1. Wakehurst Manor House, Salve Regina University Collection: Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection Location: Newport, Rhode Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Date: 1884-1887 (building) ca. 1887 (photograph) Format: Image Creator: Newton, Dudley (American architect, 1845-1907), ...
2. The Discoverie of Witchcraft, Wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knaverie of conjurors, the impietie of inchanters, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falsehood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of Pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the begger lie art of Alcumystrie, The abomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magicke, and all the conveiances of legierdemaine and juggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which have long been hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be known. Creator: Scot, Reginald Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: William Brome Publication Place: London Date: 1584 Format: Book
3. Sathan Transformed into an Angell of Light, expressing his dangerous Impostures under Glorious Shewes. Emplified Specially in the Doctrine of Witch-craft, and such sleights of Satan as are incident thereunto. Very necessary to discerne the speci-Plague raging in these dayes, and so to hide our selves from the snare thereof. Creator: Cooper, Thomas Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed by B. A. lsop Publication Place: London Date: 1622 Format: Book
4. Dæmonologie, and Theologie. The first, The Malady, Demonstrating the Diabolicall Arts, and Devillish hearts of Men. The Second, The Remedy: Demonstrating, God a rich Supply of all Good. By Doctor Nathanael Homes. Creator: Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed by Thomas Roycroft, and are to be sold by John Martin, and John Ridley, at the Castle in Fleet-Street, neer Ram-Alley Publication Place: London Date: 1650 Format: Book
5. Doctor Lamb revived, or, Witchcraft condemn'd in Anne Bodenham : a servant of his, who was arraigned and executed the lent assizes last at Salisbury, before the right honourable the Lord Chief Baron Wild, judge of the assise : wherein is set forth her strange and wonderful diabolical usage of a maid, servant to Mr. Goddard, as also her attempt against his daughters, but by providence delivered : being necessary for all good Christians to read, as a caveat to look to themselves, that they be not seduced by such inticements. Creator: Bower, Edmond Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: printed by T.W. for Richard Best, and John Place, and are to be Sold at their Shops in Grays-Inn-Gate and Furnivals-Inn-Gate in Holburn Publication Place: London Date: 1653 Format: Book
6. A Candle in the Dark: or, A Treatise Concerning the Nature of Witches and Witchcraft: Being Advice to Judges, Sheriffes, Justices of the Peace, and Grand-Jury-men, what to do, before they passe Sentence on such as are Arraigned for their Lives as Witches. Creator: Ady, Thomas Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: printed for R[obert] I[bbitson] to be sold by Tho. Newberry at the three Lions in Cornhill by the Exchange Publication Place: London Date: 1656 Format: Book
7. The History of Magick By way of Apology, For all the Wise Men who have unjustly been reputed Magicians, from the Creation, to the present Age. Creator: Naudaeus, Gabriel Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for John Streater, and are to be sold by the Book-sellers of London Publication Place: London Date: 1657 Format: Book
8. A True and Faithful Relation of What passed for many Yeers between Dr. John Dee (A Mathematician of Great Fame in Q. Eliz. and King James their Reignes) and some spirits: Tending (had it succeeded) to a general alteration of most States and Kingdomes in the world. His private Conferences with Rodolphe Emperor of Germany, Stephen K. of Poland, and divers other Princes about it. The Particulars of his Cause, as it was agitated in the Emperors Court; by the Popes intervention: his banishment, and restoration in part. As also the letters of Sundry Great Men and Princes (some whereof were present at some of these Conferences and Apparitions of Spirits:) to the Said D. Dee. Out of the original copy, written with Dr. Dees own hand, kept in to library of Sir Tho. Cotton. With a Preface confirming the Reality (as to the Point of Spirits) of This Relation: and shewing the several good Uses that a Sober Christian may make of All. By Meric Causaubon, D. D. Creator: Dee, John, 1527-1608 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed by D. Maxwell, for T. Gartwait, and sold at the Little North door of S. Pauls and other Stationers Publication Place: London Date: 1659 Format: Book
