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The witch figure : folklore essays by a group of scholars in England honouring the 75th birthday of Katharine M. Briggs / edited by Venetia Newall.

The discovery of witchcraft : proving, that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars, are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals, by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected : and the knavery of juglers, conjurers, charmers, soothsayers, figure-casters, dreamers, alchymists and philterers; with many other things that have long lain hidden, fully opened and deciphered : all which are very necessary to be known for the undeceiving of judges, justices, and jurors, before they pass sentence upon poor, miserable and ignorant people; who are frequently arraigned, condemned, and executed for witches and wizzards : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot Esquire ; whereunto is added an excellent discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books: the first by the aforesaid author ; the second now added in this third edition, as succedaneous to the former, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work ; with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth book of the Discovery.

The witch in history : essays in honor of Katharine M. Briggs / edited by Venetia Newall.

The Witch figure / folklore essays by a group of scholars in England honouring the 75th birthday of Katharine M. Briggs / Edited by Venetia Newall.

The witch as a frightening and threatening figure / John Widdowson.

Hags versus sorceresses : the figure of the witch in ancient literature / by Deborah Mary Kerr.

The discovery of witchcraft : proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars, are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions. Also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals, by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjusrations. Wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting consessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected. And the knavery of juglers, conjurers, charmers, soothsayers, figure-casters, dreamers, alchymists and philterers; with many other things that have long lain hidden, fully opened and deciphered. All which are very necessary to be known for the undeceiving of judges, justices, and jurors, because they pass sentence upon poor, miserable and ignorant people; who are frequently arraigned, condemned, and executed for witches and wizzards. In sixteen books. / By Reginald Scot Esquire. Whereunto is added an excellent discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books: The first by the aforesais author: The second now added in this third edition, as succedaneous to the former, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work: with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth book of the discovery..