The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, (Vol 1 of 3)

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Calef Robert. The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, (Vol 1 of 3)

PREFATORY

INTRODUCTORY

MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR

THE. Author's Defence

[5] ENCHANTMENTS ENCOUNTER'D

AN ABSTRACT OF MR. PERKINS'S70WAY FOR THE DISCOVERY OF WITCHES

[2] A DISCOURSE ON THE WONDERSOF THE INVISIBLE WORLD.75

AN HORTATORY AND NECESSARY ADDRESS, TO A COUNTRY NOW EXTRAORDINARILY ALARUM'D BY THE WRATH OF THE DEVIL. TIS THIS,

I. THE TRYAL OF G. B. At a Court of OYER and TERMINER, Held in Salem, 1692

II. The Tryal of Bridget Bishop,153alias Oliver, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Salem, June 2. 1692

III. The Tryal of Susanna Martin,163at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held by Adjournment at Salem, June 29. 1692

IV. The Tryal of Elizabeth How,172at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held by Adjournment at Salem June 30, 1692

V. The Trial of Martha Carrier,178at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held by Adjournment at Salem, August 2, 1692

The First Curiositie

A Second Curiositie

A Third Curiositie

A Fourth Curiositie

THE DEVIL DISCOVERED

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AS a Belief in Witchcraft is not entirely exploded, it may be interesting to examine a few of the early Definitions of it.

One of the earliest Lexicographers, or Expounders of English Words, was Edward Phillips, the Nephew of John Milton. It is said that Phillips made up his Work from Milton's Preparation in the same Line. However that might be, it is quite clear that many of his Definitions have that Clearness and Precision for which Milton is so remarkable. Phillips's third (and I believe his last) Edition of "The New World of Words" was printed in 1671. In that we find Witchcraft thus defined: "A certain evill Art, whereby with the Assistance of the Devil, or evill Spirits, some Wonders may be wrought, which exceed the common Apprehension of Men: It cometh from the Dutch Word Wiechelen, that is, to divine, or guesse; it is called in Latin Veneficium, in Greek Pharmaceia, i.e. the Art of making Poisons."

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This Author dedicated his Work to the "Maior and Corporation of the Ancient Citie of Chester," &c., in which Dedication we find the following, which, throwing some Light on the reverend Dealer in Darkness, is extracted. He commences, "Diuers, and verie weighty haue been the Motiues (right Worshipfull) to induce mee to the Dedication of these my Labors in this kinde vnto your Worships.

"The first is, because my first Calling from the Vniversitie, to employ my Ministrie for the Edification of the Saints, was by the Gouernors of your famous Citie, to succeed that painefull and profitable Teacher, Maister Harrison, who was thence called by the King's most Excellent Maiestie, to be one of the sixe Teachers to those barren and needfull Places of the Country of Lancashire. And therefore, hauing both kind intertainment among you; and by some of you being furthered to a more settled Pastorall Charge in that Countie, I could not but leave some Memoriall of my Thankefulnesse vnto you herein.

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