A Collection Of Rare & Curious Tracts On Witchcraft & The Second Sight

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An Original Essay on Witchcraft, 5

News from Scotland, 13

To the Reader, 15

A True Discourse of the Damnable Life of
Doctor Fian, and Sundry other Witches,
lately taken in Scotland, 17

Another Account of the Foregoing Transactions,
from Sir James Melvill's Memoirs, 36

Advertisement, 40

Extracts from King James's Daemonologie concerning
Sorcery and Witchcraft, 42

Notice to the Reader, 68

Answer of a Letter from a Gentleman in Fife,
to a Nobleman, containing an Account of
the Barbarous and Illegal Treatment of the
Witches in Pittenweem, 69

Another Letter concerning the Witches of Pittenweem, 73

A Just Reproof to the False Reports contained
in the two Foregoing Letters, 79

A Copy of the Indictment and Precept for
Summoning the Jury and Witnesses, with
the Warrant for the Execution, of the
Witches at Borrowstouness, 95

Trial of Isobel Elliot and others, 104

Confession of Helen Taylor, 107

Deposition of Manie Haliburton, 109

Declaration of John Kincaid, the Pricker, 111

Trial of William Coke and Allison Dick, 113

Amount of the Kirk's Share of Expense for
Burning the said William Coke and Allison
Dick, 123

Town's part on the above occasion, 124

Account of the Expense of Burning Margaret
Denham, 125

Minutes and Proceedings of the Kirk-Session
of Torryburn, and the Confession of Lillias
Adie, 129

Frazer on the Second Sight, 147

The Publisher to the Reader, 150

Short Advertisement to the Reader, 157

A Brief Discourse concerning the Second Sight,
commonly so called, 159