An engrossing book by the famous 18th-century minister of Boston's Old North Church — who also presided over the Salem witch trials — provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explains how good Christians are tempted to become the devil's consort, and describes how one can resist such temptation. 15 woodcut illustrations. Republication of the Mount Vernon edition (n.d.).
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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by George Francis Dow Comprehensive, reliable account of 17th-century life in one of country's earliest settlements. Contemporary records, over 100 historically valuable pictures vividly describe early dwellings, furnishings, medicinal aids, wardrobes, trade, crimes, more.
An Examen of Witches by Henry Boguet, Montague Summers Compiled in the 16th century by France's most ruthless inquisitor, this is the definitive witch-hunter's handbook. It recounts the accusations and trials that led to the deaths of countless victims.
