Scots Discovery of VVitchcraft : Proving The Common opinions of Witches con- tracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars; and their power to kill, torment, and consume the bodies of Men, Women, and Children, or other Creatures by diseases or otherwise; their flying in the Air, &c. To be but imaginary Erronious conceptions and novelties; Wherein Also, The lewd unchristian practises of Witchmongers, upon aged, melancholy, ignorant, and superstitious people in extorting confessions, by inhumane terrors and tortures is notably detected. Also {The knavery and confederacy of Conjurors. The impious blasphemy of Inchanters. The imposture of Soothsayers, and Infidelity of Atheists. The delusion of Pythonists, Figure-casters, Astrologers, and vanity of Dreamers. The fruitlesse beggerly art of Alchimistry. The horrible art of Poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and Liegerdemain are fully deciphered. With many other Secrets opened that have long lain hidden

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Scots Discovery of VVitchcraft : Proving The Common opinions of Witches con- tracting with Devils, Spirits, or Familiars; and their power to kill, torment, and consume the bodies of Men, Women, and Children, or other Creatures by diseases or otherwise; their flying in the Air, &c. To be but imaginary Erronious conceptions and novelties; Wherein Also, The lewd unchristian practises of Witchmongers, upon aged, melancholy, ignorant, and superstitious people in extorting confessions, by inhumane terrors and tortures is notably detected. Also {The knavery and confederacy of Conjurors. The impious blasphemy of Inchanters. The imposture of Soothsayers, and Infidelity of Atheists. The delusion of Pythonists, Figure-casters, Astrologers, and vanity of Dreamers. The fruitlesse beggerly art of Alchimistry. The horrible art of Poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and Liegerdemain are fully deciphered. With many other Secrets opened that have long lain hidden
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