Witch, Warlock, and Magician - Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

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An introduction to European alchemy and a history of the practise of witchcraft and magic from the fourteenth century through to the seventeenth century.

William H. Davenport Adams presents the work of magicians and astrologers from fourteenth-century England through to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. First published in 1889, this volume gives historical accounts of witchcraft and records of witch trials.

Featuring the following chapters:

• The English Magicians

• Roger Bacon: The True and the Legendary

• The Story of Dr. John Dee

• The Last of the English Magicians: William Lilly

• Witches and Witchcraft

• Early History of Witchcraft in England

• The Decline of Witchcraft in England

• The Literature of Witchcraft