6Chapter I.
252The Love of the Marvellous and the Disbelief of the True
7Chapter II.
253Popular Follies in Great Cities
8Chapter III.
254Old Price Riots
9PART III. MODERN FAITH
255The Thugs, or Phansigars
10Chapter I.
256Volume 2: Peculiar Follies
11Chapter II.
257The Crusades (pt. 1)
12Chapter III.
258The Crusades (pt. 2)
13Chapter IV.
259The Witch Mania (pt. 1)
14Chapter V.
260The Witch Mania (pt. 2)
15Chapter VI.
261The Slow Poisoners
16Chapter VII.
262Haunted Houses
17Chapter VIII.
263Volume 3: Philosophical Delusions
18Chapter IX.
264The Alchemysts (pt. 1)
19Chapter X.
265The Alchemysts (pt. 2)
20Preface
266The Alchemysts (pt. 3)
21Chapter I.
267Fortune Telling
22Chapter II.
268The Magnetisers (pt. 1)
23Chapter III.
269The Magnetisers (pt. 2)
24Chapter IV.
270Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland by John Maxwell Wood
25Chapter V.
271Preface
26Chapter VI.
272Chapter I. Traditional Witchcraft Described
27Chapter VII.
273Chapter II. Witch Narrative
28Chapter VIII.
274Chapter III. Witchcraft Trials and Persecution
29Chapter IX.
275Chapter IV. Fairies and Brownies
30Chapter X.
276Chapter V. Wraiths and Warnings
31Chapter XI.
277Chapter VI. Death Customs and Funeral Ceremony
32Chapter XII.
278Chapter VII. Ghost Lore and Haunted Houses
33Chapter XIII.
279Appendix
34Chapter XIV.
280Preface
35Chapter XV.
281I. Witchcraft
36Chapter XVI.
282II. Black and White Magic
37Chapter XVII.
283III. Dreams
38Chapter XVIII.
284IV. Visions
39Chapter XIX.
285V. Ghosts (pt. 1)
40Chapter XX.
286V. Ghosts (pt. 2)
41Chapter XXI.
287VI. Divination
42Chapter XXII.
288VII. Possession
43Chapter XXIII.
289VIII. Magnetism
44Chapter XXIV.
290IX. Miraculous Cures
45Witchcraft in Europe
291X. Mysticism
46History of Magic and Witchcraft
292Witchcraft in America
47Magic and Witchcraft by George Moir
293Salem Trials
48Preface
294Introduction
49Magic and Witchcraft (pt. 1)
295The Author's Defence
50Magic and Witchcraft (pt. 2)
296Enchantments Encountered
51Preface
297An Abstract of Mr. Perkins's Way for the Discovery of Witches
52Lives of the Necromancers
298A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World
53Ambitious Nature of Man
299An Hortatory and Necessary Address, to a Country Now Extraordinarily Alarum'd by the Wrath of the Devil
54Examples of Necromancy and Witchcraft from the Bible
300A Narrative of an Apparition which a Gentleman in Boston, had of His Brother, Just Then Murthered in London
55Greece
301A Modern Instance of Witches, Discovered and Condemned in a Tryal, Before that Celebrated Judge, Sir Matthew Hale
56Rome
302I. The Tryal of G. B. at a Court of Oyer and Terminer, Held in Salem, 1692
57Revolution Produced in the History of Necromancy and Witchcraft upon the Establishment of Christianity
303II. The Tryal of Bridget Bishop, Alias Oliver, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Held at Salem, June 2. 1692
58History of Necromancy in the East
304III. The Tryal of Susanna Martin, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Held by Adjournment at Salem, June 29. 1692
59Dark Ages of Europe
305IV. The Tryal of Elizabeth How, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Held by Adjournment at Salem, June 30. 1692
60Communication of Europe and the Saracens
306V. The Trial of Martha Carrier, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Held by Adjournment at Salem, August 2. 1692
61Revival of Letters
307Matter Omitted in the Trials
62Sanguinary Proceedings Against Witchcraft (pt. 1)
308The Devil Discovered
63Sanguinary Proceedings Against Witchcraft (pt. 2)
309A Further Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches.
64Conclusion
310A True Narrative of some Remarkable Passages relating to sundry Persons afflicted by Witchcraft at Salem Village in New-England, which happened from the 19th. of March to the 5th. of April, 1692.
