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Discovery of Witches by active 1612-1618 Thomas Potts
Potts, Thomas, active 1612-1618
"Discovery of Witches" by Thomas Potts is an account published in 1613 of the Lancashire witch trials of 1612. Ordered by trial judges to document the proceedings, Potts created one of the best-recorded witch trials of the seventeenth century. Twenty men and women faced accusations of witchcraft, with eleven condemned to hang. The account reveals a legal system carefully shaping its own narrative, potentially manipulating records to advance careers and display judicial efficiency during a politically charged era. ... Read more
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| Author | Potts, Thomas, active 1612-1618 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Crossley, James, 1800-1883 |
| Title | Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderfull_Discoverie_of_Witches_in_the_Countie_of_Lancaster |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Clare Boothby, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Witchcraft -- England -- Lancashire |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18253 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-18253-7 |
| Release Date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1694 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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