CONTENTS

I. A Typical Case . . . . . . . . . 3
II. English Witchcraft Before 1558 . . . . . 23
✓ III. Image Magic and the Like . . . . . . . 73
IV. Love and Hate . . . . . . . . . 104
V. Madness, Curses, and Elfshot an old belief that sudden illnesses in cattle or humans were caused by invisible arrows shot by elves or fairies . . . . . 124
VI. Venefica Latin for "poisoner" or "sorceress" . . . . . . . . . . . 136
✓ VII. Charms Ghoulish and Profane . . . . . . 141
VIII. Wind and Weather . . . . . . . . . 152
✓ IX. The Witch in the milk Dairy Diary . . . . . 163
✓ X. Metamorphosis . . . . . . . . . 174
XI. Mirrors and Thieves . . . . . . . . 185 ]
XII. Treasure Trove . . . . . . . . . 204 ]
✓ XIII. Haunted Houses and Haunted Men . . . . 214
XIV. The Seer . . . . . . . . . . . 226
XV. Cold Water . . . . . . . . . . 232
✓ XVI. The Compact and the Witches’ Sabbath a midnight meeting of witches . . . 239
XVII. King James the First . . . . . . . . 276
XVIII. Witchcraft and the Puritans . . . . . . 329

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Index . . . . . . . . . . . 599