Narratives of the witchcraft cases, 1648-1706 / edited by George Lincoln Burr; with three facsimiles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938, editor.

Series:

Original narratives of early American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft.

Witchcraft--New England.

New England.

Physical Description:

xviii, 467 pages : 3 facsimiles ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1914.

Contents:

From "An essay for the recording of illustrious providences," by Increase Mather, 1164.

The New York cases of Hall and Harrison, 1665, 1670.

"Lithobolia, or The stone-throwing devil" by Richard Chamberlain, 1698.

The Pennsylvania cases of Mattson, Hendrickson, and Guard, 1684-1701.

"Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions," by Cotton Mather, 1689.

"A briefing to witchcrafts and possessions," by Cotton Mather, 1689.

"A brief and true narrative of witchcraft at Salem village," by Deodat Lawson, 1692.

Letter of Thomas Brattle, F. R. S., 1692.

Letters of Governor Phips to the home government, 1692, 1693.

From "The wonders of the invisible world," by Cotton Mather, 1693.

"A brand pluck'd out of the burning," by Cotton Mather 1693.

From "A modest inquiry into the nature of witchcraft," by John Hale, 1702.

The Virginia case of Grace Sherwood, 1706.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

758990