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THE DISCOVERIE
OF
WITCHCRAFT
BY
REGINALD SCOT, ESQUIRE
BEING A REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION
PUBLISHED IN 1584
►Edited◄
_WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES, GLOSSARY, AND INTRODUCTION_
BY
BRINSLEY NICHOLSON, M.D.
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
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LONDON
ELLIOT STOCK, 62 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
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1886
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