The wonders of the invisible world: : being an account of the tryals of several witches, lately excuted [sic] in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occurring. : Together with, I. Observations upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. II. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swede-land, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which New-England has laboured. II. Some councels directng a due improvement of the terrible things lately done by the unusual and amazing range of evil-spirits in New-England. IV. A brief discourse upon those temptations which are the more ordinary devices of Satan. / By Cotton Mather. ; Published by special command of His Excellency the Govenour of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England

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Printed first, at Bostun [sic] in New-England; and reprinted at London, for John Dunton, at the Raven in the Poultry

1693

[4], 16, 16, 33-80, 41-56, 89-98, [2] p. ; 20 cm.

The half title of Cotton Mather's account of the Salem witch trials. The book will be digitized in full at a future date. Half title: The tryals of several vvitches, lately executed in New-England: Published by the special command of the Governour. "Imprimatur. Decem. 23. 1692. Edmund Bohun."--verso of half-title. Signatures: pi² A-K⁴ L-R². Text continuous despite pagination. References: ESTC R37620; Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) M1174; Holmes, T.J. C. Mather 454-B; JCB Lib. cat., 1675-1700 p. 271. "Advertisements. Books lately printed for John Dunton, at the Raven, in the Poultrey."--[2] p. at end.

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Trials (Witchcraft)--Massachusetts--Salem
Witchcraft--New England--Early works to 1800

Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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