9. A Perfect Discovery of Witches. Shewing The Divine Cause of the Distractions of this Kingdome, and also of the Christian World. Justitia Thronum firmat. Prov. 19-14 The King that faithfully judgeth the poor, his Throne shall bee established. Very profitable to bee read by all sorts of People, especially Judges of Assizes, Sheriffes, Justices of the Peace, and Grand-Jury-men, before they passe sentence on those that are condemned for Witchcraft. By Thomas Ady, M. A. Creator: Ady, Thomas Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for R. I. to bee sold by H. Brome at the Gun in Ivy-Lane Publication Place: London Date: 1661 Format: Book
10. A Treatise Proving Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations, by Pregnant Instances and Evidences: Together with other Things worthy of Note. By Meric Casaubon, D.D. Creator: Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for Brabazon Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons in Cornhill Publication Place: London Date: 1672 Format: Book
11. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. Wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of Deceivers and Impostors, And Divers persons under a passive Delusion of Melancholy and Fancy. But that there is a Corporeal League made betwixt the Devil and the Witch, Or that he sucks on the Witches Body, has Carnal Copulation, or that Witches are turned into Cats, Dogs, raise Tempests, or the like, is utterly denied and disproved. Wherein also is handled, The Existence of Angels and Spirits, the truth of Apparitions, the Nature of Astral and Sydereal Spirits, the force of Charms, and Philters; with other abstruse matters. By John Webster, Practitioner in Physick. Creator: Webster, John, 1610-1682 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed by J. M. and are to be sold by the Booksellers in London Publication Place: London Date: 1677 Format: Book
12. Wonderful Prodigies of Judgment and Mercy: Discovered in Above Three Hundred Memorable Histories, Containing I. Dreadful Judgments upon Atheists, Perjured Wretches, Blasphemers, Swearers, Cursers and Scoffers. II. The Miserable Ends of divers Magicians, Witches, Conjurers, and c. with several strange Apparitions. III. Remarkable Presages of Approaching Death, and of Appeals to Divine Justice. IV. The Wicked Lives, and Woful Deaths of Wretched Popes, Apostates, and Desperate Persecutors. V. Fearful Judgments upon Cruel Tyrants, Murderers, and c. with the Wonderful Discovery of Murders. VI. Admirable Deliverances from Imminent Dangers and Deplorable Distresses at Sea and Land. VII. Divine Goodness to Penitents, with the Dying Thoughts of several Famous Men concerning a Future State after this Life. Impartially Collected from Antient and Modern Authors, of undoubted Authority and Credit, and Imbellished with divers Curious Pictures, of several Remarkable Passages therein. By R. B. [pseudonym] Author of the History of the Wars of England, and the Remarks of London, and c. Creator: Crouch, Nathaniel Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell, next to Kemp's Coffee-house in Exchange-Alley Publication Place: London Date: 1682 Format: Book
13. Pandaemonium, or, The devil's cloyster : being a further blow to modern sadduceism, proving the existence of witches and spirits, in a discourse deduced from the fall of the angels, the propagation of Satans kingdom before the flood, the idolatry of the ages after greatly advancing diabolical confederacies, with an account of the lives and transactions of several notorious witches : also, a collection of several authentick relations of strange apparitions of dæmons and spectres, and fascinations of witches, never before printed. Creator: Bovet, Richard, b. ca. 1641 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for J. Walthoe at the Black Lion in Chancery over against Lincolns Inn Publication Place: London Date: 1684 Format: Book
14. The Kingdom of Darkness: or The History of Dæmons, Specters, Witches, Apparitions, Possessions, Disturbances, and other wonderful and supernatural Delusions, Mischievous Feats, and Malicious Impostures of the Devil. Containing near Fourscore memorable Relations, Forreign and Domestick, both Antient and Modern. Collected from Authentick Records, Real Attestations, Credible Evidences, and asserted by Authors of Undoubted Verity. Together with a Preface obviating the common Objections and Allegations of the Sadduces and Atheists of the Age, who deny the Being of Spirits, Witches, and c. With Pictures of several memorable Accidents. By R. B. [pseudonym] Licensed and Entred according to Order. London, Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside. 1688 Creator: Crouch, Nathaniel Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside Publication Place: London Date: 1688 Format: Book
