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Question of Witchcraft. London, 1671

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 209
Rights: public_domain
Language: English with quoted European trial material
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Wagstaffe, John. _Question of Witchcraft._ London, 1671. _Walsh, Examination of John._ London, 1566. Webster, John. _Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft._ London, 1677. Wellhausen, Julius. _Reste arabischen Heidenthums._ Berlin, 1897. Whitaker, T. D. _History of Whalley._ London, 1818. Wilson, Daniel. _Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time._ Edinburgh, 1891. _Witch of Wapping, The._ Thomason Tracts. London, 1652. _Witchcraft, Collection of rare and curious tracts on._ Edinburgh, 1820. _Witches of Northamptonshire._ London, 1612. _Wonderfull Discouerie of Elizabeth Sawyer._ London, 1621. _Wonderful Discoverie of Margaret and Philip Flower._ London, 1619.

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