Whole trial and examination of Mrs. Mary Hicks and her daughter Elizabeth
Pamphlet purporting to tell the story of Mary Hicks, executed for witchcraft in 1716.
Elfshot
Medical condition caused by invisible elves or witches shooting invisible arrows at people or animals.
A Detection of Damnable Driftes
Sixteenth-century pamphlet describing prominent Chelmsford witchcraft trials against Elizabeth Francis and others
The examination and confession of certaine Wytches at Chensforde
First pamphlet describing witchcraft trials in England; it covers the testimony of witches at Chelmsford Assizes in 1566.
Liber Poenitentialis
Set of 7th-century ecclesiastical laws applied to women – and only women – perfoming acts such as divination, raising storms, or murder by the use of magic.
Witch-Finding
Methods used to identify witches.
Summis desiderantes affectibus
Papal bull regarding witchcraft issued by Pope Innocent VIII on 5 December 1484.
Seely wights
Fairy-like creatures at the centre of a shamanistic Scottish cult that existed in the 16th century. Members claimed to be able to enter into a trance which allowed them to fly out at night on swallows, and join with the seely wights.
Black cat
The numerous folk beliefs about black cats, and cats in general, are often contradictory. Superstitions surrounding black cats are almost certainly some of the most prevalent even today, along with the number thirteen and walking under a ladder.
Osculum infame
Ritual of a witch paying homage to the Devil by kissing his genitals, anus or feet.