The admirable history of the posession and conuersion of a penitent woman : Seduced by a magician that made her to become a witch, and the princesse of sorcerers in the country of Prouince, who was brought to S. Baume to bee exorcised, in the yeare 1610, in the moneth of Nouember, by the authority of the reuerend father, and frier, Sebastian Michaëlis, priour of the couent royall of S. Magdalene at Saint Maximin, and also of the said place of Saint Baume. Who appointed the reuerend father, Frier Francis Domptius, Doctor of Diuinity, in the Vniuersity of Louaine, ... for the exorcismes and recollection of the acts. All faithfully set down, and fully verified. Wherunto is annexed a pneumology, or discourse of spirits made by the said father Michaëlis, ... Translated into English by W.B.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michaelis, Sébastien, 1543?-1618.

Contributor:

W. B., active 1613-1617.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft--Early works to 1800.

Witchcraft.

Devil--Early works to 1800.

Devil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 unnumbered pages, 418 pages, 10 unnumbered pages, 154 pages, 34 unnumbered pages)

Other Title:

Discovery of spirits.

Place of Publication:

At London : Imprinted [by F. Kingston] for VVilliam Aspley, [1613]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Dedication signed: F. Sebastian Michaelis.

Printer's name and publication date from STC.

In two parts. Part 2 has separate title page which reads "A discovery of spirits", and separate pagination; register is continuous.

With an index.

Signatures: A-2S 2T⁴.

Part 2 formerly also STC 17855.

Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 681:5) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

STC (2nd edition) 17854

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.