A Brief History of Witchcraft

This excellent short work is an analysis of the famous Northamptonshire witch trials in the early 17th century in Britain. Much of the content is primary source and appears in Old English, and talks about the specific (and often bizarre) accusations made, the method of trial, and so forth- it is herein that some of the more fantastic tales of familiar spirits being fed by witches and sent out to do mischief appear- imps named "Vinegar Tom", "Sacke and Sugar", and so forth. A few other related cases of persecution of this sort are also analyzed.