65Introduction. Progress of Alchemy in Europe
311Remarks of things more than ordinary about the Afflicted Persons
66BOOK I. THE ENGLISH MAGICIANS
312Remarks concerning the Accused
67Chapter I. Roger Bacon: The True and the Legendary
313A Further Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches, Sent in a Letter from Thence, to a Gentleman in London
68Chapter II. The Story of Dr. John Dee
314Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Personating Men; Witchcrafts, Infallible Proofs of Guilt in such as are Accused with that Crime: Christian Reader
69Chapter III. Dr. Dee’s Diary
315Cases of Conscience Concerning Witchcrafts
70Chapter IV. Magic and Imposture—A Couple of Knaves
316Postscript
71Chapter V. The Last of the English Magicians: William Lilly
317Preface
72Chapter VI. English Rosicrucians
318Map and Illustrations
73BOOK II. WITCHES AND WITCHCRAFT
319Index to the Map
74Chapter I. Early History of Witchcraft in England
320Town of Salem
75Chapter II. Witchcraft in England in the 17th Century
321Grants
76Chapter III. The Decline of Witchcraft in England
322Farms
77Chapter IV. The Witches of Scotland
323Introduction
78Chapter V. The Literature of Witchcraft
324Salem Village (pt. 1)
79Chapter I
325Salem Village (pt. 2)
80Chapter II
326Salem Village (pt. 3)
81Chapter III
327Salem Village (pt. 4)
82Chapter IV
328Witchcraft (pt. 1)
83Chapter V
329Witchcraft (pt. 2)
84Chapter VI
330Witchcraft at Salem Village (pt. 1)
85Chapter VII
331Witchcraft at Salem Village (pt. 2)
86Chapter VIII
332Witchcraft at Salem Village (pt. 3)
87Chapter IX
333Witchcraft at Salem Village (pt. 4)
88PRACTITIONERS OF MAGIC
334Witchcraft at Salem Village (pt. 5)
89Paracelsus
335Witchcraft at Salem Village (pt. 6)
90Cagliostro
336Supplement (pt. 1)
91Mesmer
337Supplement (pt. 2)
92WITCHCRAFT AND CLAIRVOYANCE
338Appendix
93A. The Period
339Prefatory Note
94B. Doctor Dee
340Introduction
95C. La Voisin
341I.
96D. Sir Edward Kelley
342II.
97E. Mother Damnable
343III.
98F. Matthew Hopkins
344IV.
99Preface
345V.
100Introduction
346VI.
101How the Imperialists Robbed Me of All that was Left, and Likewise Broke Into the Church and Stole the Vasa Sacra; Also What More Befell Us
347VII.
102How Our Need Waxed Sorer and Sorer, and How I Sent Old Ilse with Another Letter to Pudgla, and How Heavy a Misfortune This Brought Upon Me
348VIII.
103How the Old Maid-Servant Humbled Me by Her Faith, and the Lord Yet Blessed Me His Unworthy Servant
349IX.
104How We Journeyed to Wolgast, and Made Good Barter There
350X.
105How I Fed All the Congregation: Item, How I Journeyed to the Horse Fair at Gützkow, and What Befell Me There
351XI.
106What Further Joy and Sorrow Befell Us: Item, How Wittich Appelmann Rode to Damerow to the Wolfhunt, and What He Proposed to My Daughter
352XII.
107What More Happened During the Winter: Item, How in the Spring Witchcraft Began in the Village
353XIII.
108How Old Seden Disappeared All on a Sudden: Item, How the Great Gustavus Adolphus Came to Pomerania, and Took the Fort at Peenemünde
354XIV.
109Of the Arrival of the High and Mighty King Gustavus Adolphus and What Befell Thereat
355XV.
110How Little Mary Paasch was Sorely Plagued of the Devil, and the Whole Parish Fell Off From Me
356XVI.
111How My Poor Child was Taken Up for a Witch, and Carried to Pudgla
357XVII.
112Of the First Trial, and What Came Thereof
358XVIII.
113How Satan, by the Permission of the Most Righteous God, Sought Altogether to Ruin Us, and How We Lost All Hope
359XIX.
