A declaration of egregious popish impostures, to with-draw the harts of Her Maiesties subiects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Christian religion professed in England, vnder the pretence of casting out deuils : practised by Edmunds, alias Weston a Iesuit, and diuers Romish priests his wicked associates : where-vnto are annexed the copies of the confessions, and examinations of the parties themselues, which were pretended to be possessed, and dispossessed, taken vpon oath before Her Maiesties commissioners, for causes ecclesiasticall

Name:

Harsnett, Samuel, 1561-1631

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 16th century

Date:

1603

Language:

English

Provenance:

Hone, William, d. 1683 (autograph); Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor); Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor); Greenland, J.(?) A. (label); Cole, J. W. (autograph); Offer(?), George, Esq. (autograph)

Publisher:

Printed by Iames Roberts ..

Subject:

Weston, William, 1550-1615; Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800; Church of England -- History -- 16th century; Jesuits -- England -- History; Jesuits; Church of England; Catholic Church; Demoniac possession -- Early works to 1800; Demoniac possession; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Controversial literature; books

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 284 pages; 19 cm (4to)

Geographic Subject:

England

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

This book was Shakespeare's source for the names of the devils in King Lear.; Signatures: A-2N⁴ 2O².; Errors in pagination: p. 39, 106, 107, 193 misnumbered 30, 107, 106, 187 respectively.; Epistle "To the seduced Catholiques of England" signed "S.H."; Autograph of William Hone on t.p.; With one folded leaf of ms. signed by George Offer(?) and J.W. Cole, and two smaller unsigned leaves of ms. notes in pocket at end; one leaf tipped in at beginning containing a ms. list of the pages mentioning Lord Vaux's house, and the pages giving the names of the devils.; "Many of the delusions here noticed were practised in Lord Vaux's house at Hackney. From this work Shakespeare borrowed his fantastical names to his spirits in King Lear."--Slip pasted on free endpaper.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, BX1763 .H28 1603

Collection:

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania); English Renaissance in Context Collection (University of Pennsylvania)