The witch of Walkerne. [electronic resource] : Being, I. A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. With her tryal at the Assizes at Hertford, before Mr. Justice Powel, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and received sentence of death for the same, March 4, 1711-12. II. Witchcraft farther display'd. Containing an account of the witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham, since her condemnation, &c. To which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the Assizes held at Cork, 1661; and of two witches at the Assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, 1664. before Sir Matthew Hale, who were found guilty, and execured. III. A defense of the proceedings against Jane Wenham, wherein the possibility and reality of witchcraft are demonstrared from scripture, reason, and the concurrent testimonies of all ages. In answer to two pamphlets, entituled, 1. The impossibility of witchcraft. 2. A full confusation of witchcraft. IV. A general preface to the whole. By Francis Bragge, A.B. late of Peterhouse in Cambridge.
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The witch of Walkerne. [electronic resource] : Being, I. A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. With her tryal at the Assizes at Hertford, before Mr. Justice Powel, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and received sentence of death for the same, March 4, 1711-12. II. Witchcraft farther display'd. Containing an account of the witchcraft practis'd by Jane Wenham, since her condemnation, &c. To which are added, the tryals of Florence Newton, a famous Irish witch, at the Assizes held at Cork, 1661; and of two witches at the Assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk, 1664. before Sir Matthew Hale, who were found guilty, and execured. III. A defense of the proceedings against Jane Wenham, wherein the possibility and reality of witchcraft are demonstrared from scripture, reason, and the concurrent testimonies of all ages. In answer to two pamphlets, entituled, 1. The impossibility of witchcraft. 2. A full confusation of witchcraft. IV. A general preface to the whole. By Francis Bragge, A.B. late of Peterhouse in Cambridge.
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Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.
Edition
The fifth edition.
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London : Printed for B. Curll at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunst[a]n's Church in Fleet street, 1712.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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viii,[4],36,[4],39,[5],36p. ; 8⁰.
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Parts I-III have separate titlepages and pagination.
Price on title page: Price bound 2s, Stitch'd 1s 6d.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
Price on title page: Price bound 2s, Stitch'd 1s 6d.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
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English Short Title Catalog, N35947.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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