The Sinful Shameful Lying and Ridiculous Discourse of Samuel Harshnet, Table of contents – Errata
The contentes of the Firſt Booke. Anſwered.
The number of ſuch perſons as are ſaide to … by M. Darrles meanes. Chap. pag 8
… occaſion why M. Darrels deali…e with … …tion at Lambeth. Chap. 2. pag. 13.
…ow M. Darrels friendes hauehave ſett out the pre… … of VVilliam Somers Chap. 3. pag. 19.
How M. Darrell is made a fitter inſtrument to caſt out … many other. Chap. 4. pag. …6.
How M, Darell knew VVilliam Somers and the … Chap. 5. pag. …4.
Of M. Darrels knowledge, who ſent the deuill into … reſt. Chap. 6. pag. 3…
Of the cauſes pretended, why men are poſſeſſed, Chap. 7. pag. …8.
Of the meanes a…ledged by M. Darrell and others, whereby men are diſpoſſeſſed. Chap. 8. pag. …
Of the ſignes whereby M. Darrell and other … lay) when Sathan is expreſſed. Chap. 9. pag. 91.
Of M. Darrell & M. Mores conc…ue, that … one, doth preſently after ſeeke to repoſſeſſe … pag. 57.
How thoſe that …oke vponupon them to caſt out … worke, & of their deuiſes to …
The Countentes of the Second Booke …
Of M. Darrels intercourſe with Somers by ſtartes at … bout yeare 1692. vntill 1597. for his … ſemble himſelfe to be poſſeſſe. Chap. 1. pag. 66.
Of M. Darrels priuat directions to Somers whi…eſt he … gham with him, how he ſhould from … in his counterfeiting. Chap. pag 92.
Of M. Darrels inſtructing of Somers by … ing, thoſe thinges which he meant that he ſhould … of Nouem. when he came vntounto him, vntil the … ſame, being the day of his pretended diſpoſſeſſion. … pag 92.
Of M. Darrels cuning inſtructing of the Somers, … in his hearing of Sathans ſeeking to repoſſeſſe him, and of … ing of certain trickes vnderunder… … from the … uemben vntill about the xxi. of the ſame. Chap 4. pag 9…
Of M. Darrels cunning inſtructing of Somers, by ſpeaking … in his hearing ſuch thinges, as he ment he ſhould … detecting of witches, from about the xxi of Nouember, vntil about the vii. of December. Chap. 5. pag 107.
Of M. Darrels courſe, from ab…ut the vii of … vntil the … of Ianuarie, whileſt So. refuſed to diſſemble any lōger C. 6. pa. 111.
How Somers about the xiiii. of Ianuarie fell againe to the acting certaine fits, wherin he continued at times, til about the xxiiii of … preteded that he was repoſſeſſed C. 7. p. 11
The contentes of the Third Booke, Anſweared.
… at S. Iohns in Nottingha… as … as he was out of M. I. arrels diſpoſition Chap. 1. pag. 12
How M. Darrell … with Somers: for the reuocation of his ſaid … feſſion, that he had diſembled Chap. 2. pag. 12
How M. Darrell deuiſed two or three ſhifts to hauehave avoided Some confeſſion that he had diſſembled. Chap. 3. pag. 12
How M. … his frends to diſcredit Somers confeſſion did … report, that he was induced theirvnto by promiſſes, threating … Chap. 4. pag. 12…
Of M. Darrels ridiculous pretence, that Somers was induced by th… deuill in forme of blucke dogge & an Aſſe, to ſay he had diſſem…ed Chap. 5. pag. 13…
How M. Darrell hath falſly affirmed, that VV, Somers was induce… … ſay he had … for feare of hanging: wheras he falling … to his fit before the Commiſſioners at Nottingham, (vponupon a fo… … comp…ct) the feare of hanginge was one of the cheifeſt cauſe… that h…hen. affirmed that he had not diſſembled Chap. 6. pag 131
How … threatninges, and promi…es to hau… … he had bene before the commiſſioners at Nottingham, vntill M Darrell might againe diſpoſſeſſ… him. Chap. 7. pag 141
Of the depoſitions taken in M. Darrels behalfe, at Nott. & how vp on th…r… examination of his owne witneſſes, it falleth out: that th… bodily … of Somers in his fits, were not extrordinary, as the… hauehave bene mi…ported Chap. 8. pag 143
The Contentes of the Fourth Booke Anſweared.
