Today's free book is
The devil in Britain and America by John Ashton (1896). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at
Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1.
Universal Belief in the Personality of the Devil, as portrayed by the British Artist—Arguments in Favour of his Personality—Ballad—' Terrible and Seasonable Warning to Young Men'
CHAPTER 2.
'Strange and True News from Westmoreland'—' The Politic Wife'—' How the Devill, though subtle, was guld by a Scold'—' The Devil's Oak '—Raising the Devil—Arguments in Favour of Devils—The Number of Devils
CHAPTER 3.
*Tbe Just Devil of Woodstock'—Metrical Version—Presumed Genuine History of ' The Just Devil of Woodstock
CHAPTER 4.
'The Daemon of Tedworth'
CHAPTER 5.
'The Daemon of Burton '—' Strange and Wonderful News from Yowel, in Surrey '—The Story of Mrs. Jermin —A Case at Welton—' The Relation of James Sherring'
CHAPTER 6.
A Demon in Gilbert Campbell's Family—Case of Sir William York—Case of Ian Smagge—Disturbances at Stockwell
CHAPTER 7.
Possession by, and casting out, Devils—The Church and Exorcisms — Earlier Exorcists — 'The Strange and Grievous Vexation by the Devil of 7 Persons in Lancashire
CHAPTER 8.
James I. on Possession—The Vexation of Alexander Nyndge —' Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire'—Sale of a Devil
CHAPTER 9.
The Witch of Endor—The ' Mulier Malefica' of Berkeley-Northern Witches
CHAPTER 10.
The Legal Witch—James I. on Witches—Reginald Scot on Witches—Addison on Witches
CHAPTER 11.
How a Witch was made—Her Compact with the Devil—Hell Broth—Homage and Feasting—The Witches' Sabbat
CHAPTER 12.
Familiar Spirits—Matthew Hopkins, the 'Witch-finder'—Prince Rupert's dog Boy—Unguents used for transporting Witches from Place to Place—Their Festivities at the Sabbat
CHAPTER 13.
Waxen Figures—Witches change into Animals—Witch Marks—Testimony against Witches—Tests for, and Examination of, Witches
CHAPTER 14.
Legislation against Witches—Punishment—Last Executions for Witchcraft—Inability to weep and sink—Modern Cases of Witchcraft
CHAPTER 15.
Commencement of Witchcraft in England—Dame Eleanor Cobham—Jane Shore—Lord Huntingford—Cases from the Calendars of State Papers—Earliest Printed Case, that of John Walsh—Elizabeth Stile—Three Witches tried at Chelmsford—Witches of St. Osyth—Witches of Warboys—Witches of Northamptonshire
CHAPTER 16.
The Lancashire Witches—Janet Preston—Margaret and Philip Flower—Anne Baker, Joane Willimot, and Ellen Greene—Elizabeth Sawyer—Mary Smith—Joan Williford, Joan Cariden, and Jane Hott
CHAPTER 17.
Confessions of Witches executed in Essex—The Witches of Huntingdon—' Wonderful News from the North'— Trial of Six Witches at Maidstone—Trial of Four Witches at Worcester—A Lancashire Witch tried at Worcester—A Tewkesbury Witch
CHAPTER 18.
A Case of Vomiting Stones, etc, at Evesham—Anne Bodenham—Julian Cox—Elizabeth Styles—Rose Cullender and Amy Duny
CHAPTER 19.
The Case of Mary Hill of Beckington—The Confession of Alice Huson—Florence Newton of Youghal—Temperance Lloyd (or Floyd), Mary Trembles, and Susannah Edwards
CHAPTER 20.
Elizabeth HorneT— Pardons for Witchcraft—A Witch taken in London—Sarah Mordike—An Impostor convicted— Case of Jane Wenham—The Last Witch hanged in England
CHAPTER 21.
Scotch Witches—Bessie Dunlop—Alesoun Peirson—Dr. John Fian—The Devil a Preacher—Examination of Agnes Sampson—Confession of Issobel Gowdie
CHAPTER 22.
Early Witchcraft in Scotland—Lady Glamys—Bessie Dunlop —Lady Foulis—Numerous Cases
CHAPTER 23.
Witchcraft in America—In Illinois: Moreau and Emmanuel —In Virginia: Case of Grace Sherwood—In Pennsylvania: Two Swedish Women—In South Carolina— In Connecticut: Many Cases—In Massachusetts: Margaret Jones; Mary Parsons; Ann Hibbins; Other Cases
CHAPTER 24.
Cotton and Increase Mather—The Case of Goodwin's Daughter—That of Mr. Philip Smith—The Story of the Salem Witchcrafts—List of Victims—Release of Suspects—Reversal of Attainder, and Compensation
