Books by Reginald Scot.
Reginald Scot (1538 - 1599) was an Englishman and Member of Parliament, the author of The Discoverie of Witchcraft, which was published in 1584. It was written against the belief in witches, to show that witchcraft did not exist.
The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practices of Pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered. And many other things opened, which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. : Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c by Scot Reginald (1584)
The discoverie of witchcraft by Scot Reginald (1665)
The discoverie of witchcraft ... Being a reprint of the first edition published in 1584 by Scot Reginald (1886)
Books by Philip C. Almond
Afterlife. A History of Life After Death
England's First Demonologist. Reginald Scot and "The Discoverie of Witchcraft"
God. A New Biography
Mary Magdalene. A Cultural Biography
The Antichrist. A New Biography
The Devil. A New Biography
The Lancashire Witches. A Chronicle of Sorcery and Death on Pendle Hill
The Witches of Warboys. An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery