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Giffard's Dialogue of Witches. London, 1843

Date of account: Published 1921
Source: The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology
Reference: The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology · selected passage 205
Rights: public_domain
Language: English with quoted European trial material
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Pearson, Karl. _Chances of Death._ London, 1897. Percy Society. _Giffard's Dialogue of Witches._ London, 1843. Perkins, William. _Discourse of the damned Art of Witchcraft._ Cambridge, 1608. _Peterson, Tryall of Mrs. Joan._ Thomason Tracts. London, 1652. Petto, Samuel. _A faithful Narrative._ London, 1693. Philobiblon Society. _Examination of certain Witches._ London, 1863-4. Pinkerton, John. _Voyages._ London, 1808-14. Pitcairn, Robert. _Criminal Trials._ Edinburgh, 1833. _Pittenweem, A true and full Relation of the Witches of._ Edinburgh, 1704. _Pleasant Treatise of Witches._ London, 1673. Potts, Thomas. _Discoverie of Witches._ Chetham Society. Manchester, 1845. _Prodigious and Tragicall History._ See _Collection of rare and curious Tracts_.

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