French into English

Pierre Le Loyer, Zachary Jones

1605

A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, a reply to a certain pamphlet publishd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called The Surey impostor. With a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure

Thomas Jollie

1698

Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation, directing the way to distil and extract their vertues and making up of medicines. Also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets ... relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural, or such which come from sorcery or witchcraft ... directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed with sundry examples thereof

Joseph Blagrave

1671

Certaine rules, directions, or advertisments for this time of pestilentiall contagion; with a caveat to those that weare about their neckes impoisoned amulets as a preservative from the plague

Francis Herring

1625

Eniautos terastios, mirabilis annus, or The year of prodigies and wonders

1661