114Of the Malice of the Governor and of Old Lizzie: Item, of the Examination of Witnesses
360XX.
115De Confrontatione Testium
361A Short History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Trials by M. V. B. Perley
116How the Syndicus Dom. Michelsen Arrived and Prepared His Defence of My Poor Child
362Notice
117How My Poor Child was Sentenced to be Put to the Question
363Introduction
118How in My Presence the Devil Fetched Old Lizzie Kolken
364Mrs. Howe’s Case
119How Satan Sifted Me Like Wheat, Whereas My Daughter Withstood Him Right Bravely
365Descendants of James Howe
120How I Received the Holy Sacrament with My Daughter and the Old Maidservant, and How She was Then Led for the Last Time Before the Court, with the Drawn Sword and the Outcry, to Receive Sentence
366Descendants of James Howe Ipswich Howes—James Branch
121Of that Which Befell Us by the Way: Item, of the Fearful Death of the Sheriff at the Mill
367An Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem in 1682 by James Thacher
122How My Daughter was at Length Saved by the Help of the All-merciful, Yea, of the All-merciful God
368Witchcraft and Sorcery
123Of Our Next Great Sorrow, and Final Joy
369Salem Witchcraft
124VOLUME I.: Preface
370House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692 by William P. Upham
125BOOK I.
371Studies
126Chapter I.
372Introduction
127Chapter II.
373SALEM WITCHCRAFT
128Chapter III.
374The Place
129Chapter IV.
375The Salemite of Forty Years Ago
130Chapter V.
376How the Subject was Opened
131Chapter VI.
377Careful Historiography
132Chapter VII.
378The Actors in the Tragedy
133Chapter VIII.
379Philosophy of the Delusion
134Chapter IX.
380Character of the Early Settlement
135Chapter X.
381First Causes
136Chapter XI.
382Death of the Patriarch
137Chapter XII.
383Growth
138Chapter XIII.
384Trouble in the Church
139Chapter XIV.
385Rev. Mr. Burroughs
140Chapter XV.
386Deodat Lawson
141Chapter XVI.
387Parris—A Malignant
142Chapter XVII.
388A Protean Devil
143Chapter XVIII.
389State of Physiology
144BOOK II.
390William Penn as a Precedent
145Chapter I.
391Phenomena of Witchery
146Chapter II.
392Parris and His “Circle”
147Chapter III.
393The Inquisitions—Sarah Good
148Chapter IV.
394A Child Witch
149Chapter V.
395The Towne Sisters
150Chapter VI.
396Depositions of Parris and His Tools
151Chapter VII.
397Goody Nurse’s Excommunication
152Chapter VIII.
398Mary Easty
153Chapter IX.
399Mrs. Cloyse
154Chapter X.
400The Proctor Family
155Chapter XI.
401The Jacobs Family
156Chapter XII.
402Giles and Martha Corey
157Chapter XIII.
403Decline of the Delusion
158Chapter XIV.
404The Physio-psychological Causes of the Trouble
159Chapter XV.
405The Last of Parris
160Chapter XVI.
406“One of the Afflicted”—Her Confession
161Chapter XVII.
407The Transition
162Chapter XVIII.
408The Fetish Theory Then and Now
163Chapter XIX.
409The Views of Modern Investigators
164Chapter XX.
410Importance of the Subject
165Chapter XXI.
411THE PLANCHETTE MYSTERY
166Chapter XXII.
412What Planchette Is and Does
167Chapter XXIII.
413The Press on Planchette
168BOOK III.
414Theory First—That the Board is Moved by the Hands that Rest Upon It
169Chapter I.
415Theory Second—It is Electricity, or Magnetism
170Chapter II.
416Electricity Has Nothing To Do With It
171Chapter III.
417Third—The Devil Theory
172VOLUME II.
418Theory of a Floating, Ambient Mentality
173BOOK III. Continued
419“To Daimonion” (The Demon)
174Chapter IV.
420It is Some Principle of Nature as Yet Unknown
175Chapter V.
421Theory of the Agency of Departed Spirits
176Chapter VI.
422Planchette’s Own Theory
177Chapter VII.
423The Rational Difficulty
178Chapter VIII.
424The Medium—The Doctrine of Spheres
179Chapter IX.
425The Moral and Religious Difficulty
180Chapter X.