15. The Certainty of the World of the Spirits. Fully evinced by the unquestionable Histories of Apparitions and Witchcrafts, Operations, Voices, andc. Proving the Immortality of Souls, the Malice and Misery of the Devils, and the Damned, and the Blessedness of the Justified. Written for the Conviction of Sadduces and Infidels. Creator: Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside, and J. Salusbury at the Rising Sun over against the Royal Exchange Publication Place: London Date: 1691 Format: Book
16. The world bewitch'd, or, An examination of the common opinions concerning spirits: their nature, power, administration and operations, as also the effects men are able to produce by their communication : divided into IV parts / by Balthazar Bekker ... ; vol. I translated from a French copy, approved of and subscribed by the author's own hand. Creator: Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for R. Baldwin in Warwick-Lane Publication Place: London Date: 1695 Format: Book
17. Truth Held Forth and Maintained According to the Testimony of the holy Prophets, Christ and his Apostles recorded in the holy Scriptures. With some Account of the Judgments of the Lord lately inflicted upon New-England by Witchcraft. To which is added, Something concerning the Fall of Adam, his state in the Fall, and way of Restoration to God again, with many other weighty things, necessary for People to weigh and consider. Written in true Love to the Souls of my Neighbours, and all Men, which includeth that Love to them, as to my self, by Thomas Maule. Printed in the Year 1695 Creator: Maule, Thomas, 1645-1724 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed [by William Bradford] Publication Place: New York Date: 1695 Format: Book
18. New-England Pesecutors [sic] Mauled With their own Weapons. Giving some Account of the bloody Laws made at Boston against the Kings Subjects that dissented from their way of Worship. Together with a brief Account of the Imprisonment and Tryal of Thomas Maule of Salem, for publishing a Book, entituled, Truth held forth and maintained, and c. Creator: Maule, Thomas, 1645-1724 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: William Bradford Publication Place: New York Date: 1697 Format: Book
19. More Wonders of the Invisible World: Or, The Wonders of the Invisible World, Display'd in Five Parts. Part I. An Account of the Sufferings of Margaret Rule, Written by the Reverend Mr. C. M. P. II. Several Letters to the Author, and c. And his Reply relating to Witchcraft. P. III. The Differences between the Inhabitants of Salem Village, and Mr. Parris their Minister, in New-England. P. IV. Letters of a Gentleman uninterested, Endeavouring to prove the received Opinions about Witchcraft to be Orthodox. With short Essays to their Answers. P. V. A short Historical Accout of Matters of Fact in that Affair. To which is added, A Postscript relating to a Book intitled, The Life of Sir William Phips. Collected by Robert Calef, Merchant, of Boston in New-England. Licensed and Entred according to Order. Creator: Calef, Robert, 1648-1719 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for Nath. Hillar, at the Princes-Arms, in Leaden-Hall-Street, over against St. Mary-Ax, and Joseph Collyer, at the Golden-Bible, on London-Bridge Publication Place: London Date: 1700 Format: Book
20. The World Turn'd Upside Down: or, A Plain Detection of Errors, In the Common or Vulgar Belief, Relating To Spirits, Spectres or Ghosts, Dæmons, Witches, and c. In a Due and Serious Examination of their Nature, Power, Administration, and Operation. In What Forms or Shape Incorporeal Spirits appear to Men, by what Means, and of what Elements they take to themselves, and form Appearances of Bodies, visible to mortal Eyes; why they appear, and what Frights and Force of Imagination often delude us into the Apprehensions of supposed Phantasms, through the Intimidation of the Mind, and c. Also What evil Tongues have Power to produce of Hurt to Mankind, or Irational Creatures; and the Effects Men and Women are able to produce by their Communication with Good or Evil Spirits, and c. Written at the Request of a Person of Honour by B. B., a Protestant Minister for Publick Information. Creator: Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698 Collection: Digital Witchcraft Collection Publisher: Printed for Eliz. Harris, at the Harrow, in Little-Britain Publication Place: London Date: 1700 Format: Book