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 figure casters, 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
Reginald Scot's 1584 skeptical treatise against witch trials, conjuring, and fraud, printed in London by William Brome for an educated English readership. The scans are dominated by woodcut initial letters set in curling vine and foliage grounds, along with the book's diagrams of juggling tricks and magical figures, useful as period drop caps, borders, and occult ornament.
