The compleat wizzard; being a collection of authentic and entertaining narratives of the real existence and appearance of ghosts, demons, and spectres: together with several wonderful instances of the effects of witchcraft, etc. To which is prefixed; an account of haunted houses.
- Date:
- 1770
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The compleat wizzard; being a collection of authentic and entertaining narratives of the real existence and appearance of ghosts, demons, and spectres: together with several wonderful instances of the effects of witchcraft, etc. To which is prefixed; an account of haunted houses. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![another* fixing his eyes, faw the fimilitude of a hoof, ftriking the candle and candleftick into the midfl of the bed, making three fcra.pes on the fnuff to put it out: upon this the fame perfon was fo bold, as to draw his fword, but he had icarce goi it out but there was another invifible hand had hold of it too, and tugged * ■ oo . with him for it; and prevailing, fcruck him fo violent with the pome], that he was ftunn’d with the blow : then began grievous nodes again, infomuch that they called to one another, and being got together, they went into the prefence chamber, where they faid prayers, and fung pfalms, notwithfianding all which the thunder¬ ing full continued in other rooms. After this, November the third they removed their lodging over the gate, and next day, being Sunday, went to Ewelin, where, how they efcaped, the authors of the relations know not *. but returning? o.n Monday, the devil (for that was the name they gave their nightly gueft) left them not un- viliied, nor on the Tuefday following, which was the lad day they ftaid there. Thus have we given feverai inftances, to iliew that houfes have been fornetimes haunted, <pr difur bed by witches, daemons, or evil fpirits, all which are fo well attefted, as to ob¬ viate every doubt, as to the reality of the fa£t related, ' and many others we could have given, equally auihentickj but the% we apprehend, are •4. V ' * £ fufficient](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30529906_0060.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