426What This Modern Development Is, and What is to Come of It
181Chapter XI.
427Conclusion
182Chapter XII.
428How to Work Planchette
183Chapter XIII.
429Spiritualism: “The Communion of Saints”
184Chapter XIV.
430Dr. Doddridge’s Dream
185Chapter XV.
431Foreword
186Chapter XVI.
432Two Indictments for Witchcraft
187Chapter XVII.
433A Warrant for the Execution of a Witch1 and the Sheriff's Return Thereon
188Chapter XVIII.
434Chapter I
189Chapter XIX.
435Chapter II
190Chapter XX.
436Chapter III
191Chapter XXI.
437Chapter IV
192Chapter XXII.
438Chapter V
193Chapter XXIII.
439Chapter VI
194Chapter XXIV.
440Chapter VII
195Conclusion
441Chapter VIII
196Preface
442Chapter IX
197Introduction
443Chapter X
198BOOK I.
444Chapter XI: Historical Note
199Chapter I. The Death of the Gods
445Preface
200Chapter II. Why the Middle Ages Fell Into Despair
446Explanatory Note
201Chapter III. The Little Devil of the Fireside
447Witchcraft Marvel-Workers
202Chapter IV. Temptations
448Mather and Calef
203Chapter V. Possession
449Cotton Mather
204Chapter VI. The Covenant
450Robert Calef
205Chapter VII. The King of the Dead
451Thomas Hutchinson
206Chapter VIII. The Prince of Nature
452C. W. Upham
207Chapter IX. The Devil a Physician
453Margaret Jones
208Chapter X. Charms and Philtres
454Ann Hibbins
209Chapter XI. The Rebels’ Communion—Sabbaths—The Black Mass
455Ann Cole
210Chapter XII. The Sequel—Love and Death—Satan Disappears
456Elizabeth Knap
211BOOK II.
457The Morse Family
212Chapter I. The Witch in Her Decline—Satan Multiplied and Made Common
458The Goodwin Family
213Chapter II. The Hammer for Witches
459Salem Witchcraft
214Chapter III. Century of Toleration in France: Reaction
460Tituba
215Chapter IV. The Witches of the Basque Country: 160984
461Sarah Good
216Chapter V. Satan Turns Priest
462Dorcas Good
217Chapter VI. Gauffridi: 1610
463Sarah Osburn
218Chapter VII. The Demoniacs of Loudun—Urban Grandier: 1632-1634
464Martha Corey
219Chapter VIII. The Demoniacs of Louviers—Madeline Bavent: 1633-1647
465Giles Corey
220Chapter IX. The Devil Triumphs in the Seventeenth Century
466Rebecca Nurse
221Chapter X. Father Girard and La Cadiere: 1730
467Mary Easty
222Chapter XI. Cadiere in the Convent: 1730
468Susanna Martin
223Chapter XII. The Trial of Cadiere: 1730-1731
469Martha Carrier
224Epilogue
470Rev. George Burroughs
225Tales & Legends
471Summary
226Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John G. Campbell
472The Confessors
227Chapter I. Black Witchcraft
473The Accusing Girls
228Chapter II. White Witchcraft
474The Prosecutors
229Chapter III. Death Warnings
475Witchcraft’s Author
230Chapter IV. Second Sight (an da shealladh)
476The Motive
231Chapter V. Hobgoblins
477Local and Personal
232Chapter VI. The Celtic Year
478Methods of Providence
233Witch Stories by E. Lynn Linton
479Appendix
234Preface
480On Witchcraft
235The Witches of Scotland (pt. 1)
481Glimpses of the Supernatural – Witchcraft and Necromancy by Frederick George Lee
236The Witches of Scotland (pt. 2)
482Introduction
237The Witches of Scotland (pt. 3)
483Letter I.
238The Witches of England (pt. 1)
484Letter II.
239The Witches of England (pt. 2)
485Letter III.
240The Witches of England (pt. 3)
486Letter IV.
241The Witches of England (pt. 4)
487Letter V.
242Studies
488Letter VI.
243Volume 1: National Delusions
489Letter VII.
244The Mississippi Scheme
490Letter VIII.
245The South Sea Bubble
491Letter IX.
246The Tulipomania
492Letter X.
