An edition of The wonders of the invisible world (1692)

The wonders of the invisible world

Being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately excuted in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occuring. 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. III. Some councels directing 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.

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An edition of The wonders of the invisible world (1692)

The wonders of the invisible world

Being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately excuted in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occuring. 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. III. Some councels directing 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.

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John Dunton
Language
English
Pages
106

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Subjects

Witchcraft, Early works to 1800, History, Trials (Witchcraft), Devil, Catalogs, Booksellers'

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New England, Massachusetts, Salem

Times

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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2005, Dover Publications
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On witchcraft: being The wonders of the invisible world
1950, Peter Pauper Press
in English
Cover of: The wonders of the invisible world
The wonders of the invisible world: being an account of the tryals of several witches lately executed in New England : to which is added : A farther account of the tryals of the New-England witches
1862, J.R. Smith
Cover of: The wonders of the invisible world
The wonders of the invisible world: being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately excuted [!] in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occurring.
1693, Printed first, at Bostun [!] in New-England; and reprinted at London, for John Dunton
in English
Cover of: The wonders of the invisible world
The wonders of the invisible world: Being an account of the tryals of several vvitches, lately excuted in New-England: and of several remarkable curiosities therein occuring. 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. III. Some councels directing 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.
1693, John Dunton
Microform in English
Cover of: The wonders of the invisible world
The wonders of the invisible world: Observations as well historical as theological, upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. Accompany'd with, I. Some accounts of the grievous molestations, by daemons and witchcrafts, which have lately annoy'd the countrey; and the trials of some eminent malefactors executed upon occasion thereof: with several remarkable curiosities therein occurring. II. Some counsils, directing a due improvement of the terrible things, lately done, by the unusual & amazing range of evil spirits, in our neighbourhood: & the methods to prevent the wrongs which those evil angels may intend against all sorts of people among us; especially in accusations of the innocent. III. Some conjectures upon the great events, likely to befall, the world in general, and New-England in particular; as also upon the advances of the time, when we shall see better dayes. IV. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swedeland, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which our parts of America have laboured! V. The Devil discovered: in a brief discourse upon those temptations, which are the more ordinary devices of the Wicked One
1692, Printed, and sold by Benjamin Harris.
in English

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Paging irregular. The last leaf sig. [R2] Contains advertisement of "books lately printed for John Dunton"

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Recto of first prelim. leaf half-title: The tryals of several vvitches, lately executed in New-England: published by the special command of the Governour. On verso: Imprimatur. Decemb. 23. 1692. Edmund Bohun.

The author's defence, p. [1-2] [Letter from William Stoughton, p. [3]; prefatory note by Mather, p. [4]] Enchantments encounter'd, p. 5-[17] A discourse on the wonders of the invisible world; uttered (in part) on August 4, 1692: p. 2-16, 33-80, 41-56, 89-98.

First London edition. A 2d edition, greatly abridged, was published, London, J. Dunton, 1693, 62 p., and a 3d edition, London, J. Dunton, 1693, 64 p.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms [n.d.] 1 reel. 35 mm. (American culture series, Reel 8.90.

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2 p. ¾., [1]-98 (i.e. 106) p., 1 ¾. (sig. 2 ¾. not signed, A-E4, L-R2)
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106

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6731795

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