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Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions. : A faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England. Particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and releef experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits. : Whereunto is added, a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston, on the occasion of that illustrious providence. : As also a discourse delivered unto the same congregation; on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in that town. : With an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania . / Written by Cotton Mather, Minister of the Gospel. ; And recommended by the Ministers of Boston and Charleston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 486.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Witchcraft--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Witchcraft.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (10 unnumbered pages, 75, 21, 40 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 14 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Printed at Boston in N. England : by R.P. [id est, Richard Pierce] 1689. Sold by Joseph Brunning, at his shop at the corner of the Prison-Lane next the Exchange., [1689]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Caption title: Witchcrafts and possessions.
- "To the reader" signed by Charles Morton and 3 others.
- Dedicated to Wait Winthrop.
- Odd numbered pages on versos, 21 pages, 3rd count.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 486).
- Cited in:
- Evans 486
- Wing (2nd edition) M1123
- Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 228-A
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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