English Witchcraft 1560-1736 vol 4

This chronological collection charts the change in attitudes to witchcraft during the period 1560-1736, which culminates in the educated debate on the reality of witchcraft and the gradual decline in belief in witches and associated phenomena. Introduction, Select Bibliography of Secondary Sources, John Wagstaffe, The Question of Witchcraft Debated (London, 1669), John Webster, the Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft (London, 1677), Explanatory Notes