How M Darrell … from time to time, to make thoſe thinge… that Somers did, (and were but very toyes) to be thought … extraordinarie Chap. 1 pag 160
How M. Darrell would not ſuffer, (as neare as he could) any to deale with … in his fits, to try whether he were … or diſſembled Chap. 2. pag 160
How M. Darrell indeuoured to excuſe Somers, when he was taken ſhort, and did ſuch toyes as did argue him ſufficiently to be but acounter… Chap. 3. pag. 160
How contrary to M Darrels aſſertion, Somers had his ſentes and vnderſtanding in his fits Chap. 4. pag 162.
Of the motions and knockinges which were heard and ſeene abo… Somers in his …, that they were done and made by himſelfe, & … pag 162:
… in ſelfe into the …re: was volunta… and no … mat… as M. Darrell hath pretended Ca. … 102. … pretended ſtrenght & weight in his …, that … to … and his … reports, the… was no…ing extraor…nary … Chap. 7. pag. 164.
… knowledge in his fits was not extraordinary as M. Darrell & his frends hauehave falſly pretended nei…her could be ſpeake … …brw…or Latine, otherwiſe then he had learned Chap: 8. pag 1…5.
Their was no impoſſibilitie in Somers fits, as M La…ell & his …rends hauehave falſly pretended Chap. 9. pag 166:
How contrary to M Darrels & his frends aſſertions. w. Son was accounted by many in Nott. for a diſſemb…er, from the time that he begane his practiſes their, vntil he confeſſed the ſame himſelfe Ca. 10 pag 168
The contents of the Fiſt Booke Anſweared.
How M Darrels credite touching his dealinge with the boy of Burton, doth relie vponupon a falſe & fooliſh booke that was pvbliſhed of the ſaid boyes pretended poſſeſſion & diſpoſſion Chap 1. pag 171.
Of M Darrels raſhnes in affirming Thomas Darling to be poſſeſſed, & of his cunning inſtructing him, him how to behaue himſelfe vponupon the day of his pretended diſpoſſion Chap, 2; pag 173.
Of M Darrels further practiſes with Darling to pretend that Sathan ſought to reenter into him, & of ſome other his vntrue aſſertions, concerning the boyes fites, and of his cunning dealing likwiſe with him, that he ſhould neuer confeſſe his diſſimulation Ca 4. pag 175:
How Darling confeſſed his owne diſſimulation Chap. pag 179.
A breife of K. Wrights confeſſion, touching the beginning of her diſſimulation, & of the reaſons that moued her ſo to doe Ca 6. pag. 185.
Of M. Darrels procedinges with Katherine Wright, for her protend…ed diſpoſſeſſion. Chap. 7. pag. 187.
Of M. Darrels proceedinges with Mary Cooper, the ſiiſter of VVilliam Somers. Chap. 9. pag. 195.
Faultes eſcaped
pag 8 ſbeaches for ſpeaches, p, 14 high … for cōmiſſioners, pa. 19 to be …, to be p 2 …ſnbſcy: be for ſubſen…e …b which I know for with I knowe p. 23. demu… for denum ib. did etc. by for wa…. by. p. 26 and then for us then, p. 36. … 45 but the for but thus the, p 47. is it for it is p 54 …ſcendant for …cedant. p. 7., … for as well more p 77 yeare 99. for yeare 98, p. 95. vndoubtedly for … indeed.
FINIS.
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